Mandela was arrested 
And Marilyn died too soon
James Bond hit the screen 
And the race to the moon
The Cuban missile crisis 
James Meredith in school…. mmm
Yeah, that was 1962

They killed Kennedy in ‘63 
Nehru died in ’64 
Murdered civil rights workers 
And the Vietnam War
The Boston Strangler 
And the Civil Rights Law
And there was trouble in the Congo

Miniskirts were seen 
In 1965
Ali beat Liston 
For the heavyweight prize
Malcolm was killed 
And Dylan went electric
And no one knew it then… but Star Trek was fantastic

All this happened in my lifetime
They’re written down on history’s walls
People and places crimes and paradigms
Take a bow at the curtain call

The cold war got colder 
The My Lai massacre
We heard about the Berlin Wall 
And the marriages of Liz Taylor
The Summer of Love 
Armstrong on the moon
Martin had a dream… so they killed him soon

Nixon and Gandhi 
Didn’t see eye to eye
LSD and paisley shirts 
Deadheads in tie-dye
KKK and Black Power 
One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest
And the surgeon general said, “Smoking is no good for your health”

Bell bottom blues 
And street protests
Bloody Friday and the IRA 
Athens in distress
Golda Meir and Brezhnev 
Roe versus Wade
And the Beatles said, “Lovely Rita Meter Maid”

All this happened in my lifetime
They’re written down on history’s walls
People and crimes places and paradigms
Take a bow at the curtain call

India and Pakistan 
There’s always a rub 
Morrison and Hendrix 
And the dead-at-27 club
Watergate happened 
And Bangladesh was born
And I don’t know why… 
Jimmy Carter was treated with scorn

Rumble in the jungle 
Jesus Christ Superstar
Thatcher and Betamax 
And the Kootenai war
Bundy, Gacy 
And the Son of Sam
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham

Begin, Sadat 
And Castro in power
Elvis left the building
And Saturday Night Fever 
Suicides in Jamestown 
Revolution in Iran
Happy Meals and the Space Shuttle Program

All this happened in my lifetime
They’re written down on history’s walls
People and crimes places and paradigms
Take a bow at the curtain call

Curtain Call

Isn’t it beautiful
What your love has done for me
Isn’t it beautiful
How your love has set me free
Waiting here for your love
Making it last through the night

I was waiting 
In the night
I was looking 
For a place to hide
I was lost 
And empty inside
I couldn’t make it 
If I tried
Isn’t it beautiful
What your love has done for me


Isn’t it beautiful
What your love has done for me
Isn’t it beautiful
How your love has set me free
Waiting here for your love
Making it last through the night

So beautiful…
So beautiful…
So beautiful…
Mmm

Beautiful

Maybe you’ve sitting in the dark all alone
Maybe faced destruction from a cyclone
Maybe you’re a spy whose cover’s been blown
Maybe you’ve just returned from the combat zone
Nobody has it easy
Everybody must take a fall
Nobody has it easy
We’re losers one and all

Maybe you’re sad because your bird has flown
Maybe you have fallen and hurt your hipbone
Maybe your bank won’t give you a loan
Maybe you regret all the wild oats you’ve sown
Nobody has it easy
Everybody must take a fall
Nobody has it easy
We’re losers one and all

You could be young and good-looking
Or rich and don’t know why
Everything in life is fleeting
And someday we’re all gonna die
And kiss this world goodbye

Maybe you’re waiting for a sex hormone
Maybe you have pain from a kidney stone
Maybe you just can’t develop muscle tone
Or maybe you’re a priest who wants the bishop’s throne
Nobody has it easy
Everybody takes a fall
Nobody has it easy
We’re losers one and all

Nobody has it easy
Everybody takes the fall
Nobody has it easy
We’re losers one and all
We’re losers one and all

Every one of us all

Nobody Has It Easy

This year is best forgotten
It’s been 19 years since 9/11
I’ve started reading all my books at the epilogue
These days it’s hard even writing on my blog
So I’m sitting at home Henry my dog

We found him at the animal shelter
He was only three months old but a handsome feller
When we asked all the dogs, “Hey who wants to come home with us?”
He stayed in the back and seemed to say, “Hey what’s the fuss?”
That’s how I met Henry my dog

I’m not sure if it’s spring or if it’s fall
It’s been a while since I’ve walked through a shopping mall
I order all my stuff online or from a catalog
I know more than I should about the Cricket Frog
And I love Henry my dog
I love Henry my dog

They say all dogs come from heaven
Because they’re so kind and always such a blessing
And as you know G-O-D backwards spells D-O-G
And there’s a dog out there for you and a dog for me
And I love Henry my dog

We love Henry our dog
We love Henry our dog
We love Henry our dog
I love Henry my dog

Henry My Dog

Songs from Thomas Itty's new album "This Too Shall Pass."

