Hey Guys (An Apology to My Balls)
I promised I’d finish this one first, as voted by y’all here, and on facebook. I know, it took me long enough, but here it is:
Hey guys,
Now that we’re talking again,
Can I apologise?
One man to two little men …Hey guys,
Perhaps a drive to the coast,
When I can feel my thighs.
I know, you stayed at your post.
I guess what hurt you the most
Is that I took you by surprise.But did you not think it strange,
When you woke that special morning
Without your growth?
I’d shaved you both.
Was that not like a warning?Didn’t you feel the breeze and realise
There was a change in the air?Hey guys?
Hey guys,
We’ll go out riding again
When you’re a normal size.
I’ll say you’re special, but then
You’re just like millions of men
Who’ve had a mid-career demise:You did one thing really well,
You did one thing to perfection.
You served your term, and then the firm
Moved in a new direction,Hey guys,
Don’t see this as an ending.
Instead it’s an unscheduled freedom that you’ve found,
And I still need youTo hang around.
You can hear it in my voice,
You can feel it when we touch,
You can see it in my eyes …Hey guys.
Where are those tissues, I seem to have… got something in my eye…
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