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The lyrics to the songs
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ALL MUSIC
AND LYRICS copyright Tom Hitt 2009 |
SIX POINT TWO
Six point two, six point
two
That's the miles from me to
you
from me to you
Not too far, not too far
in a car from me to you
from me to you
Took some time, took some
time
made this rhyme, from me to
you
from me to you
Here we start, here we
start
sent my heart from me to
you
from me to you
CESSNA
DEVOTION
A dark starlit sky in Alberta- Randy couldn't
wait for the sun- Priming the engine, setting
his sites- Today he will end what her daddy's
begun
Fast asleep folks were awakened
by a strange and unmistakable sound- a plane in
the distance coming in low it was- time for the
show
Cessna Devotion, a true kind of
love - Only the fools couldn't see it - It's
just one man in a two-seater flying above-
determined not to be alone
Bankin' left, a house in the
distance, Donna had to know how he felt- over
the tree line, under the wire, toss out your
cigarette and fasten your belt -
He's calling in over the
airwaves- "Ya know, no one takes me seriously -
I'm runnin' on
empty but I'm in control- Oh Donna don't ever
forget about me"
Cessna Devotion, undying love-
insane, like a dream, only real - it's just one
man in a two-seater flying above determined not
to be alone
Cessna Devotion
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There's a woman in line trying to ignore
Trying to ignore those girls
"Those girls" she thinks, "are making such a ruckus;
I never would have acted that way"
And all three girls are laughing at the pictures
And pointing at the pictures in a magazine
A magazine that tells them, a magazine that shows them
How they ought to be
And now I'm wishing that I could stay behind
And hear them say "whatever" to the woman in the line-
And the girls would roll their eyes,
And the woman rolls her eyes
And I would step outside and smile
There's a man in the parking lot cursing at the carts
He's cursing at the carts in the cart corral
He's cursing 'cause it's full as he sees me walking by
And he feels compelled to tell me what is on his mind
And he tells me "Kids are lazy, and they should do their job
And what the hell is happening to this country of ours?"
And now I'm wishing that I was in my car
Driving far away from the man who curses carts
And the carts will go inside,
The man will go back home
And I can go outside and smile
But I have to stop my car and fill it up with gas
And listen to the lady who is yelling at her kid
"I told you not to touch that, and don't talk back to me,
And if I hear one more word out of you,
I swear to God, I won't give you ANYTHING!"
Then the voices and the crying are muffled by the car
That pulls out of the station like a bat out of hell-
And now I'm wishing that I could be a mirror
And show that unkind mother what a bitch she is
But her car's already gone
And mine's already full
So I take a deep breath outside
And smile.
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ANIMAL
CRACKER JACKPOT
Well there's a new land down North Carolina
where a circus show was set to begin- She was a
pin-up, became a Wyoming beauty, hit the road
and started travelin'
Moved on to Utah, steppin' out
with a boy, they were makin' some plans, makin'
some noise- He started runnin' like a sensible
man when he saw her mind unravelin'- It was an
animal cracker jackpot on parade
A sweet obsession, a dose of
animal lust put this foxy lady hot on his tail-
Flew off to England in pursuit of her lover,
grabbed him up and hit the dusty trail
A country cottage all made up
for her man, a silky suit for his legs, a velvet
cuff for his hands- Just like a rabbit slippin'
outa the snare he told a story that would land
her in jail - It was an animal cracker jackpot
on parade- Including all the ones you never knew
they made
Forget your lions and your
tigers and your elephants too, she'll make you
scratch your head and wonder "what's the next
thing she'll do?" - Picture a dodo with a
pitbull on a three legged horse - She'll tell
you she's not crazy but consider the source
She's an animal cracker jackpot
on parade- Including all the ones you never knew
they made
A Black Maria and three months
in the slammer, jumped her bail and disappeared
in the night- A slow migration put her back into
Utah lookin' for the light of her life
She's gettin' tired from being
wired to a long travelogue, she's gone to the
dogs in South Korea where they clone 'em by
numbers- Barnum never saw such a sight
As an animal cracker jackpot on
parade- Including all the ones you never knew
they made
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COLLAR BOMB
Well, it's taken some time to get things in line
and figure what you're all about- We know you're
not very nice, put Jimmy on ice to keep him from
singin' out
And then Kenny came on, a cane
on his arm, sporting a great big smile- And when
the new deal was made, and Brian obeyed all your
planning seemed worthwhile
All along you're the victim,
with your head held high - A collar-bomb for a
misfit reaching for the sky
I wonder what it was said, the
thoughts in your head to make the matter move
along- Were you calling the shots? Kenny locking
the parts that made it all go wrong?
And did you wake up at night,
and think it was right to play your hand that
way? Tell me Marjorie Diehl, how does it
feel to know you had the final say?
