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A cynical look at graduations/reunions for hopeless misanthropes.

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Sign The Book
Life goes by in a hurry
When memories are drawn, take the pro with the con
But you don't have to worry
Years drift by in a flurry
The king and the pawn, well, they're here then they're gone
But the players live on
In picture post card fashion
Page through the program, take a look
With manufactured passion, they all signed the book

Youth is soon ancient history
It happens so fast, but it never could last
Where it went is a mystery
Drama, laughter and misery
Compare and contrast while critiquing the cast
It's a blast from the past
So cherished and so checkered
Just like the journey that you took
A photographic record, and they all signed the book

Dorks, jocks, sluts and freaks, brains, rocks, ugly geeks
Druggies, surf rats, rasta dreads, spoiled brats and motor heads
Thugs, punks, wussy dweebs, babes, hunks, pushy creeps
I'll leave them all behind in one more year
Hep savants and mama's boys, debutantes with style and poise
Redneck losers, dumb-ass hicks, nice guys, bruisers, party chicks
Preppy teasers make the rounds, hippies, greasers, classroom clowns
Have I made myself so crystal clear?
God, get me out of here

Here comes the former head cheerleader, was the finest girl in town
Once or twice I tried to meet her but she always put me down
Twenty-five years later the withered queen still wears her tarnished crown
And there goes the skinny kid who made straight A's but never went to prom
Bullied by mean Billy Hayes, who had an alcoholic mom
And for different reasons neither fellow can forget the other one

Awkward greetings, social cliques, small group meetings, same old tricks
Status warriors, leitmotifs, doctors, lawyers, Indian chiefs
"You look great" and "how you been?", details fade, remember when
We suffered fools, well, nothing's changed since then
Allegories, floozy broads, boring stories, boozy clods
Loudmouth bitches, Barbie dolls, nouveau riches, know-it-alls
Sloppy drunks and ladies men, floppy tongues, goodnight, amen
We'll all get together once again
Down at Shady Glen
Life goes by in a hurry

credits

from A Song For All Seasons, track released April 10, 2022
K. Holmes: Lead vocal, keyboards, background vocals
Chuck Nash: Guitars, background vocals
Ken Nasta: Drums, percussion
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 by Sir Edward Elgar

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The Gunboat Diplomats Jacksonville Beach, Florida

The Gunboat Diplomats are a song shop recording pop rock music with a vintage vibe.

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