Steve Ball : Sermon on the Moat (Vocal Version)

Weekend Work: Sermon on the Moat (Vocal Version) (3.9M mp3).

Sermon on the Moat
check it: haven't I been here before
already been through this door
where is the breadcrumb trail
all assumptions are stale
energy leaking out
relatives freaking out
evidence breaking out
audience walking out
I'd better check on the math
re-attach my better half
this comedy makes me cry
this tragedy makes me laugh
but why do I preach to a choir
and why does it squelch my desire
and what would take to inspire
instead of short-shocking my wire
why has my stream stopped
has my esteem been cropped
what did this sermon cost
is my investment lost
they say the weak will inherit the dirt
and they say the meek shall stay home friday night
blessed is call waiting
blessed is speed dating
blessed are safe vices
blessed are gas prices
blessed is low fat beer
blessed is peer to peer
blessed are sushi rices
blessed are small devices
blessed are honest bankers
blessed are laundromats
blessed are TV anchors
blessed are psychopaths
blessed is free delivery
blessed is amazon
blessed is quick recovery
blessed is al-anon
i'd be a great disciple
I'd sit straight in the pews
I'd be a sweet apostle
I'd wear the perfect shoes
I'd be a great crusader
and wear a matching coat
I'd be a great ghost writer
of the Sermon on the Moat
what did this lesson cost me?
is my investment lost?

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Poker for six last night, chez Pelota: mucho fun-o. Excellent quote of the evening, hurled in my general direction: "obviously, you are not a normal person."

Also last evening, a surprise phone call from SteveT circa 10pm alerting us to the possibility of an ultra-secret Robyn Hitchcock show at Two Bells!

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If I've done my math correctly, as of this weekend, I now have more than enough 'song sketches' and 'piano sketches' and 'guitar sketches' to shift into production mode for a late summer release of the new Steve Ball Sketch Box.

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