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Proud American
03:44
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Hell and high water
It’s getting hotter
It’s getting harder to breathe
It must be something
But I did nothing
That’s what I wanna believe
Dump in the ocean
Big wheels in motion
That’s what the governments say
Drop in the bucket
So I say…
Let’s hit the midnight buffet!
I’m a proud American
I believe what they teach me on the news
Proud American —
Short attention span is my excuse
I’m better than you
‘Cause I’m an American
Check the horizon
The market’s rising
There’s no reason to save
Tie yellow ribbons
I’ll be forgiven
Here in the home of the brave
Hey take my daughter
Sell me some water
So I can fill up the pool
The poles ain’t frozen
But I’m the chosen
I ain’t nobody’s fool
'Cause I’m a proud American
I believe what they teach me on the news
Proud American —
Short attention span is my excuse
I’m better than you
‘Cause I’m an American
Push comes to shove
When it’s money or love
And the empire’s fading fast
Trillionaires toil
Last barrel of oil
Becomes a thing of the past
This pale blue dot won’t last
I’m a proud American
I believe what they teach me on the news
Proud American —
Short attention span is my excuse
I’m better than you
It don’t matter what you can do
I’m better than you
‘Cause I’m an American
Proud American
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Nickel and Dime
03:34
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Wake up everyone
There’s a rat race still to run
Feel like I’m playing to lose
Fumbling all around
Knuckles on the ground
Dressed up like a monkey in shoes
Staring at the floor
Another corporate whore
Stuck between suck and succeed
In the land where cash is king
Stock is everything
So worship that shareholder greed!
Each and every day
I try to wish it all away
Maybe someday I‘ll find peace of mind
Stop wasting my time
With this nickel and dime
Get everything for free
Come online with me
Strive for those five thousand friends
Download and install
It takes no time at all
Follow the tweets and the trends
Out here in the Wild West
The NSA knows best
Facebook’s got your world in real time
So come on, like my post
It’s what I need the most
Don’t worry I’ll be just fine
Each and every day
I try to wish it all away
Maybe someday I‘ll find peace of mind
Stop wasting my time
With this nickel and dime
How many kids would ever dream big
About mortgages and paying off cars?
I’d rather fly or gaze up at the sky
Hey, let’s go walking on Mars
And learn the youth
secrets of stars...
Each and every day
I try to wish it all away
Maybe someday I‘ll find peace of mind
Stop wasting my time
With this nickel and dime
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Opposable Thumb
02:44
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Standing on two feet
Cradled from his birth
Here comes the baddest
Monkey on the Earth
Handy with tools
And a dandy with a gun
Three cheers —
For the opposable thumb
Master of technique
It’s all in the wrist
Start with a finger
Finish with a fist
God’s greatest ape
Oh, he’s a lot of fun!
Beware —
The opposable thumb
I’m not asking for a rocket grenade
Or a float in the Macy’s parade
But we’ve still got a long way to go
Better watch the weather
Keep it together
Modern Java Man
His mission has begun
Terraform and terrorize
The fourth rock from the sun!
I’ll hitch a ride
Well, depending on who comes
With my —
Opposable thumb
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It’s alright in my life
All’s right with the world
Tough guys are freaks
And the geeks get the girls
Fact checking’s fake
And the bullshit’s all true
Ask for the cash
And they’ll pass it to you
That’s all you do
Someone shake me
Try to wake me
Make my everyday
Thrill me, floor me
Reassure me
Tell me it’s okay
It’s alright in my life
We’re fine me and you
The nightmare’s not real
And the feeling is true
The planet is healthy
The president’s sane
Drivers polite
Every time you change lanes
Folks use their brains
Someone show me
Like you know me
Call me by my name
Text me, send me
Facebook-friend me
Pop that good champagne!
Ain’t life grand?
(Yeah, it’s fantastic)
Head in the sand
(No need to be sarcastic)
Everything’s fine
(Things are what they are)
So pass the wine
(Case Syrah, Syrah!)
Someone shake me
Try to wake me
Make my everyday
Thrill me, floor me
Reassure me
Tell me it’s okay
Someone show me
Like you know me
Call me by my name
Text me, send me
Facebook-friend me
Pop that good champagne...
It’s alright in my life
All’s right with the world
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All for Nothing
05:05
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Rabble with guns
Babbling in tongues
That’s just who we are
Eyes to the ground
As we orbit around
This yellow dwarf star
I wanna go back in time
Now I stand here a man
Wondering how it began
How did I come so far?
You’re standing with me
We’re at the edge of the sea
Understanding the stars
Staring at space-time
Stranded at the scene of the crime
Though the madness never ends
The universe still bends
All that once was old will soon be new again
We can discuss it in a song
But it won’t be very long
Till it’s all for nothing
Bad DNA
What can you say?
