Lonely Man (Demo)

from Dancing Demos by Mike Keneally

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lyrics

Lonely man, listening to wind
Knows all these secrets, and they’re all about him
Unfortunate man, so you do what you can to make him a part of the world

You bring him the paper, or some gentle advice,
Say “you look good today,” and “Is that Old Spice?”
He’s a misguided man, but you do what you can to make him a part of the world

But there’s a kind of knowing that only comes with growing
Comes from special moments on your own
You can take a person, pump him up until he’s glowing
But a lonely man don’t need that
He needs time to be alone

(Big instrumental here!
The kids are gonna love it!)

Young when he left home and doesn’t write or phone it
Can’t bear to go there now at all
Once I heard him calling
Long after night had fallen
Over where the ocean crashes hard into the wall:

“Does anybody care about anything in San Diego, the home of the dead?
Does anybody know how to care about anything in San Diego, the home of the dead?”

(Another big instrumental!!)

But -
There’s a kind of knowing that only comes with growing
Comes from special moments on your own
You can take a person, pump him up until he’s glowing
But a lonely man don’t need that
He needs time to be alone
Time to be alone
Time to be alone

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from Dancing Demos, released April 1, 2022

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Mike Keneally San Diego, California

Mike Keneally has been a lot of things in his 35 year career: stunt guitarist/keyboardist, singer/songwriter, orchestral composer, producer, music director, painter, and more. After getting his start in Frank Zappa’s legendary 1988 big band, Keneally released his first solo album hat. in 1992. Since then he has released dozens more and is working on a new double album.

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