Dear Elizabeth,
The chorus holds the only safe haven for the beleaguered in this sea of wicked verses. The penultimate verse is cathartic! Written on 2/8/86.
With paul magnano drums; dave phillips bass; alex watts lead guitar; paul shire vocals and r. guitar. Original audio recorded in the spring of 1989, La Jolla, California. Remixed in the spring of 2016.
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Lyrics
"Oh! Mother"
You can put me in your pocket
You can sit me on a rocket
You can blast me off to venus
You can dress me down to kill
You can mess around my will
You can blast me off to mars
But oh, mother when I’m in your arms
You can titillate my senses
You can violate my fences
You can send me straight to hades
You can implicate my morals
You can complicate my quarrels
You can bless me off to jesus
But oh, mother when I’m in your arms
Oh, mother I’m solid gone
You can psychoanalyze me
Categorically despise me
You can bring me to my knees
You can television eyes me
You can over advertise me
You can blow it in my ears
Church me roman catholic
Search my soul-o-matic
Fill me full of guilt
You can bag me you’re the critic
You can rag me you’re the cynic
But you’ll never ever reach me here
copyright 1986 paul shire colarusso