'Cause all along you're the
victim, with your head held high - A collar-bomb
for a misfit reaching for the sky
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RAN DOWN THE
WRONG MAN
Carve a niche in this great big world and a
tragedy came unfurled- In his head a man feels
insane, give him a rope and he'll surely hang
Though it wasn't the best of
times, it was never a life of crime- They didn't
hear what he had to say, now they're putting him
in today
But you done ran down the wrong
man, you done ran down the wrong man, You done
ran down the wrong man
As a man ponders his own trials
time will stretch to a country mile- Through his
heart he will know the past, through his actions
the die is cast
Though it wasn't the best of
times, it was never a life of crime- They didn't
hear what he had to say, now they're putting him
in today
(chorus)
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TRAVELING
JESUS
I will slap your hand and I will
tell you "No"! - And your mother will tell you
that she told you so...
That this baby in a manger was
not meant for a score- he is sculpture and
ceramic and serene decor so
Do not think that your cool
caper is not seen as a crime because I see you
and I know your every move
You may not take away this baby
just because you want him too; for that which
you covet will lead me back to you
I'm a follower of the traveling
Jesus- and he tells me exactly where to go - And
where will you be when I find you? And
will you say that you just didn't know?
Feelings of faith and hope and
trust have been discarded and delayed since you
made off with this treasured sign of joy
The hand of God may not be on
you but the long arm of the law will put a stop
to wicked ways and reinstate this boy
I'm a follower of the traveling
Jesus- and he tells me exactly where to go - And
where will you be when I find you? And
will you say that you just didn't know?
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A LITTLE
PRAYER (gimmee that cash)
I never thought I'd be here
swimming with the sharks but they pay me off the
grid you see- And every time I tell 'em that
there's something wrong with the car they're tryin' to
give to me - Like the tail pipe is draggin' and
it's shootin' sparks at the drivers who are
tailing me- the boss'll simply smile and lay my
money down and hand me another key
(And I say) gimmee that cash,
let me make that stash, let me hit the road and
make it pay - All I need are four wheels, a
little gas, and a little prayer for you to say
The cops'll be here anytime, I
know they will for all the smoke that's comin'
out the back - My Valiant makes an effort just
to crest a hill, but I bleed the heat and pass a
Mack - My exit's comin' up, just as the gauges
peak- so I grip the wheel and make the turn - I
park the car, I toss the keys and take a leak-
then I step outside and watch it burn
(Chorus 2)
I see the tire belts are
gleaming in the sun as I start the car and hit
the trail- She's got a little shimmy but she's
holding on 'til I kick the spurs and start to
sail - My K car starts to shakin' like a bowery
bum who hasn't had a drink in over a week- I
wonder what they'll give me if I make it home?
'Cause it's the cars that give this job it's
mystique --
(Chorus 3)
Maybe some primer, maybe some
wire, and a little prayer for me -
Maybe some duct tape, maybe a
tire, and a little prayer for me -
Maybe some bondo, maybe some
gum, and a little prayer for me -
Maybe some vinyl, maybe some
rum, and a little prayer for me -
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GYPSY
REFLECTION
An unsettled calm lulls
the air for the birds,
a chaos is covered in
shade
One woman leans on an
oar on the dock
despairing the wind in
her hair
An aspect of life that
rolls with the tide,
a rudderless surrender;
a calm
One man is rowing at
odds with himself,
on the shore is a
solemn fair well
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UNBROKEN LINES
She steps off the curb
and she waves down a cab
and she will linger over
wine
She has waited a lifetime,
she pages through the past
with her finger
tracing unbroken lines
All of her days worn
restless and tidy
moves through her day
without change;
but in a moment you'll see
her
and you'll both make a plan
Rest assured they're the
same
She steps off the curb
and she waves down a cab
and she will linger over
wine
She has waited a lifetime,
she pages through her past
with her finger
tracing unbroken lines-
Unbroken lines
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HANNA
Hanna had her haircut
yesterday
and now you can see her
eyes
she took a small step and
she
said she'd stay
and it should come as no
surprise
'Cause Hanna had a hate for
anybody
that wasn't like her, they
didn't understand
She lived a lie she learned
to study
and she decided to take a
stand
She's giving up Goth, she's
finding herself
and finding new ways to
survive
Unbroken she stands
in finding new ways to be
alive
Hanna had a closet full of
black clothes
that slowly turned gray as
time moved on
She took a hard look at her
morbid prose
and she decided those days
were gone
She's leaving her past, and
reaching at last
convictions that teach her
to thrive
now immortal she'll stay
in finding new ways to be
alive
Hanna had her haircut
yesterday
and now you can see her
eyes
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