[ (C) 2026 Joseph M Lenard media SEND US FEEDBACK (via CTP Show): https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210487/fan_mail/new - https://tinyurl.com/SubscribeToCTP - CTP Audios: https://tinyurl.com/CTPonBuzzsprout - CTP Videos: https://tinyurl.com/CTPonBITCHUTE - https://tinyurl.com/CTPgear - https://tinyurl.com/JLenardDetroitGear - AI images/videos/audio CTP uses: https://tinyurl.com/GalaxyMagicaAI - https://tinyurl.com/BookPromotionViaFiverr ] [Intro – spoken/sung, tired and drawn out] Mornings were rough with that Bah Humbug bite Now the sun’s past noon and I’m losing the fight Coffee’s gone cold, motivation took flight Welcome to the Afternoon… Blahs [Verse 1] Clock hits 3:15, eyes heavy as lead That third cup betrayed me, now I’m half-dead Emails are laughing, the to-do list won’t quit But my brain checked out and it ain’t coming back yet Staring at the screen while the cursor just blinks Brain fog so thick you could stir it with a drink Tried a power nap — woke up more confused Afternoon Blahs got me thoroughly bruised[Chorus] It’s the Afternoon Blahs, yeah they hit me hard Between lunch and quitting time, life’s a discard Energy crashed, motivation’s on strike Afternoon Blahs — Lord, throw me a lifeline tonight Mornings said “Bah Humbug”… now this is the sequel bite Afternoon Blahs… hold me tight [Verse 2 – Michigan / personal roast] MICH-again in my blood, that familiar drag Once Motor City muscle, now I’m stuck in this lag Great Lakes shining outside, but I’m glued to this chair Trying real hard… but the afternoon just ain’t fair Factories closed, politicians still taxing the soul Same old story — we keep falling back in the hole From morning Bah Humbug straight into midday blues Afternoon Blahs got me paying my dues [Verse 3 – Tie-back to States of Confusion song] Living in the States of Confusion, coast to coast it’s the same Now even the hours of the day are playin’ the blame game MassHysteria mornings, Commiefornia dreams at night State of Misery middays, and ILLannoyed by daylight MICH-again afternoons got me feeling the squeeze Flyover energy lost somewhere over the trees Red states, blue states — doesn’t matter the zip Afternoon Blahs don’t care who you are… they still hit [Bridge – slower, reflective] Mornings say “Bah Humbug” Afternoons whisper “Why even try?” But somewhere past five o’clock The evening might let this old boy fly… [Final Chorus – bigger, with attitude] It’s the Afternoon Blahs, yeah they hit me hard From Bah Humbug sunrise to this mid-day discard Energy’s gone, but I’m still in the fight Afternoon Blahs — Lord have mercy on this mid-day plight We’re all livin’ in States of Confusion, that much is true But these Afternoon Blahs… they’re comin’ for me and you Lord, have mercy… Afternoon Blahs… yeah, that’s me [Outro – fading, half-spoken] Mornings (Bah Humbug)… Afternoons (Blahs)… States of Confusion… Lord have mercy on The People, We… [Quasi follow-up, 4th in "WTF series (LOL)" .. Concept Joseph M Lenard. Words xAI/Grok based on prior MORNINGS (BAH HUMBUG), STATES OF CONFUSION, and MIDWEST WEATHER BLUES, themes/moods continuation (https://tinyurl.com/JLDonSUNO). Music @suno system.]
