RODEO CLOWN Words and Music by Daniel Curzon verse #1 NOW THE BRUISES COME, AND THE BRUISES GO. SCRATCHES AND BROKEN BONES --THAT'S THE RODEO. WISH YOU WERE SETTLED DOWN, LIKE FOLKS DO. THINK OF THE KID WITH THE KID WHO WISHED HE WAS YOU. chorus: JUST SOMEBODY'S DECOY, YOU'RE NOT QUITE A COWBOY, THOUGH SOME GALS KNOW YOU'RE AROUND. BUT, NO, THE BIG NOISE THAT'S FOR THE BIG BOYS. YOU'RE JUST A RODEO CLOWN, JUST A MOLDY OLD, LONELY OLD, SO-AND-SO RODEO CLOWN. verse #3 THE BULLS GET MEAN, AND SOME RIDERS GET KICKED. BRONCOS GET SPOOKED, AND HEIFERS GET SICK. AND EVEN THRILLS CAN SEEM LIKE A RUT. SOMEONE'S GOT TO RUN IN AND SAVE THEIR BUTT. repeat chorus bridge: BUT YOU?VE HAD YOUR DAY. YOU'VE HAD SOME NIGHTS, MY FRIEND, BUT NOW THAT IT'S GETTIN' NEAR THE END, ALL THE IN-BETWEEN TIMES, ALL THE GOOD AND THE BAD -- YOU WOULDN'T GIVE UP ONE DAMNED DAY YOU'VE HAD, NOT ONE DAMNED DAY YOU'VE HAD! repeat chorus
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YOU'LL HAVE TO GET HUGGED BY SOMEBODY ELSE Words and Music by Daniel Curzon Verse 1: I'M SORRY, TYLER, BUT THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE. IT CAN'T BE THE WAY THAT IT USED TO BE. YOU WON'T BE SITTING ANYMORE ON MY KNEE. Verse 2: I'M SORRY, SUZY, BUT WHAT CAN I SAY? YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR NAP. YOU WON'T BE SITTING ANYMORE ON MY LAP. Chorus: THEY SAY IT'S MUCH BETTER IF YOU'RE OVER THERE AND I'M OVER HERE. MUCH BETTER, I'M SURE. FOR THE SAKE OF BOTH YOUR AND MY HEALTH YOU'LL HAVE TO GET HUGGED BY SOMEBODY ELSE. Verse 3: I'M SORRY, KEESHA, BUT STARTING TODAY THINGS WILL BE BETTER QUITE FREE OF ALL HARMS. NO DANGER OF JUMPING UP INTO MY ARMS. Verse 4: I'M SORRY, PEDRO, BUT I GOT THE WORD, WHEN YOU DO YOUR STUDIES, SO DOGGEDLY WE CAN'T BE TOGETHER--NOT JUST YOU AND ME. Chorus: Verse 5: I'M SORRY, CHILDREN, YET IT'S NOT GOODBYE. I'LL STILL BE YOUR CAPTAIN AND YOU'LL BE MY CREW. I'LL STILL BE YOUR TEACHER. I JUST CAN'T HUG YOU. Chorus: Repeat: last two lines, with a sigh
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DON'T BLAME LOVE by Daniel Curzon and Dan Turner Copyright revised version 2001 by Daniel Curzon #1 DON'T BLAME LOVE 'CUZ OUR LITTLE LOVE'S NOT STRONG. IT FELL OUT OF BED AND BUMPED ITS HEAD! #2 DON'T BLAME LOVE, 'CUZ OUR LITTLE LOVE WENT WRONG. WE'RE JUST NOT THE ONES MEANT FOR EACH OTHER. Chorus: SOMETIMES PEOPLE NEED TO WAIT AND SEE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE NEED SOME HONESTY. SOMETIMES PEOPLE AREN'T COMPATIBLE. DOESN'T MEAN THAT LOVE'S NO GOOD AT ALL! #3 DON'T BLAME LOVE. ‘CUZ OUR LITTLE LOVE WENT FLAT. IT RAN OUT OF STEAM LIKE ANY DREAM. #4 DON’T BLAME LOVE ‘CUZ OUR LITTLE LOVE’S NOT THAT. CAN WE SEND IT ON ITS WAY--TOGETHER? Repeat Chorus. Ending: DON’T BLAME LOVE. INSTEAD BLAME THE GODS ABOVE. OR PUT ALL THE BLAME ON ME. BUT DON'T BLAME LOVE. FOR A TIME WE WERE INCREDIBLE. ALL IN ALL IS THAT SO TERRIBLE? DON'T BLAME LOVE. INSTEAD BLAME THE GODS ABOVE. OR PUT ALL THE BLAME ON ME. BUT DON'T BLAME LOVE!
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STARVE by Daniel Curzon and Dan Turner V1 (sung with sarcasm) People fear deprivation. Why be scared -- mere starvation! Can't they see the way it is? Hunger has advantages! Ah yes, Can you not guess? V2 Some will say they are dying. We can tell they are lying. We must never be too grim. Hunger keeps our bodies slim! Chorus Ah yes, Why this distress? Starve, What if we starve? V3 Be at peace. Death is not that vile. If you try, you can find a smile. For when you dine with skeletons, They are always full of grins! Ah, yes, Can we do no less? . . . Starve, What if we starve . . . ?!
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LET'S MAKE LOVE AGAIN Copyright 1997 by Daniel Curzon (tel) 415-585-3410 V1 EVERYBODY THINKS WE'RE FINE, BECAUSE WE SMILE AND SMILE A LOT. WE'RE ADMIRED, PRACTICALLY A SHRINE. OH, WE'RE TOGETHER . . . BUT WE'RE NOT. V2 YEARS HAVE DWINDLED INTO DUST, CAN'T RECALL THE LAST TIME THAT WE FOUGHT. WE HAVE TONS AND TONS OF TRUST. OH, WE'RE TOGETHER . . . BUT WE'RE NOT. Chorus: LET'S MAKE LOVE AGAIN. LET'S BE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN. LET'S BE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN. LET'S MAKE LOVE AGAIN. V3 NOW WE BARELY TOUCH AT ALL WHERE ONCE OUR KISSES WERE SO HOT. OUR BED'S GROWN LARGE INSTEAD OF SMALL. OH, SOMEHOW, SOMEHOW WE FORGOT. Repeat Chorus: V4 WILL IT ALWAYS BE THIS WAY? CAN WE RE-TIE OUR LOVERS' KNOT? HAS ALL THAT FOREVER GONE AWAY? OH,WE'RE TOGETHER . . . BUT WE'RE NOT. Repeat Chorus: LET'S MAKE LOVE AGAIN! . . . LET'S MAKE LOVE AGAIN.
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Lyrics AMAZING DOUBT (to the tune of "Amazing Grace") Words by Daniel Curzon AMAZING DOUBT, HOW SWEET THE SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME! I ONCE WAS FORCED. BUT NOW I'M FOUND, WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE. 'TWAS DOUBT THAT TAUGHT MY HEART TO CLEAR AND DOUBT MY FEARS RELIEVED. HOW PRECIOUS DID THAT DOUBT APPEAR THE HOUR I FIRST IT BREATHED. THE WORLD SHALL SOON DISSOLVE LIKE SNOW, THE SUN FORGET TO SHINE; NO GOD, WHO CALLED ME HEAR BELOW, SHALL BE FOREVER MINE. WHEN WE'VE BEEN DEAD TEN THOUSAND YEARS, LONG ROTTED BY THE SUN, I'LL REJOICE WITH NO MORE TEARS AND, YES, EMBRACE OBLIVION!
