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The Mouse

from In The Skin Of A Man by Tony Farris

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I wish I were a man
Cried the voice of the mouse
If only these paws were hands
And my nose was off the ground
If I could be anywhere
But this hole in the wall
And if I could live up there
In the land of the tall

(Chorus)
Oh, if I were a man
Could I be what I should
Would I ever use my hands
To create any good
Would I be worth my weight in sand
Or would I just be a mouse
In the skin of a man

Through the walls I crawl
hearing every peep and every shout
Every word from the man
Everything that he puts out
And as intrigued as I may be
With this whole world around
I could only dream of the other lands
Beyond the mouse

Chorus

I hear the mazes in their phrases
Of what will and won't abound
From the anxious waiting races
And their sweet and peaceful sounds
From the hard at work
To the melodic strolling bard
One earning their wages
And the other, peoples hearts

Chorus

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from In The Skin Of A Man, released June 25, 2016

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Tony Farris Hopewell, Virginia

Tony Farris is a singer/songwriter residing in the town of Hopewell, Va. Inspired greatly by the Folk Boom music of the 60's up into the psychedelia movement, Progressive rock, grunge and garage rock, the list goes on. His music is carefully arranged, descriptive and mysterious in nature. Certainly a story teller that show's you, rather than tells you. ... more

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