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Round 35, Week 2

by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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I will bathe you and clean you as I do You’ll always be mine, you’ll always be my little child Yes you are different, the other cubs are scared of you You’re eyes shine much brighter, you’re stronger than the rest in the pack Know it will be hard on you, they will test you as you go But you will shine in your mother’s eyes, you’ll always be my winter wolf May your light on us all Your Daddy tried to kill you when you came out from the womb He thought you’d be a burden, he did not see much good in you I fought him long and hard there’s still a cut around my neck But I think that he has learned to accept you now If I could only drive a car I’d take you far away from here To a place where life was easier and better for you dear But we must make do with what we have for now I know that you will grow up to be our strongest soldier With your brothers and sisters afraid They may show their teeth and shun you away I’ll be sure to show you the way Hunted by night, hunted by day There will be calm there will be storm I’ll be here to keep you safe and warm I’ll be sure to show you the way Hunted by night, hunted by day When you’re cold when you are stained With another’s blood, when you are in pain I’ll be sure to show you the way Hunted by night, hunted by day I will defend you until I die If it makes me bleed, if it makes me cry I’ll be sure to show you the way Hunted by night hunted by day
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I bet you thought I was born yesterday I saw you coming from a mile away You think ur good at all the games you play But I win every time Looks like we’ve only got the night to waste But I’m not the one to underestimate I’ll dance with the devil, but for heaven’s sake Remember I ain’t blind You wanna pull the wool over my eyes, well You better have a good disguise if You want the upper hand on my heart You better get a running start Better get a running Better get a running Better get a running You better get a running start Can you impress me with the things you do? It’s gonna take more than a line or two I love it how you think your moves are new But I’ve seen them all before
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I GUESS I’M NOT WHAT YOU DREAMED ABOUT GROWING UP BUT I GUESS I’LL DO I MAY NOT BE THE COOLEST GUY OR THE SMARTEST ONE IN THE ROOM ALL IVE GOT CAME FROM THESE TWO HANDS AND I OFFER THEM TO YOU NOW I DON’T MIND IF YOU LOOK AWAY I’LL NEVER HOLD YOU DOWN AND IF I COULD I’D LEARN TO DANCE ANYWAY YOU WANT ALL I’VE GOT IS THIS BEAT UP HEART AND I OFFER IT TO YOU
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v1: Why did life choose to be so good to me? Cut some others at the knees It don't seem fair ----- Oh, I've tried to sabotage it all Occasionally I'll fall But those times are pretty rare pre: And last I checked, I've got my health They say that's more than anything else v2: I know some who've got to work for everything Like they're fighting in the ring for daily bread ----- But this race I run, you know I had a head start I ain't sayin' I don't work hard I get to use my heart more than my head pre: You all know that I can't dance But I'm the king of second chances ch: Everywhere I go I go there always knowing I'm not alone While others all around me sink like a stone I somehow find my way back home v3: So now you know that I'm lucky, I'm not blessed I'm no better than the rest That's just how it is ----- I can't explain what God has chosen to throw my way More than my share of good days So let me tell you this pre: I'll try to give more than receive And that's because I believe ch: Everywhere I go I go there always knowing I'm not alone While others all around me sink like a stone I somehow find my way ch: Everywhere I go I go there always knowing I'm not alone While others all around me sink like a stone I finally found my way back home
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Every time I pass that corner I get a little hit of the beautiful pain I hope that you are feeling better You know the picture doesn’t fade It just grows a shade warmer round the edges baby I was waiting Anticipating Painting the parlor red All the lights of the cathedrals Danced in my head With every word you said The sword of Damocles Was hangin over me And then you cut the thread I have no taste for melodrama I still can hear you laugh after all of this time I know I shouldn’t be thinking of you I know I’d make better song If I could move along and leave you in the past baby I was hoping Sometimes believing I went where I was lead All the choirs of the cathedrals Sang in my head With every word you said The sword of Damocles Was hangin over me And your love was the thread
