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Pick on the Boys
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Pick on the Boys
© 2020 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved
Make Boys the ones who have to conform,
Backwards from death till the day they’re born.
Let Boys know the ever present constant fear,
Of not being pretty; being slutty, or too queer.
Hey!
BOYS boys boys!
They like to yell and hit,
Pick on the boys!
They didn’t mean to do it.
Pick on the boys!
They can’t even eat their soup,
Pick on the boys!
We work better in a group.
Make Boys the ones who have to conform,
Backwards from death till the day they’re born.
Let Boys know the ever present constant fear,
Of not being pretty; being slutty, or too queer.
Pick on the boys!
Pick on the boys!
BOYS boys boys!
Try to look so nice and smart,
Pick on the boys!
Funny to them is a fart.
Pick on the boys!
They make us girls cover up,
Pick on the boys!
They're the real butter cup.
Make Boys the ones who have to conform,
Backwards from death till the day they’re born.
Let Boys know the ever present constant fear,
Of not being pretty; being slutty, or too queer.
Why is the girl the one tied to a post?
Why is the girl unacknowledged like a ghost?
Why must she never, no not once, be seen as proud?
Her Sacrifice gets at best a muslin shroud.
BOYS boys boys!
They say we waste time with rouge,
Oh, Pick on the boys!
While they’re Boinking like a stooge.
Pick on the boys!
Do something better than they,
Pick on the boys!
She’s a smarty pants they’ll say.
Make Boys the ones who have to conform,
Backwards from death till the day they’re born.
Let Boys know the ever present constant fear,
Of not being pretty; being slutty, or too queer.
Hey!
Pick on the boys!
Pick on the boys!
Pick on the boys!
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The One From Day Two
03:26
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The One from Day Two
© 2019 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved
You back behind the old boy’s gym,
And you gave me your secret grin,
I said “Hi”,
You said “Hey.”
It took me a bit, but you drew me in.
From day two,
You were the one,
Two to one,
You were my one.
You were over there sneaking a smoke,
Making some lame ass stupid joke.
I said “Hi”,
You said “Hey.”
‘Twas not the first sight when my heart awoke.
From day two,
You were the one,
Two to one,
You were my one.
Oh you were the one from about day two,
It takes a little while to get used to you.
I saw after a bit that your love was true,
So you were my one from about day two.
You knew better than to take it slow,
Couldn’t waste time with so far to go.
I said “Hi”,
You said “Hey.”
And just like that you had my heart in tow.
From day two,
You were the one,
Two to one,
You were my one.
You, there looking so polished and cute,
In that light powder-blue prom suit.
I said “Hi”,
You said “Hey.”
And what others thought I couldn’t give a hoot.
From day two,
You were the one,
Two to one,
You were my one.
Oh you were the one from about day two,
It takes a little while to get used to you.
I saw after a bit that your love was true,
So you were my one from about day two.
Ooo about day two.
Yeah….
Today will be our bright wedding day,
And we will know just what to say.
I’ll say “Hi”,
You’ll say “Hey.”
I’ll say “it took just a little while to get used to you”
But you have been my number one from about day two”
Yeah, oh you were the one from about day two,
It takes a little while to get used to you.
I saw after a bit that your love was true,
So you were my one from about day two.
You were my one from about day two.
You were my one from about day two.
Yeah, you are the one.
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3. |
Hidden Arms
04:04
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Hidden Arms
© 20202 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved.
Forgiveness. Sweet forgiveness.
Please teach me, I need to learn.
Forgive me.
Please tell me, how I can earn,
Forgiveness?
Sweet Forgiveness?
My blind eyes don’t excuse,
The things my hidden arms have built.
They can’t unfurl a flag of truce,
Or absolve me of my guilt.
Forgiveness. Sweet forgiveness.
Please teach me, I need to learn.
Forgive me.
Please tell me, how I can earn,
Forgiveness?
Sweet Forgiveness?
We thought we each were living,
A blameless, commonplace life.
Only taking, never giving,
We delivered only strife.
Now using hidden arms
I will never, again be
My eyes forever watching,
My heart open with apology.
Forgiveness. Sweet forgiveness.
Please teach me, I need to learn.
Forgive me.
Please tell me, how I can earn,
Forgiveness?
Sweet Forgiveness.
Sweet Forgiveness.
