Safe Inside the Day

As songs that go forgotten
Are found, remembered, loved, and sung again;
The father of all kindness,
The lover of our souls,
Will come to find us.
And if I can remain there,
And if I can remain there I will stay.

And I will live another day,
I’ll live another day,
And I will live another day.

A smallness there’s no shame in.
A gift that’s bigger than the box it came in.
And if I can remain there
In that heaven of your eyes
And find a tiny paradise of no goodbyes,
And if I can remain there,
And if I can remain there I will stay.

And I will live another day,
I’ll live another day,
And I will live another day.
Safe

Safe inside
Where angels soft as kisses ride
On gentle horses
Safe inside the day
Inside the song
Safe inside
With laughing babe and smiling bride
On gentle horses
Safe inside the day
Inside the song
Safe inside

And if I can remain there,
And if I can remain there I will stay.

And I will llive another day,
I’ll live another day,
And I will live another day.

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A Compass of the Light

She flies so free who flies for home
With sweetness weighed
A million springs

Frayed wings that speak to bees unborn
You shall sleep the winter warm
You shall sleep the winter warm

In the dance of eights
I’m a compass of the light
In the dance of eights
I know where every blossom lies
And look for them with all five eyes

In the dance of eights
I’m a compass of the light
A compass of a light that sings

She flies so free who flies for home
With sweetness weighed
A million springs

Frayed wings that speak to bees unborn
You shall sleep the winter warm
You shall sleep the winter warm

In the dance of eights
I’m a compass of the light
In the dance of eights
I know where all the flowers are
And how many and how far

In the dance of eights
I’m a compass of the light
A compass of a light that sings

She flies so free who flies for home
With sweetness weighed
A million springs

That great keeper of the stars
Must keep bees as well
How he might need our honey
And how badly
Who can tell
Who can tell

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The only Bones that Show

I’m lookin’ out from eyes that roll back white
And talk in tongues of blood and bite
And the only song I know
Is the callin’ of a crow
And teeth are the only bones that show

Sometimes you’ve just got to climb
Big trees in wintertime
And when you’re up there in the cold
hopin’ that your knot will hold
And swingin’ in the snow
That’s when you know
That teeth are the only bones that show

I wondered, “What’s it like to be a man?”
Bent nails
In a rusty can
And the sound those nails make
When you give that can a shake
Will make you wish that it wasn’t so
But teeth are the only bones that show

Sometimes you’ve just got to wait
Cold years of hooks and bait
Unkind miles from heaven’s big hello
And teeth are the only bones that show

And the rabbit comes out of the hole
And the rabbit goes around the tree
And the rabbit goes back in the hole
Back in the hole again
Back in the hole
Back in the hole
Back in the hole again

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The Dance of Diminishing Possibilities

Bobby Slot and Freddy Weiss
Were not so nice
But I like their names a lot
So I’ll say’ em twice
Bobby Slot and Freddy Weiss
Achieved a modest renown
When they took an axe
And went to town
On an old upright
And it was love
It was love at first sight

There’s a harp in that piano
And there’s a girl inside that boy
And my daddy’s crowbars are his pride and joy

It’s romance on the street
Where harp and hacksaw meet
On the day
When the boy in every butcher on the block
Comes out to play
One last cast iron kitten on the keys

My father’s affection for his crowbar collection
Was Freudian to say the least
But there’s a beauty in that beast
And there’s a girl inside that boy
And my daddy’s crowbars are his pride and joy

Theres’s no need to rehearse
It’s just like Jesus in reverse
Makin’ many from the one
No need for T.V.
When the whole family
Gathers round the old upright for some old time fun.

Oh Daddy!
You can sure tickle those ivories
In the Dance of Diminishing Possibilities
Diminishing Possibilities
Diminishing Possibilities
Diminishing Possibilities

If a man with an axe
Axe you out for lunch
Just say “No thanks,
But thanks a bunch”
Even if he says “Pretty please”
It’s the Dance of Diminishing Possibilities.

