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Brand New Ending
03:50
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Brand New Ending © 2008 Doug Fergus
Do you ever wish that you could live your life again
If you had another chance, would you live it differently
Well friends I’m here to tell you simply read my book and then
You’ll discover inner peace, a confidence at least from knowing
Chorus:
No you can’t go back and make a brand new start
You can start today and make a brand new ending
No you can’t go back and make a brand new start
You can start today
You can start today
You can start today
And make a brand new ending
Did you steal Hot Wheels, baseball cards and candy
When you were a little kid, smoke a cig and smash a window
Then when you were older, did you wreck your parent’s car
Break into a cable station; rob your neighbor on vacation
Chorus:
Bridge:
Now that I’ve told you just a little ‘bout me
You see I’m not perfect
Hardly
But here I am telling all of you how to be free
Repeat first verse
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2. |
Does She Have a Sister?
03:04
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Does She Have A Sister? ©1990 Doug Fergus BMI
Many times I find myself
Dreaming of my sweetie pie
When I should be hard at work
My mind starts to fly
Pounding nails in the hot sun
Can’t wait for 12 O’clock
Hey! Homemade cookies and a love note
Inside my lunchbox
Chorus:
Would you like to meet her?
Too bad, she’s mine
Does she have a sister?
You lose, don’t cry!
All day she’s filling up my mind
And it puts me at a risk
Of smashing my finger
Or slipping a disc
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3. |
Don't Laugh
03:55
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Doug Fergus
nakedinpublicnow@gmail.com
541-890-3293
Don’t Laugh ©2002 Doug Fergus
Grandma and grandpa can’t remember who I am, each time I visit seems like the first
I sat politely for an hour and a half, gramps told a story 8 or 9 times
So this is what we can look forward to
Can you imagine what they’re going through,
Don’t laugh someday
Don’t laugh someday
Don’t laugh someday, you may be there too.
We took their car keys, “people keep hitting us!” They threw a fit and said “it’s not our fault!”
The street signs are being changed almost every day, causing us to get lost in our neighborhood
So this is what we can look forward to
Can you imagine what they’re going through,
Don’t laugh someday
Don’t laugh someday
Don’t laugh someday, you may be there too.
They swear the helper is putting poison in their food, stealing their socks and underwear
Mom went to see them and tried to straighten everything
They screamed and kicked and pulled each other’s hair
The caregiver quit and said you need to get these two, out of the house and into a home
So Mom found a place and cheerfully delivered them, they cried like kids on their first day of school
So this is what we can look forward to
Can you imagine what they’re going through,
Don’t laugh someday
Don’t laugh someday
Don’t laugh someday, you may be there too.
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4. |
Feel Much Better Now
04:06
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Feel Much Better Now © 2009 Doug Fergus BMI
I used to need to control- every little thing in my mind
But as soon as I let go- I started to feel fine
I was angry and frustrated- I was looking so hard for love
Of the sixteen women I dated- no connection with anyone
Chorus:
I feel much better now
Since I gave up hope
Truth is I was looking daily for dates on the internet
I was slightly desperate and craving; all I got was so upset
I simply had to believe it- that I really did not care
I could be contented alone now- maybe never be a pair
Chorus:
Within a year of me dropping my love obsession hell
I met a really cool woman, but only time will tell
She appears totally normal, emotionally healthy too
And real and grounded and focused
I have to think; can it be true?
Chorus:
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5. |
Gray Haired Lady
03:24
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Gray Haired Lady ©2010 Doug Fergus BMI
Gray haired lady
Horseback rider
Downhill skier
Former hang glider
Chorus:
Why would she dye her hair?
