Greenback

The melody is sort of a Black Stone Cherry and Pink Floyd fusion.


(Vs)
He's searching rainbows but comes up empty
on either side of the spectrums end
The fountain of youth long ago went dry
Eyes of crows feet run from him

(Ch)
He needs some greenback
to escape the flies
Yea he's begging for greenback
with hungry eyes
He might be off track
but he still tries
He's lookin for greenback
to buy blue skies

(Vs)
He longs for rib eye with a porridge bowl
a kinder karma that isn't blind
His dim shadow slips through ancient cracks
He's running out of atoms and time

(Ch)
He needs some greenback
to escape the flies
Yea he's begging for greenback
with hungry eyes
He might be off track
but he still tries
He's lookin for greenback
to buy blue skies

(Interlude)
So tired of being a park bench cushion
Fantasizes a Posturepedic dream

(Ch)
He needs some greenback
to escape the flies
Yea he's begging for greenback
with hungry eyes
He might be off track
but he still tries
He's lookin for greenback
to buy blue skies


© L. James Tanner

Browsing through some old threads I came upon this one. What a beautiful lyric! I like the compassionate feeling that speaks from it.My favorite line: 'He's running out of atoms and time'.

Originally Posted by Peter Both

Browsing through some old threads I came upon this one. What a beautiful lyric! I like the compassionate feeling that speaks from it.My favorite line: 'He's running out of atoms and time'.

Thanks Peter for bringing this to my attention!How I overlooked it is beyond me!Maybe it was "too ahead of it's time" for me to appreciate on first look!Now,thanks to you,I can say "it's a great piece of writing!"