Way back when I was young they used to say
It's just a matter of time
'Til you find that things are going your way, going your way, hmmm
Well I grew and grew and then I grew some more
Grew like a weed as they say
But I didn't find that things were going my way, going my way, hmmm
Monday Morning..
The bread's lying out with the cereal bowl
The light from my only window tells me it's so
And the sound of the refrigerator is all that I hear
Maybe I'll get up, though my mind is far from clear
Ooh ooh ooh.. going nowhere
Ooh ooh ooh.. on a monday morning
When I left there I was youthfully full of ideas
Of how I could change the world, conform it to my will
But it's been a bit more difficult than that I've gotta say
And time marches on, oh it's just another day
Ooh ooh ooh.. please don't ask me
Ooh ooh ooh.. it's a monday morning
(interlude)
Ooh ooh ooh.. please don't ask me
Ooh ooh ooh, it's a monday morning
Ooh ooh ooh, say hello to monday morning
Say hello, monday morning
Downtown..
Think I'll go on downtown and just go walking
I won't be there for very long
Won't pick a fight with who's around I'll just keep smiling
Though for me it's just only the same old song
'Cause I've been up and I've been down
I've been hanging here around my home, too long
And if there's work that needs to be done
I'm not thinking that I want to know
(trumpet solo)
'Cause I've been up and I've been down
I've been hanging here around my home, too long
But if there's work that needs to be done
Well sorry but it's time to go
credits
from Collection Vol. 1,
released January 15, 2000
Produced by: Jim Jose and Steve Drown
Basic Tracks and Horns Engineered by: Steve Drown
Additional Engineering by: Jim Jose
Basic Tracks Arranged by: The Common Ground
Horns on Recollection, Monday Morning and Downtown outro Arranged by: Thomas Snow
Strings, and Horns on Downtown Arranged by: Jim Jose
Vocal, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming: Jim Jose
Snare Drum and Percussion: Mike Davis
Clarinet, Flute: Sean Potter
Trumpet: Trent Austin
Trombone: Steve L'Heureux
Sydney group The Lazy Eyes turn out a dozen dazzling psych-pop songs, as strong in radiant melodies as they are woozy guitars. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 24, 2022
