BLOW 'EM AWAY

by Chuck Brodsky

Ev'ry mornin', I commute,
Mild-mannered man in my business suit.
I wanna get home at the end of the day.
But there's all these other cars in the way.
I pull up behind one. Pull out my pistol.
And blow 'im away.

Drivin' my car, I wanna go fast.
But there's a slow car won't let me pass.
I flash my lights. I honk my horn.
I haveta consider him warned.
I pull up behind him. Pull out my pistol.
And blow 'im away.

CHO:
Jesse James behind the wheel,
It's high noon in my automobile.
You can call me crazy, call me sick.
But I just wanna get where I'm goin' to quick.

That son-of-a-bitch, he cut me off.
Three whole lanes he drove across!
He made me mad. He made me swerve.
That son-of-a-bitch got what he deserved.
I pulled up behind him. Pulled out my pistol.
And blew 'im away.

That motorcycle ridin' between,
The lines of backed up traffic, right between the lanes.
You know to me, that's an act of war.
I see him comin'. I open the door.
I knock him over. Pull out my pistol.
And blow 'im away. CHO:

That little red sports. Drove so fast.
It made me jealous, it went so fast.
I gave 'im the finger. I thumbed my nose.
Took me fifty miles just to get close enough.
To pull up behind him. Pull out my pistol.
And blow 'im away.

That little old lady, bless her heart.
Walking her poodle across the boulevard.
Got a red-knitted sweater, a little red-knitted hat.
It's name is Fifi or somethin' stupid like that.
I say, "Here, Fifi". I pull out my pistol.
And blow 'im away. CHO:

You see, I think human nature has a "dark side" that was essential to self-preservation. I think it is still part of self-preservation. So yes, Katlaughing, a girl (or guy) can wish, but wishing will never make it so.

We resolve this dark side by joining it and acknowledging it and honoring it without giving into it's nature. So this song offers feelings that I have harbored, celebrates them (believe me audiences love this song), but allows me not to have to carry those feelings out.

I would recommend to both sides of this discussion a somewhat obscure book by Rollo May called Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence. You can Support the Mudcat and order it through Amazon.com. for $10.40 plus S&H for the paperback. Click here to see the book.

I was introduced to this book by a very sensitive and loving woman who worked in Child Protective Services. At first, her work just devastated her; seeing the neglect and abuse that can be heaped upon children. When she read this book, she began to understand her feelings and also those of the parents. It became a guiding light to her in her helping to restore decimated families.

As a counselor, I've read lots of psychology books. This one goes in my top five in helping me understand my job.

Roger in Baltimore