Johnny Fritz

7 0 s   S U M M E R T I M E

VERSE 1

The decade started on a sour note

As the Beatles called it quits

But the radio kept playing

All their greatest hits 

Summertime seemed so endless then 

The dreaming never stopped

Running ‘round the neighbourhood

Playing games until we dropped.

CHORUS 1

Summer in the seventies

Was a magic time for me

Growing up and finding out

How great a life could be.

VERSE 2

The Guess Who and ‘ole CCR

Always playing at the rink

As we strapped on beat-up roller skates

And sipped on fountain drinks

Soon enough we got our wheels

And the world was not so small

Cruisin’ with the music cranked

Meeting girls down at the mall.

CHORUS 2

Summer in the seventies

Do you recall the days

Of drive-ins and cassette decks

And the pre-computer ways.

SOLO

BRIDGE

Everyone’s got their stories

And tales that take them back

But the seventies is to music

Like a train is to the track

VERSE 3

Elton, Queen and the Rolling Stones

Kept the rhythm beating strong

Elvis left us way too soon

But the decade motored on.

Once high school was over

Most went their separate ways

But music still remains the link

To thoughts of yesterday.

CHORUS 3

Summer in the seventies

The Eagles, Floyd & Young

Gave us so many memories

That can never be undone.

CHORUS / OUTRO

Summer in the seventies

Was a magic time for me

Growing up and finding out

How great a life could be.

. . . Summer      . . .      Seventies

. . . Music . . .  Memories

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B O G E Y S   &   B E E R S

VERSE 1

Sunday morning’s foggy

Thanks to last night’s heavy drinking

Clubs are on my shoulder

What the hell can I be thinking !

My back’s as stiff as granite

And my eyes are seeing double

Re-loaded off of number one and

I’m in for triple trouble

CHORUS 1

Bogeys and beers, bogeys and beers

There’s one thing I know that’s for sure

The more that I drink, the more that I think

I’ll never make the tour.

VERSE 2

The front nine’s all but finished

The halfway hut’s in reach

Time to get a power cart

And two more “tall boys” each

The tenth tee starts to beckon

With the promise of “new dawn”

But last night’s spicy pizza

Has me runnin’ for the john

CHORUS 2

Bogeys and beers, yah bogeys and beers

Watch out for winter in July

 ‘Cause unless you reverse, the Snowman’s curse

Your clubs are gonna learn how to fly.

SOLO

BRIDGE

This morning I was dreaming 

Of a short game to remember

But the shots I made today

Have me wishin’ for December

VERSE 3

Last leg of the Hollywood

And I . . . rip into a shot

My partner’s lookin’ worried

As he scans the parking lot.

The eighteenth green’s in sight

The round is almost over

I thought it couldn’t get no worse

 ‘Til I shanked it in the clover.

CHORUS 3

Bogeys and beers, oh bogeys and beers

Duck hooks, tops and slices

If I had any kind of common sense

I’d start lookin’ for new vices.

OUTRO

Bogeys and beers, hey, bogeys and beers

There’s one thing I know that’s for sure

The more that I drink, yah, the more that I think

I’ll never make the tour.

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C O N F I D E N C E   W A I V E R S

VERSE 1

She was the life of the party

The Belle of the ball

Big on appearances

Though she hid behind her wall

VERSE 2

Top of her classes 

The leader of teams

Life isn’t always

The way that it seems

CHORUS 1

Confidence waivers

It’s damn hard to see

How her life is so scripted

Just like you and me

VERSE 3

Everyone liked her

They wanted to love

The person inside her

That couldn’t come out

VERSE 4

Trapped in her prison

She longed for release

The external persona

That kept her from peace

CHORUS 2

Confidence waivers

Why can’t I be me

I’m so tired of acting

It’s time to be free

SOLO / FILL

VERSE 5

One day she left them

And never returned

Some say she lost it

But she knows for sure

VERSE 6

She moved to the country

No “airs” to contend

Finally found what she wanted

Herself as a friend

CHORUS 3  

Confidence waivers

It’s time to be free

I’ve finally discovered

The meaning of me

OUTRO

Confidence waivers

It’s time to be free

I’ve finally discovered

The meaning of me

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E N D L E S S    H I G H W A Y

VERSE 1

Early in the journey, the future looked so bright

Got myself direction, everything felt right

Running on a full tank, wind behind my back

Nothin’s gonna stop me, from staying on this track

Don’t know my destination

But got this feeling that I’m free

The morning sky is friendly

And it’s watching over me.

