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One In Every Crowd

by Swamp Guy Kayton

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Wrote this for a lyric writing class at Berklee College of Music. First verse is the circus, a metaphor for life. The second verse is about the political world. The last verse is refers to my crazy world.

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The elephants walk down the street to the big show

And the clowns follow behind sweeping up

She’s a heavy set black headed white woman

Grows a beard longer than any man I know

Tigers roll down the street in great big cages

You can see the fear in every little kid’s eyes

But there followed by silly little faces

Big and small full of color one in every size


There’s one for a smile, one for frown

One to lift you up, one to bring you down

One in every crowd makes the world go round


Standing on a stump talking to the congregation

They’ll tell you whatever you want to hear, whatever it cost

You’ll cheer to the way the words prompt you

What you don’t know you might believe if you hear it enough

There’s truth and justice and sneaky little devils

They’ll beat a dead horse as long as they can ride it

Money breeds votes it takes a lot to get a low paying job

Change is an agenda on a ticket, somebody’s trying to raffle


There’s one for a smile, one for frown

One to lift you up, one to bring you down

One in every crowd makes the world go round


Life is a traveling circus everywhere you go

Bumper sticker says life’s a bitch but you know

It’s what you do between now till then to ease the ride

You’re a fish out of water or a thorn in somebody’s side

Teach an old dog new tricks don’t mean he’ll come back

Wallace and Grommet went to the moon instead of Wisconsin

That’s putting a chicken before the egg, like a pig in the breeze

I might sound a little confused, but life is like that


There’s one for a smile, one for frown

One to lift you up, one to bring you down

One in every crowd makes the world go round

Go Round

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released September 1, 2016
Written by Guy Kayton BMI Music

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Swamp Guy Kayton North Carolina

Singer-Songwriter from the Great Dismal Swamp who writes deep, dark and colorful lyrics that touch everyday lives.

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