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Pervert!
03:14
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Blue skies, green trees
Picket fences are what you see
In our community
The photos, the movies,
Our new neighbor produced, sadly
All with impunity
Children playing at the park
Safely skip home in the dark
On our pleasant street
Parks closed, fear looms
Kids sequestered to their rooms
All due to this deadbeat
A pervert, a pervert, a pervert
Moved into our neighborhood
Our neighborhood
Clientele respectable
At the food and wine festival
That happens once per year
Its cancelation seems abrupt
Can’t have that cretin showing up
Safer this way, we fear
Meetings held petitions signed
To have this degenerate slime
Running for the hills
Present him with a farewell card
Then spread debris throughout his yard
And stomp the daffodils
A pervert, a pervert, a pervert
Moved into our neighborhood
Our neighborhood
Leather gloves and safety goggles
Gasoline and champagne bottles
Light it, toss it, watch it fester
That’s how we do it in Winchester
A pervert, a pervert, a pervert
Moved into our neighborhood
Our neighborhood
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2. |
Danny Disappeared
02:53
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Danny came to live with us
Shortly after Christmas Eve
Soon everyone in the home
But me wished that Danny would leave
Mommy said his voice was shrill
Daddy sore about the bills
Grandma’s anger in full bloom
Tossed Danny across the sun room
Me and Danny, happy pair
Where is Danny, where oh where?
Couldn’t find him in his chair
In the basement or upstairs
Mommy acting laissez faire
Daddy seems so unaware
Grandma doesn’t seem to care
Where is Danny, where oh where?
Disappeared
Disappeared
Danny!
Disappeared
Disappeared
Danny!
They did not like the way he talked
Or how he chewed his Poppycock
the special way he’d sing and dance
Put daddy in a fighting stance
The little shows that he would stage
Made mommy turn beet red with rage
Why is Grandma burning her clothes
Where did Danny go? No one knows
Me and Danny, happy pair
Where is Danny, where oh where?
Couldn’t find him in his chair
In the basement or upstairs
Mommy acting laissez faire
Daddy seems so unaware
Grandma doesn’t seem to care
Where is Danny, where oh where?
Disappeared
Disappeared
Danny!
Disappeared
Disappeared
Danny!
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3. |
Mall Walker
03:56
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May had been gone 3, Burleigh
Had been gone 8, respectively
At the time when I met Betty
Food court, fountain, and destiny
She was wearing running shoes
And work out gear, I was quite confused
Said she walked the perimeter
Wondered if I might join her
So we stopped at Foot Locker
Suddenly I’m a mall walker
Betty keeps a steady pace
And a smile on this old man’s face
I will give my all for you
I’ll stand proud and tall for you
Walk the length of the mall for you
Mall walker
Weekday mornings by the clock
We would meet before our walk
No reminders, no phone calls
Same spot, same time, same walk, same mall
She’d grab my hand if I was slow
Stop and stare at shop windows
Good exercise and company
May would be happy for me
Sometimes I’d get teary eyed
Sharing tales from years gone by
Kids who’ve grown and moved away
Betty knew just what to say
I will give my all for you
I’ll stand proud and tall for you
Walk the length of the mall for you
Mall walker
One day Betty didn’t show
Waited for an hour or so
Called her phone, went to voicemail
Stopped by her home, no one was there
The next morning I was shocked
Sitting there beneath the clock
Newspaper dropped down to my feet
She left us unexpectedly
Level three a stunning view
Betty I’ll be joining you
With my Foot Locker shoes on
Landed by Bed Bath and Beyond
I will give my all for you
I’ll stand proud and tall for you
Walk the length of the mall for you
Mall walker
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4. |
Asking For A Friend
04:20
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Should you stick your fingers directly into an electric socket?
Asking for a friend
What do you say when some old man asks if you know what’s in his pocket?
Asking for a friend
Should you make change with the cash inside the church offering basket?
Asking for a friend
How do you discreetly take the ring off the body in the casket?
Asking for a friend
Would you harvest your neighbors garden late at night then blame the gophers?
Asking for a friend
Should you host a dinner party and serve your guests entrees by Stouffers?
Asking for a friend
Is it wrong to replace your sister's birth control with Fresh Mint Tic Tacs?
Asking for a friend
At the museum should you swap priceless artifacts with Grandma’s knick knacks?
Asking for a friend
Is dropping acid while at work an appropriate state to be in?
Asking for a friend
Before the light’s green, before you’re seen, do you mow down pedestrians?
Asking for a friend
When your wife’s not home, the shades are drawn, do you try on her nightgown?
Asking for a friend
Should you admit you ate the bat that caused the economic shutdown?
Asking for a friend
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5. |
It's Only Make Believe
02:21
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People see us everywhere
They think you really care
But myself I can't deceive
I know it's only make believe
My one and only prayer is that some day you'll care,
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one and only you.
No one will ever know how much I love you so
My only prayer will be someday you'll care for me
But it's only make believe.
My hopes, my dreams come true, my life I'd give for you,
My heart, a wedding ring, my all, my everything.
My heart I can't control, you rule my very soul,
My only prayer will be someday you'll care for me
But it's only make believe.
My one and only prayer is that some day you'll care,
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one and only you.
No one will ever know how much I love you so
My only prayer will be someday you'll care for me
But it's only make believe.
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