All The Nothing I Want

"That doesn`t make sense" my 10 yr old commented, reading the title to this song. He wasn`t impressed with my " some good things don`t make sense" response, but the guy in this Retire In Paradise tale seems to be getting the hang of it.

Style is _CELTHOP.STY (Celt-hop Sw16 Celtic w Drum Loop)

RealTracks in style: ~2475:Bass, Acoustic, HeldSimple Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1837:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopModernGrooveHeld Ev16 075
RealTracks in style: 1412:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm CelticHornpipe Sw16 070
RealTracks in style: 2206:Bouzouki, Rhythm CelticHornpipe Sw16 070
Loop in Song: HipHop\Old School - biggie_beat_85d drums sw16.wav
RealDrums in style: BrushesBoomChickSlowSw16: a: Brushes Smoothb: Brushes Boom
lots of loops



All The Nothing I Want

when you can explain your dream last night to me
I`ll tell you how got to Eden from the scrap heap
a crank with a permanent toothache
a suitcase and the watch they gave

not one of your Ten Best Boutique Hotels
my house is all tin broken bricks and shells
between the temple and the tangle
snoozing where cobras dangle
in this heaven of green
under the red Flame Tree

standing in the rain til the crazy washes off
night takes wing to a chorus of frogs
I`ve got time
I`ve got time
for all the nothing I want

its a long way from all I once aspired
a tidy lot on the Truman Show where I`d retire
among totems taboos and demons
I`m painting girls like Gauguin

`til monks throw my worry lines
on the burning ground fire I`m resigned
like a toddler with a toy plane
I`ll tinker with my songs in the slow lane
where the sea`s as blue as the sky
another stranger in the Land of Smiles

standing in the rain til the crazy washes off
night takes wing to a chorus of frogs
trying to read the signs for left and right
children stare even dogs take fright
I`ve got time
I`ve got time
for all the nothing I want

© Robert Cordrey Oct.2018