It seems like years since you held the baby
While I wrecked the bedroomYou said it was dangerous after SundayAnd I knew you loved meHe thinks I just became famousAnd that's what messed me upBut he's wrongHow could I possibly know what I wantWhen I was only twenty-one?And there's millions of peopleTo offer advice and say how I should beBut they're twisted and they will never beAny influence on meBut you will always beYou will always beIf I treated you meanI really didn't mean toBut you know how it isAnd how a pregnancy can change youI see plenty of clothes that I likeBut I won't go anywhere nice for a whileAll I want to do is just sit hereAnd write it all down and rest for a whileI can't bear to be in another cityOne where you are notI would return to nothing without youIf I'm your girlfriend or notMaybe I was meanBut I really don't think soYou asked if I'm scaredAnd I said soEveryone can see what's going onThey laugh 'cause they know they're untouchableNot because what I said was wrongWhatever it may bringI will live by my own policiesI will sleep with a clear conscienceI will sleep in peaceMaybe it sounds meanBut I really don't think soYou asked for the truth and I told youThrough their own wordsThey will be exposedThey've got a severe case ofThe emperor's new clothesThe emperor's new clothesThe emperor's new clothesThe emperor's new clothesThursday, July 27, 2023
Friday, June 16, 2023
Grey Squirrel by The Kiboomers
Grey Squirrel, grey squirrel shake your bushy tail!
grey Squirrel, grey squirrel shake your bushy tail!
Wrinkle up your little nose,
Hold a nut between your toes.
Grey Squirrel, grey squirrel shake your bushy tail!
Grey Squirrel, grey squirrel shake your bushy tail!
grey Squirrel, grey squirrel shake your bushy tail!
Wrinkle up your little nose,
Hold a nut between your toes.
Grey Squirrel, grey squirrel shake your bushy tail!
Monday, June 05, 2023
We Don't Need Another Hero by Tina Turner
Out of the ruins
Out from the wreckageCan't make the same mistake this timeWe are the childrenThe last generation (the last generation, generation)We are the ones they left behind
And, I wonder when we are ever gonna change, changeLiving under the fear, 'til nothing else remains
We don't need another heroWe don't need to know the way homeAll we want is life beyond Thunderdome
Looking for something, we can rely onThere's gotta be something better out thereOoh, love and compassionTheir day is coming (coming)All else are castles built in the air
And, I wonder when we are ever gonna change, changeLiving under the fear, 'til nothing else remains
All the children sayWe don't need another heroWe don't need to know the way homeAll we want is life beyond Thunderdome
So, what do we do with our livesWe leave only a markWill our story shine like a light or end in the dark?Give it all or nothing
We don't need another hero (hero, hero)We don't need to know the way homeAll we want is life beyond Thunderdome
All the children sayWe don't need another hero (we don't need another hero)We don't need to know the way home, oohAll we want is life beyond Thunderdome
Thursday, May 11, 2023
My Moon My Man by Feist
My moon, my man, so changeable, and
Such a lovable lamb to me
My care, my coat, leaves on a high note
There's nowhere to go, but on
My care, my coat, leaves on a high note
There's nowhere to go, but on
Heart on my sleeve
Not where it should be, the song's out of key again
My moon's white face
What day and what phase?
It's the calendar page again
Not where it should be, the song's out of key again
My moon's white face
What day and what phase?
It's the calendar page again
Take it slow, take it easy on me
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
Take it slow, take it easy on me
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
My moon and me, not as good as we've been
It's the dirtiest clean, I know
My care, my coat leaves on a high note
There's nowhere to go, there's nowhere to go
It's the dirtiest clean, I know
My care, my coat leaves on a high note
There's nowhere to go, there's nowhere to go
Take it slow, take it easy on me
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
Take it slow, take it easy on me
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
Shed some light
Shed some light on me, please
My moon, my moon, my man
My moon, my moon, my man
My moon, my moon, my man
My moon, my moon, my man
My moon, my moon, my man
My moon, my moon, my man
My moon, my moon, my man
Monday, March 27, 2023
White Privilege by Macklemore
Now nod your head and wake up
I see so many people lost who really try to pretend
But am I just another white boy who has caught on to the trend?
