Some Nights (Parenting Style)

TTTO: Some Nights, by FUN

For my hubby’s birthday, because he likes it when I filk.

Some nights you stay up way past your bedtime.
Some nights you sleep on the floor
Some nights you cuddle and you go to sleep so easy
Some nights we don’t sleep at all

But you still get up at 6 am
Oh lord, I did not know what I was in for
Oh no, no (what am I in for)
Oh no, no (what am I in for)
Most nights I don’t know, anymore

Oh woe oh woe oh woe no no
Oh woe oh woe oh woe no no

They call this the mommy wars? What are we fighting for?
Who wrote these stupid rules already
Don’t you start to believe the hype
It’s never even black or white
Try so hard to get it right
But it never works the same way twice

It’s all right (it’s all right)
Had the baby in my bed last night
Stopped my son from wondering where I am
where I am, where he is
oh where am I, mmm, mmm

Well some nights I wish that I had my own bed
Cause I could use some sleep for a change
But some nights I can’t to sleep without my kid
Some nights we get it right, I get it right

And we still wake up, I will see your face
And oh I know exactly what I stand for
Oh yeah, yeah (What do I stand for)
Oh yeah, yeah (What do I stand for)

This night, I do know, so come on

So this is it. I gave up my freedom for this?
Lost my shape and sagged for this?
Became my mom or dad for this?
(Yeah, come on.)

No, when I show you stars, you see, you see the stars, they’re not so far
When I sing songs, they sound like this one, so come on,
Oh come on, Oh come on, oh come on!

Well, the books, folks, every one, toss them all in the can
Decades of this, nobody will quite understand
Just do the best you can
Hold them close and let them go
Sorry if it’s not enough, they’ll figure it out themselves in a while

They said you were a mistake, that I was ruining my life
But when I looked first into your eyes
Girl, you will always be the most amazing thing that could come from
That terrible time… ah…

Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh,
Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh

The other night I walked the floor just you and me
held you close and we both agree

It’s for the best we didn’t listen
It’s for the best we didn’t distance oh

American Hostess Pie (Filk)

LOL! Posted with permission.

TTO: “American Pie”

Lyrics by Andrew Ross and Clif Flynt (Clif did the first verse, Andrew did the rest)

A long, long time ago
I can still remember how 
That snack food used to make me smile.

And I knew if I had some cash
I could fill my little stash
And maybe I’d be happy for a while.

The checkout at the Quicker-Picker,
Between the Tums and rows of Snickers.
Cake with creamy filling.
I couldn’t be more willing.

I can’t remember if I cried
When the management and unions vied.
Those shelves went empty, deep and wide.
The day the Ding Dong died.

So, Bye-Bye, Twinkies, cupcakes & pies
Drove my golf cart to the Walmart but was left high and dry
And good ol’ boys were cutting off the supply
Saying, let ’em get their cake from Shanghai
Let ’em get their cake from Shanghai…

Did you read the Book of Lies
And do you support free enterprise
If Alan Greenspan tells you so?

Or do you have faith in Maynard Keynes?
Will priming pumps relieve our pains?
And can you teach me to consume real slow?

My younger years were full of fun
We cruised down Highway 61
America’s great dream
Was filled with soft white cream

While CEOs in stovepipe hats
Would laugh and stroke their Persian cats
And gorge themselves upon trans-fats
The day the Ding Dong died

But we were singing
Bye-Bye, Twinkies, cupcakes & pies
Drove my golf cart to the Walmart but was left high and dry
And good ol’ boys were cutting off the supply
Saying, let ’em get their cake from Shanghai
Let ’em get their cake from Shanghai…

Now, for decades you’ve been on your own
When bankers came to take your home
But that’s not how it used to be

When Pete Seeger sang to Mama Joad
And Kerouac was on the road
And this land was made for you and me

The Teamsters, miners, and the clerks
Were organized against the jerks
We had a living wage
It was our Golden Age

But while we passed around the plate
The working class was gaining weight
And Teamsters ate and ate and ate
The day the Ding Dong died

And they were singing…
Bye-Bye, Twinkies, cupcakes & pies
Drove my golf cart to the Walmart but was left high and dry
And good ol’ boys were cutting off the supply
Saying, let ’em get their cake from Shanghai
Let ’em get their cake from Shanghai…

Helter-skelter, from the Roosevelters
The birds flew offshore for tax shelters
Lower in cholesterol

While the unions took a station break
A cartoon cowboy dressed in yellow cake
Pelted them with glowing pink snowballs

We swore we’d not be underbid
On Captain Cupcake and the Kid
They were lavish with their praise
But we never got that raise

For the union busters took the field
The bakery boys refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the Ding Dong died?

They started singing..
Bye-Bye, Twinkies, cupcakes & pies
Drove my golf cart to the Walmart but was left high and dry
And good ol’ boys were cutting off the supply
Saying, let ’em get their cake from Shanghai
Let ’em get their cake from Shanghai..

So there we were all bellyachers
While the overwriters and the undertakers
Closed the doors with false pretense

And there we were all in one guild
As the cookie crumbled and the Milk was spilled
‘Cause Twinkies are the Devil’s food defense

We lasted decades on the shelves
Till the cowboys shot the Keebler elves
No angel born in Hell
Could save our personnel

And while managers were going Galt
And Congressmen were finding fault
They turned our sugar to assault
The day the Ding Dong died

And they were singing…
Bye-Bye, Twinkies, cupcakes & pies
Drove my golf cart to the Walmart but was left high and dry
And good ol’ boys were cutting off the supply
Saying, let ’em get their cake from Shanghai
Let ’em get their cake from Shanghai..

I met a girl in workout shoes
And I asked he for some happy news.
She offered me a protein shake

I organized a few boycotts
Among the haves and the have-nots
And wondered if we’d ever get a fair shake.

But meanwhile, I’ve lost 30 pounds
My body’s breaking brand new ground
Improvements in nutrition
Put them out of commission

The junk food I once loved the most
Now just makes me feel ill and grossed
It served me once, but now, it’s toast.
That’s why the Ding Dong died.

So Bye-Bye, Twinkies, cupcakes & pies
Drove my golf cart to the Walmart but was left high and dry
And good ol’ boys were cutting off the supply
Saying, let ’em get their cake from Shanghai
Let ’em get their cake from Shanghai..

Bye-Bye, Twinkies, cupcakes & pies
Drove my golf cart to the Walmart but was left high and dry
And good ol’ boys were cutting off the supply
Saying, let ’em get their cake from Shanghai