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Gotta Be Good

No matter what I do
I just wanna have fun
Wanna stay outside
Wanna run and run
And play with the trees
And dance with the sky
And just go crazy
So I don’t have to lie
And I know it’s bad
And I gotta be good
And I try so hard
To do what I should
When I’m fixing stuff
When I’m cleaning up
When I tie my shoes
When I fill my cup
I never get it right
It just comes out all wrong
When I hurry it up
It takes too long
Man, I gotta be good
I gotta be great
Or that ol’ Judge Flint’s
Gonna whup me at the stake!
Uh huh
That’s right
Stay cool
Be nice

I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad
I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad
I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad
I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad

What I gonna do if the sky is falling?
What I gonna do if the grass is green?
What I gonna do if the voice is calling?
What I gonna do if I wanna scream?

I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad
I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad
I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad
I gotta be good
But I wanna be bad
Un huh
That’s right
Stay cool
Be nice

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from THE KINGDOM - A Musical, track released January 6, 1995
THE KINGDOM is a musical about a sicko religious cult in Vermont. The songs have been recorded in varying production levels. Some 48-track. Some 4. Some less. I was lucky to have incredible singers on many of these tunes. Gary Cherone, Rebecca Parris, The Reverend Lee Mitchell, Julie Woods, Nancy Adams, Mark Baxter among them. The players include Jane + Mike Mangini, Phil Bynoe, Tom Shepard + others who's names I can't recall. Producers include Phil Green, Barry Marshall.
The story is dark. The book, cast, et al can be found here:

www.rickberlin.com/ambition/index.html

note: the record was never actually released

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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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