Driving to the Grocery Store

Driving to the grocery store
Driving home an hour later
Take the garbage to the curb
Keep the plastic from the paper
Rise again to shovel snow
Spread some salt along the icy driveway
Smell the air for signs of spring
Hmmmm
And have we done our best to do the best we can
Or is there is anything to do
And can we do anything more than what we've done
And what of that can we undo
Driving to the grocery store
Walking slowly down the aisles
Songs that urged us to rebel
Soothing now like pretty flowers
Standing in the checkout line
Cans and plastic, styrofoam and bottles
Earning miles but never time
Hmmmm
And have we run as far as anyone could run
Or is there nothing to escape
And is there anywhere more real than where we are
Or can you never be too late
And have we done our best to do the best we can
Or is there is anything to do
And can we do anything more than what we've done
And what of that can we undo