Well it all fell apart on me
When I wasn’t looking sir
And it could happen to you
It could happen to you sure
No man is immune to bad luck
No man is so humble he avoids every fall
And if you don’t think it could happen to you
Sir you don’t know life at all
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Sunday, May 31, 2009
415 : 5/30/99 : Brilliant Cycle
I can see the way it all spins around
me and you or anyone
The moon the stars the surfs that pound
This brilliant cycle in the sun
And I cannot complain I’ve got my daily bread
And I cannot deny the truth of what she said
It all happens for a reason
East and west and north and south
And every searcher finds a season
The wisdom out of a a baby’s mouth
the truth is written for anyone to know
It’s written in the heavens and written down bel
This brilliant cycle spins
It cannot stop it’s perpetual motion
Nothing ever ceases nothing begins
Just you just me just one big ocean
There’s a road that runs around the whole way
we’re all on it always everyday
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
me and you or anyone
The moon the stars the surfs that pound
This brilliant cycle in the sun
And I cannot complain I’ve got my daily bread
And I cannot deny the truth of what she said
It all happens for a reason
East and west and north and south
And every searcher finds a season
The wisdom out of a a baby’s mouth
the truth is written for anyone to know
It’s written in the heavens and written down bel
This brilliant cycle spins
It cannot stop it’s perpetual motion
Nothing ever ceases nothing begins
Just you just me just one big ocean
There’s a road that runs around the whole way
we’re all on it always everyday
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Friday, May 29, 2009
414 : 5/29/99 : Meal of Wurms
Take what I get you can bet it’s
just what I deserve
just what I’ve got coming to me
come as I am just a lamb for
the slaughterhouse
never had the answer never had the key
Pain it’s all right no not quite what
I thought was coming
Guess that I just didn’t think it through
Try, come to terms, meal of wurms on
my dinnerplate
It’s enough to get me through a another night
And just the same if my name is
unfamiliar to you
Ah it’s just because my future’s not so bright
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
just what I deserve
just what I’ve got coming to me
come as I am just a lamb for
the slaughterhouse
never had the answer never had the key
Pain it’s all right no not quite what
I thought was coming
Guess that I just didn’t think it through
Try, come to terms, meal of wurms on
my dinnerplate
It’s enough to get me through a another night
And just the same if my name is
unfamiliar to you
Ah it’s just because my future’s not so bright
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Thursday, May 28, 2009
413 : 5/28/99 : Birthday Song
You see things just the way you want to
Black or white, ugly or fair
What you seek it surely comes to you
Nobody knows from where
Ain’t that just the way... Ain’t that just the way
Looks like it’s your birthday, this must be your birthday song
I see everything as bad or good
Even though I know that it’s not true
I get so tangled up with what I should
When the hammer comes down I just don’t have a clue
Ain’t that just the way... Ain’t that just the way
Looks like it’s your birthday, just another birthday gone
One year leads into another
one year passes like the next
I heard about these games from my brother
I heard about the way a man gets vexed
Ain’t that just the way...
Ain’t that just the way
You celebrate a birthday
Sound just like a birthday song
Ain’t that just the way
Ain’t that just the way
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Black or white, ugly or fair
What you seek it surely comes to you
Nobody knows from where
Ain’t that just the way... Ain’t that just the way
Looks like it’s your birthday, this must be your birthday song
I see everything as bad or good
Even though I know that it’s not true
I get so tangled up with what I should
When the hammer comes down I just don’t have a clue
Ain’t that just the way... Ain’t that just the way
Looks like it’s your birthday, just another birthday gone
One year leads into another
one year passes like the next
I heard about these games from my brother
I heard about the way a man gets vexed
Ain’t that just the way...
