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If I Had A Million Dollars

If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you a house ( I would buy you a house) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you furniture for your house (maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you a K-car (a nice Reliant automobile) If I had a 1,000,000, I'd buy your love In 1992, The Barenaked Ladies released their song "If I Had A Million Dollars".  I imagine many of you have asked yourself this question at least once in your life.  It's natural.  After all, a million dollars represents a carefree life of luxury.  As kids we saw it again and again on TV from the Clampetts moving to Beverly Hills to George and Weezie movin' on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky. As newleyweds, this question came up once in a while especially after returning to that little apartment after a long day of work.  Fortunately, it never set in too long because we were happily distracted with

Here Comes the Sun

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say it's all right Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say it's all right As a Southern California boy I never thought much about the seasons because they were - give or take a few degrees - not much different from each other.  Now that we live on the East Coast, everyone has their favorite.  Some enjoy the blustering wind and beautiful colors of fall.  Some love the warm and easy going days of summer.  Some even enjoy the cold, white winters.  Not me.  My favorite season is spring with my favorite day the first time you wake up to young birds singing their songs of joy.  For me, this is not only the sign that winter has past, but of new beginnings.  Tonight we will move our clocks forwar