Got up Sunday morning early as I usually do
Of course we were now on standard time, daylight savings time was through
My phone showed it was six thirty, that meant I actually slept in
I had already gained an hour before my day was to begin
I put the dog on the leash and headed out the door
I know that last line, you definitely read before
So I put on my headphones and was listening to some political talk
The topic wasn’t interesting so I changed stations and continued on our walk
Decided to listen to some music on “Retrohits.ca”
Turned the volume up a little bit and went on our way
It’s a great site that plays old hits from the past
I try to guess each song, which seems to make the walk go fast
If you really know me, I have a competitive side
I am trying to get the song and the singer with every single stride
I am going to confide in you and tell you even more
With every song that is aired, I am keeping score
I kicked in “Shazam” just to see if I was right or wrong
I continued on my route enjoying every single song
I got “Gone, Gone, Gone” from “Chilliwack” right from the start
Then I couldn’t remember who sang “Un-break My Heart”
“I Got You Babe” from “Sonny & Cher” there’s no doubt!
I couldn’t remember “Diana Ross” sang “I’m Coming Out”
“Undercover Angel” was the next song they would play
Hats off to anyone who knew it was “Alan O’Day”
I only managed to recall another one or two
Then I got upset with myself when they played “Jackie Blue”
That is a tune that I should have never gotten wrong
“The Ozark Mountain Daredevils” is the band that sings this song
Chances are if they played their other hit, I would have missed that as well
“If You Wanna Get To Heaven” you gotta raise a little Hell
I am too embarrassed to tell you my final score
I even considered walking extra blocks just to hear a few more
Chances are I could have walked all day and never come out ahead
I have to find a strictly “seventies” hit station instead
This is the decade that I know the best
I would have no problem passing that test
Then I thought it’s a good thing that I have the dog when I roam
Maybe he’s the only one who knows our way home
Though the score I received was a total disgrace
I have to admit that listening to these songs really picked up my pace
I shaved seven or eight minutes off the time I usually take
Maybe listening to music while I walk is a change I should make
Concentrate on the exercise instead of my “brain power”
I completed this morning’s trek fifteen seconds short of that extra hour
The Black Sheep Poet 