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JUST THIS YEAR
WORDS & MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter
I. just this year
my mother put me away
'cause I stayed in my room,
playing music all day.
the doctor said,
"you need a function in life -
if not for your mother,
at least for your wife."
II. "what's the problem?
I don't understand.
like Jesus and Popeye,
I am what I am."
"the problem," he said,
"is your bank account:
nothing goes in,
nothing goes out.
III. "doc, I really had
no idea
that sanity equals
economic diarrhea.
but if that's what it takes
to get me out of this joint,
I'll try it and see
if I get the point."
IV. so I got a job
and started buyin' stuff,
though at first I was really
just callin' their bluff.
but now I got a house
and a color TV
and I'm certified free
of insanity.
V. I made so much progress
in so little time,
my self-esteem
is starting to climb.
and I'm so busy
just spending my pay,
I never sit around
playing music all day.
ENDING: all day...
all day...
all day...
all day...
© Copyright 1983 Earl P. Reinhalter. All Rights Reserved.
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