[Tom Hannon]

PHONY’S


Don’t claim that your brave, when your full of fear
Don’t act like a worrywart, if you really don’t care
Don’t pretend to enjoy a crowded atmosphere
And go in the corner and play solitaire

Don’t put on a laugh, when inside your cryin’
Don’t make a statement, you might later be denying
Don’t say it’s your best, when you’re not trying
Don’t purr like a cat and roar like a lion

You’ve gotta be yourself, don’t be a phony
Don’t be led around, like a small pony
If you’re yourself, you’ll be honest and true
Than people will respect you in whatever you do


Don’t go twisting the truth with self-made lies
Don’t start making excuses and crazy alibis
Don’t put on a mask and wear a disguise
Don’t walk in the shoes that aren’t your size

Don’t be a sore loser, if you don’t always win
Before you can finish, you have to begin
You must be confident before you jump in
Don’t go overboard, if you can’t swim


There are things you can do, things that you can’t
Don’t get the feeling, that your superman
Just be who you are, that’s no great a task
And they’ll be nothing impossible people will ask

Tom Hannon
1969