My Hat Songtext
von Timothy B. Schmit

When you stood up and told me
That I had to get my hat
It was time for me to reach out for the door

I didn′t know then what I know now
And it is just a fact
My behavior was just beside the poor
Well I can't really tell you
What was going through my mind
But I try my best never to be rude
If my heart is not open
Then I start to fall behind
And you′ll see one of my off-color moods
Don't know when it might end

Maybe I should make my amends

So I buckle up tight
And try to stay on this roller coaster ride
I go up, I go down
I keep spinning around


Well I wake up each morning
I get ready for my day
And I'm all set to conquer all my fears
But I tend to let all these little things get in my way
It′s been happening a lot these past few years
Sometimes I think too much
Then nothing happens way too fast
I might stare out the window but not see

I need to capture the moment
′Cause I know it may not last
It's a matter of letting things just be

Sometimes I′m on fire

Too much pent-up desire

So I buckle up tight
And try to stay on this roller coaster ride
I go up, I go down
I keep spinning around

It's so much later than I′d like
And there's so far to go
Tonight is such an endless night
And I can′t sleep now
It seems I'm on a roll


I have moments of greatness
When I feel I'm on a quest
There are times when I dangle by a thread
In the sweetness of glory
I feel raging tenderness
I prefer it to when I hang my head
Such a puzzle to me
Seems I′ve misplaced my key

So I buckle up tight
And try to stay on this roller coaster ride
I go up, I go down
I keep spinning around