1. |
Never Gonna Get Enough
02:54
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got a coat and a moat and an SUV country place big screen TV
got a list of stuff would fill a bus the actual stuff ain't near enough
never gonna get enough never gonna get enough
2.
got a trainer and a tamer of investigations a voyeur and a lawyer who carries a gun
got a list of deeds would try a judge a list of needs that'll cost some blood
never gonna get enough never gonna get enough
3.
got a private jet will take me anywhere a matching set of Michael Graves chairs
got a list of things would make you green a solid gold engagement ring
never gonna get enough never gonna get enough
never gonna ever gonna never ever ever gonna
never never ever gonna never gonna get enough
4.
got a horse and a source of of market tips a yacht that dwarfs the Queen Elizabeth
got a list of wishes would fill a page a page as big as the London stage
never gonna get enough never gonna get enough
never gonna ever gonna never ever ever gonna
never never ever gonna never gonna get enough
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2. |
Long Life
03:41
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Wedlock backed out of the driveway rolled down Craig Street every day
as did the neighbors all as time passed away
and the years thin out the street a wide-eyed generation arrives
I need long life I'm a late riser
tryin to wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up
2.
inside the mirror an early whisker in the same window my first gray hair
and a wrinkle in time signaling decline
and the years thin out the street a wide-eyed generation arrives
I need long life I'm a late riser
tryin to wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up
3.
it's so strange seems like it will last forever new stitches on old shoe leather
neither triumph nor defeat will ever phase the master
and the years thin out the street a wide-eyed generation arrives
I need long life I'm a late riser
tryin to wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up
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3. |
Jurisdiction
05:11
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Everytime I see the sheriff comin around
I right away relocate to another part of town
me and the law don't fit like a glove
ain't much likin and there ain't no love
people you know got a strong desire
to push someone little right into the fire
makes'em feel bigger than they really are
as if there's not a light burnin big as a star
standin in the middle of the unexplained
might make a person stumble into any kind of game
you can play it on you or let somebody else
or tuck the whole thing in favor of wealth
out here on the outskirts I can understand the notion
down at the bottom is somethin mighty fearsome
and if that were lifted we'd have situation
at least we'd be outside his jurisdiction
2.
several months ago when the river was low
we set off for the city in the afterglow
me and my neighbor through all kinds of weather
we didn't talk much but we stuck together
people you know got a tendency to act kind of unpredictably
makes ya feel uncertain till it all shakes out
sometimes it's okey dokey sometimes it's not
standin in the middle of the unexplained
might make a person stumble into any kind of game
you can play it on you or let somebody else
or tuck the whole thing in favor of wealth
out here on the outskirts I can understand the notion
down at the bottom is somethin mighty fearsome
and if that were lifted we'd have situation
at least we'd be outside his jurisdiction
3.
hitchin on the highway with a thumb all out
a motor home pulled over and invited us up
back to where we started seemed about right
somethin pullin on me something I won't fight
the old home place despite all appearance
is bound to shake me with its disappearance
so why am I determined to be there again
might be full-circle is turnin it
standin in the middle of the unexplained
might make a person stumble into any kind of game
you can play it on you or let somebody else
or tuck the whole thing in favor of wealth
out here on the outskirts I can understand the notion
down at the bottom is somethin mighty fearsome
and if that were lifted we'd have situation
at least we'd be outside his jurisdiction
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4. |
How Is It Done?
03:38
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How is it done how is it run how does the ruler hold on?
relies on manipulation violence not out of the question
it probably comes down to money the co-companion of power
welding the sword won't spare the flower
winning the gold won't hold the tower
back from the typhoon wild rising sea
back to the soothing sweet melody
2.
how is it done how is it run how does the gangster survive?
relies on intimidation might not leave you alive
it probably comes down to money the co-companion of power
bluffing the dark won't lighten the load
lighting the night is not written in code
darkness won't do it hitting the mark
lighting the spiral is lighting the dark
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5. |
Turning It Over
03:05
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chasing just like that Russian dog chasing just like I'm told
never a thought for where I'm going never a thought just fog
2.
choosing my colors out of the bin choosing to mark faucets gold
sitting and reading below the fold listing the who and the when
refrain
the 14th is tuesday that day is mine the warrantee won't be here too soon
nothing asunder unless it's for whom nothing is sounder than my alibi
3.
forging a sentence to nudge it alive
swimming through riptides with weights
catching a wave well worth the wait balancing opposite sides
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6. |
No Hook On My Line
03:59
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laying by the river with no hook on my line
haven't had a haircut since 1969
just above my head a wren singin somethin sweet
be happy to do anything but stand up on my feet
lazy you might say but there's nothin to do
had all my employment and had me all my school
now I'm just here now I'm just here
2.
layin by the river with no list of to-dos
been there and done that and paid me on my dues
a cloud drifted by just a little while ago
took the shape of somethin I didn't need to know
lazy you might say but there's nothin to do
had all my employment and had me all my school
now I'm just here now I'm just here
3.