That’s our fatal flaw
The history of man
Just a flash in the pan
As the spaceship runs ashore
Wait five billion years
Till the Milky Way disappears
Though the madness never ends
The universe still bends
All that once was old will soon be new again
We can discuss it in a song
But it won’t be very long
Till it’s all for nothing
Earthling fraternity
Code word: absurdity
Trade in your vanity
For temporary sanity
Though the madness never ends
The universe still bends
All that once was old will soon be new again
We can discuss it in a song
But it won’t be very long
Till it’s all for nothing
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Man in the Sky
05:19
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Man in the sky
Hear me when I cry
Keep me after I die
Oh, man in the sky
Man in the sky
Look me in the eye
Tell me a little white lie
Oh, man in the sky
Fall to my knees
I’m begging please
Come rescue me
From the king of jealousy
In a land of fantasy
Man in the sky
Maybe you could try
To be a nicer guy
Oh, man in the sky
Flowers and trees
Wasting disease
Come set me free
From stone-age reverie
And old-time make-believe
Man in the sky
Two hundred miles high
Call me when you pass by
Oh, man in the sky
Fall to my knees
I’m begging please
Come rescue me
From the king of jealousy
In a land of fantasy
Lies beyond the pale
Grown-up fairy tales
Man in the sky
Man in the sky
Man in the sky
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Ship of Fools
05:39
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Red-hot days in paradise
Rising tides and melting ice
Minds are open for business
But don’t think twice
Rich until our luck runs out
Desperate for a speck of doubt
Homo sapiens wonders
What’s it all about?
All aboard
This ship of fools
Praise the lord
It’s so hot in the swimming pool
Here in Denial
We’re the new fossil fuel
Gaia’s laid it on the line
Doubled down on humankind
Got to remember the future
Or we’re out of time
Gravity you know it’s real
Never mind that Man of Steel
Just like natural selection —
It’s the real deal!
All aboard
This ship of fools
Praise the lord
It’s so hot in the swimming pool
Here in Denial
We’re the new fossil fuel
Just six thousand years you say?
Planet Earth was made this way?
If you don’t believe in
carbon dating — sail away!
Sail away
Sail away
Sail away…
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Smile
04:25
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Beautiful days
I can’t see them
When it’s raining in my mind
So many names
I can’t be them
Nor can I reach the other side
All around I’m losing ground
To legions of total imbeciles
Stay with me
So I can feel your kindness
Your love —
And your smile
Meet you halfway
I’ll try to make it
Another day another dime
Who can say?
Who can fake it?
Who can take this waste of time?
All around I’m losing ground
To legions of total imbeciles
Stay with me
So I can feel your kindness
Your love —
And your smile
Fool me twice
And then a third time
Maybe I’ll make it four or five!
Oh, it’s good advice —
Just wave the peace sign
And try to make it back alive
All around I’m losing ground
To legions of total imbeciles
Stay with me
So I can feel your kindness
Your love —
And your smile
Your smile
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The Fool
02:59
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Inside out
There’s no doubt
Always something small
To fret about
On demand
From high command
Here in wonderland
So proclaims the fool
Upside down
Same sad clown
Always there to laugh
And joke around
Act in kind
Free your mind
Get it right next time
So proclaims the fool…
Climb the tower
Sing it to the stars
Forgive the hanged man
Just come as you are
Spin the wheel of fortune
Tell it to the moon
The sun will always light your way
But I’m still the fool
One fine day
Who’s to say?
I might change and
Pigs will fly away!
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Crazy Crow (for Joni)
04:28
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Black crow in a blue sky
Big empty space to fill
Ghost town of the future
Living in that house on the hill
Out on this lonely road
It’s a devil’s bargain
Deserts and cactus trees
Lead me back to the garden
Thanks a billion crazy crow
For breaking trail on the high road
Paint your joy —
Sing your sorrow
Dark clouds above me
Vapor trails across the sky
Blue moon at my window
Still I’m just a lone passerby
Big money — dog eat dog
Corporate coyotes feed
Stardust and the gold
Unraveled by their greed, so…
Thanks a billion crazy crow
For breaking trail on the high road
Paint your joy —
Sing your sorrow
Turbulent citron and indigo
Swirling high above
No regrets and no apologies
For the crazy cries of love
Oh, your crazy cries of love!
Here at icy altitude
My hexagram of strings
Melancholy comfort
From the beating of black wings
Yellow taxi wait for me
Don’t wanna drink alone
Find my secret place
My surrealistic night ride home
So thanks a billion crazy crow
For breaking trail on the high road
Paint your joy
Paint your joy
Paint your joy…
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Pawlie Santa Barbara, California
Pawlie’s original brand of acoustic/electric music draws upon rock, jazz, folk, and progressive
influences.
Album releases include Pawlie (1994), The Small Time (1998), Little Green Man (2011), and An Ape’s Progress (2021).
Pawlie lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Libby, and their pampered feline, Penny.
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