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Hoboken
04:40
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Saturday afternoon
Nothing to do
But read
August has come around
Everyone’s out of town
But me
Gonna walk to the river through an empty town
Gonna get to the river as the sun go down
Gonna stare across the river to the other side
I came here long ago
Put on my little show
I’ve done okay
Tried it like all the rest
Not quite what I dreamed, I guess
But I’ve done okay
Gonna walk to the river through an empty town
Gonna get to the river as the sun go down
Gonna stare across the river to the other side
“What do you see on the other side?”
It’s not heaven
“What do you see on the other side?”
No, it’s not heaven
It’s just Hoboken
Yeah
Gonna walk to the river through an empty town
Gonna get to the river as the sun go down
Gonna stare across the river to the other side
To the other side
To the other side
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2. |
Lost In The City
04:42
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The streets are crowded and the buildings are so tall
She takes my hand and she leads me to the sea
We catch a bus
We're lost in the city
The sea is dirty and the sand is almost black
Soldiers laughing from the balconies
They point their guns
We're lost in the city
Floating through the night on the carnival
Silver moon our only currency
Quench my thirsty soul in the trembling city
At dawn she takes me to the cemetery
She paints twelve angels on my face and hands
Then we make love and we're
Lost in heaven
Lost in heaven
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3. |
Love Saxophone
04:51
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I love you, baby, you know I do
I'm brimmin' with love, too much for you
I wanna spread my joy across the world
Spill my seed on an amateur
Gonna smoke some dope, gonna drink some booze
Pick up girls and boys on the avenues
Gonna leave them drippin' in the sack
Hit the road with Kerouac
Gonna pray till I'm stoned
Gonna lie down with my love saxophone
Gonna dig some Monk, gonna play some Bird
Hang on out with Allen Ginsberg
John Coltrane's gonna blow some brass
Jasper Johns' gonna kiss his ass
Gonna pray till I'm stoned
Gonna lie down with my love saxophone
Is too much love a sin?
Tenor, alto and baritone
Any kind of saxophone
Well, it don't take too much mesclun
To see it's masculine and it's feminine
Let me hear you scream, let me hear you squawk
When I put that friction on your cork
Let me tinkle with your ovaries
Fellatio between my knees
Gonna pray till I'm stoned
Gonna lie down with my love saxophone
I love you, baby, you know I do
I'm brimmin' with love, too much for you
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4. |
The Walk Of Shame
03:21
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The walk of shame
You’ve made the hall of fame again
Your picture has been framed again
Along the walk of shame
No you won’t learn
Your better angels have been spurned again
Their dresses torched and burned again
The rain has doused the flames
The streets are lined with last night’s broken bottles
You stagger home, a soldier from the battle
Cattle to the slaughter
When will it end
This journey through the dark, my friend?
You’re lonely and you can’t pretend
You’re pretty any more
It’s six o’clock, the night was so delicious
But now a puddle is a mirror for Narcissus
Better hurry, that’s a Walk sign
No, don’t look back
Don’t give yourself a heart attack
The dawn is leaking in through all the cracks
It needs someone to blame
So hurry home
Hole up behind your stone again
Air-conditioned and alone again
While they’re polishing your name
Along the walk of shame
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5. |
Because I Made You
04:13
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You think you know it all
You’re all grown up, you used to be small
Now you’re tall
You‘re gonna fall
You better listen to me
The apple never falls very far from the tree
You think you’re free
Wait and see
I love you
I don’t hate you
No, I love you
Because I made you
I let you play in the garden
You never said thank you or even beg your pardon
You got a hard on
I know what you are
And now you’re ready for the world
You look like a woman but you’re still a little girl
Wait your turn
I’m still driving this car
I love you
I don’t hate you
No, I love you
Because I made you
I did it all for you
So you better do what I tell you to do
Because I made you
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6. |
Goodbye Jim McBride
03:50
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The sun shines through the trees
The guests have all arrived
The priest comes in and now the funeral begins
For dear old Jim McBride
His mother says a prayer
"Lord, take him in your hands"
Then Jimmy’s wife tells a story from dear Jimmy's life
And the congregation stands
And everybody sings a song
And the children all sing along
Goodbye, Jim McBride
Goodbye, Jim McBride
Gerry buys a round
"Let's drink to our old friend
He's gone away but we'll surely join him one day
