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Avez Vous

from Up to Our Ears by Thinkspeak

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Walking in Grant Park one morning these lines started crossin the ol' consciousness... the first line I thought I was singing a John Lennon tune then it turned into a song about the tragedy of aids... so many lost and still being lost. Michael Venezia, an Atlanta painter and part of the Taboo group of artists had an incredible break-through in his final days. His last paintings were fine, sensitive works.

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Walkin on the boulevard singin for my tea
opening my eyes to whatever they would see
there was nothin in the air threatenin to breathe
and the people were wealthy and contented
then came the one who stepped out from the crowd
then came the bistro and dinner
and before the night was through
we stood in the vestibule
avez vous un chambre pour deux avez vous un chambre pour deux

2.
walkin on the boulevard in the a.m. rush
breakfast at the Cafe Au Lait
there were no appointments to distract us from our play
morning turned to afternoon
just one disagreement we were parallel the Seine
arguing utopia
happened on the Hotel Chance went back for another dance
avez vous un chambre pour deux avez vous un chambre pour deux

refrain:
standing in the aftermath seven years and days
sitting in a darkened parlor
shrunken ghastly lover fading

3.
walkin on the boulevard singin for my tea
opening my eyes to whatever they would see
there was something in the air threatenin to breathe
and the people were gray undecided
then came the memory steppin from the crowd
of the long exquisite dinner
nebulous our dim ascent sweet stair we now repent
avez vous un chambre pour deux avez vous un chambre pour deux

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from Up to Our Ears, released January 21, 2013

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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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