The vid:  https://youtu.be/NWDnmnitkYk

I Didn't Do It

I didn't do it.  I didn't cause that.  I wouldn't lie to you.
No one can prove it.  I'm innocent.  So what's a guy to do?
They'll hang me anyway.  I know the law.  
The judge is gonna say that that's the last straw.
But
I didn't do it.  I don't know how.  I'm not that kind of joe.
She put me to it.  I didn't know how far that she would go.
My hands were tied that day.  She held the cards.  
So I shouldn't pay for what lies in her yard.

She was the one who rented that car.  
She tried to take it way too far.
She didn't say what all would occur.  I cannot lie for her.

I didn't do it.  I hope you know that.  I wouldn't know how to act.
Please don't pursue it.  It's not my fault that opposites attract. 
She didn't tell me that the thing was goin' down.  
It really isn't like it sounds cuz 
I-I didn't do it.

I Didn't Do It

Fly Around In The Clouds
©2025 Noel Adams, words and music, all rights reserved
APRA/AMCOS (Australia): GW75716631
ISWC: T-331924361-9

=== LYRICS ===
I would rather be happy
I would rather be glad
I’d rather be feeling thrilled and excited instead of feeling so sad
One day we will be dancing
And we’ll be laughing out loud
But right now all that I want to do is fly around in the clouds with you

You opened the door and waved goodbye
And then you stepped out into the rain
I blew a kiss and waved right back and said see you later, my friend
But life often surprises one when everything is going fine
I didn’t know then, no, I didn’t then 
That life had other plans in mind

I would rather be happy
I would rather be glad
I’d rather be feeling thrilled and excited instead of feeling so sad
One day we will be dancing
And we’ll be laughing out loud
But right now all that I want to do is fly around in the clouds with you

I wish I’d known you’d be leaving before me
And I’d be left here walking alone
Your quirky smile is now like a story fading from a time long ago
Can you reserve that famous cloud nine so we can run around and play?
‘Cause one thing’s for sure, yes, one thing’s for sure 
I’m counting on seeing you again some day

I would rather be happy
I would rather be glad
I’d rather be feeling thrilled and excited instead of feeling so sad
One day we will be dancing
And we’ll be laughing out loud
But right now all that I want to do is fly around in the clouds with you

With all my heart, I pray that we'll meet again
And we will fly around in the clouds until god knows when

Fly Around In The Clouds

The Painter Birdy Hotel (1970)

Darcy lit a Newport with a gas station match
Leanin' on Joey’s Civic, the paint all scratched
With a trunk full of tools and 8-track dreams
She said, “They say Bushwick’s changing, but it’s still the same to me”

Joey had a scar from the Navy days
Said he used to fix turbines out in San Diego Bay
Now he’s doin’ drywall for a friend in the Heights
Said, “Baby, we’ll be alright, just gotta make it through another night”

In the empty lot behind Ed’s Food Store
With a streetlight buzzin’ like a holy war
They shared a cola and a cigarette
Talkin’ 'bout the days they haven’t lived yet
Skyline rising in the rearview light
Lookin’ for a way out on a one-way night

She had a spiral notebook full of names
Some ol’ boyfriends and schemes that never came
But Joey only read the poems she wrote in bed
About motels by the ocean and the words she never said

At her cousin’s place off Dekalb Avenue
Took turns in the shower, shared the one good bath towel
She worked part-time at the thrift on Flushing
Stole snacks for Joey when the hunger came rushing

In the empty lot behind Ed’s Food Store
With a streetlight buzzin’ like a holy war
They shared a cola and a cigarette
Talkin’ 'bout the days they haven’t lived yet
Skyline rising in the rearview light
Lookin’ for a way out on a one-way night

Some nights they’d dance to the car stereo
Some nights they’d fight about nothin' at all
She’d cry in the front seat, he’d punch the dashboard
But they never stopped showing up when the other one called

That winter hit hard and the heat got cut
But they wrapped up in blankets and called it enough
She said, “This ain’t pretty, but it’s better than gone”
He said, “Darcy, you and me, we’ve been holdin’ on this long”

In the empty lot behind Ed’s Food Store
With a streetlight buzzin’ like a holy war
They shared a cola and a cigarette
Talkin’ 'bout the days they haven’t lived yet
Skyline rising in the rearview light
Lookin’ for a way out on a one-way night

Brooklyn Love Song (with Joliz)

Feentanz

In the heart of the forest deep and true
Lived a spirit known as the Ghillie Dhu
Dark-haired guardian of moss and leaves
Whispered secrets to the ancient trees

Oh Ghillie Dhu with your gentle hands
Protector of the mountain lands
Through the shadows where the wild winds flew
We’ll always sing of the Ghillie Dhu

The tale of the ghillie dhu.mp3

Jazz Quartet 05.07.25

"Corroded Brainstorm" (2025).

True Love Waits (Radiohead cover)

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Arrogance and Ignorance – The Deadliest Poison // Szalap’s 4Life Stand Mix
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Instant click collab with the Szalap aka MC FukOff, a dry beatmaker from Poland - 
visit Szalep here: - https://soundcloud.com/kacper-razdwarazdwa
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// Arrogance and Ignorance – The Deadliest Poison
by fictionalive: homage and narration /
// 4Life Stand
by szalep: music written, produced and provided by /
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fictionalive / + / szalap aka MC FukOff
arrangement and mix
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fusion of it all –
fictionalive with the popoems series and the hyper media reports
cover art: fictionalive DIY, that’s it / fair use only
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dropped July 16th, 2025
09:55 pm, Central European hot summer time
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Arrogance and Ignorance – The Deadliest Poison // Szalap 4Life Stand Mix

With all that's going on, sometimes the heart just wants to flee to a place of innocence. Maybe we could meet there...

Return To Innocence

Just another nobody who's not here to be somebody.  I write songs because I can't help it, and it helps me.  If I add them here, I'm less likely to keep mixing them.  Creativity is a stream with many tributaries, and sometimes one runs through us.  The stream is more creative when tributaries meet, and I'm grateful for the collaborative efforts of others.

I Didn't Do It

Marty Straub

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