Tuesday, November 10, 2015

"Sharp Tonight"


This was originally supposed to be part of an album to be called Bossa Nouveau, which never happened. More unfinished business. These days, my main business is school. (“Mankind was my business!” – Jacob Marley)


Sharp Tonight

© 1997 Brian Hutzell

There’s a man moving fast
Time is running out
And the moment will not last
He always pictured it exactly like this
An opportunity he can’t afford to miss
He wants it to go just right
So he’s gotta look sharp tonight

There’s a dream already late
Years of missed connections
Were preparing for this date
As yet another signpost slides by
To himself, he lets the lies fly
And he wonders how to dress
For an overnight success

Look sharp tonight
Look sharp tonight
Get the image tight
Look sharp tonight
Look sharp to tonight

Creative flashes from the past
Point toward new directions
With a new supporting cast
But in spite of what he claims,
Too many rhymes remain the same

Look sharp tonight
Look sharp tonight



pages 6-7
from Unperformable Music
Brian Hutzell

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