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Between my hat and my boots

by Al Roberts and a handful of nothin'

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1.
Life the Universe and blue suede shoes. So, what do you know, what have you learnt to keep you sane Talk in four four time and make it rhyme, be glad you came See, hear, smell, touch taste it Be careful not to waste it Life the universe and blue suede shoes We’ve got no time to rehearse, no time to lose. Don’t be on your own, don’t sing alone find harmony Croon your serenade, make life’s parade your rhapsody See, hear, smell, touch taste it Be careful not to waste it Life the universe and blue suede shoes We’ve got no time to rehearse, no time to lose. Life is luck and chance, a wild blind dance so let it swing Roll until you rock, can’t beat the clock, just ask the king See, hear, smell, touch taste it Be careful not to waste it
2.
Punchdrunk (free) 03:06
Punch Drunk. I can’t sleep ‘cos the roof’s leaking Is that a rat or the floor board creaking Live in a house full of woman freaking And I just fade Running out of fat but I’m still frying Look like I’m living but I might be dying They say I’m lazy but I’m really trying Dump on my parade, why don’t you dump on my parade. It’s just one thing after another. It’s just one more thing I can do without It’s just one thing after another Feel like a punch drunk boxer in another bout I’m not high but I keep on falling My life’s like a car just keeps on stalling Cover my ears and they keep on calling And I can’t hide Got nothing left but I keep on going Lost my paddle but I keep on rowing Feel like I’m dressed but something’s showing It’s a long and bumpy ride, long and bumpy ride OK Why worry Slow down Don’t hurry Ease up And let go Enjoy the highs And ride the lows. It’s just one thing after another
3.
Baby’s got the Blues. She’s the queen of Prozac that’s for sure Why open one eye when you can close the door She keeps on trying but she can’t try no more Baby’s got the blues again Baby’s got the blues again And there’s nothing no, no nothing I can do She tries to hate me just to ease the pain There’s only one small word that keeps her sane I’m in the sunshine and she’s stood in the rain Baby’s got the blues again Baby’s got the blues again And there’s nothing no, no nothing I can do And I know why, we’ll get by She can see the coastline, can’t catch the tide She won’t send up a flare, no she’s got her pride I’m at the party and she’s standing outside Baby’s got the blues again Baby’s got the blues again And there’s nothing no, no nothing I can do
4.
Chicken wing 02:44
Chicken wing. Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re all the same to me Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re blind if you can’t see You say that you care But you don’t care one bit I can’t hear you talk ‘cos your mouth’s full of shit You political fool Don’t give a damn where you sit You still say nothing to me Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re all the same to me Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re blind if you can’t see You think you can tell The whole world how to live If I can’t forget, well I can never forgive You egotistical fool I hope you get what you give Take the money and run Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re all the same to me Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re blind if you can’t see I don’t mean to curse, when you play fast and loose If you want my respect, kiss my old caboose. Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re all the same to me Left wing right wing chicken wing You’re blind if you can’t see
5.
Beer 02:38
Beer. Just give me one bottle of beer ‘cos two is too many But if you set ‘em up ready then three is not enough I know that drinking won’t make my sky blue I know that alcohol messes with you But I won’t be touching it I’ve learned my lesson by now Just give me one bottle of beer ‘cos two is too many But if you set ‘em up ready then three is not enough Just ‘cos you left me don’t think I won’t cope You won’t find me dangling at the end of a rope But I might just have one to relax my troublesome mind Just give me one bottle of beer ‘cos two is too many But if you set ‘em up ready then three is not enough It’s hard to resist when the thirst takes a hold But I won’t drink too much don’t need to be told But I really need something to help me get out of this head. Just give me two bottles of beer ‘cos three is too many But if you set ‘em up ready then four is not enough Just give me five bottles of beer ‘cos six is too many But if you set ‘em up ready then seven’s not enough Just give me eight bottles of beer ‘cos nine is too many But if you set ‘em up ready then ten is not enough Just give me more bottles of beer ‘cos I don’t know what’s too many But if you set ‘em up ready then more is not enough More is not enough, more is not enough, more is not enough.
6.
I love you but. Three little words can open your heart But four simple words can tear it apart He’s still reeling as the door slams shut And all she said was “I love you but…” She was the one, there’s no two ways about it She was the one, his heart could never doubt it. And one year later to even the score He marries a girl he doesn’t care for. Three little words can open your heart But four sneaky words can tear it apart He’s still filming but the happy ending’s cut And all she said was “I love you but…” He carries on, a husband full of maybe’s He carries on, and his wife full of babies And some time later, he has an affair With a woman her met sometime, somewhere Three little words can open your heart But four dirty words can tear it apart He’s leaving his family ‘cos his life’s “in a rut” And he says to his kids “ I love you but…” They’re still reeling as the door slams shut and all he said was “I love you but…”
7.
Touchwood Jones (free) 03:06
Touchwood Jones A more unlucky man you would never meet People avoided him when they saw him on the street The God’s conspired against him, don’t know why They were hungry, wanted someone to fry As a baby boy he must have broke’ every bone His Mum and Dad would leave him every time they moved home He never questioned why the world would pick on him He just stood there and took it on the chin. And you can still hear the moans, still hear the moans, still hear the moans of touchwood Jones you can still hear the moans, still hear the moans, still hear the moans of touchwood Jones Sitting in a bar when he was hit by a truck Walking past a wrecking ball when he forgot to duck Diving off the board when they were draining the pool Picking up a horse-shoe, he was kicked by a mule And you can still hear the moans, still hear the moans, still hear the moans of touchwood Jones you can still hear the moans, still hear the moans, still hear the moans of touchwood Jones Karma’s gonna save you Jonesy Karma’s gonna save you And then he met a woman with looks that could kill She did things to him to shock and tease and thrill She gave him loving through the night and through the day You could still hear him moaning on the day he passed away And you can still hear the moans, still hear the moans,