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AN IRISH BLESSING Music by Daniel Curzon Words: Traditional, except for Verse 2 by Curzon V: MAY THE ROAD RISE UP TO MEET YOU. MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK. MAY THE SUN SHINE WARM UPON YOUR FACE, THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS. AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN MAY HE HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. CHORUS: MAY YOUR BLESSINGS BE MANY, THE SUN SHINE ABOVE YOU, YOUR LIFE BRING YOU GLADNESS. AND ALWAYS GOD LOVE YOU! V2: MAY THE DARK THINGS NEVER TAKE YOU. MAY THE SALT BE NEVER IN YOUR EYE. MAY ALL CHILLS DIE QUICK UPON YOUR BREATH, THE FENS YIELD UP YOUR WEEPING BABES. AND MAY BOTH OUR LIVES BE GRAND, SINCE WE KNOW WE’LL NOT MEET MORE, NOT MEET MORE. REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS AGAIN
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EVEN LITTLE BABIES Words and Music by Daniel Curzon V1 There are so many ways to spank and say no And your DNA is only so-so So easy to lose or break a cassette And even your damn cat won?t go to the vet V2 There are so many ways your horse never wins Seventeen pleasures and all of them sins And how many Cinderellas exist? When was the last time you really got kissed CHORUS: Even little babies don?t really want to yell Even little babies just want to be held We?re just little babies We?re just little maybes? don?t tell V3 So many needs that get overlooked And so many acts that never get booked What a big laugh at your resume! When was the last time you starred in a play? V4 There are so many cars on the damn road Too many numbers in every zip code Did you stay at the castle or at the motel? Why don?t you tell how you won your Nobel? REPEAT CHORUS with variation . . . boo hoo . . .
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HOW CAN I BELIEVE IN YOU, GOD? Words and Music b Daniel Curzon V1: PEOPLE ARE BORN INTO BELIEF. FOR EVERY COMFORT THERE'S ANOTHER GRIEF FILLING THEIR HEADS WITH SUCH REVERENCE CALLING BLASPHEMY WHAT'S JUST COMMON SENSE. SPEAKING IN TONGUES AND BABBLING CHANTS. INTOLERANT,. SHRILL, AND FULL OF RANTS. CH: HOW CAN I BELIEVE IN YOU, GOD? YOU'RE NOT JUST MYSTERIOUS. YOU'RE ODD. YOUR ALMIGHTY SELF IS SO SILENT. YOUR FOLLOWERS SO OFTEN VIOLENT, IF YOU ARE REALLY MY FRIEND, YOU HAVE TO DO MORE TO KEEP UP YOUR END! [GO UP] V2: LIFE FALLS APART. PEOPLE DESPAIR. THEY'RE LONELY, LOST, AND LOOK ANYWHERE THEY'RE SAD AND UNDIGNIFIED, THEY THINK THEY ARE SAVED BECAUSE SOMEBODY DIED. HOW LIKELY IS THAT? AND IT'S SO PRIMITIVE. SOMETHING SO SICK TO MAKE YOU WANT TO LIVE???!! [a question ] REPEAT CH V3 PEOPLE GET SICK AND WONDER WHY. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT TO CRY? ND SO THEY FALL TO THEIR KNEES, AND PRAY TO STATUES, TO CLOUDS, EVEN TO TREES! THERE'S NOTHING THERE BUT THEIR LITTLE HOPES, EXPLOITED BY CON MEN, IMAMS, AND POPES. REPEAT CH Conclude with: AMEN!
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JOAN of AKANSAS Words and Music by Daniel Curzon V1 She rides ‘cycles Her teeth in a clench She hears voices But, no, they sure ain’t French V2 She’s a tomboy And never seems to fit She ain’t saintly But she’s no hypocrite CHORUS She’s a flamin’ kind of girl Handsome, raucous and raw And she’s gonna change the world You watch Cuz she’s Joan—Joan-Joan— Joan-Joan-Joan— Joan-Joan-Joan— Make that Joan of Arkansas V3 Some folks hate her She’s not nicey-nice She’s all woman Sugar, peppers and spice V4 She’s not worried Just laughs in their face Take a good look There’s a crazy kind of grace BRIDGE She loves her momma When she can find her But she’s hot thinkin’ momma Cuz… that’s all behind her You’re just wastin’ your time Feelin’ sorry for her You hear that sound( That’s her motor startin’ to purr! V5 She’s a charmer When she gets on her bike Love her armor Hey, what’s there not to like! V6 That’s her leavin’ See the dust in her wake No one’s gonna Burn that girl at the stake! REPEAT CHORUS
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THE STORY OF IDA VANOLA 7 minutes FIRST CHORUS: IDA VANOLA--THAT WAS THE LADY'S NAME. IDA VANOLA--WHAT A LIFE YOU OVERCAME. IDA VANOLA--YOU NEVER, EVER HAD MUCH FAME. VERSE #1: SHE CAME FROM A FAMILY OF WHAT WE USED TO JOKE WERE DUMB OL' COUNTRY FOLK. THIRTEEN KIDS WITH NO SHOES, FOLKS WHO DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO LOSE: BIG, OLD WOOD STOVE, NO REFRIGERATOR, JUST A STORAGE CELLAR. VERSE #2: THEY LIVED IN BETWEEN THE HILLS, WITH THEIR BILLYGOATS--AND FEVERS AND STREP THROATS. MOST OF THEM COULDN'T READ, RUNNY-NOSED AND A FEW KNOCK-KNEED. OSCAR, OTHAR, BEULAH, SOPHIE, REBA, AND ONE OR TWO NAMED BURVEL. SECOND CHORUS: IDA VANOLA--UP FROM THE HOLLOW (HOLLER), IDA VANOLA--YOU HAD YOUR LIFE TO SWALLOW (SWALLER). YOU HAD YOUR LIFE TO SWALLOW (SWALLER). VERSE #3: ONE TIME HER PEOPLE BOUGHT HER UP AT VONDA'S PLACE A DOLL WITH A CHINA FACE. THEY FELT IT BEST, ALL IN ALL, TO HANG THAT BABYDOLL ON THE WALL-- MIGHT GET BROKEN. ONCE A YEAR--HER BIRTHDAY-- SHE GOT TO HOLD THAT BABY. VERSE #4 AT SIXTEEN SHE LEFT HER HOME, OFF TO ILLINOIS, HITCHED WITH A LOCAL BOY. NINETY-NINE IN PRAIRIE KNIFE. YET IT WAS A MOVE UP IN LIFE. GOT UP MORNIN'S COOKED FOR HUNGRY THRESHERS-- THEY LOVED HER CHILI BREAKFASTS. FIRST CHORUS: IDA VANOLA--THAT WAS THE LADY'S NAME. IDA VANOLA--WHAT A LIFE YOU OVERCAME. IDA VANOLA--YOU NEVER, EVER HAD MUCH FAME. VERSE # 5: (a riff) AND