Let's Not Get Married (BMI 2018)
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I can't say that I'm not a little jaded
Thorns and roses since the first time we mated, If I had to choose a color, you know I'd choose blue If I had to choose a bride, you know it would be you Let's not get married, and say that that we did Just to please the ego, superego and the id If it is wroten, sanctioned, stamped in Sacramento Untie the knot, split the bean with a stiletto I doooooooo . . .not! I doooooooo . . .not! My heart is really full, I cannot complain When I think of all times, the love that we made If you put us in one house, we'll start to resent and then our fleeting love will turn to cement I doooooooo. . .not! I doooooooo. . .not! Love and marriage, marriage and love Of all the silly things we do Hearts and bones, sticks and stones This love is crazier than glue, playing house, saying I love you Let's scrap the chapel, and sip on some vino Roll the dice in a casino in Reno Pop the champagne, life will crap-shoot your course Happily marry the remorse of divorce I doooooooo. . .not! (x5) |
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The Willie Way (BMI 2017)
Mama, you didn't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
A long time forgotten are the dream that just fell by the way
I learned for myself, the night life ain't no good life
And Gee ain't it funny how time slips away
Mama didn't raise me to be no outlaw
I learned to bite the bullet and be the slave
I transformed myself moving north through California
Down the highway A.K.A. Willie Way
Let know one ever say that I'd be okay to put me in a cage
I long to live the Willie Way
Oh Grandma, you loved the outlaws of the highway
Who taught us to love everyone, live every day
Then Jasper came along to help me be this very song
and the white light from the Stardust lit the way
Seven Spanish angels too close to the ground
At Home Motel on Long Lost Highway
You're almost 85, you're Whiskey River ain't run dry
And it's time to stand outside and smoke a "j"
The world is full of slaves
But in my world, they're be no 'tengo que's'
I'm free to choose the Willie Way
Let know one ever say that I'd be okay to put me in a cage
I long to live the Willie Way
lyrics and music by Jon Gonzales (BMI 2017)
A long time forgotten are the dream that just fell by the way
I learned for myself, the night life ain't no good life
And Gee ain't it funny how time slips away
Mama didn't raise me to be no outlaw
I learned to bite the bullet and be the slave
I transformed myself moving north through California
Down the highway A.K.A. Willie Way
Let know one ever say that I'd be okay to put me in a cage
I long to live the Willie Way
Oh Grandma, you loved the outlaws of the highway
Who taught us to love everyone, live every day
Then Jasper came along to help me be this very song
and the white light from the Stardust lit the way
Seven Spanish angels too close to the ground
At Home Motel on Long Lost Highway
You're almost 85, you're Whiskey River ain't run dry
And it's time to stand outside and smoke a "j"
The world is full of slaves
But in my world, they're be no 'tengo que's'
I'm free to choose the Willie Way
Let know one ever say that I'd be okay to put me in a cage
I long to live the Willie Way
lyrics and music by Jon Gonzales (BMI 2017)
Hump (2015)
AD GLORIUM
oooh ad glorium
upon my tongue,
I'd really love your light to come on you
You, under my thumb, a conundrum
middle of the night i come to you
lack of weed was a bit obscene to this hardened heart
i really love to laugh
my first dinger was all i needed to restart this ar
ti really love to laugh
You, in bordium
sitting on your thumb
I really hope the light shines right on you
in videum, both deaf and dumb
really sucks the life right out of you
Lack of feeling always leads to a hardened heart
i really love to laugh, whoa!
my first dream was all i needed to restart this art
i really love to laugh
could you look at me if i were a computer screen?
so i sailed, so i sailed to the local dispensary
for a remedy
lack of weed was a bit obscene to this hardened heart
i really love to laugh, whoa!
my first dinger was all i needed to kickstart this art
i really love to laugh
i really love to laugh, whoa
i really love to laugh, whoa. . ..
oooh ad glorium
upon my tongue,
I'd really love your light to come on you
You, under my thumb, a conundrum
middle of the night i come to you
lack of weed was a bit obscene to this hardened heart
i really love to laugh
my first dinger was all i needed to restart this ar
ti really love to laugh
You, in bordium
sitting on your thumb
I really hope the light shines right on you
in videum, both deaf and dumb
really sucks the life right out of you
Lack of feeling always leads to a hardened heart
i really love to laugh, whoa!
my first dream was all i needed to restart this art
i really love to laugh
could you look at me if i were a computer screen?
so i sailed, so i sailed to the local dispensary
for a remedy
lack of weed was a bit obscene to this hardened heart
i really love to laugh, whoa!
my first dinger was all i needed to kickstart this art
i really love to laugh
i really love to laugh, whoa
i really love to laugh, whoa. . ..
ALL ROADS LEAD TO LOVE
all roads lead to love
not going back to the fiery remains
we're all here and now
someway somehow
i'm gonna get to you
no road leads to the hawaiian islands
makes me wanna run and jump and fly
voices in my head
grow roots, run wildlike a pirate brigade
the uke in my hands chimes free, grows smiles
in this old pan parade
you are so beautiful in this lifetime
just sitting singing strumming on my uke
waiting for you, waiting for you
,i'm just waiting for you, i'm waiting for you
kazoo solo
cornrows in my head,
grow roots, run wild
like a small town parade
.i've spent all my dimes trying to hide from this soul's fiery aim
and our love is stronger than thunder
makes me want to shout it out loud!
all roads lead to love, as is above so is the truth
we're all here and now, someway somehow,i've gotta get to you
to be is to live on a high wire
just sitting singing strumming on my uke
waiting for you. . .waiting for you. . .
