. . . When we simply don't know how to dance
In a sentimental treason
Each word is charged as every glance
My foes approach and I start singing
How do I defend against my friends?
The treasure buried where I fumbled
The ball into the tiger's den
Maddened fingers spar
With the laughing strings
I was very close but no cigar
We were on the corner with our cup
The lad with light feet made the girl light up
Putting the pep back into the step
Where you would leap is now where I have leapt
I'm an easy victim of nostalgia
I was making friends among the blind
The filament was bright at high noon
Radiating from the signs
Maddened fingers spar
With the laughing strings
It was very close but no cigar
Find the low denominator
With a hundred pairs of eyes
Leaning on an arm that failed us
Against the grain it's common life
I was choking on imagination
Still I know I get the gist
Sifting through a tired memory
In Paris turning with the twist
Close But No Cigar
by John P. Graboski
(Oho [Jay Graboski, David Reeve, Ray Jozwiak]
recorded at Band Bash 2014 - “You’re With the Band!” -May 24, 2014)
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OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD)
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