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Fine By Me

from The Benny O Flow Show by Benny Oyama

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The Zen man came to me
A trifle in is hand
And quickly threw it at my head
I thought I might be dead
But still I said it’s fine by me

I struck him on the nose
He composed a little prose
Old man with a wealth of glee
And when I heard his word
Everything was fine by me

I wandered to town
The birds they did sing
There’s no up or down
No ten thousand things

But it’s different when it hurts,
When you cannot even see
And your scrounging for your meals
And your stomach growls “hungry”
And then it starts to bark
Cause you’re chewing on a tree
And your licking up the salt
Man, you’re doing fine by me

It's funny how you feel
When you see that it's not real
You're a fleeing renegade
You get the tree, but not the shade
It's only different when it burns
And then you're doing fine by me

Though you may look back, man
It's too late, you on the track
Your ticket's all been paid
Now you just have to watch the game
Progressing here and now it's fast
It's built to last and boy it's fine by me

I wandered to town
The bells they did ring
There's no wedding gown
There's no diamond ring

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from The Benny O Flow Show, released January 15, 2012
Words and music: © 2012 Benny Oyama

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Benny Oyama Brooklyn, New York

Benny Oyama is a multicultural Japanese and Jewish singer-songwriter born and raised in New York City. The poetry and harmony of Benny Oyama’s intimate music has been likened to Nick Drake, Caetano Veloso and Simon and Garfunkel. Benny sings with a surprising multitude of voices, carried by subtle and complex guitar work firmly rooted in Brazilian and American Folk traditions. ... more

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