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I Wish I Had Nuthin'

from The Akai Years (1979​-​84) by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © December 27, 1982 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

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I WISH I HAD NUTHIN'

Srii (wondering) :
Maybe they’re right with this phoniness blight
and to be “ins” the only direction
Should I enlist or should I try to resist
when the “gizmo” passes inspection?

Arty :
Fad Hoc - Pad Lock...It’s a one mold machine...
Keeps us happy with garbage supreme

Sri :
Pretensions galore
Why am I such a bore?
Why is it such a chore to be normal?
I hate to ride on the passengers side
Why do orchestras have to dress formal?

Arty :
All these real people things make me choke
Born in a waste land where life is a joke

Sri (confused):
So if I’m to be a felony can I use it as an alibi?
Daddy can’t stop me from doing the things that I do. Right?
All in all it’s the pits when the pieces fall into a wrong hole of striped light
that flashed by your voice box that evening
and stifled your occupational goal

JT :
So I sat back and pondered but it just wasn’t good enough for Arty
He broke down and cried:

Arty :
I’ll grow up when I feel like cloning but now’s the time to live life loose
Incorporating ideas without worries for bucks
Doing out your own stuff instead of some schmucks
And if I had my way you know I’d take away those signs!

Sri :
Calculating every plot
Checking out the faulty lines
But Daddy sez it’s worthless and what I do means squat...Right?
All in all it’s a drag when the leeches suck on your brain
because you’ve finally found out that they ain’t got much to do
that’s a helluva lot of fun

JT :
So I spat back in disdain but it just didn’t change the look on Arty
He turned ‘round and said:

Arty :
I’ll dry up when I feel I’m useless but now it’s time to sow more seeds
Spray us if you want to man
“Airusall” with somebody’s can but it won’t do no good
‘Cause we are here to stay
There’s got to be a way we can have our cake and eat it too!

Arty and Sri :
Oh Jesus, what’s going on?
They say they wanna change out interests John!
But we don’t even ask for much...

JT :
Oh I wish I had nothing but I know I never will
‘Cause I got a lot of nothing already!

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from The Akai Years (1979​-​84), released November 29, 2014
JT : Vocals, Drums, Yamaha acoustic guitar, Juno 106 overdub

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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