THERE SHE MARRIED SMILEY: CROOKED LEG, A GOOD EGG, HER BIG PLAN, RICHEST MAN. GUILTY OF-- NOT MUCH LOVE. WAS THAT COLD? TRUTH BE TOLD, NO ROLLS-ROYCE, NOT MUCH CHOICE, BVD'S, ANTIFREEZE, WAXIN' FLOORS, SMILEY'S SNORES, NICE NEW BRA, ET CETERA. KATYDIDS, JELLY LIDS, HAVIN' KIDS, THREE WERE FINE, TWO IN PINE, BIG SNOW DRIFTS, LOTS OF IFS, SMILEY DRUNK WITH SOME PUNK: "BE BACK BY TWELVE OR BEFORE, OR I'LL LOCK THE GODDAMNED DOOR." BUT SMILEY--HE WAS LATE, MAYBE HALF AN HOUR. SO SHE LOCKED HIM OUT. SECOND CHORUS: IDA VANOLA--UP FROM THE HOLLOW (HOLLER), IDA VANOLA--YOU HAD YOUR LIFE TO SWALLOW (SWALLER) YOU HAD YOUR LIFE TO SWALLOW (SWALLER). VERSE #7: THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DRIVIN' ON THAT OLD HIGHWAY OUT THERE BY BILL'S CAFE IDA FELT A HEAVY HEART-- JUST THEN HEAVY RAIN WOULD START. GREAT BIG MACK TRUCK STALLED IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. BOTH MEN WERE BEHEADED. VERSE # 8: YES, SHE HAD TO LIVE WITH THAT-- THOSE AWFUL TIRE SKIDS AS WELL AS HIS THREE KIDS. SHE WAS BACK APRIL FOOL'S-- A RESTAURANT WITH JUST FOUR STOOLS. MAKIN' CHILI, SHE KEPT 'EM ALL A-EATIN'. IDA WAS A FIGHTER. FIRST CHORUS: IDA VANOLA--THAT WAS THE LADY'S NAME. IDA VANOLA--WHAT A LIFE YOU OVERCAME. IDA VANOLA--YOU NEVER, EVER HAD MUCH FAME. VERSE #9: THEN IDA MET SOMEBODY, A MAN WHO SOMETIMES FARMED, AND SOMETIMES EVEN CHARMED. HENRY--HE WAS SORT OF SHY, YET AS DECENT AS A PIECE OF PIE. HAD THEIR YOUNGUN UP THERE AT ST. OLAF'S, BREECH BIRTH AND HARD LABOR. VERSE # 10: (a riff) THOSE NEXT FEW YEARS WHIPPED ON BY: HAVIN' FIGHTS, MAKIN' UP, HUMID NIGHTS, WAKIN' UP, THUNDERSTORMS, FIREFLIES, HORNET SWARMS, TELLIN' LIES, TELLING TRUTHS, MAKIN' BREW, MAKIN' DO, GETTIN' HIGH, GETTIN' BY, GETTING STYS, GETTIN' WISE, BILLS TO PAY, MOVIN' DAY, CITY LIFE, CITY STRIFE, CITY SNOBS, FACTORY JOBS, SEP'RATE BEDS, SEP'RATE HEADS, CATCHIN' COLD AND GETTIN' OLD, BEING BORED AND SHUFFLEBOARD, RELATIVES AND LAXATIVES. AND THEN THE KIDS MOVED OUT-- JUST THE USUAL THINGS! AND THEN HER HENRY DIED. SECOND CHORUS: IDA VANOLA--UP FROM THE HOLLOW (HOLLER). IDA VANOLA--YOU HAD YOUR LIFE TO SWALLOW (SWALLER). YOU HAD YOUR LIFE TO SWALLOW (SWALLER). VERSE #11: etc.
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SHOULD YOU JUST FORGET LOVE? V1 SHOULD YOU JUST FORGET LOVE WHEN IT GOES AWAY? SHOULD YOU START TO HATE LOVE IF IT FADES TO GRAY? V2 SHOULD YOU GO AND SEEK LOVE? MAY YOU ASK FOR SOME? ONCE YOU'VE GONE AND LOST LOVE IS IT ALWAYS GONE? CHORUS OR CAN LOVE STRIKE TWO TIMES IN A LIFETIME, IF ONLY SOMEONE WILL STOP AND SEE? I'M LOOKING HARD FOR THAT SECOND SOMEONE, BUT WILL S/HE NOTICE ME? V3 SHOULD YOU EVER FIND LOVE WILL IT HELP YOU HEAL, OVERCOME YOUR LAST LOVE? MAYBE SEEM UNREAL? CHORUS OR CAN LOVE STRIKE TWO TIMES IN A LIFETIME, IF ONLY SOMEONE WILL STOP AND SEE? I'M LOOKING HARD FOR THAT SECOND SOMEONE, BUT WILL S/HE NOTICE ME? V4 SHOULD YOU JUST FORGET LOVE? CAN THERE BE WHAT'S BEEN? IF IT'S NOT QUITE YET LOVE SHOULD YOU NOT BEGIN? CHORUS OR CAN LOVE STRIKE TWO TIMES IN A LIFETIME, IF ONLY SOMEONE WILL STOP AND SEE? I'M LOOKING HARD FOR THAT SECOND SOMEONE, BUT WILL S/HE NOTICE ME? V5 SHOULD YOU JUST FORGET LOVE? CAN THERE BE WHAT'S BEEN? IF IT'S NOT QUITE YET LOVE SHOULD YOU NOT BEGIN? SHOULD YOU JUST FORGET LOVE, NEVER LET IT IN? NEVER AFTER MAY YOU LOVE AGAIN!?
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GOD BLESS Words and Music by Daniel Curzon #1 GOD BLESS THE SKY. GOD BLESS THE BEAST. GOD BLESS THE HIGH. GOD BLESS THE LEAST. Chorus: AND WHEN WE CALL PLEASE TOUCH US WITH YOUR GRACE. OH, HEAR US ALL! AND SAVE OUR HUMAN RACE-- OUR HU-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-MAN RACE. #2 GOD BLESS THE RAIN. GOD BLESS THE FROST. GOD BLESS THE SANE. GOD BLESS THE LOST. Repeat Chorus. #3 GOD BLESS THE SCAR. GOD BLESS THE TEAR. GOD BLESS THE FAR. GOD BLESS THE HERE. Repeat Chorus. Bridge.] Ending: YES, BLESS US ALL. GOD SAVE OUR HUMAN RACE. OH, BLESS US ALL. BLESS THIS SPECIAL PLACE. PLEASE BLESS US ALL. SHOW YOUR HU-U-U-U-U-U-MAN FACE!
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GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO by Daniel Curzon and Dan Turner V1 GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, I HATE TO LEAVE YOU. GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU. ALTHOUGH I'M FEELING LOW, I STILL WANT YOU TO KNOW, EVEN AS I DEPART, YOU'RE INSIDE MY HOPEFUL HEART. V2 GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, I LOVE YOUR WEATHER. GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, YOU'RE SO TOGETHER! I LOVE YOUR ATMOSPHERE WHEN I SEE FOG APPEAR. AND HOW I GOT MY THRILLS, CLIMBING UP AND DOWN YOUR HILLS. OH, GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, I'M IN A MUDDLE. GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, WE'RE MEANT TO CUDDLE. Bridge: AND WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE YOU'RE A STEP ABOVE. YOU ALWAYS SATISFY. YOU'RE A BRIGHT BOUQUET ON A BIG, BLUE BAY, A NATURAL HIGH!! V3 GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, YOU'RE NEVER FUSSY. GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, YOU'RE SUCH A HUSSY. WHEN I WENT OUT AT NIGHT, I LOVED TO HOLD YOU TIGHT. ALTHOUGH YOUR HILLS ARE STEEP, YOU'RE SO CUTE WHEN YOU'RE ASLEEP! V4 OH, GOODBYE, SAN FRANCISCO, I FEEL THIS CRAVING. YOU SEE ME WAVING? GLAD TO BE HERE! YOU'RE SO FREE HERE! LIFE IS GOLDEN AND GRAND! OH, SAN FRANCISCO--WONDERLAND!
