Face The Music
--words and music by Jonah Koslen

from "You Break It...You Bought It!", 1975, Epic Records



	(tuning radio and announcer, "John R", WLAC Nashville, TN)
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"Hey, you write poems, friends?
You think you might, ah, make a good song writer?
Let me tell you somethin'
If you got some poems or you feel like you can write some poems
You don't have to write the music 
that is done by music city song crafters of Nashville Tennesee
thats their business, they analyze thousands of poems,
written by folks just like you and me
to see if they are suitable to be set to music
you write the words, they fit them to music
so if you like to write poems,
investigate today,
send your poems, right now,  to poem, P O E M or poem
to me John R WLAC Nashville Tennesee"


There's a wildman on the radio
And he's shooting off his mouth again
Well he's ruthless and toothless,
  footloose and shoeless
But they say there's not a better friend...

You gotta tune in the station in the afternoon
To hear Dusty's steel guitar
Well it's Dusty and me
  and Jack Daniels makes three
And we're acting like we own the bar...

	Face the music and dance
	(face the music)
	Face the music and dance, dance, dance
	(dance, dance, dance)
	Play some music...

I like to go down to the Red Saloon
Zero and me shootin' pool
Taking stares, drinking beers,
  taking dares, grinding gears
The kid arrives looking so cool...

In walks the beamer what's he talking about
Something bout a coosa river
Well we're off in a hush with a cloud of dust
Like a rock n' roll Lone Ranger and Silver...

	Face the music and dance
	(face the music)
	Face the music and dance, dance, dance
	(dance, dance, dance)
	Play some music...

	Face the music and dance
	(face the music)
	Face the music and dance, dance, dance
	(dance, dance, dance)
	Play some music...

	I think it's time to...
	Face the music and dance
	(face the music)
	Face the music and dance, dance, dance
	(dance, dance, dance)
	Play some music...

	You gotta face the music...
	Think we better face the music...
	Oh right, gonna tell you bout it...
	Play some music...
	Oh yeah
	Play some music...

		to fade