Roger D. Linder: FAWM July Song Sprint 2026

Artist

Songs composed for FAWM Song Sprint 2026

1. When The Kid Gets Gravy
2. Corner of My Eye

When The Kid Gets Gravy

Verse
A
As a child I 
C#m
was too thin. I 
C
had 
D
no 
A
fat on.
A
Even when I 
C#m
tried to sit, there 
C
was 
D
no 
A
pad on.
D
That was when I de
G
cided to 
F
start 
G
eating 
A
gravy

Chorus
A
Veggies always 
G
turned on me
My 
Bb
atti
C
tude was 
D
lazy
D
But I 
C
get the 
Bb
fat 
C
I 
D
need
F
When the 
G
kid gets 
A
gravy

Verse
A
A healthy meal was not my need on 
C
an
D
y 
A
day
A
A fatty snack, a jar of lard, says 
C
me: 
D
“O
A
kay!”
D
I am so glad that 
G
I started 
F
to eat much 
G
more 
A
gravy

Chorus
A
Diet foods just 
G
turn me off
They 
Bb
make my 
C
stomach 
D
crazy
D
I am 
C
always 
Bb
so 
C
ful
D
filled
F
When I’m 
G
full of 
A
gravy

Bridge
A
I went for a walk
C
 
D
 
A

A
There was no snacking
C
 
D
 
A

A
Not a bite to be had
C
 
D
 
A

A
I was not packing
C
 
D
 
A

D
But the moment I’m 
G
home, 
F
there was 
G
the 
A
gravy

Chorus
A
Fit or fat I 
G
have no choice
From 
Bb
fat I 
C
will not 
D
waver
D
I can’t 
C
take a
Bb
noth
C
er 
D
bite
Just 
F
give me 
G
some more 
A
gravy

Corner of My Eye

Out of the corner of my eye
I see there’s something for me to spy
A phantom title I did not write
Let’s do a reset, get it right 

There are so many, what do I do?
Each one revealed, who writes them, who?
I’d better put my pen to pad
And fix this error from the bad

My AI pal has struck again
The lyrics are not what I’ve written
I force myself to stifle a groan
I only want what are my own

A picture is a thousand words
But my words? No! Don’t be absurd
I never wrote that silly verse
That makes my song go bad to worse 

The poet in me needs to thrive
I need my own to come alive 
I’ll work to find the perfect rhyme
I’ll finish up in my own time

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