{"id":11625,"date":"2025-10-07T20:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?page_id=11625"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:08:11","slug":"mama-always-told-me-not-to-look-into-the-eyes-of-the-sun-it-was-a-good-time-for-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?page_id=11625","title":{"rendered":"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun&#8230;&#8230;it was a good time for me&#8230;&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Fred Pahlke\u00a0 (MAT)\u00a0 Oklahoma City University 1974<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/7a\/fc\/0a\/7afc0a8fb2822360221c2297052271f7.jpg\" alt=\"Manfred Mann's Earth Band\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1361\" \/><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Manfred Mann&#8217;s Earth Band<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><em><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">I was 24 back in 1977 and wrote my masters disertation, listening to this song and album. It kept me going as I was all wraped up like a deuce, into the subject matter. It was a good time in my life. Masters degree at age 24. Good for fucking me. (She made it through the night and so did I)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First Time Hearing &quot;Blinded By The Light&quot; And Where Have I Been?!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IBpOMfQaewA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em><strong>\u00a0(Does the Charismatic Voice know what a &#8216;DEUCE&#8217; is?)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blinded By The Light\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33ptulhhQPg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"b_tophbh bgtopwh\">\n<div class=\"b_sideBleed\">\n<div class=\"lyric_header has_menu\">\n<h2 class=\"b_topTitle\"><a class=\"b_nontb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=800439c1569ca2f305d94b6f61cbb9cca01a9814711c67bd17b97a4771ea355dJmltdHM9MTc1OTc5NTIwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=0b0b578b-ca63-6bac-1481-41f5cb0c6a46&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20vc2VhcmNoP3E9TWFuZnJlZCtNYW5uJTI3cytFYXJ0aCtCYW5kK0JsaW5kZWQrQnkrdGhlK0xpZ2h0JmZpbHRlcnM9c2lkOiUyMmM5ZDVhODhjLTk2ZDAtMmQxYS02MGY4LTNjMzdkZmZiNmVkZSUyMiZGT1JNPVNOQVBTVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"ddabe693-e240-4f89-b250-fb8a5c9bb94a\"><img class=\"_13f9509e980717d4\" \/><\/span>Blinded By the Light<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"lyric_artists\">\n<h3>Song by<\/h3>\n<div class=\"b_factrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=1dcd1b197aae4fc54dfd43c742d3ad20acb6484dfb3dfaa086cd261bc1133d43JmltdHM9MTc1OTc5NTIwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=0b0b578b-ca63-6bac-1481-41f5cb0c6a46&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20vc2VhcmNoP3E9TWFuZnJlZCBNYW5uJ3MgRWFydGggQmFuZCZmaWx0ZXJzPXNpZDolMjI1ZDU0MDU4Yy1jN2UzLTQ2ZGYtODM3My03NjA1MWI4ZWY2NDAlMjImRk9STT1TTkFQU1Q&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manfred Mann&#8217;s Earth Band<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b_tophbb bgtopgr\">\n<div class=\"b_sideBleed\">\n<div class=\"lyric_body lyr_exp\">\n<div class=\"subcontainer\">\n<div class=\"lyrleft\">\n<div class=\"lyrics\">\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">Blinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\nBlinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\nBlinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">Madman, drummers, bummers<br \/>\nIndians in the summer with a teenage diplomat<br \/>\nIn the dumps with the mumps<br \/>\nAs the adolescent pumps his way into his hat<br \/>\nWith a boulder on my shoulder, feelin&#8217; kinda older<br \/>\nI tripped the merry-go-round<br \/>\nWith this very unpleasin&#8217;, sneezin&#8217; and wheezin&#8217;<br \/>\nThe calliope crashed to the ground<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">The calliope crashed to the ground!<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">But she was blinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\nBlinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\nBlinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\nBlinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">Some silicone sister with a manager mister<br \/>\nTold me I got what it takes<br \/>\nShe said, &#8220;I&#8217;ll turn you on sonny to something strong<br \/>\nPlay the song with the funky break&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd go-kart Mozart was checkin&#8217; out the weather chart<br \/>\nTo see if it was safe outside<br \/>\nAnd little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly<br \/>\nAnd asked me if I needed a ride<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">Asked me if I needed a ride!<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">But she was blinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\nBlinded by the light<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">She got down, but she never got tired<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s gonna make it through the night<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s gonna make it through the night<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">But, mama, that&#8217;s where the fun is<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">But mama, that&#8217;s where the fun is<br \/>\nMama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun<br \/>\nBut mama, that&#8217;s where the fun is<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">Some brimstone, baritone, anticyclone, rolling stone<br \/>\nPreacher from the East<br \/>\nSays, &#8220;Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s where they expect it least<br \/>\nAnd some new-mown chaperone standin&#8217; in the corner<br \/>\nWatchin&#8217; the young girls dance<br \/>\nAnd some fresh-sown moonstone was messin&#8217; with his frozen zone<br \/>\nRemind him of romance<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">The calliope crashed to the ground!<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">But she was blinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\nBlinded by the light<br \/>\nRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">(Madman drummers, bummers) blinded by the light<br \/>\n(Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\n(In the dumps with the mumps) blinded by the light<br \/>\n(As the adolescent pumps his way into his hat) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">(With a boulder on my shoulder, feeling kinda older) blinded by the light<br \/>\n(I tripped the merry-go-round) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\n(With this very unpleasin&#8217;, sneezin&#8217; and wheezin&#8217;) blinded by the light<br \/>\n(The calliope crashed to the ground) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">(Now Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot) blinded by the light<br \/>\n(And throws his lover in the sand) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\n(And some bloodshot, forget-me-not said daddy&#8217;s within earshot) blinded by the light<br \/>\n(Save the buckshot, turn up the band) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">(Some silicone sister with a manager mister) blinded by the light<br \/>\n(Told me I got what it takes) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night<br \/>\n(She said, &#8220;I&#8217;ll turn you on, son, into something strong&#8221;)<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse tc_translate\">She got down but she never got tired<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s gonna make it through the night<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exp_lyrics_expver ver_incmplt\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"exp_lyrics_mtdt\">\n<div class=\"exp_lyric_writers exp_hid b_footnote\">\n<div class=\"lyrics_mtdt_vis b_footnote\">Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen. 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