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THE DAY THAT WE DIE by Daniel Curzon and Dan Turner V1 SOMEDAY THERE MUST COME THE MOMENT WHEN WE ASK THE QUESTION AND WE STARE AT THE SKY, WE WONDER WHAT DAY IT WILL BE, THE DAY THAT WE DIE. V2 SOME TIME WE BEGIN TO NOTICE, AS THE YEARS RE-MAKE US, AND WE SPECULATE WHY, WE WORRY ABOUT WHERE WE'LL BE, THE DAY THAT WE DIE. V3 WILL WE SIT AROUND DEPENDENT? PARALYZED AND USELESS, JUST TOO TRAMPLED TO TRY, WITH THE FUTURE CONFUSED WITH THE PAST, THE DAY THAT WE DIE? CHORUS WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHERE DO WE GO? WHAT LIES AHEAD? BEST LEFT UNSAID? WILL YOU BE YOU? WILL I BE ME? I GUESS WE'LL SEE. V4 DO WE HAVE TO WIND UP LONELY? IF YOU KNOW, DON'T TELL ME. I PREFER THAT YOU LIE. ARE WE HUGGED BY SOME VISITING NURSE, THE DAY THAT WE DIE? V5 ARE WE MEANT TO BE BEWILDERED? MERELY DISAPPOINTED? WERE WE AIMING TOO HIGH? MUST WE TURN TO A FISTFUL OF DUST, THE DAY THAT WE DIE? V6 SHOULD WE TRY TO FIGHT IT? OR SURRENDER? SHOULD WE TRY TO LINGER? SHOULD WE COWER AND CRY? PERHAPS WE MUST LIVE WITH THE TRUTH, THE DAY THAT WE DIE. CHORUS WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHERE DO WE GO? HOW DOES IT END? COULD BE WE BLEND? WILL I BE YOU? WILL YOU BE ME? . . . I GUESS WE'LL SEE.
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CLASS REUNIONS AND COCKROACHES Music and Lyrics by Daniel Curzon Chorus: THE STARS KEEP ON BURNIN?. THE WHEELS KEEP ON TURNIN?. BUT NOBODY'S FIGURED OUT WHY. CLASS REUNIONS AND COCKROACHES --WHY DO WE TRY? CLASS REUNIONS AND COCKROACHES --THEY'LL NEVER DIE. IS THIS THE WAY IT ALWAYS MUST BE? AND I WONDER WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF ME. AND I WONDER WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF ME. Verse #1 THE GIRL THAT I HATED, THE PROM QUEEN, WAS FADED. AND I BARELY REMEMBERED MY FRIENDS. THE NERD NOW WAS HANDSOME, THE CLASS CLOWN WAS LONESOME, AND THE JOCK HAD SOME DOWN WITH TWO DOUBLE CHINS. Repeat Chorus Verse #2 THE ONE I ONCE WANTED SEEMED TIRED AND HAUNTED, AND EVERYONE HAD SEEN BETTER HAIR. SOME HAD ADVENTURES, AND SOME HAD BAD DENTURES, AND SWEET MARGARET MARY MCNABB WASN'T THERE. Repeat Chorus Verse #3 THE GIRL WHO HAD HEAD LICE WAS NOW REALLY QUITE NICE, AND ROBBIE ORTEGA WENT GAY. THAT GUY WHO WOULD HASSLE WAS STILL JUST AN ASSHOLE, AND I COULDN?T WAIT TILL I GOT AWAY! Repeat Chorus Repeat last lines of Chorus, more slowly, more thoughtfully
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SORROWS Words and music by Daniel Curzon VERSE #1 YOU'LL BE LEAVIN' ON THAT GREYHOUND IN THE MORNIN', AND I'LL BE HEADIN' WESTWARD WHEN IT'S LIGHT. SURE, WE'LL NEVER MEET AGAIN, FOR CERTAIN. WE'RE BOTH GLAD IT'S ENDIN' SO RIGHT. CHORUS: YES, WE'LL HAVE OUR SORROWS TOMORROW. BUT WE HAVE EACH OTHER TONIGHT. VERSE #2 YOU'LL BE TRAVELIN' TO THAT NEW LIFE SET BEFORE YOU, ME--I'LL FIND A DIRECTION THAT IS RIGHT. SO LET US SAY GOODBYE WITHOUT HURTIN'. AND MAYBE WE'LL FIND TIME TO WRITE. REPEAT CHORUS. VERSE #3 I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU TO STAY HERE. I'LL LET YOU FREE FROM MY SIGHT. NO USE IN HANGING ON WHEN IT'S OVER. AND, BESIDES, IT'S AFTER MIDNIGHT. REPEAT CHORUS VERSE #4 WE'LL BE GOING' IN A HEARTBEAT WHERE LIFE TAKES US, SINCE IT'S SPELLED OUT SO CLEAR IN BLACK AND WHITE. I FEEL AWKWARD BECAUSE YOU'RE SO SILENT. SO I GUESS I'LL SAY MY GOODNIGHT. CHORUS: YES, WE'LL HAVE OUR SORROWS TOMORROW. YES, WE'LL HAVE OUR SORROWS TOMORROW. . . . BUT CAN WE HAVE EACH OTHER TONIGHT?
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COUNTRY’S COOL Words and Music by Daniel Curzon Verse #1: Over in Afghanistan, Despite the rules of the Taliban, Desert folks get overwrought. Sometimes they forget what they’ve been taught Yeah, when the sun goes down And they all want some fun, Let me tell you what is really hot! Chorus: Everywhere, even if the jukebox needs repair, There is something in the air, Melodies that make you care. Not only here but over there, They’re nobody’s fool, ‘Cuz country’s cool. Yeah, country’s cool. Verse #2: North Korea’s folks sure are staunch And clap like mad for each missile launch. Over there the winds bite and pinch. And supper time is not a cinch. Yet when the sun goes down, The people there want another sound, One where they never have to flinch. Repeat Chorus: Verse #3: Even off in Russia land, Where some are killed by the Kremlin’s hand, And gloom and doom kill a whole lot more, They hanker for some ol’ Nashville lore. Then they start to jump for joy You see them start to smile, oh boy! Country makes their spirits soar! Repeat Chorus: Repeat last line four times.
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THE BEST TEARS OF MY LIFE Words and Music by Daniel Curzon I REMEMBERYOU SAID YOU’D BET I’D MISS YOU. I REMEMBER I SAID: (spoken) LET’S WAIT AND SEE NOW THE YEARS HAVE FADED, LIKE AN OLD TATTOO, AND TO EACH OTHER WE ARE JUST A MEMORY! CHORUS: WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND CONCENTRATE SOME THINGS STLL CUT ME LIKE A KNIFE. I GUESS I GAVE YOU TOO LITTLE, DARLIN’. BUT YOU GAVE ME THE BEST TEARS OF MY LIFE. VERSE #2: DID YOU REALLY LOVE ME, OR ONLY JUST PRETEND? DID I EVER LOVE YOU? WELL, (spoken) AT LEAST I TRIED. SEEMS I COULDN’T BE YOUR LOVER OR YOUR FRIEND. NOW ALL I FEEL IS DEEPLY UNSATISFIED. ( REPEAT CHORUS VERSE #3: I USED TO THINK MAYBE YOU WERE USING ME. THEN I REALIZED THAT’S (spoken) A TWO-WAY STREET. OUR BEST-LAID, WICKED PLANS WENT “GANG AFT AGLEY.” [ often go astray] NOW ALL I PRAY IS WE NEVER, EVER MEET. REPEAT CHORUS. PLUS extra at end: I GUESS I GAVE YOU TOO LITTLE, DARLIN’. BUT I GAVE YOU THE BEST TEARS OF MY LIFE.
