Originals

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I used to think I wouldn’t grow old

That was just a story 

That some other folks told

But things are changing rapidly 

I just might be sold

I guess I’m not too hip to grow old

(in time)

Graying hair and new hammertoes 

Crepey-Looking skin 

I just can’t cover up with clothes

The evidence in mounting 

Do you suppose

This is how the story goes?

Oh I was kind of a star 

Back in my salad days

When adventure’d come along 

I’d nab it 

So when your turn comes up baby 

Better grab it!

This is how the thing will unfold 

Sorry, but the truth can sometimes be cold

Everyone who’s living now 

Will turn into mold 

Cuz no one is too hip to grow old! 

Kazoo Solo

Oh I was kind of a star 

Back in my salad days

When adventure’d come along 

I’d nab it 

So when your turn comes up baby 

I suggest that you grab it

This is how the thing will unfold 

Sorry, but the truth can sometimes be cold

Everyone who’s living now 

Will turn into mold 

Cuz no one is too hip to grow old! 

No one is too hip to grow old 

So I'm told

No one is too hip to grow old 

Don't mean to scold

But no one is too hip to grow old! 

It may sound funny 

But I don't like sunny days

Wherever you go

You're followed by those powerful rays
I'm in the minority, don't know of a sorority

For people who feel like me  

Cuz when I see the sun 

I come a little undone 

I don't need all of that light to see 

It's gettin agitatin 

I'm sittin here waitin 

For a cloudy day

I like a cape of gray 

I like my light diffused 

On a cloudy day 

I feel I just can't lose

It's a major imposition 

On my very disposition 

And it feels a little hard to share 

Cuz when they see the sun 

Most people thinks of fun 

It's so popular everywhere  
I'm a pretty big fan of a golden tan 

And I really do love me some beach 

But what really stirs my heart 

Is when a cloudy day's within my reach 

Give me a cloudy, rainy 

Misty, springtime afternoon 

That would feel real good

I hope it's coming soon 

To my neighborhood 

Cuz then I'll change my tune  

Some already know it 

But I often do not show it 

Because people will give me the stare 

As if I've lost my mind and I usually find There's hardly any sympathy there
But now my story's out 

I'm gonna sing and shout 

That gray days are my jam 

They nourish me like food 

And they improve my mood 

They're part of who I am  

Nothing like a cool, crisp autumn day 

With gold leaves all around 

And with no sun in sight 

You know I feel alright 

My spirit's coming around

 
So thanks for bearing witness 

Cuz my healthy mental fitness 

Is what comes from writing a song 

And since this song's about me 

You don't have to agree 

But I thank you for coming along

And since this song's about me 

You don't have to agree 

But I thank you for coming along! 

Spent 20 years as a mom

20 more as someone's wife 

But things don't last, it's come to pass 

I've got a brand new life 

I've got the empty nest blues 

Got em every single day  

I got the empty nest blues 

Since my child has flown away

I used to tour the world 

Working as a musician 

That's the way 

I'd thought it would stay 

Never had the premonition  

I'd have the empty nest blues 

Have em every single night

I got the empty nest blues 

Since my child has taken flight 

I knew that it was comin'  

I can't tell any lies 

But anyway, it's hard to say 

I never fully realized

I'd have the empty nest blues

Have em every single day

I got the empty nest blues 

Since my child has flown away

I've got the empty nest blues

I've got the empty nest blues

My house is dark and cold 

My body's feeling old 

I got the empty nest blues  

Can you tell me something new

Just one thing 

I might not know about you

About your long ago that might reveal

How you really feel

Give us something more

You've never said before

What would you like the world to know?

Depression Era Girl

You were taught all of your life

That it just wasn't right 

To sing your own song

You played by all the rules

And yet I sense you feel

They've let you down some

You're that stoic generation

That suffered all the while

Feeling you deserved it

While faking outward smiles

What do you want to tell the world?

Depression Era Girl

Use is up, wear it out

Make it due 

Or you can do without

Today the world is made of fools

No one here remembers the rules

Did you live your life in vain

If nothing here has changed?

You have your doubts

About the future of the world

Depression Era Girl

It seems a point of pride

That you choose to hide

What's in your heart

The dad you never had

The scarcity you felt right from the start

But tell us how you feel now

Before it's time to go

What is it that you want the world to know?

Depression Era Girl

Chorus

What can I do? What can I say? 

