1. |
Long Dark Night
04:26
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Radio plays: Sleep tight
Don’t let the bedbugs bite
(Long dark night)
This bed of nails
Keeps me up all night
I toss and turn all the time
Is this the end
Catch and release
Weight of my world crushing me
What I wanted never heard me calling
So down the road I go
To a long dark night for my soul
A long dark night
(don’t let the bedbugs bite)
Here is a key
That won’t unlock the door
Caught in the middle of a war
More than a trace
Of something in my glass
Warring factions start to clash
Nobody’s gonna see my white flag
Lamp burns too low
It’ll be a long dark night for my soul
A long dark night … yeah yeah
A long dark night -
What I wanted never heard me calling
So down the road I go
To a long dark night -
Nobody ever saw my white flag
So nobody needs to know
Just a long dark night for my soul
A long dark night - long dark night
Long dark night - long dark night
Radio plays: Sleep tight
Don’t let the bedbugs bite
Lyrics & Music(c)2020 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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2. |
Piece Of Your Ghost
02:45
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(Clean this house …)
Piece of your ghost stuck in my toaster
All the other ghosts are gone
Pieces must be lonely when I vacuum up their friends
Send them to wherever they belong
A piece of your ghost was in my closet
And then I saw it wander down the hall
Found another one … havin’ lots of fun
Scaring all the neighbours with telephone calls
Here’s another piece of your ghost -
Ooh yeah
Here’s another piece of your ghost
Ooh yeah
Piece of your ghost lurking in the kitchen
Going through the cupboards while I sleep
Poor thing must be starving, getting no attention
Fighting with the fruit flies over sweets
Piece of your ghost in the shower
Winking at me through the steam
And here’s another one having lots of fun
Tryin’ to take racy pictures of me
Uh, here’s a private show for a piece of your ghost
Ah yeah
Here’s another piece of your ghost
Ooh yeah
A piece of your ghost in the shower
Winking at me through the steam
And here’s another one having lots of fun
Tryin’ to take racy pictures of me
Watch me drink a toast with a piece of your ghost
Ooh yeah
Here’s another piece of your ghost
Ah yeah
Here’s another piece of your ghost
Here’s another piece of your ghost
A toast to the ghost with the most
Here’s another piece of your (shhh …) ghost
Lyrics & Music (c)2020 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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3. |
Miss Malloy
04:37
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High school classroom - who walks in
A sub for Mr. Summersby
She wrote her name up on the blackboard
Thought I saw her wink at me
Small town boy in a big, big city
I’d never seen an angel before
Caught my eye in a big, big way
The moment she walked through the door
She stopped me in the hallway
Wants to see me right after school
I said I could write an essay on you
Are you thinking of making a pass - Miss Malloy
Is there anybody waiting at home - Miss Malloy
I’ve been a bad, bad boy
I’ve been a bad, bad boy
Danger contents - nice facade
Little Miss Catastrophe
Smell her perfume down the hall
Detention room is calling me
Wild-eyed kid in a big, big city
I’d never seen an angel before
Now I know what they mean ‘bout a five-alarm fire
I felt it when she walked through the door
She stopped me in the hallway
Wants to see me right after school
I said I could write an essay on you
Are you thinking of making a pass - Miss Malloy
Is there anybody waiting at home - Miss Malloy
I’ve been a bad, bad boy
A bad, bad boy
She stopped me by my locker
She wants to see me right after school
I said let me write an essay for you - yeah, you
Are you thinking of making a pass - Miss Malloy
Is there anybody waiting at home - Miss Malloy
Are you thinking of making a pass - Miss Malloy
Is there anybody waiting at home - Miss Malloy
A bad, bad boy - A bad, bad boy
A bad, bad boy - bad, bad boy
Lyrics & Music(c)2020 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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4. |
Poor Kitty
02:57
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Poor kitty, poor kitty, kitty - poor kitty
The milk’s all gone -
Poor kitty, poor kitty, kitty - poor kitty
The milk’s all gone -
Yodel-ay-e - ooh, poor kitty
Yeah, poor kitty kitty, ooh poor kitty
Uh huh huh — uh huh huh
Always last in line
Hand me downs and left behinds
Baby’s put out in the rain … shoo, shoo, shoo
Scratching at the screen door
Let me in again … shoo, shoo, shoo
Out of sight and out of mind
And just a little late
Nothing in the saucer now
You’re gonna have to wait again
Poor kitty, poor kitty, kitty - poor kitty
The milk’s all gone -
Poor kitty, poor kitty, kitty - poor kitty
The milk’s all gone -
Uh huh huh — uh huh huh
Tried to warn you last time