layin by the river with the shade on my face
wouldn't wanna have to get up and go some place
half a mile away I hear that dinner call
guess I'm gonna have to get up after all
lazy you might say but there's nothin to do
had all my employment and had me all my school
now I'm just here now I'm just here
4. layin by the river waitin for the sun
to settle in the west phasin out another one
I'll be back tomorrow I might have to miss the race
cosying up on over here in my favorite space
lazy you might say but there's nothin to do
had all my employment and had me all my school
now I'm just here now I'm just here
laying by the river with no hook on my line
haven't had a haircut since 1969
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7. |
Mendacity
04:09
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History, biology, plenty of philosophy so much to read so much to do
geography, sociology, mathematical numerology
sorting out the false from the true
astronomy, astrology, abnormal psychology
ecology, cosmology, international economy
and local police brutality aimed at the nearest minority
and military bases spread hegemony
of the one percent and their oligarchy
captured by patriarchy pretending to democracy
camouflaging hypocrisy behind a slick forged decency
received wisdom pumped daily corporate media mendacity mendacity
2.
musicology, physiology, house of matriarchy
philology, oncology, magical brew
photography, neurology, messy meteorology sorting out the false from true
ptolemy, sympathy, medieval mythology, velocity, impossibly,
visionary necessity and acting out so phony pay-off so politically
and military bases spread hegemony
of the one percent and their oligarchy
captured by patriarchy pretending to democracy
camouflaging hypocrisy behind a slick forged decency
received wisdom pumped daily corporate media mendacity mendacity
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8. |
Delusion Zone
03:40
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if there were someone in Hollywood who understood
who knew they could
batan down the hatches when the ice is gone
when the wind is on when the drought has come
wouldn't hesitate to pay the 18 bucks
to get into a movie doesn't leave you stuck
in delusion zone in delusion zone
2.
when there are signs like there are right now
incensed nature like a runaway plow
fury comin on like a crazed nation
tearin up the fabric of civilization
wouldn't hesitate to pay a couple bucks
to read a newspaper doesn't leave you stuck
in delusion zone in delusion zone
3.
ever single servant of the patriarch
who wasn't smart who pulled the cart
who listened to the story without critique
but might just peek at the cruelty
wouldn't hesitate to pay the cable bucks
to see some TV doesn't leave you stuck
in delusion zone in delusion zone
4.
once we have the music and the words in place
we don't leave a trace of the crooked race
it ends at the startup the beginning again
where no left-behinds when it's all win-win
wouldn't hesitate to shell out big bucks
to a politician doesn't leave you stuck
in delusion zone in delusion zone
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9. |
Never Mind
05:03
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couple ice cubes in a shaker shaken and gone
tinker, tailer and baker blinkin in the dawn
campers in the canyon sinners in the street
scholars in reunion scorchers in the heat
get that ticket pay that fine don't make me no never mind
2.
bourbon twist in my lemonade makes a sour face
that liquor fades me into nebulous space
bright eyes not in the a.m. that stuff's really not my friend
burns me bloody brains up with its bloody blend
sunday headache just eats my time don't make me no never mind
3.
peanut butter colored coffee in my cup sipped and savored
opens arteries picks me up does me that one favor
I can see all the way to Orianna Creek
even as it meanders round down Darwin's peak
it's clear and blue as I climb don't make me no never mind
4.
pasties settin on the party bench ketchup triumphant
toe taps tippin two legs and then fakin flatulence
the piano pounding perfect the brass belays the key
mandolin is moving more than Marvin's heart can beat
sayin that that's a sign don't make me no never mind
5.
paddle boat boasts brave bartender meanin leanin
quick dream with clarity rapacious thievin
spread out panorama fitful pitched forth sleepin
such dreams as these are purchased partly bleedin
photographed in prismic sign don't make me no never mind
6.
two tubes turning tapas on the terrace certain curtains
tweakin melody in mode mon senior Merton
huddled in the back row cleaving to this wreck
nothing could be further than Florida from my deck
grab that notion sing that line don't make me no never mind
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10. |
Inventory
03:31
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got a lov'ly family we're all head of the house
got a simple fantasy workin it out
got a view of downtown the river to the east
got a cosy library more books than I can read
got a full itinerary strategic coffee break
got a mass of legendary standards on the deck
got my senior Marta pass it costs me half as much
got a ways to go before I know precisely what's the fuss
Pennsylvania hills unwind in my rearview mirror
New York City reflects exact the shape of my new year
and down the coast to islands and west to Piedmont Range
in a way it's home by now so long no longer strange
2.
got a charming daughter hostess anytime
got a thoughtful son-in-law always has a rhyme
got a blue-green prius kinda car I want
got two feet that take me to anywhere I'm not
got some satisfaction what I get to sing
got a map of cities to visit in the spring
my friends are kind of leftie they work for peace as such
got a ways to go before we know if we make the cut
Pennsylvania hills unwind in my rearview mirror
New York City reflects exact the shape of my new year
and down the coast to islands and west to Piedmont Range
in a way it's home by now so long no longer strange
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Thinkspeak Atlanta, Georgia
Tom Ferguson has been writing songs since 1969, all of which are collected in Songs, 1969-2018. It's coil-bound to nicely fit a music stand, available at lulu.com just search tom ferguson there.
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