Smashing Young Man

In our quest to provide the very best content for adoring fans of The Smoking Christian, we present another in a series of pictures of the SC as a young man. This picture reminds us of a song lyric which we share below.

Smashing Young Man
By Collective Soul

Beggar's description
Of what I've been missing
Exploit your position
Don't think I didn't listen
Hey I hope you're feeling
A little better now

Success is so tragic
Pain is your gadget
Your tongue's just lashing
Just bitching by habit
Hey I hope you're feeling
A little purer now
Hey I hope you're feeling
Securer now

Help me I plea
I don't understand
Your ways and your means
You smashing young man
Help me to see
The good you have planned
You're wearing me thin
You smashing young man

You preach synthetic-like
Peace is an oversight
It's nothing to ignite
Your self-lit spotlight
Hey I hope you're feeling
A little special now
Hey I want to tell you
I think you're special now

I don't recall asking for guidance
I don't recall wanting to
I don't recall bowing before you
But I'm so impressed
With the kindness in your attitude

Help me I plea
I don't understand
Your ways and your means
You smashing young man
Help me to see
The good you have planned
You're wearing me thin
You smashing young man

This lyric is from the group's 1995 self-titled CD and can be heard in an audio sample at http://music.yahoo.com/track/1004673

Photograph:
Peter S. Mooney – circa 1978
Catalogue #2-PSM78-P02