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Be Nice
03:42
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Be Nice
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It’d be nice if we could make a name for ourselves.
It shouldn’t be so hard in such a small town.
Just got to give it all away at every show
and quit giving up.
Take time to make friends out of the indifferent,
And gotta make more noise that a grizzly bear with a chainsaw and hope they saw the mess we left behind.
And I don’t know were good ideas come from
and maybe I don’t wanna know.
But I just wanna write a song that you’d enjoy to listen on your record player at home,
or in your car if it’s got a stereo.
And it’s a reckless life that we’ve chosen to lead,
But it’s a small price to pay to do what we do.
I got the rhythm if you got the lead and we can hammer something out like, "la la, la la, la la..."
And I don’t know where good ideas come from,
or maybe I do, but I pretend like I don’t.
But I just wanna write a song that you’d enjoy to listen on your record player at home,
with your ear against the hardwood floor.
Making friends with other musicians in such a small town
is such an eye opening experience.
Discover the world is full of ideas and poets,
like shepherds amassing a flock.
But I don’t really give a flock about all that right now,
Cause right now I’m home.
Cause there’s a place where good ideas come from
and it’s here in the world we all share.
It’s all we can do to shout about it in a song we hope you’re taking home, and hope you hear it on the radio.
That'd be nice.
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2. |
It's Great to be Alive
01:48
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It’s Great to be Alive
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I just heard good news about you from everyone.
If there was anyone I’d want to hear good news about it’s you.
I heard the winds of change have graced you with their touch, blowing in the good luck that you’re entitled to.
And it does me good to see things back as they should be, like before.
Cast your worries away and join in as we all say, “it’s great to be alive!”
I’ve become an institute of my own lies,
severing good ties and plans un-followed through.
Drinking problems away never solves anything.
I would give anything to turn out more like you.
But I guess I’ll just have to wait when life’s not going my way, and think of how you took your life by the reigns and you steered it your own way and said,
“it’s great to be alive!”
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The Stray Dog Blues Clues
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Oh , well the wind starts blowing and all the stars are shining down, and i've got a good life.
All my thoughts are free as the pollen in the breeze.
All the matters of the mind are behind me.
And i can tumble up and down this road and not worry about bruising myself on anything.
I could sit here in the ground and water myself until i finally start to “leave” (get it?... leave).
With a firm handshake and a turn to the left,
i'm headed down the road i was meant for.
Guitar on my back and pockets full of cash, i might find what i've been looking for.
And every little town i've visited seems to catch the same stray dog i'm following. They'll keep him in the pound until he barks his way into their heart,
and they're convinced to release him.
I know i don't wanna be complaining anymore.
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4. |
Before Being Put Down
02:47
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Before Being Put Down
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All alone on a dark boring highway,
badly beaten and crying over chances i've blown.
But now, i'm home.
Now the cloudy haze has been lifted away from my own eyes. I got fresh new blood, pumping through the flood of my insides.
My face is removed from the flush.
My hands don't tremor as much. My thoughts are clear.
I'm so glad i put the bottle down, baby, i'm so glad i put the bottle down.
I'm so glad i put the bottle down before it put me down.
But, i've got a heart made of ice cream, and it's melting inside of me. Now my insides are all sticky and my heart's almost gone, but i tried to keep the toppings on.
A banana split my world in two,
and that Banana would be you.
I thought nothing would ever peel us apart.
It’s not what you are right now.
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5. |
Been Gone for Muntz
04:02
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Been Gone For Muntz
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I’ve been sitting on a table throwing cards into a hat
waiting for you to walk through the door with your pack of menthol cigarettes.
This must be the longest trip to the store in history.
But it’s given me time to develop my technique.
It’s all a tilt of the hat and flick of the wrist.
I don’t notice time as days (months) go passing by.
And it’s all I can do to wait here patiently.
And it’s all I can expect that you’ll find your way home safely. It’s all I can do to wait here patiently.
It’s all I can expect that you’ll find your way home someday.
Anytime you wanna come home, I’m still waiting.
I’ll be right here waiting anytime you wanna come home
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6. |
Shades of Unclear
01:50
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Shades of Unclear
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Take it off --- all your shades of unclear.
All the wardrobe of uncertainty that you make disappear.
