Tom Ciurczak

California Christmas Tales

C'mon C'mon Rudolf

Fala-lala Fala-lala Fala-lalala
Fala-lala Fala-lala Fala-lalala

The reindeer called a meeting
Somewhere near the North Pole
Seems old Rudolf’s got a problem
Drinking all day at the watering hole

He’s in no condition to fly
no longer what we need
We got to tell the big guy
We need someone else to lead

C’mon C’mon Rudolf
Its time you step aside
Age catches up with all of us
We need a younger buck to guide

C’mon C’mon Rudolf
You had your time up front
Step back and give someone else a chance
You no longer number one

It’s that time of year again
A big storm is moving in today
Dasher, Prancer, Donner, Vixen
Which ones going to light the way

You’re all a lot of talk
Picked the wrong time to stage a coup
So, fix him up, get him straight,
We need his red light to pull us through

C’mon C’mon Rudolf
Dig down deep inside
I know you got it in you
For one last final ride

C’mon C’mon Rudolf
It’s time that we were gone
guide us through one more snowy night You need to turn your red light on
guide us through one more snowy night
You need to turn your red light on

Fala-lala Lala-lala Fala-lalala
You got to turn on that Red Light
Fala-lala Lala-lala Fala-lalala
You got to turn on that Red Light
Fala-lala Lala-lala Fala-lalala
Oh, you got to turn on that Red Light

Santa’s Got a Brand New Bag

Santa has got a brand new bag
Santa has got a brand new bag
All the little girls and all the boys
Waiting by the tree for Christmas toys
Santa what’s in that bag?
Santa what’s in that bag?

All over the world way up in the sky
Its that time of year that reindeer can fly
See that red light through the snow
It’s not a UFO
You know exactly what it is
When you hear that HoHoHo

Santa has got a brand new bag
Santa has got a brand new bag
All the pretty moms and working dads
He’s the one who knows who’s been good or bad
Santa has got a brand new Bag

Getting ready for the night ahead
He fills his bag and loads it on his sled
Santa Oh Santa
C’mon Santa

All over the world way up in the sky
It’s that time of year that reindeer can fly
Where did Mom and Santa go?
Check under the mistletoe
You’ll know exactly where they are
When you hear that HoHoHo

Santa has got a brand new bag
Santa has got a brand new bag

Christmas Time In Hollywood

Holiday music in the air it looks real cold outside
Carolers singing songs all through the night
The TV camera’s zoom in close
As we watch the snow fall down
But none of this is real in Tinsel Town

Sleigh bells ring but no one hears a sound
They’re too busy in the fast lane and no way to slow down
Everyone sings along
To their favorite Christmas song
And that groaning just goes on and on and on

It’s Christmas time in Hollywood
Movie stars like to tell us what to do
What presents to buy and how to act, but I don’t care about any of that
As long as my Christmas is with you

And my brain keeps spinning and I can’t help thinking about it’s a Wonderful Life
But no Angels going to tell me what to do
Well, I keep trying and I ain’t buying, but it keeps me up all night
Wondering what they’re sending down the chimney this year after me and you

Its Christmas time in Hollywood
They’re coming right into your living room
Everyone’s singing jingle bells, but I still not buying what they’re selling
Cause all I want for Christmas is, all I need for Christmas is,
I just want my Christmas to be with you.

I Ain't Ever Growing Up - Volume I

Ontario Nights

Standing by the shoreline
Skimming stones across the water
Well Ontario rises cross my path and her winds describe her secrets to us

The bonfires burning distant in the night
And they’re right inside your eyes And I’m melting in this winter madness
But the howling wind keeps interrupting the moment

And your down on your knee’s
And you’re clinging to the ropes
the wind is blowing harder
You burst in to flames as the fires rise into the night
And Ontario keeps taking us higher

The last bit of smoke that we rolled into the night with
Has yet to finally go down and out
While Cayuga girls sitting by patiently waiting
for the storm on the beach to die down

Oh yeah taking those shots and finally losing count
Cause we’re staying out all night
‘til the morning sun finally comes around

And your down on your knee’s
And you’re clinging to the ropes
the wind is blowing harder
You burst in to flames as the fires rise into the night
And Ontario keeps taking us higher

And when the sun comes up I don’t want to go home Just want to hang round here and skim stones with you all day

You say it’s too cold
You say its too cold
You say it’s too fucking cold
Well, I’m burning up

All Night Long

Music’s playing loud and fast
She was standing in the corner
waiting for someone to ask her to dance
Well tonight is way too young
and I know it’s just begun
But I could dance with you all night long

Hearts are pumping to that rock and roll beat
Everybody’s on the dance floor’s moving their feet
If you look real close, you’ll see my soul’s desire
You’ll have to cool me down ‘cause I’m on fire
Well I’m burning up for you
I hope you feel the same way too
Cause I can dance with you all night long

Midnight hour comes and goes
Band plays a final song real slow
And I’m holding you close
Cause tonight might be all we have
I got to know
If this song and dance will be the last

Let’s party tonight
got nothing tomorrow
We can crank up some music on my radio
Cause you know that I’m right
and we ain’t done with the night
And I can go
no need to take it slow
I could dance with you all night long

Kilimanjaro Skies

I was meeting with some Big Game Hunters
at the “Sportsman Café”
It was another beautiful Tanzania day
I need to hire some local guy
I’m heading up that mountain side
Somewhere past the snowline
Way up high in those Kilimanjaro Skies

I ain’t looking for no “Lost City of Gold”
Blood Diamonds that were fought for and sold
I’m after a different prize
I heard those stories from the "Chagga" tribe
I’m looking for that place where elephants go to die
In those Kilimanjaro skies.

Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro
Way up high
somewhere lost in those Kilimanjaro skies

We’re Raiders of the places lost in history
Ancient tales of graveyards full of ivory
But legends often come along with a curse
But its hard to walk away
Its hard to walk away
Its hard to walk away
Cause in the end it’ll all be worth it

And they call me Bula Matari, Bula Matari,
Bula Matari, Bula Matari

We’re going way up high
Legends says that most of you’ll go blind
I like the odds it’s worth the risk
Think of all the money you’ll get
Somewhere in those Kilimanjaro skies.

Action out there

Simmer down, choose your words
Don’t bite your tongue, don’t lose your courage
You can’t sit and wait when it’s time to fight
You got to come out swinging hit with all your might

And the voices in the back of your head
got you spinning
Do it right it’s a new beginning

At the sound of the bell
the shot of the gun
When the whistle blows
we’re going to have some fun tonight

Monday night they shut the world off
Turn their televisions on to sports
Nothing ever really matters then
Everybody sitting happy, at their own front court

Last of the ninth
Final Round
Two-minute Warning comes
you don’t understand
you don’t even care
There’s “Action Out There”

Keep your cool don’t lose your head
Don’t drop your guard or you might drop dead
You can’t hold back when you draw first blood
You got to move in quick rub their face in the mud

And the roar of the crowd
seems to grow in assistance
Thumbs down chant
weakens your opponent’s resistance

Block that kick
steal that base
Knock him out
we’re going to win the race

Monday night they shut the world off
Turn their televisions on to sports
Nothing ever really matters then
Everybody sitting happy, at their own front court

Last of the ninth
Final Round
Two-minute warning comes
you don’t understand
you don’t even care
There’s “Action Out There”

Why don’t you sit down with me
Cause ready or not
It’s gonna come right down to the end
Can’t you pretend like you used to do.

Count is full
electricity is in the air
It’s time to wake up
open your eye’s
Cause there’s “Action Out There”
“Action Out There”

Nights on Fire

You strike a match
Create a spark
That brings the flames
That light the dark
You stand and watch
As it all burns
and you absorb
What you have learned

The “Nights on Fire"
See how it goes
And who survives
Once it gets cold

The fire purifies the souls
Of any witches in the town
So every full moon you go out
And burn another down

The "Nights on Fire"
See how it goes
And who survives

In the morning you just look around
And see what’s left to do
From the night before
Everything’s still smoking
Everyone has gone
And the sun has finally broken through

The cycle comes around
And once again you’re howling at the moon
You can’t relax
you strike a match
You know exactly what to do

The "Nights on Fire"
See how it goes
And who survives
Once it gets cold

Right or Wrong Choice

After a while you’ll forget him
Even the right or wrong choice
He’ll break your heart if you let him
Even the right or wrong choice
Don’t ever give your heart to him
Don’t ever lose control

Cause if the world should end tomorrow
It’ll be all right
You were just searching for the right man
So, you hide inside your bottle
‘til he’s in your site
For another one-night stand

Deep inside you know you’re lost
You swear you love with your fingers crossed
Don’t ever give your heart to him
Don’t ever lose control

Cause if the world should end tomorrow
It’ll be all right
You were just searching for the right man
So, you hide inside your bottle
‘til he’s in your site
For another one-night stand

Say your prayers
each night before you pass out
Play “Spin the Bottle”
and wake up on some stranger’s couch
You whisper
“Shiver me Timbers” and “Rattle my Bones”
I guess it’s better than waking up alone

Cause if the world should end tomorrow
It’ll be all right
Cause if the world should end tomorrow
It’ll be all right

The Vault

Been sitting at home thinking a lot
‘Bout all those times I never forgot
My brains been doing somersaults
About every night when we’d closed the Vault

I remember those faces and some of the names
But we spent too much time trying to blow out our brains
drank all night til we got our fill
then we’d hit the diner in Richmondville

that one-armed man always had a gun tucked inside his pants
And if you skipped out on the bill
He might shoot you in the back

Days and nights when we had no money
And we were in our prime
And we swore that we would always be
Blood brothers til the end of time

I still remember that Winter Day
When the Vault burned to the ground
And all the faculty on campus
Blamed us for everything in town

It could of been an inside job
Or a message sent by the local Mob
The cops were in it for the kill
But we learned a few things in Richmondville

And that one-armed man always had a gun tucked inside his pants
And if you tried to pull a fast one
Better watch your back

Days and nights when we had no money
And we were in our prime
We swore that we would always be
Blood brothers til the end
Brothers til the end of time

I remember those faces and some of the names
Still hear the screams, feel the heat from the flames
Stick to that story, someone else can take the blame
We’re brothers til the end
“Blood Brothers” til the end
til the end of time.

Well even though we fought and shouted
No one ever talked about it
The papers really made a fuss
But the charges wouldn’t stick to us

When it all died down and we returned
To dig up what we all had earned
we opened up that money sack
And I shot each brother in the back

Cause I learned a lot from that one-armed man
And what he had to do
Sometimes you got to pull the trigger
Before it is done to you

We’re brothers til the end
“Blood Brothers” til the end
‘til the end of time