When I take a step to the mic is hip-hop closer to the end?
'Cause when I go to shows the majority have white skin
They marketed the windmill, the air flair and head spin
And white rappers' albums really get the most spins
The face of hip-hop has changed a lot since Eminem
And if he's taking away black artists' profits, I look just like him
Claimed a culture that wasn't mine, the way of the American
Hip-hop is gentrified, and where will all the people live?
It's like the Central District, Beacon Hill to the South End
Being pushed farther away because of what white people did, now
Where's my place in a music that's been taken by my race
Culturally appropriated by the white face?
And we don't wanna admit that this is existing
So scared to acknowledge the benefits of our white privilege
'Cause it's human nature to wanna be part of something different
Especially when your ancestors are European Christians
And most whites don't wanna acknowledge this is occurring
'Cause we got the best deal, the music without the burden
Of being black in a system that really wants you to rock
'Cause all you need is a program and you can go and make hip-hop
And we hate the mainstream 'cause we're the ones that took it
Now we listen to Aesop Rock and wear T-shirts that say "Brooklyn"
But it's not about black and white, right?
I mean good music is good music regardless of what you look like
But when you don't give them props isn't that selfish?
That's like saying rock was actually started by Elvis
So where does this leave me?
I feel like I pay dues, but I'll always be a white MC
I give everything I have when I write a rhyme
But that doesn't change the fact that this culture's not mine
But I'm gonna be me, so please be who you are
This is something that's effortless and shouldn't be hard
I said I'm gonna be me, so please be who you are
But we still owe 'em 40 acres now we've stolen their 16 bars
Hip-hop started off on a block that I've never been to
To counteract a struggle that I've never even been through
If I think I understand just because I flow too
That means I'm not keeping it true, nope
Hip-hop started off on a block that I've never been to
To counteract a struggle that I've never even been through
If I think I understand just because I flow too
That means I'm not keeping it true, I'm not keeping it true
Now I don't rap about guns, so they label me conscious
But I don't rap about guns 'cause I wasn't forced into the projects
See I was put in the position where I could choose my options
Blessed with the privilege that my parents could send me to college
Now who's going to shows? The kids on the block starving?
Or the white people with dough that can relate to my content?
Marketed the music, now adapted to the lifestyle
What happened to jazz and rock-and-roll is happening right now
Where's my place in the music that's been taken by the media
With white corporations controlling what they're feedin' ya?
I brought up Aesop Rock, but I'm not even dissing, dude
We love hip-hop, and what do you think Caucasians are listening to?
And I speak freely when I write this
If a black MC examined race, there goes half their fan base, white kids
And this is so true
And we didn't even have to fight the system, we just went and picked up the microphone too
And we got good at it so we should be rappin'
But only supporting them is like burning Jimi and buying Clapton
Now Clapton's incredible, but no Jimi, no foundation
So here comes history and the cultural appropriation
White kids with do-rags trying to practice their accents
From the suburbs to the upper-class, mastering a language
But hip-hop is not just memorizing words
It's rooted in authenticity, something you literally can't learn
But I'm gonna be me, so please be who you are
This is something that's effortless and shouldn't be hard
I said I'm gonna be me, so please be who you are
But as I'm blessed with the privilege, they're still left with the scars
Hip-hop started off on a block that I've never been to
To counteract a struggle that I've never even been through
If I think I understand just because I flow, too?
That means I'm not keeping it true, nope
Hip-hop started off on a block that I've never been to
To counteract a struggle that I've never even been through
If I think I understand just because I flow, too?
That means I'm not keeping it true, I'm not keeping it true
Friday, March 24, 2023
Fidelity by Regina Spektor
Shake it up
I never loved nobody fullyAlways one foot on the groundAnd by protecting my heart trulyI got lostIn the sounds
I hear in my mindAll of these voicesI hear in my mindAll of these wordsI hear in my mindAll of this musicAnd it breaks my heartAnd it breaks my heartAnd it breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aartAnd it breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aart
Suppose I never, ever met youSuppose we never fell in loveSuppose I never ever let youKiss me so sweetAnd so sah-ah-ah-ah-oft
Suppose I never, ever saw youSuppose we never, ever calledSuppose I kept on singin' love songsJust to breakMy own fallJust to break my fa-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aallJust to break my fa-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aallJust to break my fa-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aallBreak my fallBreak my fall
All my friends sayThat of courseIt's gonna get be'erGonna get be'erBe'er, be'er, be'er, be'erBetter, better, better, ohhh...
