Something For Everyone

If I knew then what I know now
I would've left the circus sooner
Is it Sunset Strip or Comic Strip
You decide

It doesn't take a crystal ball
To see the place is going under
And I could walk away but I think I'll
Stay and watch

They are everywhere
All these circus clowns
Hiding in the bleachers
Smiling upside down
Riding roller coasters
Waving up at me
Look at them down there
What a tragedy

The only thing that they can see
Is what is in their own reflection
Oh
Don't tell me
That's me looking back at me

I hope that it's not too late
To do something great
Oh
Let's hope
If I can get away
There must be another way

They are everywhere
All these circus clowns
Hiding in the bleachers
Smiling upside down
Riding roller coasters
Waving up at me
Look at them down there
What a tragedy

Track from the album "Devil In The Detail"

Devil In The Detail

Sunset Strip Or Comic Strip

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I'm Not Supposed To Be Here Anymore

Work In Chaos

If I was a man 
With down to earth plans
You’d know me well and you’d understand 
If I could turn my hand 
Just like dear old dad
To any problem say that I can

It to his disappointment I
Can’t fix and patch
Can’t build a house from scratch 

Rhyme boy that’s all you do
White noise that serves no use
Employ your brains and you
Could be just like one and two
Rhyme boy it’s time to face the truth 

No uniform no badge
No proof I’m a man
No service that my dear folks can brag
Not one of the gang
The small select band
Just different and clearly off brand

I can only sing a song
But you’d say that’s exactly what is wrong

Rhyme boy that’s all you do
White noise that serves no use
Employ your brains and you
Could be just like one and two
Rhyme boy it’s time to face the truth 

Imagine if you can at all
Someone with imagination 
Not just a timid fool
Just different like no other son

Rhyme boy that’s all you do
White noise that serves no use
Employ your brains and you
Could be just like one and two
Rhyme boy that’s all you do
White noise that serves no use
Employ your brains and you
Could be just like one and two 
Rhyme boy it’s time to face the truth 

If I was a man 
With down to earth plans
You’d know me well you’d understand

Rhyme Boy

There I am just passing time
Trying to hide keep out of sight 
Busy head and idle hands
How did I land here and what is my plan 
Answer right or is it wrong
It won’t be long until I’m gone
Self fulfilling prophecy 
That I can see it will come to be

Last one in the building 
First one out the door
Don’t know what I’m doing 
Not sure what I came for
Last to get the message
Writing on the wall
How could I not see it 
Obvious to one and all

There I am surrounded by 
A thousand eyes that pierce my mind Paranoia keeps me alert 
So to survive in a world of hurt 
Imposter syndrome permeates 
My every day with no escape
Business types the sharpest kind
Won’t waste their time on my bare faced lies

Last one in the building 
First one out the door
Don’t know what I’m doing 
Not sure what I came for
Last to get the message
Writing on the wall
How could I not see it 
Obvious to one and all 

Presence required 
To politely enquire
What did you do today please
Now let’s check my notes
Ah yes I know
Just what I can get away with

Responsibilities to shirk
I’ll make it work though it’s not work
What you see’s not what you get
Remove the mask there is nothing more left
It’s a living it’s no life
It’s just existence getting by
It’s a ruse to fool the world
And in my head I still think it works

Last one in the building 
First one out the door
Don’t know what I’m doing 
Not sure what I came for
Last to get the message
Writing on the wall
How could I not see it 
Obvious to one and all

Last One In The Building

Born into and out of chaos
Tell the truth the rest I’ll make up
Small reward for token labours
Scant regard for what defines us
Unprepared for what’s to come
Unimpressed with all I’ve done 

Everything and all at once it’s crazy 
How much can one mind take
Putting me into a thousand places
What if I just don’t want to change
Why the need to go and face the world 
No surprise I didn’t fare so well
Everything and all at once it’s crazy
That’s my idea of hell

Raised to be everything I’m not
Give me everything I don’t want
Opportunity to be like
Every person that I don’t like
Schooled in mediocrity 
Make your mark but don’t exceed

Everything and all at once it’s crazy 
How much can one mind take
Putting me into a thousand places
What if I just don’t want to change
Why the need to go and face the world 
No surprise I didn’t fare so well
Everything and all at once it’s crazy
That’s my idea of hell

Grown to be the person you see
Surface deep so eager to please 
Average is what’s expected 
Noticed never liked respected
Smile and hide the screams behind
The mask that tells a thousand lies 

Everything and all at once it’s crazy 
How much can one mind take
Putting me into a thousand places
What if I just don’t want to change
Why the need to go and face the world 
No surprise I didn’t fare so well
Everything and all at once it’s crazy
That’s my idea of hell

Everything And All At Once

Mood Sting

I’ve crashed and burned in love so many times
One more disappointment and my heart resigns
I’m way to old to keep on trying to
Put up with all the hurt loves put me through 

But strangely I find I’m falling once again 
Something I certainly did not intend
My caution is understandable for sure
Still wary I choose to take the leap once more 

Here’s my heart
Take good care of it my final chance
Loves new start
A new beginning one more dancep

Here’s my heart 
For whatever reason here we are
Make it last
Now that we have come this far 

My faith in love was broke beyond repair 
Too many doubts too many failures 
That’s what I decided with my mind made up
Don’t risk the hurt again I’ve had enough 

But here I am most unexpectedly 
My careful plan not as smart as it seemed
And so let’s give this love thing one more try
Let’s go and take the trip just one more time

Here’s my heart
Take good care of it my final chance
Loves new start
A new beginning one more dance

Here’s my heart 
For whatever reason here we are
Make it last
Now that we have come this far 

We should know better 
We’ve both been here before 
We’re not so clever 
We don’t blindly ignore 
The risk we take 
Is only madness we know
Despite it all we fall 
So round again we go

Here’s my heart
Take good care of it my final chance
Loves new start
A new beginning one more dance

Here’s my heart 
For whatever reason here we are
Make it last
Now that we have come this far

Here’s My Heart

Look left look right
You don’t take care
They’ll catch you on your blind side
Look up look down 
It’s coming at you
From directions all round 

Just sleep walking 
In my own world
Just ignoring
A Life in parallel 

I’m slow to catch on and I’ve been so blind Maybe it’s time for me to wake up 
I know I’ve been caught out so many times
And it will happen till I wise up 

Take care don’t slip
You’ll be caught out again
If you’re not careful 
Take the same trip
Be back from where you came
The same old pitfalls

Life repeated 
Why I don’t know 
Self defeating 
No sense no hope

I’m slow to catch on and I’ve been so blind Maybe it’s time for me to wake up 
I know I’ve been caught out so many times
And it will happen till I wise up 

Little boy lost in a big world 
That is how I feel 
But a grown man won’t invoke 
That kind of sympathy 
Bewildering decisions 
That I should make easily
Befuddle and confuse 
They don’t make any sense to me

I’m slow to catch on and I’ve been so blind Maybe it’s time for me to wake up 
I know I’ve been caught out so many times
And it will happen till I wise up

Wise Up

Taken 60 years but I’ve finally started writing regularly. My twelve playlists were written and recorded over the past six years. 
The recordings were all put together using GarageBand.

Wise Up

Mick Kavanagh