CHORUS 1

Down this endless highway

Not sure where it ends

Searching for an exit

Think it’s coming round the bend.

VERSE 2

Coming up to mid-day, rest stop up ahead 

Time to get some fuel before I’m running in the red

Waitress pours some coffee & serves her homemade stew

Lays the bill before me, to let me know what’s due

The road keeps getting longer

And I’m not getting any stronger

Rain’s dancing on my windshield

Lines are forming on my face

CHORUS 2

Down this endless highway

Not sure where it ends

Searching for an exit

Sure it’s coming round the bend.

SOLO

BRIDGE

Thought I’d be a rich man

And live a life so fine

But after all I’ve seen and done

I want the life that’s mine.

VERSE 3

Drove into the darkness, headlights helped me steer

The signs along the highway starting to get clear

Pulled off on the shoulder to try & clear my head

Thought about the good times and what my folks had said

Life’s about the journey

Do your best and don’t give in

Face the bumps along the way

And in the end you’ll win.

CHORUS 3

Down this endless highway

Not sure where it ends

But I’m not in any hurry

‘Cause the road is now my friend.

OUTRO / SOLO 

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F R O M   A C R O S S   T H E    R O O M

VERSE 1

I’d had my share of girlfriends

But none my heart could steal

So I carried on my search 

For the one I’d know was real

I knew you from my sleep

But never did we meet

I hoped someday I’d see you 

Just standing ‘cross the street

CHORUS 1

And when our eyes first met, I knew that it was you

The way you gently smiled at me was like a dream come true

You eyes they shone so bright, just like the harvest moon

I knew you were the one for me - from way across the room

VERSE 2

My friends, they had me all lined up

With girls they thought were right

But none of them could know you

Like I did, in dreams each night

Then, just when hope seemed out of touch

I ventured out again

And there you were across the floor

My search was at an end.

CHORUS 2

When our eyes first met, I knew that it was you

The way you gently smiled at me was like a dream come true

You eyes they shone so bright, just like the harvest moon

Girl, you made my heart stand still - from way across the room

SOLO

VERSE 3

Seconds seemed like hours

As I made my way to you

I couldn`t help but wonder

If you felt the same way too

And when I finally reached you girl

You said hello to me

And I could tell, right there and then

That we were meant to be

CHORUS 3

When our eyes first met, I knew that it was you

The way you gently smiled at me was like a dream come true

You eyes they shone so bright that night, just like the harvest moon

Girl, you made my life complete … from way across the room

OUTRO  

Girl, you made my life complete … from way across the room

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N A S H V I L L E    N A P K I N

VERSE 1

They say that down in Nashville 

Is the place you wanna be

So we - loaded up the van

And drove to Tennessee

Hoofed it down to Broadway

To check the local scene

Saw plenty of  sweet- lookin’ honeys

Sportin’ skin-tight jeans.

CHORUS 1

Lookin’ for some musical inspiration 

At bar after bar in the music nation

Jottin’ down my words and themes

On a napkin holdin’ future dreams

VERSE 2

Took in some tunes at the Honky Tonk

The Stage and BB King’s

Just a few of the swingin’ places

Where the talent likes to sing.

Finished off the nights at Tootsies, watchin’

Beer-induced romances

While the band does their best to fend off

Showboat Blonde advances.

CHORUS 2

Lookin’ for some musical inspiration 

At bar after bar in the music nation

Jottin’ down my words and themes

On a napkin holdin’ future dreams

SOLO

BRIDGE

Funny how you grow up thinking

It could never be you 

 ‘Til someone says an encouraging word

And helps your dreams come true,

Yeah, helps your dreams come truuuue

VERSE 3

Just a couple of years ago

I never thought I’d be 

Writing my own homemade music

Down in Nashville, Tennessee

So come on down to Dixie

You know you can’t go wrong

Sit back, enjoy the sights & sounds

And maybe - write a song.

CHORUS 3

Lookin’ for some musical inspiration

At bar after bar in the music nation

Jottin’ down my words and themes

On a napkin holdin’ future dreams

OUTRO

Lookin’ for that musical inspiration

At bar after bar in the music nation

Jottin’ down my words and themes

On a napkin holdin’ future dreams

Instrumental. . .