I never loved nobody fullyAlways one foot on the groundAnd by protecting my heart trulyI got lostIn the sounds
I hear in my mindAll of these voicesI hear in my mindAll of these wordsI hear in my mindAll of this musicAnd it breaks my heartAnd it breaks my heart
I hear in my mindAll of these voicesI hear in my mindAll of these wordsI hear in my mindAll of this musicAnd it breaks my heartAnd it breaks my heartIt breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aartAnd it breaks my ha, ah, ah, ah, artAnd it breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aartAnd it breaks my heartBreaks my heartAnd it breaks my heartAnd it breaks my heartAnd it breaks my heartAnd it breaks my heart
Monday, February 27, 2023
Making Our Dreams Come True by Cyndi Gimbel
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Schlameal Schlamazel Hazzen Pfeffer Incorporated
We're gonna do it Give us any chance we'll take it Read us any rule we'll break it We're gonna make our dreams come true Doin' it our way Nothing's gonna turn us back now Straight ahead and on the track now We're gonna make our dreams come true Doin' it our way There's nothing we won't try Never heard the word impossible This time there's no stoppin' us We're gonna do it On your mark get set and go now Got a dream and we just know now We're gonna make that dream come true And we'll do it our way Yes our way Make all our dreams come true And we'll do it our way Yes our way Make all our dreams come true For me and youMonday, February 13, 2023
On My Own by Patti LaBelle and Michel McDonald
Hmm... hmm... hmm... ha
So many times said it was foreverSaid our love would always be trueSomething in my heart always knew I'd be lying here beside you...On my own...On my own...On my own...So many promises never to be spoken
Now I know what loving you costNow we're up to talking divorce and we weren't even married...On my own... once again... now...One more time... by... myselfNo one said it was easyNo-no-no ooh noBut it once was so easy
Well I believe (I believe) in love (In love)
Now here I stand...I wonder whyOoh...
I'm on my ownWhy did it end this way?
This wasn't how it was supposed to be...(On my own...)
I wish that we could do it all againSo many times know I could talk toLosing you it cut like a knife
HeyYou walked out and there went my lifeI don't want to live without you...On my own...This wasn't how it was supposed to end
On my own...I wish that we could do it all againOn my own...I never dreamed I'd would spend one night alone
By myself...Oh... oh... oh... oh...On... my own...I've got to find where I belong again(On my own...)I've got to learn to be strong again(On my own...)I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone(By myself)By myself by myselfI... woo...I've got to find out what was mine again(On my own...)My heart is saying that it's time again(On my own...)And I... have faith that I will shine...By myself... againOh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohI... (on my own...) have faith... (on my own...) in me...(By myself)By myself by myself
Sunday, February 05, 2023
Australia by The Shins
Time to put the ear-covers on
No
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
(Born to) born to multiply
Born to gaze into night skies
All you want's one more Saturday
Well, look here until then
They're gonna buy your life's time
So keep your wick in the air, and your feet in the fetters 'til the day
Born to gaze into night skies
All you want's one more Saturday
Well, look here until then
They're gonna buy your life's time
So keep your wick in the air, and your feet in the fetters 'til the day
We come in doing cartwheels
We are caught up by ourselves
And your shape on the dance floor
Will have me thinking such filth and gouge my eyes
We are caught up by ourselves
And your shape on the dance floor
Will have me thinking such filth and gouge my eyes
You'll be damned to be one of us, girl
Faced with the dodo's conundrum
I felt like I could just fly
But nothing happened every time I tried
Woo, ooh
Faced with the dodo's conundrum
I felt like I could just fly
But nothing happened every time I tried
Woo, ooh
A duotone on the wall
Selfless fool who hoped he'd save us all
Never dreamt of such sterile hands
You keep 'em folded in your lap
And raise them up to beg for scraps
You know he's holding you down with the tips of his fingers, just the same
Selfless fool who hoped he'd save us all
Never dreamt of such sterile hands
You keep 'em folded in your lap
And raise them up to beg for scraps
You know he's holding you down with the tips of his fingers, just the same
