The Best of What’s Around
Hey my friend, it seems your eyes are troubled, care to share your time with me Would you say you’re feeling low and so A good idea would be to get it off of your mind See you and me Have a better time than most can dream Have it better than the best So can pull on through Whatever tears at us Whatever holds us down And if nothing can be done We’ll make the best of what’s around Turns out not where but who you’re with That really matters And hurts not much when you’re around And if you hold on tight To what you think is your thing You may find you’re missing all the rest Well she run up into the light surprised Her arms are open Her mind’s eye is Seeing things from a Better side than most can dream On a clearer road I feel Oh you could say she’s safe Whatever tears at her Whatever holds her down And if nothing can be done She’ll make the best of what’s around Turns out not where but what you think That really matters We’ll make the best of what’s around
What Would You Say
Up and down the puppies’ hair Fleas and ticks jump everywhere ‘Cause of original sin Down the hill fell Jack and Jill And you came tumbling after ‘Cause of original sin Rip away the tears Drink a hope to happy years And you may find A lifetime’s passed you by What would you say Don’t drop the big one If you a monkey on a string Don’t cut my lifeline If you a doggy on a chain Don’t bite the mailman What would you say I was there when the bear Ate his head, thought it was a candy Everyone goes in the end Knock Knock on the door Who’s it for, there’s nobody in here Look in the mirror my friend I don’t understand at best Cannot speak for all the rest The morning rise A lifetime’s passed me by Every dog has its day every day has its way Of being forgotten - Mom it’s my birthday - would you say And what could you say, What would you say
Satellite
Satellite in my eyes Like a diamond in the sky How I wonder Satellite strung from the moon And the world your balloon Peeping Tom for the mother station Winter’s cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasen Everything good needs replacing Look up, look down, look all around, hey satellite Satellite headlines read Someone’s secrets you’ve seen Eyes and ears have been Satellite dish in my yard Tell me more, tell me more Who’s the king of your Satellite castle? Winter’s cold spring erases Rest high above the cloud; no restriction Television we bounce ‘round the world And while I spend these hours five senses reeling I laugh about this weatherman’s satellite eyes
Rhyme and Reason
Oh well oh well so here we stand But we stand for nothing My heart calls to me in my sleep How can I turn to it Cause I’m all locked up in this Dark place - And I do not know I’m as good as dead My head aches - Warped and tied up I need to kill this pain My head won’t leave my head alone And I don’t believe it will Until I’m dead and gone My head won’t leave my head alone And I don’t believe it will Until I’m six feet under ground How long I’m tied up My mind in knots - My stomach reels In concern for what I might do or What I’ve done It’s got me living in fear Well I know these voices must Be my soul I’ve had enough I’ve had enough of being alone I’ve got no place to go Six feet under In my grave Lying wired and shut and quiet in my grave Leave me here Leave me here to waste here So young and here I am again Talking to myself A T.V. blares Oh man Oh how I wish I didn’t smoke Or drink to reason with my head But sometimes this thick confusion Grows until I cannot bear it all Needle to the vein Needle to the vein Take this needle from my vein my friend I said In my grave Lying, Lying, cold in my grave The reason - My reason Take my head off this terror The fearing won’t come back I can’t see My mind’s all wiped clean The needle Make my great escape I seem caught in time My head leaves me behind Body fall cold And I see heaven
Typical Situation (inspired by "a prayer in the Pentagon" by Robert Dederick)
Ten fingers we have each Nine planets around the sun repeat Eight ball is the last if you triumphant Seven oceans pummel the shores of the sea It’s a typical situation In these typical times Too many choices Everybody’s happy Everybody’s free We’ll keep the big door open Everyone’ll come around Why are you different Why are you that way If you don’t get in line We’ll lock you away It all comes down to nothing Six senses feeling Five around a sense of self Four seasons turn of and turn off I can see Three corners from this corner Two is a perfect number But one Everybody’s happy Everybody’s free We’ll keep the big door open And everyone’ll come around Why are you different Why are you that way If you don’t step in line We’ll lock you away It’s a typical situation In these typical times We can’t do a thing about it
Dancing Nancies
Could I have been a parking lot attendant Could I have been a millionaire in Bel Air Could I have been Lost somewhere in Paris Could I have been your little brother Could I have been Anyone other than me Could I have been, oh Anyone other than me Could I have been anyone other than me Could I have been Anyone He stands touch his hair his shoes untied Tongue gaping stare Could I have been a magnet for money? Could I have been anyone other than me? Twenty three I’m so tired of life Such a shame to throw it all away The images grow darker still Could I have been anyone other than me? Then I look up at the sky My mouth open wide, lick and taste What’s the use in worrying, what’s the use in hurrying Turn, turn we almost become dizzy I am who I am who I am well who am I Requesting some enlightenment Could I have been anyone other than me? And then I’ll Sing and dance I’ll play for you tonight The thrill of it all Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes But I’ll work it out and then I Falling out of a world of lies Could I have been dancing nancy dancing nancy Could I have been anyone other than me?
