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Things That Lisa Says

Things That Lisa Says

Who among us can resist the temptation to get maudlin and morose on Christmas Eve?

And what can be sadder than the story of a tragically misunderstood young girl who cried out for attention once too often?

You won’t find the whole story in this reading of the song because last night when I was recording this, I simply could not commit the denoument verse to the hard drive… it was just too pat, too on the nose… too obvious. Too lame.

Suffice it to say that in the part of the story I left out, Lisa will have an opportunity to be reevaluated at the staff’s convenience at some future date — if she shows a sufficient change in attitude. Her parents will send the upstairs maid to visit her every other weekend.

Still, there’ll be glimmer of hope, a young intern who whispers that he’s going to the state authorities, trust him — he’ll get her out.

Yet, she doesn’t see him again and on a lonely Christmas Eve, staring out through the tiny, barred window of her discreetly padded cell, she finds herelf praying for a Christmas miracle…

Yep, all of that was in that was in that one verse I cut. You know what they say, art is knowing what to leave out.

Happy holidays!

Things That Lisa Says

No one understands
the things that Lisa says
they just shake their head
they think that Lisa’s strange

No one understands
the games that Lisa plays
singing to herself
and dancing in the rain

No one’s ever seen
the world where Lisa lives
it’s all some crazy dream
she’s just a crazy kid

No one understands
the games that Lisa plays
singing to herself
and dancing in the rain

(C)1975, TK Major

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I Just Started to Cry

I Just Started to Cry

If you’ve ever made love in a hayloft — or tried — you probably realize that the reason such scenes are a fixture of certain romantic literature is that you have to be completely filled with a crazed, don’t give a damn passion to lay down in hay much less roll around in it.

But waking up in a hayloft the morning after puppy love turns serious during a sudden, summer storm… I’m thinking there might be a few delicious moments, there… or maybe bittersweet, if deep down you know you’re headed out of town as soon as you can get some travelling money together and hop a freight out to one of the coasts or maybe down to the gulf.

This song is about that moment, that very moment, when you know for certain just how much you’re about to throw away.

I Just Started to Cry

We ran through the summer night
it was hot and it was black
we ran until we were all alone
and didn’t even know the way back

We were young
we were in love
that summer we were one
when I look back I start to cry
to think of what is gone

A storm came up from the south real fast
and lightning lit the rain
I looked in her eyes for a moment
and then it was dark again

Our hands entwined and then our tongues
we were soaking wet
we made our way to the old Hansen barn
and there our souls met

I woke up the next morning
and she slept by my side
the sunlight poured through the hayloft door
and I just started to cry

I cried cause she looked so pretty lying there
I cried because I loved her so
I cried cause I knew she was the only one
and I cried cause I knew I was gonna go

(C) 1991 TK MAJOR

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