LYRICS Little pink shacks in the outback In the Catskills… before the Adirondacks Chorus Hey, hey “they shut down the NY (state) thruway” By the time we got to Woodstock Believin’ all the folklore talk? About Bob Dylan Dunno why I’m afraid of him Could be sarcasm Then again, could be the color of his […]
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Little Pink Shacks
Vortex
LYRICS Sitting adrift on a raft On what I thought was the sea But now I’m starting to see A different destiny With the handle a flush The water starts to rush Is the best choice to go with the flow? I don’t know A moment too perplex Entering the vortex Spinning round and round […]
Swallowed Fly
LYRICS Why did the old lady swallow a spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her Can you conclude why spray sulfur at a high altitude I don’t know why we swallowed the fly Perhaps we’ll die Manage a moment to ponder solar radiation management I fear what we geo-engineer May endanger all we […]
First Snowfall
LYRICS As the mercury drops Expectation tops Awaiting the first flake Old man winter awake! Rousts Jack Frost from slumber Makes the child in us wonder Dash for the window Watch the faces glow Ho, ho, ho At the first snowflake Out with the tongue… intake Covering the treetops Hoping it never stops The roads […]
The Hands Of Time
LYRICS For hours, days, weeks and years The fears of time moving too fast ’till a time when you wonder how long it will last Chorus Endure the torture A nano-second at a time Endure the torture It’s gotta be a crime Enough to bring a grown man to tears God how long will time […]
Twinkle
LYRICS Does exploitation of the Christmas Spirit make you wanna cry? When I see the twinkle in a child’s eye Then, I know exactly the reason why The exploration of the Christmas Spirit when you give a toy Doesn’t matter if they’re a girl or boy It’s not the cost of the gift they enjoy […]
Pluck It
LYRICS Put pick to string And pluck that thing (Pluck it! Go ahead and pluck it!) Pluck it like there’s no tomorrow (Pluck it! Go ahead and pluck it!) Pluck the blues when in sorrow (Pluck it! Go ahead and pluck it!) Pluck it hard Pluck it slow Pluck it every way you know If […]
Rock & Roll
LYRICS If this is rock, then let’s roll This modern music’s got no soul Chorus I wanna play the guitar Stretch the sound so far Dance like I’m Irish drinkin’ whiskey from a jar Dance like we’re Irish drinkin’ whiskey from a jar Grandma’s pace is takin’ it’s toll Break out the rock n’ roll […]
Sleigh Ride
LYRICS I don’t know if we can go Dashing through the snow I don’t have a horse By the way, I don’t have a sleigh The way the climate’s changing From human’s re-arranging It will be par for the course If we can’t get snow to lay Hey, hey, hey Ho, ho, ho Don’t know […]
The Good Samaritan (Inhumane)
LYRICS The good Samaritan Thinking he’s humane But doesn’t grasp the stakes And how utterly inane Repeating the same mistakes Again and again and again The good Samaritan Thinking he’s humane Not considering consequences Or how ultimately lame Try on the circumstances Applied to 1… 5… or 10 Then you’ll know when After a mile […]
Saving
LYRICS I’d love to save the world Bring happiness to every kid Though the statements bold I’d love to save… I’d love to save… Chorus I’d love to save the world So one day our history’s told I’d love to save the world So one day our history’s heard Let love be unfurled Spilling over […]
Little By Little
LYRICS Little by little by little by little I’m starting to see This is certainly not… certainly is not lunacy Chorus As the prophecy turns to reality Sir, reality turns to surreality Ma’am, revealing everything I can About the folly of man Little by little by little by little I’m starting to be What it […]
Ice Cubes
LYRICS Take an ice pick and start whacking it to bits Watch the glacier succumb to the hits Ice cubes… just add liquor and mix The allure… of Shaken not stirred The fix It’s not nice being cold as ice The allure… of Shaken not stirred The fix Take an ice pick and start whacking […]
The Truth Will Set You Free (Scuttlebutt)
LYRICS No matter what you say Not matter what you do It isn’t true Your point-of-view Might be askew Yes… that’s what I’m asking you Whatever price you pay Don’t you have a clue It’s not true The minute, hour or day Won’t change the way It’s not true Your point-of-view Might be askew Yes… […]
Wonderland
LYRICS I wonder what it’s like to wander In your no man’s land Is the pursuit to squander The ability to understand I ponder what it is you wonder What goes on inside your head How it can be such a blunder When what comes out of your mouth… is said Well, You made your […]