Sha-Na-Doo-Ba-Lee
In the morning
When I can't get out of bed
Full of existential dread and expectation
In the evening
When I can't fall asleep
Cause I can hardly keep my mind from racing
My grandma comes to me
And sings sha-na-doo-ba-lee
And I sing along and rise to face the day
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee is all I really need
To remind me what to do and not to say
Hang on
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee
What the hell's that mean?
I hear you saying
Beats me
It's just a little thing my grandma used to sing like she was praying
And though she never said exactly what it meant
I always thought it went something like this
Be kind, shop local, recycle your cans
Interrogate your privilege, don't forget to wash your hands
Pay your debts, answer texts, give your all to every task
Register to vote and wear your stupid mask
Do not say the N-word, not even quoting B.I.G.
Beware the toxic ego monster game show fascist pig
But since all that's a mouthful, at least it is for me
I smile and whisper sha-na-doo-ba-lee
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee, sing along with me
It'll calm you down and gently point the way
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee, try it and you'll see
Pretty soon you'll find you sing it every day
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee is what she'd say to me
When the darkness starts to come remember sha-na-doo-ba-lee
When the darkness starts to come remember sha-na-doo-ba-lee
When the darkness starts to come remember sha-na-doo-ba-lee
When I can't get out of bed
Full of existential dread and expectation
In the evening
When I can't fall asleep
Cause I can hardly keep my mind from racing
My grandma comes to me
And sings sha-na-doo-ba-lee
And I sing along and rise to face the day
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee is all I really need
To remind me what to do and not to say
Hang on
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee
What the hell's that mean?
I hear you saying
Beats me
It's just a little thing my grandma used to sing like she was praying
And though she never said exactly what it meant
I always thought it went something like this
Be kind, shop local, recycle your cans
Interrogate your privilege, don't forget to wash your hands
Pay your debts, answer texts, give your all to every task
Register to vote and wear your stupid mask
Do not say the N-word, not even quoting B.I.G.
Beware the toxic ego monster game show fascist pig
But since all that's a mouthful, at least it is for me
I smile and whisper sha-na-doo-ba-lee
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee, sing along with me
It'll calm you down and gently point the way
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee, try it and you'll see
Pretty soon you'll find you sing it every day
Sha-na-doo-ba-lee is what she'd say to me
When the darkness starts to come remember sha-na-doo-ba-lee
When the darkness starts to come remember sha-na-doo-ba-lee
When the darkness starts to come remember sha-na-doo-ba-lee
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Writer(s): Alexander Scott Castle
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