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Classic Rock

Classic rock 
Played so softly
Zooming
Grooving

Got it playing
So quietly 
Though it’s kind
Of metal 
Rocking

But It brings back
Cool memories 
And I love
My music

But all those commercials
But even those
There so funny 
Always selling insurance
And always pushing
Warranties

Offering tidbits
About John Lennon
And Michael Jackson
Buying all Beatles 
Music rights

And I guess
That’s why Sir McCartney
Suddenly embraced
Michael Jackson
And loved all
His music
When before 
We wasn’t into it

And Paul got it
Back
Made John really mad
And George suddenly 
Wasn’t so spiritual 
And Ringo
Really started
Heavy drinking

Funny how
One little tidbit
Mixed with
Hard music

Can illuminate things
Making you think
Life’s too much
Of a business

And come to think
Of it
Paul gave a lot
Of the stuff
Back to the other
Beatles

And they 
Pretty much 
Got a long
Again

Although John
Held a big grudge 
But Yoko
Had a head
For business

And got his
Fair share
As they kind
Of saw it

And they
Kind of got along
Until John
Got wasted

By an ass
Who half thought 
He was John
Asked for John’s autograph 
And ended
The best show
Around

And the NYork Post
Bought a photo
Of dead John
Dying on the ground
He could no longer
Sing those beautiful songs

And people were screaming
The Post is just a business
And Paul kept on rocking
Making all kinds of music
People screaming 
He’s too commercial
He’s too damn corporate 

And it goes on and on
Stevie Wonder
Is now singing 
This song
About how he misses
Those days as a child
When life was easy 
And free

Yeah, I remember 
Playing ball in the alley
Digging that little
Jewish girl 
Across the alley 

In some ways 
I had it real bad
But I didn’t know
Life didn’t seem
Like a business 

Nuns gave me
The answers
And I didn’t have
All these damn questions 
And it seemed
Pretty nice
Taking the nun’s advice

Playing third base 
It was always my position
Right through graduate 
School

But by then
I had too many questions 
And it didn’t seem
So magical
Charlie Hustle
Was an all-star 
And a great manager 

But he threw the series
Cause the mobsters 
Got to him
Gave him so much money
So he could afford 
All those hunnies

But somewhere along 
The line
I learned to tow 
The line
But started loving 
These  questions
Finding things out

And life became magical
And I liked baseball 
Even more
Even a little polo
Highlights, a little basketball
And soccer’s really peaceful

And adore Spanish
Music
Liked Selena
Maybe more than
The Beatles

Always into
Classical, jazz
You name it
Cause they let me
Be at peace 

With the fact
That life 
Is a business.

And remember 
How I loved Selena
Everyone that knew me
Really saw it

And a gun
Blew her away 
Cause one of her
Business managers
Thought she was her

And stole from her
And took her away
Her fan’s
Were never the same

Her husband Chris
Is a wonderful
Man
Does everything he can

To show Selena
Didn’t see it all
Like a business 

And he’s like me
He asks a hell
Of a lot of good questions 
And he loves
All kinds of music

And returning 
To performing 
Playing with a hard
Edge again

Just heard him
Practicing 
Sharing his video
With me

So we can all
Hear him lamenting 
With that 
Heavy metal influence

That’s asking 
Why life 
Has to be

So much
Of a business.

4.4.23.

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