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Posted on 2021/01/31 by Chad Philip

I’ll Wait (track 07 from the 1984 LP by Van Halen )

You’ve got me captured, I’m under your spell
I guess I’ll never learn
I have your picture, yes I know it well
Another page is turned
Are you for real?
It’s so hard to tell from just a magazine
You just smile and the picture sells
Look what that does to me

I’ll wait until your love comes down
I’m coming straight for your heart
No way you can stop me now, as fine as you are

I wrote a letter and told her these words—that meant a lot to me
I never sent it because she wouldn’t have heard
Her eyes don’t follow me
And while she watches I can never be free
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I’ll wait until your love comes down
I’m coming straight for your heart
No way you can stop me now, as fine as you are

You can’t imagine what your image means
The pages come alive
Your magic greeting everyone who reads
Heartbreak in overdrive
Are you for real?
It’s so hard to tell from just a magazine
You just smile and the picture sells
Look what that does to me

I’ll wait until your love comes down
I’m coming straight for your heart
No way you can stop me now, as fine as you are

No One Has to Tell Her What a Feller is For

Posted on 2020/02/04 by Chad Philip

She’s Got Balls (track 08 from the High Voltage LP by AC/DC )

She’s got style, that woman
Makes me smile, that woman
She’s got spunk, that woman
And funk, that woman
She’s got speed, my baby
Got what I need, my baby
She’s got the ability to make a man outta me

But most important of all—let me tell you—my lady’s got balls
She’s got balls

She’s got soul, my lady
Likes to crawl, my lady
All around the floor on her hands and knees because she likes to please me

But most important of all—let me tell you—my lady’s got balls
She’s got balls

And she’s got taste, my lady
And pace, my lady
Makes my heart race with her pretty face

She’s got balls, my lady
Likes to crawl, my lady
On hands and knees, all around the floor
No one has to tell her what a fella is for

But let me tell you, my lady’s got balls
She’s got balls

And If the Wind is Just Right…

Posted on 2020/01/16 by Chad Philip

Spanish Castle Magic (track 03 from the Axis: Bold as Love LP by The Jimi Hendrix Experience )

It’s very far away
It takes about half a day to get there if we travel by my dragonfly

No it’s not in Spain
But all the same, you know, it’s a groovy name
And if the wind is just right…

Hang on my darling
Hang on if you want to go
It’s a really groovy place
And it’s got just a little bit of a Spanish Castle magic

The clouds are really low and they overflow with cotton candy
And battle grounds are red and brown

But it’s all in your mind
Don’t think your time on bad things
Just float your little mind around
Look out!

Hang on my darling
Hang on if you want to go
It’s just a little bit of Spanish Castle magic

It’s all in your mind
A little bit of daydream here and there

Though We Might Have Precious Little, It’s Still Precious

Posted on 2020/01/12 by Chad Philip

Bravest Face (track 10 from the Snakes & Arrows LP by Rush )

Though we might have precious little, it’s still precious

I like that song about this wonderful world, it’s got a sunny point of view
And sometimes I feel it’s true, at least for a few of us

I like that world, it makes a wonderful song, but there’s a darker point of view
That’s sadly just as true for so many among us

Though we might have precious little, it’s still precious

In the sweetest child, there’s a vicious streak
In the strongest man, there’s a child so weak
In the whole wide world, there’s no magic place
So you might as well rise and put on your bravest face

I like that show where they solve all the murders, it has an heroic point of view
It’s got justice and vengeance too
At least so the story goes

I like that story, it makes a satisfying case, but there’s a messy point of view
That’s sadly just as true for so many among us

In the softest voice, there’s an acid tongue
In the oldest eyes, there’s a soul so young
In the shakiest will, there’s a core of steel
On the smoothest ride, there’s a squeaky wheel
In the sweetest child, there’s a vicious streak
In the strongest man, there’s a child so weak
In the whole wide world, there’s no magic place
So you might as well rise and put on your bravest face

Though we might have precious little, it’s still precious

In the softest voice, there’s an acid tongue
In the oldest eyes, there’s a soul so young
In the shakiest will, there’s a core of steel
On the smoothest ride, there’s a squeaky wheel
In the sweetest child, there’s a vicious streak
In the strongest man, there’s a child so weak
In the whole wide world, there’s no magical place
So you might as well rise and put on your bravest face

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