Hallucinatory Lyrical Menagerie

get ready it’s a hot august night
in september suzanne goes down with locomotive breath
to the city of New Orleans on the Grand Funk Railroad

welcome back my friend
here comes the sun king riding on the storm
everybody get in the groove

sister golden hair astride horse without a name
country boy John got a mountain high
stuck in the middle with you

Jumpin’ Jack flashes your momma don’t dance
Abraham Martin and John don’t rock and roll
we were flying low and hit something in the air

mean mistreater Daltry knocks on Doors’
to the show that never ends Dylan does Johnny
Cash hurts foot stomping music

Hendrix does Dylan all along in deep purple haze
oh say can you see Janis belting Bobbie
Rod does Maggie through the bathroom window

Clapton covers Dylan knocking on heavens amazing grace
the party’s forever Who's knocking on Doors
Penicillin Penny all day long sitting singing songs

Morrison opens hotel california you can check in
any time the girl i knew has such a distant stare
the needle tears a hole in the free man in Paris

put up a parking lot pink Cadillac races little deuce coupe
the gambler bets the joker the boy named Sue
meets Lucky LaRue and the man in the mirror

people are strange wear sunglasses at night
teach your children well love the one you’re with
four dead in Ohio the day the music died

Don does Vincent simple as do-re-mi wake up
little Suzy slept all through the night in satin dress
at Billy’s white wedding celebration

Joan was quizzical the first time ever i saw your face
waiting for someone or something to show the way
Carly says he’s so vain Paul and Art feelin’ groovy

watching eclipses on a magic carpet ride
across the universe
roller derby queen stuffing time in a bottle

we are the champions racing around to come up behind you again
paddle-wheels thumping along the watchtower
smoke on the underground velvet water

alice is in chains go ask her heard the mission bell
voices down the corridor feel the earth move
but who are you (who who, who who)

generals gathered in their masses seven nation army
couldn’t hold him back flowers gathered
from the mountains in bright summer colors

Frank Zappas mother’s ask is Jesus just alright
Jeremiah's bullfrog croaked LA woman joked
of intergalactic laxatives Mississippi calls my name

everybody’s Talking Heads
mother’s little helper can’t hear a word they’re saying
hanging on in quiet desperation don’t let me down

you won’t see me they can’t let me die here
on the cover of a stone gathering moss
there’s always somebody calling you down

my exes live in Texas across bridge over troubled water
that’s me up on the jukebox time for a six pack to go
do you know the way to Alice’s restaurant

I'm sorry you’re burning out there alone
wish you were here can you hear me Mr Tom
Dave says crash into me you’ve got a friend

Tommy can you hear me
see me feel me sitting on the dock smooth operator
wasting time with Jessica Chuckie’s in love

tired of being alone again naturally
mother nature’s son easy to be hard
i am still right here

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da life goes on
the earth is my grave you can get anything you want
dying for a cheeseburger in paradise

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