LYRIC
THE MASMID- Destiny Ft. Dov Levine- Composed By Eli Nathan- Destiny 4
I’m an ex-Yeshiva guy, 25 years old
Working in Manhattan for the prized pot of gold
A lawyer by trade, I’m sure you know the rest
Every chance to make a dollar, just another test.
When I left Yeshiva, couldn’t wait for freedom day
Take the ‘B’ train to the city, running far away
But now I feel so empty, I wish I could be there
In Yeshiva where I’d shteig, my chavrusa by my side.
CHORUS 1:
And it’s lonely, oh so lonely,
Feeling emptier each day,
Yes, it’s lonely, oh so lonely,
With the Torah far away.
Always on the run and I’ve got no time to learn
Chop a minyan in the morning
Rush hour shteeble I’ve been davening
Tried learning on the train, but it’s hard to keep my place
With a stranger standing next to me
His elbow in my face.
CHORUS 1:
And it’s lonely, oh so lonely,
Feeling emptier each day,
Yes, it’s lonely, oh so lonely,
With the Torah far away.
I wait all week for Shabbos
But when it comes along
I’m so tired I just fall asleep
In the middle of a song
I’ve got to get some learning done
One of these fine days
And my wife she smiles and says to me
That’s what you always say.
CHORUS 2:
And it’s lonely, oh so lonely,
Feeling emptier each day,
Yes, it’s lonely, oh so lonely,
I know I’ve got to change.
Five thirty the next morning
He jumped right out of bed
And said I’ve got to do some learning
Put some Torah in my head
Ran to the daf yomi shiur
And that’s where he stayed.
And he’s no longer lonely now
No longer lonely now
He’s the masmid, a lawyer by his trade
He’s a lawyer, but he’s learning every day.