BEETS IN A BOX
NOBODY KNOWS
I have a diamond in my pocket
A diamond in my pocket
A diamond in my pocket
And nobody knows but God and me
Some have seen it shine
Some have seen it shimmer
Some have seen a Glimmer
But my diamond, nobody has seen
I have a diamond in my pocket
A diamond in my pocket
A diamond in my pocket
And nobody knows but God and me
I tried to show you once
I tried to show you twice
My priceless diamond present
But you were too blind to find the time
DREAM MACHINE
Can you hear that?
Can you hear it?
Hear that hummm
Hear that drummm
Hear that?
Engine Revving
And Ready to ride
Pumping, Purring, Crying,
She’s blowing out steam
My sexy dream maker
I make her
Mean Green Machine
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She’s gonna
Te- Te –uh-uh- ake us
To Highway Milky Way
Milky Way will wrap us up
With warmth and cookies, and pillows.
Just us two
And all the few
Mellow fellows
Who live off love, and music, and wine
Rosy glasses and signs
So,
Are you Ready?
Ready to ride
Take my hand
Leave your taxes behind
Just us two
Don’t look behind,
Just look ahead
She’s
Pumping, Purring, Crying,
She’s blowing out steam
My sexy dream maker
I make her
Mean Green Machine
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She’s gonna
Te- Te –uh-uh- ake us
To Highway Milky Way
IN LUV WITH NUTHIN’
Nuthin’ isn’t somethin’ you can hold in your hand.
You can’t buy it or sell it, taste it or smell it.
Nuthin’ comes from your heart to your mind.
Sometimes it helps you see; Sometimes it makes you blind. Nuthin’ is Faith, nuthin’ is Hope, Nuthin’ is Dreams, Nuthin’ as it seems. Therefore:
I’m in love with Nuthin’
Nuthin’ means all to me
It’s the only real Somethin’
To have and to hold, You see?
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On a dreary day, in time
Full of bullshit, stuff, and Lies
Nuthin’ keeps me warm at night
Nuthin is the only Truth in sight
I wished upon a shooting star
I wish I may, I wish I might
I wished upon a Real Boy
Full of dirt, glitter, truth, & spice
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And I’d love All his parts,
Black, White, Pink, Yellow, Blue
Because I know they belonged to him
He’d belonged to me, We’d be 1, and 2
Some say I’m a Dreamer; I know
I’m not the only one
These days you don’t know where they Grow
Must be orbitin’ around the Sun
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In Plastic Bags and Glass jars
I’m alone with a Team of Frauds
My fake friends in Coded Cans
Hashtags and Avatars
Sometimes I get the Urge & Will to
Suck, Smoke, & Blow Life’s Marrow
I know such a Splurge cuts Immortality
So no Reds, Eggs, Pipes, or Pops for me
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So I Breath the Stale Air instead
Drink my milk for Strong Bones
Is a longer Life Lease Pleasing
If your Heart Stopped, you’re Dead, But Breathing?
BUS STOP BLUES
Well I may have missed the bus, Ba-be
But I’ll be standin’ here for life
Cause I’m an optimistic Mama
Hopin’ you’ll be back soon
Hurry, hurry, Pretty Baby
It’s hot in the month of June
I’ve been waitin’ at this corner
Watchin’ people come and go
waitin’, Standin’ lonely
Come and get me b‘fo I go
The Reapers making rounds
I’ld like to meet you, Don’t you know
Monday I was lookin mighty pretty
Men would whistle as they passed by
Now it’s Sunday, I’m nasty griddy
People pitty me and cry
I’m still good for it , Pretty Baby
Guaranteed to satisfied
Give me a ride Mr Driver
I’ll ride your bus for life
We can drive to the Mountains
Make each other happy makin’ stories side by side
You make the toast, I’ll make the Jam
Laughin , Lovin, Livin’ hand in hand
Well I may have missed the bus, Ba-be
I’ll be standin’ here for life
Cause I’m an optimistic Mama
I just know you’ll deliver
Come and get me Mister
I’m freezing here in December
(Come and get me Pretty Baby…….Oh, Baby)
LITTLE DITTY
Mama was Out ta’ milk
At midnight One day
Off she went To the store
Bought a man On sale in-stead
Rotten to the core
Broke the Next day
No refunds, No returns
Well, you live and you learns
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Don’t worry, pretty babies
Mama knows, Daddy’s commin’
It’s written in your cards they say
Lovers, sun, stars, & somethin’
Daddy’s hummin’, in her dreams
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Da Dee-da, Dee-da Dee-da
La dee-da la-dee da, mmmmm
Man for rent In news-print
A deal too Good to be true
Paid half a day No lay-aways
Package came with all the Tools
Too bad he couldn’t stay
His misses on the way
She’s got a loaded gun
Better run, man, run - run
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Don’t worry, pretty babies
Mama knows, Daddy’s commin’
It’s written in the stars they say
Venus, Mars, Saturn, & somethin’
Daddy’s hummin’, in her dreams
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Da Dee-da, Dee-da Dee-da
La dee-da la-dee da, mmmmm
Special Delivery
A deluxe model man From a catalogue
Guaranteed To satisfy
Any Tom, Dick, Harry, or Sally
Man he was fine
Should a’ read fine print
He likes Tom & Dick
To be called Sally Trick
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Don’t worry, pretty babies
Mama knows, Daddy’s commin’
It’s written in my palms they say
Life line, Heart-line, fate & somethin’
Daddy’s hummin’, in her dreams
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Da Dee-da, Dee-da Dee-da
La dee-da la-dee da, mmmmm
I HATE WATER
I hate Wide Rivers
I hate Deep Seas
I hate Cold Oceans
, but with you,
I’d jump in the Water Gladly
I’d Wade in the Water with you
I use my Hands
I use my Fingers
I use my Toes
, the Lord knows,
I’d let you use them too.