Sweet Forgiveness.
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4. |
Boy in My Life
03:13
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Boy in My Life
© 2020 Dan McLaughlin
All rights reserved.
There’s this boy in my life,
That makes me feel so glad.
There’s this boy in my life,
And he reminds me of Dad.
The way he grunts when I pass him a tool,
He says something dumb and thinks it’s a rule.
The way he curses when he hits his thumb,
But never looks at me and calls me dumb.
There’s this boy in my life,
That makes me feel glad.
There’s this boy in my life,
And he reminds me of Dad.
The way that he just goes and does his work,
The way he smiles when he’s around a jerk.
The way he takes joy in driving a stick,
Thinks my politics are too Bolshevik.
Oh dear Lord don’t let it be,
If he’s Dad, I’m his Mommy!
And If he wants to marry me,
Good thing I’ve had lots of therapy!
There’s this boy in my life,
That makes me feel glad.
There’s this boy in my life,
And he reminds me of Dad.
The way he talks to guys in hardware stores,
He makes sure he tracks no mud on my floors.
The way he lets me takes food off his plate,
Each time he sees me he says I look great
Wooh ooh
There’s this boy in my life,
That makes me feel glad.
There’s this boy in my life,
And he reminds me of Dad
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5. |
Made Up Love
06:10
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Made Up Love
© 2020 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved.
I knew it would take a spell; when I first saw you standing over there,
I knew it would take a spell: your sturdy thighs, twinkling eyes, golden hair.
I knew it would take a spell: I had a stumpy nose and a dumpy chin,
I knew it would take a spell: Oh I had nothing special to bring you in.
Made up love from magic cast,
Made up love will always last.
Made up love from magic made,
Made up love will never fade.
To cast the spell, I looked at you passively from afar.
To cast the spell, observing you just as if you were a star.
To cast the spell, study intense on what you liked to do,
To cast the spell, crafting my spell uniquely just to you.
I prepared the spell, I pictured perfect me for perfect you,
I prepared the spell, I made something that had part of me too.
I prepared the spell, I built a longing that you just couldn't see,
I prepared the spell, that would bind us forever, you to me.
Made up love from magic cast,
Made up love will always last.
Made up love from magic made,
Made up love will never fade.
I cast the spell, I made it so fine.
I cast the spell, and you became mine.
The spell was cast, basked in false love’s glow,
The spell was cast, laid in sham love’s show.
Made up love from magic cast,
Made up love will it last?
Made up love from magic made,
Made up love will it fade?
The spell was cast, under its thrall you never did vary,
The spell was cast, your devotion too heavy to carry.
The spell was cast, you loved me only the way that I was,
The spell was cast, so that put us on an endless pause.
The spell is now broken, for over time I grew and I changed,
The spell is now broken, while the magic spells could not rearrange,
The spell is now broken, ties of magic they could not adapt,
The spell is now broken, and the links that bound us together snapped.
I saw, I wanted.
I wanted, I cast.
I cast, I froze.
Frozen, I broke.
Broken, I hurt.
I hurt, more than me.
More than me, are hurt.
I saw, I wanted.
I wanted, I cast.
I cast, I cast.
I hurt, I hurt him.
I cast, I hurt.
The spell is now broken, he still has his sturdy thighs and golden hair.
The spell is now broken, and now he asks me why I no longer care.
The spell is now broken, I still have my cute nose and my saucy chin.
The spell is now broken, next time I’ll know better how to begin.
Made up love from magic cast,
Made up love will never last.
Made up love from magic made,
Made up love will always fade.
It will always fade.
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6. |
Dance, Boy. Dance!
02:15
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Dance, Boy. Dance!
© 2020 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved.
Hello boys.
There’s not much I can see about you physically,
To guess how you’re gonna move me rhythmically,
It don’t matter what you got verbally,
I’m gonna hafta shake you up musically.
So let’s just…
Dance boy dance boy dance
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance dance dance.
It’s time to make your move.
It’s time you’ve got to prove.
If standing silent is all you got,
I've gotta tell you you ain’t so hot.
Dance boy dance boy dance
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance dance dance.
Don’t you dare run or flee!
Don’t you say no to me!
In case you’re simply a proto-man,
I’ll make it as easy as I can.
Dance boy dance boy dance
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance dance dance.
Best to say yes to me!
