LIFE OF RILEY MUSIC
CATALOG SELECTIONS

The 1000
Song

Thomas Riley Smith c.2000 - 2022

1000 kinds of rain,
pray for it to come,
pray it goes away.
1000 colors in 1000 shades.
I like lavender gray.
1000 notes on mirrors and guitars,
1000 people in 1000 bars.
1000 numbers on matchbooks
and on the jukebox.
1000 dreams to have.
1000 to have not.
1000 times 1000 again,
1000 long-lost friends.
1000 cracks in 1000 sidewalks.
1000 stories, and I’d still
want to talk to the one.

She’s my one-man-woman,
I’m her one-woman-man.
I put a dollar in the fishbowl,
and I’m asking the band,
to play one more song,
so that I can dance with the one.

1000 fevers and 1000 cures,
1000 fastballs and 1000 curves.
1000 meanings between 1000 lines,
1000 translations read 1000 times.
1000 wagers on 1000 numbers,
1000 cravings and 1000 hungers.
1000 victories and 1000 white flags,
1000 homeless wearing 1000 rags.
1000 dollars and 1000 dreams,
1000 inventions and 1000 schemes.
1000 prayers for 1000 years,
that all things be given,
subtracting all fears
from the one.

I’d retrace every step
in my hard history,
Knowing the road led
to the one, to the one.

She’s my one man woman,
I’m her one woman man.
I put a dollar in the fishbowl,
and I’m asking the band,
to play one more song,
so that I can dance with the one.

1000 introductions,
1000 déjà vu’s.
1000 rooms with a view.
1000 flowers on 1000 walls,
1000 shrinking violets
hiding in the hall.
1000 hearts on 1000 sleeves,
1000 imprisoned and 1000 freed.
1000 pillows and 1000 heads
between 1000 sheets on 1000 beds.
1000 reasons why I appreciate.
1000 lines, 1000 rhymes, and all I am
I dedicate to the one.

She’s my one man woman,
I’m her one woman man.
I put a dollar in the fishbowl,
and I’m asking the band
to play one more song ,
so that I can dance - with the one.

Gone dancin’ with the one.
Im dancin’ with the one.

1000 kinds of rain,
pray for it to come,
pray it goes away.
1000 colors
in 1000 shades.
I like lavender gray.
1000 notes on
mirrors and guitars,
1000 people
in 1000 bars.
1000 numbers
on matchbooks
and on the jukebox.
1000 dreams to have.
1000 to have not.
1000 times 1000 again,
1000 long-lost friends.
1000 cracks
in 1000 sidewalks.
1000 stories,
and I’d still want to
talk to the one.

She’s my one-man-woman,
I’m her one-woman-man.
I put a dollar in the fishbowl,
and I’m asking the band,
to play one more song,
so that I can dance
with the one.

1000 fevers
and 1000 cures,
1000 fastballs
and 1000 curves.
1000 meanings
between 1000 lines,
1000 translations
read 1000 times.
1000 wagers
on 1000 numbers,
1000 cravings
and 1000 hungers.
1000 victories and
1000 white flags,
1000 homeless
wearing 1000 rags.
1000 dollars
and 1000 dreams,
1000 inventions
and 1000 schemes.
1000 prayers
for 1000 years,
that all things be given,
subtracting all fears
from the one.

I’d retrace every step
in my hard history,
Knowing the road led
to the one, to the one.

She’s my one man woman,
I’m her one woman man.
I put a dollar in the fishbowl,
and I’m asking the band,
to play one more song,
so that I can dance
with the one.

1000 introductions,
1000 déjà vu’s.
1000 rooms with a view.
1000 flowers
on 1000 walls,
1000 shrinking violets
hiding in the hall.
1000 hearts on
1000 sleeves,
1000 imprisoned
and 1000 freed.
1000 pillows and
1000 heads
between 1000 sheets
on 1000 beds.
1000 reasons why
I appreciate.
1000 lines, 1000 rhymes,
and all I am
I dedicate to the one.

She’s my one man woman,
I’m her one woman man.
I put a dollar in the fishbowl,
and I’m asking the band
to play one more song ,
so that I can
dance - with the one.

Gone dancin’ with the one.
Im dancin’ with the one.