I’m up early, waiting for Diane to open the cafe. Already selected the song for the day. Can’t decide what part to cut out, so I’ll post it’s entirety. Maybe reading the whole thing will help implant the seed.
Our dear John Lennon should have been 65 today. This is his song, and ours now: Instant Karma
Instant karma’s gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you’re gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin’ to do
It’s up to you, yeah you
Instant karma’s gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin’
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin’ at fools like me
Who in the hell do you think you are
A super star
Well, alright you are
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Everyone come on
Instant karma’s gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Everyone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you’re everywhere
Come and get your share
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
My fav is Imagine. It always touches my heart.
Thanks for this. I can’t imagine the world without John Lennon’s music. I can’t help but think of him on December 8th, but now I know it’s his birthday I can celebrate October 9th.
Thanks for the reminder, Alice. What a soul. I miss that man and his music.
Instant Karma was a song that really rocked.
I still remember where I was when I heard he had been shot.
One of my favorite Lennon songs–of many ‘crippled inside’
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit
You can comb your hair and look quite cute
You can hide your face behind a smile
One thing you can’t hide
Is when you’re crippled inside
You can wear a mask and paint your face
You can call yourself the human race
You can wear a collar and a tie
One thing you can’t hide
Is when you’re crippled inside
Well now you know that your
Cat has nine lives
Nine lives to itself
But you only got one
And a dog’s life ain’t fun
Mamma take a look outside
You can go to church and sing a hymn
You can judge me by the color of my skin
You can live a lie until you die
One thing you can’t hide
Is when you’re crippled inside
Well now you know that your
Cat has nine lives
Nine lives to itself
But you only got one
And a dog’s life ain’t fun
Mamma take a look outside
Thanks for posting this Shycat. Isn’t it great to be able to read songs all written out? This one is wonderful too.
It’s a kind of obscure one-but the lyrics have been running through my head for quite a while now-even hub who is THE music man had forgotten that.