"A-Bomb" with commentary

This is the opening song on the Plastic Mikey CD “Cook Up Something New!” Kevin Dempsey wrote the music, and I wrote the lyrics. The band featured Kevin on guitar and vocals, Mike Mokry on bass, Rich Alifantis on drums, Andy Blanco on sax, and myself on keyboards and vocals. We broke up shortly after releasing our CD. Occasionally, I see one of those CDs turn up on EBay or Amazon, which I find amusing. We didn’t make very many of them, and sold hardly any. I gave most of them away.

A-Bomb

© 1994 Brian Hutzell

Don't come out yet, I'm not ready

Wait until my world is steady

You can't understand my hunger

Till you see the strain I'm under

I just learned the tide has turned

And when I heard, the news hit me like an A-Bomb

I can hear Aladdin laughing

Something good is bound to happen

In the meantime, I can manage

Without you to change my bandage

I don't care if you think I'm square

It isn't fair to hit me with an A-Bomb

With an A-Bomb

That's what the message came on

An A-Bomb

I'm trying to pin my name on

An A-Bomb

It's time to turn the flame on

And burn till the stars become my home

And burn till the stars become my home

My desk is piled with hopes and papers

Buried under useless labors

I reign from a swivel throne with padding

Sitting when I should be standing

I don't care if you think I'm square

It isn't fair to hit me with an A-Bomb

Too much time with notes and ledgers

Gotta find some new adventures

The trip is bound to be wild and stormy

But at least I see the road before me

I just learned the tide has turned

And when I heard, the news hit me like an A-Bomb

Yeah, I just learned the tide has turned

And when I heard, the news hit me like an A-Bomb

Like an A-Bomb

That's what the message came on

An A-Bomb

I'm trying to pin my name on

An A-Bomb

It's time to turn the flame on

And burn till the stars become my home

And burn till the stars become my home

And burn till the stars become my home