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People of the earth can you hear me Came a voice from the sky on that magical night And in the colors of a thousand sunsets They traveled to the world on a silvery light
The people of the earth stood waiting Watching as the ships came one by one Setting fire to the sky as they landed Carrying to the world children of the sun, children of the sun
Children of the Sun~Billy Thorpe
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I don't hate my parents I don't get drunk just to spite 'em I've got my own reasons to drink now - Think I'll call my dad up and invite 'im. I can sleep till noon any time I want But there's not many days that I do I gotta get up and take on that world When you're an adult, it's not a cliche, it's the truth
I'm an adult now I'm an adult now I got the problems of an adult on my head and on my shoulders I'm an adult now
I can't look at young girls anymore People would think I'm some kind of pervert Adults find sex either boring or dirty Young people get away with murder I can't write songs about girls anymore I have to write songs about women No more "boy meets girl, boy loses girl" Now it's more like "man tries to figure out what the hell went wrong"
I'm an adult now I'm an adult now I've got the problems of an adult on my head and my libido I'm an adult now
I can't listen to rock and roll anymore I mean, I like the music, but I can't stand the racket All that screaming, screaming, screaming Some guy screaming in a leather jacket. I can't take drugs anymore I can't afford any artificial joy I'd sure look like a fool lying dead in a ditch somewhere With my head full of chemicals like some cheese-eating high school boy
I'm an adult now I'm an adult now I've got the problems of an adult on my head and on my shoulders I'm an adult now
Moe Berg (The Pursuit of Happiness)
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Why must every generation think their folks are square And no matter where their heads are they know mom’s aunt there? Cause I swore when I was small that I’d remember when I knew what’s wrong with them that I was smaller then
Determined to remember all the cardinal rules Like sun showers are legal grounds for cutting school I know I have forgotten maybe one or two And I hope that I recall them all before the baby’s due And I know he’ll have a question or two
Like "hey Pop, can I go ride my zoom It goes two hundred miles an hour suspended by balloons And can I put a droplet of this new stuff on my tongue And imagine frothing dragons while you sit and wreck your lungs" And I must be permissive, understanding of the younger generation
Then I’ll know that all I’ve learned my kid assumes And all my deepest worries must be his cartoons And still I’ll try to them him all the things I’ve done Related to what he can do when he becomes a man And still he’ll stick his fingers in the fan
And "Hey, Pop, my girlfriend’s only three She’s got her own videophone and she’s taking L.S.D. And now that we’re best friends she wants to give a bit to me But what’s the matter Daddy, how come you’re turning green? Can it be that you can’t live up to your dream?"
John Sebastian, Lovin' Spoonful
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Ninety-nine red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here from somewhere else The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky As ninety-nine red balloons go by
from German band's (Nena?) lovely catchy song from about 1985 or so: 99 Red Balloons [99 Luftballons in the original]
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Ninety-nine dead baboons Sitting in my living room Not so comfortable, it seems, But quite a conversation piece That one's Jake, this one's Dinah, There's big Ned in my recliner - No, it's not a Lazyboy, Can't you see it's a dead baboon.
Sorry, I couldn't resist - a parody I heard about twenty years ago. We now return to regular programming.....
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I’ve been working on the railroad, all the live-long day. I’ve been working on the railroad, to pass the time away. Can’t you hear the whistle blowing, Wake up so early in the morn. Can you here the whistle blowing, Dinah, blow your horn. Dinah, won’t you blow Dinah, won’t you blow Dinah, won’t you blow, your horn, your horn. Dinah, won’t you blow Dinah, won’t you blow Dinah, won’t you blow your horn. There’s someone in the kitchen with Dinah, There’s someone in the kitchen I know, I know. There’s someone in the kitchen with Dinah, …and he’s strumming on the ole banjo. Strumming, strumming. He’s strumming on the o-ole banjo, banjo. Stumming, strumming. He’s strumming on the o-ole banjo. - Song I learned in grammar school when I was about 7 years old. (this was *many* moons ago so forgive any mis-remembered lyrics. )
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Island Of Souls
Billy was born within sight of the shipyard First son of a riveter's son And Billy was raised as the ship grew a shadow Her great hull would blot out the light of the sun
And six days a week he would watch his poor father A working man live like a slave He'd drink every night and he'd dream of a future, Of money he never would save And Billy would cry when he thought of the future
Soon came a day when the bottle was broken They launched the great ship out to sea He felt he'd been left on a desolate shore To a future he desperately wanted to flee What else was there for a shipbuilder's son A new ship to be built, new work to be done
One day he dreamed of the ship in the world It would carry his father and he To a place they would never be found To a place far away from this town.
Trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship All the workmen suspended like flies Caught in the flare of acetylene light A working man works till the industry dies And Billy would cry when he thought if the future
Then what they call an industrial accident Crushed those it couldn't forgive They brought Billy's father back home in an ambulance A brass watch, a cheque, maybe three weeks to live, And what else was there for a riveter's son A new ship to be built, new work to be done
That night, he dreamed of the ship in the world It would carry his father and he To a place they could never be found To a place far away from this town, A Newcastle ship without coals They would sail to the island of souls.
-- Sting
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Coming home after school Flying my bike past the gates Of the factories My mom doing the laundry Hanging our shirts In the dirty breeze
And after it rains There’s a rainbow And all of the colors are black It’s not that the colors aren’t there It’s just imagination they lack Everything’s the same Back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying Back in my little town...
Al - My Little Town
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Willy Wonka: [Spoken] Hold your breath Make a wish Count to three
[Sung] Come with me And you'll be In a world of Pure imagination Take a look And you'll see Into your imagination
We'll begin With a spin Traveling in The world of my creation What we'll see Will defy Explanation
If you want to view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want to, do it Wanta change the world? There's nothing To it
There is no Life I know To compare with Pure imagination Living there You'll be free If you truly wish to be
Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory Soundtrack
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Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by. I say to myself, "You're such a lucky guy." To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true. Out of all of the fellas in the world she belongs to you...
But it was just my imagination running away with me. It was just my imagination running away with me...
- The Temptations
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