All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die"
Says the man next to me, out of nowhere
It’s apropos of nothing
He says his name is William
But I’m sure he’s Bill or Billy or Mac or Buddy
And he’s plain ugly to me
And I wonder if he’s ever had a day of fun in his whole life
We are drinking beer at noon on Tuesday
In a bar that faces a giant car wash
In a bar in Toledo
Across from the depot
On a barstool, she took off her ring
I thought I’d get closer
So I walked on over
I sat down and asked her, her name
When the drinks finally hit her
She said, “I’m no quitter”
But I finally quit living on dreams
I’m hungry for laughter
And here ever after
I’m after whatever the other life brings
Sit up, fed up, low down go round
Down to the bar at the place I’m at
Sitting drinking, superficially thinking
About the rinsed-out blonde on my left
Then I said, “Hi,” like a spider to a fly
Remembering what my little girl said
You’re every wonder in this world to me
A treasure time won’t steal away
So listen to my heart
Lay your body close to mine
Let me touch you with my love
I can make you feel so right
And baby, through the years
Gonna love you more each day
So I promise you tonight
That you will always be the lady in my life
Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops fallin’ soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time
For the good times
Now wakes the hour
Now sleeps the swan
Behold a dream
The dream is gone
Green fields
A cold rain is falling
In a golden dawn
And deep beneath the ground
The early morning sounds
And I go down
Sleepy time, and I lie
With my love by my side
And she’s breathing low
I’m a sleepy time baby
A sleepy time boy
Work only maybe
Life is a joy
We’ll have a sleepy time time
We’ll have a sleepy time time
We’ll have a sleepy time time
We’ll have a sleepy time time
Sleepy time time
Sleepy time time all the time
Morning girl, how’d ya sleep last night
You’re several ages older now
Your eyes have started showing how
The little girl’s growing now
Morning girl, was that you last night
Crying on the radio?
Begging for a way to go
Back where life wasn’t jumbled so
Good mornin’, starshine
The Earth says, “Hello”
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below
Good mornin’, starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we singing
Our early mornin’ singin’ song
Starshine
You used to be silver
Love light, Lover’s stare
Well you used to make me shiver
Don’t be concerned, it will not harm you
It’s only me pursuing something I’m not sure of
Out of my dream, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
Oh, with all that I’ve done wrong
I must have done something right
To deserve a hug every morning
And butterfly kisses at night
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
-“BB”-
Perhaps I had a wicked childhood,
Perhaps I had a miserable youth,
But somewhere in my wicked, miserable past,
There must have been a moment of truth.
For here you are standing there loving me
Whether or not you should.
So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.
Nothing comes from nothing,
Nothing ever could.
So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.
Nothing from nothing leaves nothing
You gotta have something if you want to be with me
Nothing from nothing leaves nothing
You gotta have something if you want to be with me
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Oh, high above the chimney tops, that’s where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow; why, oh, why can’t I?
Sing a song of sixpence for your sake
And take a bottle full of rye, mmmm..,
Four and twenty blackbirds on a plate
And you bake them in a pie, yeah…
Handbags and Gladrags – Chase
Sure, Rod Stewart covered it, as did several others, but I believe the 1971, brass-heavy version by the jazz/rock fusion band ‘Chase’ is still the best
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night
Fly blackbird fly
Frozen the sea I see you
Coal cover clouds new snow there they go
Silent amber wings
Sun orange small I see you
Nowhere is home go alone and alone
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again; learn to live so free
When we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up and let us in
Take these broken wings…
Well, the Lord, He thought He’d make a man
Dem bones are gonna rise again
So He took a little water, He took a little sand
Dem bones are gonna rise again
I knowed it, knowed it
Indeed I knowed it, brother
I knowed it, hey!
Dem bones are gonna rise again