Remember you are dust, and to dust you will return
Remember you are dust, and to dust you will return
The sign is in the ashes when the palm branches burn
The virus is spreading, going further every day
The virus is spreading, going further every day
Get a hazmat suit on, it could be coming your way
I hear beeping from the street, something's out there backing up
I hear beeping from the street, something's out there backing up
If they're delivering the news, I've already had enough
You see that high window with the light shining through?
You see that high window with the light shining through?
If you stay very still, you can hear music too
You're going in a circle and I'm walking a line
You're going in a circle and I'm walking a line
Don't tell me your troubles and I won't tell you mine
Don't call me on Tuesday, it's the least you can do
Don't call me on Tuesday, it's the least you can do
Every day from now on should be Tuesday to you
Are you made of sugar? Will you melt in the rain?
Are you made of sugar? Will you melt in the rain?
You may be getting wet, but how can you complain?
If you send me a letter I will send one to you
If you send me a letter I will send one to you
I have several spare vowels and some consonants too
I have a bucket with no handle, and no bottom too
I have a bucket with no handle, and no bottom too
When I go to the well, I don't know what to do
I need to have an operation, but my doctor went blind
I need to have an operation, but my doctor went blind
He says he'll do it by touch, I think he's out of his mind
Ecstasy was on the highway trying to flag a ride
Ecstasy was on the highway trying to flag a ride
Nobody seemed to know her, they just passed her by
I tried to sing in a choir, but my voice was too low
I tried to sing in a choir, but my voice was too low
I was showing them notes they did not wish to know
I cannot take you dancing,
I tried to put my house in order, but my house did not comply
Some men in dark sunglasses told me the reason why
I went outside and tried to find some logic on the street
I saw some going by but it could not stay on its feet
The atmosphere comes into me and then goes out again
You have to let it go back out or else your head will spin
The king whose crown is solid ice stays where it's very cold
I heard him moaning yesterday, and wishing it was gold
There was an angel in the stone, the sculptor set it free
I'm looking for a sculptor who can do the same for me
You can take it past the limit and say the limit is a joke
But you better pay at
Trouble and the Man Blues by RichardLeach, literature
Literature
Trouble and the Man Blues
The Man has what is his
and he wants what is yours.
The Man has what is his
and he wants what is yours.
The money trickles down
and the trouble just pours.
We all know the score
but the scoreboard belongs to him.
We all know the score
but the scoreboard belongs to him.
When we know we are losing
he makes it say that we win.
If trouble were mine to manage
for only a day--
if trouble were mine to manage
for only a day--
I'd send it straight at the Man
and wash him away (it would be the end of him, baby).
I used to be good looking,
but now I only look.
Yeah, once I was good looking,
but now I only look.
I used to be rock solid,
but lately I've been shook.
I used to play with matches,
but now things come apart.
That's right, I played with matches,
but now things come apart.
The juju man could help us,
if he finds it in his heart.
I used to walk on water,
but now I take the train.
Well, I used to walk on water,
but now I take the train.
Do you know where I am going,
or do I have to explain?
I used to swallow everything,
but now I taste my food.
Yes, I used to swallow everything,
but now I taste my food.
I spit out all the poison--
I don't
I was thinking about Judy,
she's the light of my life.
When I'm with her I feel calm
in this world of strife.
She tells the boys what to do
and they do what she says.
It's something special about her--
she has no weapons or threats.
When Judy says to travel,
I will get on a plane.
If her song is too short,
I will write a refrain.
I met her once in Berkeley,
on the east side of the bay.
I told her I needed coffee
and she showed me the way.
There may be songs without singers
and stars that don't shine.
But everyone needs a friend
and Judy is mine.
I woke up this morning and what did I see
I woke up this morning and what did I see
My cat was in the doghouse, my dog was up a tree
I tried to read the news but my phone would not start
I tried to read the news but my phone would not start
It may be just as well - the news will break your heart
I heard a great commotion, it was the man on the hill
I heard a great commotion, it was the man on the hill
He finally lost his power for not paying the bill
I heard the train at the station, it was pulling away
I heard the train at the station, it was pulling away
They say it goes to the city, I hope it gets there one day
I heard a great silenc
Prepare for an announcement of what I see and feel
Yeah, get ready, I'm announcing what I see and feel
Jazz is riding shotgun, blues is at the wheel
I saw the king on television, he is not kind or wise
Oh, the king on television -- he is not kind or wise
But what I always notice is the fear in his eyes
The singers and the dancers have all left the stage
Yes, the singers and the dancers have all left the stage
And the riot cops are jonesing for a mob to engage
You tell me that you're ready, I've been ready since five
Well, you tell me that you're ready, I've been ready since five
And now we should be going before the agents arrive
I am goi
My hat is on my head and my feet are in their shoes
The world is full of trouble, but that is hardly news
You ask me how I'm doing - I've got the thinking blues
I'm thinking about the moon because I saw it in the sky
I'm thinking about the rich men who want the whole darn pie
I'm thinking about the mighty Thor and how she made me cry
I'm thinking about dark matter and how it can't be seen
I'm thinking about a starship that was on a TV screen
I'm thinking about a crocodile in an MRI machine
I'm thinking about the trains that run and never lose their way
I'm thinking about the nanobots that we may have someday
I'm thinking about departing bu