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Throw Me Out
05:28
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So you say you've had enough
So you say you want me out
So you say I waste my time with all my friends
So you say that you don't care
and we're not going anywhere
and we're really too far gone to just pretend
So you say that I'm so bad,
but I'm the best you ever had
You better think before you kick me to the curb
I don't smoke, I don't drink
I don't cheat on you with any of your friends
But I guess there's something else that must disturb
I beg you now to really think about the kids
They're the ones who will finally lose through all of this
But when you in the end finally force me out
I'll be much better off - of that there is no doubt
You want to keep me under your thumb
You want to say just how and when
You want the power to control my entire life
Well you better think again
If you make me leave today
You know that I'll be gone for good
You really think I'm gonna come crawling back
I can't believe you'd think I would
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Copyright © 2020 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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Inner Sanctum
05:07
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Now I'm in my inner sanctum
I've been exiled out of hell
I'm fairly safe in my own world
it's quiet here as well
No more nightly arguments
No more nasty thoughts
After 15 years of wasted time
I know it was all for naught
Well I work our hard most every day
to cleanse my body and my soul
The last few years have been so hard
She's really taken a toll
She probably thought that I'd be sad
Come back begging, on my knees
I'll die before I'd go back there
I'm happy to be free.
Feeling stronger
lasting longer
every single day
life will lengthen
heart will strengthen
found a better way
Now I'm in my inner sanctum
I've been exiled out of hell
I'm feelin' safe in my own world
as far as I can tell
It's nice to see my good old friend
in the mirror once again
Now I know I've found myself
I'm happy to be me
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Copyright © 2020 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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Fits & Starts
03:10
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When you're on the rebound
you need to take some time
Before you find a lady
that truly is sublime
So check out all the websites
and look at all the pics
And read through all the profiles
of all the local chicks
Match dot com
Yahoo Personals
Facebook, MySpace
E Harmony
So you connect with a chickie babe who looks so nice and hot
And you meet her for a first date at the local hot spot
But instead of the little hottie you were wooing on the web
She looks just like your mama and you know you've been misled
Plenty of Fish
Adult Friend Finder
Chemistry, SpeedDate
Fling dot com
So you finally score a girlfriend and things are going well
Then all of a sudden
You know it all just goes to hell
After three months of fun
Your little girl she starts to worry
She's frightened of your Ex
or you were too much in a hurry
So you start all over again
Match dot com
Yahoo Personals
Facebook, MySpace
E Harmony
Plenty of Fish
Adult Friend Finder
Chemistry, SpeedDate
Fling dot com
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Copyright © 2020 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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Robbing the Cradle
04:36
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I found you in cyberspace
In early December
How many profiles I'd looked at
I just don't remember
I was having no luck;
My e-mails too wordy
So I widened my search
Dropped the age down to thirty
When your picture came up
It was a quite a surprise
A sweet little honey
Golden hair and green eyes
So the years have gone by
Now our ages don't matter
We're just perfect together
And were climbing the ladder
Robbing the Cradle
We're a decade apart
But that cute little blondie
Has stolen my heart
Robbing the Cradle
Some folks might not approve
But we're best friends forever
And we'll stay in this groove
The year I started high school
Was the year of your birth
Your family welcomed you
Our angel on Earth
When I started my first rock band
You were in First Grade
Nearly thirty years later
Well I've got it made
When I finished college
I still had to wait
Well I couldn't touch you
Cause you were jailbait
So the years have gone by
Now our ages don't matter
We're just perfect together
And were climbing the ladder
Robbing the Cradle
We're a decade apart
That cute little blondie
Has stolen my heart
Robbing the Cradle
Our love will survive
Carrying on
For the rest of our lives
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Copyright © 2020 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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5. |
Beat Me with the Gavel
03:14
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"Beat Me with the Gavel (Part One)"
We can work this out.
We can make this fair.
We don't have to bring the lawyers in
You know that I still care
I still care...
You know that I won't screw you
Don't worry I won't do you
Just sign right here on this dotted line
(This is only the beginning he's all mine)
Don't worry it will all be fine.
(I'm going to put it to you!)