I’d give a Hand to you
WELL,
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME,
IF LET EMPTY & ALONE
STAY HERE IF YOU LIKE,
STAY HERE DAY AND NIGHT
IT MAY BE OLD & DUSTY,
BUT IT’LL BE WARM & COMFY FOR YOU
That’s True
I’m Tired & Weary
I’m Old & Spent
I’m Weak & Blue
, but I’d build a Mountain for you.
If you asked me to
I have a Heart
I have a Body
I have a Mind
, Be Kind,
‘Cause I’m sharing myself with you
I’m trusting you
SPELLS
She rolled all the way from Texas
Straight up to Tennessee
In the middle of November
With her heart in her head
And nothin’ on her mind
Out to find a simple man
HE CAST SPELLS THEY ALL WERE UNDER
SPELLS THEY ALL WERE UNDER
He was tall, white, and handsome
Had a curl to his hair
Fine fiddlin’ fingers
Avante garde and full of flair
Full of Grace and full of thunder
A siren, Such a sin
HE CAST SPELLS THEY ALL WERE UNDER
SPELLS THEY ALL WERE UNDER
They were all stark and starin’
As he swayed the air to movin’
She’d thought he’d see her there
Now Her heart was ruined
(‘Cause) She was just a dime a dozen
A pebble in the pond
Just another mother in the mob
HE CAST SPELLS THEY ALL WERE UNDER
SPELLS THEY ALL WERE UNDER
She thought that she was special
She liked the boy not the magician
Not the Gallant or the Reverend
Just the simple man
With her common disposition
She wanted to be his friend
NOT JUST SOME GIRL CAUGHT UNDER
So she rolled back to North East Texas
Straight down from Tennessee
Sold her soul to the devil
Sewed on airs , Glued on graces
Became a sorceress and a preacher
An artist and a teacher
SHE CAST SPELLS THEY ALL WERE UNDER
SPELLS THAT HE FELL UNDER
LEGENDARY LOVER
When the concretes cold
And the sun stands still
I like to crawl up
into the corner of my mind
Find a warm blanket
And bide the time
With my Legendary Lover
He loves me so
My Legendary Lover
He loves me right
He gives me hugs and kisses
Every day and All night
If I open my eyes & you are there
But I am blind
Please Punch me
Pluck me from my clouds
Tell me that you love me
& will always be mine
I’ll be your Legendary Lover
And love you so
Your Legendary Lover
Who loves you right
I’ll give you hugs and kisses
Every day and All night.
