Tin Man

I always thought this might make a nice rock song, heavy metal or maybe punk. One folk iteration is included on "Scott Merrick's Songs for Alaska, Featuring the Last Frontier Band." I wrote this one as the result of yet another romantic connection attempt: Life is full of them, if we're lucky. I extrapolated it all into a Wizard of Oz settiing and got:

Wizard
by Scott Merrick

tin man lookin' for a ticker again
settled when a lady wearing knickers come in
he gave her all his metal but she wanted his soul
he said i'd like to stay but you're forcing me to to away

pretty lady looking for a cowardly lion
she'd like to find a young 'un but she's taking her time
she'd love to fall in love but he's too sober to fall
she started drinking vodka when her whiskey bottle
all went dry

where's that wizard, they said he'd be here
we're out in the woods, there ain't nobody near
if i was where i wanted i wouldn't be here
'cause we're out in the woods and these trees
are acting queer.

funny lookin' scarecrow told me which way to go
he acted kinda weird so i guess he should know
toto's gettin' squirrelly and these shoes are too big
a freaky witchy lady said she'd show me soon a trick or two

where's that wizard, they said he'd be here

we're out in the woods, there ain't nobody near

if i was where i wanted i wouldn't be here

'cause we're out in the woods and these trees

are acting queer...