Under A Cherry Tree (Find Another Bench)

from The Sea And Her Waves by MJ Beeghley

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lyrics

I'm just a bench, living my life, all day and all night I'll be
Here in my park, from morning till dark, under my cherry tree
You should wake up move cuz someone's coming
I know you just wanted somewhere nice to sleep but
Here by the cherry trees are where important people agree
That they don't wanna see
You asleep on me
So find another bench, friend

A sunny day, tourists galore, what a beautiful sight to see
Our lawns they host, such wonderful picnics, under our cherry trees
You should wake up move cuz someone's coming
They don't want you sleeping so close to where the lawyers
Speak about poor folks such as yourself and what to do
But they don't wanna see
You asleep on me
So find another bench, friend

All I ever see are people moving by in a spot I wanna call my home
For now I stand but soon shall rest
My mind wanders
I dip and drift back into my thought of how many find it a struggle to rise each day
When many hopes, decisions, and dreams have failed
Why people seem so alone when they have so much
Money is everything, or is it?
Love cannot be bought or forced upon
Fake, superficial, somewhat materialistically keen
This love can be bought with green
I reflect, pray, and judge not those that judge me
But what they see is not who I am inside
Ouch! I just got kicked at the heel
By one that believes that one such as I does not feel

You should wake up move cuz someone's coming
I know you just wanted somewhere nice to sleep but
Here by the cherry trees are where important people agree
That they don't wanna see
You asleep on me
So find another bench, friend

I ain’t got no money and I’m living in poverty
So they tell me I can’t stand by their national exhibits
Why do I gotta move along when all I wanna do is sit here and be free?
I ain’t bothering anybody
I just want the shade of the cherry tree
This is supposed to be America
Land of the free, land of the brave
Once the land of the slaves
These folks would find it much better if I moved into my grave
And even though some wish me dead because of my dirty state
I feel gifted that I could read one’s mind
But as usual I try to be joyous as one passes by
With my same old ditty:
“Hey, I don’t wanna waste your time,
But could you spare a nickel, a quarter, a dime, or a penny?”

You should wake up move cuz someone's coming
They don't want you sleeping so close to where the lawyers
Speak about poor folks such as yourself and what to do
But they don't wanna see
You asleep on me
So find another bench, friend

credits

from The Sea And Her Waves, released October 24, 2016
Under A Cherry Tree (Find Another Bench) (6:30)
MJ Beeghley: vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine
Garan Fitzgerald: upright bass
Eric Krash: drums
Michael Clayton: grand piano, electric organ
Kevin Cato: alto saxophone
Chris Hercules: vocals
Benjamin Gallagher: electric guitar

+ Music written by © 2016 Michael Beeghley (ASCAP)
Lyrics written by © 2016 Michael Beeghley (ASCAP) and © 2016 Chris Hercules

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MJ Beeghley Brussels, Belgium

Michael Beeghley is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He is an ASCAP artist.

Michael's latest album. “The Sea And Her Waves” ranges from folk, to jazz, to electronica weaving its way through poignant lyrical content.

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