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Zany Days
02:37
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Got a kiss on the cheek
From a gal on the run
With an oversized shopping
Bag from Lululemon
Flipped my frown like a clown
Twisting skinny balloons
Into characters I’ve seen
On old school Looney Tunes
These zany days
Humanity’s ways
Leave me scratching my head
These zany days
Bring a malaise
Wanna hide in my bed
These zany days
These zany days
Put a gun to my head
I can take it no more
Got some spam from a goon
Sent to settle a score
I invited him over
Poured him some tea
Then I cried on his shoulder
Till he wanted to leave
These zany days
Humanity’s ways
Keep me banging my head
These zany days
What a disgrace
Wanna stay in my bed
These zany days
These zany days
I contribute my part to the
Narcissistic, stressed-out
Road-raging apocalyptic
Lonely fallout
I guess I’ll sell most my stuff
Pack my Taylor guitar
Teach myself New Orleans blues
On the spaceship to Mars
I contribute my part to the
Narcissistic, stressed-out
Road-raging apocalyptic
Lonely fallout
I guess I’ll sell most my stuff
Pack my Taylor guitar
Teach myself New Orleans blues
On the spaceship to Mars
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2. |
Two Brothers Playing
01:44
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Cardboard boxes
Large blankets
Pillows
Toy phones
Two brothers playing
Life is good
Life is good
The more I say it
The more I start to believe it’s true
Life is good
Life is good
Life is good
Life is good
The more I say it
The more I start to believe it’s true
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3. |
You Drew a Crooked Line
03:05
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Four pounds, fingers curled
You came into the world
Beeping machines and tubes
Fed you inside a cube
Seems it was yesterday
Seems it was yesterday
Balance bike on the deck
Sharp turn then you wrecked
Bloody mess, ER trip
Got you a popsicle stick
Seems it was yesterday
Seems it was yesterday
I’ll tell you something
I’ll tell it true
Some days I barely just
Made it through
I’ll tell you something
I’ll tell it true
Some days I barely just
Made it through
You drew a crooked line
I said it looks just fine
You clapped your hands and smiled
Hindsight - you were a damn good child
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4. |
Here on Earth
04:24
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Yellow bat on a plastic ball
Hit it hard over yonder wall
I used to think I’d make something of myself
A major leaguer or an author on your bookshelf
Ballpoint pen on a writing pad
Breaking news at the Olympiad
I used to think I’d make something of myself
A major leaguer or an author on your bookshelf
Double stroller and a minivan
Scribbles mark the walls in cyan
I whiffed at everything the pitcher threw across the plate
Whatever words I’ve written down are lost somewhere in cyberspace
Ask my three kids what I do when they’re away at school
They couldn’t tell you and anyway the accolades are minuscule
But no - Dad can drive an Odyssey along double yellow lines
And Dad can sometimes make us laugh till we feel it down our little spines
Dad says if God cares for the birds and dresses up the fields
He ascribes to our lives great value no matter what they yield
here on earth
here on earth
here on earth
here on earth
here on earth
here on earth
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Mount Pappy Vienna, Virginia
A few years ago, I decided to pick up an old acoustic guitar from my college days. So much life had passed since I last
wrote a song. I tried out a few barely-remembered chords and felt as if a long-lost pet had suddenly returned to paw at my front door. The music, no matter how ill-played, wanted back into my life. Soon, words shaped by the years began to emerge.
So, now, here I am again.
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