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The Bugs

Too many insects, too many drugs
Been there forever, can’t shake the bugs
Got mixed emotions that I confuse
With the higher level functions that I gotta use

(Chorus)
Can’t shake the bugs
Can’t shake the bugs
You can pull your life together but you can’t shake the bugs
Can’t shake the bugs
Can’t shake the bugs
You can teach a doggie new tricks but you can’t shake the bugs

They built an empire inside my head
Them little buggers was needin' to be fed
They hit the hammer right on the nail
And me, I’m just a half-price bargain after-Christmas sale

(Chorus)

Well I was feelin’ bugged and itchy one fine day
When Mr. Zimmerman rang and said Come out and play
I said Thank you Bob, I’d like to do just that
But I’ve got a little problem here in my habitat
Ya see these creepy insects keepin' me awake
With all that noisy music that they gotta make
Have given me a pain around where you can’t see
So I think I’ll have to miss your hospitality

He said Don’t worry comrade, I can sort you out
I’ve got a no-bug method and there aint no doubt
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
But I can rid you of them bugs before you bat your eye
You ring the Chimes Of Freedom down on Maggies Farm
And the Rainy Day Women will do those bugs some harm
And if that don’t work man, put on your stompin' shoes
And administer a sample of the Tombstone Blues”

Well I said Thank you kindly, Mr Tambourine Man
I think your method sounds like an acceptable plan
And so I tried it out, gave it the old school go
But the bugs turned out to be a formidable foe

They put my reason in disarray
Domesticated and tucked away
Tending the embers, fanning the flame
I can feel em spellin' out the letters of my name

(Chorus)

(© Copyright 1997 Todd Brunner)

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from Old Friends Executed Recently - Vol. 1, released July 12, 2020

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Todd Brunner England, UK

Multi-instrumentalist composer and songwriter working in many genres. Mad pop/rock musings and crazy cinematic instrumentals that defy categorisation. No rules, no boundaries.Colourful music from the heart and soul.

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