(my high-wirist says)i'm waiting for you. . .
i'm waiting for you. . .
all roads lead to love
not going back to the fiery remains
we're all here and now
someway somehow
i'm gonna get to you
no road leads to the hawaiian islands
makes me wanna run and jump and fly
voices in my head
grow roots, run wildlike a pirate brigade
the uke in my hands chimes free, grows smiles
in this old pan parade
you are so beautiful in this lifetime
just sitting singing strumming on my uke
waiting for you, waiting for you
,i'm just waiting for you, i'm waiting for you
kazoo solo
cornrows in my head,
grow roots, run wild
like a small town parade
.i've spent all my dimes trying to hide from this soul's fiery aim
and our love is stronger than thunder
makes me want to shout it out loud!
all roads lead to love, as is above so is the truth
we're all here and now, someway somehow,i've gotta get to you
to be is to live on a high wire
just sitting singing strumming on my uke
waiting for you. . .waiting for you. . .
(my high-wirist says)i'm waiting for you. . .
i'm waiting for you. . .
GREEN GRASS 'N SHADE
I knew you
I saw you in the sun
i brought you in the shade
You had no idea
how going h-home could set you. . .
and I knew you
I caught you from a tree
awake and falling free
you had no idea how going h-home could set you. . .
Free, like a freebird in flight
I wish i may, wish i might
call you home, call you home, call you home, and. . .
you knew me
you called me in a dream
with no caller ID
and you heard my greeting
I tried to be myselves
I saw you on a sidewalk in the sun
i bought you lemonade
you had no idea
how sweet the water can be. .
sha na na na nannananannananana
I knew you
I saw you in the sun
i brought you in the shade
You had no idea
how going h-home could set you. . .
and I knew you
I caught you from a tree
awake and falling free
you had no idea how going h-home could set you. . .
Free, like a freebird in flight
I wish i may, wish i might
call you home, call you home, call you home, and. . .
you knew me
you called me in a dream
with no caller ID
and you heard my greeting
I tried to be myselves
I saw you on a sidewalk in the sun
i bought you lemonade
you had no idea
how sweet the water can be. .
sha na na na nannananannananana
HUMP
i sleep most every night, and drink most every day
one hundred days over the phone,
ever since you left me alone
I loved the ladies under satellite
and pardoned the dames who left me high 'n dry
i picked those cherries where the good girls flock
i pisteled those stamins of venus' lo
tBut I could not get over you
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
I minus one, getting out from your heel,
and over your
Hump doo dah,
hump da doo dah
I will survive, feeling under the moon,
knowing
I just can't get over you
I learned to heed Mercutio's advice"
Be rough with love or it'll slice you thrice"
In leaps and bounds, I've traveled far,
Singing on a star, at the top of the universe!
But i just can't get over you
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
I minus one, getting out from your heel,
and over your
Hump doo dah,
hump da doo dah
(round of these lines for good length):*monday, tuesday, . ..thursday, friday*
I will survive minus one, getting out from your heel and over your
(ends with. ..)I minus one, getting out from your heel,
and over your
i just can't get over you
i sleep most every night, and drink most every day
one hundred days over the phone,
ever since you left me alone
I loved the ladies under satellite
and pardoned the dames who left me high 'n dry
i picked those cherries where the good girls flock
i pisteled those stamins of venus' lo
tBut I could not get over you
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
I minus one, getting out from your heel,
and over your
Hump doo dah,
hump da doo dah
I will survive, feeling under the moon,
knowing
I just can't get over you
I learned to heed Mercutio's advice"
Be rough with love or it'll slice you thrice"
In leaps and bounds, I've traveled far,
Singing on a star, at the top of the universe!
But i just can't get over you
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
Hump da doo dah
hump da doo dah
I minus one, getting out from your heel,
and over your
Hump doo dah,
hump da doo dah
(round of these lines for good length):*monday, tuesday, . ..thursday, friday*
I will survive minus one, getting out from your heel and over your
(ends with. ..)I minus one, getting out from your heel,
and over your
i just can't get over you
LIL' PURPLE FRIEND
so you're satisfied with missionary?
the eye contact's inspiring
you gotta do what's necessary
to meditate love's ecstacy
pleasing you is pleasing me
so i turn you around doggily
perhaps something more daring
to meditate love's ecstacy
(chorus)here comes our best friend
indigo down to the end
it's just a machine, but it's coming in to my relief
lil purple friend
(bridge)i can't sleep, i'm gonna take those batteries
i can't sleep, i'm gonna take them batteries
i can't sleep, i'm gonna take those batteriesi can't sleep,
i'm gonna take them batteries
gonna take them effin' batteries out
so your satisfaction's guaranteed
though lacking in anatomy
forget curly, moe, and larry
cuz this violet will tickle you pink
(chorus)
so you're satisfied with missionary?
the eye contact's inspiring
you gotta do what's necessary
to meditate love's ecstacy
pleasing you is pleasing me
so i turn you around doggily
perhaps something more daring
to meditate love's ecstacy
(chorus)here comes our best friend
indigo down to the end
it's just a machine, but it's coming in to my relief
lil purple friend
(bridge)i can't sleep, i'm gonna take those batteries
i can't sleep, i'm gonna take them batteries
i can't sleep, i'm gonna take those batteriesi can't sleep,
i'm gonna take them batteries
gonna take them effin' batteries out
so your satisfaction's guaranteed
though lacking in anatomy
forget curly, moe, and larry
cuz this violet will tickle you pink
(chorus)
MUSHROOM BELLY SOUP
i'm laying at night but i'm not laying pipe
eyes close, i'm slowly fast asleeping
i've been very tired, stomach's angry at me
phone rings, i'm not sure if it's a dream or reality
Good Times calls up and says,"What's taking so long?