Younger women are everywhere
There’s no need to compete with them
She’s in a league of her own
Gray haired lady
Paints watercolor
Always barefoot
Yoga instructor
Gray haired lady
Loves to cuddle
Sunday morning
Crossword puzzle
Chorus:
Bridge:
She’s my doctor
She’s my teacher
She’s my Buddha
She’s my healer
Gray haired lady
Loves her flowers
Gardens naked
In April showers
Chorus:
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6. |
Guilt Shrine
03:48
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Guilt Shrine ©2000 Doug Fergus BMI
Have you heard about a weird phenomenon
People feeling fine feel something’s wrong
Surely I do not deserve this happiness
I go to my room and I pray
To my little guilt shrine and I say, whatever I’ve done, forgive me
Blame it on my past; blame it on TV
Who’s responsible? Surely it’s not me
When I’m confident and feeling satisfied
I go to my room and I pray
To my little guilt shrine and I say, whatever I’ve done, forgive me
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7. |
Hey Sheryl
05:33
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Hey Sheryl ©2010 Doug Fergus BMI
Hello there. I love. Everything. About you
I read. You are. Attracted to. Complex men
I am. In touch with. My greatness. You’ll see
Chorus:
Hey Sheryl
We would make a great team
Hey Sheryl
Like Ali and Steve McQueen
Did you. Get my. E mail. Proposal.
I attached. A pic of me. From last year. I’m thinner now
I am. In touch with. My greatness. You’ll see
Chorus:
OMG. LOL. LTR. TLC.
Please call. Before eight. It’s ok. Mom knows
I am. In touch with. My greatness. You’ll see
Chorus:
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8. |
I Wish You'd Stop
03:24
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I wish you’d stop- Being so nice to me
Cooking that rice for me
Feeding my mice for me
Dropping the price for me-
Makes it hard to say goodbye
I wish you’d stop- Casting your vote for me
Sailing my boat for me
Leaving cute notes for me
Swimming my moat for me-
Makes it hard to say goodbye
I wish you’d stop- Boiling those beans for me
Bribing the dean for me
Wearing my jeans for me
Slamming the screen on me
Makes it hard to say goodbye
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9. |
Naked in Public
03:54
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Naked in Public ©2008 Doug Fergus BMI
I found myself at school, the subject of much ridicule
Seems I forgot to dress, I could hardly wait for recess
I ran behind a nearby tree, but all the kids pointed at me
there was nowhere else I could hide, so I danced around with pride!
Chorus:
Naked in public, oh what joy like a baby boy,
Naked in public, oh what glee won’t you join me
I found myself at work surrounded by a bunch of jerks
So I got up and took a stance, of course I wasn’t wearing any underpants
My boss told me to stay in my cubicle today
But now no one else will see how glorious this body can be
Chorus:
Walking in a summer breeze, with a canvas bag for my groceries
Wearing sunblock 45, waving to the folks who are surprised
To see me out on the street, with nothing but shoes on my feet
How can this be against the law, nothing finer than being in the raw
Chorus:
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10. |
Radio Star
03:45
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Radio Star ©2010 Doug Fergus BMI
If you can sing a bit- think you can write a hit- why don’t you lay down your tracks?
There is a place for you- in someone’s living room- why not get into the act
Record your own CD- sell it as an mp3
You’re gonna be a radio star
People in Japan will know who you are
You’re gonna be a radio star
You’ll hear your songs in an airport bar
You’re gonna be a radio star
You’re gonna be a radio star
If you believe it then- you can achieve it now- you must demolish your doubts
If you can fake it then- maybe you’ll make it- before anybody finds out
You don’t need a degree- you can even sing off key
You’re gonna be a radio star
Riding in the back of a sixty foot car
You’re gonna be a radio star
People will fight to light your cigar
Now if you’re ready- get rid of your Teddy- and pick up your phone, make the call
Sylvia’s waiting to jack up your game- she has platinum plates on her walls
If you want to score a hit- go where they make the hits
You’re gonna be a radio star
Fender and Gibson will give you guitars
You’re gonna be a radio star
With purple hair and you’ll act bizarre
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11. |
Reality Fulfillment
02:43
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Naked In Public
nakedinpublicnow@gmail.com
Reality Fulfillment 2006 by Doug Fergus
Have you heard some people talk about their fantasies?