Will you be pulled from the ocean
But just a minute too late
Or changed by a potion
And find a handsome young mate for you to love
But just a minute too late
Or changed by a potion
And find a handsome young mate for you to love
You'll be damned to pining through the windowpanes
You know you'd trade your life for any ordinary Joe
Well, do it now or grow old
Your nightmares only need a year or two to unfold
You know you'd trade your life for any ordinary Joe
Well, do it now or grow old
Your nightmares only need a year or two to unfold
Been alone since you were 21
You haven't laughed since January
You try and make like this so much fun
But we know it to be quite contrary
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
You haven't laughed since January
You try and make like this so much fun
But we know it to be quite contrary
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
Dare to be one of us, girl
Faced with the androids conundrum
I felt like I should just cry
But nothing happens every time I take one on the chin
You're Himmler in your coat, you don't know how long I have been
Watching the lantern dim
Starved of oxygen
So give me your hand, and let's jump out the window
Faced with the androids conundrum
I felt like I should just cry
But nothing happens every time I take one on the chin
You're Himmler in your coat, you don't know how long I have been
Watching the lantern dim
Starved of oxygen
So give me your hand, and let's jump out the window
La-la-la-la-la
(La-la-la-la)
La-la-la-la-la
(La-la-la-la)
La-la-la-la-la
(La-la-la-la)
La-la-la-la-la
(La-la-la-la)
La-la-la-la-la
(La-la-la-la)
La-la-la-la-la
(La-la-la-la)
La-la-la-la-la
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Stand by Your Man by Tammy Wynette
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times, and he'll have good times
Doin' things that you don't understandBut if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him, oh be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man.
Stand by your man, give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely.
Stand by your man, and show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can.
Stand by your man.
Stand by your man, and show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can.
Stand by your man.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Long Time Gone by Crosby Stills & Nash
It's been a long time comin'
It's goin' to be a long time goneAnd it appears to be a longAppears to be a longAppears to be a longTime, yes, a long, long, long, long timeBefore the dawn
Turn, turn any cornerHear, you must hear what the people sayYou know there's something that's going on around hereIt surely, surely, surely won't stand the light of day, noAnd it appears to be a long (Yes, it does)Appears to be a long (Mmm)Appears to be a longTime, such a long, long timeBefore the dawn
Speak out, you got to speak out against the madnessYou got to speak your mind if you dareBut don't, no don't, no, try to get yourself electedIf you do, you had better cut your hair, mmmAnd it appears to be a long (Yes, it does)Appears to be a long (Mmmhmm)Appears to be a longTime, such a long, long, long, long timeBefore the dawn, yeah
It's been a long time comin'It's goin' to be a long time goneBut you knowThe darkest hourIs always, always just before the dawn
And it appears to be a longAppears to be a longAppears to be a long time, such a long, long, long, long timeBefore the dawn
Thursday, January 12, 2023
I Ain't Superstitious by Jeff Beck
I ain't superstitious
Black cat crossed my trailI ain't superstitiousBut a black cat crossed my trailBad luck ain't got me so farAnd I won't let it stop me now
The dogs begin to barkAll over my neighborhood and that ain't allDogs begin to barkAll over my neighborhood (mm, mm)This is a mean old world to live inAnd I can't face it all by myself
At all
And dogs begin to barkAll over my neighborhoodThe dogs begin to barkAll over my neighborhood
I got a feelin' about the futureAnd it ain't too good I know that
I know, I know, I know, I
Ain't superstitiousBut a black cat crossed my trailI said so many times beforeI ain't superstitiousA black cat crossed my trailBad luck ain't got me so farAnd you know I ain't gonna let it stop me now
Come on
Wednesday, January 04, 2023
January On Lake Street by Atmosphere
The doors open
