Friday, October 3, 2008

Blinded By The Light

The morning ride started a little bit later than normal. The seasons are changing. The globe is rotating. The sun is rising in a different location. Blinding me with it's brightness. And reflecting off the parked mobile metal monsters glass to blind me again. 

Then I realize, I'm riding blind. 

Peddling along and not being able to see where I am going. Not a good thing.

But much of life is wandering forward without being able to see.



Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat 
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat 
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round 
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing, the calliope crashed to the ground 
Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot, snappin' his fingers, clappin' his hands 
And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand 
And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand 
And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers, "Daddy's within earshot, save the buckshot, turn up the band" 

And she was blinded by the light 
Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night 
Blinded by the light 
She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright 

Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the East 
He says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least" 
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone, watchin' the young girls dance 
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance 

Yeah, he was blinded by the light 
Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night 
Blinded by the light 
He got down but he never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight 

Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes 
She said, "I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strong if you play that song with the funky break" 
And Go-Cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside 
And little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride 
Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer, playin' backyard bombardier 
Yes, and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent some dude with a calling card, he said, "Do what you like, but don't do it here" 
Well, I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground and asked him which was the way back home 
He said, "Take a right at the light, keep goin' straight until night, and then, boy, you're on your own" 
And now in Zanzibar, a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car, hummin' a lunar tune 
Yes, and the avatar said, "Blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon" 
And some kidnapped handicap was complainin' that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night 
Well, I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but figured he'd be all right 

He was just blinded by the light 
Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night 
Blinded by the light 
Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun 
Oh, but Mama, that's where the fun is 
I was blinded 
I was blinded 
I was blinded 

And so it goes 

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