Karmalu Productions

Lyrics from the Comfortable Blues CD

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The Actor	Enough is Enough	Opposite Attraction	What's Making You Blue
If I Don't Do It	Blues of it All	I Need to Know Him	Call
Now I Know	The Ostrich	My Own Way

The Actor

When the curtain rose he was center stage
Collecting a crowd with his eyes
His common clothes showed no sign of age
Gave no indication of size

He began to speak with a face of fear
His words were a whisper of sound
Though the light was weak I could see the tear
That fell from his chin to the ground

He moved me, captivated me
He drew me into his world
He moved me, and persuaded me
I began to believe he was real

When the curtain fell people walked away
But I couldn't rise from my chair
And I couldn't tell, no I couldn't say
What held me so helplessly there

He moved me, captivated me
He drew me into his world
He moved me, and persuaded me
I began to believe he was real

And the memory will remain with me
And cling to my mind like a glue
Cause he made me feel and he made me see
A part of me I never knew

He moved me, captivated me
He drew me into his world
He moved me, and persuaded me
I began to believe
I began to believe
I began to believe he was real

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Enough is Enough

You showed up on my doorstep
Like a long lost friend
I didn't wanna let you in
I didn't wanna get involved

I knew what it would lead to
Further up the road
I wanted to tell you "no!"
I wanted to tell you

Don't ask me to take another heartache on
I've got enough broken memories
And enough is enough for me
Don't ask me to take another poor stray in
I've got a menagerie
And enough is enough for me

You had to show those big brown eyes
And melt my heart
My defenses fell apart
Cast some sort of spell over me

You had to go and smile at me
Winning my trust
I knew that I never must
I should've just told you:

Don't ask me to take another heartache on
I've got enough broken memories
And enough is enough for me
Don't ask me to take another poor stray in
I've got a menagerie
And enough is enough

Everybody knows I'm tender-hearted
Don't look at me that way
Don't get me started

Don't ask me to take another heartache on
I've got enough broken memories
And enough is enough for me
Don't ask me to take another poor stray in
I've got a menagerie
And enough is enough for me

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Opposite Attraction

You save your money, I go in debt
You go on living, I can't forget
You've made your mind up, I haven't yet
We've got that opposite attraction
We're not alike, you and me
But I like you and me
Opposite attraction

You tend to follow, I'd rather lead
You watch the telly, I always read
You like to haggle, I just concede
We've got that opposite attraction
We're not alike, you and me
But I like you and me
Opposite attraction

You like the daytime, I love the night
You keep your head on, I get uptight
You use your left brain, I use my right
We've got that opposite attraction
We're not alike, you and me
But I like you and me
Opposite attraction

You love to chase me, I can't be caught
You buy me flowers, I can't be bought
But if you want me, then me you've got
We've got that opposite attraction
We're not alike, you and me
But I like you and me
Opposite attraction

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What's Making You Blue

What's making you blue
Is it something I said
Is it something that I did
Or is it something inside of you
That's making you...

I don't know what to think
When you turn your head away
Is there something I can say
You're all alone in your suffering

What to do with the sad and silent
If you were mad and violent
I could fight you
What to say to your quiet sorrow
You'll be alright tomorrow

What's making you blue

What's making you blue
Oh, would that I could see
Is this about me
Or is it something deep within you

What to do with the sad and silent
If you were mad and violent
I could fight you
What to say to your quiet sorrow
You'll be alright tomorrow

What's making you blue
Is it something that I said
Is it something I did
Or is it something inside of you
That's making you
Blue
What's making you
Blue
Blue

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If I Don't Do It

I put in forty plus hours just like him
In the dog-eat-dog, in the sink or swim
I believe in equal work, equal pay
And that shouldn't end at the end of the day

But when I get home there's so much to do
Like watering plants, feeding the cat
And I'm pretty sure he can see it too
So how come it's up to me?

Well if I don't do it, he won't do it and it won't get done
If I don't do it, he won't do it and it won't get done

It's not like he's lazy, we've divided the chores
I do the bathrooms, he does the floors
I wash the dishes, I make the bed
I buy the groceries, and I get him fed

It's the little things that count they say
Like a tee-shirt here, a coffee cup there
Just how d'you s'pose they get put away
You think they get up and walk?

