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Pocketful of Buttons

by Colleen Glazer

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From the musical revue: THE USED FACES of 2004.
Vocal: Colleen Glazer

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Once I stole a spool of thread
From the Woolworth store,
Now the Woolworth store
Isn't there anymore.
And I can't help feel responsible,
I can't help feel a fool,
For a stolen spool of thread,
Now the Woolworth chain is dead.

Once I had a dove decal
on a blue day-glo
Transistor radio--
It was so long ago.
And I can't help feel responsible,
I left the thing turned on,
Now the battery's gone stone cold,
Like the bands of AM gold.

Now I don't know where to get my thread,
And I don't know what to sing,
With a pocketful of buttons
I would hum most anything...
La dah dah...

Once I loved a boy who worked
Pumping Esso fuel,
Like a sturdy mule--
He was nobody's fool.
I can't help feel responsible
That Exxon fired the boards,
And the desert lords allied.
When the Valdez bled I cried.

Now I don't know where to take my car,
And I don't know who to thank,
For the only boy I ever loved,
Or the tiger in my tank.
Could it end up any other way,
For he too finally fled.
For the patch that bore
That pump boy's name
I attached with stolen thread!

In a line of chain reactions,
I'm the first one to agree,
If the world is spinning out of hand
You can blame it all on me.

So I admit I've done my part
In a world gone mad!
And I feel so bad--
For it's all very sad.
I hold myself responsible
For a monumental crime,
I'm a petty dime store thief,
Who will never find relief.

But if God is in the details,
I will find another love,
On an old transistor radio,
Or the decal of a dove.
In a pocketful of buttons,
In a cushion filled with pins,
Or a needle on a record no one spins.
La la la...


Words & Music by Michael Ogborn
© 1999 Leydensong Music Co
All Rights Reserved

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released August 17, 2016
Vocal: Colleen Glazer .
Michael Ogborn: Piano,
Drums: Dave Mohn.
Bass: Matt Parrish

BLUE PARROT RECORDS

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Michael Ogborn New York, New York

This site is a platform for the work of American Musical Theatre Composer/playwright Michael Ogborn. Currently living in Philadelphia and working in New York City, Ogborn has had over 25 musicals and pantos produced
to date. New recordings are added regularly.

"Enjoy the variety and please visit my website at www.michaelogborn.com for archival photos and show information.Thank you very much!" ... more

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