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Something to Do
02:32
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How can this have happened, never thought it would come
A girl who's sweet and sexy and who thinks that I'm fun
And even more amazing is that she's twenty-one
Oh, what is a boy to do?
Met her in a play and she was playing a whore
The next one she was a bookworm--could you ask for much more?
And now if she could just get her damn key in the door
Tonight I'll have something to do
Chorus:
Don't know yet how I feel about her
But this feels right
Don't know about tomorrow
But she'll be mine tonight
This guy that she's been seeing, he's a good friend of mine
But they've been having problems--maybe this is a sign
Besides, c'mon, just look at her: damn, she is fine
Oh, what is a boy to do?
Besides this thing it has been brewing now for so long
If she wants this and I want her, then how can this be wrong?
When yesterday I was singing a Ramones song,
Tonight I've got something to do
Chorus
I never thought that this could happen with such ease
In like flint, I simply asked "Just kiss me, please"
Who knows, I might just be something for her to do
Before she leaves
Chorus
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3. |
Wine & Cupcakes
03:33
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I thought maybe you were done with me
But it seems that's not the case
'Cause now I'm drinking wine
And eating cupcakes at your place
And even though he's sitting
On the couch right by your side
I swear that I can feel your hand
Slipping into mine
Chorus:
I don't know if you want to go
Back to your room again
But before I go way back home
I want to kiss your skin
Well, I know that this is burgeoning
Into a relationship
And I know that you didn't want to have
To deal with all that shit
But seeing as how I'm leaving
In the morning anyway
What's the harm in dragging
This out just one more day
Chorus
As we stand on the rooftop
Our glasses softly clinking
I don't know if it's your kisses
Or the wine that we've been drinking
But the connection slowly forming
Between your heart and mind
Well it has got me wishing
We had a bit more time
Chorus
(Again)
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I came out of the light and drove into the dark
But still could hear you breathing
You'd call me at work, I'd call back at the bar
Just as you were leaving
And long into the night, I'd sit alone downstairs
But still be content as ever
Because even though you're so far away
I've heard every word you've said here
Chorus:
'Cause we can talk about anything
And so we talk about everything
And now I will tell you one thing
I can't wait to see you again
"How was your day at work? Meet any big stars?
And are you off next weekend?"
I think I can swing a couple free days
I'll come down and I'll see you then
But still, even while I'm stuck far away
I thrill to hear you sighing
With every word we seem to come closer
To the bed where we were lying
Chorus
Relationships and family tiffs
What's on my summer reading list
We'll cover it all, topics great and small
And it's perfect because it's with you
Chorus
Soon I will see you again
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5. |
Quarter to 7:00
04:14
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With my head on your chest and our legs intertwined
We lay
Just two lovers at rest it seemed forever combined
We'd stay
The sun on the wall slowly slides in descent
To night
And it seems that I'll fall in love the intent
Is right
Chorus:
Though it's been a month or so
Since I've been here
And it may be even more before
I return
Still it seems that this moment lasts
An eternity
And right now, in your arms
Feels like home
The TV is on, but I don't hear a thing
I swear
All I know is how soft your hand is stroking
My hair
We've finished the "Fear and Loathing"--it was
Quite grand
Now again we are here and it thrills when you brush
My hand
Chorus
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Hole in the Wall
03:12
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I still hear your words in my ear now
Saying "Maybe you shouldn't stay here now"
But why did it have to end today
We still had a month to stay this way
Chorus:
And all that's left is a hole in the wall
And I know that you tried to warn me not to fall
But all that's left is a hole and those words:
"I love you"
You said that you can't handle this now
Well, I can't handle not kissing you now
I know that it seems like too much to fast
I guess we won't know if it could last
Chorus
I know you're leaving soon
But remember the fun we had in your room
Why can't we finish the summer?
Why can't I call you my lover?
Even as I hang up the phone now
My love for you is not gone now
But at the thought of losing your kiss
My hand forms itself into a fist
Chorus x2
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7. |
Indpendence Day
05:40
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Why am I so uptight?
And why can't I just spread my wings and fly?
Why did you decide?
Why were you just killing time?
Why were you so inclined
To not try to feel the love inside?
When I could not deny
No lie-you heard it in my sigh
Chorus:
And why wouldn't you let me fall for you?
Why couldn't you see I wanted to?
