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SONG LYRICS
  written by   MICK TERRY
( Lyricist / lyrist:   From funny songs to romantic love songs,
from ironic, humorous, witty song lyrics
to serious, touching, emotional, story song lyrics )

Performances by :    
  Brutal2ThEar 

WARNING: Not all these lyrics are politically correct !!  *
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  Periodically rotated.  More recent additions toward top of category.
  Most recent =   ( 7-13-09 ) ]

$=(     RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES

  Dead - [Michael Jackson's death continues after burial - CA]
  Half a Heartbeat Away - [Palin quits as governor - AK]
  Gasoline Prices were Plunging - [but not quite now - US]

(;~}     MISCHIEF & FUN

  Whoa, Mom & Dad! - [put your clothes back on, please!]
  The Last Time I Saw Elvis - [fallen pompadour] - [jitterbug]
  As Natural as an Uzi - [in a slow Post office line]

~o=o/     ROAD WARRIOR

  Fins, Fins - ['59 Chevy conversion]
  Three Miles Later - [distracted by thoughts of you]
  People Think I'm Horny - [or a honkie]

'-(     HEAVY IMPACT

  Anorexia Can Be Fun - [turkey stuffing]
  Plastic Rivers - [the animals speak their minds] - [pop-rock]
  12 On/12 Off: Who Needs Sleep? - [long hours kill]

\:o     TELL ME A STORY

  Security Strip-Searched Granny - [terrorists amok]
  Perpetual Eclipse - [misadventures of a breaking band]
  Invasion of Privacy - [don't come 'round here no more]

= $$$     POLITICAL BACKLASH

  $164 Million Question - [follow the money ... where?]
  Jimmy Carter Sends Me Letters - [Rosalynn signs too]
  I Wasn't Making Advances - [Senator Larry Craig]

NOW, WHAT RHYMES WITH GLOVE ? ...

  Element of Surprise - [explosive chemistry]
  Somebody's Moving In - [dustballs trip me up] - [ballad]
  Beauty of the Scars - [like a statue that is fallen]

%>(.     TECH DRECK

  Everything Is Automagic - [no more DIY]
  You've Got SPAM - [coming out the wahzoo]
  Lost in a Voice Mail Jungle - [to discover reality]

#:-)     KIDS' STUFF
[ Do you have a note from your mother ? ]

  BigFoot Ate My Mother - [yummy]
  Tickle Me, Tickle Me - [if you dare ...]
  My Binky, My Blanky - [Mommy, why so mad?]

* * ** ** ** ** ** **** ** * ***
***** ****** * ***     [ do not eat the yellow snow ]

ONLY 364 SHOPPING DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS

  Christmas Dinner Alone - [feasting on turkey bologna]
  Easter Bunny & Santa - [merging the franchise]
  The Ugliest Christmas Tree - [barely more than a stick]

(-!     WAR GAMES

  Night of Dying Moon - [Darfur genocide]
  Why Are They Shooting at Me? - [foo fighter? moi?]
  American Grandslam - [Dick Clarke's hit]

[;?{     GRAB BAG

  But You Can't Get There from Her - [why not?]
  Stories - [you tell me] - [pop-rock]
  Diamonds in the Rough - [violence]

[|-!     CRIME TIME

  Franklintown Flood - [at each full moon]
  Another Face, Another Name - [on the lam from the mob]
  Don't Shoot Me - [unarmed airman shot by cop]

{:-)     PARODY PARIAH

  Little Surfer - [Surfer Girl]
  Out on the Left Coast - [Under the Boardwalk] - [moldy oldie]
  Hard Times in Malibu Blues - [Heartbreak Hotel]

:-l     +     :~)     CORRABOLATORS  ( sic )

  Alien Inside Me - [with Jimmie Haskell]
  I'm Going Home - [with Ed Bennett]
  Fairy Godfather - [with Stewart Sher]

<:+)>     SON OF A MICK
Jordan Terry,  Mick Terry 's son,
after graduating Summa cum Laude
from University of Maryland School of Architecture,
married a wonderful Australian woman.
Both are currently studying at Santa Barbara Body Therapy.

  Shine - [about Jordan Terry]
  Looks Like It's Forever - [by Jordan Terry + Mick Terry]
  It's a Beginning - [by Jordan Terry]

*   ( The 400+ song lyrics on this site written by  Mick Terry
are not necessarily politically correct.
If you are offended by reading any of these lyrics,
then we are sorry that we underestimated
your senses of humanity & humor. )

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