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Shore Towns
04:37
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Old shore towns like city blocks
Are lined with one-way streets
North End Beach, Asbury Park
Is where we used to meet
Are we buried? Where’s the sand?
I wish that I could tell
Never mind, don’t answer
I suppose it’s just as well
Show me something I can’t see
But wish I left behind
Pointed in a new direction
That I’ll keep in mind
Wish there was a way we could
Renege on what we did
Go back to the old arrangement
And leave it as it is
Years feel shorter, heels dug in
I’m ready for this fight
Hang me up, make my job easy
You wouldn’t but you might
Show me something I can’t see
But wish I left behind
Pointed in a new direction
That I’ll keep in mind
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2. |
All That We Could Be
02:30
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It’s just my luck
I hear you got a birthday coming up
Answer the door
Some kid says you don’t live there anymore
Move along
And I see all that we could be
If you’d just lie to me
If you just lied to me
Pick your side
Looking Strong for someone with so much to hide
I tried my best
If you see them around, say ‘hello,’ I guess
Move along
And I see all that we could be
If you’d just lie to me
If you just lied to me
[BRIDGE]
Did you have fun
Pretending that I was your only one?
Don’t forget
To do something you might one day regret
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3. |
Hit or Miss
02:46
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After the war is fought
And all of the favors bought
We can’t seem to settle down
With all of these eyes around
Oh no, what’s this?
Situation’s become more like
Hit or miss
That’s it, what’s next?
Now that time is up we’ve given it our best
And after the time gets spent
We still don’t know what we meant
Our guts spilled out on the floor
Or what all the shouting’s for
Oh no, what’s this?
Situation’s become more like
Hit or miss
That’s it, what’s next?
Now that time is up we’ve given it our best
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4. |
Another Unfinished Novel
04:13
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We know no words
Are crawling out my empty notebook
Cause we know
Simple is better, it’s better now
Heartfelt payphone
Calling from the Jersey Turnpike
Cause we know
Simple it’s better, it’s better now
What we do not know
Will keep us from our graves
Whisper in my ear
I know, I know now
Words we cannot hold
They’ll fall down just the same
Whisper in my ear
I know I know now
All this lasted
Longer than I ever hoped for
Cause we know
Simple is better, it’s better now
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5. |
Little Secrets
02:12
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Hello it’s me
Answer the call
As if there’s any chance at all
To take it back
Or let it go
The middle makes for a poor show
Suppose it’s time to steal away
And go write another cliché
Where do those little secrets head?
To another box under your bed
We should have never
Picked that fight
I should have called you up last night
Under some spell
You liked to say
Fixated on some big display
It might be time to write this off
Admit we maybe got it wrong
Where do those little secrets hide
If they’re waiting just off to your side
If you would just
Make up your mind
There’s nothing left for you to find
Maybe it’s all inside your head
Let your little secrets go unsaid
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7. |
Left to Find
02:33
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Why are we here, I don’t quite know
Rolling up late to cause a show
Think it makes more sense to go
You’re looking away so I disarm
A bell goes off, a false alarm
Walk right out and do no harm
Cause all we’re left to find
Is guessing
Cause all that’s left behind
A little hard-pressed to figure out
What your point was all about
Guess we’ll have to do without
Throwing it out to take it back
Drive this thing straight off the track
Say my name and fade to black
Cause all you’re left to find
Is guessing
Cause all that’s left behind
[BRIDGE]
Call all you’ve left behind
Is guessing
There’s nothing left to find
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8. |
Mall Madness
02:03
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Cold basement
Turn the space heater on
Come over
Kill the whole afternoon
Mall Madness
But you're missing the cards
Head home when
All the streetlights come on
Won't realize
It's the lie of your life
Point fingers
Then you fall on the knife
Sincerely
I say 'thank you' instead
Not sacred
It remains in your head
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9. |
Burning Bones
01:09
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Burning bones
Scattered ashes in our homes
Fill our hearts and break our souls
Promise everything goes well
Fill our dreams
Pieces everywhere, it seems
Make it right, I can’t believe
That’s the price I pay for
Giving it my best
So tonight, take your son
Go be his wife
Say your prayers and hide your knife
No one’s sleeping by your side
So goodnight, take your son
Go be his wife
Say your prayers and hide your knife
No one’s sleeping by your side
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10. |
Christmas in July
02:45
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11. |
Shore Towns (single mix)
03:28
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Old shore towns
Like city blocks
Are lined with one-way streets
North End Beach
Asbury Park
Is where we used to meet
Are we buried?
Where's the sand?
I wish that I could tell
Never mind
Don't answer
I suppose it's just as well
Show me something I can't see
But wish I left behind
Pointed in a new direction
That I'll keep in mind
Wish there was a way
We could renege on
What we did
Go back to
The old arrangement
And leave it as it is
Years feel shorter
Heels dug in
I'm ready for this fight
Hang me up
Makes my job easy
You wouldn't but you might
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12. |
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We know no words
Are crawling out my empty notebook
Cause we know
Simple is better, it's better now
Heartfelt payphone
Calling from the Jersey Turnpike
Cause we know
Simple is better, it's better now
What we do not know
Could keep us from our graves
Whisper in my ear
I know, I know now
Words we cannot hold
Will fall down just the same
Whisper in my ear
I know, I know now
All this lasted
Longer than I ever hoped for
Cause we know
Simple is better, it's better now
What we do not know
Could keep us from our graves
Whisper in my ear
I know, I know now
Words we cannot hold
Will fall down just the same
Whisper in my ear
I know, I know now
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Brian Erickson New Jersey
Brian Erickson is an award-winning vocalist who has made some of the New Jersey music scene's most acclaimed records of the past decade.
Brian Erickson recommends:
Ethers and Embers
by Dust of Days
"Dead River Road" blows my mind...every time!
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Love at First Night
by Tim Ryan
The late-great Tim Ryan's one-and-only solo effort. At times brilliant, at times completely confounding...just as any amazing album should be!
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