Musical Lexicon – “Daydream Believer” – My Answers

Topic – What I Want to be When I Grow Up

Astronaut

Woke Up New – The Mountain Goats

“And an astronaut could have seen the hunger in my eyes from space.”

Cowboy

Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys – Ed Bruce

“Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys…”

Police

Dream Police – Cheap Trick

“The dream police, they live inside my head”

Pro Athlete*

Boxing Champ – Kaiser Chiefs

“You were a boxing champ, and I was a weakling”

Doctor

 Bad Case of Loving You – Robert Palmer

“Doctor, Doctor, give me the news, I’ve got a bad case of loving you”

Rock Star

Konstantine – Something Corporate

“I had these dreams that I would learn to play guitar, maybe cross the country, become a rock star.”

Father/Dad

Chop Suey! – System of a Down

“Father! Father! Father into your hands I commend my spirit”

Pilot

Salute MY Shorts! – Rilo Kiley

“This time I’m not just watching them. It’s me as the pilot instead, and I land the plane all by myself”

Lawyer

Lovers Need Lawyers – The Good Life

“Lovers need lawyers, all that I’m screaming’s being held against me. Well, you’re judge and jury…”

President

Hearshot Kid Disaster – Coheed & Cambria

“Still searching for your face in the crowd that killed the President.”

Engineer

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel

“Do you remember those days hanging out by the village green? Engineer boots, leather jackets and tight blue jeans.”

Surgeon

Ship in a Bottle – Bright Eyes

“I wanna be the surgeon that cuts you open, and fixes all of life’s mistakes.”

Priest**

Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles

“Father MacKenzie writing the words to a sermon that no one will hear.”

There seems to have been some trouble with surgeon. There was the Weird Al song that was mentioned, along with my Bright Eyes song, as well as the POstal Service’s “Nothing Better” to pick from. Tomorrow’s topic is going to be a fun one…