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Sunny Days Ahead
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SUNNY DAYS AHEAD
move the clouds
away from over your head
stand up, scream and
shout out loud
coz there's sunny days ahead
-3/30/05
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PRINCESS ANNIE AND THE KING OF THE WORLD
princess annie and the king of the world
went flying through the forest
on a wing and a curl
one horse town, uneven ground
the piper blows but he don't make no sound
the princess calls her own bluff
as the king was spouting off
references to once-time-overs
and one-off, hired love
the sky turned grey
stashed the sun away
and it rained for most the rest of the day
princess annie and the king of the world
sat talking underwater like a little boy & girl
abandoned caves & hearts on staves
not a soul, no, not a soul around
the king proclaims undying love
but then quickly turns away
the princess, she don't notice
or hear just what he had to say
the sky turned black
and the moon came back
and hyena descended and attacked
princess annie and the king of the world
ran screaming from their cages
and they rolled around the world
annie was clean and so was the king
they missed their tail end by a hair of a save
the princess giddy & the king impressed
by every move they made
the skyturned blue
and the sun came too
so princess annie
found something else to do
-3/31/05
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3. |
Evil Jane
03:25
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EVIL JANE
i heard she stole the sun
and hid it in the barrel
of a cap gun
i only wish that i could
see her now, just for a moment
before it's washed away
i wish that i could tell
if it was really the sun
or if it was all a charade
evil jane walks
with a crutch and a cane
beating down everyone
who asks her her name
evil jane talks
with a growl and a slur
scowl at everyone
around her
evil jane
her stare could hit you
like a thousand rocks
with a wave of her hand
she could stop a thousand clocks
i wish that i could see her now
if just to know the truth
if it's true that her kisses
were a hundred ninety proof
evil jane walks
with a crutch and a cane
beating down everyone
who asks her her name
evil jane talks
with a growl and a slur
scowl at everyone
around her
evil jane
her eyes were like fire
her tongue like a snake
she's a bit of a liar
she's a bit of an earthquake
she carries upheaval
like a sardonic train
she's like a boll weevil
that evil evil jane
evil jane walks
with a crutch and a cane
beating down everyone
who asks her her name
evil jane talks
with a growl and a slur
scowl at everyone
around her
evil jane
4/17/05
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4. |
Just Another Sunny Day
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JUST ANOTHER SUNNY DAY
it was just another sunny day
when we dropped and saw the light
i looked at you in that kinda way
and quickly blessed the night
and we slept beneath the open sky
in the wind and the dirt and the rain
and awoke to a sun so bright
and then we did it all again
stealing out and stealing away
it's just another sunny day
the only place that i wanna stay
is here with you on another sunny day
it was just another rainy day
when we burned the fire long
you looked at me in that kinda way
like i could do no wrong
and we danced amidst the patter
of summer raindrops on the roof
and we slept out in the garden
you and i, we're weatherproof
looking out, looking over, look away
it's just another rainy day
the only place that i wanna stay
is here with you on another rainy day
it was just another cloudy day
when we took the long way around
we looked at life in a different way
we rarely touched the ground
and we sang like choirs of angels
it was such a holy sound
and we slept out on the back porch
and every other place we found
singing out and shining away
it's just another cloudy day
the only place i wanna stay
is here with you on another cloudy day
the only place i wanna stay
is here with you on another rainy day
the only place i wanna stay
is here with you on another sunny day
-4/14/05
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Mr. Simpleton
03:27
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MR. SIMPLETON
are you having fun?
you and mister simpleton
do you think he's the one
to make you mrs. simpleton?
i got a memo from the memo police
just the other day
it was three words long
like the title of a pop song
"she's gone away"
are you having fun?
you and mister simpleton
do you think he's the one
to make you mrs. simpleton?
i didn't really notice
and it wasn't the drink
but i saw that all her dishes
had gone missing from the sink
are you having fun?
you and mister simpleton
do you think he's the one
to make you mrs. simpleton?
i heard she found another
the word had gotten out
made headlines among everyone
she knew or read about
are you having fun?
you and mister simpleton
do you think he's the one
to make you mrs. simpleton?
he worked inside some cube
with some fancypants degree
he had more clout, he had more loot
but not more style than me
are you having fun?
you and mister simpleton
do you think he's the one
to make you mrs. simpleton?
carbon-copy, stale routine
the simple kind of life
no rock and roll - no funk or soul
no trouble and no strife
no absent mind
no bud that's kind
no spontaneity
no past-due bills
no debt, no thrills
no creativity
no sleepless nights
no scenic sights
no generosity
no inside jokes
no late-night tokes
no individuality
are you having fun?
you and mister simpleton
do you think he's the one
to make you mrs. simpleton?
