{"id":1042,"date":"2016-09-20T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2016-09-19T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T22:12:57","slug":"unexpected-house-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=1042","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected House Guest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lyrics and Music by April Martinez<\/p>\n

Verse 1<\/strong> – (Em, Em, B7, Em, Em, Em, B7, Em)
\nOctober thirty-one, the kids are all just having fun
\nIn costumes and in groups outside the house out on the street.
\nThey\u2019re laughing, talking, and they\u2019re knocking on the door
\nOf every house; they\u2019re holding bags and calling out, \u201cHey, trick or treat!\u201d<\/p>\n

Verse 2<\/strong>
\nYet at my house, the lights are out. I scream and shout,
\nBut no one hears me crying. Dying, I am tied up in a chair.
\nA crazy lunatic has broken in \u2014\u00a0he\u2019s \u201cgotten wind\u201d
\nThat daddy was a pirate captain, rich and debonair.<\/p>\n

Chorus 1<\/strong> – (G, D, Em, B7, G, D, Am, C, G, D, Em, B7, G, D, Am, C)
\nThis Halloween I have an unexpected house guest,
\nA mental patient looking for a secret treasure chest.
\nWhen he finds out that I\u2019ve got nothing here worth takin\u2019,
\nI\u2019ll bleed a lot on Halloween and won\u2019t be fakin\u2019!<\/p>\n

Verse 3<\/strong>
\nHe goes through everything and beats me up and threatens me,
\nBut he can\u2019t find a dime or sign of treasure anywhere.
\nHe gets so angry that he screeches, \u201cBloody murder!\u201d
\nAnd he eats up all the candy, and I cry, \u201cHey, that\u2019s not fair!\u201d<\/p>\n

Chorus 1<\/strong>
\nThis Halloween I have an unexpected house guest,
\nA mental patient looking for a secret treasure chest.
\nWhen he finds out that I\u2019ve got nothing here worth takin\u2019,
\nI\u2019ll bleed a lot on Halloween and won\u2019t be fakin\u2019!<\/p>\n

Verse 4<\/strong>
\nIt takes some doing, but I\u2019ve got some skill persuading,
\nAnd I know he is delusional, so easy to persuade.
\nIf I can tell him what he wants for me to tell him,
\nI can pull a fast one over him and send him on his way.<\/p>\n

Bridge<\/strong> – (Am, Em, Am, Em, C, G, D, B7)
\nAnd then my black cat just a-wanders in the living room,
\nHis tail a-swaying like he doesn\u2019t feel a sense of doom,
\nAnd then I have the biggest baddest idea in a good long while.<\/p>\n

Verse 5<\/strong>
\nI manage to convince the guy the litter box is mine.
\n\u201cDon\u2019t take it or the golden nuggets hiding deep inside!\u201d
\nHe laughs then slaps me, and he takes the litter box
\nAnd runs away with bags of cat poop bouncing neatly by his side.<\/p>\n

Chorus 2<\/strong>
\nThis Halloween, I had an unexpected house guest,
\nA mental patient looking for a secret treasure chest.
\nWhen he found out that I had nothing here worth takin\u2019,
\nHe took the poop. God\u2019s honest truth. Yo, I ain\u2019t fakin\u2019!
\n[Repeat]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outtro<\/strong>
\nOctober thirty-one, the kids are all just having fun
\nIn costumes and in groups outside the house out on the street.<\/p>\n

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Lyrics and Music by April Martinez Verse 1 – (Em, Em, B7, Em, Em, Em, B7, Em) October thirty-one, the kids are all just having fun In costumes and in groups outside the house out on the street. They\u2019re laughing, talking, and they\u2019re knocking on the door Of every house; they\u2019re holding bags and calling out, \u201cHey, trick or treat!\u201d Verse 2 Yet at my house, the lights are out. I scream and shout, But no one hears me crying….<\/p>\n

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