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I dislike the saying in this song's title. This was my attempt at defanging it.
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I got a car that’s nearly twenty years old
Won’t even start up when the engine is cold
I got a television old as can be
It’s black and white and only gets channel 3
The roof’s got holes in it, it lets in the rain
I gotta leave before it drives me insane
Someday I’d like to trade the lot of it in
By entering the lottery and hoping I win
I’d like a Lamborghini Countach 5000S
A stereo TV would be sufficient, I guess
I’d like a fancy mansion in the best part of town
But beggars can’t be choosers, I’ll endure it for now
I’d like a telescope to look at the stars
To view the surfaces of Venus and Mars
An ocean-going yacht would sure have its use
With its supply of beer and fresh orange juice
I wouldn’t mind a set of Ray-Bans to wear
It isn’t true when people say I don’t care
Some day I’d like to knock the lot of them flat
But when you’re unemployed it’s not as easy as that
And cosmic insignificance is causing me stress
The last time we went sailing I was sick on your dress
My glasses make me look as though I constantly frown
But beggars can’t be choosers, I’ll endure it for now
It’s not that I’m a dreamer
Though I’m sure that helps
It may be just a fantasy
But maybe it’s just as well
Sometimes it just happens
It gets to my soul
I really shouldn’t worry
But it’s something I can’t control
I’d like to think possessions are the key to success
I’d like to fix society ’cause, god, it’s a mess
I’d like to buck the system that was holding me down
But beggars can’t be choosers, I’ll endure it for now
It’s not that I’m a dreamer
Though I’m sure that helps
It may be just a fantasy
But maybe it’s just as well
Sometimes it just happens
It gets to my soul
I really needn’t worry
But it’s something I can’t control
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released April 23, 2023
Written by Deborah Pickett © 1989, 2023
Instruments used: Roland Integra-7, Korg modwave, Korg Kronos, MODO DRUM, MODO BASS.
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