Mother Oh Mother
Mother Oh Mother you’ve made this House not a Home
so i’m out in the World so i’m out on My Own
i met a Shy Boy who Worries too much
he showed me the Ground and went straight for my Touch
Mother Oh Mother you’ve made this House not a Home
so i’m out in the World so i’m out on My Own
i met a Funny Boy who likes to make a Craze
he showed me the Sky and went straight for my Gaze
Mother Oh Mother i’ve found a New Bed
you don’t Know or Care if i’m Alive or if i’m Dead
i met a Smart Girl who’s been a Flag from the Start
she showed me the World and went straight for my Heart
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Hey Fiddle Fiddle
Hey Fiddle Fiddle
we’re Stuck in the Middle
where Planes jump over the Moon
when we were Little we Laughed
at the Strangest of Sights
and we had to Run Away Too Soon
Hey Fiddle Fiddle
we’re no longer so Little
we Fly under the Light of the Moon
our Dreams just Sting and Reality Bites
because we had to Grow Up Too Soon
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Playground
i’m not sure when the Change happened
when the Games we Played on Swings
and other Childish Things
turned the Metal and Rubber on which we Sung
into Competitions that in the end Just Stung
“should we Play tag first?”
became Questions of
Who was Better?
Who was Best?
Who was Bravest?
Fastest?
Strongest?
Dumbest?
and the Little Rocks on which we once Ran
with Bare Feet and Candy in hand
turned into the Ground where our Cigarette Ashes now land
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Red and Blue
roses are Red
violets are Blue
more Bitter than Sweet
Me and You
i’ve always liked Red
now i hate Blue
if you’d been in the Cities
you would too
my Blood is Red
my Bruises are Blue
my World’s been Bombed
my Childhood too
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Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
was it so Long Ago?
i looked into Your Eyes
like there was Nothing else to Know
Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
Who Are You?
Why don’t i Remember much else
but i Remember you
Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
Where did you Go?
you’re Not Here with me
but Where you Are i don’t Know
Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
Why is there So Much i Don’t Know?
Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
Where did i Go?
Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
was i ever Free?
Girl with Eyes like Chocolate
What happened to Me?