{"id":3246,"date":"2009-01-30T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=3246"},"modified":"2009-01-30T05:05:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T13:05:00","slug":"birthday-wishes-for-shutterbug93-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=3246","title":{"rendered":"Birthday Wishes for shutterbug93"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, Folks, you know the drill. Allright everyone, let\u2019s gather in front of our large, 13″, Black and White TV set, and watch as a tall, lanky man in a khaki uniform strides out and introduces himself as Sheriff John<\/a>. He then pulls out his electric guitar, and says, \u201cHappy Birthday, shutterbug93<\/a>! This song, from the musical tick… tick… Boom!<\/i><\/a>, is for you\u201d. He then sings:<\/p>\n\n\n
Stop the clock
\nTake time out
\nTime to regroup
\nBefore you lose the bout
\nFace the thrill
\nBack it up
\nTime to refocus
\nBefore they lap it up<\/p>\n

Years are getting shorter
\nThe lines on your face are getting longer
\nFeel like you\u2019re treading water
\nBut the riptide\u2019s getting stronger
\nDon’t panic, don\u2019t jump ship
\nCan\u2019t fight it, like taxes
\nAt least it happens
\nOnly once in your life<\/p>\n

They’re singing, \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d
\nYou just wanna lay down and cry
\nNot just another birthday, it\u2019s 30\/90
\nWhy can\u2019t you stay 29
\nHell, you still feel like you\u2019re 22
\nTurn 30 in 1990
\nBang! You’re dead. What can you do?
\nWhat can you do?
\nWhat can you do?<\/p>\n

Clear the runway
\nMake another pass
\nTry one more hook
\nBefore you\u2019re out of gas
\nFriends are getting fatter
\nHairs on you head are getting thinner
\nFeel like a clean up batter
\nOn a team that ain\u2019t a winner<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t freak out, don\u2019t strike out
\nCan\u2019t fight it, like City Hall
\nAt least you\u2019re not alone
\nYour friends are there too<\/td>\n

        <\/td>\nThey’re singing, \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d
\nYou just wish you could run away
\nWho cares about a birthday?
\nBut 30\/90, hey<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t you be optimistic?
\nYou\u2019re no longer eons of you
\nTurn 30, 1990
\nVoom! You\u2019re passe
\nWhat can you do?<\/p>\n

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell
\nWhich way to Never Never Land?
\nEmerald City\u2019s gone to hell
\nSince the wizard blew off his command<\/p>\n

On the streets you hear the voices
\nLost children, crocodiles
\nBut you’re not into
\nMaking choices, wicked witches,
\nPoppy fields, or men behind the curtains,
\nTiger lilies, ruby slippers
\nClock is ticking, that\u2019s for certain<\/p>\n

They’re singing, \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d
\nI just wish it all were a dream
\nIt feels much more like doomsday
\nWhat 30\/90 seems<\/p>\n

I\u2019m dying for a twister
\nI don\u2019t see a rainbow, do you?
\nTurn 30 into 90
\nLook into my hands now
\nWhat the ball has passed
\nI want the spoils, but not too fast
\nThe world is falling
\nIt’s now or neverland
\nWhy can\u2019t I stay till
\nThe forever end?
\n30\/90. 30\/90. 30\/90. 30\/90. 30\/90. 30\/90.
\nWhat can I do? What can I do?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

[Watch this space!<\/b> This weekend I\u2019ll be posting the 5th Annual Birthday Poll. But you can still make an entry in the 4th Annual Birthday Poll<\/a> if you want. So, if you want to make sure that the Sheriff sings the song you want, please fill out the poll<\/a>. I’ll note the new poll will be out in February, so feel free to suggest new songs as well. Oh, and if you want the birdie to be able to inform the Sheriff about your birthday, you need to make sure your birth month and day is in your profile, and it is visible to your friends<\/a>]<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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