Dick Turner

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The World of Sex
(Highschool Recreation Time circa 2006)


The girls in physics class
Find theory just annoys
They want to take a quantum leap
And experiment with boys

The boys are acting funny
Math is getting on their nerves
'Cause the only real geometry
Is in sexy Jennys curves

Newtons Law of Gravity
Proved bodies all attract
But simple observation
Establishes the fact

That when you see somebody
And your guts do funny tricks
It means the door just opened
to the World of Sex

(You're a crazy lover
You drive me crazy, lover)

The girls now put on make-up
And the boys are acting tough
It's kind of like a madhouse
No one can get enough

You'll think you're going crazy
But it's not the time to think
Just do what comes natural
And go with your instincts

Body upon body upon body
With no end
Fingers, lips, a tight embrace
And sweat upon sweet skin

First you find a partner
You know what happens next
You're off for a vacation
In the World of Sex

(You're a crazy lover
You drive me crazy, lover)

Money's fine and drinking wine
Will always have a place
But neither really can compare
To see your lovers face

When you're finally old and grey
There's one thought in your head
You'll wish you spent all your life
Making love in bed

'Cause that's really living man
Now go and seize the day
Taste the cup of paradise
Before you lay down in your grave

So just like Wilhelm Reich had said
Please repeat this text
I pledge allegiance to the flag
Of the World of Sex!

How To Cook A Man


First take disillusion
Measure out three cups
Then add in a broken heart
And stir the mixture up

A pound of dissappointment
And sorrow from a can
Bake it now in loneliness
That's how to cook a man

Sometimes life's appetizing
And there's no bitter taste
But just you wait a little while
'Till the tears run down your face

'Cause when your dreams are busted
And everyday just hurts
It'll make you wish you skipped the dish
And gone straight to dessert

Refrain :
The flavors that you enjoyed now give a belly ache
You'll look down at the table, staring at your plate
You'll wonder if you bit off more that you can chew
But since you are a man, you'll do what you you have to

Yes things can turn all sour
That once were oh so sweet
Where's the honey in this world
That you tasted seems just last week?

You'll ask just who the cook was
First put the batter in the pan
Who it was concocted
How to cook a man?

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Rock and Roll Dream (Three Sonnets)

Dreamed last night I was a rock and roll star
The band behind me and out front the crowd
There were drums, bass and electric guitar
We were rocking the joint! Damn we were loud!

Blowing all minds as the rock and roll roared
People went crazy, they jumped up and down
Like we'd invented some magic new chord
Like we were mystical prophets of sound

All eyes were on me as I started my song
They saw me, heard me knew I was it
I felt like a god with a cock a foot long
I was rocking, rolling, singing some shit!

And when the band started laying down grooves
The crowd broke loose cause it just had to move!

(Now move it...)

How did we rock them? Let me count the ways
With million watt amps pushed past overload
Decibel shock helpd the crowd in a daze
The sound system was cranked up to explode

Light and smoke, a swirling laser machine
Our stage act magic was second to none
High above a giant video screen
Gave to our show a hidden dimension

On my feet a pair of high platform shoes
Spandex clothes, diamonds and sequined stars
My face all made up in bright colored hues
I seemed like a being landed from Mars

The scene was too far out to be believed
This was the place where you just had to be!

(So be there...)

The music flowed out like sea waves of love
In peaceful confusion, madness quite sane
Like a great spirit came down from above
A sound revolution changing our brain

Too good to be true, too right to be wrong
A soul connection was there plain to see
When the crowd joined in and all sang along
Everything perfect! But then suddenly -

While I was dreaming, a voice in my head
Said "Time to get up! The day has begun!"
But I didn't move an inch from my bed
The show might be over but not the fun!

You can believe the band and I stayed
Groupies showed up, we were all getting laid!

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Hey-Hmmm-Man-But


Hey - I wanted to tell you something but looks like I forgot
Hmm - Lately that's been happening alot
Man - It makes me nervous, think I need a change of air
But - Is anybody listening? Is anybody there?

Hey - I'm talking to you, got some things to work out
Hmm - Gonna have to get you a bouquet of forget-me-nots
Man - This is getting serious, I'm a little scared
But - Is anybody listening? Is anybody there?

Come sweet tomorrow, take me by the hand
Lead me to the person who really understands

Hey - Thought I was getting somewhere but now I have my doubts
Hmm - Sometimes I wonder where things go when the lights turn out
Man - Don't mean to ask the same old questions, year after year
But - Is anybody listening? is anybody there?

