Victoria
Song 1
Words and music by Richard Arthur
Copyright 2006
Revolution USA Music
richardarthur.org
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Sweet Melinda
She awoke to a stranger
Again it was light
Her heart followed danger
With wrong after right
And she wept for the innocence
That left her that night
And walked out the back door alone
She once had a family
A husband, a home
A child that adored her
But left on her own
She would follow a man
That she never had known
And lay down her life once again
(Chorus)
Sweet, sweet Melinda
When did you go wrong?
Your dreams are gone
But life moves on
Sometimes you just can’t forget
The years were not friendly
The men came and went
Although not quite broken
Her spirit was bent
And each night on the bar stool
Her loveliness spent
She’d sit by herself all alone
(Chorus)
Sweet, sweet Melinda
When did you go wrong?
Your dreams are gone
But life moves on
Sometimes you just can’t forget
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Bill's Song
Song 3
Words and music by Richard Arthur
Copyright 2006
Revolution USA Music
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Day's Of `69
In 69 we had the time
to drive around and lose our minds.
30 years have gone away.
Where would we go, who would we be,
could new ideas really set us free?
Our idols led a fool's parade.
(Bridge)
On Friday night, six pack in hand,
we'd watch Frank fight and be a man.
He was our hero for a day.
When Rick would puke, we'd all stand clear,
and offer him another beer.
Danger was our shadow while we played.
(Chorus)
We had no concept of tomorrow.
We thought today would always stay.
The distance traveled has been so far.
Our memories will carry us away.
Life seemed simple, just get laid.
Cigarettes weren't bad, no fear of AIDS.
Cars were fast, the girls and choices easy.
No MTV, no breast implants,
no pelvis thrust when we tried to dance.
Computer, cell phone, and pager-free.
(Bridge)
At sand for sail we'd sit and drink,
but rarely would we ever think:
What was Lennon really trying to say?
We'd argue long into the night,
and none of us were ever right.
Sarcastic, narrow minded, filled with youth.
(Chorus)
We had no concept of tomorrow.
We thought today would always stay.
The distance traveled has been so far.
Our memories will carry us away.
Otis is gone to no surprise.
The pain was always in his eyes.
He showed me where I shouldn't go.
Poor Johnny's touch with reality
was all too short and now he's free.
His guitar is gently weeping in his dreams.
(Bridge)
The rest of us just try to laugh.
We came so far, but not so fast.
The damage left us scarred, but somehow saved.
But one thing we learned early on
is life is sweet and life is song.
For 30 years we've had it made.
(Chorus)
We had no concept of tomorrow.
We thought today would always stay.
The distance traveled has been so far.
Our memories will carry us away.
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Long Ago
Song 5
Words and music by Richard Arthur
Copyright 2006
Revolution USA Music
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Toxic Parents
Well I was born, by a river
It was polluted, a cancer giver
My parents smoked, drank whiskey too
It’s no wonder I’m five feet two
(Chorus #1)
Cause I’m a product, of toxic parents
Re:
My baby food, was filled with pesticide
Dr. Benjamin Spock was my mother’s only guide
I got spanked in the morning, and I got the belt at night
I’m an adrenaline junkie; my whole life is flight or fight
(Chorus #1 again)
Cause I’m a product, of toxic parents
Re:
Now I’m a parent, my life is filled with joy
I’ve procreated, spawned me a little boy
Given every advantage to be the best that he can be
Just please don’t expand parental liability
(Chorus #2)
Cause he’s a product, of toxic parents
Re:
My kids are teens they’ve rejected all my dreams
They don’t give a shit about me or my self esteem
They take my money, leave me sleepless in the night
They sure won’t listen, and they know they’re always right
(Chorus #2)
Cause their a product, of toxic parents
Re:
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First Taste
The first taste of the Whiskey burned my eyes and took my breath.
I didn't know this new found friend would nearly cause my death.
It cured my fears and loneliness, made me become a man.
That there was still a price to pay I didn't understand.
The race for instant pleasure now became my god of choice.
I walked away from family and laughed at my inner voice.
My heroes were the dropouts trapped inside their narrow lives.
I specialized in judgment while I was cheating on my wives.
(Break)
I thought that I could lie to you and most of all to me.
The rules were for suckers and the women were for free.
That the body count was mounting did not cause me much alarm.
