In a quaint apartment, bit small but suits us fine
It nice to have a morning that is absolutely mine
Before the cars start honking, and while the kids still sleep
To watch the sunshine grow outside these moments rich and deep
To be alone with just ones thought before the day begins
To think of all our loses and to also count the wins
When everywhere around me seems to suddenly be still
Before the city wakes it fills my soul up with its chill
There's a story they tell of a queer kind of toy
That has only one wish just to be a real boy
But I'll tell you sonny that there's more to the story
There's the tale of how Pinocchio rose to great glory
Yes it's true that deep down that his ultimate dream
Was to be a cute boy and to marry a queen
But before he could get there he knew in his head
That he'd need some money or he might go dead
So 'nocchio thought and he thought of a scheme
So great and impressive that he'd get the queen
To say "My my my! You're impressive indeed!
That you understand the importance of greed!"
'Cause before 'nocchio dreamt for his dream to come true
He had one or two other things he thought to do
"I think it'd be great to get rich really quick"
Thought `nocchio, "yes well I just need a trick"
And the trick that he found was as close as his nose
Because everyone knows how his nose grows and grows
That a lie and a lie and another would surely make him
The best source for wood for a house or a gym
So that's what he did yeah he lied and he lied
And oh how much wood that he daily supplied
And nobody no no one could deter his vim
'til one day all wood in the world came from him
And the money he made each and every day
Flowed right right down the road to the head of the bay
He had gorgeous clothes and a sparkling ring
He was really decked out and so fit to be king
And when he was set he transformed to a boy
And searched out the queen (she's the source of his joy)
And they married - They did! - for her heart he had won
And that is how `nocchio came to rule the kingdom
Once there was a young girl with the name of what about
She liked to go to school and when she did she's scream and shout
But Saturdays she'd go to church she really was devout
A charming brash young lady all together all through out
All this may have you wondering hey hey what's this about?
Is all of this just nonsense `cause I really have a doubt
Is this leading anywhere if not that well baby I'm out
It's great to be creative - To imagine something new.
But be a little wary - don't tell'em what you drew
A soul is so important - it's so simple and so true
But they will try to break it - when they see it in your school
There's people who might tell you - go ahead and innovate
But when you do you will find - that they'll burn you at the stake
If you are a creative one - beware there's those who'd rob
You of your thoughts and of your dreams - while you are at your job
And if you are a lefty - in a town that's full of red
You really ought'nt tell folks - you might just end up dead
And if you are a righty - in a city full of blue
You'll find so much tolerance - for everyone but you
Creativity is precious - given to us from the divine
But if you want to get along - you must just get in line
Hello this is your school
You know we're really cool
We're planning a sensation
Will you give a donation?
Hello please tell me please
Please pay your condo fees
Your payment there it goes
But what it buys who knows?
Hello my name is Lain
I'm running a campaign
And if I lose then all is lost
So can you give don't think of cost?
Hello this is your bank
Our customers we thank
Please stay with us oh pretty please
We really like to charge you fees
So... Give me all your money PLEASE!
Do you want to... No!
What about a... Go!
Will you take a break?
Does your body ache?
I just want to be left alone, for goodness sake!
Will you eat your... Nope!
Can you see the... Rope? I can (I'm not a dope)
Might you eat the... Not!
Then to bed and... Stop!
You can't make me you dope!
I know what to... huh?
I think then you'll be... wha?
If I just make you... Stop stop stop!
Eat candy... No! What, what's that you said?
I said eat some candy... Wee!
But now you can't... I do not see
I might have if you were adventurous
But you're just so so so obstreperous.
As we all know children must lose their teeth
'Cause everyone knows that there's one underneath
Just itching and scratching and ready to go
For new biting new chewing and for the new show
So losing a tooth is the natural way
It's just growing older that what people say
But then there's the story it isn't so scary
About how the tooth must then get to the fairy
The Tooth Fairy's wise oh she's terribly good
But there's more here to learn than what's under the hood
'Cause she's got a bad side - oh why didn't you know?
Then I'll tell the tale if your ready - let's go!
The sweet little Fairy has got a dark secret
And if she told you she'd sure make you keep it
That after a night where there is the tooth swap
That she then trades the tooth oh yeah yeah you know what?
The tooth is then swapped the next day for pork bellies
And then swapped again in an hour into delhis
And then into shady investments they go
Like timeshares in chalets out there in Bordeaux
And then with a slight tiny wave of her wand
It all gets transformed into government bonds
The bonds into futures and before you can yawn
From there see the lines of credit that spawn
And once she's all done with her trades for the day
The market's a wreck but the fairy's okay
She's got oodles of money hidden under the carpet
And she's managed to crash the entire stock market
COVID took a million plus within the USA
Does anyone remember them? It's sad I have to say
But even with this loss of life and if we look real square
America's just too busy, much too busy to ever care
And do we care about the docs who took care of the sicker?
Not really all we care about's that the richer are getting richer
So too those who've worked so very hard to save so many dreams
It's done move on oh come along it's onto the next thing
For those who joined the army and fought in all our wars
The battered and the beaten who come home with all their sores
If you think that coming home you'll find folks grateful for your dare
I sadly have to tell you won't - because America's too busy to even care
The kids who had nutritious food all thanks to the child tax credit
We're far too busy don't you know for us to even sweat it.
The immigrants who need some help in raising their native kids
You are a burden on us and so I'm sorry but we much rid
Us of you even though we know you've never done a wrong
But we are just too busy - move along now move along
My tea is mighty
Ur tea is dirty
Her tea is flirty
His tea is misty
No tea is naughty
Some tea haughty
All tea is malty
Sea tea is salty
... And so on, and so forth... to infini-tea
