A funny thing happened on the way to the Internet. Searching for the Daily Nightly blog while traveling, I somehow managed to land at a Web site for The Monkees (people of a certain age will know of whom I speak). Lo and behold, there were the lyrics to, yes, “Daily Nightly” by Michael Nesmith. I have no idea what they mean, but I suspect that wasn’t the point when Nesmith wrote them in 1967.

"The Monkees"

"Daily Nightly" appeared on their album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd." (Same album as "Pleasant Valley Sunday" which occasionally gets airplay). Let's just say it was intended to be psychedelic and leave it at that. View it on YouTube.com and sing along. 

And now we present: "Daily Nightly." It wasn't written for us, but we'll use it anyway.

Words and Music by Michael Nesmith

Darkened rolling figures move thru' prisms of no color.
Hand in hand, they walk the night,
But never know each other.
Passioned pastel neon lights light up the jeweled trav'ler
Who, lost in scenes of smoke filled dreams,
Find questions, but no answers.

The night has gone and taken its infractions,
While saddened eyes hope there will be a next one.
Sahara signs look down upon a world that glitters glibly.
And mountainsides put arms around
The unsuspecting city.
Second hands that minds have slowed are moving even faster
Toward bringing down someone who's found