Take it all off. It makes more sense piled on the floor.
When they’re big words, they’re so easy to forget,
you make peace with them by dinner-time and feed them to your friends.
When they’re big words, they’re so easy to ignore.
But all we want is the truth.
It made the front page, and they took it to heart,
the 15 minutes it made sense to them before it fell apart.
It’s how their big world keeps getting bigger all the time.
But all we want is the truth.
Yeah, gimme some truth. Just a little truth.
Yeah gimmie some truth
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7. |
A Chance Encounter
03:36
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A Chance Encounter
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So we meet again, as star-crossed lovers are known to do. Wish I could say that I have done more than wear away the soles of my dirty shoes.
Broken VCR keeps playing tapes of all the times before.
Before I know what I was letting go. That was par for the second course.
Been smoking less cigarettes.
I figure that’s something you’d take kind to.
And I heard you got yourself a boyfriend now.
I’d say he’s lucky that he found you.
But for me there’s no middle ground.
Can’t be the friend I know you want me to be.
I know I know so much about you,
but sometimes I feel like I don’t know anything.
And the truth is that I still love you.
So if you take my advice, just don’t listen to me.
We’re not suggesting that you scale the highest tower
and pick off all your enemies,
but while you’ve got your gun, make good use of the scope, reflecting on the woman you want to become
and deciding what you’re aiming for.
You’re singing, “sometimes we can have our dream come true, but sometimes we don’t’ want to after all”.
So maybe I’m wrong for keeping any to everything in,
but I can see it getting messy very quickly
and developing easily,
when the truth is that I still love you.
So don’t compare me to anyone you met as a single girl,
cause I can’t stand the thought of loving someone else,
and I’m so torn apart and believe you can tell
that I didn’t really want to bring it up.
No, I didn’t really want to bring it up honey,
but how’ve you been?
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8. |
The Clown is Down
02:10
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The Clown is Down
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And I don’t even really mind at all when I don’t get my way. It’s just a day like every other day.
Just sometimes you’ve got to give it all a little time to sink in before moving on to the next thing.
And I don’t mind the rain on my parade,
as long as we’re outside
we’ll make due without painted faces,
but if horses were wishes, then beggars would ride,
and I do, and I’m headed to the races.
Cause sometimes I too can taste a turn of luck.
I take what I can get from the races,
but more often than not I should give it up.
So I don’t even mind anymore when I don’t get my way.
I’m gonna pay like every other day.
I used to say that I could do a lot of things
if I had some money,
and now I do, so I’m trying,
but sometimes I just feel like saying,
“the next time you see my name
will be in the hobo-obituaries”.
Sometimes it’s ok to feel like everybody else.
Sometimes it’s ok to feel different.
Sometimes it’s ok to feel like everybody else.
Sometimes it’s ok to feel like everybody’s different.
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9. |
With Bells On
02:10
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With Bells On
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You took me with you after the show at the hop shop one evening.
You were friends with the band. I was friends with them too. What a lucky break.
We showed up where the beers were cold and the ambiance was getting us high.
Guests were filtering in while other friends were making their goodbyes.
But I don’t care now what they do or say
long as they leave you in this room with me.
You’re in my arms as I confess,
“I don’t’ get much better than this so maybe you and I should kiss”.
If you’re willing to make the drive, I’m willing to see you anytime.
If you’re willing to make the drive, I’m willing to see you. Anytime that you want me, I’ll be there with bells on,
and a face that’s beaming with joy at the sight of you.
I can’t stress it enough now baby. But maybe I don’t have to.
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10. |
Sunshine Stew
02:23
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Sunshine Stew
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i'm just passing through the current of the blood flow of your heart.
like sunshine stew, you mix it up and make it what you want.
just tell me everything will taste the way it should when it's time to serve our family and friends.
just tell me everything happens for a reason, but that it tends to work out in the end.
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Springfield
In January 2010, i started a band with some of my little sister's schoolmates: Michael Garcia on Drums, Jennifer Degollado on Bass, and John Mark on lead guitar. I figured my Air to Breathe songs were too dark and complex, so i became inspired to write a younger sounding, poppy album. We practiced for a month, but come time to record, all our schedules began to conflict. Lineup changes would ensue ... more
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