1.
On a dock, on a rock in, in a barn, on a farm,
in the dirty city looking pretty in a state of charm,
It’s extrodinary, nothing about it is ordinary.
On a plane, on train, my claim to fame is
a game I ache to play, it’s truth and daring,
The music’s blaring, it’s extraordinary!
I believe, I see the lining
Silver, bright and blinding:
One, two, three four,
that must be luck at my door.
In my mind, on my tongue, I’m the one
and so I strum:
La di da di da, la di da di da…
Suddenly you can’t unwind
for clarity or peace of mind,
to lay the chords and the rhyme
you hold your hands and watch the time.
The girl who knew all the songs on the radio,
and knew all the places to go,
now sits home watching reality shows
waiting for love to knock on the door.
CHORUS
God bless the foolish and the good.
They don’t bight back like they should.
Giving up the upper hand,
trying to be the better man,
'til they lose their step and foot.
Bless the fool and bless the good.
2.
In a car, in a bar, on a stage you’ll be amazed,
anyone can see she’s a trail ablaze,
singing Smokey and Marvin, Joni, Jimi and Janis Joplin.
Above the pit, above the choir,
above the timpani and the lyre,
above the double basses and velvet spaces,
singing Leonora, Cio Cio San and Fedora.
"Change your course! Drop that horse! I’m warning you,
don’t be a fool!"
All the talk, all the droll,
for the straight, the swing and the rock ‘n roll…
Suddenly you can’t align
the stars that are and are not mine
to chose the road the fork divides
you hold your head and watch the time.
The girl who sang all the songs on the radio
and knew how to work the dance floor,
now sits home watching cooking shows,
waiting for luck to knock-knock on the door.
CHORUS
God help the foolish and the good!
They don’t fight back like they should.
Giving up the upper hand
trying to be the better man
'til they lose their step and foot...
Help the fool and help the...
...wise, my love.
You can realize
if you just try, my love.
If you can't abide
you can surprise, my love.
Surprise, my lovely one…
3.
In my eve and in my dawn,
in my quiet and in my calm
I reorganize,
alchemize,
hypothesize.
Don’t get mad, don’t be upset,
don’t fall behind, don’t get ahead.
Deny, deny. Deny, deny and close your eyes.
Loyal to the fair,
Loyal to the foe,
Loyal to the dead and the growing old,
Loyal to the badger and to the crow,
And Loyal to the big Bravo.
Now she’s the girl with the songs on the radio
And the new dance craze on the disco floor
And the #1 guest on the Letterman show
She’s your None Hit Wonder un-Pop Hero!
CHORUS
God damn that stupid would and could!
Man that stuff can get you good!
Giving up the upper hand
trying to be the bigger man
'til you lose your stride and foot...
Who’s the fool and who’s the good?
from Poema,
released June 15, 2010
Romina Di Gasbarro - voice, guitar, songwriter, arranger
David Occhipinti - guitar
Andrew Downing - double bass
Jean Martin - drums
Singer, songwriter, guitarist - Romina’s music is old-world, new-world and somewhere in between. A unique voice in
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