An early HipBone analogue studio recording (1994) that I think we did at Toad Hall with Steve Blake engineering. HipBone was Pete Zolli: bass/bk vox., Keith Prescott: drumming, BHH: guitars/voice
KID
(by Bret H. Hart, 1992)
sun shining through the window
tells the kid that it is day
a long yawn and a stretch
he's off and on his way
pj's off, blue jeans on
little sneakers for his feet
watch him shuffle to the kitchen
for something good and warm to eat
so he goes outside on the green grass
and decides to shed his shoes
running on the cold dew grass of morning's
something he just loves to do
he's only 3' tall
but he don't feel small
standing by flower, only 2 foot-3
and buzzing around it's a honeybee
"doin' sumthin'"
(AND WE SAY)
"A bee will sting and a sting will hurt..."
"That's Life, boy, can't'cha see?"
"Lissen whut I'm sayin' when I'm talkin' to you!"
"Don't look away from me...Don't look away from me!"
(but the kid says)
"But, that bee has yellow fuzz on his face
and he hums a happy sound."
"His body's bigger than his wings...
howcum he don't fall down?"
"And does he fly from one flower to the next
to find the one he likes the best?
"Or is it only cuz he's got nuthin' better to do?
"Does the flower mind when the bee's on top...
and if it does, does it ask the bee to stop?
and, howcum flowers are narry colored blue?"
(AND WE SAY)
"Go ask your mother."
"Go ask your dad."
"I'm tryin' t'watch the news!"
"I'll tell ya tomorrow" or
"Just because ... Now take off those muddy shoes!"
the kid goes outside and plops down in a lawnchair
and he looks up at the sky with its clouds up there
and he laughs when he sees one the looks just like a horse
but the horse is soon gone and a puppet floats in
the a man, then a car, then "a skeletin"
...he begins to see how a life can run its course
we all grow older
it's a God-given fact
and there's nothing we can do
but, usefulness ain't measured in years
youthfulness ain't measured in years
youthfulness ain't measured in years
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bret as usual, very interesting. liked it a lot. terry
bret as usual, very interesting. liked it a lot. terry