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Champions of Imagination

from Monkey Paw Situation by Walter Ehresman

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Champions of Imagination
(© 2008 Walter Ehresman)

They drive out of the suburbs with a shoulder and a chip;
They beat each other with the Miracle Whip;
They know the lion always eats the straggler from the herd,
so they do the tortoise shuffle and they scoff at the absurd.

[chorus] They're champions of imagination;
Oh lord, driving in a white car.

They got a shriveled finger from the checkin' of the breeze;
They got a sore patella from the bending of the knees;
They got some dirty secrets that the neighbors never see
and a front row at the Baptist church for hatin' you and me.

There's Hootie, Idol, Brittany and others from the mold;
We saw it back in '63, when all the rights were sold;
So ride your Navigator just as far as it will go,
and breed some little children who might maybe have some soul.

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from Monkey Paw Situation, released May 1, 2009
Walter Ehresman: vocals, guitars, keyboards, 6-string banjo, keyboard bass & percussion, sequencing.

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Walter Ehresman San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

Called "the quintessential Austin DIY artist" by famed local disc jockey Charlie Martin , Walter Ehresman was an eccentric presence in the Austin music scene from the '80s until his 2015 move to Mexico. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist...and a restless musical spirit, always looking for something new, expressed with fearlessly honest, socially-conscious lyrics. ... more

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