Centered in the Self

Sometimes you got to be self-centered

If you still keep thinking of others

Nights will pass as days

And the eyes won't droop to sleep

Sometimes you got to be self-centered

To clear the mind of those

Whose presence only nags you

And the eyes won't droop to sleep

Sometimes you got to be self-centered

To prepare the stage for a dream

If you hold on to roles of the day screen

The eyes won't droop to sleep

Sometimes you got to be self-centered

To let go of all that isn't you

If you hold on to the beliefs tight

The eyes won't droop to sleep

If you are centered in the Self

Even with eyes open

You can feel a deep sleep

From which you wake up as you