From the recording Born on A Monday
In many ways, I'm a punk at heart. This song is a nod to The Jam, Elvis Costello and Matthew Sweet. I'm surprised that most people don't get it, but the lyrics are all allusions to TV shows I watched as a kid on either PBS or the independent UHF station in Kansas City (long before cable, we only had four channels to choose from, and they went off the air to white noise at 1am).
Lyrics
"I don't come in for a while""OK")
Do you know
Did Johnny Sokko grow
Sanctimonious and strong
Maybe the CEO of Sony?
And what did thrifty Mr. Rogers do
With all those worn-out shoes and sneakers
Are they piled up in his room?
Where is my big
Blue
Someone tell me
Where's my big blue marble?
We used to fake
That face Speed Racer makes
When the bad guys drove him off the mountain
Gave his pet monkey the shakes
And you know I cried
When Eddie's father died
Superhero or magician
If he could just make up his mind
Where is my big
Blue
Someone tell me
Where's my big blue marble?
From four to seven every day
The world became my own
And there I knew exactly who I could be
But then they throw me all alone
Into this great big world
And they weren't there for me
Why weren't they there for me?
That guy used to be
On the Electric Company
Now he's an Academy contender
I hope he brings one home for me
Where is my big
Blue
Can someone tell me
Where's my big blue marble?
Where's my big
Blue
Can someone tell me, tell me
Where's my big blue marble?