Sample of Week 4 - Folk Lyrics Submissions

He's the man who had to stand up on the bus
He's the man who hardly ever makes a fuss
He's the man who buys a paper every day
He's the man who hasn't really much to say
He's the man whose life is not magnificent
And his name is Mister Insignificant

He's the man who waits there quiet in the queue
You don't notice and he doesn't notice you
He's the man who you just shouldered in the street
He's the man who you will never ever meet
He's the man whose life is oh so innocent
And his name is Mister Insignificant

He's the man who we all know
But we never stop to say hello
Wears an unfamiliar face
Caught up in the mad rat race 
He's so human you know

He's the man whose name is never drawn out first 
His job's not the best but then it's not the worst
He's not tall or short or fat or even thin
And he doesn't misuse his recycling bin
And the more he learns the more he's ignorant
And his name is Mister Insignificant

He's the man who cruises in the middle lane
He's as close as you can get to being sane
He's the man who's hardly ever late for work
And he thinks that people think that he's a jerk
And he cries when he thinks death is imminent
And his time on Earth is insignificant

Yeah, he's the man who we all know
But we never stop to say hello
Wears an unfamiliar face
Caught up in the mad rat race 
He's so human you know

Well he's got his 2.4 kids and a wife
And he's living out the great suburban life
Yes he's got his house, his two cars and a pool
And his kids go the local primary school
And he doesn't know a life that's different
And his name is Mister Insignificant

But one day somethin' in his head just snaps
Wreaks havoc with this momentary lapse
His face is splashed on every TV screen
The maddest guy the world has ever seen         
And the rating points are just magnificent
And he's no longer insignificant

Yeah he's the man who we all know              
But we'd never stop to say hello               
Wearin' that familiar face
A victim of the mad rat race 
He's not human you know
He cannot be human, you know. 
 

We used to say forever
and that's a long long time
and oh how it felt so right 
just knowing that you were mine

i helped make your dreams come true
but somehow your dreams have changed 
so now you've gone your own way
and left me here broken again

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now i'm bleeding oh
i'm pleading don't leave me here alone
i'm crying yeah
i'm trying my best to understand

well even through it all 
you're the best friend that i've ever had
i thought i could turn away from you girl
but i soon realized that i could never do that

cause i need you so bad 
i want you with me
as a lover or a friend 
you're the only one who feels when...

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no matter what i say 
no matter what i do
please remember these words my friend
i will always love you
 

First you love me
Then you take me
Next you hate me
I'm such a fool.

I found you.
Was true too,
but you were seeing someone new.

Your so sly.
You got by.
So easy,but here's
one on you.

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Gotta run.
Gotta be gone,before I hear you call'in
Hear you call'in on me.
Gotta run,before I come crawl'in back too you.
I gotta gun,your make'in me crazy,
with the games you been playin.
Drivin me crazy.
Gotta gun,don't want to use it like a fool.

You made it
You played it.
But it's not worth it,too you.
You won't try.
So I'll cry.
I can't believe,your so cruel.

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Juvenile dementia
has ruined many a man
Sonny went from steady stunt work
to a freeway apple stand
bills stuffs his napkin holders
napkins on his toilet tank
he's all out of grace periods
with his ex-wife and his bank
a restless tide, he's either
rolling out or rolling in
but ask any bell hop if he
wasn't once good for a fin

afraid to advance, without a backward glance
L.A.'s got its treasons, but she relaxes when she reasons
something's always blowing in, on that Santa Ana wind

old Sonny's lower back
you know, it's still killing him
but that crooked chiropractor
he's still billing him
and just like that doctor
life doesn't care what it finds
you can try and try again
it's just billing you for time
some old southern mayor
who's lost his last campaign
Sonny sits alone-a-mumbling
speeches, drinking flat champagn

something more to say, but nothing to convey
L.A.'s got its treasons, but she relaxes when she reasons
something's always blowing in, on a Santa Ana wind

the moon was silver and bent
like a Les Paul's whammy bar
near a small cloud floating free
like a liver in a jar
Sonny's tires didn't squeal
and his brakes, they didn't smoke
was it a dusk owl on the road
that ran him toward that oak
well, it just goes to show
how hard people are to read
insurance dicks said suicide
but his ex disagreed  

moonlight leaves its mark, on wet roads in the dark
L.A.'s got its treasons, but she relaxes when she reasons
something should be blowing in, on that Santa Ana wind
 

November mornings can get so cold and gray
everybody has to deal with pain i guess that's nature's way
thunder and lightning ,bitter cold rain
a day to remember you so you didn't die in vain
pin a little blood red poppy on our hearts
it may not change the world but it's a start
out in the trenches fighting to be free
i wasn't even born back then and you were fighting for me
and though i regret that we've never met 
i dearly appreciate everything you've left
i look at all the pictures of you on the wall
and think of how you gave your life up for us all
when this world gets rough
and i've had enough
and life brings me to my knees
when the pain's so deep 
that i can't sleep 
and i can barely see
i know just what to do
i look at all the pictures of you on the wall
and think of how you gave your life up for us all
 

You're not alone, thought it feels that way,
And day by day you hope and pray,
And night by night you cry and say...
Tomorrow...tomorrow. 

