The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
West coast pop art experimental band, “tracy had a hard day sunday
from: west coast pop art experimental band Vol.2 1967
“This LA based psychedelic rock/pop band was active from 1965 through 1970. This song resonated with the teenaged me, especially the line, “I tried to help her but she just wouldn’t listen. The chorus has harmonies hinting at the Byrds and the Beach Boys.
Dig those congas!
Tracy Had A Hard Day Sunday
People are papier-mâché
People and the games they play
I’m going off on a fantastic voyage
But I won’t let anything bother me
We’ll be too happy to worry
Living from day to day
All my friends are beautiful people
People are papier-mâché
People and the things they say
And I get hurt so easily
If Tracy wants to know I’ve gone
Before I left I paid all her bills
I finally couldn’t take it anymore
I’m tired of telling her “Speed kills”
Tracy had a hard day Sunday
She had to be herself
And no one else
Tracy had a hard day Sunday, oh yeah
[Instrumental Break]
Her parents came to town to visit
She cleaned out her medicine chest
She vacuumed the sofa and all the rest
Acting so prim and proper
Taking the money they had to offer
Smiling when they finally went away
People are papier-mâché
She lit her candle at both ends
And started flipping out on Monday
There’s not another boy in town
That she can go on through
There’s not another kick that’s new
Mirror, mirror on the wall
She has a very long way to fall
I tried to help her but she just wouldn’t listen
Tracy had a hard day Sunday
She had to be herself
And no one else
Tracy had a hard day Sunday, oh yeah
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