Steve Key: Songs/Lyrics

Scatter Seeds

(Steve Key)

SCATTER SEEDS (By Steve Key ©2000)
These songs are like houses on the wrong side of town
Priced right for the market, but no buyer can be found
I fill them up with furniture, I build them strong and safe
But if it's only about the money, I'd rather sell real estate

These songs are my children who've all grown up and moved
I gave them up for adoption on 16th Avenue
But I see them every Thursday night when I sing real good for free
If it's only about the money, I'd rather raise a family

Long ago I took a road heading out of the Silicon Valley
In a '68 Plymouth Valiant headed up Interstate 5
And I could've made a good living back home in the Silicon Valley
With a home in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Singing someone else's life

These songs are my garden I planted in my soul
I keep them here inside me so they can't die from the cold
The dollar bills on the branches are all overgrown with weeds
But if it's only about the money, I'd rather
Scatter seeds