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Hanging out with chickens every day
Hanging out with chickens, that's my way
Hanging out with chickens all of the time.
No bovine or penned up swine.
It's chickens all of the time.
Hanging out with chickens all around the clock,
Isn't it peculiar how they peck and bock.
Every single night they end up back into the coop,
Easier than cats or dogs, aside from all of the poop.
Maybe yours are cornish or rhode island red,
Polish or a silkie if they've got poofy heads,
Australorps or a leghorn, whatever you choose.
Some prefer a healthy mix of a few.
I'm hanging out with chickens every day,
I'd be hanging out with them anyway.
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I was just looking for a little bit of fun
When I called my friends and they said they had some,
So I took my chances on a pill of pretty pink,
And that diphenhydramine changed the way I think.
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride dream
Is best damn dream I've ever seen.
Turned on a movie but buddies fell asleep,
But that sure didn't stop things from talking to me.
As the time slipped, I was tripping in my chair
As the Big Lebowski came rippin' through my hair.
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride dream
Is best damn dream I've ever seen.
Living in the south, had a room with a porch,
But I had to move out at a quarter to four,
So I took my medicine at twenty after five
And by six I was sleeping for the rest of my life.
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride dream
Is best damn dream I've ever seen.
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Upholstery
02:13
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You looked at me in the mirror and wondered what it is you'd find.
I sat down beside the tub and had a little sip of wine.
Next thing later, you became what you believed you could not be.
How much later could we go if we could go at twice the speed.
Upholstery is where my baby sits up close to me,
That's supposed to be what our life is all about.
Maybe next time you and I will argue and then disagree.
What goes in and what goes out is around what you doubt to see.
If we had a glove so glad we'd prob'ly leave the rest to love.
At our best we kissed as lovers, 'cause because because because.
Upholstery is where my baby sits up close to me,
That's supposed to be what our life is all about.
So you see that you and me are just like anybody else.
No one's special, all are special, and that's how you see yourself.
I became so fearless when I found out you had just appeared
Like a ghost between a toast, and your reflection in the mirror.
Upholstery is where my baby sits up close to me,
That's supposed to be what our life is all about.
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Where to Land?
02:14
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Our journey was coming to an imminent end
Engines were humming as we tried to descend
We circled the planet that belongs to the man
To find a clear spot for our shuttle to land
We spotted the Prairies, the vast open plains
From east of the rockies to the land of the lakes
So very few people that we could disturb
We plummeted down to the earth
And we thought... we thought about...
Where to land?
A field of wheat, a bushel of pine
In that summer heat, water would have been fine
We beamed up some cattle to eat on the way
And drew in the crops made of buckwheat and hay
We found us a spot just outside of a town
And landed at night with barely a sound
An old farmers pasture we'd stop for a while
And take our first walk on the Earth
And we thought... we thought about...
Where to land?
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Adam Nealon, you are the man
It was so nice to see you today
It was cool when you hit that joint and said,
"Fuck it, lets party"
Then you cracked your knuckles and slicked your hair
And beat those nazis down at the square
It was a fist fight
But all you needed was one good slap
To take their heads off
And save the city of London
Just like a super hero;
A modern day Jean-Baptiste
Your cool glasses and your cool hair
Are even cooler than a polar bear
In a new suit
With a foot long cigarette and a Spanish guitar
Adam Nealon
Your'e the reason
The city sleeps in peace tonight
Yeah that's tight
Adam Nealon
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6. |
Cry Cry Cry
03:58
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When I found you down at Luke's Saloon,
you had a woman in your arms.
I tried to play it cool.
I walked up to the bar.
I said I'll have one for myself
and one for that guy over there.
The bartender smiled and said,
"I think he's taken, but if you don't care."
Cry cry cry
til I can't get over you
Cry cry cry
well I can't believe it's true
Cry cry cry
every night and every day
Cry cry cry
til that feeling goes away
I walked down past the VLTs,
the pool table and patio doors,
and that's when your eyes met mine,
as I was getting to the dancing floor.
You said, "Babe, she's just a friend."
But I could tell that was not the case.
I said "You can't fool me this time."
And I threw my drink in her face.
Cry cry cry
til I can't get over you
Cry cry cry
well I can't believe it's true
Cry cry cry
every night and every day
Cry cry cry
til that feeling goes away
I went home to pack my bags,
and called a friend who would take me in.
I loaded up my pick-up truck,
and threw our photo album in the bin.
I wish I knew what I could do
to write you off like you did to me.
I gave all my life to you,
I just can't now so easily...
