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The man with the biggest hands in the world

from Songs from Apt​.​1E by Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures

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This was one of those songs where you pluck inspiration from all over the place. A news article here, a pavement observation there. Like the sweets in a poetic pic n mix

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The man
with the biggest hands in the world
is wearing
your yellow canary feather coat
The man
with the biggest hands in the world
has got me
by the throat

His girl
has the longest hair in the world
she is staring
as the steam boat springs a leak
and the girl
with the longest hair in the world
writes down
They don't pay me enough to speak

and the clown hears the commotion
sticks his head up through the floor and asks
"what did I just miss"
and from under half a century of paperwork
a voice says
"There must be a simpler way than this"

The doctor with the brightest smile in the world
has an earring
and says his faith is what makes him feel alive
The doctor shows off the brightest smile in the world
while at the back of the captive audience
the troubadour is fighting to survive

and the juggler holds up the bookstore
wearing a t-shirt that says
"I only love what I can kiss"
and as the owner hands over everything
he feels makes him a man he sighs
"There must be a simpler way than this"

The commuter
who has the furthest commute in the world
is past caring
take away polystyrene tray throne
because the commuter
who's on the longest commute in the world
never reaches but is always half way back on his way
home

and the strong man tells the camera
the reward is worth the risk
but in the back of his always moving mind
he knows
there is a simpler way than this

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from Songs from Apt​.​1E, released July 1, 2010
Guitar, Piano, Kazoo and Vocals - Jon Cross

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Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures New Milford, Connecticut

Songwriting and banging your instruments together

The main thing I love to do is write songs. I pick up various instruments from ukulele to piano, accordion to percussion and electric guitar to harmonica and bang them about to try and get close to the noises I hear in my head but the writing comes first. ... more

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