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At Work On Several Things

by Jons

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1.
Trip Ads 04:34
Occupational uncertainty, originally a doctor I'd be Hanging from the trees and eaves, stuck to the window screen Another nosebleed followed by a sense of relief Don't be too keen, there's plenty of room on the big screen On the big screen Ah the big stars On the big screen Ah the big stars The lines they wrote, into the mirror I spoke, a lock upon the door The public agrees I shall receive a hairbrush shaped award Advertising for moisturizing cream, another kissing scene If you can see it, you can achieve it, your dreams of the big screen On the big screen Ah the big stars On the big screen Ah the blue sky
2.
In The Yard 02:13
Out the front door, down the steps I walked into the garden where I Left my bike out in the pouring rain, I won't make that mistake again When it rains it pours I'm told, I see it dripping from the hole In the ceiling to the cup below, I should let the landlord know The old dodge was left outfront to stay, the street only steps away Oh how hard it must have been to know, you'd never see the open road They come to me at night sometimes, they do not give me peace of mind But if we should mistakes, let them all be safely made At home, where there's no one around At home, does a broken vase make a sound?
3.
Walking along with the rain pouring down from the gutter to my head In the morning I’ll wake with the sun in my eyes, never see the rain again It's only rain It's only rain It's only rain It's only rain Home alone it's weird I know from the world I'm thrown Outside it rains on, all the people are gone like they knew it all along It's only rain It's only rain It's only rain It's only rain Walking along with the rain pouring down to the gutter onto my head In the morning I’ll wake with the sun in my eyes, never play this game again
4.
So Slow 03:27
It took so many years to fill the space between my ears It comes and goes, it's hard to let you know It comes and it goes, it comes and it goes so slow
5.
Ancestral light-bulb flickering on, the burden of thought sometimes it feels wrong To cope with the pain we take whatever helps, I am myself more than anyone else Happy-go-lucky don't come down on me, evolution let me be free Man the animal a picture on the shelf, I am myself more than anyone else
6.
7.
The top was down on the blood red LeBaron I knew that if I had em my sirens would be blarin' Picked him up heading South out of town To the desert where he thought he wouldn't be found But my hands are steady on the wheel I thought given time that things would be better Eagerly awaitin' a package or a letter Now I'm starin' at the blood red, two cars ahead I should've been dead But my hands are steady on the wheel The sun was high in the sky when he caught my eye In his mirror, I couldn't've been clearer He indicated right, we pulled over to the shoulder I stepped out with my hand on my hip, I've been known to be quick But he said "I'm not your man", he looked past me at the shape of town and he said, "I left the devil in the city"
8.
D Drum 02:20
Everybody deserves to feel safe in their own home Everybody deserves to be alone Everybody should feel fine in the light Feel safe when you're walking around at night I'm gonna count some sheep And I'm gonna stay awake So I can fall asleep, but I won't anyway I wanna come and go I wanna do it on my own I'm gonna count some sheep And I'm gonna stay awake So I can fall asleep, but I won't anyway
9.
Dobro Genius 02:09
Sometimes I wonder why I even try I could do it in my dreams and you'd still cry I find that if I really take my time I could do it in my dreams and you'd still cry Ask me 'bout my life all the time I could do it in my dreams and you'd still cry The path I'm on I'm tellin' you it's fine I could do it in my dreams and you'd still cry
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11.
Hotel 02:35
Take your head, lie endlessly on this hotel bed Open your eyes, tapestry of unfurling rhyme I’ve said no lies A hotel is a loosely defined space, water on my face
12.
Retirement 02:24
Has time well spent filled your cup to the brim? What would you give to feel young again? What percentage is your favourite drink? How many have you had, how much do I bring? Sometimes I feel I haven't learned a thing What's the age when life begins? What's the worst job you've ever had? Does the money buy all those years back? You haven't lost your edge And it's not over yet You're sticking to the plan You're retired, you've just been broken in I have to ask, how long did it take to grow your mustache? And where do I go to cast my vote? Did the carpool leave, did I miss my boat? Where do you keep your RV when it's cold? Do things look different when you're old? Should I settle down or travel first? What's my stamp collection worth? You haven't lost your hair And it's not over yet You're sticking to the plan You're retired, you've just been born again
13.
Tell me the things I wanna hear but I don’t understand I know that if you go I’ll be as lonesome as the road Hold me closer one more time, baby please don’t go Everyone can do as they please Time’s a given I’ve takin’ mine Does anybody else feel how I do? I don’t wanna stay away from you And when you go won’t you take me along? And when you go won’t you take me along? And when you go won’t you take me along? And if you go won’t you take me along?

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Limited run of black vinyl available March 17 via Field Mate Records. Preorder LPs here:
fieldmatesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jons-at-work-on-several-things

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released November 4, 2016

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