Why couldn't I stay at your place that day?
I guess I'll just sit here and wonder why
Why must you deride
What I know you're just trying to hide?
And why aren't you alright
With my needing you in my life?
Why can't I get high
And fly away into open blue skies?
And why--just an aside--
Am I the one who just wants to cry?
Chorus
Why wouldn't you let me be the one?
Why couldn't we get past just having fun?
Why couldn't I stay on Independence Day?
I guess I'll just sit here and wonder why
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8. |
Love Song
05:50
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How can I explain
How I feel to you?
When you don't want to hear
Because it means you might feel this way too
But I love you
And there's no recourse
And now without you
I am full of remorse
Because you are the one
That I want to lie down next to at night
And you are the one
That I can't get out of my mind
Chorus:
This is a love song
But it's not for everyone
No, this love song is just for you
My love
I found a note
That you wrote before it had begun
And it said "I Love You"
Did you think we could ever be one?
Probably not, not your style
To fall the way that I fell for you
But that don't change the fact
That I know that you felt something to
As we lay in you bed
And my fingertips traced your skin
Then I felt more complete
Than I had or would ever again
Chorus
Please just try for just one night
And I swear I'll change your mind
Chorus
And what is wrong with a love song
Don't you know that everyone
Loves a love song
Why don't you?
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Employee of the Month
02:30
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Oh baby, I got a job today
You'd be so proud of me
I'm out there now making that hay
Took responsibility
But still I just gotta say
That it is killing me
To have to do all this without you
To have to do all this without you
Oh baby, I got promoted today
Done such a good job there
My boss might as well just say
"Head up those golden stairs"
But, damn, I still feel this way
And I do truly swear
That I don't want all this without you
No, I don't want all this without you
Oh baby, I got a raise today
And compliments galore
It seems that they would love me to stay
It seems I've really scored
But all I want to do is lay
In bed with you and snore
'Cause I can't be happy without you
No, I can't be happy without you
Oh baby, you're leaving town today
And all I feel is pain
Because I have to watch you and stay
I've got you on the brain
But maybe someday there'll be a day
When you will feel the same
And say "I cannot be without you"
And I'll answer "You know I love you, too"
And maybe someday we'll say "I do"
Because I'm only happy with you
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Today is my birthday
You're so far away
Today is my birthday
I wish you'd call to say
That you miss me
And you can't wait
To see me, when you get back
It has been so long
Since I saw you last
Two hours we spent then
They went by so fast
And I kissed you
On the forehead
And I turned 'round and I walked away
And now I miss you so hard
I don't know how I'll make it
So I'll offer you my heart
And I'll beg that you take it
So that that piece
Of me can stay
With you until you get back
Soon I'll be leaving
Back to the city's bright lights
And I know I'll keep busy
But on those sleepless nights
I'll remember
How we stayed up
And kissed, just as the sun rose
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11. |
Glenville St.
03:34
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Hano's where I was born and raised
Herrell's a stone's throw away
But as I grew up I had to leave the city
When I came back, years down the line
One thing that I hoped to find
Was a girl who was so smart and sweet and pretty
But soon enough it began to seem
No one could match my idyllic dream
And soon I was alone and drunk, despairing
'Til I came to her and kissed her neck
And then that night we took a trek
To her place, I still know what she was wearing
Chorus:
Harvard Ave.'s a waste of time
And the theater's great, but the Coolidge ain't mine
There's no one for me where Comm. and Mass. Ave meet
'Cause I found love on Glenville St.
Had my first apartment on Park Drive
Around the corner to the Best Buy
The movies from there showed me how love should be
And Heller's wise--"God Knows," it's true
Even King David felt it, too
The thunderbolt strikes even those who live free
Violated at the Coghill place
Could never find a parking space
But the T-stop was a block from her apartment
Marty's Liquors right next door
Who knew I owned a liquor store?
Would help to drown the pain a broken heart sent
Chorus
Chorus
Hell, Babcock was a place to stay
On Nickerson I watched them play
But I'd give it all if I could only sleep
Where I found love: on Glenville St.
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Yo-Yo & the Chaplain Los Angeles, California
Yo-Yo & the Chaplain is a Boston-born and Los Angeles-based folk/indie/pop rock band. Their latest album, Maggie Mae and the Telephone, is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, and more.
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