Lou Gatta

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RIGHT OF WAY (GATTA)

I?LL RESERVE
SO OBSERVE
NEGOTIATE
AND REPLACE

BY THE WAY, IT IS FOR THE TAKE
AND I?LL INSTIGATE, RIGHT OF WAY

FAVORING
BANISHING
NULIFY
AND ABIDE

IT?S ALL MINE, SO I WILL PRESIDE
GOT IT OCCUPIED, TIME TO COMPLY

MOVE OVER

92

PRETTY (GATTA)

AND I THINK I?M SURE I KNOW WHAT?S PRETTY
HOW AND WHAT AND WHEN AND WHERE IT?S PRETTY
THIS SULTRY SOUTHERN AFTERNOON IS PRETTY
AN EAGLE AND THE SUN ANIMATING EVERYONE

MISSISSIPPI DITCH WEED ISN?T PRETTY
BEACHES FILLED WITH BROKEN GLASS AIN?T PRETTY
I HAD IT WITH SAND IN MY MOUTH IT?S GRITTY
AGAIN I?M OCCUPIED WITH A HINDERANCE OF MINE

MULTICOLORED SUN I SEE IS PRETTY
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT?S SHIFTING AND IT?S DRIFTING
AND EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE REDEEMING
GALVANIZED AND I?M INSPIRED

AND I THINK I?M SURE I KNOW WHAT?S PRETTY
HOW AND WHAT AND WHEN AND WHERE IT?S PRETTY
THIS SULTRY SOUTHERN AFTERNOON IS EVENING
MOVIN THROUGH THE SWELLS MAKE IT THROUGH THE SWELLS

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EVENING TO MYSELF (GATTA)

ANOTHER NIGHT LIKE THIS
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT BETTER
GETTING USED TO THIS
ALL IN ALL IT?S JUST AN EVENING TO MYSELF
STARY NIGHT LIKE THIS
FLOATS DOWN A FEATHER
GIVING THE SKY DEPTH
ALL IN ALL IT?S JUST AN EVENING TO MYSELF

WON?T BOTHER LEAVING
NOW THAT I?M SEEING
ALL THINGS TO FOLLOW
ALL IN ALL IT?S JUST AN EVENING TO MYSELF

THINGS TURNING BACK ON ME
DOESN?T EVEN PHASE ME
NOT LOOKING FOR MEANING
JUST ANOTHER EVENING

LOOKING BACK ON IT
WHERE DID THE EVENING GO
WELL THE DAWN CREPT IN
AND NOW THE EVENING?S OVER

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21 TIMES (O?KEEFE/GATTA)

YOU ALWAYS SEEMED SO PURE
AND I ALWAYS SEEMED SO SURE
ONLY A WOMAN CAN FIND ME
ONLY A WOMAN CAN BLIND ME

YOU ALWAYS SEEMED SO FINE
AND I KNOW YOU NEEDED TIME
OH NO IT?S HAPPENING AGAIN
BUT I ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH FRIENDS

DON?T LEAD ME, I WON?T FOLLOW
AND SOMETIMES I DON?T WANT TO LEAD

YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO CHOOSE
AND I ALWAYS SEEM TO LOSE

SHE COULD, ALL OF A SUDDEN
MAKE ME TURN AND PUT MY HEAD DOWN
I WISH I KNEW HOW THEY DID IT
IT HAPPENED FORTY-TWO TIMES
GOD HOW IT WEIGHS ON YOUR MIND
ALWAYS A WOMAN TO BLIND ME
YEA THERE IS, YEA THERE IS
JUST GET AWAY

WOMEN IN LINE WOMEN IN TIME WOMEN COME BLIND
JUST GET AWAY

10

B-LINE (GATTA)

INSIDE EXTREMLY
PERSONAL FEELING
SO CONSUMING
SIGNALS TO CREATE
SEEMINGLY MORE FREQUENT
ELAPSED TIME I CAN?T RELATE

IT?S AMAZING
UPSET EXCITEMENT
I?M FEELING
I?M SENDING
I?M VENTING
INTENSELY
SENSITIVITY TRAVELING

COMMUNICATING ON CONCENTRATION
THIS SIGNAL GUARANTEES IT?S BEEN RECEIVED
PERHAPS I?M THE RECEPTOR OF THE SAME THING
SOMEONE IS HAVING ABOUT ME

IT?S A B-LINE

58

CRACK MY BACK ON A MORNING OF FOG (GATTA)