You were supposed to be here two hours ago
.My wife says it's time to complete your rhyme
and consume what we've prepared for you. . .mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup-ah
in the shallowy marshes, that's where i've been
come take a swim in the billowy broth of psilocybin
the mushrooms we use will send us to jail
when the sheriff comes, there's 'no soup for you
'so let's celebrate the time with this mud-soup dIvine
'cause one day we'll die and 'no soup for you'
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup-ah
in the shallowy marshes, that's where i've been
come take a swim in the billowy broth of psilocybin
i'm laying at night but i'm not laying pipe
eyes close, i'm slowly fast asleeping
i've been very tired, stomach's angry at me
phone rings, i'm not sure if it's a dream or reality
Good Times calls up and says,"What's taking so long?
You were supposed to be here two hours ago
.My wife says it's time to complete your rhyme
and consume what we've prepared for you. . .mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup-ah
in the shallowy marshes, that's where i've been
come take a swim in the billowy broth of psilocybin
the mushrooms we use will send us to jail
when the sheriff comes, there's 'no soup for you
'so let's celebrate the time with this mud-soup dIvine
'cause one day we'll die and 'no soup for you'
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup
mushroom belly soup-ah
in the shallowy marshes, that's where i've been
come take a swim in the billowy broth of psilocybin
PEACE ON EARTH
I woke up to the rythmn of my own mate
Early morning overtime, i had to pay
breath of morning, stench of sty
,but she still came
for mewasn't free
for a romp in the hay
she left me half past seven
and i hadn't ate
and everything in my Frigidaire was past the date
no eggs, pride, nor marriage
but had everything to gain
so i ordered up some teardrops and they fell like rain
and i'm tired and i'm weary of my master's chains
will i find what i'm looking for past heaven's gate?
a rat fell rotten on an honest seed
dirt-covered flowers and garbage
baptized with blinders in a static scene
feeding your conscious high-beams
your such a fool
even a blind man can see, whooaa
well that's me
i walked past otis sitting at the dock of the bay
and jerry, jimi, and janis singing songs by the Haigh
ta pipe was passed with thundergrass that made my day
and the fuzz smelled buds and killed our buzz
they take me away
and i'm tired and i'm weary of my master's chains
will i find what i'm looking for past heaven's gate?
I woke up to the rythmn of my own mate
Early morning overtime, i had to pay
breath of morning, stench of sty
,but she still came
for mewasn't free
for a romp in the hay
she left me half past seven
and i hadn't ate
and everything in my Frigidaire was past the date
no eggs, pride, nor marriage
but had everything to gain
so i ordered up some teardrops and they fell like rain
and i'm tired and i'm weary of my master's chains
will i find what i'm looking for past heaven's gate?
a rat fell rotten on an honest seed
dirt-covered flowers and garbage
baptized with blinders in a static scene
feeding your conscious high-beams
your such a fool
even a blind man can see, whooaa
well that's me
i walked past otis sitting at the dock of the bay
and jerry, jimi, and janis singing songs by the Haigh
ta pipe was passed with thundergrass that made my day
and the fuzz smelled buds and killed our buzz
they take me away
and i'm tired and i'm weary of my master's chains
will i find what i'm looking for past heaven's gate?
RIDE MY TRAIN
if you ever want to ride my train
bring the coals in from the rain
listen to me start this steam
train through my heart
if you ever wanna ride my train
and if you ever want to ride my hobby horse
to take a different view
of a world we live in a world we give in,
would you ever want to?
(bridge)don't be waiting at the station
for a one way trip for two,
guaranteed for a smooth ride,
i'll take you back,
i'll take you back if you want me to, lawd!
and if you ever want to ride my shopping cart,
and if you know who you aren't
we'll finish at the start, this steam train through my heart
but how 'bout some information, please?
and if you ever want to ride my train,
perhaps you'd like to come again
tickets to any town,
cuz the conductor knows you now
if you ever wanna ride my train
harmonica outro
if you ever want to ride my train
bring the coals in from the rain
listen to me start this steam
train through my heart
if you ever wanna ride my train
and if you ever want to ride my hobby horse
to take a different view
of a world we live in a world we give in,
would you ever want to?
(bridge)don't be waiting at the station
for a one way trip for two,
guaranteed for a smooth ride,
i'll take you back,
i'll take you back if you want me to, lawd!
and if you ever want to ride my shopping cart,
and if you know who you aren't
we'll finish at the start, this steam train through my heart
but how 'bout some information, please?
and if you ever want to ride my train,
perhaps you'd like to come again
tickets to any town,
cuz the conductor knows you now
if you ever wanna ride my train
harmonica outro
THE BALLAD OF BILLY PRONTO
(excerpts from Nine Kinds of Naked and spoken word by Tony Vigorito)
"Do you want a ride?"
