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GADGET DADDY When your gizmo's on the fritz, When your whatzit calls it quits, When your whirlygig won't crank, When your dohickey needs a yank, When your gew-gaws get entangled, When your dingle-bob gets mangled, (Chorus:) Bring it round to Gadget Daddy. Don't let misfortune give you fits. Put your faith in Gadget Daddy And his little bag of tricks. When your mojo blows a gasket, When your knick knack just can't hack it, When your dynamo gets lazy, When your doodlebug goes crazy, When your shebang's lost its pop, When your whatnot don't do squat, (Chorus) Gadget Daddy he's a walking wonder. He's a cool cucumber, he's a smokin' joe. Gadget Daddy he's a jack of diamonds. He's your go-to guru when you've got to go. When your wizzy wig is jinxed, When your curlicue gets kinks, When your ju ju's out of juice, When your caboodle needs a boost, When your whatchacallit fizzles, When your do-dads don't do diddle, When your baubles needs some polish, When your trinket's been demolished, When your thingmajig won't start, When your humdinger fall apart, Whatever ails your whatchagot, You-Know-Who can help a lot. (Chorus) FOOL WHO WOULD NOT RUSH IN She got away and I let her go. I missed my chance. I moved too slow. I've made worse mistakes, But I don't know when. I was a fool who would not rush in. My heart said hurry. My head said wait. I hesitated; now it's too late. Some other guy is where I coulda been. I was a fool who would not rush in. So let this be a lesson to all the fools like me Afraid to lay their hearts out on the line. Don't go holding back when you're Reaching for the stars; You'll end up empty handed every time. Coulda been my name she calls at night. Coulda been her arms that hold me tight. But it does not good to think about What it coulda been. I was a fool who would not rush in MY FATHER'S WILDEST DREAM My father lived a quiet life Of ordinary means, Safe within the soft confines Of comfortable routines. As steady as the ticking clock That measured out his days, He walked a straight and narrow path But I went the other way. (Chorus:) Cross your fingers.Place your bets. See what tomorrow brings. It could be argued I became My father's wildest dream. I do not have my father's eyes, Nor were our views the same. He gave himself to order But I would not be tamed. An unresolved transgression, His misbegotten child, A weed among his roses That flourished in the wild.(Chorus) I was with him when he died One late November day, But there was no exchange of words Before he slipped away. Thus it sometimes is between The father and the son: Strangers of a common blood Without a common tongue.(Chorus) LET THIS MIGHTY RIVER ROLL (Song For Glen Canyon) Down among the redwalls Where the canyon wrens once flew; In this wilderness of stone They called The Place That No One Knew, Through a million years of grace Before these little schemes of men, Once there was a river. Let it be there once again. (Chorus:) Let her go. Give this river back her soul. Let her waters be released. Let this mighty river flow. Let her go. Restore that glory down below. Let her waters be set free. Let this mighty river roll. There's no music in this water Washing slack upon the shore, No joy in this light that cannot Touch the canyon floor. There's just an ever-present question Blowing in the desert wind: Do we have it in ourselves To let this river run again? (Chorus) Do we want to be remembered As the ones who who not stand, Who would not raise their many voices, Or join their many hands? Or shall history record That we were there to win the day. We gathered at the river And we would not go away.(Chorus) SOMEONE IS WATCHING OVER YOU Someone is watching over you. Someone sees everything you do. Someong who never sleeps; Someone who plays for keeps; Someone is watching over you. Someone is listening to your thoughts. Someone has keys to all your locks. Someone keeps a dossier That tracks your movements every day. Someone is watching over you. Before you go to sleep at night Do you pray to see the light? Do you beg forgiveness For your multitude of sins? Do you get down on your knees And mumble your apologies, And promise to be good If yoy can just wake up again? Someone is watching over you. Someone will come for you someday. Someone will carry you away. Someone will pick a time and place And you'll disappear without a trace. Someone is watching over you. Someone is watching over you. Someong who never sleeps; Someone who plays for keeps; Someone is watching over you. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN I see her face in the motel lobby. I see her face by the restaurant door. I see her face in the neon glare Of the 24-hour convenience store. I see her face by the truckstop payphones A thousand miles from her home town. She's smiling just like nothing happened; Her eyes are green this time around. (Chorus:) Have you seen this woman? Take a good look at her face. She stepped out her front door one day And disappeared without a trace. Have you seen this woman? She might be anywhere out there. Keep a lookout in your travels And maybe say a little prayer. It's a town like any other. It's a day like all the rest. She gets up and has her coffee, Puts on her favorite yellow dress. Later on her next-door neighbor Sees her driving down the avenue, Then a hole opens up in the middle of a life And flesh and blood falls through.