“FOLKSY DREAMS.”
The Instrumental Only version of this song can be heard at:
https://soundcloud.com/dana-instrumental/my-folky-dreams
I fell asleep and
wound up back in 1962
almost 60 years erased
from everything my future knew
no cell phones, no computers
no air conditioners too
to cool me from my heated sweat
wondering what I was to do.
Lying next to me
was my guitar
on a paisley covered spread
in a strange bed I
had never known
as it’s wonders filled my head
With its walls covered in posters
made by long ago promoters
Woody Guthrie, Belafonte,
Joanie Mitchell and Bob Dylan
all staring down around at me
with Pete Seeger on the ceiling.
I picked up my guitar to
calm me down and play my tunes
but they were not what I had written
as their music filled the room
they were oh, so soft and mellow
and I realized my vocals
were crying out
for some great change....
My entire genre rearranged
even my own body it had changed
I could see myself reflected
in the mirror next to my bed
my long hair had been shorn away
I had a crew cut on my head
my shirt was made of denim
and I was wearing old worn boots
plus a vintage pair of Levis
Man, I really was confused??
I went outside and realized
that I was in a place
that folks called Greenwich village
which defied all time and space
so I went back in and grabbed
up my guitar. my only friend
and when I stumbled on a club
I knew I’d found “The Bitter End.”.
There was a sign
hung in the window
calling for folk singers to
audition for upcoming gigs
something I thought I’d pursue
since my music had been skewed
into something they all knew.
That manager he loved me
and he booked me for ten nights
where every song I played on stage
brought the audience delight.
Then soon enough I found great fame
where everybody knew my name
agents offered me huge contracts
to record my songs on vinyl tracks
but sadly sleep’s cruel morning rose
and I woke up a King deposed.
Exiled forward to my
present time in 2023
where my music only earned me
less than one cent for each stream??!!
and I knew then I had tumbled
from a lovely folksy dream
where making music was more fun
but I had split that scene.
While Spotify and other sites
took so much more
from what I write...(greedy)
I could not wait
till the next night
but that sweet dream
was my last flight
back to those friendly sixties
and the royalties they’d gift me
once again a starved musician.
where I’d spend each night just wishing
for that long lost folksy dream
knowing it was lost to me
So excuse me while I scream
for what was never meant to be
as I sit and tally my chump change
for all that I’ve done musically.
Magnificent Music Composed &
Played by Frank DANA-©-2023
Lyrics & Vocals Written & Sung by-
Matthew F. Blowers III--©-2023 at:
Art~Whimsically Yours Studio
photo credit to unsplash.com
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