8.
A shade of slaughter house red The other woman was painted up to win Slipped on her ruby heels and grabbed her heart of tin He wasn’t royalty the night he came to roam, into her bedroom like a stray without a home. Those scarlet kisses he could not remove His infidelity was so easy to prove. She saw his gold band, she didn’t care, As he ran his fingers through her hair A shade of slaughter house red was the lipstick she used A shade of slaughter house red made that man blow a fuse A shade of slaughter house red was the colour she saw The night he walked out that door But he was different, she said “You better call” Her love appeared like graffiti on a wall And so it started, neither knew where it would go He drove home every night, his wife would never know. A shade of slaughter house red was the lipstick she used A shade of slaughter house red made that man blow a fuse A shade of slaughter house red was the colour she saw The night he walked out that door The lipstick on his neck, it branded him a cheat, Brought his wife to tears and brought him to his feet. He said “I’ll end it, it was just a bad affair.” She said “You do it now!”. He drove right over there. The other woman screamed and shouted when he said He only loved her when drunk and in her bed. He said “It’s over”, turned to walk into the night She found that little gun and pulled the trigger tight. A shade of slaughter house red was the lipstick she used A shade of slaughter house red made that man blow a fuse A shade of slaughter house red was the colour she saw The night he walked out that door.
9.
Bread and Water. I love the smell of the morning rain I love to see a rolling, foaming breaker I love the sound of a moving train To see my breath in a cold December But I’ve got a motor-mouth heart Telling me nothing new It’s saying All I need is bread and water and you All I need is bread and water and you I could swim beneath the coral sea I could be rolling down a snow peaked mountain I could fly with the world below me I could go bathing in the Trevi fountain Call it a lover’s blind side My therapist says it’s true He tells me All I need is bread and water and you All I need is bread and water and you You’re all the world I need to see You’re every planet to me And all the wonders of this planet fade If you’re not with me tell me what do I do And all the pleasures evolution’s made Won’t be as sweet if I can’t taste them with you I’ve got a motor-mouth heart Telling me nothing new It’s saying all I need is bread and water and you I’ve got a motor-mouth heart Telling me nothing new It’s saying all I need is bread and water and you All I need is bread and water and you All I need is bread and water and you
10.
Save a little daylight When I come home and I’m feeling sad and lonely Feel like nobody in the world could care When all I need is a little piece of your love It’s good to know that you’ll be waiting there Save a little daylight for the night time A little sunlight for the right time A little daylight for me When everybody seems to know which way they’re going And I still bluff my way through everyday Thinking of all the things I should be doing Waiting for that miracle to light my way Save a little daylight for the night time A little sunlight for the right time A little daylight for me Oh that feeling of driving home from work Can’t beat that feeling of driving home from work Save a little daylight for the night time A little sunlight for the right time A little daylight for me Save a little daylight for the night time A little sunlight for the right time A little daylight for me
11.
Squeeze it right Everyday is a good day if you squeeze it right Everyday is a good day if you hold it tight Take it like a present wrapped up in a bow Hold it like a lover, like you’ll never let it go Everyday is a good day if you squeeze it right It’s tough but it could get tougher Science keeps him afloat In a world where we all can suffer His life is a capsized boat No compass to hand A million miles from dry land Everyday is a good day if you squeeze it right Everyday is a good day if you hold it tight She tries but she keeps on failing Why does she carry on? In a race where she may be trailing Who know if it can be won You think she’s had enough She’s gonna call your bluff Everyday is a good day if you squeeze it right Everyday is a good day if you hold it tight Take it like a present wrapped up in a bow Hold it like a lover like you’ll never let it go Everyday is a good day if you squeeze it right Wishing, hoping, praying Some days when I can’t find meaning Feel like I’ll disappear Your love keeps me believing That rocky road is clear And as we take this ride We do it side by side Everyday is a good day if you squeeze it right Everyday is a good day if you hold it tight
12.
Blacksheep 02:52
Black sheep. I walk in the room and Somebody cries I tell a joke Somebody dies I don’t try to be Something I’m, not I don’t mean to upset you but, I seem to do it a lot ‘Cos I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family If I’m always left You’re always right If I blow a kiss It starts a fight Can’t shut my mouth I gotta talk I find these eggshell floors Wherever I walk. ‘Cos I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family I may be a scapegoat or a dirty rat I may be a mean old dog….or a pussy cat But I’m the black sheep, black sheep, black sheep, black sheep. I touch a nerve I don’t know how You take the stage You take a bow So here we go Some things don’t change You take your biggest shot I’m always in range ‘Cos I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family ‘Cos I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family I’m the black sheep, the black sheep of the family Baa, baa, baa .baa. baa. Baa. Baa., baa

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Thanks to Walt Whitman the other WW.
Musicians; Al Roberts Lead vocal, acoustic guitar and keys,Tony Hayes Electric Guitar, Dave Wycherley Drums, Mattie Baxter Bass. BVs by all. Engineered by Steven Zdrenka. Artwork by Bar

All songs written by Al.

" life is luck and chance, a wild blind dance, so let it swing".

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released May 24, 2015

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