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Meant to be for my Retirement
Verse 1
The bigger the lie
The harder the fall
Encouraged to buy on a whim
And make a tentative call
To a man he knew well
A guy from back home
The ball of crystal he held
Was really made out of chrome
Chorus
Because the corporation was meant to be, it was meant to be
Because the operation was not what I thought it was for so long (it was)
Meant to be for my retirement now it’s gone
Lead
Bridge
Seven years of savings siphoned off into the clouds
The seven years till tribulation countdown’s starting now!
Verse 2
So now I’m starting again
Back at square no. 1
And it’s hard to defend what I did
But I was under the gun
To break out in style
With poise and aplomb
I won’t forget in a while
How it cost me a bomb
Chorus
Because the corporation was meant to be, it was meant to be
Because the operation was not what I thought it was for so long (it was)
Meant to be for my retirement - it was meant to be for
Meant to be for my retirement - it was meant to be for
Meant to be for my retirement now it’s gone
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Leo
04:15
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Leo
Verse 1
You take my hand
We cross the street
Bamboo scaffold and dirty tarpaulin sheets
Make you want to ask why
I’m glad you do
It’s just as well
There’s no good reason for it not as far you can tell
Not through 4 year old eyes
Pre chorus
Take you by the hand
Walk you right along
Help a little man tell right from wrong
Take you by the hand
Walk you right along
Help a little man tell right from wrong
Chorus
So say the daddy-o:
I’d walk along a wire for ya
I‘d walk along a wire for ya, Leo
Yeah I’m the lucky one
And I’ll do anything to give you strength I’ll go to any length for you son
Verse 2
What’s this here?
You poke it some
Put it in your bag and say you’ll take it back for Mum
I watch you now
With your sister in tow
And I’m left to wonder where does all the time go?
Solo
Pre chorus
Take you by the hand
Walk you right along
Help a little man tell right from wrong
Take you by the hand
Walk you right along
Help a little man tell right from wrong
Chorus
So say the daddy-o:
I’d walk along a wire for ya
I‘d walk along a wire for ya, Leo
Yeah I’m the lucky one
And I’ll do anything to give you strength I’ll go to any length for you son
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Deeper motive
04:53
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Deeper Motive
Verse 1
The uninvited come to the top and you turn a tide
Where do the king and his crop otherwise reside?
Do you give’em a place to hide?
They dance and make merry in the heat of a burning sun
You march with the force of a beat of a different drum
And I wonder does it point to some
Deeper motive
Deeper motive
Verse 2
The uninvited catch on the hop and they keep a file
Ready to return to the top only once in a while
Chorus
Once in a while
There’s a mass expanding
There’s a thunderstorm
There’s a near crash landing
And I wonder does it point to some
Deeper motive
Deeper motive
Deeper motive
Deeper motive
Lead
Verse 3
Never did I make such a scene as the one before
Is it for the sake of the kids that you close the door?
What were we fighting for?
Never one to gab what I should do there in a clutch
Nothing I can add that you can’t kick into touch
Chorus
Once in a while
There’s a mass expanding
There’s a thunderstorm
There’s a near crash landing
Once in a while
There’s a mass expanding
There’s a thunderstorm
There’s a near crash landing
And I wonder does it point to some
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When Boys Become Their Fathers
Verse 1
When boys become their fathers they inherit more than title it’s inherent:
Something vital at the very heart of things
A time for sifting pieces - some are kept and some discarded
When boys become their fathers after waiting in the wings
Verse 2
When boys become their fathers they forego their independence, and an un-canny resemblance makes us do a double take
A single actor plays each generation of the martyr
Boys become their fathers - it’s something they can’t shake
Bridge
A table’s turning and the
World keeps spinning ‘round
The mysteries of ancestry revealed
We squeeze into these hand me downs
To help us understand and help us
Find out what it’s like to be a man
Lead
Verse 3- break down
When boys become their fathers there’s a shift in the space time continuum
And we realise from where we’ve come
If you don’t like what you see then you should try a little harder, face it
Boys become their fathers says a father to his son
Verse 4
When boys become their fathers it’s a symbol of a changing of the guard
A rearranging of the story on the ground
Some matters need attending ‘fore we travel any farther that’s why
Boys become their fathers so the secret’s handed down
Boys become their fathers and the sins are handed down
Boys become their fathers and the world keeps spinning ‘round
Bridge
We’re always learning and our
Sense-making is sound
The mysteries of ancestry revealed
We squeeze into these hand me downs
To help us understand
To help us find out what it’s like to be a man
A grumpy old man
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Cameron MacDonald Melbourne, Australia
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