Tuesday, May 10, 2016

ATF: Moms and Dads 2

This series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.



Stacey’s Mom
The Fountains of Wayne
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on

Stacy
Can I come over after school
After school
We can hang around by the pool
Hang by the pool
Did your mom get back from her business trip
Business trip
Is she there
Or is she trying to give me the slip
Give me the slip

You know
I'm not the little boy that I used to be
I'm all grown up now
Baby can't you see

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want
And I've waited for so long
Stacy can't you see
You're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong
But I'm in love with Stacy's mom
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on

Stacy do you remember when I mowed your lawn
Mowed your lawn
Your mom came out with just a towel on
Towel on
I could tell she liked me from the way she stared
The way she stared
And the way she said
You missed a spot over thereA spot over there

And I know that you think it's just a fantasy
But since your dad walked out
Your mom could use a guy like me

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want
Snd I've waited so long
Stacy can't you see
You're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong
But I'm in love with Stacy's mom

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want
And I've waited for so long
Stacy can't you see
You’re just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong
But oh oh
I know it might be wrong
I'm in love with Stacy's mom
Oh oh
Stacy’s mom
Oh oh
I'm in love with Stacy's mom



Leader of the Band
Dan Fogelberg
An only child
Alone and wild
A cabinet maker's son
His hands were meant for different work
And his heart was known to none
He left his home
And went his lone
And solitary way
And he gave to me
A gift I know
I never can repay
A quiet man of music
Denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once
But his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love through discipline
A thundering velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
Took me years to understand

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band

My brothers' lives were different
For they heard another call
One went to Chicago
And the other to St. Paul
And I'm in Colorado
When I'm not in some hotel
Living out this life I've chose
And come to know so well

I thank you for the music
And your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom
When it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness
And the times when you got tough
And, papa
I don't think I said
I love you near enough

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band
I am the living legacy
To the leader of the band

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4 comments:

  1. Really, Stayc's mom? Oh well you redeemed yourself with the second song. :)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! Hey, Arlynda likes the song more than I do.

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  2. Interesting space in styles. Appreciate you sharing.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Martin!!! You are most welcome.

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