STEAMING FROM A CALDRON
RAIN DISINTEGRATING SNOW
GRAPPLING WITH DILEMMA
RESOLVING WHAT I THINK I KNOW
FEELING LIKE I?LL NEVER GET TO
FEEL LIKE THAT AGAIN
CLEARING TO CONTROL THIS
IT?S SEEPING OUT AGAIN

LAVISHLY SPREAD OVER ME
FOR ALL TO SEE

LIFE SOMETIMES SEEMS TO TAKE FOREVER
AND SOMETIMES CLEARING SEEMS TO CLOUD
I CANNOT FORGIVE
THE THING THAT I WILL FORGIVE AGAIN
APPEARING TO WEAKEN
IT STRENGTHENS

LAVISHLY SPREAD OVER ME
FOR ALL TO SEE
IT?S GETTING CLEAR

WHAT?S IN FRONT OF ME
IT?S SO UNIQUE
IT WILL BE FOR ALL TO SEE
IT?S GETTING CLEAR

6

2 ARTISTS 1

TWO ARTISTS TRYING
TO FIND THEIR WAY AS ONE
AND I WILL TRY
TO BE IN LINE

I SEE WHERE IT?S LEADING
A FEELING,
A FEELING OF FAMILY
HOW GRACIOUS I CAN BE

AND WE?LL LIVE

BUT IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET TO
IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET TO
I?LL TAKE YOU AWAY
UNLIKE A PREVIOUS PLACE
WE?LL CONSPIRE
NOW ALL THE DAYS ARE HERE TO CREATE
IT IS OUR TIME

THIS IS THE INQUISITION PERIOD
MY MIND IS FILLED WITH PLEASURE

I?LL KEEP LOOKING OVER YOU
AND WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT?S REAL
LET?S LIVE TO EVOLVE
WHILE WE?RE HERE AND WE?RE NOW
IT IS OUR TIME
WON?T BE ALONE
UNTILL ONE OF US GOES ALONE IN TIME

TRY TO MAKE US FINE
TRY TO MAKE US SHINE SO REAL
AND WE?LL LIVE

TWO ARTISTS TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY AS ONE

23

FANFARE (GATTA)

IT SEEMS TO ME
THERE SHOULD BE MORE
DAYS LIKE THESE
WHAT?S IN STORE FOR THE NEXT SEASON
I HOPE IT?S GOOD FOR ALL OF US

IT SEEMS TO ME
UNARGUABLY
THAT DAYS LIKE THESE
IMPROVE MY DEMEANOR
AND SHOWING IN OTHERS
IT MUST BE GOOD FOR ALL OF US
AND TO ALL OF US

IN COMES THE SUN
OUT COME THE PEOPLE

AND SHOWING IN OTHERS
IMPROVING DEMEANOR
IT MUST BE GOOD FOR ALL OF US
AND SHOWING IN OTHERS
AND SHOWING IN COLOR
IT MUST BE GOOD FOR ALL OF US

IT SEEMS TO ME
IT SHOULD LAST LONGER
THAN THESE DAYS THAT I DESIRE
IT?S NOT MUCH IN WANTING FOR ALL OF US
WHAT?S IN STORE FOR THE NEXT SEASON
I HOPE IT?S GOOD FOR ALL OF US
AND TO ALL OF US
IN COMES THE SUN
OUT COME THE PEOPLE

22

BRING EVERYTHING BACK HOME (HONG/GATTA)

JUST WHEN I?M WILLING TO SHARE IT
IT?S HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT THAT
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE IN MY LITTLE HOME
PREOCCUPATION IN OTHER WORLDS OF YOUR OWN
NO EFFORT LEFT TO GIVE TO OTHER WORLDS
SO I BRING EVERYTHING BACK HOME

JUST WHEN I?S WILLING TO SHARE IT
IT?S HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT THAT
I NEVER KNOW THE THINGS THAT I?M GONNA DO
I DO THE SAME THING I ALWAYS DO
I DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT
WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO

IT?S ONLY MY WORLD
AND ALL THE PRECAUTIONS
WERE SUPPOSED TO PREPARE ME FOR THIS
IMMAGINATION AND INSPIRATION
WERE SUPPOSED TO PREPARE ME FOR THIS

IT?S NOT AS HARD TO ACCEPT IT
NOW THAT I?M WILLING TO SHARE IT
NOW THAT I?M READY TO SHARE IT
IT?S EASIER TO ACCEPT IT

I NEVER KNEW IT COULD BE SO DELICATE
ESPECIALLY NOW I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT
NO MATTER HOW FAR I STRAY AWAY
I?LL HAVE A PLACE TO STAY