Ain’t that just the way
You celebrate a birthday
Sound just like a birthday song
Ain’t that just the way
Ain’t that just the way
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
412 : 5/27/99 : Tiny Song
He said I can’t really see myself doing it
I guess I’ll just look at this one again
Well we just keep tryin’
We just keep screwing it
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
I guess I’ll just look at this one again
Well we just keep tryin’
We just keep screwing it
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
411 : 5/26/99 : Dull Song
1,484 : 11 ?I got up today and took a shower
brushed my teeth and headed for the street
I got no time to smell a flower
I got no time for anyone I might meet
I got on a bus to take me downtown
Didn’t spend much time looking left or right
Nothing much to see on my way down
And the same in reverse going back tonight
I sat behind a desk and made my contribution
to society with my time
It’s hard to say if I’m part of the solution
It’s hard to tell a good deed from a crime
I rolled back home just the way I came
A dull day a song already sung
Who’s to judge how we fare in the big game
We who are neither old nor young
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
410 : 5/25/99 : Day by Day
Day after day I write what I find to say
Trying not to get too far ahead
Day after day I reap what I sew
Even though I know I’ll have to sleep in that bed
Night after night I wait for a sight
A vision to lead me higher
Every day’s struggle ends in restless sleep
Every night I slip under the wire
Day by day you gotta take it that way
‘Cause that’s the only way it comes
I take what I can and move along
Obey the strong and accept my crumbs
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Trying not to get too far ahead
Day after day I reap what I sew
Even though I know I’ll have to sleep in that bed
Night after night I wait for a sight
A vision to lead me higher
Every day’s struggle ends in restless sleep
Every night I slip under the wire
Day by day you gotta take it that way
‘Cause that’s the only way it comes
I take what I can and move along
Obey the strong and accept my crumbs
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
409 : 5/24/99 : Vegas
Her and me got married in Vegas
we said third time gotta be a charm
why does it seem that the wages
of letting go’s always doing somebody harm
we rolled back to Ohio
And tried to make it down on the farm
With a pig pig here e-i-e-i o
Now nothing’s left of Vegas but a rusted lucky charm
There’s places it’s fast and places it’s slow
But no matter where it’s there you are
In my dreams there’s a place I can never go
You can’t get to that Las Vegas in a car
Where all the tables heat up when I’m around
And all the wedding vows last forever
In my dreams I hear that jackpot sound
As my baby pulls down every lever
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
we said third time gotta be a charm
why does it seem that the wages
of letting go’s always doing somebody harm
we rolled back to Ohio
And tried to make it down on the farm
With a pig pig here e-i-e-i o
Now nothing’s left of Vegas but a rusted lucky charm
There’s places it’s fast and places it’s slow
But no matter where it’s there you are
In my dreams there’s a place I can never go
You can’t get to that Las Vegas in a car
Where all the tables heat up when I’m around
And all the wedding vows last forever
In my dreams I hear that jackpot sound
As my baby pulls down every lever
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
408 : 5/23/99 : Verges
On the verges I always feel
like I’m hanging there alone
All thee usual abysses
All the chances overflown
Everything’s always
about to start
Everything’s always on hold
Somebody always gets there first
Somebody always gets left out
in the cold
I’ve got an urge for verges
I got a bad yen for confrontation
I’ve got a way for all of us
to get up out from under
All we gotta do is dream about it
all we gotta do is wonder
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
like I’m hanging there alone
All thee usual abysses
All the chances overflown
Everything’s always
about to start
Everything’s always on hold
Somebody always gets there first
Somebody always gets left out
in the cold
I’ve got an urge for verges
I got a bad yen for confrontation
I’ve got a way for all of us
to get up out from under
All we gotta do is dream about it
all we gotta do is wonder
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
407 : 5/22/99 : Wind Down
Does it all wind up just to wind down
is that the big secret after all
does the universe expand to contract
does everything rise just to fall
What am I waiting for anyway
at this point it’s just another night
that passes like a slow storm front
there’s nothing at all in it to fight
Kingdom Come is calling my name
all the angels heard on high
the whisper of illumination
fading like the long goodbye
Fading into contemplation
of the oceans of my youth
all the memories that drowned
the ocean as the final truth
Someday at the gates of Glory
I’ll find out how much that I recall
I’ll find out if the wind down
Just starts another wind up
after all
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
is that the big secret after all
does the universe expand to contract
does everything rise just to fall
What am I waiting for anyway
at this point it’s just another night
that passes like a slow storm front
there’s nothing at all in it to fight
Kingdom Come is calling my name
all the angels heard on high
the whisper of illumination
fading like the long goodbye
Fading into contemplation
of the oceans of my youth
all the memories that drowned
the ocean as the final truth
Someday at the gates of Glory
I’ll find out how much that I recall
I’ll find out if the wind down
Just starts another wind up
after all
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
Currency
With the dates of the posted songs so close to an even decade ago I decided to experiment with trying to keep the postings current for a while. Seeing as how I haven't posted anything in over a month maybe the title of this post should be overcompensation, but hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained. In my experience also, generally, something ventured, nothing gained, but who's counting. Wow, I'm in a really vicious, cynical frame of mind today. Anyway. Since I'm not willing to have this thing rule my life I'll necessarily have to break with my former convention and post more than one song some days when I miss a day or, uh, thirty. I guess. If I get too far behind I suppose I'll likely to abandon the effort. Maybe it will spur me to keep it up a little better. Or not. The meaninglessness of failure is merely one of the thrilling rewards of utter unimportance.
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
You can read an explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
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