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Sorry
02:33
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I’m Sorry
I’m sorry - Why don’t you believe me?
I’m sorry - Give me one more chance
Sorry? - I’ve heard that before!
Keep saying sorry - as I walk out the door.
Do unto others - That’s the golden rule.
I know - I acted like a fool.
Fool? - You ain’t nothing but a clown,
selling popcorn - down in Chinatown.
Well, I never cheated - I was faithful as a monk.
Except for that one Christmas - but baby, I was drunk.
Cheated? - I wish you had!
By the way - you’re not Bobby’s dad.
I’m sorry - Why don’t you believe me?
I’m sorry - Give me one more chance
Party, gonna have a party.
Party, gonna have a party tonight.
I’m so sorry….
Music and lyrics by Johnny Dowd
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Shook Up (Halloween)
04:55
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SHOOK UP
By Johnny Dowd
This is a gathering of family and friends
To say goodbye and make amends
It's not the time to fuss or fight
Let it all, go it’ll be all right
I'm all shook up, I'm all shook up
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire
Is it Christmas or Halloween
Holidays that’s not really my scene
I'd rather be alone inside four walls
With front door locked and the light on at the end of the hall
Some say the world is coming to an end
They tell you why but they don't know when
The past has always eaten the future
That why you got to religiously practice the Kama Sutra
I'm all shook up, I'm all shook up
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire
You contemplate your own demise
While you’re eating breakfast I hope includes some home fries
Home fries
There’s just one song on my music box
Rock of Ages cleft to me, let me hide myself in thee
Let me hide myself in thee
I'm all shook up, I'm all shook up
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire
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Up A Rat’s Ass
I crawled up a rat’s ass. It’s peaceful here and quiet, and I can’t complain about the view. There are no child molesters here abusing baby cupid with their insipid harmonies.
Pleasant people in bright costumes speak in confident voices. Fortunately, I can’t hear them. I have myself for company and that’s one too many. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
It’s a miracle my brain doesn’t drain out of my ears like soup from a cracked bowl. Is there anything left to do but vacuum mother’s old carpets and listen to dad’s drunken apologies?
I offered a glass of water to a woman who was about to drown, but the best of my good intentions came back and bit me like a dog.
It’s best not to get too involved and to lower your expectations.
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Mystery Woman
Please explain
Why what gives you satisfaction
Causes me pain
Are you an alien?
From Venus or Mars
Cruising the strip
And dancing topless in a girly bar
You're up there on the stage
Dancin' all alone
What's a girl like you
Doing so far from home?
Mystery woman
Please explain
Why what gives you satisfaction
Causes me pain
(So much pain)
I bet you once were married
And very much in love
But all good things must come to an end
When push, when push comes to shove
Do you lie awake at night
Smoking cigarettes
If you need a change of scenery
I'm just the guy that can help you forget
Mystery woman
Please explain
Why what gives you satisfaction
Causes me pain
(So much pain)
No, you're not beautiful
And the sky ain't blue
Who am I kidding?
I'm desperately in love with you
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Where Is My Mother
02:37
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Johnny Dowd Ithaca, New York
Over the last thirty years, Johnny Dowd has been a musical explorer who has charted expeditions to genre-defying destinations that, at their heart, question, challenge, and dissect in their own way notions of the American Dream. Hope you like it.
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