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Land 'O Plenty

by Michael Karns

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I took a ride today I was singing some verses There really wasn’t much to say Just free associations The further I rode the stranger was my journey Until I came to realize that I had lost my senses There at the corner a man held up a sign All it said was please help and he looked like he was cryin About that time the traffic light changed And a full dozen luxury cars surged from every lane. Chorus: Livin in the land ‘o plenty with everything to gain Livin in the land ‘o plenty where you can lose it all Ain’t it a shame Bridge I took a ride today I was chanting a mantra Laughing at misfortune and banishing my worries And when I saw the man with a sign There but for thee go I was my reply Chorus Instr. Chorus
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His feet were movin fast walking through heavy grass trying to make it back to the streets of Bellaire Back pack heavy with dreams and wishes out on the road of dispair Chorus So far he's seeing things just as they are Oh it's a brave soul who gives service in the great unknown That's when he met Jane standing by her car in sheets of rain she was leaving her dead end job when the tire had blown Christmas presents on the seat and her hair pulled up so very neat He said I can help, and she said o.k. He finished up said my name is Ren she thanked him and said come sit in at least until this storm lightens up they would talk for another hour about how life can be so sour Chorus The more they said the more their hearts merged and soon the rain was gone from the evening air Then they became so very still as the stars came out to shine on the hill That's when they took the long way into town Chorus
3.
While we wait I got the word you were gone Now isn't that odd it's like you once said now I'm here and you're away So I'll take my place with the others Mothers and Fathers Sisters and Brothers Daughters and Sons Instr. Bridge Those not gone why must we stay and we will wonder these things for a while and reflect upon the memories a good while longer while we wait like you did when you said goodbye when you said goodbye It was not unexpectedly you peered at the edge of death before now and we asked repeatedly While some times We know It hurts Through the night
4.
I, I, I, found myself in a love sick wallow you, oo, oo, took the easy way and closed the collar I, I, I, took it on the chin and ran for cover you, oo, oo, had me all penned up and all smoothed over Chorus It was so easy with the farmer's daughter but now the butcher's wife is looking at me once again I'm headed for the slaughter gotta fly, gotta fly in a pig's eye. So, O, O, you say you got a brand new lover Ah, Ah, Ah, I'm poring round your silver kitchen Oh, O, O.,, the flames in the pit are rising higher Now, ow, ow, the fat will soon be in the fire. Chorus
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Movin Out 03:32
Warm sun in a fun run shoes tight and shirts bright a nervous crowd a shot fired a mass moving and legs churning we're moving out moving out we're moving out Chorus Hands down you won the race the trophy is all yours I couldn't even see your face You were there at my arm eyes full of your charm stride reaching out then you were gone Instr. Bridge Moist heat in a dead heat I reached down came up short muscles aching and lungs collapsing I felt your body evaporate Moving out You're moving out Moving out You're moving out Chorus
6.
I had a daughter, had a house had a wife times three that was before my life of crime that was before my prison release Renton said he would call said he'd give me the all clear but that was twenty days ago and several cases of beer He knew the exact location of where the goods would be he said he'd send me on vacation if I helped him to get free I didn't learn much in school but one thing I did recall standing water is a good conductor when the rain begins to fall When he reached for the silver bag of coins I had already placed the wire one hundred volts can kill a man two hundred and you got the job done I thought I thought of everything all tied up like knotted string but how could I know this tiny matter my prison confidante had married my daughter Mirror mirror on my phone never leaving me alone a shattered prism of what used to be the people I knew the life I now lead Winter wind is on my face an old man can't win this race prison sentence is now over and forever I will look over my shoulder.
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Triangles 03:51
One triangle can help you build a bridge and that's a natural fact Two triangles form a square and make it look just right Three triangles form a pyramid from the times of old But when it comes to you and me baby triangles leave me cold Chorus Oh I got a straight into your heart A straight line mama right from the start Yeah I got a straight into your heart A straight line mama right from the start Triangles in a symphony makes a beautiful sound and triangles in modern art can make a house a home Triangle as a wedge will hold a trailer on a hill But don't give me no triangles when I got you by yourself Chorus Outro
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Thanksgiving day the bustles were hustling chuffleing You hurried away into oceans of 1/2 off cold shouldering I thought you would emerge but the parking crowd circled me Closing in We were separate two hours one hundred and twenty long minutes I read an E-book felt my life passing That’s when a thought came to me In an instant my fingers were flying Chorus: Texting U a merry Christmas Texting U a merry Christmas Santa was ringing his Salvation Army ringer The mob rushing in pushed aside his elfin singer A family standing there eating their turkey dinner Then the woman shouts proud Holding up the latest game gizmo There was only one now it's in my possession Chorus
9.
It's the first of 2014 rising in the Southern sky and every hour has it's special sheen softly and slowly the grandness advances coaxed by Southern breezes ground level earthiness a rinse of the senses Chorus Standing in the light far away from olden sorrows standing in the light with another year that's over standing in the light ready to move ahead make the hard times work make the good times sing with laughter A young man has his memes and old man his memories And now I stand below under mid day solar rays casting no shadow but with clearing sight yes here I stand in the veritcal light

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released December 1, 2013

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is a songwriter, poet, and full-time musician living in North Texas.

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