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Acoustic Songbook Vol. 1

by Jeremy Fisher

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Bubble gum and house parties When you stole your parent's rum and Tried to screw everything that could breathe Back in high school We didn't have a whole lot to do and Watched the world go by on a television screen Said it's the nineties kids That's way out, this is way in Go beat each other up on the dance floor It told us drugs were no good but then we smoked 'em and Liked 'em so much we smoked a little more. We liked 'em so much we smoked a little more Did I call your name, did you hear me Singing that song I wrote for you You're so the same, but you're so different I didn't recognize you It's kinda hard with all that sexual confusion Sometimes you don't know if you're gay or straight But what's the difference, it's a wonderful delusion and Most times you won't make it past second base I'm in a band, we kinda suck But we don't know it yet and I don't care anyway Soon I'm gonna sell these drums, pay my rent, support my kid and Tell him all about way back in daddy's day I'll tell him all about way back in daddy's day Did I call your name, did you hear me Singing that song I wrote for you You're so the same, but you're so different I didn't recognize you Some years later by a soda coolerator In the corner store back in my hometown, this stranger smiles at me He said remember the class of '93 and For some reason it makes him look real proud After all the good times he said we had he looks at me Scratches his head and asks me where the hell I ever went and The funny thing is, I never even knew him But he could've been any one of my high school friends Did I call your name, did you hear me Singing that song I wrote for you You're so the same, but you're so different I didn't recognize you
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I dreamed that I lit my house on fire Sat in the road and watched it burn Wanted to see some kind of hero jump in the flames and rescue her She was a movie that was over Credits were rolling down her face We were a plot that’s going nowhere I was just staring off into space When I hear that song it rattles my heart Like a storm in the jungle starting to rumble I hear you sing along every part and my stone heart crumbles I guess ‘cause I love you so. I love you so I love you so. I love you so It’s not that I want to return to innocence; I wanna lose it all over again Wish I could bottle up that feeling and take it for every mood I’m in I might look back into the past sometimes but I let you go Oh I let you go. Yes I let you go! When I hear that song it rattles my heart Like a storm in the jungle started to rumble I hear you sing along every part and my stone heart crumbles I guess ‘cause I love you so. I love you so I love you so. I love you so
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Mother you brought me here You gave me everything That I hold dear Mother was I your dream? Some kind of nightmare Or something in between? Life is so strange Oh, but it's amazing I'm half the man of my father I could never fill his shoes Oh but mother the other Half of me is you Mother i have your smile Of all the things I stole However old I grow I will always be your child Mother you must be tired You are my daylgiht And the moon in my sky Life is so strange Oh, but it's amazing I'm half the man of my father I could never fill his shoes Oh but mother the other Half of me is you
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This rain might wash me away But the sun might burn my face This corner chews me up, spits me out Picks me up, tears me down I don't count my sins 'Cause I don't want to count on anything In case it chews me up, spits me out Picks me up, tears me down I'm not crying for you I don't feel no pain But every time you leave I wish that I was on my way I'm singing on the sidewalk, dancing for you Wearing holes in my shoes, I got blisters on my toes Everybody knows there's nothing to do So I'm singing on the sidewalk, dancing for you I don't count my change It's always gone at the end of the day Tomorrow chew me up, spit me out Pick me up, tear me down I'm not hiding from you I don't feel no shame But every time you leave I wish that I was on my way I'm singing on the sidewalk, dancing for you Wearing holes in my shoes, I got blisters on my toes Everybody knows there's nothing to do So I'm singing on the sidewalk, dancing for you Sunny afternoon and I'm so bored The grass ain't greener on the other side anymore I'm sipping coffee to chase the blues Tired of looking for something else to do I'm singing on the sidewalk, dancing for you I'm singing on the sidewalk, dancing for you I'm singing on the sidewalk, dancing for you I pour out my heart for a dime or two
