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In Detroit
06:43
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You're only gonna lose your cash in Nashville
They won't give you the time of day in L.A.
Your dreams will only be history in NYC
Why don't you just stay here and play?
You'd waste even an evening in Cleveland
They'd make you look silly in Philly, PA
You'll never recoup your costs in Boston
Why don't you just stay here and play?
In Detroit... you still have a home
In Detroit... the river keeps on flowing
In Detroit... there's nothing left but hope
In Detroit... you best get going...`cause the best get gone
You'll never win the battle in Seattle
You'll only get burnt in Orlando, FLA
There's nothing new to see in Memphis, Tennessee
Why don't you just stay here and play?
You're just gonna get lost in Austin
There's no golden gate waiting at the Frisco Bay
you know you got no home in Sweet Chicago
Why don't you just stay here and play?
CHORUS
You're never gonna make the scene in New Orleans
Las Vegas will just strip and spit you away
There's only misery in St. Louie and KC
Why don't you just stay here and play? (BREAK)
Why don't you just stay here and play? (a capella)
CHORUS (EXPLODE!)
JAM endlessly
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Fool For You
06:25
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I'll be a fool for you - anything to see you smile
I'll be a fool for you - anything to see you smile
They may stare, I don't care - you make living worthwhile
When I lost you - my world came to an end
When I lost you - my whole world came to an end
Nothing nobody could say - couldn't make `em comprehend
Deep in the pit of my heart felt like an anchor sinking down
Deep in the pit of my heart felt like an anchor sinking down
Pulled below the undertow - knew I was gonna drown
JAM on VERSE
I cried out loud - it was my final choice
I cried out loud - it was my final choice
thought all hope was gone, gone – but somehow you heard my voice
and you reached out and you rescued me…
So I'll be a fool for you - anything to see you smile
I'll be a fool for you - anything to see you smile
They may stare, I don't care - you make living worthwhile
c.3/10/2013 by Bob Young
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It Won't Be Long
05:27
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It won't be long (it won't be long)
until I'm feeling no pain (it won't be long)
It won't be long (it won't be long)
until I'm feeling no pain (no, it won't be long)
A little help from my friends (just a little help)
I'll be happy again
Yesterday was hard, I couldn't break a smile
Yesterday was so hard, couldn't even fake a smile
Tonight my friends are around me and life is worthwhile
CHORUS
Sometimes it gets so dark, don't know how I'll survive
Yeah, it gets so dark, I don't believe I'll survive
but the light of my friends keeps the flame alive
CHORUS
JAM
If you're down and out, don't know what you should do
If you're down and out, and you don’t have a clue
Call a friend or two (or three or four) – you know they’ll see you through
And it won't be long (it won't be long)
until you're feeling no pain (it won't be long)
It won't be long (it won't be long)
until you're feeling no pain (no, it won't be long)
A little help from your friends (just a little help)
You'll be happy again
© 7/17/2013 by Bob Young
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Work My Blues Away
08:19
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Lord, I've been working, working hard every day
Now the factory's shuttin’ down, all the jobs are goin’ away
I looked my baby in the eyes…I didn't know what to say
I just hung my head down low, tried to force the tears away
But it's just no use – feels like the blues are here to stay
so I got on my knees - I began to pray
(what can I do but pray at a time like this?)
I cried, "Lord, Lord, Lord – what can I do or say?
You know the bills will still keep coming, I won't have dollar one to pay;
I ain't looking for a hand-out – I want to work my blues away -
can you help me out?"
JAM
I want to work, work, work - work my blues away
I want to work, work, work - work my blues away
I ain't looking for a hand-out - I'll do my part to earn my pay.
I want to work, work, work - work my blues away
I ain't looking for a hand-out…
I want to work my blues… away.
© 3/15/2010 by Bob Young
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Remotely True
07:42
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We have exported our future and imported our chains
and our precious little vision is now swirling down the drain
we have sacrificed tomorrow for some self-serve gasoline
that will hold us like the levee held the tide in New Orleans
We have seen the truth...
we changed the channel instead.
We have lived the lie...
Picked the blue pill, passed the red.
In the matrix of our suburbs rot the vacant domiciles
In the malls where we worship prey the priests and pedophiles
In the parks we used to wander now they drill for liquid gold
In the city lights our human rights are all but bought and sold
We have seen the truth...
we changed the channel instead.
We have lived the lie...
Picked the blue pill, passed the red.
And now we finally wonder in the glare of our flat screen
Is it all remotely true - this American dream?
But maybe we should ask: is it what we really need?
Is there a better vision that can nourish more than our greed?
We have seen the truth...
we changed the channel instead.
We have lived the lie...
Picked the blue pill, passed the red.
© 2/2/2012 Bob Young
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Maybe It's You
04:03
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I used to take that junk so personally
like a slamdance, everybody hammering me
You could say the worst and I would believe
that it's nobody’s fault except for me, but -
ooh - maybe it's you (4x)
Maybe mommy never said I was any good
Maybe dad got mad when I did the best I could
When your cold hard slap came out of the blue
Tried to blame myself, then I thought it through -
CHORUS
Did you have a bad day? Did the bed bugs bite?
Are you just a jerk looking for a fight?
I'm a little naive, not that bright,
But I think I finally see the light...
So you can take stuff you're shoveling me
spread it all around for my friends to see
manipulate, fabricate, bait the hook
but I won’t give it a second look, because -
ooh - maybe it's you (3x)
ooh - it’s probably you.
Did you have a bad day? Did the bed bugs bite?
Are you just a jerk looking for a fight?
I'm a little naive, not that bright,
But I think I finally see the light...
ooh - maybe it's you (3x)
ooh - it’s probably you.
Definitely you.
©2/2/2012 by Bob Young
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7. |
Big Shoes
03:26
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WC Handy - he kept the score
Robert Johnson thumbed a ride and opened up the door
of that car at the crossroads
where he first got the blues
We're just another generation trying to walk in their big shoes
There was Jack Owens/Bud Spires, old Son House,
Sonny Boy singing “One Way Out”
Skip James lost his woman to the Devil’s noose
(he wouldn’t cut her loose)
We’re just another generation trying to walk in their big shoes.
The blues will rock you, blues will roll
The blues got rhythm and a ton of soul
The blues sticks with you win or lose
So we can’t help trying on these shoes
McKinley Morganfield crossed the muddy waters
Little Walter blew his harp and stole their daughters
Chester Burnett howlin’ at the moon
while Willie Dixon wrote the tune
We're just another generation trying to walk in their big shoes
The blues will rock you, blues will roll
The blues got rhythm and a ton of soul
The blues sticks with you win or lose
So we can’t help trying on these shoes
Bo Diddley, Elmore, Blues Boy King
T-Bone, Buddy, Etta shakin’ her thing
John Lee, Alberta Adams, Johnnie Basset, too
(the Detroit Crew)
We're just another generation trying to walk in their big shoes
The blues will rock you, blues will roll
The blues got rhythm and a ton of soul
The blues sticks with you win or lose
So we can’t help trying on these shoes
We're just another generation trying to walk in their big shoes.
© 3/15/2010 by Bob Young
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