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Man In The Cadillac

from Campfire Jazz by Thaddeus Spae

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He picked me up in Santa Barbara
three hours waiting for a ride
he was going to Monterey
I was just walking outside
he told me he was famous
I took him at his word
we're all what we appear to be
no matter what you've heard

I told him I was a poet
He didn't ask me to read
he said you don't need no talent
to get yourself up to speed
don't waste your time on creation
or chasing thoughts in your head
just find the people of substance
and make em give you the bread

And if you're wondering bout the cost of money
or the style of the emperor's new clothes
just ask the man in the cadillac
cause the man in the cadillac knows

He said I tried a lot of things that didn't work
got all emo acted like a jerk
now I know what to do to succeed
you can always depend on stupidity and greed

He threw me out in the mountains
said he had people to meet
I had to walk for an hour
just to get something to eat
but later on I wondered
just how our roles had been cast
was he a part of my future
or was I part of his past

And if you're wondering bout the cost of money
or the style of the emperor's new clothes
just ask the man in the cadillac
cause the man in the cadillac knows

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from Campfire Jazz, released September 15, 2009

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Thaddeus Spae Seattle, Washington

A 40-year veteran of the Folk Wars, Thaddeus Spae has played venues from Tipitina's to the EMP. He's an award-winning songwriter whose works range from quirky to literate, guardedly sentimental to outraged and sarcastic, performed on a panoply of instruments acoustic and electric, in a profligate variety of styles encompassing folk, hard rock, jazz, blues, electronic and more. Website: tspae.com. ... more

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