This song nearly made me sob at work today... but my god, is it a stellar piece of songwriting.
Regina Spektor - Chemo Limo
I had a dream
Crispy crispy Benjamin Franklin came over
Baby-sat all four of my kids
Then, in my dream, I told the doctor off
He said if you don't want to do it, then you don't have to do it
He said the truth is you'll be okay, anyway
Then in my dream
Crispy crispy Benjamin Franklin and the doctor
Went and had a talk with my boss
Something about insurance policies
They kept the door closed at all times
I couldnt hear or see
When they came out they said You'll be okay, anyway
And I smiled cause I'd known it all the while.
No thank you, no thank you, no thank you, no thank you
I don't have to pay for this shit
I can afford chemo like I can afford a limo
and on any given day I'd rather ride a limousine
No thank you, no thank you, no thank you, no thank you
I ain't about to to die like this
I can afford chemo like I can afford a limo
And besides this shit is making me tired, it's making me tired, it's making me tired
You know I plan to retire some day,
And I'm gonna go out in style, go out in style
This shit it's making me tired, it's making me tired, it's making me tired
I'm-a gonna go out in style, go out in style
When I woke up
My kids were being quiet
I knew it was a dream right away
I called the limousine company
Then I got dressed
I dressed the kids as well
The limousine pulled in
And we piled in
The doctor he asked which way we were headed
I said, Sir, let's just go west and he listened obediently,
Sophie only wants to listen to radio BBC
Michael sat on my knees and whispered to me, all about the meanies
Jacqueline was being such a big girl with her cup of tea looking out of the window
And Barbara, she looks just like my mom
Oh my god, Barbara, she looks so much like my mom
No thank you, no thank you, no thank you, no thank you
I don't have to pay for this shit
I can afford chemo like I can afford a limo
and on any given day I'd rather ride a limousine
No thank you, no thank you, no thank you, no thank you
I ain't about to die like this
I couldn't afford chemo like I couldn't afford a limo
And besides this shit is making me tired, it's making me tired, it's making me die
You know I plan to retire some day,
and I'm-a gonna go out in style
go out in style
This shit it's making me tired, it's making me tired, it's making me tired
I'm-a gonna go out in style, go out in style
I had a dream
Crispy crispy Benjamin Franklin came over and
Baby-sat all four of my kids
I had a dream
Crispy crispy Benjamin Franklin came over and
Baby-sat all four of my kids
Sophie only want to tune us into radio BBC
Michael sat on my knees and whispered to me, all about the meanie
Jacqueline was being such a big girl with her cup of tea looking out of the window
And Barbara, she looks just like my mom
Oh my god, Barbara, she looks so much like my mom
Oh my god, Barbara, she looks so much just like my mom...
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Here's a link to a short, demo version of the song. I couldn't find the full one on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhcNQRXIY9U
