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My mother once told me on the phone that
I should name my band, Millennium Because in the next few years the millennium Will be on everyone's minds I told her that I agree, But I didn't like it as a band name. But it got me thinking About what I'll be doing In 2040... In 2040, I'll reminisce about the Twentieth Century When we still wrote on pads of paper And humans still did all the cleaning In 2040, I'll be camping out with my grandsons Who'll have little gadgets to talk to their friends around the world They'll see them, smell them, hear them, feel them Communicate as if they're there. In 2040, my wife and I will take up games like, lawn bowling. We'll compete, interactively With couples our age in Africa And we'll compete, interactively With couples our age in Thailand CHORUS 2X In 2040, I'll be camping out with my grandsons Who'll have little gadgets to talk to their friends around the world They'll see them, smell them, hear them, feel them Communicate as if they're there. They'll see them, smell them, hear them, feel them Communicate as if they're there. CHORUS (repeat until fade out) |
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Sometimes I'm scratching at the back door
Waiting to be let out for five minutes To take care of business They don't always pay attention to my needs Someone's laughing at the way I'll drop anything I'm doing just to chase the things They throw into a field I'm going in ways that I can't explain [chorus] It gets me going in ways that I can't explain Never grow tired of a routine that seldom changes [/chorus] Sometimes when we're walking down the sidewalk I wish I was fixed up so I didn't have all these feelings That keep me in a permanent frustrated state When you go out and you leave me in I have hours to ponder, too many to fill I feel myself going now in ways that I can't explain [chorus] My eyes are either filled with life or they're glazed over Leave some space at the foot of your bed So I can give you the protection you deserve I feel much better knowing firsthand that you are safe [chorus] |
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I read your name and interests
And I got a funny feeling Deep inside. We had some things in common You said you been out of the whole scene for a while. I guess we're supposed to meet It said so on the printed sheet There's just one thing that you should know... I still live at home. I still live at home. It's not so bad A door leads down to my basement bedroom from outside. Upstairs, They don't care when my friends Drop by for surprise visits Late at night. I guess we're supposed to meet It said so on the printed sheet There's just one thing that you should know... I still live at home. I still live at home. If we went back to my place, I would light up scented candles. No one would dare disturb us We'd be all alone. And if things did get serious, It would be convenient To walk right up the stairs And have you meet my folks. I guess we're supposed to meet It said so on the printed sheet There's just one thing you should know... I still live at home. I still live at home. I still live at home. I still live at home. |
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Sitting around, keeping score
On a little note pad past bedtime, yeah Vowed that I'd wait three days to call I'm already two ahead, is that alright? Is that alright? If someone told you, barely knowed you That you showed up in their dream You'd check them closely for intention Why share something so revealing? Kicking around with too much to do Putting it off until lunchtime, yeah Pick up the phone and then hang it up Checking the mail and it's so bright outside Chorus Gazing across the neighbor's lawn From a bedroom desk until sundown Picking away at a ketchup stain Getting up now would take Way way too much out of me Chorus |
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Someone's been tipped off that she's gonna show tonight
I've got a real strong hunch that she'll be here all right Someone's been tipped off that she's gonna show tonight I've got a real strong hunch that she'll be here all right A guy polled the room and everyone agrees This place will light up brighter than the Christmas tree Hostess gets the crowd's attention, then apologizes Redhead yells back, "Don't sweat it, she's been here the whole time" Dancers turn around just in time to see Chaperones kissing spontaneously A slower song comes on and the couples begin to move outside The talk is all about searchlights and the latest dance craze It's nice to sit on the concrete steps with a glass of punch It's nice that the night is mild and a light jacket is enough Someone's been tipped off that she's gonna show tonight I've got a real strong hunch that she'll be here all right Boyfriends spinning girlfriends 'round in perfect time Everyone just wait, I think she's on the line No one getting through is all we're being told Two reported sightings on the valley floor |
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Sometimes I want to swing by
To check on her, see how her week is going But you disapprove Other times I'll call up He picks up and makes me feel like I'm intruding You get to wake her every day And we divide up National Holidays This month is highlighted yellow with one box of blue Last weekend I watched her in A game I never knew that she played But she led the team Afterwards I picked up A schedule so that I could come the next week secretly You get to wake her every day And we divide up National Holidays This month is highlighted yellow with one box of blue It didn't help things the last time I complained Don't want to upset her, I try to explain But you of all people should walk one year in these shoes Can we at least be civil to one another? She only has one father and one mother Years ago you told me how You could not imagine life without our little baby Wouldn't it tear you up too If you could only see her one day out of thirty? Chorus |
