bookmark_borderDraggin’ the Line

Tommy James Coversong

[Verse 1]
Makin’ a livin’ the old hard way
Takin’ and givin’ by day by day
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine

[Refrain]
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)

[Verse 2]
My dog Sam eats purple flowers
Ain’t got much, but what we got’s ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine

[Refrain]
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)

[Chorus]
I feel fine
I’m talkin’ ’bout peace of mind
I’m gonna take my time
I’m gettin’ the good sign

[Refrain]
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)

[Verse 3]
Lovin’ a free and feelin’ spirit
Of huggin’ a tree when you get near it
Diggin’ the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine

[Refrain]
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)

[Chorus]
I feel fine
I’m talkin’ ’bout peace of mind
I’m gonna take my time
I’m gettin’ the good sign

[Refrain]
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line)

[Outro]
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line) (La-la la-la la-la la-la)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line) (La-la la-la la-la la)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line) (La-la la-la la-la la-la)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line) (La-la la-la la-la la)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line) (La-la la-la la-la la-la)
Draggin’ the line (Draggin’ the line) (La-la la-la la-la la)

From the album “The Times

bookmark_borderRange of Change

[Intro]
What is the range of change?

[Verse 1]
What is the spread
(In your head)
How far between
(The extreme)

[Bridge]
What is the range of change?

[Chorus]
Are your toys in the attic
(Static)
Are your bats in the belfry
(Really free)

[Verse 2]
What is the difference
(In your high and low)
Is your deference
(Because you know)

[Bridge]
[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Can you tell me
(How thin, how thick)
Seriously….
What is the range of change?

ABOUT THE SONG
Examples of “range in change” involve measuring the spread of data (like temperatures or scores), tracking fluctuations in financial markets (trading ranges), or observing how function outputs shift (domain/range transformations in math), often focusing on the difference between extreme values to understand variability, such as a toy’s review scores shifting from a high range (metal toys) to a lower range (plastic toys).

From the album “The Times

bookmark_borderOf Optimism

[Intro]
To counteract the skepticism
(Bring on Times of Optimism)

[Verse]
Do you think
(It’s about time)
We end the whine and dine
(Since we’re on the brink)
Don’t ‘cha think?

[Bridge]
Time (I’mm, I’mmm, I’mmmmm)
To counteract the skepticism
(Bring on The Times of Optimism)

[Verse]
Do you think
(It’s about time)
We end the whine and dine
(Since we’re on the brink)
Don’t ‘cha think?

[Bridge]
Time (I’mm, I’mmm, I’mmmmm)
To counteract the skepticism
(Bring on The Times of Optimism)

[Verse]
So, do you think
(Does it come to mind)
Within a blink
(Of on the brink)
We could find “kind”

[Bridge]
Find the time
(To be kind)
Time (I’mm, I’mmm, I’mmmmm)
To counteract the skepticism
(Bring on The Times of Optimism)

[Verse]
Bring on The Times
(Of optimism)
Scale the schism
(And bring to mind)
What about… man “kind”

[Bridge]
Find the time
(To be kind)
Time (I’mm, I’mmm, I’mmmmm)
To counteract the skepticism
(Bring on The Times of Optimism)

[Outro]
Bring on The Times
(Of optimism)
Of the times… “Of Love”
(And optimism)
We can find the “I’m in”
(…just bring to mind)
We our are man “kind”

From the album “The Times

bookmark_borderYou’ve Changed

[Intro]
You’ve changed
(What once was innocence)
Is now ignorance

[Verse]
When we were young
You loved to play
Every song sung
Each and every day

[Chorus]
You’ve changed
(What once was innocence)
Is now ignorance

… come unhinged
(What once was presence)
Is now arrogance

[Verse]
When we were young
You loved to say
Please help the unsung
All along the way

[Chorus]
You’ve changed
(What once was innocence)
Is now ignorance

… come unhinged
(What once was presence)
Is now arrogance

[Verse]
Back in our youth
You loved to love
You hated hate
Now above… you debate

[Chorus]
You’ve changed
(What once was innocence)
Is now ignorance

… come unhinged
(What once was presence)
Is now arrogance

[Outro]
Can you change
(Regain innocence)
Enlighten ignorance

Seek out what’s strange
(Unique in our presence)
And be humane human beings
(Being humane in our humanity)

From the album “The Times

bookmark_borderThe Times

[Intro]
The times they are….
(At least so far)

[Verse 1]
The days go by
(As ways go astray)
What it is to try
(Living day to day)

[Bridge]
The times they are….
(At least so far)

[Chorus]
Changing (Yes they are)
Rearranging (Yes indeed)
Changing (What is par)
Deranging (A good deed)

[Verse 2]
The years fly by
(The days get frayed)
Still asking “but why”
(We’re living in a raid)

[Bridge]
The times they are….
(At least so far)

[Chorus]
Changing (Yes they are)
Rearranging (Yes indeed)
Changing (What is par)
Deranging (A good deed)

[Outro]
Changing (Times)
Mounting (Crimes)
It’s about time
(We seek our prime)
Cha, cha, changing
(Cha, cha, changing)

From the album “The Times