Someplace in the Net

© 1990 Stephen Savitzky. CC-by-nc-sa.

The Usenet, and alt.callahans in particular, is what made me realize that cyberspace is a place.

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	A	Asus4	A	D	A
	There is a Place I	heard of	once, and	wished that I could	find

	E7	E7\add6	E7	E7	A	E
Where	people listen	to yo	u when you	say	what's on	your mind;

	D5	E7	D	A	G
Where	you can swap tall	tales, or	share a	quiet drink with	friends;

	E	E6	E	E7	A	E	A
	Where anything can	hap	pen, and the	par	ty	nev	er ends.

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I knew it wasn't anyplace but stories in a book,

But now and then I'd pass a bar, drop in and take a look.

Then I logged in to the network, in a group I'd never seen,

And found what I'd been seeking, in the world behind the screen.

D5 E7 D A G

Time and space are just a dream we dream when we're apart;

E E7 A Asus2 A E

Home is a welc ome feelin g deep inside the heart;

D5 E7 D A G

Stranger's just a name for some old friend we haven't met;

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When we're together some place in the net.

The Network's just a shadow-play of words upon a screen;

But you can talk for hours with old friends you've never seen,

In a world of words and dreams where only thoughts can roam,

Where you can weave a fantasy and make it feel like home.

refrain

Some weave a magic cloak of words to shape their presence there:

The Tiger and the Unicorn, the Tin Man and the Bear;

Some weep for long-lost lovers, some laugh with new-made friends,

And anything can happen and the party never ends.

refrain

Final refrain:

Time and space are not enough to keep good friends apart;

Callahan's is just a name for somewhere in the heart;

We'll drink a toast to friends we knew before we ever met;

When we're together someplace in the net.