I know you're hurt, and we've all been there,
And known the pain too strong to share,
And lived the lies and lived despair
Tomorrow...tomorrow. 

But tomorrow never comes if you don't believe it.
And tomorrow needs some help to shine on through.
But believe me when I say tomorrow's better.
Step by step you'll find the strength to see it through. 

Take time to cry,  It's okay to feel.
Just let it go the hurt's so real.
It's all designed to help you heal.
Tomorrow...tomorrow's here. 

You've come this far.Can you feel the sun?
Your new beginning's just begun.
Yesterday, well that's all done.
Tomorrow's here...Tomorrow's here. 

And tomorrow holds the dreams that life is made for.
And tomorrow you've got living left to do!
And believe me when I say tomorrow's better.
Step by step...oh step by step
Step by step...Oh step by step
Step by step tomorrow's waiting there for you.
 

She was born to replace the missing child. 
And she almost looked the same. 
But her eyes were green, 
Her laugh was thin, 
She didn't answer to the right name. 
Her father turned away. 
Her mother turned to clay. 
Ah. 
She refused to play. 

Lemon Life. 
Oh Lemon Life. 
Too bitter to be tasted. 
Might as well be wasted. 
Oooh , 
Long and lemon life. 

She would try to protect the unborn child. 
So she married in the Fall. 
But she blamed the child. 
She blamed the man. 
She carved herself an icy wall. 
Nearly frozen from the shun, 
Her husband met othe one. 
Ah. 
She handed him their son. 

Lemon Life. 
Oh Lemon Life. 
Too bitter to be tasted. 
Might as well be wasted. 
Oooh. 
Long and lemon life. 

She can almost forget the missing child 
if she works all day and night. 
Still she hates her job. 
She hates the air. 
And this earth can't even spin upright. 
She rides her yellow ball. 
Rotten seeds and all. 
Ah 
Nowhere left to fall. 

Lemon Life. 
Oh Lemon Life. 
Too bitter to be tasted. 
Might as well be wasted. 
Oooh 
Long and lemon life. 
Oooh 
Long and lemon life. 
Oooh 
Long and Lemon life. 
 

When you watch the ground below 
'Cause everything you see around 
Is covered up by falling snow 
Just for you, there I'll be found 

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I'll be there whether you need me 
I'll always be around just to care 
I will be with you however you need 
And every other time, I'll be there 

When you look up to the sky 
Even if it is cold and gray 
You hope to see the birds fly by 
Right with you I'll always stay 

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Now you see the sun shine out 
From behind its cloudy grave 
There is no need to cry and shout 
Throughout my life, its you I will save 

Chorus 
 

I remember it like yesterday, nineteen seventy-two 
Me and Hilary ***-*** were talking about you 
Wondering which star you'd marry, we each wanted it to be us
But we were just a couple of school girls on a bus 

She told me what _Fire And Rain_ was really all about 
And when it played one night, I was crying my eyes out 
'Cause she told me where you wrote it, I've been there, too, since 
Leaves a dark dye on your soul takes a miracle to rinse 

If I could tell you something, what would it be 
If I could tell you something, would I talk of you or me 
Or maybe I should pose a question to someone of your ranks 
No, if I could tell you something, I'd tell you thanks 

More than 25 years have passed and my dad's been gone 16 
But not long before he died, he told me something 
He said he heard a song on the radio that touched him inside 
_Shower The People You Love_ with love, he said he'd always tried 

I lost track of your music till '98 Christmas night 
When my son of all people brought it back into my life 
Sitting on the edge of his bed, his new guitar in hand 
Had I ever heard this song by James Taylor called _Walking Man_ 

Oh, if I could tell you something, what would it be 
If I could tell you something, would I talk of you or me 
Or maybe I should pose a question to someone of your ranks 
No, if I could tell you something, I'd tell you thanks 
 

I love the clouds 
I love the skies 
I love the grass 
I love your eyes 
I love the lines 
Out on the street 
And all the kinds 
Of Sandwich Meat. 

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I like paint, I like paint, 
I like paint, I like paint, 
I like paint, I like paint, 
I like paint, I love to paint. 

I love the cats 
I love ice cubes 
I love the dogs 
And I love you 
I love the cows 
Up in the air 
And Chairman Mao 
I love your hair 

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Spoken: "This is goin' out to all my favorite ethnic groups -- nothin' but love." 
I love the turks 
I love the brits 
I love the french 
I love the Jews 
I love the Krauts 
I love the Wops 
I love the Kurds 
I love the Jews 

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I love that guy 
I love that guy 
I love that guy 
But I'm not gay 
I love that guy 

I love that guy 
But not that guy 
I'm still not gay. 

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