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My Brand New City Life

by Cannonball Cole

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1.
Four alarm fire in the southeast ward Didn't make no headlines cause them folks are poor And I saw helicopters flyin' to show it on TV The noise and the smoke descended like a heavenly jubilee Next day at the diner, "Say, did you hear the news?" "Scandal in city council, and a higher tax on booze." I am a rat without an exit in a circular maze But I can scurry down the avenues and the darkening alley ways And I can go 40 on my moped, I'm walkin' miles with these feet My brand new city life ain't so bad, livin' on the dark side of the street Chain smokin' on my door step watchin' cars go by It's Saturday in the city under a stone-gray sky And Florida Avenue is lovely this time of day All the pimps and the gangsters are still asleep three blocks away Well I used to gaze on miles of country I could see for days, those days are gone! I never considered myself a hard one, now I got me a knife I'm a brand new man my mama wouldn't recognize - but that's okay
2.
Got a message from my old sweetheart She said "I been havin' fun now that we're apart I got a new guy every other day, Since the Amtrak gave my love away. And if you ever come around again, I'm gonna punch your fuckin' teeth on in I will watch you choke to death on the smile you used to love me with" "And I bet you like those prissy city girls To take you in on winter nights up north. Anyway, I was callin' cause I thought of you. Goodnight, oh goodnight." "We used to drive in your old Mustang Down the coast of Carolina to Charlemagne The only reason that I liked that car Was 'cause we could pretend we were movie stars. I'm sure you're makin' lots of money now - And runnin' with a whole-new-high-class crowd. Don't ever tell 'em where you're from, they already think that fuckin' accent's dumb."
3.
Spend my money on cigarettes when there's nothin' good to eat On a dreary night alone on 2nd St Girls in this town talk politics, even when you get 'em drunk I play along and keep the talkin' up "You know, the biggest dick in Washington in 55 stories tall. It's on some grass but they calls it a mall." Yeah, I can get 'em laughin' about an hour or two, But most nights end up thinkin' of you And you might think I'm lonely cause I'm on my own You might think I'm changed 'cause I'm no one you know I go to the parties and rock and roll shows I don't need a friend - I need somewhere to go July came with the heatwave and on the 4th it broke our hearts The sun beat down on my apartment in the city Grandma called, just checkin' in said, "I hope you visit soon - Virginia just ain't been the same without you. "And storms flooded out the holler last night and today, The lord himself has washed it all away. Sheep and cattle died runnin' for their lives As you hailed a cab to go see the lights." Well you might think I'm lonely cause I'm on my own You might think I'm changed 'cause I'm no one you know I go to the parties and rock and roll shows I don't need a friend - I need somewhere to go I don't need a friend 'til the bars are all closed It's the 4th of July when this whole town explodes The sky erupts in color though it's tempered by the smog In the park by my apartment in the city.
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Finest Shoes 03:48
When you bury me please be sure I am wearing my finest shoes So I can dance all night in heaven with any girl I choose Marilyn Monroe will take it slow and I'll save Princess Di the waltz Amelia Earhart will be the angel she was on Earth Judy Garland will give me the kisses that I've dreamed about And I'll close my eyes and swing with her through the crowd And the last dance I'll always save for my own dear mother And we'll sweep and sway and enjoy the company of the other And she'll smile and tell me sweet lies like she used to do Like "I'm okay, I'm feelin' this way, but I'll never, ever leave you." And when the night ends a quiet will descend on the room And we'll all know it's time to go, though it feels so soon I'll kiss my mom goodnight, it'll be like poetic sorrow But in heaven it's always Friday night - still got Saturday tomorrow

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released April 10, 2014

Vocals: Cannonball Cole, Daniel Topp, Samantha Wyatt, junior say say
Guitars: Cannonball Cole
Bass: junior say say
Fiddle: Lee Benaka
Keys: "Ten Fingers" Hubler
Dobro & Banjo: Cowboy Matt Lochman
Drums: Little Timmy McFarland of Flight 19

Thanks to Little Timmy McFarland for all the work you put in for this: writing, playing, co-producing, and having me in Chicago.

Cover art and packaging by junior say say
Mixing: Cannonball Cole in Washington, DC
Final Mixes and Mastering: Blake Rhein in Bloomington, IN

Note: Charlemagne, NC does not exist. Everything else is true.

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