Ants Marching
He wakes up in the morning Does his teeth bite to eat and he’s rolling Never changes a thing The week ends, the week begins She thinks, we look at each other Wondering what the other is thinking But we never say a thing And these crimes between us grow deeper Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die Goes to visit his mommy She feeds him well his concerns he forgets them And remembers being small Playing under the table and dreaming Driving along this highway All these cars end up on the sidewalk People in every direction No words exchanged No time to exchange when All the little ants are marching Red and black antennae waving They all do it the same They all do it the same way Candyman tempting the thoughts of a Sweet tooth tortured by weight loss Program cutting the corners there’s a loose end, loose end cut cut On the fence, not to offend Cut cut cut cut Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die Lights down you up and die
Lover Lay Down
Spring sweet rhythm dance in my head Slip into my lover’s hands Kiss me won’t you kiss me now And sleep I would inside your mouth Don’t be us too shy Knowing it’s no big surprise That I will wait for you I will wait for no one but you Oh please lover lay down Spend this time with me Together share this smile Lover lay down Spend this time with me Walk with me, walk with you Hold my hand your hands So much we have dreamed And you were so much younger Hard to explain that we are stronger A million reasons life to deny Let’s toss them away See you and me we Lay down look see She and he By my lover’s side Together we share this smile Each other’s tears to cry Together share this smile Lover lay down Oh please Oh please Please lover lay down And you weep Lover lay down Cause it’s over Lover lay down Say love, say love, say love, say love, say love Could I love you Could you love me Darling it’s All the same ‘Til we dance away Chasing me all around Leading me all around Leading me all around in circles Say . . .
Jimi Thing
Lately I’ve been feeling low A remedy is what I’m seeking I take taste of what’s below Come away to something better What I want is what I’ve not got But what I need is all around me Reaching searching never stop And I’ll say. . . If you could keep me floating for just a while ‘Til I get past this tunnel. . . mommy If you could keep me floating just for a while I’ll get back to you Sometimes a Jimi Thing slides my way and keeps me swingin’ I’d like to show you what’s inside I shouldn’t care if you do or don’t like it Brother chaos rule all about Sometimes I walk there Well yes, God knows, sometimes I take a bus there Shouldn’t care I shouldn’t care bereaved as I’m feeling The day is gone I’m on my back Staring up at the ceiling I take a drink sit back relax Smoke my mind make me feel Better for a small time What I want is what I’ve not got And what I need is all around me Reaching searching never stop And I’ll say. . . If you could keep me floating just for a while ‘Til I get to the end of this tunnel. . . mommy If you could keep me floating just for a while I’ll get back to you
Warehouse
See I’m leaving This warehouse frightens me Has me tied up in knots Can’t rest for a moment Soon I’m going I’m slipping slow away Hoping to find something better than I’ve got inside of here The warehouse slips away Hey reckless mind Don’t throw away your playful beginnings You and I will fumble around in the touches And be sure to Leave all the lights on So we can see the black cat changing colors And we can walk under ladders And swim as the tide turns you around and around Hey we have found Becoming one in a million Slip into the crowd This question I found in the gap in the sidewalk Keep all your sights on Hey the black cat changing colors and you can walk under ladders And swim as the tide choose to turn you And here I sit Life goes on, end of tunnel, TV set Spot in the middle Static fade, statistical bit And soon I’ll fade away, I’ll fade away This I admit Taste so good, hard to believe an end to it Smell touch feel How could this rhythm ever quit Bags packed on a plane Hopefully to heaven Shut up I’m thinking I had a clue now it’s gone forever Sitting over these bones You can read in whatever you’re needing to Keep all you sights on Yeah man, the black cat Changing colors When it’s not the colors that matter But that they’ll all fade away This I admit Seems so good Hard to believe an end to it Warehouse is bare Nothing at all inside of it Walls and halls have disappeared They disappear My love I love to stay here My love I love to stay here In a corner was wondering If a change could be better than this And then I worry Maybe things won’t be better than they have been Here in the warehouse At the warehouse How I love to stay here At the warehouse Every man and woman Get alive That’s our blood down there Seems poured from the hands of angels But trickle into the ground Leaves the warehouse bare and empty My heart’s numbered beat Still echo in this empty room Fear wells in me But nothing seems enough to defend So I am going away
Pay For What You Get
Work ourselves, fingers to the bone Suck the marrow, drain my soul Pay your dues, and your debts Pay your respects, everybody tells you You pay for what you get You pay for what you get Everybody asks me how she’s doing Has she really lost her mind? I said, I couldn’t tell you I’ve lost mine Words, words, words, have you heard A bird in hand is much better than, Any number free to wander Fly away. . . Stay You pay for what you get You pay for what you get Everybody asks me how she’s doing Is she really all she says. . . Everybody asks me how she’s doing Since she went away I said I couldn’t tell you I’m okay I’m okay Surprise, surprise You pay for what you get Pay for what you get Everybody asks me how she’s doing Has she really lost her. . . Everybody asks me how she’s doing Since she went away I said I couldn’t tell you I’m okay I’m okay I’m okay How are you? Pay for what you get Pay for what you get. . . oh. . . Pay for what you get Pay for what you get oh. . . Oh. . .
