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Do What You Wanna Do

by John Hyatt

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All your life, people telling you, “Don’t do that, do this” As long as you don’t do harm to anyone You do what you wanna do I’m telling you, it’s alright Nothing is impossible though it seems improbable I give you a present Inside is a key The key you need to use only one time It is the key to the present It is the present You got a policeman in your head Kick him out! Think back to when someone was telling you You couldn’t do it, you’re no good Kick ‘em out!
2.
Everybody You are everything You are everybody You are everyone you will be You are everyone you were Take a look in the mirror Say, “It’s nice to meet you” You are the other too You are the dream creature Everybody take a look around you now You are everybody Everything is inside you You are the wind, you are the Sun, and you are the rain You are the one that comes together You are here and you are thereabouts You are the dream creature You’re the cook who cooks the books You’re the boy and the girl Who gives the world a big stir You’re the Moon and the Milky Way You are the dream creature
3.
Strumming 02:35
I love to hear you strum away That’s the way I like to spend my day And if a love song should appear That’s a happy bonus for my ear Just me and you and the setting Sun And the mountains are singing one by one “No light without shadow And no shadow without light” The purer the water the sweeter the song I will hum and you will strum along A love song
4.
The attraction is strangely irresistible Like it comes from far away in time far away in space You are falling in love with Love It also is in the centre of your being It’s nearer, nearer than near You are falling in love with Love It’s a spirit and it can be frightening It can come with fear and trembling – but do not fear You are falling in love with Love It’s only Love at the door Love crossing into your world It is you that has been away It is you that has been hiding But you have a homing pigeon In the centre of your heart Brings you circling back You are falling in love with Love It’s not fear that you’re feeling But the thrill of the roller coaster – drop down! You are falling in love with Love
5.
Switch Off and Boogie I used to be so uptight Now everything is alright I used to be so uncool Now everything is outasight Everything is alright Switch Off and Boogie This is my advice to you!
6.
It Is Good! 05:12
Graphite pencil poised in the hand in the air I will wallow in the coloured mud It is Good!
7.
Counting out the sands of time I will wait until you are mine I will wait patiently Counting raindrops in the sea And if you stop just for a moment And in that instant think of me I will be there where you can find me A frozen warrior encased in ice And one gasp you can free me Free me! Melt the present of this patient prince And with one breath you can revive me And we will flow through sands of time Sands of time don’t fill the space reserved for you In this heart of mine I am a speck of sand on this endless shore But no Universe could love you more so Free me! I will wait for you in this place Where every grain is your portrait Free me!
8.
I turn these words to water Running liquid round the X-Ray of my hand I turn these words to stone and jewels I bury them deep in a distant land I turn these words to water I turn these words to stone I turn these words I turn these words to fire To lick and spit and twist in the darkness folding I turn these words to air That sparkles in the sunlight golden I turn these words to fire I turn these words to air I turn these words It’s a shimmer or a shake or a glimmer on the pool It’s a dog at the gate – it’s a Fool’s land to rule It’s a screen in a field – it’s an insect in the night In a sight, light, meteorite delight, alright I turn these words to water I turn these words to rock I turn these words
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Little greedy grasping ghosts are grabbing everything and running all around in little cloaks They don’t know that they are dead, folks, and old habits die hard This ain’t no joke, they’re out of their holes and spooking up the town Stealing your hard-earned stuff if you just for a second put it down. Those little grasping ghosts are thieving rascals just like when they were around Always on the take – always on the make And some of them, look like other men or women walking round in the bright of day They’re applying for and getting the top jobs by the way They’re in the colleges, the government, business and the banks Do you follow me? There’s hollow men ordering missiles, planes and tanks To help them grab the moneybags and drag that swag and hoard it in the ground When will the living folk wise up, it ain’t no joke we’re being outrun and overrun By little greedy grasping ghosts. So, here and now, I’m going to perform the ceremony to help them peacefully on their way, I will make a beautiful cake and leave it out in the sun and when those greedy grasping ghosts see it they are sure to steal a bite but it’s a magic cake and just one taste will send them to the Void where they belong. Empty to empty, hollow to the hole, everything is nothing and that’s where they do belong. Let them be reborn in a form that will help them make amends some day For the misery they’re causing you and me and our life-loving friends Going round stealing from the needy and being greedy grasping from the poor Is no way to be alive so let me show you the way that’s true leading you back through death’s door. Come on, always on the take. Come on, always on the make. I am warning you. Whatever you do, don’t dare bite a slice of my sweet Angel Cake.
10.
Up the hill and down the dale You can hear him singing to no avail “I want sweet words to make my love happy”. Never gets the words wrong Because there’s only one line to his song He’s out shopping for something to say to you He’ll try anything He’ll even sing And the spirits of the air who love him dearly Start to whisper in his ear “You are the son of Pan, so you blow your horn”
11.
The Sun is in the daffodils The daffodils in the Sun The birds is in the berries The berries in the bird The song is in his whistling And his whistling in the song When he sings it in the morning The morning is in him When I hear it in my heart My heart is in it Now I’m in the daffodils And now I’m in the Sun I am in the birdsong, the berries and the bird I am made of light, I am made of music I am made of light and I’m passing it along You can give it away but it comes right back Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, You can give it away but you get it right back Boom, boom, boom, Boomerang Love And the more you give it away the more you have Boom, boom, boom, Boomerang Love
12.
And so I stand on tiptoe upon the edge of the ledge of the cliff I spread and flex feathers and my wings of wax The Sun is shining brightly; the winds blow up fresh from the ocean With affection I remember the half-man, half-bull With his sleeve of bees You gotta go with the flow He said, “Here’s to beauty, the mirror of Love, In whatever form it may be found Here’s to Love, the light of life, In whatever form it may choose to move” He said, “You gotta go with the flow”
13.
Let your body disappear Come and join us Musical spirits Musical spirits Infect the world Close your eyes now Open up your ears There is even here But musical spirits far and near Let your body disappear Come and join us Musical spirits Come on, enjoy! Whatever you want to do Whatever you want to say It’s alright with me every single day It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s OK Whatever you do is OK Whatever you say is too It’s alright, it’s alright It is the Truth Come and join us Musical spirits.

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The first solo album by John Hyatt (ex-vocalist/lyricist with legendary post-punk band The Three Johns).

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released May 1, 2010

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All tracks and graphics by John Hyatt, all rights reserved.
Written, designed and performed by John Hyatt, 2010.

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