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Well, I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus

Atlantic City (1982)
-- Bruce Springsteen

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Devil and the deep blue sea behind me
Vanish in the air, you'll never find me
I will turn your face to alabaster
When you find your servant is your master

Wrapped Around Your Finger (1983)
-- The Police

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Attention writers and composers! 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻, in person or via Zoom.

Hexagon is looking for material for Washington’s only original political satirical musical comedy revue. Our 2026 show is Lollapalosers!—a tribute to the losers who make America great—and we need your music, lyrics, skits, and jokes.

Interested? Register on our website at https://www.hexagon.org/writers-composers/..

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Well, we know where we're goin'
But we don't know where we've been
And we know what we're knowin'
But we can't say what we've seen
And we're not little children
And we know what we want
And the future is certain
Give us time to work it out

Road to Nowhere (1985)
-- Talking Heads

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Been doing "not awful" with daily timed freewriting; need to somehow implement that into lyric writing and ESPECIALLY music composition bc after the last time I sat down at the piano I pushed too hard and got myself stuck and now I'm resisting doing more because I feel blocked…

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Lightning flashes across the sky
East to west, do or die
Like a thief in the night
See the world by candlelight

Seconds (1983)
-- U2

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I been in a cave
For forty days
Only a spark
To light my way
I wanna give out
I wanna give in
This is our crime
This is our sin

I Still Believe (1986)
-- The Call

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Sail away sweet sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you'll find somebody
To love you half as much as me
My heart is always with you
No matter what you do
Sail away sweet sister
I'll always be in love with you

Sail Away Sweet Sister (1980)
-- Queen

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Who is to blame in one country?
Never can get to the one
Dealing in multiplication
And they still can't feed everyone

Electric Avenue (1982)
-- Eddy Grant

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If you should see me walking through your dreams tonight
Would you please direct me where I ought to be
I've been looking for a crystal ball to shed a light
To find a future in me
To find a future in me

Crystal Ball (1976)*
-- Tommy Shaw / Styx

* - Yep, this is the elusive 'lost verse' of Crystal Ball ... I suppose you could make an argument that it originated in 2016 (first time recorded, live by Tommy Shaw at a solo show), but the lyric itself was indeed born in 1975 (and the song released [via album] in 1976, sans verse) ... any inaccuracies here can be chalked up to the mystery behind the lost verse and predictable interweb balderdash ...

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