"I want nothing. Don't you know desire is the root of all unhappiness?"
"Ok, then permit me to give you a ride."
"In that case, I'm honored. what do you call yourself?"
"Diablo. What's your name?
"UnmistakablyBilly Pronto"
He sheds not a tear, he has no fears
he's here to evict you, (bedoobah)
He has no desires, he feels lucky to be
he has all he needs, (bedoobah)
He's not there or then, he lives in zen
He's always here now, (bedoobah)
He lives in the mo-meant to live today,
it's never the same, the present
Unmistakably, Billy Pronto
I am a fool and I do not care
I am in fact that which cannot possibly care less
I am the unregulated mind, unbound by any rule
Naked, out of control, and as free as the air in a cage (bedoobah)
His gas can's a purse, he lives in the whole vast universe (bedoobah)
He lives life aloof, he's living proof you get what you need (bedoobah)
We're echoes the same, from the same big bang, and life is the fruit (bedoobah)
He blinds liked the sun, shines like the moon,
he sings just one tune, the present
Unmistakably Billy Pronto
I am the undaunted understanding (he's telling the truth!)
that this and that and here and there are all unfair
and yet as fair as dawn who knows her doom
yet shines her day as one who cheers the breeze in passing (Bedoobah)
He's always alive, despite all the lies and the barracades (bedoobah)
He knows you're in jail, still he sends you mail and pearls on a loom (bedoobah)
The envy of entities everywhere, he's everywhere (bedoobah)
You aren't what you wear, you are what you it,
there are no mistakes (bedoobah)
(guitar solo)
You are a reflection of the expectations of other lost souls like yourself (bedoobah)
You are the sum of every frustrated impulse and vanquished inclination (bedoobah)
You are the rage resultant from the theft of your innocence
and you have no idea how tightly you cram your spirit into your life
You're all barracades and boundaries, ramparts and fortifications,
a fortress for your own throttled liberty
Synchronicity on the sultry soothe of your day!
(excerpts from Nine Kinds of Naked and spoken word by Tony Vigorito)
"Do you want a ride?"
"I want nothing. Don't you know desire is the root of all unhappiness?"
"Ok, then permit me to give you a ride."
"In that case, I'm honored. what do you call yourself?"
"Diablo. What's your name?
"UnmistakablyBilly Pronto"
He sheds not a tear, he has no fears
he's here to evict you, (bedoobah)
He has no desires, he feels lucky to be
he has all he needs, (bedoobah)
He's not there or then, he lives in zen
He's always here now, (bedoobah)
He lives in the mo-meant to live today,
it's never the same, the present
Unmistakably, Billy Pronto
I am a fool and I do not care
I am in fact that which cannot possibly care less
I am the unregulated mind, unbound by any rule
Naked, out of control, and as free as the air in a cage (bedoobah)
His gas can's a purse, he lives in the whole vast universe (bedoobah)
He lives life aloof, he's living proof you get what you need (bedoobah)
We're echoes the same, from the same big bang, and life is the fruit (bedoobah)
He blinds liked the sun, shines like the moon,
he sings just one tune, the present
Unmistakably Billy Pronto
I am the undaunted understanding (he's telling the truth!)
that this and that and here and there are all unfair
and yet as fair as dawn who knows her doom
yet shines her day as one who cheers the breeze in passing (Bedoobah)
He's always alive, despite all the lies and the barracades (bedoobah)
He knows you're in jail, still he sends you mail and pearls on a loom (bedoobah)
The envy of entities everywhere, he's everywhere (bedoobah)
You aren't what you wear, you are what you it,
there are no mistakes (bedoobah)
(guitar solo)
You are a reflection of the expectations of other lost souls like yourself (bedoobah)
You are the sum of every frustrated impulse and vanquished inclination (bedoobah)
You are the rage resultant from the theft of your innocence
and you have no idea how tightly you cram your spirit into your life
You're all barracades and boundaries, ramparts and fortifications,
a fortress for your own throttled liberty
Synchronicity on the sultry soothe of your day!
THE BIG DREAM
i woke into the dream
with armor it may seem
there are'nt too many hearts left in these playing cards
the jokers are in need
comfort me, darling please won't you
comfort me
comfort me, begging please won't you
comfort me
we're spiraling in speed
numb from the hard rain
i'm lost in liturgy
from a world that plays too hard
i won't go back again
cover me, darling please won't you
cover me
cover me, begging please won't you
cover me
your gravity's a brick at sea
why don't we let it ride with humor and imagination?
the wicked witch is free
her ego needs to eat
let's take a trip into the galaxies with the Milky Way bars
i won't into the dream
rescue me, darling please won't you
rescue me
rescue me, begging please won't you
rescue me
put on your shiny clothes
with your shiny clothes
put on your shiny clothes
from the black-eyed rain
put on your shiny clothes
put on your shiny clothes
put on your shiny clothes
from the black-eyed rain
i woke into the dream
with armor it may seem
there are'nt too many hearts left in these playing cards
the jokers are in need
comfort me, darling please won't you
comfort me
comfort me, begging please won't you
comfort me
we're spiraling in speed
numb from the hard rain
i'm lost in liturgy
from a world that plays too hard
i won't go back again
cover me, darling please won't you
cover me
cover me, begging please won't you
cover me
your gravity's a brick at sea
why don't we let it ride with humor and imagination?