(Chorus) ...For Amy Betchell For Rachel Charles For Stephanie Condon For Jennifer Brown All we know is she went shopping, After that the picture fades. The clerk says she came in alone And left with milk and bread and eggs. They found her car in the parking lot The keys in the ignition, But no one saw or heard a thing Which might arouse suspicion. (Chorus) ...For Madelyn Clifton For Kristen Hatfield For Sandra Keller For Jessica Cain Do you ever get the feeling We've fallen from a state of grace? You look around your neighborhood And you don't recognize the place. Listen to the minutes ticking, Look into a stranger's eyes, Ask each other what kind of world Would eat its tender young alive? I see her face in the motel lobby. I see her face by the restaurant door. I see her face in the neon glare Of the 24-hour convenience store. I see her face by the truckstop payphones, A thousand miles from her home town. She's smiling just like nothing happened; Her eyes are green this time around. Have you seen this woman? Have you seen this woman? Have you seen this woman? Where is Trudy Appleby? Where is Amber Barker Where is Amanda Dixon? Where is Loren Easterling? Where is Sabrina Eisenberg? Where is Nicole Hendrix? Where is Jennifer Hull? Where is Amanda James? Where is Morgan Kroos? Where is Christen Lamb? Where is Mary Love? Where is Crystal Marler? Where is Rachel Mellon? Where is Deborah Palmer? Where is Laura Reyes? Where is Alexia Reale? Where is Michaela Schafer? Where is Chere Tomayko? Where is Deborah Wooten? Have you seen this woman? Have you seen this woman? Have you seen this woman? IT'S A FUNNY WORLD Look at all these cars Flying down the highway, In a mighty rush To get from here to over there. Everybody staring straight ahead And looking so unhappy. Don't they know it's a funny world That we're living in? Look at all these billboards Trying to pick our pockets, Trying to make us want A lot of stuff that we don't need. We got so much already, How come we're never satisfied? Oh, it's a funny world That we're living in. Funny how we all agree That money can't buy happiness; Funny how nobody knows How we got ourselves in such a mess. Look at all these houses Jammed so close together, Like rows and rows of tombstones From here to kingdom come. People talk about the good life And my god I think they mean it. Oh, it's a funny world That we're living in. Funny how the world goes 'round And leaves us all behind; Funny how this funny world an break your heart sometimes. Look at all this progress hewing up the scenery, Paving over everything That can't get out of the way. It ain't a pretty picture But we all see what we want to. Oh, it's a funny world That we're living in. O it's a funny world That we're living in. I AIN'T GOT THE BLUES I Ain't got the blues; I Ain't got 'em bad. I think they just might be The worst I've ever never had. I Don't walk the floor; Don't moan and cry; My life is great, And you're the reason why. I used to be Such a sorry case. I couldn't find a smile That would fit my face. Used to sing the blues 'Til my well ran dry, But I changed my tune, And you're the reason why. (Chorus:) You're the reason why The future looks so bright. You're the reason why I sleep so good at night. Ain't a cloud in the sky; Ain't a tear in my eye; I ain't got the blues And you're the reason why I Ain't got the blues That leave me cold. These arms don't ache For someone to hold. I ain't feeling like I'm fixing to die. I've been reborn, And you're the reason why. (Chorus) SOMETHING THAT I ATE I met someone tonight. She knocked me off my feet. We worked up an appetite Then had a bite to eat. I got home a while ago But I can't get to sleep. There's too much agitation down there Where my two ends meet. (Chorus:) Oh, my! I wonder what it means. Could it be I just met The woman of my dreams? Something in me somewhere Got bent all out of shape Either I'm in love Or it was something that I ate. My hands are cold and clammy My eyes won't focus right. My knees have gotten weak And my head feels kinda light. Something very hot Has set my heart on fire tonight. Was it those enchiladas Or just holding her so tight? (Chorus) Well, it never woulda happened If I'd gone a little slow, But my hungers ran away with us And we just watched them go. The last thing I remember Were the kisses and the beer, Then everything went blank 'Til I ended up back here. I hope I get relief With this medicine I took. I hope my vital organs Get over being shook. I hope that by tomorrow I feel better than I look. I hope I got her number And I hope they fire that cook.(Chorus) LOVE MAKES ME STUPID I've been investigating A peculiar situation. I've read the literature And listened to the speculation. I've gone into the field To study it first hand, Yet there remains a point or two I still don't understand. (Chorus:) Why does love make me stupid? How can the heart be so cruel? Why does that rascal Cupid Like to see me playing the fool? I've monkeyed with the numbers And made lengthy calculations. I've analyzed the spreadsheets In search of explanations. I've looked the contract over With a most judicious eye, But I never see the loop-holes 'Til they've hung me out to dry.(Chorus) I've consulted with my friends But they don't have a clue. I've asked the crystal ball, Please tell me what to do. I even went to church To see if God might leave a sign, But all I got was, Kid, your guess Is just as good as Mine. (Chorus) So I'm developing a theory About the human race Wherein love is just another Cream pie in your face, And I've made a c-commitment To the moon and stars above To duck a little faster next time Someone mentions love. (Chorus) You know, I think I'm so smart 'Til I get hit by his dart, Then I end up playing the fool. NOW THE WORDS COME SO EASY Years and years have gone Since I promised you this song; I don't know why I'm writing it now. I thought I'd seen the last Of all those nights I passed Attempting words my pen Would not allow. (Chorus:) Now the words come so easy. Where they've been this long I'll never know. Now the words come so easy And in a perfect world You'd have heard them long ago. They aren't hard words at all; Looking back I can't recall What made them seem So out of reach back then; But that's what words will do: They'll get the best of you Just by leaving you With nowhere to begin.(Chorus) So here they finally lay, The best that I can say Set down in the plainest way I know: Thank you for staying close When I needed you the most. And thank you more for knowing When to let me go. (Chorus) QUIET HANDS After all is said and done, After my time has come and gone, Let my life have been the scene Of useful works and graceful things, And I will rest with quiet hands. I will rest with quiet hands. |