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OUR GREAT PRESIDENT To the tune of “Star and Stripes Forever,” by Sousa, in public domain Words by Daniel Curzon SUNG WITH THE PICCOLO/FLUTE SECTION VERSE #1: HURRAH FOR OUR GREAT PRESIDENT! MAY HE RULE AS OUR STANDARD FOREVER! NO DOUBT HE’S WITHOUT PRECEDENT. A BEACON OF PURE LIGHT. WE ALL MUST REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN OUR FATHERS WROTE DOWN WHAT WE TREASURE AND PROCLAIMED AS THEY SHOWED US THE WAY TO UPHOLD THE LIGHT FOR FREEDOM’S MIGHT, BUT TYRANTS NEVER! VERSE #2: HURRAH FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF! EVERY WORD THAT HE SAYS IS SO SPLENDID! PURVEYOR OF JOY AND RELIEF. FOR ALL A BLESSED GIFT. NO THOUGHT FOR SELF, JUST FOR US. ALL GREED AND VENALITY ARE ENDED! ELOQUENT AND WITHOUT ANY FUSS HE WILL UPLIFT, HEAL EVERY RIFT, ALL FAULTS TRANSCENDED!
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ORDINARY Words and Music by Daniel Curzon (copyright, 2018) VERSE #1: OTHER PEOPLE ARE SO STRESSED, IT SEEMS, FRANTIC AND OBSESSED ABOUT THEIR DREAMS. IT’S CLEAR THEY ARE ALWAYS ON THE MAKE. GIVE ME THIS AND THAT! TAKE! SO FAKE! SO FAKE. CHORUS: I SMILE WHEN I’M BEING ORDINARY. REALLY DON’T MIND BEING ORDINARY. PERFECTLY FINE BEING ORDINARY. FOR THAT, I CAN ALWAYS FIND THE TIME. IT’S SUBLIME! VERSE #2: I WON’T FIND HAPPINESS IN ALGEBRA, JUST BECAUSE I OUGHT TO WANT IT . . . DUH! CAN’T BE ANYTHING I WANT TO BE. DON’T HAVE EVERY TALENT, CAN’T YOU SEE!? NOT ME! NOT ME! CHORUS: I SMILE WHEN I’M BEING ORDINARY. REALLY DON’T MIND BEING ORDINARY. PERFECTLY FINE BEING ORDINARY. FOR THAT, I CAN ALWAYS FIND THE TIME. IT’S SUBLIME! VERSE #3: WHY IS EVERYBODYALWAYS SO EXTREME?! WHY DOES EVERYBODY MAKE ME WANT TO SCREAM?! 2 I AM NOT LAZY. IT’S NOT TRUE! THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH THAT I CAN DO.UNLIKE YOU! UNLIKE YOU! CHORUS: I SMILE WHEN I’M BEING ORDINARY. REALLY DON’T MIND BEING ORDINARY. PERFECTLY FINE BEING ORDINARY. FOR THAT, I CAN ALWAYS FIND THE TIME. IT’S SUBLIME! VERSE #4: STOP PUSHING ME TO ALWAYS BE ON THE PHONE. STOP FORCING ME TO BE SELFISH TO THE BONE. STOP TELLING ME I MUST BE PRESIDENT. MUST KILL A DRAGON AND ALSO PAY THE RENT. I VENT! I VENT! CHORUS: I SMILE WHEN I’M BEING ORDINARY. REALLY DON’T MIND BEING ORDINARY. PERFECTLY FINE BEING ORDINARY. FOR THAT, I CAN ALWAYS FIND THE TIME. IT’S SUBLIME! REPEAT CHORUS: ADD: FOR THAT I CAN ALWAYS FIND THE TIME. IT’S SUBLIME! IT’S SUBLIME!
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Lyrics DREAMIN' LIKE A DOG Words and Music by Daniel Curzon Copyright 1997 VERSE #1: OLD SPORT IS LYIN' BY THE FIRE, PAWS A-TWITCHIN', TWITCHIN' WITH DESIRE. HIS MUZZLE'S GRAY NOW. SOMETIMES HE LIMPS A BIT. WHEN I THROW HIS RUBBER BALL, HE WON'T RUN AFTER IT. CHORUS: I CAN HEAR HIM DREAMIN' LIKE A DOG: THERE'S THAT RABBIT AGAIN, HEADIN' WHERE THE WOODS BEGIN. THIS TIME I'LL CATCH HIM, THIS TIME I WILL. I CAN SEE HIM IN THE SUN! HE'LL BE SUPPER BEFORE MY DAY IS DONE. VERSE #2: OLD SPORT IS SLEEPIN' ON MY BED, PAWS A-TWITCHIN', TWITCHIN' NEAR HIS HEAD. HIS TONGUE LOLLS OUT NOW. SOMETIMES YOU HEAR HIM SNORE. STILL GOES FOR WALKS, HE DOES. SLOW GETTIN' TO THE DOOR. REPEAT CHORUS VERSE #3: MY DAD’S RESTIN' IN HIS CHAIR, PAWS A-TWITCHIN', TWITCHIN' IN THE AIR. HIS MUZZLE'S GRAY NOW-- NO, NOTHIN' BUT WHITE FUZZ. WHEN HE WALKS OLD SPORT AT NIGHT, HE'S SLOWER THAN HE WAS. REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS (more slowly at the end)
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Chorus: THE STORY of the NEEDY BOY (Words and Music by Daniel Curzon, Copyright 2018) I SCORED A GOAL! I SCORED A GOAL! I SCORED A GOAL! I SCORED A GOAL! (yodel) O DE LADY, O DE LADY, O DE LADY WHO! SOUNDS A LITTLE FUNNY. BUT I SWEAR IT’S TRUE. Verse #1: SO SAID THE BOY PLAYING SOCCER BEHIND THE FENCE, AS HE CAME UP TO ME, HIS SMILE IMMENSE. BLESS HIS SOUL BLESS HIS SOUL YEAH, BLESS HIS SOUL. Chorus: HE SCORED A GOAL! HE SCORED A GOAL! HE SCORED A GOAL! HE SCORED A GOAL! (yodel) O DE LADY, O DE LADY, O DE LADY WHO! SOUNDS A LITTLE FUNNY. BUT I SWEAR IT’S TRUE. Verse #2: HE WAS ABOUT SIXTEEN , AND I DON’T MEAN TO SCOFF, BUT HE WAS SORT OF ODD, A LITTLE ‘OFF.’ NOT TO PIGEONHOLE. NOT TO PIGEONHOLE! Chorus: (yodel only here) Verse #3: HE HAD TO TELL A TOTAL STRANGER WHAT HE’D DONE. BUT I’M NOT INTO SPORTS, WHO’S LOST AND WON. YET I SAID TO HIM : GOOD FOR YOU! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL! Chorus: YOU SCORED A GOAL! YOU SCORED A GOAL! YOU SCORED A GOAL! YOU SCORED A GOAL! O DE LADY, O DE LADY, O DE LADY WHO! SOUNDS A LITTLE FUNNY. BUT I SWEAR IT’S TRUE. Verse #4: HE WAS NEEDY, SO HUNGRY FOR A COMPLIMENT, SO DESPERATE FOR SOME ENCOURAGEMENT. I HOPE MY WORDS HELPED HIM FEEL MORE WHOLE. Chorus: (yodel only) O DE LADY, O DE LADY, O DE LADY WHO! Verse #5: HE GIGGLED AS HE RAN BACK TO HIS SOCCER GAME. I WAVED AND LEFT AND NEVER KNEW HIS NAME. BUT THEN HE WAVED AT ME AND SMILED TOO. Partial Chorus: HE SCORED A GOAL! HE SCORED A GOAL! HE SCORED A GOAL! HE SCORED A GOAL! Bridge: IN THIS WORLD THERE IS THICK AND THIN. I HOPE TO GOD HE SCORES AGAIN. HE WAS SO HAPPY, AS PLEASED AS PUNCH. I WENT SOMEWHERE AND HAD SOME LUNCH. Chorus: (yodel only) O DE LADY, O DE LADY, O DE LADY WHO! Verse # 6 IF YOU LIKE THIS LITTLE SONG, OR YOU ARE EVEN STIRRED, AND YOU CAN BRING YOURSELF TO SAY A WORD, Chorus: I WROTE THIS SONG. I WROTE THIS SONG. I WROTE THIS SONG! I WROTE THIS SONG! O DE LADY, O DE LADY, O DE LADY WHO! SOUNDS A LITTLE FUNNY. BUT I SWEAR IT’S TRUE. Verse # 7 NOW PLEASE DON’T SCOFF. BUT, YEAH, I AM A LITTLE “OFF.” SAY: GOOD FOR YOU. GOOD FOR YOU. BLESS HIS SOUL! Verse # 8 (irregular] GOOD FOR YOU! AND PLEASE SMILE TOO. JU ST SAY: GOOD FOR YOU. GOOD FOR YOU. I LOVE YOUR SONG. AND PLEASE SMILE TOO. (yodel only – with JOY)