the wicked witch is free
her ego needs to eat
let's take a trip into the galaxies with the Milky Way bars
i won't into the dream
rescue me, darling please won't you
rescue me
rescue me, begging please won't you
rescue me
put on your shiny clothes
with your shiny clothes
put on your shiny clothes
from the black-eyed rain
put on your shiny clothes
put on your shiny clothes
put on your shiny clothes
from the black-eyed rain
LOU REED
you see
everyday we fall into the same big dream
a place where all the familiar monkeys grab for every seam
well hold onto your monkey
keep her swinging
high above human expectations
or my name ain't don miguel ruiz
i dropped ten fold egos in a book
after society kills humanity
well boring people generally get bored
gimme a dead soul or gimme anarchy
or my name ain't a man who was thursday
everybody has their blind spots
you don't know what you don't know
everybody's dealt their playing cards
and you're the last one to show
we are one big family
until we stake our boundaries
the world seems half asleep
in the dreams of our ancestors' keep
oh america america
tomb of the free, lam of the slave
caught between beauty and a very long time to grieve
the truth ain't for taking, it ain't for finding
it sits right behind your eyes in a glorious gaze
feeling like the second pin of a 7-10 splitin a systemic, societal bad dream
desperately fishing for the last great american whale
hanging on to lou reed
everybody has their blind spots
you don't know what you don't know
everybody's dealt their playing cards
and you're the last one to show
we are all one big family
until we stake our boundaries
the world seems half asleepin the dreams of our ancestors' keep
you see
everyday we fall into the same big dream
a place where all the familiar monkeys grab for every seam
well hold onto your monkey
keep her swinging
high above human expectations
or my name ain't don miguel ruiz
i dropped ten fold egos in a book
after society kills humanity
well boring people generally get bored
gimme a dead soul or gimme anarchy
or my name ain't a man who was thursday
everybody has their blind spots
you don't know what you don't know
everybody's dealt their playing cards
and you're the last one to show
we are one big family
until we stake our boundaries
the world seems half asleep
in the dreams of our ancestors' keep
oh america america
tomb of the free, lam of the slave
caught between beauty and a very long time to grieve
the truth ain't for taking, it ain't for finding
it sits right behind your eyes in a glorious gaze
feeling like the second pin of a 7-10 splitin a systemic, societal bad dream
desperately fishing for the last great american whale
hanging on to lou reed
everybody has their blind spots
you don't know what you don't know
everybody's dealt their playing cards
and you're the last one to show
we are all one big family
until we stake our boundaries
the world seems half asleepin the dreams of our ancestors' keep
Water 'n Whiskey
(2012)
Yer So Beautiful
yer so beautiful,
i bet your daddy he has his hands full
packs a shotgun, keeps it loaded every night
cuz yer beautiful
yer so beautiful,
i bet your man, he has his hands full
must be a matador, cuz he's takin' all the bull
makes you work for more
kazoo solo
yer so natural,
why dip an orchid into a dust bowl?
a rainbow unfurls just to bask in your glow
cuz yer so beautiful
yer so dutiful,
i bet your mama she has her hands full
she's used to playing the lead, now she's second fiddle,
makes you work for more
i bet your daddy he has his hands full
packs a shotgun, keeps it loaded every night
cuz yer beautiful
yer so beautiful,
i bet your man, he has his hands full
must be a matador, cuz he's takin' all the bull
makes you work for more
kazoo solo
yer so natural,
why dip an orchid into a dust bowl?
a rainbow unfurls just to bask in your glow
cuz yer so beautiful
yer so dutiful,
i bet your mama she has her hands full
she's used to playing the lead, now she's second fiddle,
makes you work for more
Springfish (co-written by Joel Cuzzi)
life is a box for the hole that i'm in
my lady warned me "dear, sink or swim"
and i paid money to watch you float down down the river
mandolin lady says "hey, what's that i see?
i see a six-string,
so bring your friend and his magazine
cuz i'm just a fish in the spring. . .
time heals the wounds
that it's bound to reply
supplying all the daylight savings time
and i'm having fun swimmin' in the sun
and you're a cold bucket of ice
what's wrong with me if i want (long) to be free
it must be the equinox
knocks me down with a common blindsight
a paralyzing plight, a sheet of ice
and i paid money to watch you float down down the river
instrumental break for chorus and verse length
i am a warm stream of loneliness,
and you're a cold bucket of ice
let's have a concoction antifreeze
we'll talk all day about life (repeat first verse and end)
Calling Sunshine
over the hills, fifth of may
dandelions sleep their lives away
the clouds are running, the sky refrains
and i'm the rhyme that melts on your sweet lips
(chorus) i'm giving up to ride the highway
you're pouring the rain, i'm calling sunshine
i'm giving up to run around
and when i'm done, i won't know which way is down
and we'll take britta and dominique
show the world what it is like to be free (chorus)
(bridge)i've handled all this gallantly
but i'll do alright myself
this coat and tie is killing me
why don't you set me free?
(repeat first verse to end)
dandelions sleep their lives away
the clouds are running, the sky refrains
and i'm the rhyme that melts on your sweet lips
(chorus) i'm giving up to ride the highway
you're pouring the rain, i'm calling sunshine
i'm giving up to run around
and when i'm done, i won't know which way is down
and we'll take britta and dominique
show the world what it is like to be free (chorus)
(bridge)i've handled all this gallantly
but i'll do alright myself
this coat and tie is killing me
why don't you set me free?
