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Original Lyrics from Gary M. Hall's "Rockupants". All lyrics copyright 2008, all rights reserved.

Test Yourself
by Gary M. Hall

Test yourself in the fire
Past the point of cheap desire.
Test yourself in the fire
The fire will be waiting when you're ready for the heat.

I see the man of nine to five, paper eyes, half alive,
I want to leave him far behind in the ruins of his mind.

The size of his catastrophe is not so very hard to see,
He searches for his soul in an economic hole.

The fire is a friend of mine, promises, cruel and kind,
Eagerly she leads me in, never to turn back again.
Sitting in a room of flame, imploding my cosmic game,
Nuclear collisions, my fiery religion.

Return me to the world, a free man with a pearl,
But the market isn't open yet, students waste their time in school.

Over the Mill
by Thomas P. Hall

There’s a model mill on the hillside you’ve seen it now tell of it,
There are big springs at the fork’s source you’ve seen them now tell of them.
I flew over the mill and now I dream of the far away,
I flew over the mill and I dream of far away.

There’s a stone dam by the forest road you’ve seen it now tell of it,
There are lands spread under me you’ve seen them now tell of them.
I flew over the mill and now I dream of the far away,
I flew over the mill and I dream of far away.

Leaping down the stone dam rocks sharp as the present shocks.
Sailing in the dead tree’s cove my mind leaves the room a thousand times.
But the body won’t leave pity my will a thousand times.
I flew over the mill and now I dream of the far away,
I flew over the mill and I dream of far away.

Hang Up the Phone
by Gary M. Hall

Been working each day since I was barely seventeen,
Turned lots of screws, I swung a mean ball peen.
I’d come in a little late every now and then.
Go home, go to bed, and do it all over again.

Never saw a future, never saw even one way out.
I was up to here in a mountain of doubt.
But now I’m outta here, won’t be back again,
I’ll never have to tie my shoes again.

I’ll never have to tie my shoes again.
I’ll never have to wear these working shoes again.
I ain’t gonna put on this noose of a tie again.
I’ll never have to tie my shoes again.

I’ll never do all those things you want me to do again.
I’ll never file that report in quadruplicate again.
I’ll never have to punch that early sassy clock again.
I’ll never have to tie my shoes again.

I ain’t gonna put the car in the driveway and keep it out of the flowerbed.
I forget what you told me to do last Friday, but I’m never gonna do it. No, sir...
And I’ll tell you another thing I’m not gonna do:
I’m not gonna walk that yappy little dog around the neighborhood.
That dog is scared of cats.
I’m not gonna set my alarm.
That causes physical and mental harm.
I’m not gonna, I’m just not gonna.
I’m gonna get up, have a slow cup of coffee, walk outside barefoot, and sit down.
You’re not gonna see me click my heels to any boss again.

The Woman in the Center of My Heart
by Gary M. Hall

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Redude
by Gary M. Hall

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Lili of the Valley
by Gary M. Hall

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There and Then
by Gary M. Hall

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I'll Never Have to Tie My Shoes Again
by Gary M. Hall

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Better to Be Alone
by Gary M. Hall

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Once
by Thomas P. Hall

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Eggs Lead to Dynamite
by Gary M. Hall and Vance Veldhuis

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Cordelia
by William Shakespeare, edited by Gary M. Hall

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Better Grey Than Gone
by Gary M. Hall

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