. . .  words & themes

. . .  my face on Rolling Stone magazine

. . . Dreeeaams  ...   (Duet backing vocals)

. . . I can’t wait to sing  . . . on the stage at BB Kings . . .

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R O A D    R A G E

VERSE 1

Cruisin’ up the highway, minding my affairs

Traffic starts to slow, and most are unaware

The car behind me passes to get a better spot

Not sure why he bothers, it’s like a parking lot.

Up ahead there’s trouble, some guys just don’t get it

Driving on the shoulder, is a sure way to get hit.

Someone cuts him off and takes one in the fender

Pretty soon all hell breaks loose, with no sign of surrender

CHORUS 1

Road Rage, turn the page

And get on with your day

The other guys’ not worth the price

You’re likely going to pay

VERSE 2

Left the office late and started on my journey

Hoping that my travels will not include a gurney

Halfway through the trip, I saw the fast & furious

Weaving through the traffic and beyond the dumb & curious

Made it to the cutoff and started into town

Thought about my dinner & my feet up off the ground

Then I saw a lady with her toddlers strapped in back

She gunned her minivan & almost knocked me off the track

CHORUS 2

Road Rage, turn the page

And get on with your day

The other guys’ not worth the price

You’re likely going to pay . . . pay, pay, pay …

SOLO

BRIDGE

Jerks on the right, idiots in the rear

Commuting to the office is a journey that I fear

Slowpokes in the left lane, speed freaks on the shoulder

It’s a wonder in this day & age that anyone gets older.

VERSE 3

Relaxing on the weekend, took a country drive

‘Tween the runners & the bikes, barely made it home alive

Flocks of angry racers, spanned five & six across

Lifted up their finger to let me know who’s boss

Turned around the corner and headed off for home

Passed a chatty Kathy, with her head stuck to the phone

Looked at her & wondered where the cops are when you need ‘em

Hell, if it was me, I’d be begging for my freedom.

CHORUS 3

Road Rage, turn the page

And get on with your day

The other guys’ not worth the price

You’re likely going to pay ... I say, say, say, say, say, say, say

OUTRO

Road Rage, turn the page

And get on with your day

You better face the cold hard truth

You’ll never get your way . . . no, no , no, no, no, no …

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T H E    C O M P A N Y    Y O U    K E E P

VERSE 1

We come into this world

With no idea who we’ll be.

Life is pretty simple,

When you’re bouncing on a knee.

Our challenges begin, 

On the day we go to school.

It’s socially desired 

To be hanging with the cool.

CHORUS 1

Be careful what you sew

It ends with what you reap.

Your future may depend

On the company you keep.

VERSE 2

Your image starts to grow

And your confidence depends

On the people who invite you

Into their group of friends.

It’s just at times like this

Your decisions really matter

Do you compromise on loyalty 

To climb the social ladder.

CHORUS 2

Be careful what you sew

It ends with what you reap.

Your future may depend

On the company you keep.

SOLO

BRIDGE

And sometimes you may need

To be the different voice

Gain refuge from the ridicule

If you made the better choice

VERSE 3

Even when you’re older

Your decisions will affect

The way that people think of you

And, if you’ll get respect.

It’s not just what you do or say

That people will remember

But that you can be counted on

Through bright and stormy weather. 

CHORUS 3

Be careful what you sew

It ends with what you reap.

Your future may depend

On the company you keep.

OUTRO

Be careful what you sew

It ends with what you reap.

Your future may depend

On the company you keep.

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W E E D !

VERSE 1

Headed away for a weekend with the boys

Cars loaded up with all our food, booze & toys

Halfway there you know the light came on

Think I left my weed at home in the john

Drove back to the house to pick up my stash

Then back on the road and up north in a flash.

CHORUS 1

Weed!  Got a weekend directive.

Weed!  Get some brand new perspective.

Weed!  Gonna have me a ball

Lookin’ forward to feeling kinda’ small

VERSE 2

Greeted at the camp with a round of applause

The boys think of me the way that kids thinks of Clause

Unloaded the car and set up my digs

While the boys lit the fire with logs and some twigs

Joints and brownies were the food groups that day

Soon after nightfall we were well on our way!

CHORUS 2

Weed!  Makes my shoes look so funny

Weed!  Makes me spend all my money.

Weed!  Got me thinking ‘bout space,

Can only imagine the look on my face.

SOLO

VERSE 3

Later that night we started to jam

The lead singer’s smile was as wide as a clam

The drummer and bassist were one step ahead

They kept lookin’ around ’cause they thought they were dead 

A few were still standing at the end of that set

Was a concert I’m sure, they soon won’t forget!

