My Saturday Mantra -- Hope To See You Soon Edition
You know what makes me thankful
It's having friends like you
Helping me as I find my way
For no one is truly alone
Although it may seem like it when
Some days are full of the blues
You know I can't help but smile
As I think of all that we do
Takes the sting out of disappointments
Just can't cry when I'm smiling
For bad times don't stick around
When I'm hanging out with you
And I hope you never forget me
You best remember to stop by soon
When you're in this dusty old cow town
I got a warm bed awaiting
And plenty of adventures ahead
We'll be singing happy tunes
So get your shit together and
Visit with your Prankster friend
We still gots lots of stuff to do
We only just scratched the surface
Of all the fun you and I can have
And it doesn't ever have to end
Be The Rain ~ Neil Young & Crazy Horse Live at Bonnaroo ~ 13 June 2003
written by Neil Young
BE THE RAIN
Save the planet for another day
"Attention shoppers, buy with a conscience and save"
save the planet for another day
"Save Alaska! Let the caribou stay"
don't care what the governments say
"They're all bought and paid for anyway"
save the planet for another day
"hey Big Oil, what do you say?"
We were runnin' through the night
never knowin' if we would see the light
paranoid schizophrenic visions
livin' in fear of the wrong decisions
We got to wake up
we got to keep goin'
if they follow us
there's no way of knowin'
We got a job to do
we got to
save Mother Earth
Be the ocean when it meets the sky
"You can make a difference, if you really try"
be the magic in the northern lights
"six days....six nights"
be the river as it rolls along
"it has three eyed fish and it's smellin' strong"
be the rain you remember fallin'
"be the rain, be the rain"
Yeah rain was fallin' and we're soakin' wet
hail is beatin' down on our heads
the wind is blowin' through our hair
faces frozen in the frigid air
we got to get there
Alaska
we got to be there
before the big machines
we got a job to do
we got to
save Mother Earth
Dream the hunter on the western plain
"the birds are all gone, where did they go?"
dream the fisherman in his boat
"he's comin' home empty, he's barely afloat"
dream the logger in the great northwest
"they're runnin' out of trees, they got to give it a rest"
(there's no other way to cut it)
dream the farmer in the old heartland
"corporate greed and chemicals are killin' the land"
Next mornin' Sun was up at dawn
she looked around and Earth was gone
dark visions he had last night
he needed peace, he needed light
He heard the rumble and
he saw the big machines
the green army rose
it was a bad dream
He had a job to do
he had to
save Mother Earth
Be the ocean when it meets the sky
"Greek freighters are dumping crap somewhere right now"
be the magic in the northern lights
"the ice is melting!"
be the river as it rolls along
"toxic waste dumpin' from corporate farms"
be the rain you remember fallin'
"be the rain, be the rain"
save the planet for another day
"be the rain, be the rain"
be the river as it rolls along
"be the rain, be the rain"
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Albert Collins ~ Frosty
Live in New Orleans ~ 22 April 1988
My Saturday Mantra -- Things That Go Crunch Edition
I can remember each second
Like it was slow motion
Almost home and the weekend
On my mind when I looked
And saw the lights coming
Fast in the rear view mirror
Wondering why he hadn't stopped
When the traffic light was red
The roads cold and slick
Then the sounds of the steel
Plastic and glass and leather
Shattering and crunching as I
Got sandwiched at about 5:15
Into a Mercedes just in front of me
A 16 year old behind me in Mommy's Lexus
Who wasn't trying to hurt no one
Crashed into my back end
As he was talking on his phone
Not paying attention to the road
With my trunk no longer there and
The front end in pieces on the pavement
I got out and tried walking
Stuck in the middle lane
There were cars passing all
Around me and no one stopped
People blasted horns as if
We did this wreck for fun
It was a 4 car demolition derby
As I took most of the impact
Definitely needed a tow
Sheriff said the kid was guilty
That his Mom had great insurance
He was trying to soften the blow
The EMT looked me over and
Pronounced me fit to go as
The snow was falling softly
I felt so all alone but the
Tow truck driver helped me to
Get back home safe and sound
So now I begin to roll with
Yet another set of changes
And maybe a new car
In a year that's been so full
Of so many transitions and it
Looks like there's more to come
But that's alright I've had
Lots of practice going with the flow
Some people like to gamble,
But you, you always lose.
Some people like to rock 'n' roll,
you're always singin' the blues
You gotta nasty disposition,
No one really knows the reason why,
You gotta bad, bad reputation,
Gonna hang your head down and cry...
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Thirteen's my lucky number,
To you it means stay inside.
Black cat done crossed my path,
No reason to run and hide.
You're looking through a cracked mirror,
No one really knows the reason why.
Your enemies are gettin' nearer,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Some people go to church on Sundays,
others they pray at home.
You tell them that there ain't no God,
that they're better off standin' alone.
You're always scratchin' at the eight ball,
No one really knows the reason why.
You get to the top and then you fall,
Gonna hang down your head and cry.
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
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