Rock Dreams - The Lemon Twigs

Teaching at the school

Feeling like a fool

Tell me, what did I do wrong?

Everybody used to love my songs

But now I’m just a teacher mom!

What a big mistake

My taking in an ape

Killed my rock and rollin' dreams

The boy belongs in big tall trees and me

Well I belong in MSG

Maybe I’ll play rock

And that’ll pay a lot

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Wake up the kid!

Good morning, it’s breakfast!

I know how you like your bananas

Quit with the screeching!

School’s in an hour!

While my dreams are dying

You’ll be multiplying

You’re gonna like your new school!

Shane he doesn’t know

That very long ago

When Dad and I were still quite thin

Oh, we came upon a baby chimp

Decided that we’d take it in

Forgetting all our dreams

We took him and it seemed

We had a little family

For seven hundred bucks a week, I teach

And it pays for all the food Shane eats

And he eats a lot!

Maybe I’ll play rock

And that’ll pay a lot

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Wake up the kid!

Good morning, it’s breakfast!

I know how you like your bananas

Quit with the screeching!

School’s in an hour!

While my dreams are dying

You’ll be multiplying

You’re gonna like your new school!

Well, it could have been me

Up on the stage!

Yeah, it could have been me

If it weren’t for the chimp in the cage!

Oh, it could have been me

Up on the stage

Yeah, it could have been me

If it weren’t for the chimp in the cage

Oh, it could have been me

Upon the stage

It could have been me