My Own Detective

My Own Detective
by Tom Chapin & Phil Galdston
© 2013 The Last Music Co. & Kazzoom Music, Inc.

Looking for the how to’s
Hunting down the good news
There are lots of clues that I can learn
Some are don’ts and some are do’s
Don’t get angry when I lose
And do let others always take their turn

Gonna be my own detective
Evidence? I will collect it
Every tip, yeah, I’ll inspect it, somehow
If I want to stay connected
Gotta track down what’s expected
And be my own detective, now

I found out a new fact
When I look, they look back
How I act is all that they can see
So I use my cool detective tools
To investigate the rules
Now I can tell what they expect of me

Gonna be my own detective
Evidence? I will collect it
Every tip, yeah, I’ll inspect it, somehow
If I want to stay connected
Gotta track down what’s expected
And be my own detective, now

Now when they smile, I can smile
We’re connected, you see
Now when they change, I can change
It’s the detective in me

Gonna be my own detective
Evidence? I will collect it
Every tip, yeah, I’ll inspect it, somehow
If I want to stay connected
Gotta track down what’s expected
And be my own detective
And track down what’s expected
I’m gonna stay connected… now!

This song appears on Tom Chapin's The Incredible Flexible You CD.

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