My vision was invincible; my life was filled with charm.
My luck abandoned me just when I needed it the most.
Trouble was my companion and it was trouble that I chose.
Or was it when I came to live a life consumed by greed,
seeing only my own pleasure, seeing only what I need?
(Break)
I traveled down that dark road just as far as I could go.
Battered by my choices, wasted, helpless with no hope.
But I found a way that gives the living dead like me a chance.
Today, sometimes I smile, and sometimes I even dance.
Please take this gift from me and let my sorrow be a guide.
Listen to the elders; abandon all your foolish pride.
Your heart will easily tell on which path that your life should go.
Love the ones so near to you and ask them what they know.
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Misnamer
When I was a young boy
Well I use to be a Dick
Not a Rick or Ricky
It was emotionally sick
The bully’s pushed me all around
And tortured me on sight
I pleaded with my parents
This name deal can’t be right
How bout’ a Lance or Marshall
Even Vladimir’s okay
A Bob or Will, hell, Jack or Jill
I wouldn’t mind Josc
They told me it’s a family name
And it’s character that counts
It’s love and faith and blah, blah, blah
I completely tuned them out
I said I’m not a penis
There’s more to me than that
I won’t be one, I will not wear
A condom for a hat
When I grew up it took some time
And I became a Richard
I’m no longer a penis
And it wasn’t very hard
So if you are a Dick or Peter
Maybe even Rod
Change your name, don’t stay the same
It’s not an act of God
My life has changed, it’s rearranged
I say thanks at night in bed
I’m just glad I’m not a Dick
And my last name isn’t Head
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Tattoo Girl
I know I love you so
I tell me every morning
You are the kind of girl
That makes my dreams come true
Those dreams it really seems
Can strike without a warning
Leaving just you and me
Alone against the world
(Chorus)
Sometimes the differences are great
Try to forgive the ones that hate
You do the things you do
To fill my life with meaning
Outside the storms will rage
With you I’m safe and warm
La-la la la
(Chorus again)
Sometimes the differences are great
Try to forgive the ones that hate
I know I love you so
I tell me every morning
You are the kind of girl
That makes my dreams come true
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Entirely Dysfunctional Human
Sometimes I think I'm always lonely.
Most times I know that I'm afraid.
I look to you for my direction.
I need you to say I'm okay.
(Chorus)
'Cause I'm an entirely dysfunctional human.
Low self-esteem is my forte.
I'm a psychological disaster
in therapeutic disarray.
My friends say take anti-depressants.
They seem as happy as can be.
But I've heard they may affect performance.
Don't need no trouble sexually.
(Chorus)
'Cause I'm an entirely dysfunctional human.
Low self-esteem is my forte.
I'm a psychological disaster
in therapeutic disarray.
I've tried retreats and done the drumming,
read self-help books and felt the pain.
I've visualized myself in harmony with god.
Donated money out of shame.
(Chorus 3x)
'Cause I'm an entirely dysfunctional human.
Low self-esteem is my forte.
I'm a psychological disaster
in therapeutic disarray.
Does my hair look ok?
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You Know That You're In Love
Song 11
Words and music by Richard Arthur
Copyright 2006
Revolution USA Music
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Morning Of The Ending
The Festival is getting closer
Dignitaries need their reign
A stranger reaches for an answer
The crowd demands to hear the same
The liars govern only paper
There’s no sanity in sight
My eyes are dim, but I see plainer
The music wanders through the night
No one important seems to listen
The people wave their hands and cry
Consumption is their own tradition
But we seem too young to die
The evidence is all around us
Is it too late to even try?
We go ahead and kill the future
Just to have something to buy
While the fathers sleep so soundly
Revolution burning bright
Take the torch and gather round me
There won’t be another night
Children crying in the darkness
Is it too late to even fight?
When the winter comes they’ll find me
Please say I was with those who tried
It’s the morning of the ending
Those left are looking for the light
There is no message or pretending
Nothing again will be so right
Death is only a beginning
They say it’s painless and it’s bright
Part we will my love, goodbye now
Eternal rest with one goodnight
Time passes slowly when you’re waiting
But now there is no time at all
The curtain falls, the act is fading
I never thought we’d get the call
All the world has one desire
Unleash the pain another day
Instead of building an empire
We should have found a way to play
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