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Cat on the Computer Words and Music by Daniel Curzon ( a novelty) VERSE 1: I’m sending out an order, and I’m doing it right now. Would you care to have me show you how? This order, if I’m lucky, should last me several days. It’s for jigglies, catnip mice, bubbles, and some very fine pate’s! CHORUS: Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! I’m a cat on the computer. I ask you what could be cuter! Do you fancy what you see? Why not? I’m hot. I’m precious as precious can be. Just don’t look too closely at me Naughty old me! VERSE 2: There’s more to what I’m doing and what it is I’m writing. It is chic, scrumptious, and exciting. As I click and poke and frolic among the keys. There are many raw and heartfelt poems about my fleas! Repeat Chorus VERSE 3: When you are not looking, I have an even deeper side; Videos of my cooking, though they are decried. They are utterly enthralling — afraid I have to boast. I have a ‘friend’ in Kazakhstan who loves my every post! Repeat Chorus VERSE 4: Other postings that I do are said to be mysterious. But from my point of view they are always serious. A dozen of them have been miserably forlorn. Some deeply religious, some litigious, and one or two are porn!! Repeat Chorus Ending: Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! HISS (sound) Meow. . . . Caio!
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I LOVE YOU, BUT . . . (Words and Music by Daniel Curzon, Copyright 2018) VERSE #1: YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE YOUR WAY, WHETHER IT’S A MOVIE, TV, OR A PLACE TO EAT, WHEN I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY, I BITE MY TONGUE INSTEAD AND THEN RETREAT. VERSE #2 YOU PUSH EVERY LIMIT THAT YOU CAN. YOU GOT AN UGLY TATTOO WITHOUT CONSULTING ME. YOUR POETRY DOESN’T EVEN SCAN. YOU THINK CALLING FROM THE JOHN IS NOT INSULTING ME. CHORUS: OKAY, LET ME PUT IT IN A HAIKU. WHY DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME FIGHT YOU? SOMETIMES I ALMOST WANT TO STRIKE YOU. YEAH, I LOVE YOU. . . . BUT I DON’T LIKE YOU. VERSE #3: YOU WHINE AND SULK AND SNIPE AND TEASE. YOU NAG AND POUT AND ACT HOLIER THAN THOU. YOU SNARL AND BARK AS IF YOU HAVE SOME DISEASE. IF I DO SOMETHING YOU DON’T LIKE, YOU HAVE A COW. VERSE #4: WHEN I LOST MY JOB, YOU GLOATED. YOU NEVER WANT TO TALK UNLESS IT’S ABOUT YOU. YOU’RE SO FULL OF YOURSELF, YOU’RE BLOATED. YOU THINK THAT I COULD NEVER LIVE WITHOUT YOU. CHORUS: OKAY, LET ME PUT IT IN A HAIKU. WHY DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME FIGHT YOU? SOMETIMES I ALMOST WANT TO STRIKE YOU. YEAH, I LOVE YOU. . . . BUT I DON’T LIKE YOU. VERSE #5: I DON’T THINK WE CAN GO ON THIS WAY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND YOU? I WILL NOT LIKE MYSELF IF I STAY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE SO THAT I CAN STAND YOU? CHORUS: OKAY, LET ME PUT IT IN A HAIKU. WHY DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME FIGHT YOU? SOMETIMES I ALMOST WANT TO STRIKE YOU. YEAH, I LOVE YOU. . . . BUT I DON’T LIKE YOU. VERSE #6: YOU TOO HAVE COMPLAINTS, IT WOULD APPEAR. BUT YOU ARE NO LONGER PREACHING TO THE CHOIR. IT SEEMS TO ME I’VE FINALLY MADE IT CLEAR. [10] BY THE WAY, YOUR FACE IS GRAY AND YOUR HAIR’S ON FIRE. VERSE #7: I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO BITCH ABOUT. THE BALL NOW, AS THEY SAY, IS IN YOUR COURT. NOTHING MORE I WANT TO HEAR YOU BITCH ABOUT. WHAT IS IT TO BE: GO FORWARD OR ABORT? CHORUS: OKAY, LET ME PUT IT IN A HAIKU. WHY DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME FIGHT YOU? SOMETIMES I ALMOST WANT TO STRIKE YOU. YEAH, I LOVE YOU. . . . BUT I DON’T LIKE YOU. CHORUS #2: YEAH, I ONCE DID LOVE YOU. WHY DID YOU MAKE ME FIGHT YOU? YEAH, I ONCE DID LOVE YOU. AND, YEAH, I ONCE DID LIKE YOU.
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THAT LAST FLOWER Words and Music by Daniel Curzon Copyright 2018 Verse # 1: You picked the very last one of those. I warned you, begged you not to be so cruel. You said for every flower gone, yet another grows. I answered sharply that you were a fool. Verse # 2: So now there are no more, I said, And will become forgotten and extinct. But soon — you joked — I too, my critic, will be dead. And pulled my ear and smiled at me and winked. Chorus: That last flower on that isle in Windermere, Your need for it was so sincere. I remember it was raining. It was the only one remaining. Ah, to have that flower near, To hold it for an hour, dear! Even just one petal— I would not be complaining So. So! So. Verse # 3: Before long, your joke became the truth. It seemed a year, but it took just a week. How quickly withered in your lovely, darling youth, You went from fresh and wild to frail and weak. REPEAT CHORUS Verse # 4: The world will not forgive your crime. But I would give a thousand flowers, oh, If I could hold you, even in my grave, one more time And join with you until more flowers grow. REPEAT CHORUS Ending: Ah, to have that flower here, To hold it for an hour, dear. Even just one petal — I would not be complaining So. So! . . . So . . .