TWO HOUSES
I’m takin’ back my two houses
One on Cherry Hill
The other Cobble Stone
Strangers lived there far too long
Along the banks of the Calcasieu
Left vacant and alone
I’m takin’ back my two houses
One house sinkin’
The other a mausoleum
Ashamed to face my own Demons
Fled the scene of the crime
With fear and treason
Hate & Fear held me back too long
Now I’m taking the reigns
Riding love full force
Diggin’ up these dirty graves
penetrating these castrated kin
I used to know way back when
I’m takin’ back my two houses
One on Cherry hill
The other Cobble stone
I’m not stopping there
Gonna drive my roots down deep
And climb to the top of my own mountain
Breathe my own air, Live in myself
Face the world solid & true
BLEED
I wish I were a robot
A cold, hard, machine
I wish I had no feelings
Cause you’re sooo mean
'Cause I Bleed
And I see
What you’re doing to me
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And it’s hard
To stop your shards
From Ripping up my Heart
I wish I weren’t a scarecrow
And had a Brain
I wish I weren’t so stupid
Listening to your lie refrain
‘Cause I Bleed
And I see
What you’re doing to me
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And it’s hard
To stop your shards
From Ripping up my Heart
‘Cause I give, give, give
And you take, take, take
But you spit out all I gave
And just because
You didn’t like the taste
Doesn’t mean I didn’t serve my all
I wish I were a vulture
And could fly away
I’d eat up my dead pieces
You spit out each day
Cause I Bleed
And I see
What you’re doing to me
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And it’s hard
To stop your shards
From Ripping up my Heart
I wish I weren’t a scarecrow
I wish I were a robot
I wish I were a vulture
I wish you weren’t so mean
WE ARE ELECTRIC
I had a dream last night
They were comin’ for me
A heard of Killer Whales & Clowns,
Magic bullets, Rippin’ Rounds
I held my breath & bones
Hid my eyes under stones
Didn’t move a muscle
Held my whispers and my groans
I fear what I can’t see
Then cold currents turn to Heat
I can feel your Energy
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WHEN YOU’RE BY MY SIDE
SNAKES & SHARKS DON’T BOTHER ME
FEARLESS BY YOUR SIDE
………..…….. WE ARE ELECTRIC
I looked up into the trees
Saw a big Red balloon starin’ at me
Followed it floatin’ in the breeze
Glowing and gloating with such ease
Dissipated into the Sun
Saw you were a different one
Darkness started its descent
Dirty Witches wail in suspense
I fear what I can’t see
Close my eyes to find your Heat
I can feel your Energy
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WHEN YOU’RE BY MY SIDE
SNAKES & SHARKS DON’T BOTHER ME
FEARLESS BY YOUR SIDE
………..…….. WE ARE ELECTRIC
I can’t tell if it’s you are me
A lost part or different entity
Either way I’m addicted to you
All other masses don’t matter too
As long as we are one, life is true
The sun is out, the skies are blue
Promise me never to part
I’ll give you my life, I’ll give you my Heart
I fear what I can’t see
When you’re close I feel your Heat
Can you feel my Energy?
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WHEN YOU’RE BY MY SIDE
SNAKES & SHARKS DON’T BOTHER ME
FEARLESS BY YOUR SIDE
………..…….. WE ARE ELECTRIC
SHE MOVES ME
I openly admit
I have a secret crush
She’s so beautiful
And magical to touch
She moves me
I’ve known her since I was just a babe
She’s grown with me
Even up to this very day
Been with me through thick and thin
When I’m glad
When I’m sad
When I pray
When I sin
She moves me
And when she’s inside me
She moves through me
I hear her
And she tells me what to do
She rocks me
She soothes me
She shocks me
Intox – icates me
Blues me
Woos me
Drives me crazy
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SHE MOVES ME
SHE MOVES ME
SHE MOVES ME
SHE MOVES ME
SHE’S MY SPECIAL LADY
SHE MAKES ME SMILE
WHEN SHE’S IN THE ROOM
I LIKE THE WAY
SHE MOVES ME
IF YOU COULD HEAR HER
YOU WOULD SEE
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She enters the room
With the boys in the band
First with plucks and beats
Then hums, strums, blows, & squeaks
She’s held steady with their
Hands, tongues, and beaks
She moves the room
As they play her sermon
So take a seat
Or get on your feet
Listen as she preaches
She’ll tell you in ways
Every night
And all days
Spreading clarity and truth
Dreams and daze
She’s a profit with a gamut
A devil in disguise
A ghost in your casket
Heaven in your eyes
Hell for your thunder
She rides, she rides, she rides
OPEN
I am open
Can you see me?
I am Open
I am bleeding
I have traveled
For so far
I’ve seen sunshine
I’ve seen storm
I am Open
I am here now
Here I stand
Can you see me?
I am bleating
Hear me now
I am Open
For you now
Please believe me
Reach for me
Feel me
Hold my Hand
I can see you
Eyes are shut
A shooting star
I’ve traveled so far
I can feel you
Here I am
I can breathe you
Won’t you breathe me?
I am Open
GOOD GIRL
If that was my man
I’d lick his quips
Equip his ego
Take tall sips
Over the River & through the Wood
To Grand mama’s house we’d go
With quivering tongue
And juicy tips
I’d bite his Lips
And brace those hips
Until we came home, wagging tall tales behind him.
If that was my man
I’d sing sweet to his dirges
Fulfill his urges
Taut his fair fiddle
Tied tight in the middle
No cause for care
And everywhere his heart would take him
I would surely go
If that was my man
I’d love him dearly,
Always, & not enough nearly
In him, around him,
Abundant, abounding
I’d fill him, he’d feel me
What a good girl am I
SKIN
I have lost my skin
I wonder where she’s been
I lost her way back
-When
-I was
-A Little
-Girl
She used to fit so well
As far as I can tell
It’s been a long time since
-I’ve felt
-Comfort
-In my
-Skin
He used to hate her so
We underestimated her though
So now we’ve been
-Wand-er-
-ing a
-Dead end
-Road
I find her pieces here & there
I stick them back to me with care
I killed her way back
-When
-I was
-A Little
-Girl