TALKIN CN TOWER BLUES
I was thinkin all night long
About a point of view for my next song
A place where I could take a peak
To get to the bottom of things so to speak
In order to do that I put myself on top of the CN Tower
I thought of the tower of Babel built up high
You get closer to God when you're up in the sky
The part about the languages doesn't seem true
I guess if you looked down you'd babble too.
The Empire State building was biggest so long
Used to love that movie about KING KONG
It's not exciting anymore it's a big mess
It's the height of ridiculousness.
It's a block away from my place, be finished soon
Its shadows at our doorstep at high noon
Living close to it has got me on edge
I really jumped when some one slammed the fridge
Of course if it fell what kind of a landmark would it be?
They say it's the tallest free standing
Structure in the world
They have one in Russia
But its the tallest
Communist standing structure.
When you get to the restaurant your ears will pop
But with a coca cola it'll soon stop
Look at the bill and your eyes will pop wide
And then you may want to go over the side
I guess they're competing with the airlines.
I'd rather spend all that money
For a meal and get somewhere.
© 1974 Stefan des Lauriers