My left foot sitting on the drivewayYou lookin' at me sidewaysYou tryna predict what I might sayBut my mind ain't here now, I'm thinking 'bout the highwayGone with the gustSing songs for the bombs that fall in the duskWe all want a little too muchTryna clutch anything close enough to touchAnd if I had the meansI would never be the mascot of y'll teamY'll judging trialsI'm shoveling milesWanna go home and try to grow a couple of smilesSo I shift to the capital NIt happened before and it'll happen againRoll backwards into the streetNow talk amongst yourselves but try to keep it on beatI got at least ten minutes to liveYou not a thief just simulativeThere's no need to be a difficult finishYou can see you ain't the only one considering getting it inClaim that you ain't afraid to dieThen why are you afraid to fly?You better face the heightsGet your bravery stripes or get your name deniedCause you was waiting for a safer rideGod bless I set up the bricksStep through the mess didn't wreck the kicksDreamt that I lept off the edge of the ciffCame back said the bodies up in heaven were thickChanging lanes and re-arranging lifeI ain't tryna chase a trail of tail-lightsManage pain to get the placement rightStand up straight when you say goodnight
And each broken glass shows a different viewI deal the truth y'll pick and chooseThis ain't a game for you to win or loseBut I, never been in your shoesBut I, never make supper with suckersIt ain't nothing if it ain't about hungerYou think you cuttin' the lumberAnd I would love to be a fly on the cupboardWhenever that bubble rupturesAnd even when we save the dayWe never do it believing that we don't make mistakesYou don't need to recognize my faceI'm trying to fly through time and spaceToo late to erase meWith the windows down, January on Lake StreetPoppa got a brand new can of paintPut your hands in the air like you work at the bank
Friday, December 09, 2022
The People In Your Neighborhood by Bob McGrath
Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood?
In your neighborhood?In your neighborhood?Say, who are the people in your neighborhood?The people that you meet each day
[Anything Muppet #1: Don't you like Christmas?][Bob: Oh, I love Christmas. But you could be the postman.][Anything Muppet #1: A postman, hmmmm ...]Oh, the postman always brings the mailThrough rain or snow or sleet or hailI'll work and work the whole day throughTo get your letters safe to you
Bob and Anything Muppet #1:'Cause a postman is a person in your neighborhoodIn your neighborhoodHe's in your neighborhoodA postman is a person in your neighborhoodA person that you meet each day
[Anything Muppet #2: A fireman? Holy smoke!]Oh, a fireman is brave it's saidHis engine is a shiny redIf there's a fire anywhere aboutWell, I'll be sure to put it out
Bob and Anything Muppet #2:'Cause a fireman is a person in your neighborhoodIn your neighborhoodHe's in your neighborhood
Anything Muppet #1:And a postman is a person in your neighborhood
All:Well, they're the people that you meetWhen you're walking down the streetThey're the people that you meet each day
The baker is the one who makesYour bread and rolls and pies and cakesIf you want something sweet to eat, go seeThe baker in the bakery
A teacher works the whole day throughTo teach important things to youHe'll teach you things you won't forgetLike numbers and the alphabet
A barber has a great big chairYou sit in it, he cuts your hairHe'll snip and clip and never restUntil your haircut looks its best
The bus driver drives fast or slowTo take you where you want to goWhen you get in and pay your fareShe will drive you anywhere
A dentist cares for all your teethThe top ones and the ones beneathSo if you have an aching toothHe'll fix it quick, and that's the truth
The doctor makes you well real quickIf by chance you're feeling sickShe works and works the whole day longTo help you feel well and strong
The grocer sells the things you eatLike bread and eggs, cheese and meatNo matter what you're looking forYou'll find it at the grocery store
The shoemaker is always thereTo take care of the shoes you wearWith his hammer, nails, and glueHe'll fix your shoes as good as new
The cleaner is the one who knowsHow to clean and press your clothesHe'll take a jacket, suit, or vestAnd clean it so you'll look your best
The trash collector works each dayHe'll always take your trash awayHe drives the biggest truck you've seenTo keep the city streets all clean
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
Christmas Time Is Here by Vince Guaraldi
Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
families drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
sleigh bells in the air
beauty everywhere
yuletide by the fireside
and joyful memories there
Christmas time is here families drawing near
oh that we could always see
such spirit in the year
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