Today's new Dial-A-Song: The Bright Side 

the bright side is blinding our eyes and the sound keeps ringing ringing
the bright side is just a white lie that the crowd keeps singing singing  
you are a busy bee. you are a busy bee

sunshine. sitting on a pavement crack  
everyone was staring back but you didn’t mind
sunshine. futile were our defenses
backwards ran your sentences until reeled the mind 

.next what’s fear and silence in wait just all we'll then
upsidedown everything turning done you’re When

the bright side is blinding our eyes and the sound keeps ringing ringing
the bright side is just a white lie that the crowd keeps singing singing  
you are a busy bee. you are a busy bee

back then fighting with the permanent
pushing through the sediment till we lost the trail  
back then those days felt like house arrest
half-awake and self-possessed, we thought we’d prevail 

among the rain and lights I saw the figure 5 in gold on a red fire truck
that’s what I was told

the bright side is blinding our eyes and the sound keeps ringing ringing
the bright side is just a white lie that the crowd keeps singing singing  
the bright side is blinding our eyes and the sound keeps ringing ringing

JOHN FLANSBURGH