Friday's Tie-dye Nightmare Lyrics - Carole King

In Friday's tie-dye nightmare 

I was trying to get from here to there 

Walking to, passing through people everywhere 

I got on at my station, running through the fire 

Looking for an elevation that would get me a little higher 

News of people dying, someone lying on the stair 

Crying for the nation, can we offer up a prayer 

There'll be a coronation, a fancy dress affair 

We'll be lined up in formation, but we won't be going anywhere 

Down the hellhole, trying to make my way 

I couldn't get where I wanted, due to an unforeseen delay 

The man was apologetic as he turned his head to say 

Sorry, kid, you're not gonna make it home today 

Hey mister, why'd you take my ticket away 

Even more to the point, how come I let you 

I could blame it all on you, or make up my mind to stay 

I wish I knew a way I could forget you 

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I didn't read the fine print, y'gotta be on the ball 

Some days I'm less confident, up against a wall 

I wonder where my mind went, I should have made the call 

I like to think I'm innocent, but then, don't we all 

I got to the next location, hoping for the best 

But another situation put me to the test 

A man in black pants, a white shirt, and a red vest 

Had fallen on the track and no one even got depressed 

Or even guessed he wasn't putting on an act 

Someone said he'd drunk too much 

'Cause he was lying on his back 

It was also duly noted that he happened to be black 

There was a serious lack of anything right at all here 

What's the difference--I didn't stop 

The very least I could have done was call a cop 

But I passed the news vendor, pursuing my agenda 

And I like everyone else, I dropped the ball here 

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Still trying to get home, I saw a telephone 

And put some coins I had found 

They were supposed to work, they did for the man beside me 

But when I dropped them in, they wouldn't go down 

What is going on here 

Will I ever know the truth 

How do to deal with the time stealing away your daddy's youth 

Story after story of disaster barely missed 

You see, common miracles somehow do exist 

And anyone can be kissed by lady fortune 

So I gathered up my skirt and tucked my wallet in 

Grabbed my bag and the sling I carried my girl child in 

Funny she didn't cry, she wasn't scared at all 

She could see a happy outcome in the patterns on the wall 

And y'know 

The next train was the right one, but not for the vested man 

I try, but there's too many things I'll never understand 

Y'gotta keep on going knowing someone's got a plan 

For Friday's tie-dye nightmare and Monday's promised land 

And there it is