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Sometime Around

by Andy Palmer

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1.
Grrr 04:58
See you in a while I should be back quick Assuming there’s no trouble Got a knack finding it They locked me up in Sicily The last time I was there Took a week to pick the lock With a lock of your hair I washed up on the shores Of the Grecian isles Put away your picture Back to the daily grind But don’t worry about me As I take on the world I only mean the best When I grrr Nine times of ten I leave free from work And I only mean the best When I grrr I’m not known for running off I’m unknown for much But I got a mean St. Louis shag And I got some touch I can clean out a vault In no time at all And it’s all your booty You’re who I do it for So get down on the floor And no one’ll get hurt I’m gonna use the money To buy my baby pearls But it’s the same as in Sicily Same as in Sicily They put away But I’ll see you in a while I should be back quick Still got your lock Of hair that is There ain’t a cellblock I can’t lose Cuz I go nowhere Without a piece of you Two bodies jacking’s a Treasure trove And word on the street’s We’re made of gold
2.
I Died Today 03:42
I died today Sometime around Now you could say I died today Easy to give when you’ve got nothing to lose Hard to face battle when you’re facing you Trouble free, be nice to be But I’ll get to heaven, sister, wait and see There’s only one I must satisfy Or miss tomorrow, she’s strolling on by Is life hard to take? What you gonna do about it? Go easy with your index you know you love your mirror too Played cards with kings and hopscotch with queens And I’ll whip the devil when he comes for me Been nice to know you it’s a lovely day Another sunrise and you’re floating away… sometime around
3.
Lawless 04:17
They have no idea No clue What we’re gonna do There’s been a breach Down by Broad Street It’s a hackneyed coup Stay silent Be quiet Little man little man You’re a proxy mind in a Proxy time in a Proxy land They move the world how they want to move Lawlessly move how they want to Are we cursed? Or just the first Ones to wonder Who’s been played the fool? Not you, aw yeah you And all the others The huckster steals Golden years And nails them all to the Wall Merchant men Storm the den And Borough through the Hall To move the world how you want to move Lawlessly move how you want to Bridge Got an idea? Got a clue? What you’re capable of Rise up You’re done With little man matters And you’ll move the world how you want to move Lawlessly move how you want to
4.
Take It Down 05:06
Take it down With paper and a pen Tote in round In your coat, man You’ve tied your shoes You’ve heard the blues Some have even been Played by you And you take it down, take it all down… She fills her corner With such a sweet song Never made it far But what she made she made alone A passerby shares A listen and a look There’s more there Than he can read in any book Begrudge the baker When there’s no rise in dough Jump the jailer Who never lets you go Go’n an overnight Mission to the moon Beat down the bellows Of don’t you dare do Count all the babies You’ve rocked on your knee You must be in the middle Of some kind of a loving spree Learn and forget The paths that’ve been Using others’ answers just Empties your head You got tricks to trade Or to be kicked by your boots Before fall Before nothings left to lose So go the coast’s clear Same as last year Or drown in the driveway Lazy pioneer Dad’s down at the tradeshow Mom’s working the farm Some brothers and sisters Rarely get along But we’re all in the same room Just turn and look And there’s more here Than we can read in any book
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6.
When history’s done with the magic ride Towed behind a sleigh A snow blind conductor Grin of gold some say Any day any day… When history’s done on and on some say On and on they say, Read to me story That hasn’t got a last page When history’s done with the magic Wonder what went right Raven and the crow shake hands And fly into the night When it’s all done tiptoe round your room Tiptoe round your room Finish all your cigarettes Your mother’s gonna be back soon. When history’s done with the magic ride Wonder what went wrong Hide behind a mirror And sing a silent song When history’s done send the wind to me Tell the wind I’ll hear Sing a song for me my friend About eternal years
7.
Cy Ethan 05:52
Cy Ethan did go Down To the sycamore grove There Wings explode And the men Men come on Raising blood Raising sin Raising man They say ‘ay yi yi yi yi … yo’ Back To business at hand Girl Do you need a friend? “I’ll bet That your fowl falls dead In Round one,” she said Girl Genghis Khan Game on Ay yi yi yi yi … yo The stakes Are agreed upon Free Los picos de gallo Cy’s Cy Ethan’s bird Goes Down in the first Girl Genghis Khan Wins all She says ‘ay yi yi yi yi … yo’
8.
Cripplegate 02:44
I hear the man’s no hero To his valet He’s got a parking pass that’s Good all day You’d think that’d keep him In the race For a few or Just in time for seconds But some promise just’s not enough For a Grub Street Writer He hobbles down To Cripplegate If he ever shows he’ll be a Tad too late The thief’s already dangling From the chains Never was too good to folks Anyway No good but the best friend of The Grub Street Writer He’s a penny-a-liner But that ain’t so bad He’ll be known by the ages Just for that Authors and arrows Should never mix Even an off writer Writes holey script And for pennies on the dollar here’s a story of/from The Grub Street Writer
9.
I’ve got no say anymore In finding control Just trying to get back home Shoulda come your way, now I know Won’t happen again til the next time Feeling torn up Always preferred it rough Never known when enough’s enough But dwelling on symptoms is fool’s business Won’t happen again til the next time Won’t happen again til the next time… Add a ‘yester’ to day Watch hands always take away As long as I’m paid in small change It’ll be okay life’s cheap anyway And it won’t happen again til the next time Let’s have it your way tonight It’s just about time I’m calling my dog from the fight Been gnawing my soul down to the bone And it won’t happen again til next time

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For my father, who sang to me from the cradle

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released September 21, 2011

All songs written by Andy Palmer

Andy Palmer - vocals, acoustic and resonator guitars
Brian McRae - drums
Eduardo Bijoux Barbosa - bass
Dave Beegle - electric and flamenco guitars, Wurlitzer and Hammond
Kailin Yong - violin
Sheryl Renee - background vocals
Dan Kern - Moog on 'Take It Down'

Produced and Engineered by Justin Peacock
Recorded at Macy Sound Studio and The Hook Factory
Mastered by Brian Gardner

(c) 2011 Andy Palmer, SESAC

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Andy Palmer Denver, Colorado

Denver resident and erstwhile public defender in Brooklyn, N.Y., songwriter Andy Palmer performs solo and leads the band, Grub Street Writer. His music is raw, gritty and honest. His vocal quality has been aptly compared to Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen.

Andy's debut album, Sometime Around, received 'Best of Denver 2012' status by Westword Magazine.
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