(repeat first verse to end)
Never Gonna Miss You Again
Backed by the moonlight, the glorious moonlight
Rhiannon, come near me, I want you to hear me cuz i know. . .
I"ll never stop the rain
And i won't be back this way
and i don't care what you say
And i'm never gonna miss you again
If you should catch my heart from falling
Against my will, I'll sieve right through
Your fingers back onto the ground
Until another sprout begins
And i'm never gonna miss you again
(bridge)
what could i do?
what would you do. . .to see it through?
(repeat 1st verse)
(harmonica solo to fade. . .)
Rhiannon, come near me, I want you to hear me cuz i know. . .
I"ll never stop the rain
And i won't be back this way
and i don't care what you say
And i'm never gonna miss you again
If you should catch my heart from falling
Against my will, I'll sieve right through
Your fingers back onto the ground
Until another sprout begins
And i'm never gonna miss you again
(bridge)
what could i do?
what would you do. . .to see it through?
(repeat 1st verse)
(harmonica solo to fade. . .)
May Love Always Be With You (co-written by Jonah Gonzales)
In the valley, through the billies,
o'er hill, and o'er dale,
i can rally 'fore the pills wear off,
before we fade away
(chorus)mind and body, soul and spirit
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
i've been working, working too hard
it's time to stop and stare
at the beauty of her booty,
and the ring upon her finger
(chorus)everybody feeling happy
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
instrumental solo
(chorus)everybody feeling happy
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
everybody lookin' pretty
and living merrily
hello to this mode of living
goodbye jealousy
(chorus)mind and body, soul and spirit
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
(chorus)everybody feeling happy
this buzz it must be truemay love always be with you
o'er hill, and o'er dale,
i can rally 'fore the pills wear off,
before we fade away
(chorus)mind and body, soul and spirit
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
i've been working, working too hard
it's time to stop and stare
at the beauty of her booty,
and the ring upon her finger
(chorus)everybody feeling happy
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
instrumental solo
(chorus)everybody feeling happy
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
everybody lookin' pretty
and living merrily
hello to this mode of living
goodbye jealousy
(chorus)mind and body, soul and spirit
this buzz it must be true
may love always be with you
(chorus)everybody feeling happy
this buzz it must be truemay love always be with you
Snail's Lament
i'm going home
cuz home is where i'm usually alone
i don't have a room for my t.v.
i don't have a place to make coffee
(chorus)
you know it's time to rhymethe sunshine feels so fine,it's alright with me
but i don't hide, i try to catch a flight
i got no AC
sometimes i go to see my lady
i go to see her, she is my best friend
she keeps me in her den for a really long time
she never knows when i'll be back again
(chorus)
i don't know if i am right for her
i don't know if she is right for me
maybe someday it will all make sense to me
or maybe she will be escargot
cuz home is where i'm usually alone
i don't have a room for my t.v.
i don't have a place to make coffee
(chorus)
you know it's time to rhymethe sunshine feels so fine,it's alright with me
but i don't hide, i try to catch a flight
i got no AC
sometimes i go to see my lady
i go to see her, she is my best friend
she keeps me in her den for a really long time
she never knows when i'll be back again
(chorus)
i don't know if i am right for her
i don't know if she is right for me
maybe someday it will all make sense to me
or maybe she will be escargot
The Terrible, Wonderful Mind
turn off your brain
though you might hesitate
well let me tell you how the mind is a terrible thing
the mind's not real, it's fake
creates delusions like divisions, religions and time
cuz the mind, it's a terrible thing
wakes with me each day,
it's right then i got to kill it away
m-m-mine, it's a terrible thing
(bridge)the sun will always seem to shine
even on our dividing lines
where will we go?
what will we do?
when will it end?
this pissin' n cussin', and lyin' n cheatin',
this foolin' n greedin', and fightin' n stealin'. . .
of all living beings,
the human lies and eradicates
cuz the mind, it's a terrible thing
nature's laws we dont' make,
the laws of man lead to legions of hate
cuz the mind, it's a terrible thing
(bridge #2) the walrus says "love's all we need"
ooh, i can feel love shining
but what's the result of all this greed?
nuclear waste, oil in the lakes
putting the gun in the arms of a teen,
turning your back on the kind,
does it blow your mind?
it's a terrible a terrible thing
so you know everything
you can be the king or the queen of the world
in your mind, it's a terrible thing
kazoo solo
can we save anything?
well, we can do lots of loving little things
like be kind, cuz the mind. . .
. .it's a terrible, wonderful, egoic, blunderful, mostly delusional, often myopical, terrible, wonderful, terrible, wonderful thing!
though you might hesitate
well let me tell you how the mind is a terrible thing
the mind's not real, it's fake
creates delusions like divisions, religions and time
cuz the mind, it's a terrible thing
wakes with me each day,
it's right then i got to kill it away
m-m-mine, it's a terrible thing
(bridge)the sun will always seem to shine
even on our dividing lines
where will we go?
what will we do?
when will it end?
this pissin' n cussin', and lyin' n cheatin',
this foolin' n greedin', and fightin' n stealin'. . .
of all living beings,
the human lies and eradicates
cuz the mind, it's a terrible thing
nature's laws we dont' make,
the laws of man lead to legions of hate
cuz the mind, it's a terrible thing
(bridge #2) the walrus says "love's all we need"
ooh, i can feel love shining
but what's the result of all this greed?
nuclear waste, oil in the lakes
putting the gun in the arms of a teen,
turning your back on the kind,
does it blow your mind?
it's a terrible a terrible thing
so you know everything
you can be the king or the queen of the world
in your mind, it's a terrible thing
kazoo solo
can we save anything?
well, we can do lots of loving little things
like be kind, cuz the mind. . .
