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Brooklyn for Beginners
04:37
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I learned more about DUMBO that I did in the movies
On a stroll through Williamsburg
I looked up Park Slope, I searched Prospect Park, I kept going and going and going.
They need to write a book called Brooklyn for Beginners
Visitors could get easily lost
On the 6 line, on the 8 line, take a bus from Manhattan
Brooklyn for Beginners
We have Brooklyn to thank for the Dodgers
For Brillo Pads and the Cardboard Box
For the last 20 years, oh so much music, My Morning Jacket, Panic At The Disco, Vampire Weekend, Beastie Boys!
I could keep going and going and going.
Yes, they should write a book called Brooklyn for Beginners
Visitors are easily lost
On the 6 line, on the 8 line, all the way to Coney Island
Brooklyn for Beginners
We have Neil Diamond to thank for Brooklyn Roads
We have Streisand to thank for People
Brooklyn keeps giving, the world keeps taking (2x)
Would you like to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? It’s always for sale.
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Drifting To The Right
03:43
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He’s hurting and he’s angry, he’s looking for a fight
He’s losing his perspective and drifting to the right
Drifting to the right, drifting to the right, drifting away.
I last talked to him in high school
He was a party guy
He had several different girlfriends, he was almost always high
But he was different when we spoke on the telephone last night
Slowly, slowly, slowly drifting to the right.
Drifting to the right, drifting to the right, drifting away.
His businesses went bankrupt in the housing industry
Now he’s selling insurance and building equity
He’s starting to do pretty well but he’s not really happy
Slowly, slowly, slowly, drifting to the right
Drifting to the right, drifting to the right, drifting away
Lost in the new America, can’t talk to his wife
Losing his perspective, looking for a fight
Can I help him with his anger, help him know he’ll be alright
Stop the drifting, drifting to the right, drifting to the right
Drifting away.
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I'm A Realist
03:25
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I’ve been here since the beginning, you will hopefully outlive me
And at times, life has been hard, nothing ever has been free
If I had a guiding thought, I would say never run away
No matter what mistakes are made, you honor me that way.
Chorus:
People love and people die, people sometimes hide away
I’m still standing, I’m still moving
I would be here for you always
But I’m a realist, I would be gone someday.
I’ve done a lot of traveling, not as much as I would like
I’ve been able to be here this long because I have been wise
If I knew ahead of time I would still be here today
You and I would have traveled more across the USA.
(chorus)
I still read a lot, you know, watch my programs on TV
And even if the news is not good, it’s still interesting to me
I’m a realist, it doesn’t worry me.
(chorus to end)
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Dream
02:21
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Dream, dream a little dream
Take me on a little trip on a contented cloud
Drop me off someplace nice
Come back in a little while.
Dream, move me in and out
Show me something that could never happen.
Walk around the dream world,
My cloud will wait for me, walk in ¾ time.
Dream, don’t scare me tonight
Please be reassuring
So much else could go so wrong
Don’t disappear and leave no trace when I awake.
Be a contented dream in a peaceful place.
Dream
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Head Full of Garbage
03:13
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Air Force Veteran, 14 years
Left the military for another career
Married, three kids, California girl
Ran a pool service business, Fowler’s World
“The storm is coming”- she was part of the throng
“Nothing will stop us, three million strong!”
At the US Capitol, a woman dies
Head full of garbage, bullshit and lies
She supported Obama, then drifted to Trump
And all of his lies, she just ate them up.
“The election was stolen, the election was rigged,”
“It’s there on the Simpsons, they’re stealing our kids.”
“I don’t wear a mask, it’s all just a hoax.”
“Why wouldn’t they stop at stealing your votes.”
At the US Capitol, a woman dies
Head full of garbage, bullshit and lies.
She was part of a threesome, love all around
The force of one bullet drove her to the ground
A riot dispersed with one deadly sound.