Well if I don't do it, he won't do it and it won't get done
If I don't do it, he won't do it and it won't get done

I beg, I plead, I tell him twice
I threaten him, I even ask him nice
And if he gets tired of hearing me nag
Guess who's gonna have to pack his bag

Well if I don't do it, he won't do it and it won't get done
If I don't do it, he won't do it and it won't get done

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Blues of it All

Oh, the blues of it all, the weary, dreary
Tears start to fall, there, there now
Take a deep breath and sigh and dry your eyes

Don't worry, we've all been there
We've all had that feeling
Don't fight it, it's all right it --
It's all in being a human being
How can we become encouraged
If we never first felt despair
It's okay to be there

Oh, the blues of it all, the weary, dreary
Tears start to fall, there, there now
Take a deep breath and sigh and dry your eyes

Don't hurry, just take your time
And feel the touch of sadness
Don't fight it, it's all right it --
It's not a sign of madness
And when you've reached the heart of it
Look outward from where you are
You've come so very far

Oh, the blues of it all, the weary, dreary
Tears start to fall, there, there now
Take a deep breath and sigh and dry your eyes

And when you're ready for renewal
Let the people who are dearest be the tool
And when you're ready for revival
Let your self-esteem's survival be the rule

Oh, the blues of it all, the weary, dreary
Tears start to fall, there, there now
Take a deep breath and sigh and dry your eyes

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I Need to Know Him

I never knew a boy so strange as he
He had an aura about him
It was as if he held the only key
Can't stand being without him

The intrigue, the fascination
The big league imagination
I need to know him
I need to show him
I need to know him

He had more secrets than he'd share with me
I never wanted to doubt him
All his mysterious intensity
Can't stand being without him

The intrigue, the fascination
The big league imagination
I need to know him
I need to show him
I need to know him

Deep in my dreams
Sleep unbinds him

I never will forget how he appeared
As suddenly as a south wind
And just as suddenly he disappeared
Can't stand being without him

The intrigue, the fascination
The big league imagination
I need to know him
I need to show him
I need to know him

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Call

Call it too much, call me out of touch
But that's what I'm thinking
Call it too hard, call me gone too far
But that's where I'm going

Call it too strange, call me weird, call me crazy

Call it too soon, call it shoot the moon
But that's what I'm doing
Call it absurd, call me odd bird
But that's what I'm wearing

Call it too strange, call me weird, call me crazy
Call it too strange, call me weird, call me crazy
Call, call, call me anything you want to

Call it jazz-punk, call it folky-funk
But that's what I'm playing
Call it pop-fusion, or techno-blues
But that's what I'm singing

Call it too strange, call me weird, call me crazy
Call it too strange, call me weird, call me crazy
Call, call, call me anything you want to

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Now I Know

I used to wonder why
A girl would cry and cry
Just because some fool guy
Has run out on her

Don't she know life goes on
Even when love has gone
Cold and alone at dawn
Since he run out on her

Now I know, now I know the feelin'
Now I know, lord, I know

And I have heard it said
A girl can hang her head
Until her pride is dead
When he run out on her

And all the friends she knew
When she was married, too
Have other things to do
Since he run out on her

Now I know, now I know the feelin'
Now I know, lord, I know

I used to wonder why
A girl would wanna die
Just because some fool guy
Has run out on her

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The Ostrich

The ostrich is hiding his head in the ground
His ignorance thriving and holding us down
Can't we lift up our heads
Not be just blindly led
Can't we respond to what's said

Such a loss, yet America can't seem to mourn
So sad, yet we turn all our sorrow to scorn
What a cost when society can't be reborn
We'll live with the problem
Hand it down to our children
Till the ostrich comes out of his hole

We turn on the TV to hear the day's news
Then we all shake our heads in our comfortable blues
Are our consciences numb
Are we deaf or just dumb
Don't we know what will come

Such a loss, yet America can't seem to mourn
So sad, yet we turn all our sorrow to scorn
What a cost when society can't be reborn
We'll live with the problem
Hand it down to our children
Till the ostrich comes out of his hole

No one wants to hear it
No one wants it said
No one wants to lose their sweet security

So we turn on the TV to hear the day's news
Then we all shake our heads in our comfortable blues
Are our consciences numb
Are we deaf or just dumb
Don't we know what will come

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My Own Way

Well, I went up to the city
Tried to find my way around there
I went up to the city
Couldn't say just what I found there
But I found what I found
Then I left there to find my own way

Well, I went out to the country
Tried to find some peace of mind there
I went out to the country
Tried to see what I could find there
Well, I found what I found
Then I left there to find my own way

Ah there's a road that's paved with comfort
Well worn like old blue jeans
And you can never lose your way there
But you can forget what the journey means

Well, I went down to the ocean
Watched a seagull flyin' by there
When I went down to the ocean
Saw the water touch the sky there
And I found what I found
Then I left there to find my own way

Ah there's a road that's paved with comfort
Well worn like old blue jeans
And you can never lose your way there
But you can forget what the journey means

Well, I went back to my home town
Saw the start of who I am there
Yes I went back to my home town
Found the heart of what I am there
But since I found what I found
Mama dear, you know I gotta leave here to find
My own way

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