. .it's a terrible, wonderful, egoic, blunderful, mostly delusional, often myopical, terrible, wonderful, terrible, wonderful thing!
Oh Lucia
Oh I am leaving Las Vegas
got something in my eyes
got something in my veins
Whoa and the night opens up its blinds
to the darkness of a new day
Whoa you tuck me in at night
and wake with me by day
Oh Lucia, you tuck me in at night
and wake with me by day
(instrumental solo)
(bridge)oh well, the bourbon's fine
scotch whiskey, a fine white line
I'm not talkin' Kentucky moonshine
sends shivers down my spine
Oh I am dreaming of making
some sweet love to you
and once this bottle's through
oh lucia, you feel so good at night
doggie hair by day
You tuck me in at night, wake with me by day
Oh Lucia, you give and take my pain
and roll around my brain
Can you tell me what comes first,
the serpent or the egg?
This cycle's viciously insane
To give and take my pain
Oh, i would kneel to Darth Vader
play my uke until i'm blue, drink whiskey in the nude
until the night sings its final tune
to the brightness of the new day
you give and take my pain,
roll around my brain
Oh Lucia, angel in the night
Devilled egg by day
You tuck me in at night, wake with me by day
oh lucia, you give and take my pain, my head is spinning round,
round and round my brain,
You tuck me in at night, wake with me by day
oh lucia, you give and take my pain, my head is spinning round,
round and round my brain. . .(ad nauseum)
got something in my eyes
got something in my veins
Whoa and the night opens up its blinds
to the darkness of a new day
Whoa you tuck me in at night
and wake with me by day
Oh Lucia, you tuck me in at night
and wake with me by day
(instrumental solo)
(bridge)oh well, the bourbon's fine
scotch whiskey, a fine white line
I'm not talkin' Kentucky moonshine
sends shivers down my spine
Oh I am dreaming of making
some sweet love to you
and once this bottle's through
oh lucia, you feel so good at night
doggie hair by day
You tuck me in at night, wake with me by day
Oh Lucia, you give and take my pain
and roll around my brain
Can you tell me what comes first,
the serpent or the egg?
This cycle's viciously insane
To give and take my pain
Oh, i would kneel to Darth Vader
play my uke until i'm blue, drink whiskey in the nude
until the night sings its final tune
to the brightness of the new day
you give and take my pain,
roll around my brain
Oh Lucia, angel in the night
Devilled egg by day
You tuck me in at night, wake with me by day
oh lucia, you give and take my pain, my head is spinning round,
round and round my brain,
You tuck me in at night, wake with me by day
oh lucia, you give and take my pain, my head is spinning round,
round and round my brain. . .(ad nauseum)
Your Commandments
the first was "don't leave me tonight, and i'll make you better
"number two "i love you, you're my knight, though your armor don't shine
"three "close your eyes, 'cept for me, you'll be just my lover
'cause it says right here in my creed that you'll always be mine"
(chorus) no i won't need your chain to wither
no i won't need your flesh and bone
no i won't need your commandments
no i won't be your heart in stone
the fourth reads "don't bother to leave, there's no place to go"
the fifth "don't bother to argue, cuz i'm always right"
six "don't reason with pleasure, cuz i'm your sole measure"
and seven "i'm your heaven on earth, and through me you'll die"
(chorus)
the eighth commandment i believe is my all-time favorite,
says "i'm your only true goddess, and i'll keep you warm"
nine and ten and again ran circles 'round my mind
says "i'll be your tree of fruit and fountain of harm" (chorus)
"number two "i love you, you're my knight, though your armor don't shine
"three "close your eyes, 'cept for me, you'll be just my lover
'cause it says right here in my creed that you'll always be mine"
(chorus) no i won't need your chain to wither
no i won't need your flesh and bone
no i won't need your commandments
no i won't be your heart in stone
the fourth reads "don't bother to leave, there's no place to go"
the fifth "don't bother to argue, cuz i'm always right"
six "don't reason with pleasure, cuz i'm your sole measure"
and seven "i'm your heaven on earth, and through me you'll die"
(chorus)
the eighth commandment i believe is my all-time favorite,
says "i'm your only true goddess, and i'll keep you warm"
nine and ten and again ran circles 'round my mind
says "i'll be your tree of fruit and fountain of harm" (chorus)
Tuesdays
it's a monday thing, i guess
i think of all the things that i must quit
so i take a shot of whiskey, and i drink myself a beer,
and i tell me all the things i want to hear
another mardi gras for me,
i draw the line of life, ask "am i ready?"
then one and one makes ten,then i bump into a friend
i don't want this tuesday to end
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
have mercy. . .i'll take your ashes for free
so what if tuesday has to end?
the angels and the imps, they're tryin' to tempt me
then i start myself again at a game i never win
just hoping these tuesdays never end
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
have mercy. . .and leave your baggage for free
i think of all the things that i must quit
so i take a shot of whiskey, and i drink myself a beer,
and i tell me all the things i want to hear
another mardi gras for me,
i draw the line of life, ask "am i ready?"
