lili

a song commission for a sweet little apple.

lili

early morning, early light
early stirring this delight
early waking, early bloom
early shaking off the dawn and
early making up the room

leave the sheets and your dressing gown
leave the comfort of the down
leave the doorway for the street
leave the dishes leave your jacket
leave your kisses but dont' leave me

oh this day was made for you
and this ray of sunshine was made for you too
oh but don't you forget you were also made for it
and for a sky so blue so blue

lalalalala lili la lilili
lalalalala lili la lililililili

and when we go out tonight
bring your courage we'll share a flight
keep me laughing hahahaha
and then after we get plastered
you will smile and squeeze me tight

oh this town was made for you
and this family was made for you too
oh but don't you forget you were also made for them
and for a love so true so true

lalalalala lili la lilili
lalalalala lili la lililililili

lalalalalalalalalala lilili
lalalalalalalalalala lilili

i am grateful for unconditional love  7x

let's get it over with

this is a nellie mckay inspired ode to marriage, for the friend who introduced her to me. 


let's get it over with


you know that when you think about it
we've got so much in common
you lust after your mother and you wanna kill my father
and brother i feel the same
and when you think about it
this country's overcrowded
with gendered ideologies
we buy at discount rates
but i don't really mind
and i think that it's time i tell ya

let's get it over with and buy a house in tampa or bakersfield
let's get a little dog, a little kid, some adderol
and an suv filled with pre-packaged meals
oh let's get it over with and find you a mistress
and i'll find a mister too
oh i just wanna get it over with with you

you know we got to go
to the middle of this land, that;s where they understand we got to
rescind my reproductive rights
and get you a beer can to keep you a man

let's get it over with and buy a house in newport or santa fe
let's get a camper and drive around
and tune out what anyone else has to say
oh let's get it over with and get diabetes
i'm talkin about type two
oh i just wanna get it over with with you

let's get a mortgage and let's put our four kids
through state school it's the best we can do
let's find some friends who look a little less attractive than we do
and then a decent sized plot of land for our headstones
that'll read here lies a pair of assholes
that left behind a fuckin crapload of wasted time
oh let's get it over with
no one cried
oh let's get it over with
i just want to get it over with

you know we go to go
to the middle of this land to mingle with the bland
we got to mills around the mega mall in town
and work on our tans while our gullets expand

let's get it over with and live a life that no one will care about
let's jump in to a pit of debt
with no hope of ever getting out
oh let's suppress all our childhood dreams
cuz let's face it they won't come true
oh the time is right so let's get it over with
i think you like guys but let's get it over with
i just wanna get it over with with you

big gui

here's another commissioned song.  big ups to big gui for being so loved and for having accumulated so many nicknames!


big gui


come on come on come on come on come on (etc).
i guess we never really knew the fox before
we saw him capture mama as she's walking out the door
she had to pause when she saw the basketballs
bababababababouncing around inside the hall

that's when he sprung up
gave her the thumbs up
flashed his fancy teeth
and they started a family

CHORUS
watch out now big gui is coming down the street
give him a smile he'll give you his cheeck
he's got a donna and a lili and a little gui
but if you're looking to play you better know you're gonna get beat
yeah if you're looking to play you better know you're gonna get beat

no need to give the fox a change to outrun us
he's got the silver locks that dazzle and that's enough
to keep him just a bit ahead of us
when he's at the corner he'll look back and stop

he's gonna wait up
slow his gait up
won't make the catch hard
he's waiting to applaud

CHORUS

come on come on come on come on come on (etc.)
hey it's billy, hey it's billy
silver fox

CHORUS

hayden and marley

this was a particularly fun song to record!  i wrote this for one of my contributors' awesome daughters; for the content, he directed me to his blog recording funny anecdotes about them.  and i was informed they really like Ke$sha so...that should explain some of what you'll hear below :)

hayden and marley

help me help me i'm feeling down
pick me up and spin me around
call my girls we're going out
hayden and marley know what it's all about
we gotta grab our snowboards and count our teeth
we better come back with some new stories
when we get to the top we know what we'll see
cuz we know pretty much everything

let's sing!
let's sing!
let's sing
let's sing!

when we get to the bottom there's a cup of hot chocolate
waiting for you and me and she and we
we'll kick the snow right off our feet
do a jelly roll and head to the beach
gimme that sunshine gimme the laugh
gimme that seaside sandy bath
gimme some freckles gimme a tan
let's start a rockin surfer band

let's dance!
let's dance!
let's dance!
let's dance!

hold up!  i wanna make cookies
get out the pan let's make a plan
peanut butter or suger
chocolate or just chocolate chip
you better lick that spoon
oh no honey i forgot to turn on the oven

it's ok we did a lot today
and mom and daddy say
we still have time to play

let's play!
let's play!
let's play!
let's play!