Best not use words to plea!
You might be quaking inside in fright,
But I’m not going wait here all night.
Dance boy dance boy dance
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance boy dance.
Dance boy dance dance dance.
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7. |
Broken Wand
05:29
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Broken Wand
© 2020 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved.
I thought that I would do better,
The day I set you free.
I had my eye on someone else,
When I cast you away from me.
We had worked so long and so hard,
To make our love so true.
I assumed it would be easy,
To love again with someone new.
A broken wand won’t mend my shattered heart.
A broken wand is not the place to start,
A broken wand won’t weave a love that’s true.
A broken wand won’t bring me back to you.
At first just guy that I knew,
I flirted guiltlessly.
Then it went on and on some more,
I thought he saw the real me.
While we were having to work hard,
Our time together blue.
He was my relief from our life,
Then, as a couple we were through.
A broken wand won’t mend my shattered heart.
A broken wand is not the place to start,
A broken wand won’t weave a love that’s true.
A broken wand won’t bring me back to you.
He promised me his love was true,
Forever in his heart.
But after I declared for him,
That’s when it all fell apart.
As a temptress I was tempting, as a girl friend I was not.
He said I was now boring; not any kind of hot.
I called him a damn bastard, I went on the attack,
Fun words to say in the moment, not words to win him back.
I know that you have someone new,
You treat each other well.
I cry at night; I try to sleep.
You have broken off from my spell.
A broken wand won’t mend my shattered heart.
A broken wand is not the place to start,
A broken wand won’t weave a love that’s true.
A broken wand won’t bring me back to you.
Back to you.
Back to you.
Back to you.
Back to you.
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Girl Power
03:50
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Girl Power
© 2020 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved.
Now here’s something you don’t often see,
Power protest songs sung nicely.
So enjoy the tune and bob you head,
Bonus points if you hear what is said.
Girl power girl power.
Girl power girl power.
I’m girl power.
We’re girl power.
Girl power, girl power.
Girl power.
I control all I will look, think, and read.
I control all my own personal creed.
I control all of what you see of me.
I control all of my female body.
Girl power girl power.
Girl power girl power.
I’m girl power.
We’re girl power.
Girl power, girl power.
There buck naked or tied up in a bow,
I control all under the mistletoe.
Whether at home or where I have to work,
I demand at least you be not a jerk.
Girl power girl power.
Girl power girl power.
I’m girl power.
We’re girl power.
Girl power, girl power.
Look power.
Friend power.
Belief power.
Sex power.
Have you got it yet?
Girl power girl power.
Girl power girl power.
I’m girl power.
We’re girl power.
Girl power, girl power.
Girl power.
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9. |
You Look Great, Really
04:27
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You Look Great, Really
© 2020 Dan McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved.
Mom
There is my only daughter standing up there,
She’s next to her father, the bridal pair.
These are the words that she wants me to say,
On this my ex-husband’s second wedding day.
Daughter
My mom is sitting there towards the back,
With her long time boy friend Jack.
We all invited Mother plus one,
To show any hard feelings were done.
I know the only words that she will here say,
No matter how long or short she’ll stay.
Everything is lovely, in truth
The bride is glowing, honest.
Who did her make-up? It’s stunning, in truth.
Everything is fine, honest.
You look great, really.
Mom
That’s her father she’s proudly standing next to.
Since we divorced, she has flowered and he grew.
Carol and he make such a genuine match,
It seems so natural now that their love would catch.
Daughter
I asked them only once to stay together for me,
Dad said nothing; Mom was the one who said it couldn’t be.
She told me then and later that while we all were smart,
We all should be in homes where we lived with open hearts.
She always insisted my Father was a man fine,
And Mom, always the steady Mom, will stick to her lines.
Everything is lovely, in truth.
The bride is glowing, honest.
Who did her make-up? It’s stunning, in truth.
Everything is fine, honest.
You look great, really.
Mom
Carol truly loves Tom, and my daughter too,
And Carol thinks it fun when Sue calls her Mom 2.
And Tom’s better with Carol’s love so today,
I know just what to him and all I will say.
Everything is lovely, in truth.
The bride is glowing, honest.
Who did her make-up? It’s stunning, in truth.
Everything is fine, honest.
You look great.
Everything is fine, honest.
You look great.
Really.
Really.
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