CHORUS 3

Weed!  Don’t let it destroy ya’

Weed!  Fight the mass paranoia

Weed!  Not sure how long I’ll last

One thing’s for certain, we’re all havin’ a blast!

VERSE 4

Sunday-morning arrived, it seemed way too soon

As we rolled out of bed at the crack of noon

The camp looked like a giant twister hit the grounds

And before you could blink there was no one around

The boys hit the road like it was somethin’ important

Pretty sure they’re looking for the nearest Tim Hortons

CHORUS 4

Weed!  Got back hold of my senses 

Weed!  It’s a total consensus

Weed!  Will we do it again?

It only a matter of the where and the when!

OUTRO

Did someone ask if we’d do it all again?

It only a matter of the where and the when!  

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T H E   B U L L Y

VERSE 1

The schoolyard was his kingdom

Reigning terror o’er the weak

Surrounds himself with those

Who help him rule the street

He doesn’t have a reason

 ‘Cept  the fear deep, down inside

It makes him feel so powerful

When they shrink away and cry 

CHORUS 1

Only you can stop it

The Bully’s evil rule

Stand up and be counted

Or be the master’s fool

Who will break the circle

Are you bold enough to speak?

Or will you sit in silence 

And turn the other cheek

VERSE 2

She worked so hard to raise herself

Past the station she came from

Could not afford the fashions

Had no escort to the prom

The privileged girls despised her

Made fun of her and more

Spun lies and evil gossip

Meant to hurt her to the core

CHORUS 2

Only you can stop it

The Bully’s evil rule

Stand up and be counted

Or be the master’s fool

Who will break the circle

Are you bold enough to speak?

Or will you sit in silence 

And turn the other cheek 

SOLO

BRIDGE

Who knows why they act this way

Are the lessons learned at home?

Maybe fear of not succeeding

Make them miserable to the bone

Make ‘em feel so damn alone

VERSE 3

You’d think that once they grow up

Folks’d know what life’s about

Some still play “King  of the Castle”

Guess they’ll never work it out

CHORUS / OUTRO

Only you can stop it

The Bully’s evil rule

Stand up and be counted

Or be the master’s fool

Who will break the circle

Are you bold enough to speak?

Or will you sit in silence 

And turn the other cheek 

Only you can stop it

The Bully’s evil rule

Stand up and be counted

Or be the master’s fool

Who will break the circle

Are you bold enough to speak?

Or will you sit in silence 

And turn the other cheek 

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T H E   O F F I C E   C H R I S T M A S   P A R T Y

VERSE 1

The year was winding down

And work seemed secondary

But all around the city

The mood was bright and merry

We gathered in the boardroom

Not a single soul was tardy

The magic time was here ...

The Office Christmas Party!

CHORUS 1

So-ooo, find the nearest mistletoe

And get your favourite cheer

The night is just beginning

Inhibitions disappear

VERSE 2

Your seventeenth martini

Almost puts you on the brink

But, what the hell, it's Christmas

So you have another drink

Then something special happens

You turn and catch her glance

You pray she's watching you

And, not the food stains on your pants.

CHORUS 2

So-ooo, find the nearest mistletoe

And grab another beer

The night is nearly peaking

And Santa's almost here

SOLO

BRIDGE

The accountant's getting frisky

After four more shots of scotch

His secretary winds up

And kicks him in the crotch

The boss is on the table

With a tie around his head

The manager of HR's 

In the closet ... giving ... advice

VERSE 3

It's time for secret Santa

You chose your present well

Hope the lady of your dreams

Really thinks you're kinda swell

Suddenly, a devlish smile

Appears behind some lace

You make your move toward her

And fall flat on your face

CHORUS 3

So-ooo, find the nearest mistletoe 

Another glass of wine

For Christmas comes but once a year

And it's office party time

BRIDGE 2

Looking up with wonder

You see something rather shocking

She's wearing nothing underneath

But fancy yuletide stockings

And, as she looks upon you

You thought you heard her say

Tonight we're gonna have some fun

The kinky vixen way

CHORUS 4

So-ooo, find the nearest mistletoe

It's no time to be lame

Kiss the girl and take her home

Or do the walk of shame

Now, everyone join in

And sing it loud and hearty

Nothing else compares to

The Office Christmas Party!

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