Long Daddy Green

Long daddy green is an old old friend

He hangs around the rainbows end

Dealing out dreams from a potful of fortune and fame

Fanning the flames

Hear him calling your name

Long daddy green is a fly by night

You turn around, he's out of sight

Seems he's your fair weather friend and your foul weather foe

The wind starts to blow

Daddy green starts to go

The lies he tells are new to you

You're not naive

You know he won't be true to you

Still you believe, you believe

Long daddy green chops you down to size

With slow hellos and fast goodbyes

He comes around when you feel about 10 feet tall

To make you feel small

Just like nothing at all

Long daddy green is a heartless host

Ignores you when you need him most

Likes to pretend he's hard to get next to guy

He'll give you the eye

While waving goodbye

Long daddy green likes to hypnotize

And melt you with his magic eyes

Knows he can make you believe you are the only one

He'll show you the sun

Then grab it and run

You try to tuck his sleeve one day

Your hopes are high

You turn around and walk away

But still you try, still you try

Long daddy green likes to disappear

Pretend that he is nowhere near

Then he'll come tap at your window and scratch at your screen

He sure can be mean

Long daddy green

He sure can be mean

Long daddy green