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BRING TEARS Words and Music by Daniel Curzon, Copyright 2018 VERSE #1: HEY, DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME! YOU THINK I’M JOKING, BUT NO WAY, NO HOW. IT WOULD BE THE WORST MISTAKE OF YOUR LIFE. I’M WARNING YOU, BABY, RIGHT HERE AND NOW. VERSE #2: I’M BAD NEWS, AND I KNOW IT. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS YOU COULD CHOOSE. TRUST ME, THERE’S LOTS LESS HERE THAN MEETS THE EYE. I’M TELLING YOU THAT YOU CAN ONLY LOSE. CHORUS: YOU CAN BRING ALL THAT DEVOTION, ALL THAT EMOTION – I’M SURE IT’S TRUE – WHO COULD EVER LOVE AS MUCH AS YOU?! I KNOW YOU BELIEVE I’M MUSIC TO YOUR EARS. BUT WHATEVER ELSE YOU BRING, BRING TEARS. BRING TEARS! VERSE #3: NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO GO. YOUR MIND WILL CLEAR, I’M SURE, AROUND THAT BEND. JUST HEAD OUT NOW AND PLEASE DO NOT LOOK BACK, AND WHAT YOU DO NOT REALLY NEED WILL END. 2 VERSE #4: ‘COURSE I LOVE YOU, WHO COULD NOT? I CAN PROMISE AN ENDLESS LIST OF THINGS. BUT THEY WOULD BE ¬¬¬¬JUST HOPES , HALF-TRUTHS, AND LIES. WHAT I CAN GUARANTEE ARE SUFFERINGS. CHORUS: YOU CAN BRING ALL THAT DEVOTION, ALL THAT EMOTION – I’M SURE IT’S TRUE – WHO COULD EVER LOVE AS MUCH AS YOU?! I KNOW YOU BELIEVE I’M MUSIC TO YOUR EARS. BUT WHATEVER ELSE YOU BRING, BRING TEARS. VERSE #5: I’M TELLING YOU OUT OF LOVE, AND I DON’T WANT TO REPEAT MY PAST. SO PLEASE DO NOT SAY EVEN ONE MORE WORD. SAVE YOURSELF FROM ME, AND DO IT FAST. CHORUS: YOU CAN BRING ALL THAT DEVOTION, ALL THAT EMOTION – I’M SURE IT’S TRUE – WHO COULD EVER LOVE AS MUCH AS YOU?! I KNOW YOU BELIEVE I’M MUSIC TO YOUR EARS. 3 BUT WHATEVER ELSE YOU BRING, BRING TEARS. ENDING: I KNOW YOU BELIEVE I’M MUSIC TO YOUR EARS. AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL COME TO ME. BUT WHEN YOU DO, BRING TEARS. BRING TEARS. BRING TEARS.
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YOU CAUGHT ME (Words and Music by Daniel Curzon) Copyright 2019 VERSE #1: I WAS ALONE, UNSUSPECTING. YOU CAME ALONG, COLLECTING IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE. BUT THERE IT WAS, YOU AND ME. CHORUS: LOVE TURNED OUT ALL WRONG. MORE BITTERNESS THAN SONG LESS HEART, MORE HEART ATTACK. YES, YOU CAUGHT ME. YES, YOU TAUGHT ME. NOW PLEASE, PLEASE, THROW ME, THROW ME BACK. VERSE #2: YOU WERE SUCH FUN, INITIALLY. THEN NOT SO MUCH, OFFICIALLY. IT WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. WE WERE LIVING, BUT IN A HEARSE. REPEAT CHORUS VERSE #3: WHY CAN’T IT END, QUICK AS IT BEGAN? NOT LIKE A FISH ON THE SAND. WE HAD AMAZING THRILLS, NOW WE’RE JUST SAD, GASPING GILLS. REPEAT PARTIAL CHORUS (from YES, YOU CAUGHT ME to end)
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LIGHTEN UP! Words and Music by Daniel Curzon, Copyright 2019 VERSE #1: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JOY? WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PEACE? NOW ALL WE EVER HEAR IS OY! IT’S UNBEARABLE. OH SHEESH! CHORUS: GIVE US ALL A BREAK. LET IT GO, FOR GOD’S SAKE. YOU’RE TOO UPTIGHT. ALWAYS RIGHT. LIGHTEN UP, EVERYONE. LIGHTEN UP! FEEL THE SUN! LIGHTEN UP, EVERYONE! VERSE #2: ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN STAND. ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN TAKE. PUT A CORK IN IT, FIREBRAND. COOL OFF. GO JUMP IN A LAKE! REPEAT CHORUS VERSE #3: HOW ABOUT A YEAR OF QUIET? JUST RUN OFF SOMEWHERE AND SNOOZE. WITHOUT A SINGLE SHOUT OR RIOT. DON’T COME BACK -- UNTIL WE CHOOSE. REPEAT CHORUS VERSE #4: WE UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE GRIPES. WE ALL KNOW THAT LIFE’S A MESS. WE HAVE TROUBLES TOO, OF ALL TYPES. BUT REMEMBER: MORE IS LESS. REPEAT CHORUS VERSE #5: YOU LOST ME AT ‘POOR, POOR ME.’ AND NO, I’M NOT HARD OF HEART. BUT YOU’VE BECOME AN INDUSTRY. I’M NO LONGER TAKING PART. REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT PARTIAL CHORUS: (last three lines of Chorus, ending in exhaustion)
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1 YOU ARE MY FRIEND (FEMALE version) Words and Music by Daniel Curzon VERSE #1: MAY YOU SEE A BETTER LAND! MAY YOU BE A BETTER MAN! MAY YOU GROW ANOTHER HAND! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. CHORUS: YOU ARE MY FRIEND, NEVER FEAR. IF WE CAN LAST THROUGH ONE MORE BEER. THEN WE NEED NOT EVER SHED A TEAR. OH. MAY YOU LAST ANOTHER YEAR. LA, LA, LA. LA, LA, LA. HA, HA, HA. HA, HA, HA. VERSE #2: ALL YOUR DAYS MUST END WITH JOY! MAY YOU LEARN TO LOVE BOK CHOY! MAY YOUR VOICE CEASE TO ANNOY! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG. BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. CHORUS: YOU ARE MY FRIEND, NEVER FEAR. IF WE CAN LAST THROUGH ONE MORE BEER. THEN WE NEED NOT SHED A TEAR OH, MAY YOU LAST ANOTHER YEAR. LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA. HA, HA, HA HA, HA, HA. VERSE #3: MAY YOUR FUTURE BE THE BEST! MAY YOU JUST FORGET THE REST! AT LEAST TRY TO AVOID ARREST! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG. BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. CHORUS: VERSE #4: BETTER THAN THE ONE NOW DONE. LET US SPIT ON THAT SHITTY ONE, SEND IT TO OBLIVION NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG. BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. LAST CHORUS: YOU ARE MY FRIEND, NEVER FEAR. IF WE CAN LAST THROUGH ONE MORE BEER. THEN WE NEED NOT EVER SHED A TEAR. OH, MAY YOU, MAY YOU, MAY YOU LAST ANOTHER YEAR. LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, HA, HA, HA. HA!
