One Person Parade mp3

That look on your face
Reminds me of contests
Where laughers are losers
And you always win

I get the feeling
That in your periphery
You see not the starlight
But black empty holes

I checked the forecast
And it calls for scattered
Confetti with light winds
To blow them your way

Because I am a one person parade
As I walk on down the street
Smiling and waving to people who stare
But don't care

If I were on strike
I'd carry a poster
Declaring your right to
Be unseen and heard

Let me remind you
That just cause I'm on show
That that doesn't meant
I'm not watching you too

I checked the forecast
And it calls for scattered
Confetti with light winds
To blow them your way

Because I am a one person parade
As I walk on down the street
Smiling and waving to people who stare
But don't care

At the amusement park
That main attractions are
Huge animal costumes
Overjoyed to see you
Get a hug give a laugh
And take a photograph
As if a family friend
You'll never see again

How many flags would be
Need by this city
To get you to remove
Your everyday gloomy suite

This public service
announcement is brought to you
By the society
Of you and me

Conditions may worsen
Throughout the day
But you'll stay warm and safe
If you say to yourself well

I guess I am a one person parade
As I walk on down the street
Smiling and waving to people who stare
But don't care
(late June 2004)
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