Hey - Just being friendly, I got nothing up my sleeve
Hmm - I'll just say it one more time, I can see you want to leave
Man - Wait then take a taxi, and I'll pay the fare
But - Is anybody listening? Is anybody there?

Come sweet tomorrow, take me by the hand
All I want's one person who really understands

Hey - I loved that woman, though I acted like a jerk
Hmm - I'd go on hoping that we could make it work
Man - I'd go on talking and all she'd do is stare
But - Is anybody listening? Is anybody there?

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Super-Plane


Oh Super-plane in the sky!
Won't you carry me away?
I've been wa iting seems so long -
Now it feels a hundred years
Oh Super-plane in the sky!

Wake me now from my slumber
Free me from this atmosphere
So I live a timeless dream
Oh Super-plane in the sky!

I see no wings but hear a roar
Now far out above the clouds
Cut by knife-rays of the sun -
Oh Super-plane in the sky!

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I Love You So

Like sunshine in my heart
Your smile lights up the dark
Night of my soul
Oh don't you ever go
I love you so
I think you know
And everyday
I feel it grow

One day I was afraid
That you had gone away
But you came back to me
And now the world can see
That happiness
And total bliss
Are two things no one
Ought to miss

Lonely nights are just memories
Like bad dreams that have passed
I used to wonder what love means
But now don't need to ask
To have you here has changed my world
Into a living dream
And anyone who knows you
Knows just what i mean

You and me
for eternity is
Just not long enough
You see

So now that you are here
just come and kiss me dear
You're all I'll ever need
My life is now complete
Starry skies are in your eyes
So it should come as no surprise
Why I love you so

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Train Ride Debate

I was staring out the window
Riding the night train
When a man turned and asked me
Was I born again?
Said "Get your house in order
Before the tolling of the bell,
'Cause judgement day is coming soo
and you could go to hell"

Another man than spoke up
And said "I disagree"
Then informed me of his doctorate
In philosophy.
Calmly he assured us
That God was dead
And everything is relative
So get it through your head

Next a politician
Then a businessman
A critic from a magazine
Each put his two cents in
A scientist then argued
Geological time
A psychologist assured us
"It's all a state of mind"

Everyone kept talking
As the train went through the night
Other people jumped on in
Everyone was right
I looked at the night sky,
The stars looked back at me
Just where was this train going?
I really couldn't see.

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Springtime In the Garden

Springtime in the Garden
Dad puts the flowers out
The robin sings a hearty song
the bees all buzz about

Having washed the laundry
Mother puts it out to dry
While in the spiders silken web
is trapped a little fly

One of our neighbors calls up
His dog just killed our cat
But he's not liable
and he has proof of that

Dad goes and gets the body
He keeps it out of sight
And everyone is quiet
As we watch TV that night

There's a lonely old man
Kid's call him Crazy Pete
His car and house are filled with trash
He lives on the next street

His wife died in childbirth
This affected him no doubt
But the kids just don't give a damn
And smash his windows out

On the street my friend Charlie
Has sme pictures in his hand
They show a man and woman
She's chained him to a stand

They're half dressed inleather
They both have black masks on
I ask Charlie what they're doing
He says they're having fun

Refrain :
Let's go play in the stream
Of our flowing memory
Let's jump in and splash about
Maybe we'll figure something out
But you know what people say
Today is just a yesterday, yesterday, yesterday...

The end of day has finally come
The goodnights have been said
I kiss both dad and mommy
And go upstairs to bed

I now lay me down to sleep
Watch moving shadows on the wall
I think the whole day over
The things i felt and saw

I think about the spider
The fly and Crazy Pete
then the cards that Charlie showed me
While standing on the street

When I think about our cat
I begin to cry
It all seemed like a mystery then
And today i still ask "why?"

Refrain

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Love Makes the World Go 'Round

Some people dream of money
Or a fancy house in town
While others think that power
Will make their world turn round

A mother holds her baby
Then softly lays him down
She knows something that they don't
Love makes the world go round

We're all pursuing happiness
Just wondering where it's found
Take a look inside your heart
'Cause love makes the world go round

Tell someone you love them
That's the sweetest sound
Greater than a symphony
'Cause love makes the world go round

Yes some people think it's money
Or a fancy huse in town
Others think that power
Will make their world spin round

But have you ever asked yourself
Why lovers never frown?
It's 'cause they have the answer, they know
Love makes the world go 'round

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