I've got a couple that I'm recording on right now. As usual, the lyrics will definitely be - and already are being - altered a bit. But these are the basic ideas.
Ashland (For Rett and Norm)
Friends are packing up and leaving;
Never thought I'd stay.
I always thought that I would be the first to move away.
Rett just got married and I wish him all the best.
And Norm is getting the Hell out;
Don't blame him in the slightest.
Shallow roots in my case seem to have the strongest grip
Keep waiting for the wind to come along and make them give
Maybe stars were meant to be born and not created
Maybe my being stuck here for all time was just fated
So, maybe I'll stay
Maybe I'm trapped
Trapped
Trapped
Rett once said that I would get out of here and be great
I would be in Hollywood;
I'd be far away.
Funny, I can't even see where it all went wrong
Everything I do's freelance
And I can't even write a good song.
William Shatner / Kathleen Turner
You deliver all of your lines like William Shatner
You pause for...emphasis.
And you kind of talk like Kathleen Turner;
Overall, I'm unimpressed.
Still, everytime I audition
There you are, reading my part.
And everytime, it's a battle...
Thank God, I mostly win.
I don't even care about your training
You're mediocre at best.
You're pushing 30 now; your looks are fading
Or at least they will be soon.
Still, everytime I audition
There you are, reading my part
And everytime it's a battle...
Thank God, I mostly win.
Now is the time
Now is the time
To confess that I think you're amazing
But I still think you act like William Shatner
Awkward pauses are the norm
And you very much sound like Kathleen Turner
But that's not such an awful voice
And everytime I audition,
There you are, reading my part
And everytime, it's a battle...
I'm sorry that I win.
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It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken
Perhaps they're better left unsung
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