New Year's Eve

Reluctantly opening my eyes
Dare I lift the cover yet?
The room is spinning
I hope this is the worst it will get

As the day goes on
Fragments of memories of last night return in a haze
No wonder my heads in a daze

Drinking that old friend Rum and Coke,
Getting kissed on the cheek by some bloke
Dancing to soul and motown
In a packed room, getting down

Going home
catching the end of Jool's Holland Hootenanny
feeling like my head's full of foam
setting the smoke alarm with cremated toast

welcome to two thousand and thirteen
it certainly started full of win
even though today I just want to sleep
I'm happy to have some drunken fun memories to keep

Happy new year everyone
I hope your hangover isn't as bad as mine
but I'm sure this year will be mighty fine.

1/1/13

I am Woman, Hear Me Roar

I am woman, hear me roar
don't you call me a bore
I have an ukulele and a pen
and I'm not afraid to use them!
I'll play my music real loud
and carry my banner real proud
I'm an activist, a feminist
and yes, I'm also married (to a man) and work in a chemist

I am woman, hear me roar
I say make love, not war
I read a lot of books
I'm not too bothered about looks
My name is Hayley
I get to sign my autograph daily!

I am woman, hear me roar
don't stare too hard, you'll make your eyes sore

I am woman, hear me roar
rock music and my friends, I adore
I am woman, hear me roar
turn the page, and I'll tell you some more...

Ode to the Lava Lamp

Oh lava lamp
how you bend and shape
your blobs so transfixing
the most focused of people get distracted
you fuel imagination
and create images a plenty
lava lamps around the world
rejoice in your light
you create hundreds of smiles
all through the night

16/8/01

Subliminal Message

What is wrong with the world today
you gotta go the devil's way
subliminal messages just for fun
shoot shoot get the gun get the gun
it's wrong to listen to rock music
suck satan's dick
your soul will be damned
you must worship the dead
guitars will corrupt your mind
you must become lucifer's kind
the drumbeat will leave dents
in your brain, in your brain
throw education down the drain
rock music is evil
you gotta take that pill
be Christian and listen to pop
the church community we must stop!

31/8/02

Hippy Song

save the forests
save the trees
this is a hippy song

smoke some pot
smoke some weed
this is a hippy song

wear flowers in your hair
and don't care who stares
this is a hippy song

relaxed attitudes
no qualms about nudes
this is a hippy song

9/2/03

The Leaf Trail

Once I saw a trail of leaves
and wondered where they led
when suddenly I heard a child cry
"To the faeries! To the faeries!"
Curious to the child's glee
I followed so I could see
It seemed we walked a thousand miles
in a matter of five minutes
it turned out we were in faeryland
and the child was an elf in a band
they played music so sublime
I lost track of time
what I thought was an hour
was in fact eleven years since I had a shower!

29/10/03

Labels

My Chemical Romance and black mascara running down your cheeks?
Ah you must be an Emo!
Grateful Dead and not washed for weeks?
Ah you must be a Hippie!
Cap on backwards and trendy trainers?
Ah you must be one of those Chavs
got an ASBO, it's a no brainer
Dressed in black with pale white skin?
Ah you must be a Goth!
always thinking about death and original sin
Got a mohawk?
Ah that's easy you're a Punk!
Iron Maiden across your shirt?
Blatantly a metalhead, that's what I say

So many labels for so many people
Yet the thing is, we're one in the same
Everyone of us is part of life's game
We may be different
but we share the same Earth
We all smile, we all cry,
We all learn, we all try,
Let's forget the stupid labels
and just remember we're human after all.

23/4/08

I'm So Rock N Roll (Baby)

I've thrown up all over my prized guitar
I've trashed all the poshest hotels
I've played this song to a packed out stadium
I'm so rock n' roll

I'm so rock n' roll baby
I'm so rock n' roll baby
oh so rock n' roll!

I've had my picture in the paper, so many times
They always get my best side
when I'm lying in the gutter
I'm so rock n' roll

I'm so rock n' roll baby
I'm so rock n' roll baby
oh so rock n' roll!

6/11/08

I've taken crack cocaine and heroin
I've not turned up to my sold out gigs
But everyone still thinks I'm a star
I'm so rock n' roll

I'm so rock n' roll baby
I'm so rock n' roll baby
oh so rock n' roll!

It doesn't matter what I do
I'm famous and it won't change
while you still buy my records
I'm so rock n' roll

Ode to Coffee

Oh Coffee
My Caffeine Fuelled Saviour!
Wake me up from my dreamless sleep
Oh Coffee
Get me moving from this slumber so deep
Latte, Cappucino or just plain black
you know how to get me out of the sack
Oh Coffee
The Blessed Beverage of my mug!
Oh Coffee
how would I survive without you to start my day??
5/4/05