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Chalk One Up for Albert's Side

from Misadventures in Stereo by Jim Boggia

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lyrics

The bullies choose their morning fight to pick.
Another bus stop ambush;
Albert stands and waits to take his licks.
They beat him up for kicks.

But Albert's thinking of the task at hand.
Turning tables on the bullies
when he finally makes his stand.
He's got the whole thing planned.
Today could be the day.

The day when everybody's in for a surprise.
The day we chalk one up for Albert's side.

In gym with Albert on the dodgeball court.
We're being hunted by the popular,
who pick us off for sport
- the chubby and the short -
but soon we'll have our day.

And all those bully boys haven't yet realized
that something strange has caused a change in Albert's eyes.
There's a look that Albert really can't disguise.
We might just chalk one up for Albert's side.

Lunch comes 'round
and balls and bats have hit the ground.
The girls have thrown the jump-rope down.
It seems like everybody's running to where
Albert stands.
And he's clearly in command.
Now he has the upper hand.
We watched the bullies as their world was shattered.
The school bell rang and we all scattered.

Came back in late from recess,
greeting us was teacher's evil eye.
Everyone survived,
but nothing was the same.

It turns out everyone was in for a surprise
today when Albert cut the bullies down to size.
We never thought the underdog could win first prize.
He must have called up something lurking deep inside.
And even though nobody can believe their eyes
We have to chalk one up for Albert's side.

Hip, hip, hooray!
It's Albert's big day.

credits

from Misadventures in Stereo, released August 5, 2008
Who's making that racket?

Roger Cox played a full drum kit, a hi-hat by itself and innumerable military snares (not simultaneously, but c'mon, be reasonable). Flicker sounded the trumpet call. Matty Muir hit the tambourine in groups of three. I sang and played one piano, two basses, two electric guitars and engaged in right (correction: left) channel activities that frankly I'm not even going to try and defend, I just look at the history of what I've done in the past and figure this certainly isn't any worse, so I'm sure it will all be fine. After the fade out, Scott Silipigni will be surprised to find that I took some background vocals I did for his record back and stuck them here between tunes because I couldn't really hear them on his record under all of Flicker's damn horns. Flicker, I'm doing a Harry Nilsson thing here. Were you, like, TRYING to cover it up? Matty Muir does a better Flicker imitation than I do, so that last sentence would be funnier if Matty had typed it.

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