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The Earlie King

Bring me a whiskey
Get me a beer
What’s that song I like to hear

“The dreamy child
The father proud and strong”

I kind of like that song
the one about
The Earlie King

Daddy I can see him.
His coat so shiny bright
Behind us in the night
I can see The Earlie King

Daddy can you hear them
They’re singing just for me
Can’t you hear?
Can’t you see?
The daughters of the The Earlie King

Spill the Milk
Steal the Meat
Life is Bitter and Death is Sweet
All the Bacon That a Boy Can Eat
Come Along With Me

And the bad bells ring
And the bad bells ring
And I am runnin’
Still runnin’ from The Earlie King

And there’s nothin’ there
Nothin’ at all
Fairy tales and falderal
Nothin’ to hear
And nothin’ to see
Wind in a willow
Moonlight in a tree

The dreamy child
The father proud and strong
I kind of like that song
The one about The Earlie King

Daddy, can you hear me?
It’s got so hard to speak
I’ll kiss your bristly cheek
And go with The Earlie King

Up from the table
My brother’s tiny soul
All gone
Swallowed whole
Taken by The Earlie King

Spill the Milk
Steal the Meat
Life is Bitter and Death is Sweet
All the Bacon That a Boy Can Eat
Come Along With Me

And the bad bells ring
And the bad bells ring
And I am runnin’
Still runnin’ from The Earlie King

And there’s nothin’ there
Nothin’ at all
Fairy tales and falderal
Nothin’ to hear
And nothin’ to see
Wind in a willow
Moonlight in a tree

And the bad bells ring
And the bad bells ring
The bad bells ring

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Fresh out of Candles

Back in the fities
Clark Kent died
It’s a bird
It’s a plane
It’s suicide

Now, God got angry
And hte Pope got mad
Told all the faithful
That the saints went bad

Father Son and Holy Ghost
Stole the bacon and burnt the toast
Fresh out of candles,
Poor Saint Blaise
Went down chokin’ on steak and eggs

Hail Mary Full of Grace
They upped the ante and played the ace
Fresh out of candles,
Poor Saint Blaise
Went down chokin’ on steak and eggs

Saint Christopher got big and strong
From luggin’ babies all day long
Keeping Jesus from gettin’ wet
I guess that’s just the thanks you get

‘Cause now he’s off the wagon
And out of luck
Got drunk
And wrecked the truck
And all the little cherubims are askin’
Why’d they have to pick on him?

Father Son and Holy Ghost
Stole the bacon and burnt the toast
Fresh out of candles,
Poor Saint Blaise
Went down chokin’ on steak and eggs

Now God wasn’t kiddin’
And neither was Abraham
And your momma can’t save you
And your daddy don’t give a damn.

What was it I was make-believin’ in
And when did it start feelin’ like a sin
  to hope
A sin to pray
And the light got dark
  and stayed that way

And I am
Fresh out of candles

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Big Titty Bee Girl (from Dino Town)

I’m a Big Titty Bee Girl, From Dino Town
And you can take it from me, girl,
If you’re sleepin´ around
And you happen to meet an albino
You should keep him around
‘Cause you just can’t keep a good albino down

You can torment him
You can beat him til he cries
You can repeatedly molest him and make fun of his eyes
Get him naked, Break his toe
And throw
A rock at him
You can mock him
Make him a laughing stock
And take a sock at him

But you just can’t keep a good albino down
I’m a big titty bee girl from Dino Town

You hit him with a bat
You can shoot him with a gun
You can take away his hat
and leave him out in the sun

But you just can’t keep a good albino down
I’m a big titty bee girl from Dino Town

An evil albino will give you a sting
But an albino that is true is a marvelous thing
You can take him out and lynch him pinch
A log on him
Tie a sausage to his dick and sick
Your dog on him.

But you just can’t keep a good albino down
I’m a big titty bee girl from Dino Town

You can poop on his pie
You can piss in his sink
And even if you spit in his eye
He’ll still be in the pink

‘Cause you just can’t keep a good albino down
I’m a big titty bee girl from Dino Town
I’m a big titty bee girl from Dino Town

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You’ll Find your Footing

You’ll find your footing
In another world
On another day
And in another time
You’ll find your footing there

Then there will come a day
And I know there will come a day
And you’ll look up
And there I will be

You’ll find your footing
In another world
On another day
And in another time
You’ll find your footing there

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