Careful walking on his landmines
Baby’s put out for the night … shoo, shoo, shoo
Everything is always grey
Nothing’s black and white … shoo, shoo, shoo
Soaked and looking in
A wayward rolling stone
Fending for yourself
Out there ’til the cows come home
Poor kitty, poor kitty, kitty - poor kitty
The milk’s all gone -
Poor kitty, poor kitty, kitty - poor kitty
The milk’s all gone -
Uh huh huh — uh huh huh
Uh huh huh … Yodel-ay-e
Uh huh huh … Yodel-ay-e
Uh huh huh
Lyrics & Music (c)2021 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing
A division of Horace Media 2021
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5. |
F-F-F-F-For You
03:33
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Ooh ooh, yeah
Saw you walking easy street
Strolling in luxury’s lap
Tip of the hat to a movie I saw
Heading you off at the pass
Day and night fixing the road
Just to be able to say
f-f-f-f-For you
f-f-f-f-For you
A wave of my hand - I can get that
f-f-f-f-For you
f-f-f-f-For you
I see a path - notice the signs
I can still read hieroglyph
Off to the left - remains of a fire
One never properly lit
Day and night I’d be feeding that flame
If this was the path I was on
f-f-f-f-For you
f-f-f-f-For you
If I wave my hand I can get that
f-f-f-f-For you
Day and night I’d be feeding that flame
If this was the path I was on -
The path I was on
f-f-f-f-For you
f-f-f-f-For you
If I wave my hand - I can get that
f-f-f-f-For you
f-f-f-f-For you
A wave of my hand - I can get that
f-f-f-f-For you
For you - For you - For you - For you
f-f-f-f-For you
Lyrics & Music (c)2021 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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6. |
Out To Sea
03:50
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Out to sea -
With Blackbeard as captain
Drunk in his cabin
We dragged him from the tavern by his feet
Out to sea -
We sail on the hour
First mate needs a shower
He spent the morning dabblin' in the green
Out to sea -
Follow the wind out to sea
Out to sea -
North star says come out to see
Fate is the wind on the sail
Staying afloat is just half of the game
You must play
Out to sea -
The waters look calm
Currents are strong
A storm could send us crashing in the reefs
Out to sea -
Captain's finally sober
Gave the maps a good once over
But the smell of Navy Rum is in his tea
Out to sea -
Follow the wind out to sea
Out to sea -
North star says come out to sea
Fate is the wind on the sail
Staying afloat is just half of the game
You must play
Fate is the wind on the sail
Staying afloat is just half of the game
You must play ... out to sea
Lyrics & Music (c)2021 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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One little, two little mickeys of Gin
Tucked in my boots and I’m sneakin’ ‘em in
My friend Julie .. her boyfriend Jack
Invited me down past the railroad tracks
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Stan .. he got a snare, a kick and a hat
A nasty ol’ demeanour he got from his dad
Stevie got a bass he bought at a pawn
And a second-hand amp from a neighbour named John
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Well, the rockroll tunes are fast and tight
Down by the riverside
Gonna shake, gonna rattle .. roll all night
Down by the riverside
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Slim knows a girl .. her name’s Irene
Smooth talker, fast girl - a Bordeaux Queen
She’s got a couple girlfriends she’s bringing along
A little razzle dazzle and the beat goes on
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Well, the rockroll tunes are fast and tight
Down by the riverside
Gonna shake, gonna rattle .. roll all night
Down by the riverside
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Woo yeah -
One little, two little mickeys of Gin
Tucked in my boots and I’m sneakin’ ‘em in
My friend Julie .. her boyfriend Jack
Invited me down past the railroad tracks
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Well, the rockroll tunes are fast and tight
Down by the riverside
Gonna shake, gonna rattle .. roll all night
Down by the riverside
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Woo yeah -
Goin’ to a riverside rockroll revival tonight
Woo yeah -
Lyrics & Music (c)2018 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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8. |
Crocodile Tears
04:53
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You mope around like you lost me
In your little game, you put me in play
Never asked you to want me
You break hearts - I’m breaking away
That’s enough of those silly love songs
Playing in my head all night
That’s enough of those burning questions
Running through my mind -
Like, baby, why - the crocodile tears
You picked the angles - you played them all
You should be fine … you weren’t happy here
Why are you crying crocodile tears
Oh, don’t cry - no, no - no more
Crocodile tears - mm mm ..
