Sunday, December 06, 2015

"The Only Person In The World"


The vast majority of my songs have never been performed live, by me or anyone else. This one has. Not often, but for a short while it was in my active repertoire when doing solo piano/vocal gigs around Chicago.


I love holiday music, and am usually pulling out my Christmas CDs by mid-November. Now I also subscribe to Spotify, about which, as both a music listener and creator, I have mixed feelings. It is certainly nice to have so much great music at my fingertips, but online music has drastically altered the landscape for musicians.

The Only Person In The World

© 1994 Brian Hutzell

She never worries about keeping her appointments
Why should she hurry?
She’s the only person in the world
She allows nothing to interfere with her enjoyment
It’s not worth discussing
She’s the only person in the world

She’s the only person
She’s the only person
She’s the only person in the world

She never considers her actions’ repercussions
Emotional litter
She sweeps away and instantly forgets
Sometimes she scares me; she seems bent on self-destruction
Still, nothing prepares me
For when I find myself caught in her net

She’s the only person
She’s the only person
She’s the only person in the world

The morning paper’s only good for comics and horoscopes
The nightly news is only gossip and film reviews
The city’s perfectly safe for walking after dark
Cause she’s the only person in the park

No one can touch her.
She’s the only person in the world
No one can disturb her.
She’s the only person in the world
No one will hurt her.
She’s the only person in the world
No one will desert her.
She’s the only person in the world

She’s the only person
She’s the only person
She’s the only person in the world



“Preet!”
Brian Hutzell
from Brand New Bouncing Suit

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