Life is hard sometimes 
Even in your own confines 
And you’re doing what you can just to survive 
As summer turns to fall 
And things don’t change much at all 
But you’re glad just to be alive 
And every crime and homicide 
Can always be justified 
It all comes down to your own point of view 
Wars are fought for peace on earth 
A person’s fate decided before their birth 
And there’s nothing that you can do

But hold on and hold out 
Hold fast when you are in doubt 
We’re all human that what it’s all about 
Like the seasons and the new grass 
A dentist visit and his laughing gas 
Just remember this too shall pass

Don’t look for answers from the fools 
Or justice from those who make the rules 
Just follow your own North Star 
And beware of charlatans 
Or the religious harlequins 
They only want your money in their jar 
These are tough and trying times 
People are counting their nickels and dimes 
And hoping for some sort of reprieve 
But those that are in power 
Are on vacation in their ivory tower 
And doing their very best to deceive

But hold on and hold out 
Hold fast when you have doubt 
We’re all human that what it’s all about 
Like the storm and Christmas past 
High school and that drama class 
Just remember this too shall pass

This Too Shall Pass

I have known this life is hard
Ever since I was a boy at school
Everything was a competition
Being the best was the rule
You compete for your girl friends
You compete for your grades
You compete for your future
No matter what it takes

I was never good at being the best
I was never good at taking those tests
Cos winning’s a losing game
Winning’s a losing game

I started in the business world
Where there were no rules
You could get what you wanted
If you could only be cruel
Hard work and honesty
Would keep you at the bottom
You’ve gotta kick down and kiss your boss’s ass
If you don’t want to be forgotten
I was never good on that path
I was never good at figuring out the math
And I know winning is a losing game

When I look back on my life
I find I have no regret
Everything I thought that I had missed
Are all things I now forget
Winning’s a losing game

Winning’s a losing game
Winning’s a losing game
Winning’s a losing game

Winning Is A Losing Game

We’re both together 
On this cosmic ride 
Classified, identified 
And simplified
Living our lives 
One day at a time
Got so many mountains 
Left to climb

Sha.. la.. la.. la… la… 
Through thick and thin
Sha.. la.. la.. la… la… 
Through thick and thin
Through thick and thin
Watch the world begin

Everyone’s got problems 
We’ve got problems too
We’ll take it as it comes 
What else can we do
But you’ve got me 
And I’ve got you
And we’ve both seen 
The show’s preview

Sha.. la.. la.. la… la… 
Through thick and thin
Sha.. la.. la.. la… la… 
Through thick and thin
Through thick and thin
Let the healing begin
Through thick and thin

Sha.. la.. la.. la… la… 
Through thick and thin
Sha.. la.. la.. la… la… 
Through thick and thin
Through thick and thin
Let’s laugh and sing
Through thick and thin

Thick And Thin

It was early in the morn 
When someone came along 
And shouted out so loud 
It woke me up all wrong 
There’s crowds in the street 
And everyone you meet 
Is grooving and shaking 
To a rock beat

Cos the Spring Festival’s in town 
And you can lay your money down 
On the best show all around 
Cos the Spring Festival’s in town

So I grabbed my guitar 
And a good friend or two 
Gassed up my motorbike 
And was ready for my debut 
With my girlfriend riding pillion 
We headed for the site 
We knew there’d be music there 
Playing all night

Cos the Spring Festival’s in town 
And you can lay your money down 
On the best show all around 
Cos the Spring Festival’s in town

That was many years ago 
When I was just a lad 
We lived for the music 
That was all we had 
I started writing songs 
On a beat up old guitar 
Sometimes I wonder 
If I could have been a star

Cos the Spring Festival’s in town 
And you can lay your money down 
On the best show all around 
Cos the Spring Festival’s in town

Spring Festival

It’s easy to blame someone
For your troubles
It’s easy to hurt someone
When your world crumbles
It’s easy to hate someone
When they’re strangers
It’s easy to hide yourself
Even from your neighbors
Oh yeah it’s easy
Oh yeah it’s easy
Oh yeah it’s easy

What do you do
When you are sad
What do you do
When you are mad
What do you do
When you reach the end
What do you do
When you don’t have a friend
Don’t have a friend… 
Don’t have a friend… 
No ear to bend…
Don’t have a friend…   
No love to send…
Don’t have a friend…   
Don’t have a friend

And what do you
When you got the flu
What do you do
When you don’t have a clue
What do you do
When you’re sick
What do you do
When they think you’re a lunatic
A lunatic… a lunatic 
Catch him quick
A lunatic… a lunatic….
Throw him a brick
A lunatic… a lunatic….
Hit him with a stick

When I’m down-trodden weary
With no place to go
I look into your eyes
And I see our love grow
And you tell me that I’m right
When the world tells me I’m wrong
And you say you love me 
What more could I want
Only you…
Oh yeah it’s easy
Oh yeah it’s easy
Oh yeah it’s easy

It’s easy to say I love you
Cos you’re beautiful
It’s easy
It’s easy
It’s easy
It’s easy

It's Easy

Think Of Me

Thomas Itty is one of the most original and prolific singer/songwriters anywhere. This is his third album in 2020. He has been writing songs since he was seventeen years old and has a catalog of over 100 songs. Itty has released six albums as an independent artist: The Dark Edge of The Light (2000), From There to Here (2013), Retrospective (2019), Here Goes Nothing (2020), COVID-19 Days (2020)and This Too Shall Pass (2020). His music can be broadly categorized as acoustic-rock. With catchy tunes, attention-grabbing hooks and memorable lyrics, his songs draw you in and keep you listening… over and over again.

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