Cry cry cry
til I can't get over you
Cry cry cry
well I can't believe it's true
Cry cry cry
every night and every day
Cry cry cry
til that feeling goes away
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Good morning my friends let me tell ya
About the time that i jalmost died
I fell from the top of a mountain's side
I tell you no word of a lie
But the part that is oft misinterpreted
Is of what which this mountain comprised
Most assume it to be earth and boulders
But it was really ego and pride
The best ideas come on the shitter
The worst ones, out in the wash
Most feelings of dread get better in bed
Oh my god oh my goodness oh my gosh
Last night i was feeling quite terrible
And i laid it all out on the line
Instead of being grounded and present
I put it on good friends of mine
They all said i needed professional help
So i looked to the sky and i prayed
Please god wont you give me a reason
For my life has already been made
The best ideas come on the shitter
The worst ones out in the wash
Most feelings of dread get better in bed
Oh my god oh my goodness oh my gosh
Before i became a songwriter
Before i was even a soul
I used to be made of ideas
I was nothing but perfect and whole
But then came the birth and the earth world
Then came the trauma and tears
Then came the game of my body and name
And a life in the prison of years
The best ideas come on the shitter
The worst ones out in the wash
Most feelings of dread get better in bed
Oh my god oh my goodness oh my gosh
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8. |
Kacy, Kacy
01:50
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I was rollin' and a'ramblin through my formative years
One too many cigarettes and two too many beers
I thought I'd found true love but only ended in tears
And lonesome days on my own
Kacy, Kacy
Ya dream come true
Ever since I've known me I've been dreaming of a girl like you
Kacy, Kacy
You're mine all mine
And you're gonna love me til the end of time
But when I met you it came on like a powerful wave
I'd think about you every night and every day
You let me know that who I was was really ok
And made me feel so at home
Kacy, Kacy
Ya dream come true
Ever since I've known me I've been dreaming of a girl like you
Kacy, Kacy
You're mine all mine
And I'll bet you'll love me til the end of time
Kacy, darlin'...
You know that I'll be yours and yours alone
You never have to worry 'bout what I'm doin' out all on my own
You never have to treat me better and you never have to change your tune
Kacy. Kacy, please embrace me, send me over the moon
Kacy, Kacy
Ya dream come true
Ever since I've known me I've been dreaming of a girl like you
Kacy, Kacy
You're mine all mine
And I'll bet you're gonna love me til the end of time
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9. |
Dark Mind
02:47
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When I look around this town
All I see is brown
It hasn't rained in weeks
When gazing at the sky
All I see is smoke
Is this some cruel joke?
Or is it what you find
Inside of my dark mind?
Reminds me of the time
When we were on the beach
And peace was out of reach
The waves were rolling by
Bye
It's almost pitch black now
The stars are hiding out
The moon shimmering red
The lake is still and low
Its waters running slow
Some say it's nearly dead
My head is on the bed
Weary from the dread
Of something never said
Yeah something never said
Always leads to dread
It festers and it grows
What no one ever knows
Becomes a pain that shows
When I look around this town
All I see is brown
It hasn't rained in weeks
The front door slowly creaks
Yeah is this what you find
Inside of my dark mind?
Reminds me of the time
When we were on the beach
And peace was out of reach
The waves were rolling by
Bye
I never felt so high
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Uncomfortable
02:11
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Uncomfortable in my own skin
I am feeling so Uncomfortable
Like a prickle from a pin
Uncomfortable in my own car
I am feeling so Uncomfortable
Like a church boy in a bar
Uncomfortable in my own clothes
I am feeling so Uncomfortable
Like a kid nobody knows
Uncomfortable in my own house
Like im stuck under a trap
Like a poor little mouse
Uncomfortable in my own skin
I am feeling so Uncomfortable
Like a prickle from a pin
I am feeling so Uncomfortable
In my very own skin
Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm
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Blueberries, blue balls,
Blue ridge mountains and blues clues
Smiley face, smiling at me
from the top of a pine tree
A narcissistic sneer
Fuck it all 'cause it'll fuck you anywho
I adore someone I barely know
but I know so fucking well
Time isn't real
Dogs are rad
You are hot
Period.
Orange door hinged, mom's spaghetti
Bovine bevvies under a hot sun
Mostly bones these days
Cold in Toronto
Ghost boast, lost in the middle of oblivion
John wanted the oblivion that wasn't offered at the buffet
Trampled the bitch nettle, as should be done.
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The Subtleties of Pain
02:37
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The poppies grow
Unfolding shoulder to shoulder
flowing in the wind
Under the wolf moon
And then in the blue lagoon
In the lagoon, Filip the frogs croons
Blissfully unaware of the angst of certain comfort
You made me feel all of the emotions
So all that was left was love
All that was left was love
Seeds blowing in the wind
Spring burst to life and fuck the police
Kim berries are delicious
And gentrification is not
Just ask Filip the frog in the quiet of the blue lagoon
An equinox aquarium
Full of flare and dumb
The subtleties of pain
All that was left was love
I'm missing you in all the ways I shouldn't
You are my sunshine
All that was left was love
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The ghosts are turning off the lights
pretending they are stars
blinking patterns of goodbyes
that the moon ignores
Carry me
Never too early for the sun
Never too early for the stone
It's never too late for the sprout
It's always too soon for the light to go out
It's time to twist and shout
WINNIPEG!
Lots of talk of time and light
We don't know it'll be alright
'Cause someday we'll all be dead.
We'll be dead.
Once there was and then there wasn't
something and some way, a little
someone that made something that was
something to someone
To mean Something to Someone
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