Pleasant Dreams
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Smoke
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Sunset Susie sings her songs on Venice Beach
People come around to hear her words, to hear her preach
At night she goes home and reads her bible till she falls asleep
In the morning she gets up and does it again, she’s got promises to keep
Sunset Susie, baby you’re all right
Father Don plays his music on a stoop in Hollywood
People bring him beer and books ‘cause he plays real good
At night he goes home and thinks of her till he falls asleep
In his dreams she’s alive, he awakes and he cries himself back to sleep
Father Don, you’re gonna be all right
Refrain:
They’re more than gears in the machine
Part of movement felt but seldom seen
You say their lives are prosaic
(But they’re) pieces of a mosaic
That sparkle and shine
When you finally…
See the design
Oh baby, Pleasant Dreams
Boxes packed, just one more look, at the old place
Dreams fade in rear view mirrors, and a tear falls down his face
At night his little darlin’ says, “Daddy when we going home?”
All night he stares at what’s in his hand, and prays to God not to let him go
Oh Daddy, you’re gonna be all right
Eddy invents things…mostly excuses ‘bout where he’s been
He thinks he’s original…even about “original sin”
At night he lies awake creating someone he can meet in the mirror
A daily masquerade, a price he pays to live with his fear
Eddy, you’re gonna be all right
Refrain:
They’re more than gears in the machine
Part of movement felt but seldom seen
You say their lives are prosaic
(But they’re) pieces of a mosaic
That sparkle and shine
When you finally…
See the design
Oh baby, Pleasant Dreams
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