On that we can depend"
And everybody sings a song
And the children all sing along
Goodbye, Jim McBride
Goodbye, Jim McBride
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7. |
It's On Me
02:43
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The way you feel it’s on me
The pain is real and it’s on me
If you never heal it’s on me
It’s all on me
The tears you’re crying they’re on me
All that lying it’s on me
Your wasted time it’s on me
It’s all on me
Don’t ask for a reason, I beg you
‘Cos I got a feeling it’s not gonna help you
I’m a bad boy, I’m a bad boy
I’m a bad bad bad bad boy
Your empty home it’s on me
Yeah you’re alone now and it’s on me
That mess in the kitchen it’s on me
It’s all on me
Not asking forgiveness ‘cos it’s on me
God is my witness it’s on me
This whole wretched business it’s on me
It’s all on me
Don’t ask for a reason, I beg you
‘Cos I got a feeling it’s not gonna help you
I’m a bad boy, I’m a bad boy
I’m a bad bad bad bad boy
Don’t blame her
It’s on me
No don’t blame her
It’s on me
It’s all on me
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8. |
Batman & Robin
04:21
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Well, the kids are on the back seat
They spilled their sodas on the floor
They're curled up close together
They were fighting just before
And you promised her on Friday
That you'd get them back by ten
She was dressed up for a party
You loved her once again
And you drive across the Chesapeake
With a cowboy and his squaw
She'll have them back to school on Monday
They don't need you any more
You got them taffy on the boardwalk
Quarters for the arcade
Batman and Robin
On a weekend holiday
Batman's got a secret watch
A different message every hour
Robin wears a necklace
Which gives her special powers
And they'll defend you from the jellyfish
They'll defend you from the sharks
But you gotta bring a flashlight
‘Cos they're frightened of the dark
They'll defend you from unhappiness
If you say the magic words
They'll defend you from your enemies
And they'll take no prisoners
You got them fast food on the freeway
But now it's getting late
For Batman and Robin
And their weekend holiday
Batman and Robin
On a weekend holiday
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9. |
Now Didn't I?
03:29
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Well I heard my baby, yes I heard my baby on the radio
And I miss my baby and I curse the day I ever let her go
She sang so sweetly yes she sang so sweetly, nearly made me cry
Well I hurt my baby so I lost my baby now didn’t I?
Well I watched my baby, yes I watched my baby give an interview
And she looked so pretty it was such a silly foolish thing to do
Then they showed her picture yes they showed her picture with another guy
Well I hurt my baby so I lost my baby now didn’t I?
Didn’t I take her for granted?
Didn’t I take her for a ride?
Didn’t I do just what I wanted
Till the love inside her died?
Didn’t I neglect her, disrespect her and affect her confidence?
All she had to do was collect the evidence
Well I begged my baby yes I begged my baby “come on back to me”
She said “I’m sorry honey, go spend your money in the duty free”
I said “it’s not over,” she said “yes it’s over here’s a kiss goodbye”
Well I hurt my baby so I lost my baby now didn’t I?
Yes I hurt my baby so I lost my baby now didn’t I?
Yes I hurt my baby so I lost my baby now didn’t I?
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10. |
Tears Of Joy
06:34
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Just to feel her smile at me
I would pay with tears
Just to know she's wanting me
I would pay with tears
I wouldn’t pay with money
I would pay with tears
Just to kiss her poisoned lips
I would pay with tears
To slip the clip from her honey hair
I would pay with tears
I wouldn’t pay with money
I would pay with tears
Tears of joy
Just to lie on her lily breast
I would pay with tears
To tear away her harlot's dress
I would pay with tears
I wouldn’t pay with money
I would pay with tears
Tears of joy
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11. |
Dirty Spoon
02:52
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Without her I just shuffle around
I walk about naked in the middle of the afternoon
I never do the dishes and I eat from a dirty spoon
I eat from a dirty spoon
Without her I just wait for the phone
I tell my friends to call me, they all wanna leave me alone
I order in take-out, never see the daylight in June
And I eat from a dirty spoon
I eat from a dirty spoon
I eat from a dirty spoon
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I eat from a dirty spoon
Without her I’m a dog on the lam
A social embarrassment in desperate need of a comb
A rusticated werewolf howling at the honeydew moon
Howling at the honeydew moon
I eat from a dirty spoon
I eat from a dirty spoon
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I eat from a dirty spoon
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12. |
Still Small Voice Inside
03:18
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Hello good morning, what’s your problem today?