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She planned a trip to Disneyworld for the fam Turns out the pandemic, it had other plans She tried another time, but that virus reared its ugly head again Waiting to return to normal's never fun Whether you're a grown adult or a child of one And worry makes the little things in life a whole lot bigger when it comes undone But you are seen and loved as you are Practice radical empathy and look for your north star You're stronger than you think, come back from the brink Seen and Loved Three stories formed the man he'd become within A son who needed more than what they could give A battle with cancer and the chemo that came with it about did him in (took it on the chin) But the accident in China's where it had begun Wandering in wilderness and on the run and when he finally made it home, he left the former man behind for a better one And you are seen and loved as you are You go into the wilderness to come out of the wilderness So give a little grace, speak the words face to face Seen and Loved Fighting for her life as the sickness came The joy of motherhood was no longer the same And the love that filled her heart was replaced with doubt and anger and a touch of rage (okay, a lot of rage) She wanted to go yell at God but was so afraid That the one receiving would not hesitate to reciprocate But she found that anger shared became love unimpaired like a warm embrace - and it's all okay Cause you are seen and loved as you are And joy is an act of rebellion from the start She said joy is an act of rebellion Seen and Loved
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Little Beast I saw you darting from the corner of the house and then your on the window sill I see you in plain sight And then you disappear Your far away and then your near And you look around Like your on some sacred ground Little Beast little beast and you look around Like your on merry go round Little Beast Little Beast I saw you peering out beyond the picket fence over by Saint Andrew’s Gate The fog and haze they lay above the The misty lake you sit there and meditate And you look around Like your on some sacred ground Little Beast little beast and you look around Like your on merry go round Little Beast Little Beasts You hear the chorus and begin to hum along Then you strum to the fife and drum You try to rise above the din of the humdrum Sipping from your flask of rum
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Stuff crammed in the corners Can’t make room for nothing new Dumpster by the garden waiting for me To do, to do, to do To do to do to do Reach between the cobwebs Something borrowed, something blue No end to the madness waiting for me To do, to do, to do To do to do to do Chase sun, work never done Always striking the cue Everything is idle waiting for me To do, to do, to do To do to do to do Mast have thought that I knew it all Couldn’t live through another fall
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Tough Shit There was a time When she was fun Her smile, it was a hit But now my baby’s at that age Where her independence just won’t quit And by the by, ain’t nothing for Her tenacity and grit Toilet training ain’t for the weak It’s some mighty messy stanky tough shit Tough shit in the morning Tough shit in the afternoon Tough shit every minute Teaching young’uns where they can let loose It’s a hard road to hoe It’s a chain gang experience They’re on the can and staring at you I’d say that this job was for the birds But them thangs shit everywhere toooooo Have kids they said It’ll be a blast A love like never known You wanna know what I would love To not have brown stain on my phone And on the rug, and on my chair She dropped a deuce in my trombone This little shit is testing me Get out the house or get a diaper on My lady said We can’t do that We gotta see this through I said “that’s fine, but Imma leave, Get at me when she learns where to poo.” I got a look, could kill a man Just like Elvis when he died on the loo “I’m sorry baby, I guess I’ll stay Oh God I think she shat in my shoe”
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Shame The Sun My look is on the verge of something approaching vampiric I put my hopes in a bottle of 'Pale-Away' It advertises a natural glow- More like George Hamilton, though Shame The Sun I hang my hopes on 6 oz. of mousse transformation Vlad- to Glad in three minutes time It advertises a natural glow- More like George Hamilton, though Dihydroxyacetone Shame The Sun Instant Sun Bondi Sands Maui Babe
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I been barefoot on A barroom floor For twelve years now And I know I swore I'd mosey along Banish the blues Make some plans At least put on some shoes But when I leave here My heart is full I will return to you friends Like a hungry wolf I write endless tunes Fill my book Let em fly from the stage Like a short-order cook Pack up my gear For the long drive home Forget to feed the mouth From which the poetry flows But when I leave here My heart is full I will return to you friends Like a hungry wolf I been told this ain't The life for me That I'm doin it all Too fast and free But I see the pain Melt in your eyes When we sing the truth So I know it's a lie When I leave here My heart is full I will return to you friends Like a hungry wolf Oh when I leave here My heart is full I will return to you friends Like a hungry wolf

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The assignment this week comes from yours truly. I heard Tom Bailey (of Thompson Twins fame) say in an interview on the Sodajerker podcast something to the effect that "the verse is something you sing to an audience, and the chorus is something the audience sings back to you.” Now, obviously, that applies only to a certain kind of songwriting, but I’d like for you to keep that in mind as you write your song this week.

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released December 20, 2021

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