"Beat Me with the Gavel (Part Two)"
You now have all my money
so now your life is sunny
Enjoy your trip to Europe
I'll bet you think it's funny
(I can hear you laughin')
Yeah, You beat me with the gavel
and now you get to travel
Instead of being litigious
you should be more religious
(you should be in church... lighting candles... to pray for your soul)
Spending my money on food and wines
Spoiling the kids to believe your lines
Having the most fun they ever had
and they can't get a dime from their Poor Old Dad
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Copyright © 2020 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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Bought the Farm
04:11
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So it’s time to move in together
and we’re hopin’ it will last forever
Take a chance; and begin an adventure
I’ve been waitin’ on ya baby
But now we’re together
Enjoy the sunny weather
I’ll wear my boots made out of leather
Take a chance; bring our families together
We’ll be livin' on the farm,
like birds of a feather
Out here in this wilderness
away from the city lights
the eagles fly and the turkeys run
and the stars shine bright at night
You know we Bought the Farm
My Sweet Honey you know
there ain’t no cause for alarm
You know Together our hearts will beat
and Life out here will taste sweet
We can take our time we don’t need to hurry
It will turn out great you don’t need to worry
This is the way it was meant to be
Way Out here just you and me
let the kids run wild and free
it’ll work out my baby
Just wait and you’ll see
In this cabin in the woods
we’ll be a family it’ll be so good
and if the kids act as they should
we’ll have a peaceful life
like we knew we could
You know we Bought the Farm
My Sweet Honey you know
there ain’t no cause for alarm
You know Together our hearts will beat
and Life out here will taste sweet
We can take our time we don’t need to hurry
It will turn out great you don’t need to worry
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Cry with Me
03:40
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Now we've got a brand new love
And we know it's gonna last
Though my world is full of hope; there's still some fear
We're passing through some stormy weather
From some evil in my past
And she's trying hard to make us shed some tears
So now we're in a battle
Fighting off the Evil One
And she only wants to tear us both apart
And we'll work together every day
Until this fight is done
And you've stuck with me and gently held my heart
I'm so sorry that I've cast this pain upon you
She's so jealous of our love, she can't resist
To try to strike out from afar
Stick a knife into our hearts
But no matter what she does, our love persists
Come Cry with Me
We will Survive and you will see
The only thing that matters is holding on to you and me
Together we can't lose - it's an impossibility
And those who make life hard for us will see
Cause together we can make it - Cry with me
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Copyright © 2020 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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8. |
The Gauntlet
08:47
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The Gauntlet
Part I. Poisoned Children
Part II. Surrogate Family
Part III. Autumn of my Life / Life’s Mistakes
Part IV. A Warning
(Poisoned Children)
So our hopes have been dashed,
the dream has unraveled
We wanted a family
But half the family has traveled
To a place far away
I now have no others
three thousand miles off
the kids live with their mother
They’re my poisoned children
their hearts have been altered
she’s turned them against me
our future has faltered
To my poisoned children
I’ll wait for you here
A decade has passed us
You have nothing to fear
I’m running the Gauntlet
attacks from all sides
I’m still on that treadmill
and i’m barely alive
I’m running the Gauntlet
attacks from all sides
I’m still on that treadmill
Learning how to survive
(Surrogate Family)
My Surrogate Family has welcomed me in
They treat me very well
It’s a welcomed change;
I’ve been rearranged
That previous life was hell
Ten years have passed as I knew they would
I’ve made a life that I think is good
and happy feelings are allowed
I've raised her kids and of that I'm proud
(and even though I've lost my own
I have a family here and now
and even though I'm not their Dad
they love me anyhow
and even though I've lost my own
I have a family here and now
and even though I'm not their Dad
they love me anyhow
(Autumn of my Life)
Life used to be green and growing
But now it’s dressed in Golds and Browns
The aches and pains are more frequent now
This old body’s breaking down
Time’s running faster and faster
So many precious years were lost
One fatal mistake has consumed the years
Feels like a doublehead was tossed
I'm in the Autumn of my Life
Over halfway down the road
One last season left to thrive
Before the Winter's cold
I'm in the third lap of the race
and I know there are only four
And the lines upon my face
they will be there forevermore
And as the Sun Sets in the West
It will rise up in the East
One last season to do my best
before my wayward soul's released
I'm in the Autumn of my Life
I'm still riding down that road
Gonna make the most of my time
Before I end up getting old
(A Warning)
A friendly word of warning,
from one who has been burned
to spare your tender virgin soul from the lessons he has learned
Beware of those you encounter
As you entwine your life with theirs,
Make sure they have a gentle heart
If not you may lose years.
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The Orion Syndrome has been creating guitar & synth based progressive art-rock for nearly 40 years, influenced by Pink Floyd, Rush, The Who, and ELP.
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