Things they want to do before they’re six feet deep
But if you ask me what I want it’s reality
Reality Fulfillment
Reality Fulfillment
Reality Fulfillment
Skydive naked
Swim with dolphins
Meet the Rolling Stones
Yes it sounds like fun but I don’t even have a home
A fantasy for me would be to wash my laundry
Reality Fulfillment
Reality Fulfillment
Reality Fulfillment
Harvey wants to make it with a beauty pageant queen
Sheila sees herself up on a movie screen
My needs are just a bit more basic
Will work for food
Reality Fulfillment
Reality Fulfillment
Reality Fulfillment
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12. |
Stop, Drop and Roll
03:40
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Stop, Drop and Roll ©2010 Doug Fergus BMI
Too tight and too long
She held me too tight
And squeezed me too long
I thought it was an indication that
You’d fall in love too quickly
But soon I was swept right up inside
The enormous fire of your love
Chorus:
Now I’m gonna Stop
Then I’m gonna drop
Then I’m gonna roll
Right on back to you
Sometimes I am slow
What’s obvious
I don’t know
You scared me with your talk of us
Blending lives together
I could not comprehend the heat
And the passion flaming inside you
Chorus:
Now I’m gonna Stop
Then I’m gonna drop
Then I’m gonna roll
Right on back to you
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Until She Makes Up Her Mind
I’d like to get myself a haircut and maybe go back to school
Or take out a loan for 25 grand and build a guitar shaped pool
I want to sing in the shower, and honk my horn in a tunnel
Someday I will write my auto biography but if that won’t sell
I’ll spice it up with lies and advise my family not to tell
May I go on a cruise now, or sleep in a flea bag hotel
Chorus:
My plans are getting cold
May I execute them
Before I get too old
Not until she makes up her mind
I really would like to land a new job like teaching the second grade
Earn a big chunk of self respect instead of being well paid
I’ll ride the school bus with them, and play them songs I’ve written
Chorus:
I’d like to buy a big diamond ring, now close your eyes and guess
Then give it to you and drop to one knee and tell you all I confess
I want to have many children, I mailed the invitations
Chorus:
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What I Don’t Know Won’t Hurt Me ©2009 Doug Fergus BMI
I’ll admit I’m afraid of confrontation with that girl
She’s my date, maybe girlfriend
I don’t know where we stand
Chorus:
Maybe I have low self esteem
Maybe I have a fear of success
I’m just living in the moment
What I don’t know won’t hurt me
Driving down the street she smiles and looks at everyman
Her cell phone rings and she turns away
Covers her mouth with her hand
Chorus:
I don’t know what she does- when she is away from me
She has friends I’ve never met - another world she won’t let me see
She’s so hot I can hardly stand it, can’t imagine letting her go
But try to plan or get an answer
Impossible, she never knows
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15. |
You'll Never Know
04:14
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Doug Fergus
nakedinpublicnow@gmail.com
541-890-3293
You’ll Never Know ©1993 Doug Fergus BMI
My best friend all through childhood was a funny little girl
But overnight she became a woman of the world
I used to think of her as a sister, throwing rocks and playing games
Now I don’t know what to think of her, everything has changed
Her life has become complicated, living on the phone
Every guy wants to know her and won’t leave her alone
Now she’s telling me all about it, messing up my fragile head
She wants to know who really loves her, this is what I said
Chorus:
You’ll never know if you don’t know now
And I’m stuck between the in and the out door
You’ll never know if you don’t know now
And I don’t think I should see you any more
Sometimes I wish I had never caught her friendly glance
I could get on with my life; instead I’m learning to dance
She still thinks of me as a brother, that’s a thought I’d love to erase
Maybe I will write her a letter, she’s too much to face
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16. |
Departure Family
02:43
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Naked In Public Ashland, Oregon
NAKED IN PUBLIC is a metaphor for exposing your inner self to the world with no sense of shame or
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Heartwarming and fun-filled; poignant and profound all at the same time, NIP delivers irresistible - gems, ditties, and jingles disguised as alternative pop/rock.
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