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Winter's slowing down
Nothing is really earned or gained by prolonging this I'm high above the ground On a windmill pointing out the sights of the country In a corner of the barn, the pickup rusted out By too many years I can see your mouth is moving You are saying something Probably asking us to come down There is something so nice about Driving down here with you Please just a few more hours I don't wanna drive back to town just yet 'Cause the sun sets late this time of year And I've been deprived of it for so many months I'll bet my face will burn But I ain't even concerned about it No, no, no, no, not one bit, 'cause we're Walking under green leaves at last Walking under green leaves at last There's something so nice about driving down here with you Please just a few more hours, I don't wanna drive back to town yet Day is winding down Nothing is really earned or gained by denying this Thanks for the few more hours You sleep now, I'm feeling alright to drive 'Cause the sun sets late this time of year And I've been deprived of it for so many months It's leaving me again I don't wanna miss one minute of it No, no, no, no, not tonight Chorus |
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Lying on the couch with my little toe in a splint
Smashed it on a corner while reaching for my instrument Talk shows get depressing and my eyes are too tired to read Stranded in the house, staring outside helplessly Thinking of someone else Longing for that special person Who always took good care of me Hold me mother, cuddle me closely Hold me mother, talk to me softly Looking at the phone that is well within my reach Wondering why I'm lacking so in self-sufficiency Rates are high at this time, I should really try to act my age Yet her words always got me back on track in my younger days Thinking of someone else Longing for that special person Who always took good care of me Stayed up with me all night long When I was a child with the flu Never short on sympathy Hold me mother, cuddle me closely Hold me mother, talk to me softly Always helped me to see the brighter side Convinced me that everything would turn out right Lying on the couch, washing down two aspirin Cordless on the coffee table rings, I'm on it in an instant She tells me that she's worried, do I have enough to eat? I'm pretty sure that I just started healing rapidly Chorus |
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The beltway around Des Moines
Completed in record time Dedicated anniversary Of four lanes crossing our state line Hot sun all day Brightens local water holes I've got three days off from my regular job Just let my mind go wandering Fly fly fly fly fishing poles Paddle boats pull up close To the band shell on the shoreline Test the water with your toes The beltway surrounds Des Moines It got me here in record time No more use for the side streets now It's just a twenty minute ride Hot sun all day Glassy surface, water bowl No luck, not even bites today Instead my mind goes wandering Chorus The beltway loops around Des Moines Forms a perfect oval shape Forty-six miles from start to end Pilots often point it out from planes There goes one now Trails across a cloudless sky "Oh, look straight down At the silver, gleaming metro egg" Chorus |
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When autumn rains come
And the ground rarely feels completely dry And I'm test driving cars on mountain roads Ooohh Take the curve slow Check my digital watch Gotta keep track of the time Cause i've got plans to take my lady out Tonight Fasten seat belts for the ride Defrost windows right away Holding my hand over the passenger seat Fingertips tracing the seams And I feel like I'm strapped into a cockpit Ooohh Grip the wheel tight My speed is up And light showers stars coming down And water's bringing oil up onto the surface of the road Ooohh Fasten seat belts for the ride Defrost windows right away Fasten seat belts for the ride Only supposta have the car out for an hour When autumn rains come And the ground rarely feels completely dry And I'm test driving cars on mountain roads Ooohh Fasten seat belts for the ride Defrost windows right away Fasten seat belts for the ride Defrost windows right away |
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They rushed as I released the ball downfield
My receiver knows which way to turn and he'll find it And these things I just know When someone's coming up behind me I scramble to the right And it's this sense that keeps my knees from dying Back at home my family's watching me Slapping hands in the middle of a stadium Back in a midtown high-rise hotel room She's thinking of me, waiting to see me Someone's coming up behind me So I scramble to the right And it's this sense that keeps my knees from dying And I'm sure you all know the game You relive it play by play When you go to work tomorrow Chorus Picture me at night Living dreams out on the field at home Never reeling from the game With my leg up in a sling, my head packed in ice Showing up at Shea Stadium Where you can hardly see the number on my jersey You can hardly believe my stats from this whole season On certain nights you'll see the light on in my building |
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