Monday, February 7, 2022

Never Suspected . . .


Are leaving on a Monday?
Have you made up your mind?
Is there anything left
That I can do to give me more time?
I’ve heard the old story,
It’s not something I said
If I didn’t say anything at all.

In the darkness I can see your form
As you lie there asleep.
Something’s wrong with this picture—
You resting peacefully,
I, in this heat.

I never suspected 
That you were a calendar girl.

Six days of the week
I’m working to please you.
But when we’re alone
You’re just making plans.
The pencil and that faded old notebook
Have taken away what has made me a man.

Was it Tuesday, was it Wednesday?
Am I wasting my time?
And how much does it matter,
As this thing ages, it still isn’t wine?
I still hope though, anxiously,
You can find in your heart
One more reason to give me another chance.

Sunday evening, and I lie awake.
Seems there’s no use in sleeping.
Heard the sound of the door behind you,
Now all I hear is the sound of you leaving.



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Sunday, February 6, 2022

Discourse . . .

 

Them:  I would love to meet you if you don't mind
Us:   ???
Them:  Hello
Us:   Hi
Them:  Hello
Us:  Hello
Them:  Hello
Us:  Hello again


(Social media;  a blessing AND a curse.)


I Put A Spell On You
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins



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Saturday, February 5, 2022

Here . . .

 

I’ve never been one to follow trends.
I won’t be with the crowd 
When they round the bend.
But I’ll be here until the very end
‘Cause, where it’s at is here with you.

Fancy parties leave me cold and drained,
Discos, crowds and posturing in vain
Only feed some silly appetite unnamed.
Where it’s at is here with you.

I don’t want to see the moon,
Fly to Paris, May or June.
I just want a one-way fare
To anyplace where you’ll be there.

I don’t need gold or precious things,
Fancy clothes or even diamond rings.
I just want the thrill that being with you brings.
‘Cause, where it’s at is here with you.

For fame or power, I have no desire.
I don’t crave acceptance, or to be admired.
I’m just happy sitting with you by the fire.
Where it’s at is here with you.



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Friday, February 4, 2022

Rides . . .


Many things I'd like to hide
From deep within my own dark side.
Much proposed and much was tried
In that horribly menacing slow ride.

Somehow we managed to survive.
A few got hurt but no one died.
It wasn't sad but some still cried
After all undertaking that one slow ride.

They said there'd be joy but we know that they lied.
They said it was nothing, our entreaties denied.     
They said we'd be home soon, just take it in stride,
As they led us through hell in that long, slow ride.




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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Principles . . .

 

 "Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."
-Confucius

(from https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-republicans-tout-infrastructure-funding-voted/story?id=82429064)
". . . In November, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., was one of 205 House Republicans to vote against the bipartisan, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, calling it irresponsible and the "Green New Deal in disguise."
. . . (recently) he took to Twitter to tout funding from the bill he voted against -- highlighting a $70 million expansion of the Port of Virginia in Norfolk -- one of the busiest and deepest ports in the United States. . . 
Shortly after voting against the measure last fall, Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., celebrated its hundreds of millions in funding for a stalled highway project in Birmingham. . . . Last week, Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, touted new funding for a flood control project from the package, which she opposed last year, decrying it at the time as a "so-called infrastructure bill." . . . Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, a freshman lawmaker who also voted against the infrastructure bill, celebrating new "game-changing" funding to upgrade locks along the Upper Mississippi River. . . "


Principled Man

- Steve Taylor



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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Owning . . .


(from Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham)
". . . One thing was very clear as he settled back into life on the mountain: He loved, he said, the "ineffable luxury of being owner of my own time.". . . "


Time
- Pink Floyd



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Confusion . . .

What is this song REALLY saying?


Hey daddy, hey daddy I'm all grown up
Standing at your door just like I done before
You've changed so strange you're all grown up
You wear those heels and hose dressed up in your mama's clothes
You're hip, I'm flipped, your all grown up
When I'm walking talking to ya all the time
Makes me glad all over honey so glad your mine
When you feel my touch by loving you too much
You're right, so nice, you're all grown up
Hey daddy, hey daddy I'm all grown up
You threw away those candy bars started gazing at the stars
Brand new that's you you're all grown up
When your lips so fine start closing in on mine
More thrills, more chills you're all grown up
When I'm walking talking to ya all the time
Makes me glad all over honey so glad your mine
When you feel my touch by loving you too much
You're right, so nice, you're all grown up
Hey daddy, hey daddy I'm all grown up

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Ellie Greenwich / Jeff Barry / Phillip SpectorAll Grown Up lyrics © Abkco Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group 


Dazed and Confused

- Led Zeppelin



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