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lyrics

TO THE TUNE
(words&music © David Ross Macdonald 2009)

why would he bother to figure it out
what'd be the point and where would he start
rather just point his finger and shout
singing along to the tune

streets fill with sirens saint christopher bells
blessings or omens, how could you tell
children throw their parents coins to the well
singing along to the tune

to the black and the white and the never between
bridges collapsing fall into the sea
from way up on high such a beautiful scene
singing along to the tune

the ghosts and the gears that chew on our bones
and threaten to leave us with nothing alone
and won't be denied until it's all gone
singing along to the tune

the draw and the sigh of the bellow and reeds
ours be the same as accordion needs
but the melody chokes as the orchestra breathes
singing along to the tune

but a child to her grand fathers shoulders the air
lifting her up so that w can all hear
that what ever your purpose the message be clear
that you don't have to sing to the tune
that you don't have to sing to the tune
that you don't have to sing to the tune......

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from Thorns To Sleep, released January 1, 2010

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