Oh Sasha

© 1983-2021 Ephraim Feig & Mark Perlin

Oh Sasha, why are you so cruel? 
Oh Sasha, why are you so cruel? 
She calls you on the phone
To get you all alone
You tease her with your bark
You don’t even give a bone
She don’t really want to fight
She just wants you for the night
Sasha!  Why are you so cruel? 

Oh Sasha, how can you be so cool? 
Oh Sasha, how can you be so cool? 
You know that she is waiting
She can’t go on pretending
She sits there by the TV
While you are promenading
She knows that you don’t care
But you got into her hair
Sasha!  Why are you so cruel? 

Oh Sasha, you are such a fool!
Oh Sasha, you are such a fool!
Cause she’s oh so ripe and ready
She’s holding out on Freddy
She’d rather give it all up to you …
She’s yours for the takin’
I believe you are mistaken
Sasha!  Why are you so cruel? 

Oh Sasha, oh Sasha, oh Sasha, 
Why are you so cruel?
Oh Sasha, oh Sasha, oh Sasha, 
Why are you so cruel?

Cause she’s oh so ripe and ready
She’s holding out on Freddy
She’d rather give it all up to you …
She’s yours for the takin’
Don’t leave her sad and achin’
Sasha!  Why are you so cruel?

Oh Sasha

The phrases in the first verse were whirling around in my head as I tried to make an ultimately insignificant decision that consumed me for an hour. This song captures that feeling of having so many options but not know which to take.

"Indecision" © Emily Feder, 2023


A			Amaj7
Thoughts colliding and dividing
A7
Head is spinning
D
While I’m on the couch
Dm		A
15 questions, 30 directions
E		A
Such and such and this and that

A 		Amaj7
Just say yes, it’s not a test
A7				D
The consequence is really not so bad
Dm			A
But is it right or black and white
E 				A
Could it cause a fight, or heart attack

[Chorus]
Dmaj7		A
Not good, bad, right or wrong
Dmaj7		A
It shouldn’t take so long
E		E7
Take a breath, hear the song

[Verse]
A			Amaj7
Want to make the perfect day
A7			D
I can look back and have no regrets
Dm			A
Too much pressure, what’s the measure?
E		A
Any choice will be ok

A	     		Amaj7	
What’s the worst, I can reverse
A7 		D
Or go again another time
Dm			A	
That’s what I have, It’s not so bad
E		A
Probably completely fine

[Chorus]

[Full Verse of ba ba da…]
[End with extra:]
Dm A
Ba ba da
E A
Ba ba da

[Bridge x 2]
Asus A Em
I don’t know what I want
Asus A Em
Ba-da-ba
Asus A Em
Indecision
A Em A
Oh Ah Oh

[Chorus x2 w/solo]
[Verse] ba ba da…
[Bridge]

Indecision

(Don’t Look Back in) Anger

Mark Perlin © 1980

You know that I need you
You know that I really care
I believe you
Next time we’ll both get there

Don’t look back in anger
Lift your head to the next time
Don’t look back in anger
Things are gonna work out fine

Time’s been a traveling
I’ve seen him down road after road
Time’s been unraveling
Half his stitches came unsewed

Don’t look back in anger
Don’t take this world so furiously
Don’t look back in anger
Up ahead there’s still time for me

You needn’t fake it if it really ain’t true
Cause I’m gonna break out the wild beast in you
I’ll overtake you we’re not here to play
I’m gonna shake you till your plastic falls away
You know you make it so hard for me
But I can taste that you’re finally free

Half this world’s been wasted
But there’s still time to take us there

Don’t look back in anger
Lift your head to the next time
Don’t look back in anger
Things are gonna work out fine

Anger

Down the Line

Mark Perlin © 2020

She was just a little pregnant, a diamond in the rough
I asked her destination, she said traveling was tough
Before she settled down for a predatory night
She bounced up from the floor and pulled the curtains tight

He was just a little married and very far from home
Seeking consolation so he wouldn’t sleep alone
Looking at an evening stretching to another day
Tugging at his heart before rolling in the hay

Sometimes it’s too little, often it’s too much
I have no right to hold you, but I savor every touch
Give me all you got, I’ll only take what’s mine
Loved the chance to love you, see you down the line

Well you’re just a little perfect, an angel in the dark
The devil’s in the deed and adventure’s bound to spark
Come and tell me stories as we lay before the fire
An audience of one for an unrepentant liar

Now I’m just a little late as the train pulls out of view
Standing on the platform thinking longingly of you 
Missed it by a minute, pressed again for time
Punching out a ticket that’s miles down the line

Sometimes it’s too little, often it’s too much
I have no right to hold you, but I savor every touch
Give me all you got, I’ll only take what’s mine
Loved the chance to love you, see you down the line

Miss you every minute, pressing you for time
Punching in your ticket riding miles down the line

Down the Line

Inspired by the old, great gospel song "Joshua and The Battle of Jericho", this rendition is built on a backing track by Christian Robinson (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWKxxlAMY0M&t=29s). Enjoy!

Down the Line

markperlin

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