Statins And Manhattans

from Kinda Sorta by Tom Hedrick

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Statins and Manhattans
Lyrics: Tom Hedrick
Music: Frank Smith and Tom Hedrick
Arrangement: Tom Hedrick

We are our parents. We become as they –
how we remember them, in what they would do and say.
Cocktails, mocktails, in-jokes and sandwiches.
Gelatins and cigarettes. Wide ties and housecoats.

The belly moves south and takes residence.
The window is rolled up in the Bel Air.
Blue smoke circles in the passenger cab.
Dramamine and water served and ready.

Clean the blood. Reject the bad.
Watch the intake. Monitor the output.
Statins and Manhattans, and a high fiber treat.
A steady jog or cycle down a shady street.

Clean the blood. Reject the bad.
Watch the intake. Monitor the output.
Statins and Manhattans, and a high fiber treat.
A steady jog or cycle down a shady street.

Old Uncle stopped working, and by that - Completely.
Died, out of life, and gone.
Purple Plymouth Duster preserved in his memory,
somehow nicely deserved.

Saintly and scientific would pause and say -
“The Dear Mister simply passed away”.
And the ladies, with their pink squirrel drinks,
Pall Malls and lipstick, would weep, oh they would weep.

Today’s cautions vary. Some preach moderation.
Some say “go and enjoy”.
Others abstain. Big pharma moves on, studies in tens.
One must work, must earn some yen.

Clean the blood. Reject the bad.
Watch the intake. Monitor the output.
Statins and Manhattans, and a high fiber treat.
A steady jog or cycle down a shady street.

Clean the blood. Reject the bad.
Watch the intake. Monitor the output.
Statins and Manhattans, and a high fiber treat.
A steady jog or cycle down a shady street.

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from Kinda Sorta, released September 14, 2019
Frank Smith: Vocal
Tom Hedrick: Piano, Fretless Electric Bass, Mellotron, Drum Loop Acrobatics

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Tom Hedrick Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis-based power pop and experimental artist. Influenced heavily by The Beatles, VU, Zappa, Brian Wilson, Todd Rundgren and a number of jazz greats.

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