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The Year We Were Insane

by Lucky Doug Fergus

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Too Big To Fail 03:25
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Look at me I’m really not a bad guy Just have too much self esteem Money flows to me like white water Would you like to join my team Why would I stop what I’m doing I’m too big to fail Why would I stop what I’m doing I’m too big to fail No one knows how hard I worked to get here I’m looking out for number one You say what I’m doing is immoral You don’t understand this is fun! This is where the story might have ended If I had a weaker mind I come up to a river and I bent it Change the scene to beat the crime
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Teach the World 03:00
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I'd like to build the world a home And furnish it with love Grow apple trees and honey bees And snow white turtle doves I'd like to see the world for once All standing hand in hand And hear them echo through the hills For peace throughout the land I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony We still need it like we did In nineteen seventy three That's the song I hear What the world needs today
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I'll Do Right 03:39
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My family is a treasure to me But hard times have befallen Five of them with hungry eyes And thievery has been calling I’m not a bad man so I say Only prone to misfortune I’ve been giving all of my life Now taking’s my only option I’ll do right just not right now I’ll be good in a little while I’ll do right just not right now I’ll be good in a little while What’s your story how did you come To be a store detective You seem like a nice enough guy Hopefully you’re selective Can you see I’m certainly not A typical shop lifter I’ll put it back and walk away No one will be the wiser I’ll do right just not right now I’ll be good in a little while I’ll do right just not right now I’ll be good in a little while
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In Your Next Life 03:12
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In your next life what will you be In your next life a fish or a tree In your next life live carefully You may come back as yourself If you’re bad does it matter is there someone watching over If you break just one commandment will there be hell to pay In your next life what will you be In your next life a fish or a tree In your next life live carefully You may come back as yourself What about all the kids who had their little psyche’s damaged By an adult who was damaged when he was a kid You could be a loving person raised up by loving parents Wisdom passed from generations Please don’t break the chain In your next life what will you be In your next life a fish or a tree In your next life live carefully You may come back as yourself
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Done is Better Than Perfect 03:32
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I say rough is better than shiny A jagged edge is better than a straight line Are you going over and over Call it good enough Done is better than perfect When will you be finished Why try to get it just right Done is better than perfect almost every time We all know you are procrastinating No one will ever know the difference Maybe it will turn out even better Call it good enough Done is better than perfect When will you be finished Why try to get it just right Done is better than perfect almost every time Let’s get real go right through the bush Can you say self sabotage It’s OK to be that way I don’t want to make you feel bad About yourself but it’s a form of insanity Done is better than perfect When will you be finished Why try to get it just right Done is better than perfect almost every time
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Hello Human 01:54
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Hello Human let’s embrace Love your eyes, touch my face It’s the costume that we fear Hello Human I’m right here I look at you and I only see good You were born that way Become the wonderful person you are Everyone here is the same to me It’s way deeper than skin There is a child inside of us all Nobody fails when you succeed There is plenty for all Stand up in front and show us who you are
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What's a Mother to Do 03:33
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Look at your grades now they’re falling below Those of your class and you’re starting to show An attitude problem, what’s that ring in your nose? And who gave permission to wear those clothes? I come home from work and you’re taking a nap Is your homework finished and what is all this crap? Put it all away; do you need a map? This must be the generation gap Chorus: I know that it’s nothing new What’s a mother to do I’m all out of clues What’s a mother to do To get through Where is the father figure you need? Well, he moved to Texas when you were three Now that you’re twelve he wants to share you with me But I raised you without alimony I know sometimes you feel deprived But I don’t know why you must idolize Sure he’s entitled to spend some time But don’t forget I love you and you’ll always be mine Chorus: I know that it’s nothing new What’s a mother to do I’m all out of clues What’s a mother to do To get through So what if my grades are falling below Mother tells me I’m starting to show An attitude problem- what’s this ring in my nose? And I don’t need permission to wear these clothes She comes home from work; I hear the attack She’s already pissed; I don’t get any slack Why was I born; you want to give me back? This is more than generation gap
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The Year We Were Insane 03:09
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She had a machine gun laugh A neck like a giraffe She shot to prominence With marginal competence Let’s look back at the year we were insane There is nothing else that could explain Did I really vote for her that day Let’s look back at the year we were insane Millions loved her style Her supermodel smile I saw through the haze But looked the other way Maybe she was a toy A political decoy A gorgeous calamity She divided my family Let’s look back at the year we were insane There is nothing else that could explain Did I really vote for her that day Let’s look back at the year we were insane
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Teacher 03:38
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Teacher doesn't notice me Teacher never picks me Teacher doesn't like me Teacher I'm invisible You didn't eat the apple I put on your desk You didn't even answer my sweet funny text You never even tell me if I'm right or wrong I wonder what you'll think of me When you hear this song

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Written and recorded at my home in Telluride, Colorado. It's my first album that was not recorded in a professional studio. I played all the instruments, programmed the drums, produced and mixed by me.

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released March 24, 2020

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Lucky Doug Fergus Telluride, Colorado

Lucky Doug Fergus’ sound is fun and energetic. At the same time, the lyrics are slyly deep and witty. Ok, sometimes silly. 

Doug was inspired to create fun music by his favorite musicians: Devo, the Talking Heads, Weird Al Yankovic and Frank Zappa. 

Doug is continually driven to create music that is quirky, fun, thought provoking and in some way, inspiring. ... more

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