To help you understand

That everything's OK

You played your part

You did your best

Now it's time to lay it all to rest

Depression Era girl

Chorus

I promise that you improved this world

Depression Era Girl

I promise that you improved this world

Depression Era Girl

Everyday this life can be

So much more than a body can take

I am not unusual

Everybody needs a break

You're giving me the inspiration

To get up on another day

I can feel you're on my side

And I know you're there to stay

Makes me want to say

Ooh, now I want you near me

I hope that you hear me 

When I say

Ooh, I'm so glad I found you

Want to be around you

Everyday

Every moment of this life

It was part of the plan all along

Even those mistakes I made

Not a single one of them wrong

Sometimes it's hard to see

The way things are working out

You're back in my life again

And I know what that's about

tYou take away the doubt

Ooh, now I want you near me

Hoping that you hear me 

When I say

Ooh, I'm so glad I found you

Want to be around you

Everyday

In the landscape of my life

There's a color that is only you

Looking out over that rainbow

Searching for the hue

That's you

Ooh, now I want you near me

Hoping that you hear me

When I say

Ooh, I'm so glad I found you

Want to be around you 

Everday, everday, everyday 

I'm pulling up late

Restless and bored

I'd like to leave my job

But I can't afford it

So I'm waiting

I've got some cut-rate liquor

For my cut-rate life

You grow up in this town

Just to be some 

Poor boy's wife

Now I'm waiting for a savior

To take me away

Waiting for a savior

I'm waiting

There's a war in my life

Just to get my job done

If I make it til 5 

It's one more battle I've won

Moon comes up

Now here comes the sun

Watch me here I go

On the treadmill I'm runnin'

And I'm waiting for a savior

To take me away

Waiting for a savior

Waiting

I can't wait forever

That would take too long

I can't wait forever

Please don't get me wrong

It's just my chances are slimmer

Than my take-home pay

To get out of this place

And be someone someday

Doesn't everybody feel this way?

So now I'm

Waiting for a savior 

To take me away

Waiting for a savior

I'm waiting

Waiting

In this life we can say yes or no

We can come and go as we please

Freedoms we are blessed to know

Limitless as the breeze

Take not a moment of this life for granted

The seeds of your future have been planted

And it will be OK, today

Singing ooh, singing ooh,

We're making us a memory now

People come into our lives

In ways we cannot understand

Somehow it all fits in place

As if there just might be a plan

Take all the pieces you're given now

Receive all the gifts life will allow

And it will be OK, somehow

Singing ooh, singing ooh

We're making us a memory now

We can't see how it's all gonna go

There are things in this life

That you and I will never know

Stand inside this moment

And savor everything

Know that your just being here

Makes the heavens ring

With all the love you bring

Makes me wanna sing

Singing ooh, singing ooh

We're making us a memory now

Ooh, ooh, ooh
 

Life can sometimes 

Look just like

A puzzle to be solved

There are no clear answers

And no on is absolved

It's a daunting task

To be here, much to our chagrin

But with love inside our hearts

Now that's a good place to begin

Stand on the mountain

Look out both far and wide

Everything that you can see

You can find inside

Won't you stand on the mountain

Like you're Lord of all the rings

Stand on the mountain

No more waiting in the wings

Feelings can be passionate

Both love and hate can flare

Only you can temper that

If you become aware

Know that we're all playing parts

The best that we can do

Make your journey one

That's made of love

And we will all get through

There is no one way to do things

Everybody makes mistakes

The beauty of this life is that 

We sometimes get

Second takes

So won't you

Stand on the mountain

Look out both far and wide

Everything that you can see

You can find inside

So won't you 

Stand on the mountain

Like you're Lord of all the rings

Stand on the mountain

No more waiting in the wings

Stand on the mountain 

No more waiting in the wings

How did we get here

To a world that's so divided?

Have we not confided

In each other for so long?

We should know by now

Inside we're all the same

Yet we play a game

We know is wrong

If we could only see 

Into each other's hearts

If we could only see 

Into those secret parts

I am certain we would find

A common mind

If only for a minute in time

Stinging accusations

And contentious ways abound

Bombs fall to the ground

Like springtime seed

Darkest nights and darker days

The pall of hate makes its way

Leaving in its wake

Fear and need

If we could only see

Into each other's hearts

If we could only see

Into those secret parts

I am certain we would find

A common mind

If only for a minute in time

How much longer can we survive

If we don't heed the voice inside?

We may disappear

But the universe

Will still be here

If we could only see 

Into each other's hearts

If we could only see

Into those secret parts

I am certain we would find

One common mind

If only for a minute in time

If only for a minute...

In time