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INDIANA WINTER Lyrics and music by Daniel Curzon VERSE #1: I’VE GOT ME A ROTTEN LITTLE BAND THAT’S SCREWED AROUND HERE AND OTHER PARTS. WE’VE BEEN AS FAR AS ALABAM', GOT AS HIGH AS NUMBER SIX ON SOME BLUESY MUSIC CHARTS VERSE #2: I JUST GOT A CALL TO COME ON HOME. THEY NEED SOMEBODY TO CARE FOR DAD. ALWAYS PLAYED PAPER AND THE COMB, BUT HE SORT OF SHRIVELLED UP, AND HIS SMILE WENT SORT OF SAD CHORUS: IT'S GONNA BE AN INDIANA WINTER, FULL OF HAIL AND SLEET AND SNOW. IT'S GONNA BE AN 'INTERESTING' WINTER. MAN, DO I EVER KNOW! (a laugh/cry) WITH DRIFTS UP TO YOUR KNEES, THE TEARS ON YOUR EYELIDS FREEZE. Repeat CHORUS: Plus: I’VE GOT MORE! (croaked) I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE! WELL,BRING IT ON! I’VE GOT MORE. I’VE GOT MORE! VERSE #3 BACK WHEN, I HUNG ON, THE WAY THAT YOU DO, MARRIED A TOUGH LITTLE GAL ONE DAY. BUT WHEN THAT WENT GOD KNOWS WHERETO, AND SHE STOPPED AND JUST WALKED OUT,. I HAD TO KEEP THE COLD AT BAY. CHORUS BRIDGE: (sounds of being chilled to the bone) Ooo ooo ooo!. It's just weather. Ooo ooo ooo!. Could be better. Verse #4 YEP, COME SPRING, I’M GOIN' ON THE ROAD. HOPE I’VE GOT ME A COUPLE OF HITS. GONNA TRY ANOTHER AREA CODE. THINK I MIGHT BE IN MY PRIME. GOT AT LEAST HALF MY WITS. . CHORUS I’VE GOT MORE1 I’VE GOT MORE! (cough)
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DON’T EAT ME Music and Lyrics by Daniel Curzon VERSE #1: I CONFESS I WAS LONELY, OVERWEIGHT AND SORT OF HOMELY. EVEN THOUGH YOUR GRAMMAR WAS BAD, . . . I ADMIT I ANSWERED YOUR AD VERSE #2: OH, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER WHEN THERE WAS SWEAT ON YOUR SWEATER. BUT YOU WERE SO CUDDLY AND CUTE . . . IN YOUR FABULOUS BIRTHDAY SUIT! CHORUS: NOW I’VE BOUGHT ME A GUN AND I’M WAITIN’ FOR YOU, HON. DON’T BEAT ME. DON’T EAT ME. DON’T DARE SAY YOU COMPLETE ME! IF YOU COME THROUGH THAT DOOR, I SWEAR, I SWEAR, I SWEAR I WILL LOVE YOU NO MORE! VERSE #3: SO IT WAS KINKY, OKAY!? [7] THEN IT WAS NOT. JUST STINKY ALL THE DAY. AND NEXT CAME THE STALKING FROM YOU. . . . IT WAS ALL TOO BAD TO BE TRUE. [8] REPEAT CHORUS NOW I’VE BOUGHT ME A GUN AND I’M WAITING FOR YOU, HON. DON’T BEAT ME. DON’T EAT ME. DON’T DARE SAY YOU COMPLETE ME! IF YOU COME THROUGHN THAT DOOR, I SWEAR, I SWEAR, I SWEAR I WILL LOVE YOU NO MORE! VERSE #4: I’VE CALLED THE SHERIFF ON YOU THEY’LL BE HERE IN A MINUTE OR TWO. AND I’LL TELL THEM AIM FOR YOUR HEAD. JUST HOPE THEY DON’T SHOOT ME INSTEAD. VERSE #5: LOVE IS A DANGEROUS GAME. IT CAN LEAVE YOU BROKEN AND LAME. YET I KNOW THAT THIS MUCH IS TRUE. THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHEN IT’S THROUGH. REPEAT CHORUS. ENDING: IF YOU COME THROUGH THAT DOOR, I WILL LOVE YOU NO MORE. (spoken) I SWEAR!
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TAKE ME WITH YOU By DANIEL CURZON WHEN I WAS VERY SMALL AND MY FOLKS WERE SORT OF PRODIGAL, SOMETIMES MY NEIGHBORS WOULD GO AWAY ON TRIPS AND I WOULD ACHE AND BURN AND YEARN TO GO WITH THEM IN CARS OR PLANES OR SHIPS. BUT I COULDN’T ASK THEM, SEE, IF THEY COULD SOMEHOW FIND ROOM FOR ME. WHAT IF THEY JUST LAUGHED AS IF IT WAS A JOKE, OR SAID “NO” OR ‘NO! NO! NO! NO!’ OR, WORSE, PRETENDED I HAD NEVER SPOKE. CHORUS: TAKE ME WITH YOU! TAKE ME WITH YOU! I’M PACKED AND READY FOR MAINE OR IDAHO! TAKE ME WITH YOU! TAKE ME WITH YOU! PLEASE! PLEASE! I SO MUCH WANT TO GO! A LOVED ONE JUST PASSED AWAY. AND GRIEF CAN HELP, BUT NOT ENOUGH. I TRY TO FIGHT AND GO ON AS BEST I CAN, AND I DO WISH AND BITCH AND HOPE BUT IT’S HARD, HARDER THAN I CAN REALLY STAND. 2 TAKE ME WITH YOU THEY’RE NOT COMING BACK AGAIN THERE WILL BE NO MORE TALKS, THROUGH THICK AND THIN. JUST EMPTINESS, TV SHIT, AND SPORTS AND GIN. SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED THIS AS LIFE’S FATE. WHO AM I TO ESCAPE? YET IT’S NOT TOO LATE. REPEAT partial CHORUS TWICE (with definite heartbreak)
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I'LL SEND A GREETING. I'LL SEND IT SOON. ACROSS THE LONELY SKIES TO YOU. THOUGH I CAN'T BE THERE I STILL CAN FILL THE AIR. I'LL SEND MY SPIRIT. I'LL SEND MY SOUL. HEAR MY CHRISTMAS HEART, TRYING TO DEPART. CHORUS I CRY . . . LOVE. MY . . . LOVE SOME DAY I'LL JOIN YOU. SOME DAY I WILL TOGETHER IN ANOTHER TIME. THOUGH MY HOPES ARE HIGH, I STILL MUST LEARN TO FLY. PERHAPS A CLOUD ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL FLUTTER ME AWAY. CHORUS GOODBYE, LOVE! MY LOVE!
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1 YOU ARE MY FRIEND (FEMALE version) Words and Music by Daniel Curzon VERSE #1: MAY YOU SEE A BETTER LAND! MAY YOU BE A BETTER MAN! MAY YOU GROW ANOTHER HAND! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. CHORUS: YOU ARE MY FRIEND, NEVER FEAR. IF WE CAN LAST THROUGH ONE MORE BEER. THEN WE NEED NOT EVER SHED A TEAR. OH. MAY YOU LAST ANOTHER YEAR. LA, LA, LA. LA, LA, LA. HA, HA, HA. HA, HA, HA. VERSE #2: ALL YOUR DAYS MUST END WITH JOY! MAY YOU LEARN TO LOVE BOK CHOY! MAY YOUR VOICE CEASE TO ANNOY! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG. BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. CHORUS: YOU ARE MY FRIEND, NEVER FEAR. IF WE CAN LAST THROUGH ONE MORE BEER. THEN WE NEED NOT SHED A TEAR OH, MAY YOU LAST ANOTHER YEAR. LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA. HA, HA, HA HA, HA, HA. VERSE #3: MAY YOUR FUTURE BE THE BEST! MAY YOU JUST FORGET THE REST! AT LEAST TRY TO AVOID ARREST! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG. BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. CHORUS: VERSE #4: BETTER THAN THE ONE NOW DONE. LET US SPIT ON THAT SHITTY ONE, SEND IT TO OBLIVION NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF IT IS ONLY SUNG. BUT ONLY WHEN THE YEAR IS YOUNG. LAST CHORUS: YOU ARE MY FRIEND, NEVER FEAR. IF WE CAN LAST THROUGH ONE MORE BEER. THEN WE NEED NOT EVER SHED A TEAR. OH, MAY YOU, MAY YOU, MAY YOU LAST ANOTHER YEAR. LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, HA, HA, HA. HA!
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