Working on My Tan   I gotta learn to move right    make my start, look the part and I gotta get my groove right    catch the style, make a pile and I gotta grab the spotlight    play to win, fit right in and they gotta think I’m not white    play the blues, free to choose    to be a different kind of man    working on my tan   Never knowing how to see straight    hitch my pants, do my dance saying stuff about a free state    say the word, flip the bird tell the ladies I can love late    shake the hood, looking good tat my knuckles with the LOVE / HATE    play it cool, I’m no fool    I’m just a different kind of man    working on my tan      yes I’m working    oh yes I’m working    today I’m working    working on my tan     © Michael Fleming Brattleboro, Vermont September 2013