The rain is falling, the city’s calling you away
When all your dizzy dreams have died
Listen to the still small voice inside
The boss just told you all your efforts were in vain
Time to make a phone call as you wait forever for the train
Well here’s some wisdom for the ride
Listen to the still small voice inside
Let it sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing
Let it sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing
When the world is screaming
And your tears won’t hide
Listen to the still small voice inside
Hello good evening, did you accomplish what you planned?
Don’t you know the feeling, too much supply no demand?
Yeah it’s a drag, at least your tried
Now listen to the still small voice inside
Let it sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing
Let it sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing sing
Let it sing
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13. |
Cry Baby
05:33
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Cry baby
Cry baby
Cry baby
Old lady
Old lady
Cry baby
Though all your comfort disappears
The doctor smiles, your daddy cheers
Welcome to this vale of tears
And cry
Baby
Your little face looks so forlorn
You wept as soon as you were born
They celebrate and yet you mourn
Just cry
Baby
Cry baby
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14. |
Sunset
02:45
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Golden sky
Gentle breeze
City lights
Gleaming
Busy day
Crowded and blue
Subway train
Carries you
Below the city
Beneath the river
You are rolling
Dream away the day
Dream away
Dream
Dream
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15. |
Going Home For Christmas
04:16
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Little mama's boy in boarding school
All the other boys they treat him cruel
Got skinny tears climbing up his nose
But he's gonna see his mama ‘cos he's
Going home for Christmas
Pretty girl with a big black eye
She's fallen in love with the wrong kind of guy
But big ol' daddy's gonna make her warm
He's so happy ‘cos she's
Going home for Christmas
Lonesome man with a city job
Made a big mistake when he kissed his boss
‘Cos the money's good but now she's in love
One more month then he's
Going home for Christmas
Weary traveler, he's seen so much
His eyes are bleary, he's lost his touch
Just wandering around this crazy world
He's gonna shave his beard, then he's
Going home for Christmas
Well, I left that school and I hit that girl
And I quit that job and I went around the world
And I miss my mama and I miss my dad
And I'm so glad ‘cos I'm
Going home for Christmas
I'm going home for Christmas
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16. |
East Village Melody
03:48
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17. |
You'll See
03:21
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You’ll see, you’ll see
It’s gonna be fine, it’s gonna be fone
You’ll see, you’ll see
It just takes time, only time
I know that you’re hurting, you’re nursing the wound that you feel
It’s not gonna kill ya, I tell ya you’re soon gonna heal
You’ll see
Bad luck, bad luck
That’s what it was, that’s what it was
Don’t give up, don’t give up
Just because
Because it’s a beautiful thing to be free and alive
Let go of your fear I guarantee you’re gonna be surprised
You’ll see
Just open up your heart and don’t forget to breathe
Just open up your heart and don’t forget to breathe
You’ve made your confession, you’ve learned a new lesson it’s true
There’s no need to hurry, I’m not gonna worry for you, you’ll pull through
You’ll see
You’ll see
You’ll see
You’ll see
Just open up your heart and don’t forget to breathe
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18. |
I Don't Regret
03:21
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I don’t regret
My foolish loves
Those blessed nights
With the daughters of God
You’re a better man than I
I mean it when I say
You should be proud of your children
And your righteous ways
But I don’t regret
All those hearts I stole
Each was returned
Each touched my soul
And I can’t walk with you
Along the path to Jesus
I’m happy in my reverie
I’m sorry that he bleeds for us
The angels in their limousines
The drugs we took on Halloween
The films we saw, the books we read
By tragic sinners long since dead
The freak shows and the symphonies
The carnival epiphanies
Perhaps you think these memories are worth less than a damn?
But they’re everything I am
And I don’t regret
I don’t regret
No I don’t regret
My sordid life
It’s been a miracle
And I saw the Light
I saw Light
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Spottiswoode & His Enemies New York, New York
For over 2 decades, Spottiswoode & His Enemies have been a constantly self-reinventing New York institution. The IMA winners
recently earned three more nominations for their 7th record, LOST IN THE CITY, “an immersive theater-of-the-mind love letter to New York”.
Spottiswoode's songs appear in numerous TV shows and films including Either Side Of Midnight for which he also wrote the screenplay.
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