09) Syd's Ghost

(Featuring Kevin Unruh on Electric Guitars)

It's awfully nice to be here.
It's awfully nice to be here in your dream.
It's comfortable for me here,
more comfortable than maybe I might seem to be
somebody who is free,
but it isn't up to me,
so tell me what you want to see.

They're awfully nice to me here.
They're awfully nice. Predictable and clean.
You get your meals for free here.
The yams are nice. The ham is pretty-
Lean on me,
I'm halfway up the tree.
I'm one made out of three,
so tell me what you want to see.

Come sit down, come sit down,
Come sit down beside me.
Come sit down, come sit down.
Come sit down beside me.
Now, are you listening to me?
Now, are you listening to me?
Now, are you listening to me?
Now, are you listening to me?

It's awfully nice to be here,
and that is nice, 'cause really, I believe
that though they're nice to me here,
they wouldn't be so if I tried to-
Leave it to me,
and I will turn the key.
I've already paid the fee,
so tell me what you want to see.

(Dedicated to Syd Barrett, 1946-2006, though he was alive when I wrote it)

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