-3/30/05
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6. |
No Shoes
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NO SHOES
i remember the day
when you first went away
how it left me so cold and confused
but then i think back
to when we were were on track
and how we always thought of the blues
all the signs of decay
it's still wiser to stay
in the middle without any shoes
-4/15/05
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7. |
Flogging A Dead Horse
05:49
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FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE
taking hold of the primitive
reflecting on the underside
shaking off the dirt from
a million eons, hidden deep inside
looking out at the expansion
grows malignant in the west
looking down from this mansion
loose the harness from around my chest
one horse down
and we feel the great divide
and we steal a place to hide
and we feel it deep inside
there ain't nothing going down
one horse down
and we're drawing down the shade
we still talk and serenade
we're still walking through the glade
there ain't nothing going down
losing sight of the distance
pretending that we made the grade
catalogue it in an instant
all this giant mess we made
taking time out to remember
every photo is pearly white
like that one we took in december
when we crashed and called an early night
one horse down
and we feel the great divide
and we steal a place to hide
and we feel it deep inside
there ain't nothing going down
one horse down
and we're drawing down the shade
we still talk and serenade
we're still walking through the glade
there ain't nothing going down
tripping over the border
pushing to a higher ground
slipping them all out of order
shushing every dirty sound
leaving asking no questions
i saw her writhing on the summer floor
believing answers, they will best them
as they wrangle out the killing door
one horse down
and we feel the great divide
and we steal a place to hide
and we feel it deep inside
there ain't nothing going down
one horse down
and we're drawing down the shade
we still talk and serenade
we're still walking through the glade
there ain't nothing going down
-4/10/05
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8. |
The Drunkard's Wife
02:34
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THE DRUNKARD'S WIFE
she had the face of the mountains
and the tears of the stream
the pulse of a fountain
with a red-tinted theme
she walked with a wobble
and talked with a slur
her emotions were cobbled
from remains of the stir
never feels ready
has plenty of time
feeling unsteady
and kinda sublime
she doesn't have time for the time
she had the wit of of a joker
and the will of a bear
before the world broke her
and brought her despair
she doesn't feel painless
she's just a bit numb
her patience was stainless
her soul had succumbed
she never feels lonely
she's just a bit bored
of her one and only
unsettled reward
no, she doesn't have time for the time
she smiled at the children
who mocked her in town
keeping them hidden
her scepter and crown
she dreams of a new day
as sunny as long
where her spirit can play
and dance her own song
she'll melt like the thunder
beyond the old flame
tearing asunder
the roots of her name
she wilts in wild wonder
keeps playing the game
no, she doesn't have time for the time
-4/13/05
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9. |
How Brown Is Your Nose?
01:47
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HOW BROWN IS YOUR NOSE?
how green is your garden?
how brown is your nose?
how red was your face
when your conscience arose?
how blue is your mood?
how grey are your eyes?
how black was your soul
when they told you goodbye?
we used to be young and agile
we used to be part of the scene
we used to keep love in a satchel
and fire it off like machines
we used to talk shit from our soapbox
we used to sing songs with a smile
we used to walk our wearing no socks
and carry ourselves for miles
every last garden must grow
circulate - regenerate
everyone comes and goes
-4/15/05
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10. |
Seein' Stars (bethany)
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SEEIN' STARS (BETHANY)
it was just after sunset
dragged myself awake
skidmarks on my elbows
her arms around my waist
field of vision, black and white
mattress spring, shattered light
bethany is killing me
slow and slowly killing me
it was just before midnight
circles, bags, my eyes
train tracks on her ankles
hair is still on fire
field of crows, sea of black
seein' stars, no going back
bethany is killing me
it was just before sunrise
one foot in the grave
footprints on my soul
and a slap across the face
keeping distance, walking about
making breakfast, nodding out
bethany is killing me
-3/31/05
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11. |
Lightning Strikes Twice
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LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
calliope wails like a train in my head
7am on the border row
sharpshooter sails through the lines of his sight
to land in the plaza below
disbelief shakes all the vagrants and thieves
and the fortune tellers aglow
tangled words scatter and reform in a maze
while the sisters all dance apropos
lightning strikes twice on the head of the maker
who shrugs and returns to the fray
nonsensical whimsical whispering dewdrops
stop drop and cover their face
daydreaming nymphs wear their hearts on their sleeves
while the elders meet at the buffet
for the trials of tribunes and the turn of the tides
they throw it out and join in the chase
blocking the door to surrender your faith
lightning strikes twice on the believer
taking stock of the time and the love you receive
won't change the way that they stare you down
won't change the way that they scare you down
won't change the way that they spare you now
pleasures and pressures take tolls on your soul
while your soul is defined by degrees
portraits of past presidents are so haunting
like ghouls in some tripe on tv
twisted simplicities, cause and effect
scatter your saints in the sea
the truth is too bitter but the lie is still worse
than the dribble that spills out of me
-4/14/05
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12. |
Long For The Short Bus
02:30
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LONG FOR THE SHORT BUS
red white black blue
it don't make a difference
how they look at you
green grey yellow pink
it's in the way
you shrink it up slow
no jokes, no silence
no violence, no pain
nothing to break you
so don't complain
nobody's perfect
but no one's to blame
we're overprotected
and under the flame
scenery breakdown
shaking the tree
inviting another
shakedown for free
stripping your soul
to your naked core
your hand in the gutter
your face on the floor
these tiny companions
we wear on our side
crisscrossing canyons
and cursing the tide
follow the sun's fade
into fractions of white
and patches of light
we all say good night...
-4/14/05
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13. |
Spinnergirl
03:30
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SPINNERGIRL
half a mile down the one lane winding road
she sits on her stump and she's speaking in code
for half a second of the two longest days
she catches my third eye and begs me to stay
spinnergirl, spinnergirl
swirling and twirling with the pale sun in her hair
she's feigning surprise and we're leaving it there
cartwheels and caterwauls, nickels and dimes
men of the hour and songs of the times
spinnergirl, spinnergirl
over the rainbow and underneath the dirt
she steals the sunshine and stuffs it in her shirt
loosely based on stumbling, she crashes and sighs
and cracks a grin to no one and closes her eyes
spinnergirl, spinnergirl
-4/13/05
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Rainy Days Ahead
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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia
Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own
label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.
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