then one and one makes ten,then i bump into a friend
i don't want this tuesday to end
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
have mercy. . .i'll take your ashes for free
so what if tuesday has to end?
the angels and the imps, they're tryin' to tempt me
then i start myself again at a game i never win
just hoping these tuesdays never end
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
i'm just sayin' to me
have mercy. . .and leave your baggage for free
Another Shot of Whiskey
i don't drink whiskey, nor muddy water
if you think i'm spending the night
then hit me with another, not another shot of whiskey
i want to get back home
i'm feeling frisky, i don't deny it
want a shot of whiskey?it's too late when someone buys it
not another shot of whiskey
i got to get back home
(bridge)ho (ho) ho (ho) ho (ho) ho(ho) (i pray that's not for me)
Hi cupp Hi cupp Hi cupp Hi cupp
Gotta get back home
Some folk can handle, handle their whiskey
Ain't one of those, i think
cuz part of me is Mexi
and Cali's where i roam
(not another shot of whiskey-2nd voice)
gotta get back home. . . (bridge, again)
if you think i'm spending the night
then hit me with another, not another shot of whiskey
i want to get back home
i'm feeling frisky, i don't deny it
want a shot of whiskey?it's too late when someone buys it
not another shot of whiskey
i got to get back home
(bridge)ho (ho) ho (ho) ho (ho) ho(ho) (i pray that's not for me)
Hi cupp Hi cupp Hi cupp Hi cupp
Gotta get back home
Some folk can handle, handle their whiskey
Ain't one of those, i think
cuz part of me is Mexi
and Cali's where i roam
(not another shot of whiskey-2nd voice)
gotta get back home. . . (bridge, again)
Thomas Jefferson
(chorus)It's a hard way to fly the Atlantic
It's a hard way to get over seas
It's a hard way to get through to Hamilton
but thank you for sticking up for me
It's a hard way to start from the ashes
It's a hard way to simply be free
It's so hard when egotism clashes
but thank you for sticking up for me
My uncle says we are relations
and friends with the mighty Cherokee
and under Tom we are one nation
a place where we can grow and plant our weed (chorus)
Tom must've loved the Appalachians
and took a liking to the Mississippi
No, bridges were not Tom's creation
nor silicon in toxic factories
(kazoo solo)
Thank you for sticking up for me
Thank you for sticking up for me
In a place where we can grow and plant our weed
It's a hard way to get over seas
It's a hard way to get through to Hamilton
but thank you for sticking up for me
It's a hard way to start from the ashes
It's a hard way to simply be free
It's so hard when egotism clashes
but thank you for sticking up for me
My uncle says we are relations
and friends with the mighty Cherokee
and under Tom we are one nation
a place where we can grow and plant our weed (chorus)
Tom must've loved the Appalachians
and took a liking to the Mississippi
No, bridges were not Tom's creation
nor silicon in toxic factories
(kazoo solo)
Thank you for sticking up for me
Thank you for sticking up for me
In a place where we can grow and plant our weed
You're On My Mind (But I Don't Mind)
(chorus)you're on my mind, but i don't mind, no
you're on my mind, but i don't mind
you're on my mind, but i don't mind, no
just to pass, just to pass, just to pass the time
long live the mountains stretched across the sky, whoa
long live the mountains stretched across the sky
long live the mountains stretched across the sky, whoa
long you live, long you live, you in my mind (chorus)
i'd love to be your mockingbird, sing you songs for free, whoa
i'd love to be your mockingbird, sing you songs for free
i'd love to be your mockingbird, sing you songs for free, whoa
on-a-my, on-a-my ukulele
i'll let you be in my dream
if i can be in yours, whoa
i'll let you be in my dream if i can be in yours
i'll let you be in my dream if i can be in yours, whoa
bobby dylan was freewheelin' when he said that (chorus) (repeat first verse and end)
you're on my mind, but i don't mind
you're on my mind, but i don't mind, no
just to pass, just to pass, just to pass the time
long live the mountains stretched across the sky, whoa
long live the mountains stretched across the sky
long live the mountains stretched across the sky, whoa
long you live, long you live, you in my mind (chorus)
i'd love to be your mockingbird, sing you songs for free, whoa
i'd love to be your mockingbird, sing you songs for free
i'd love to be your mockingbird, sing you songs for free, whoa
on-a-my, on-a-my ukulele
i'll let you be in my dream
if i can be in yours, whoa
i'll let you be in my dream if i can be in yours
i'll let you be in my dream if i can be in yours, whoa
bobby dylan was freewheelin' when he said that (chorus) (repeat first verse and end)
Remembering
I believe in nothing, everything is sacred
The river of life has no beginning
Don't take your desires too seriously
I gave up yoga cuz it wasn't helping anyone but me
Have you experienced the pain of too much tenderness?
Everything in this lifetime is on loan
The more advertising i see, the less i want to buy
All women are beautiful
(chorus)
Oh my my am i a man without a country?
Cuz i'm me don't mean that i belong to this society
Oh my my could be a misunderstanding
Oh my my could be i'm just, i'm just remembering
Never thought that anyone could be illegal
Freedom is more important than happiness
The river of life has no end
I believe in everything, nothing is sacred
(chorus)
Oh my my i see a lot of doing and less of being
Religion is the only thing that got between God and me
Oh my my must be a mis, misunderstanding
Oh my my must be i'm just, i'm just remembering