Every Somethin’ needs some Nothin’

(Lao Tzu Blue #11)

© 2005, Jim Feldman

Blues in G

Thirty sturdy spokes let the big wheel keep its round

They meet right at the hub some pointin’ up and some down

If there’s no hole for an axle that wheel just won’t go around

You need that little bit of nothing to get around this old town

A potter molds some clay and makes a pot outta brown

That simple pretty shape becomes the talk of the town

If there’s no space in the center then leave that pot on the ground

You need the little piece of nothin’ to carry water around.

Now well built wall can be as strong as it can be

And four with a roof will keep you warm and comfy

You need a hole for a door or you just won’t be free

And leave some space for windows to live comfortably

Oh, yeah that nothin sets you free

It’s always nothin’ to go with somethin’ that lets the somethin’ be what it can be

Now many people say you got to possess lots of stuff

But you can not forget about the things you can’t touch

Without love, peace & joy you know your life would be rough

It’s the things that weigh nothin that let’s you enjoy your stuff

Now when your baby says you got nothin’ between your ears

And that you’ve been good for nothin’ for oh so many years

You say “my nothin’s good for you and it’s the worst of all your fears

‘cause all the stuff that you’ve been buying all it’s done is brought your tears

Oh yeah you need to shift your gears”

And get some nothin’ in your life to match the stuff that you’ve gathered for years.

Like yin and yang babe, they need each other all through the years

It’s the clever use of nothin’ that lifts the wise man from his peers.