Glad you got what you wanted
By taking the time to make up your mind
Your calculations were off, babe
The next one in line just left you behind
That’s enough of those silly love songs
Playing in my head all night
That’s enough of those burning questions
Running through my mind -
Like, baby, why - the crocodile tears
You picked the angles - you played them all
You should be fine … you weren’t happy here
Why are you crying crocodile tears
Oh, don’t cry - uh uh uh - cry
Don’t you cry - mm no no - mmhmm
Crying - oh no -
No - (Plenty more no’s where these came from)
Like, baby, why - the crocodile tears
You played the angles - you played them all
You should be fine … you weren’t happy here
Why are you crying crocodile tears
Well don’t cry - you played the angles -uh uh
You weren’t happy here - crocodile tears
Ooh yeah - crocodile tears
( Plenty more crocodile tears where those came from …)
Lyrics & Music (c)2020 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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9. |
Heart By Heart
03:44
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Lesson number one …
Take out your book
The subject is my heart
Won’t you have a look …
Don’t skip a chapter
That’s no way to start
Get to know my heart by heart
Lesson number two …
Take out your pen
On the picture of my heart
Write your name within
Stay after school
Until your grades are off the charts
And you will know my heart by heart
Heart by heart
Every cut and scrape
How that heart was made
Ancient history, poetry and art
Heart by heart
Lesson number three
Find yourself a chair
You best get comfy
You’re not going anywhere …
Kick off your shoes
The show’s about to start
I watch you watch my heart by heart
Heart by heart
Every cut and scrape
How that heart was made
Ancient history, poetry and art
Heart by ...
Someone should show you
What a healing heart can do
Maybe there’s something here for you
Heart by heart
Every cut and scrape
How that heart was made
Ancient history, poetry and art
Heart by ...
Heart by heart
Ooh - yeah -- heart by heart
Oh yeah - ooh yeah - heart by heart
Ooh - yeah - heart by heart
Oh yeah - ooh yeah - heart by heart
Heart by heart
Lyrics & Music (c)2021 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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10. |
Right Time
04:03
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On any other Thursday
I would’ve missed the call
But the whisper on the wind
Comforts as it tells you all
I have never been this far
Whisper said okay
Go ahead and freeze on me
I will push you anyway
Go - move -
Or spiderwebs get in the way
Go - you -
Said everything you wanted to say
Okay … I smile … then grin
Then take my place
This is the right time baby
Whatever was near is the now
This is the right time baby
Come on and show them how you shine
Whisper spoke in riddles
Come and read the light
Colours of the spectrum
Are microscopic satellites
Whisper had to leave
I walked around alone
Laughed and said I’m dreaming
An astral traveling vagabond
Go - move -
Or spiderwebs get in the way
Go - you -
Said everything you wanted to say
Okay … I smile … then grin
Then take my place
This is the right time baby
Whatever was near is the now
This is the right time baby
Come on and show them how
Show them how you shine
This is the right time …
Go - move -
Or spiderwebs get in the way
Go - you -
Said everything you wanted to say
This is the right time baby
Whatever was near is the now
This is the right time baby
Come on and show them how you shine
Lyrics & Music(c)2021 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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One, two, three, four … cha pow …
I got a house on the hill
Another one down by the sea
A bunch of guitars and a couple of cars
But I ain't got you beside me
Uh uh … you beside me
An old dollar bill in my pillow
Attracting friends while I sleep
A couple gold bars buried in the yard
But I ain't got you beside me
Uh uh -
You beside me
As a matter of fact that's all I see
You beside me. You … beside me
Well, the house on the hill has a moat
A goat keeps the lawns nice and green
Like Old King Cole I'd be a merry old soul
But I ain't got you beside me
Uh uh -
You beside me
As a matter of fact that's all I see
You beside me. You - beside me - beside me
You beside me
As a matter of fact that's all I see
You beside me
I ain't got you beside me
Mmm, no no - I ain’t got you beside me
Ooh, I ain’t got you
Hey, I ain't got you, I ain’t got you
I ain't got you beside me
Cha-pow
Lyrics & Music (c)2021 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2021
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Robert James Wetaskiwin, Alberta
As 2022 winds down we hope to leave you a few more single releases xoRJ
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