At the US Capitol, a woman dies
Head full of garbage, bullshit and lies
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Never Again
02:57
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It was on the porch from Amazon, a small atomic bomb
I ordered atomic fireballs, imagine my aplomb!
Complaining got me nowhere, I knew what I must do
I’m calling you know who…
Never again! Tracked the package to its source.
Never again! Blew them right off of their high horse.
Don’t make a fuss, just call us, Never Again Consulting!
We made a big mistake, they said, we charged your credit card
We really didn’t mean it but refunding you is hard
I complained, they didn’t listen, I knew what I must do
I’m calling you know who…
Never again! Hacked their server into shreds!
Never again! Paid me back a dividend.
Don’t make a fuss, just call us, Never Again Consulting!
We counted all the votes, they said, no need for a recount
I stood all day and tried to vote and finally wore out.
I thought about complaining, would be the civic thing to do
But then, I called you know who…
Never again! A million people in the streets.
Never again! Getting rid of that deadbeat!
You made a fuss but don’t forget to call us (if you need us)
Never Again Consulting! Never Again Consulting!
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Cadillac Dreams
04:37
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It was getting late and it all seemed wrong
Sonny was waiting until Tammy came along
She said she would be there, promised to be back
Pull up beside him in her black Cadillac
Got that car at an auction sale
At the time Tammy bought it, its color was pale
But that wouldn’t do and she painted it black
Sonny helped her paint it and put on shellac
Chorus:
Life isn’t always what it seems, high high hopes and Cadillac dreams
Do you know what you know as a matter of fact?
She’s gone missing in her black Cadillac
Sonny sent a text message in her direction
Hoping the message would return with affection
The message went unanswered for a long, long time
Then Sonny heard a beep, Tammy’s on the line.
(chorus)
This is Tammy’s husband Charlie, who is this?
Sonny hoped it wouldn’t come to this.
Sonny said Tammy had an appointment at 2
Please forward the message, but thought who’s fooling who?
Charlie said Tammy wouldn’t need that appointment
She’s gone missing, hope you’re not disappointed.
Sonny knew what he meant by that
She’s not pulling up in her black Cadillac (chorus)
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It Is What It Is
02:46
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Chorus: It is what it is
Wouldn’t be if it wasn’t
Couldn’t be if it can’t
It is what it is
Brushfires in Oregon, brushfires in Washington
Orange skies
Orange days, orange nights
Don’t want to cause panic, don’t want a stock market crash
Just want to ignore it
It will all go away
(chorus)
Teenagers with guns, armed men in caravans
Boat parades!
Go Trump Go!
Let’s shoot a protestor, their lives don’t matter that much
Our livelihoods matter
Support our police!
(chorus)
No time for discussion, no room for reasoning
Black and White
No room for the gray
He might be offensive, he might tell a lie (or two or three)
He is who we need
And he’s never wrong. (chorus to end 2x)
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Imaginary Tomato
03:09
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I threw an imaginary tomato at the Trump International Hotel
I don’t care much for that president, he can go to hell
But all my frustration, my indignation finds its way back to you
And it makes us both uncomfortable, I don’t know what to do
Oh, oh, oh, imaginary tomato
And I’m really, really frustrated with my fellow Democrats
They’re telling me I can’t do this, they’re telling me I can’t do that
All my confusion, my disillusion winds up in your lap
And I’m a crying sniveling baby who really needs a nap
Oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh, oh, Oh,oh,oh, imaginary tomato
Even an army of deadly nightshades couldn’t straighten this thing out
All the vegetables in my garden couldn’t squash this sour kraut
All my intention, all my invention, gets tangled up with you
If there’s hope for us, it’s on the next bus that’s pulling through
Oh, oh, oh, Oh,oh,oh, Oh, oh,oh, Oh,oh,oh
Imaginary Tomato
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Michael Gutierrez-May Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Social worker by vocation, writer and musician by avocation. Member of ASCAP. Involved with acoustic music for the past 35 years as a coffeehouse manager, concert organizer and currently singer-songwriter and song collaborator.
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