ME:
I had a little problem when I tried to write a parody:
I thought the pacing was spot on, but lacking in hilarity.
I took a break and thought some more, then wrote about a wild ride;
I posted it on AmIRight (and found out that it promptly died.)

I'd filled it full of ref'rences to automotive trivia;
It went right over people's heads and dropped into oblivion.
I've spoofed the songs of Billy Joel, the Rolling Stones and R.E.M
The Beatles and the Eagles and a number of the rest of them.

ALL:
The Beatles and the Eagles and a number of the rest of them.
The Beatles and the Eagles and a number of the rest of them.
The Beatles and the Eagles and a number of the rest of all of them.

ME:
I wrote a song of dictators, a parody of "Be Our Guest".
Song of the Month was kind to it, but all it got was second-best.
Two times at least, I've had success in carving up a slice of "Pie";
In fact the second time around, that dish came with a side of "Rice".

ALL:
Two times at least, he had success in carving up a slice of "Pie";
In fact the second time around, that dish came with a side of "Rice".

ME:
"I'm Walking Home" was one with which the masses could identify;
But as an SOTM, well, I'm sad to say it didn't fly.
You smiled, nodded, rolled your eyes while reading "I've Seen Every Car";
A TMI to say the least, it took things just a bit too far.

I'm proud to say that even Spaff.com has sometimes been impressed,
Though what my theme exactly was he joked that he could not profess.
I've wracked my brain, and done requests, and tackled many crazy songs.
I've found I have a tendency to pick the ones that seem too long.

ALL:
He's found he has a tendency to pick the ones that seem too long.
He's found he has a tendency to pick the ones that seem too long.
He's found he has a tendency to pick the ones that always seem too long.

ME:
I've conjured rhymes and synonyms to make my version's pacing jell;
Sometimes I get it all to work while other times it goes to hell.
In short, I guess that you could say that while I'm nowhere near the best,
I have a focused theme which is that I am very car-obsessed!

ALL:
In short, he guesses we could say that while he's nowhere near the best,
He has a focused theme which is that he is very car-obsessed!

ME:
I hear the "Sound of Sirens" and I quickly need to go to ground,
But do a little Feng Shui first and help me "Turn the Bed Around".
I've tried most every topic that someone could call vehicular,
And yet I'll sometimes turn one out with no point in particular.

I've parodied traditional, the modern, and alternative;
I try to stay original but some have been derivative.
I've stayed away from politics and other stuff like sex and poo.
Walt Disney's rolling in his grave, and Johnny Cash is likely too.

ALL:
Walt Disney's rolling in his grave, and Johnny Cash is likely too.
Walt Disney's rolling in his grave, and Johnny Cash is likely too.
Walt Disney's rolling in his grave, and Johnny Cash is likely rolling too.

ME:
I Bowled for Soup, I got The Vapors, once I even Fought for Five,
Then shifted gears and put it into Bachmann-Turner Overdrive.
I may have brilliant moments while at other times I feel unskilled,
But look how time has passed and now the lines are all completely filled!

ALL:
He may have brilliant moments while at other times he feels unskilled
But look how time has passed and now the lines are all completely filled!