Sample of Week 2 - Jazz Lyrics Submissions

As The thunder rolls and the skies grow dark
Listen to the bell toll striking vengence in our hearts
Visions of clearer days when the sun shined bright
Upon my knees to praise and hope to again see light
through stormy weather we stay together
like birds of the same feather
You and I forever
Never shall the forecast of future despair
Outweight the past and what we share
Rain and thunder echoing sounds
Lightning striking all around
No need to run no need to hide
The storm has begun but your by my side
The weather changes as strange as it is
Now things are better 
No more stormy weather
 

YOU GOT IT ALL 
YOUR BRAND NEW CARS 
YOU GOT YOUR BIG FAT BANK ACCOUNTS 
YOU GOT YOUR WISH 
YOU FILLED YOUR CUP 
YOU GOT MORE, BABY, THAN I CAN COUNT. 

DON'T LAY IT ON ME 
DON'T CRITICIZE 
DON'T LOOK ME DO-WN 
WITH THOSE BIG BABY EYE'S. 
I'VE DONE MY BIT, I'VE DONE MY SHARE, 
FROM HERE ON IN, BABY,I REALLY DON'T CARE. 

Chorus} 
YOU GOT IT ALL 
MY BACKS TO THE WALL 
YOU GOT IT ALL 
BUT I CAN WALK TALL 
I'VE DONE MY SHARE 
BUT YOU GOT IT ALL. 

Instrumental. 

YOU MARRIED ME 
FOR BETTER OR WORSE 
YOU GOT ME, RIGHT INTO YOUR BED. 
YOU PLAYED AROUND, 
PLAYED ME FOR A CLOWN 
YOU GOT ME SEEING THE COLOR OF RED. 

Chorus} 
YOU GOT IT ALL 
MY BACKS TO THE WALL. 
YOU GOT IT ALL, 
I CAN WALK TALL. 
I'VE DONE MY SHARE 
BUT YOU GOT IT ALL. 

I'VE DONE MY BIT, TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE 
NOW I'M TELLING YOU, BABY, I'M GOING TO LEAVE. 
 
YOU CAN HAVE IT! 
 

(verse 1) 
When Destruction greets our neighbor, 
Or Damnation rings his bell, 
When his blood and bone are mortar and stone 
That widen the road to Hell, 
Reactions three occur to he who cares to ponder  well. 

(climb 1) 
"I'm sorry that it happened", says the person of good will. 
"I hope it never does again - I pray it never will". 
But in that secret heart of hearts a small voice mutters quietly, 
In unrefreshing honesty:  "Better him than me." 

(instrumental improv) 

(verse 2) 
When War walks rampant on foreign land, 
And rockets light the sky, 
When fire rains upon little girls 
Whose mothers watch them die, 
Reactions three occur to he who dares to ponder why. 

(climb 2) 
"I hate the government", states the rational man, no effort spent. 
"There is no God, or none who cares", as another day of broadcasts air. 
But the third reaction that comes to all, 
Like War itself , with its clarion call, 
Vowing no surrender, no retreat:  "Man, I'm hungry - let's go eat." 

(intrumental improv, then fade) 
 

Papa this tie is getting tighter, 
How am I supposed to breathe? 
Without the essence of a utopian land 
All you can create is your BLUE JAM 

You were born into this world 
With more than just what you see.. 
Vibrations flowing out of you... 
and me... 

Sister, how do you so it? 
Keep all the monsters away? 
Inside the toybox 
where the munchkins are playing 
you'll find them singing 
Their BLUE JAM 

You were born into this world 
With more than just what you see.. 
Vibrations flowing out of you 
And me... 

Brother the time is getting closer 
When all the giants approach 
Around the kitchen of the musical heavens 
You'll find them singing their....... 
BLUE JAM..... 
THEIR OWN BLUES.... 
THEIR OWN BRAND. 
 

Biddle be bo bop 
Do daddy doe 
See shiny dew drops 
All in a row 

Honey cross the staff 
Baby take a boat 
Watch out for that shaft 
Watch them quarter notes 

Funny finny fo fop 
Nutty ninnie knows 
Melody it can't stop 
On and on it goes 

Rythm makes it happen 
The notes just walk around 
Them fingers are a slappin 
All over this here town 

Monny mini mo mop 
Fancy foursome flows 
Our sound just can't stop 
And on and on it goes 

Biddle be bo bop 
Funny finny fo fop 
Monny mini mo mop 
It can't just just stop