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Pulled into town about a quarter to three Singing songs from Spain at the top of my lungs She said, "Hey, baby", when she saw it was me I was looking for her, she was looking for fun Dancing in the kitchen with a wooden spoon I couldn't see what she was making From the other side of the room, I took a step inside And made myself a part of that night Derrick came home and we played guitar Sam I am and star you are She said you always gotta read the box But you always gotta read me right We made some lemon meringue pie It sucked but anyway I would make it with you again, anytime We ate your lemon meringue pie I suppose that I shouldn't lie, it's the only reason I came by tonight Listen in a room to a song about shame You let me in on every little thing Playing with the words on the tip of my tongue Ain't all I can do with the tip of my tongue Licking the lemon, filling as it drips down The long neck of my beer Everyone was laughing and you just smiled From ear to ear And said always gotta read the box But you always gotta read me right We made some lemon meringue pie It sucked but anyway I would make it with you again, anytime We ate your lemon meringue pie I suppose that I shouldn't lie, it's the only reason I came by tonight Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars Let me see what spring would be like with you in my arms She said you always gotta read the box But you always gotta read me right We made some lemon meringue pie It sucked but anyway I would make it with you again, anytime We ate your lemon meringue pie I suppose that I shouldn't lie, it's the only reason I came by tonight
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It's cold when it's October here But the leaves are burnin red There's one still hanging on my tree That just won't give into the wind I had faith in one thing That was gravity But you took my feet from the ground so high I don't know what that word even means You're always dreamin so far ahead I feel a little left behind We will never find each other my love In the same place at the same time You never saw yourself as an artist I never saw a portrait like your smile We never saw each other first time we looked But good things take a while And you wish to have it figured out Every detail of your life Well it's kind of a drag to think about You not figuring into mine You're always dreamin so far ahead I feel a little left behind We will never find each other my love In the same place at the same time So I'm putting this love for you out there And it will not be bound by time I'll be in your hands as a deck of cards And on your lips like cheap red wine
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Like a sparrow on a wire Singin' the same song everyday I'm feeling restless but I'm tired Don't want to leave but I can't stay You and me need something more It's time to spread our wings and go So come fly away Through the clouds into the sun, Far away from everyone Come fly away When we get above the rain They are all sunny days My heart is pounding like a hammer Chasing the seasons round the sun Just like a question with no answer I guess we're always on the run You and me need something more It's time to spread our wings and go So come fly away Through the clouds into the sun, Far away from everyone Come fly away When we get above the rain They are all sunny days
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All the songs to sing been sung All the things to do been done You got nowhere left to go All the dreams to dream been dreamed All the things to see been seen Guess you better find your way back home Dear ol' Sula Knew I'd lose ya I ain't been waiting for you All the things to feel been felt All the pretty roses smelled Sit back these days, get left behind All the things to touch been touched Baby grown, you learned so much Pick a grape and turn it into wine Dear ol' Sula Knew I'd lose ya I ain't been waiting for you All the songs to sing been sung Can't take the honey if you don't get stung Sting a bee, sing a bird a song All the dreams to dream been dreamt In my bones you never left Ain't it bitter-sweet like home-sweet-home Dear ol' Sula Knew I'd fool ya I ain't been waiting for you
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Everybody save the date, 'cause in the month of May He gonna marry the love of his life It was the last beat of her heart, when death had done 'em part He said, "Gonna' make this corpse my bride" Wedding bells are ringing And the Maid of Honour's singing Oh the bride is dead, her soul is gone The bride is dead, but love carries on It's like a miracle, the wedding's a funeral Her man gonna' drink and laugh he said Everybody raise a glass, the bride is dead It was easier I guess fitting in her wedding dress 'Cause she hadn't eaten for a couple weeks She is old as she is new She's borrowed and she's blue So we had to use a lot of blush on her cheeks The best man's got the ring and It's beautiful, the only thing is Oh the bride is dead, her soul is gone The bride is dead, but love carries on It's like a miracle, the wedding's a funeral Her man gonna' drink and laugh he said Everybody raise a glass, the bride is dead You could never break your heart As sure as the night will fall You could never break her heart You got the purest love of them all A hush fell on the room, and the preacher asked the groom "Do you take this woman as your wife" He said, "I do, I did, I probably should've years ago It moves too fast, this goddamn life And you can't chase forever It only lasts while you're together." Oh the bride is dead, her soul is gone The bride is dead, but love carries on It's like a miracle, the wedding's a funeral Oh the bride is dead, her soul is gone The bride is dead, but love carries on It's like a miracle, the wedding's a funeral Her man gonna' drink and laugh he said Her man gonna' drink and laugh he said Her man gonna' drink and laugh he said Everybody raise a glass The bride is dead
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released April 1, 2022

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