Norm In his white jeans and striped shirt He sat playing an old Fender guitar Thru sub zero snowy Maine days Extended hot summer afternoons Damp and chilly autumn evenings His guitar twang went on and on He had seen the Beach Boys play On a Sunday night Sullivan show Just another high school dropout Without any friends to hang with Lacking a concept of his true self His guitar twang went on and on Clearly the Beach Boys had it all The surfing, the sun and the girls A group of ordinary guys like him In a pawn shop he bought a guitar All their records and sheet music His guitar twang went on and on In time he could play all their songs Able to imitate their musical sound Carl and Brian were like old friends Hawthorne, California his new city Walls covered in cutout surf photos His guitar twang went on and on The Beatles roared on to the scene Beach sounds appeared a bit dated The tunes were silly and unpopular He changed to blue jeans, a T-shirt As he got stoned alone in his room His guitar traded in for a turntable L E Barrett Free Kindle books for prime members and discounted prices on all books for everyone else at Kindle and Amazon. Books now available for discount purchase at A View from the Side of the Road, The Maine Poetic and The Shadow of the Soul.
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