All in the Green
Skunk Jugglers
Hope Over Hype · Bull Stock Market Optimism · Sunny Indie Rock
#VERSE
Sliding downhill
Without any brakes
What’s wrong with the engine
It sputters and shakes
Dropped like a rock
On a pothole-filled road
Laying there lifeless
Sleepy bull toad
#VERSE
Trying to climb out
Lights were all red
News report is lamenting
This market is dead
Everything’s down
Another bad day
But I checked the facts
And here’s what I say
#CHORUS
It’s all in the green
A beautiful scene
A park in the springtime
A lake shimmers clean
Robust wildflowers
Stretch towards the sun’s beam
Today we can smile
It’s all in the green
#VERSE
Damn pessimists
I used to be one
Think this is a sprint
From the nine-thirty gun
A one-day race
That they lambast and skewer
No wonder they bounce
Like a ball down the sewer
#CHORUS
It’s all in the green
A backyard delight
This bull took a break
Now with wings he takes flight
Going up higher
Than anyone’s seen
Today we can smile
It’s all in the green
#BRIDGE
Fraught with emotions
Finger on the pulse
They banter for each breath
Did it just convulse?
Three warnings show red
What does it mean?
Please stop the hand wringing
It’s all in the green
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
A sad Autumn season
Is what they prescribe
Orations unending
Tearful diatribe
It’s often that way
When October leaves fall
But flowers are blooming
This engine won’t stall
#CHORUS
It’s all in the green
A beautiful scene
A park in the springtime
A lake shimmers clean
Robust wildflowers
Stretch towards the sun’s beam
Today we can smile
It’s all in the green
#CHORUS
It’s all in the green
A backyard delight
This bull took a break
Now with wings he takes flight
Going up higher
Than anyone’s seen
Today we can smile
It’s all in the green
#OUTRO
Today we can smile
It’s all in the green
Today we can smile
It’s all in the green
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