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Once upon a midnight dearie I woke with something in my head I couldn't escape the memory Of a phone call and of what you said Like a game show contestant with a parting gift I could not believe my eyes When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend Who needs to humor me and tell me lies Yeah humor me and tell me lies And I'll lie too and say I don't mind And as we seek so shall we find And when you're feeling open I'll still be here But not without a certain degree of fear Of what will be with you and me I still can see things hopefully But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down And shake me and my confidence About a great many things But I've been there I can see it cower Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings Of a bad play where the heroes are right And nobody thinks or expects too much And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights Singing "hey babe let's keep in touch" Hey baby let's keep in touch But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me And show me all the things no one else can see So what you feel becomes mine as well And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell What's yours and mine the fishing's fine And it doesn't have to rhyme so don't you feed me a line But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down Tra la la la la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking And I've got some news for you It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop And there ain't a whole lot that you can do Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder Perhaps I've grown a little cynical But I know no matter what the waitress brings I shall drink in and always be full My cup shall always be full Oh I like coffee And I like tea I'd like to be able to enter a final plea I still got this dream that you just can't shake I love you to the point you can no longer take Well all right okay So be that way I hope and pray That there's something left to say But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down © 1994 Blues Traveler Publishing Corporation |
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Once upon a midnight dearie Echoes of the first line of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven": "Once upon a midnight dreary/While I pondered, weak and weary"Like a game show contestant with a parting gift/I could not believe my eyes Contestants on a game show that do not win the big prize are often given "parting gifts" to ease the pain of losing, but the parting gift is a longstanding tradition as a way for a gracious guest to show appreciation for hospitality or service.And as we seek so shall we find A modified quote from the Bible, Matthew, chapter 7 verse 7: "Seek and ye shall find".Tra la la la la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking A double play on "La Bamba", the 1959 Ritchie Valens hit, as well as the common warplane conversation wherein the pilot would alert the bombardier as to the location of the desired target.I shall drink in and always be full/My cup shall always be full A possible reference to the 23rd Psalm of the Bible, "my cup runneth over".Oh I like coffee/And I like tea Patterned on the opening lines of "Java Jive", a smash hit for the Ink Spots in 1940: "I love coffee/I love tea/I love the Java Jive/And it loves me". |
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