From the recording Crashed Hard Drive Vol. 1
Did I plagiarize myself on this song? Those of you paying attention will notice that the lyric in the verse of this song are exactly the same as another song on my Into The Blue CD. I won't tell you which song; you'll have to go to your favorite streaming service to figure it out. But the truth is I wrote this song first. In fact I wrote both for the Into The Blue project, and the other song got on the album. But I think this one's pretty good too. Incidentlally, the crowd cheering at the end of the song was from a live recording at The Acoustic Cafe in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. I didn't play this song there, but I borrowed the crowd audio for the end of this song. I liked the way it sounded so I used it.
Lyrics
Songs
Songs are just songs
You can’t buy a stairway to heaven
And the Beatles never lived in a yellow submarine
Songs are just songs
And this one says I love you
This song says exactly
Exactly what I mean
Well I swallowed the sun but it wasn't that hot
Made me thirsty and I drank a lot
Wrapped myself up in a plastic box
And I showed up at your door
But I couldn't find the second verse
So I flew all around the universe
Hit the gas, caught up with the words
And I wrestled them to the floor
Songs are just songs
You can’t buy a stairway to heaven
And the Beatles never lived in a yellow submarine
Songs are just songs
And this one says I love you
This song says exactly
Exactly what I mean
Well I must admit, it's strange but true
But I've dodged other bullets like you
Out drew almost everyone
Then I shot myself with my own gun
Dug out the bullet with a feather
I'm afraid it's stuck there forever
Looked out the window to check out the weather
I saw you and the sun
You were the brighter one
Songs are just songs
You can’t buy a stairway to heaven
And the Beatles never lived in a yellow submarine
Songs are just songs
And this one says I love you
This song says exactly
Exactly what I mean
Well she says she's going to New York City
Like that town needs another pretty girl
Like a thief with no resistance
She's lethal from any distance
Songs are just songs
You can’t buy a stairway to heaven
And the Beatles never lived in a yellow submarine
Songs are just songs
And this one says I love you
This song says exactly
Exactly what I mean to say to you
Exactly what I mean to say to you
That’s what I’m trying to say to you