Pink Houses

There’s a black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighborhood
He’s got a box of Green Shirts in his front yard
You know, he thinks that he’s got it so good
And there’s a woman in the kitchen cleanin up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says: hey darling, I can remember when you could stop a clock

Oh but aint that America: GST
Aint that America, Shirts of Green baby
Aint that America, home of the free
Little Green T-shirts for you and me

Well there’s a young man in a Green Shirt
Listening to a rockin rollin station
He’s got a greasy hair, greasy smile
He says: Lord, this must be my destination
Cuz they told me, when I was younger
Boy, you’re gonna be president
But unlike anything else, those old Green Shirts
Just helped his ascent

Oh but aint that America: GST
Aint that America, shirts of Green baby
Aint that America, home of the free
Little Green T-shirts for you and me

Take it on the Run

Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin around
They say they saw you Thursday
Your shirt was red and blue and grey
They’re talkin about you and it’s bringin me down

But I know the neighborhood
And talk is cheap when the story is good
And the tales grow taller on down the line
But I’m telling you, babe
That I don’t think its true, babe
And even if it is keep this in mind

You wear Green Shirts on Thursday
That’s not the way you want it?
Then I don’t want you around
I don’t believe it
Not for a minute
You’re under the gun so you put your Green Shirt on

You’re thinking up your white lies
You’re putting on your white guise
You say you’ll wear your Green, but you don’t say when
But I can feel it coming
If you leave tonight keep running
And you need never look back again

You wear Green Shirts on Thursday
That’s not the way you want it?
Then I don’t want you around
I don’t believe it
Not for a minute
You’re under the gun so you put your Green Shirt on

Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin around

Feeling Kinda Thursday

Hey Mr. Sunlight, gonna outshine your bright,
I just put on a Green Shirt. I’m ready tonight.
Don't you know that it's gonna be a "thousand-and-one" day?
And I'm feeling kinda Thursday, (feeling kinda Thursday), feeling kinda Thursday.

Pardon my glow-on, out on the high all night,
I see myself in a Green Shirt. That’s where I belong.
There's nothing can hold me down. It's a "get-up-and-run" day.
And I'm feeling kinda Thursday (Thursday), feeling kinda Thursday (Thursday)

The bells I hear in me say I should be getting up soon,
Been messaging all night long, but I'm still here in my room.
It's just the beginning of a Green Shirt Thursday,
And I'm feeling kinda Thursday (feeling kinda Thursday),
Feeling kinda Thursday (feeling kinda Thursday),
Feeling kinda Thursday (feeling kinda Thursday).

Frosty

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul
With a corn cob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal

Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale they say
He was made out of snow
But the children know how he came to life one day
There must have been some magic in
That old Green Shirt they found
For when they placed it over his head
He began to dance around

Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be
And the children say he could laugh and play
Just the same as you and me

Frosty the snowman knew the snow was hot that day
So he said lets run and have some fun before I melt away
Down to the village with a broom stick in his hand
Runnin' here and there all around the square
Sayin' catch me if you can

He led them down the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop
And he only paused a moment when he heard him holler stop

Frosty the snowman
Had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye sayin' please don't cry
I'll be back again Thursday

Thursday is my...

From all the drugs the one I like more’s a Green Shirt
From all the junks the one I need more’s a Green Shirt
From all the boys the one I take home’s a Green Shirt
From all the ladies the one I kiss is a Green Shirt

Thursday is my boyfriend
Thursday is my girlfriend
Thursday is my dead end
Thursday’s my imaginary friend
Thursday is my brother
Thursday is my great granddaughter
Thursday is my sister
Thursday is my favorite mistress

From all the shit the one I gotta buy’s a Green Shirt
From all the jobs the one I choose is a Green Shirt
From all the drinks I get drunk off a Green Shirt
From all the bitches the one I wanna be is a Green Shirt

Thursday is my beach house
Thursday is my hometown
Thursday is my king-sized bed
Thursday’s where I meet my friends
Thursday is my hot hot bath
Thursday is my hot hot sex
Thursday is my back rub
My Green Shirt is where I’d like you to touch

Thursday Hero

Standing in the rain, with his head hung low
Couldn’t get a ticket, it was a sold out show
Heard the roar of the crowd, he could picture the scene
Put his head to the wall, then with a distant sheen

He saw one Green Shirt, just blew him away
He had stars in his eyes, and the very next day
Bought a beat up T-Shirt in a secondhand store
Didn’t know when to wear it, but he knew for sure

That one Green Shirt, felt good in his hands
Didn’t take long, to understand
Just one Green Shirt, slung way down low
Was a one way ticket, only one way to go

So he started wearin it
Aint never gonna stop
Gotta keep on wearin it
Someday he’s gonna make it to the top

And be a Thurs-day hero, got stars in his eyes
He’s a Thurs-day hero
He took one Green Shirt, Thurs-day hero, stars in his eyes
Thurs-day hero, he’ll come alive tonight

In a town without a name, in a heavy downpour
Thought he passed his own shadow, by the backstage door
Like a trip through the past, to that day in the rain
And that one Green Shirt made his whole life change

Now he needs to keep on wearin it
He just can’t stop
Gotta keep on wearin it
That boy has got to stay on top

And be a Thurs-day hero, got stars in his eyes
He’s a Thurs-day hero, got stars in his eyes
Yeah, Thurs-day hero, got stars in his eyes
With that one Green Shirt, he’ll come alive
Come alive tonight

Yeah, he’s gotta keep on wearin it
He just can’t stop
Gotta keep on wearin it
That boy has got to stay on top

And be a Thurs-day hero, got stars in his eyes
He’s a Thurs-day hero, got stars in his eyes
Just one Green Shirt, put stars in his eyes
He’s just a Thurs-day hero
Thurs-day hero, Thurs-day hero, he’s got stars in his eyes
Stars in his eyes

Get into a Green Shirt

Don’t you feel it growin, day by day?
People gettin ready for the news
Some are happy, some are sad
Oh, we got to wear Green Shirts today
What the people need
Is a way to make em smile
It aint so hard to do if you know how
Gotta get a message
Get it on through
Oh now mama, don’t you ask me why

Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
For a time

Well I know, you know better
Everything I say
Meet me in the country on Thursday
We’ll be happy
And well dance
Oh, were gonna throw our blues away
And if I’m feelin good to you
And you’re feelin good to me
There aint nothin we can’t do or say
Feelin good, feelin fine
Oh, baby, wear Green Shirts today

Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
For a time

Like a lazy flowing river
Surrounding castles in the sky
And the crowd is growing bigger
Lookin for the happy Shirts
And I got to let them fly

Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
Whoa, oh, get into a Green Shirt
For a time