1. |
Wait Til I Get You Home
03:21
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WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME (A. Rigby)
I LOVE THE WAY YOU SMILE WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN
I LOVE THE WAY YOU SAY THAT I'M THE ONE
YOU MAKE ME SO HAPPY
BUT THERE'S ALL THESE PEOPLE AROUND
SO WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME
AND THE WALLS COME DOWN
TONIGHT THE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT AND THE MUSIC'S LOUD
BUT I'M KIND OF SHY WHEN I'M IN A CROWD
YOU TELL ME DON'T WORRY
IT'S FINE TO BE PAINTING THE TOWN
JUST WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME
WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME
WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME
AND THE WALLS COME DOWN
I LOVE THE WAY YOU SMILE WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN
I LOVE THE WAY YOU SAY THAT I'M THE ONE
I LOVE THE WAY YOU DANCE AND YOU HOLD ME CLOSE
I LOVE THE WAY YOU WHISPER THAT I'M THE MOST
YOU KISS ME, I'M DIZZY
BUT THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE AROUND
JUST WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME
WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME
WAIT TIL I GET YOU HOME
AND THE WALLS COME DOWN
(COULDN'T WE DO THIS IN PRIVATE?)
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2. |
Happy For You
03:19
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HAPPY FOR YOU (B. DEMAIN/A. RIGBY)
YOU AND ME
USED TO TRADE OUR STORIES
OF THE LUCKLESS ESCAPADES
SHARING ALL OUR MISADVENTURES
IN LIFE AND LOVE
SEEMS WE DON’T
HAVE A LOT IN COMMON
SINCE YOU WENT AND FOUND SOMEONE
EVERYTHING IS HEARTS AND FLOWERS
WHEN YOU’RE AROUND
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE I’M SOMEONE WHO
HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND
BUT I’M HAPPY FOR YOU
REMEMBER WHEN
WE WOULD LAUGH AT LOVERS
CALL THEM SENTIMENTAL FOOLS
SWORE WE’D NEVER BE THAT STUPID
NOW LOOK AT YOU
DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU’RE SOMEONE WHO
HAS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
HAPPY FOR YOU
YOU’VE GOT SUNSHINE, I’VE GOT CLOUDY DAY
YOU’VE GOT STARDUST, I’VE GOT BILLS TO PAY
YOU’VE GOT LOVE I’M JEALOUS OF
INSTR.
DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU’RE SOMEONE WHO
HAS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
CAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE I’M SOMEONE WHO
HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND
BUT I’M HAPPY FOR YOU
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3. |
Rode Hard
04:20
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RODE HARD (A. RIGBY)
I COULD RUIN MY REPUTATION AROUND HERE
BUT THIS TOWN DON'T KNOW ME FROM EVE
SOMEBODY PUT SOMETHING IN THE WATER
I SWEAR I ONLY HAD ONE BEER
MAYBE I'D BETTER LEAVE
I WALK THESE STREETS WITH A DAZED EXPRESSION
HEY AIN'T YOU GOT SOMEWHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
EVERY PRANK PHONE CALL AND MINOR INSURRECTION
SIN, BAD CHECK, HECK, THEY CAN PIN IT ALL ON ME
RODE HARD AND PUT AWAY WET
DRIVEN ROUND THE BEND
GOT FAR DOWN AS I COULD GET
BUT I'M GOING BACK OUT AGAIN
A PERSON COULD GET THEIR HAND BLOWN OFF REACHING
THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T TOUCH
A GUY TOLD ME THAT I WAS ASKING FOR TROUBLE
I HAD TO KICK HIS ASS, I DIDN'T LIKE IT MUCH
A GIRL GETS TIRED OF DOING ALL THIS FOR NOTHING
YOU LOOK AROUND AND EVERYONE'S GOT RETIREMENT FUNDS
THEY'RE ALL SOCKING AWAY SAVING FOR THE FUTURE
WHILE I BUY SHOES, SHAVE MY LEGS AND SEE HOW FAST I CAN RUN
RODE HARD AND PUT AWAY WET...
IT'S WAY TOO DARK IN THIS OLD STALL
I CAN'T FIND A PEN TO WRITE MY NUMBER ON THE WALL
YEAH I GOT BRAINS AND A GOOD HAIR CONDITIONER
I WANNA BE READY WHEN THEY TAKE THAT AERIAL SHOT
WENT BY THE PARISH HOUSE LAST NIGHT FOR DINNER
LIVELY CONVERSATION BUT THE FOOD WAS NOT SO HOT
AND WHAT'S THERE TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT ICE CREAM AND T.V.
I'D LIKE TO MEET THE MAN GIVING MILK A BAD NAME
PEEKING IN WINDOWS AT DIFFERENT HAPPY FAMILIES
WHILE THE LONELY SO AND SO'S Y'KNOW
WE ALL LOOK THE SAME
RODE HARD AND PUT AWAY WET...
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4. |
Let Me In A Little Bit
04:04
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5. |
You Get To Me
02:48
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6. |
Balls
03:13
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BALLS (A. RIGBY)
I’VE BEEN WAITING TO TALK TO YOU
SO I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I’M GONNA DO
BUT YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO DISAPPEAR
WHEN I’VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY
I’VE BEEN WRITING MY SPEECH AT NIGHT
GOT THE ATTITUDE AND THE SYNTAX RIGHT
BUT THE PHONE RINGS, I HEAR YOUR VOICE
AND THE WORDS JUST SLIP AWAY
YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF NERVE TO BE CALLING HERE
BUT I LOVE YOUR NERVE
YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF GALL, YOU DON'T EVEN CARE
ABOUT ME AT ALL
YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF BALLS, YOU DON’T EVEN CARE
WISH I COULD GROW A PAIR
I’VE BEEN SEEING A COUPLE MEN
BUT THEY’RE LIKE ME SO I DON’T WANT THEM
THEY HAVE FEELINGS,THEY HAVE MORALS
A CONSCIENCE AND A SOUL
I’VE BEEN SEEING A PATTERN HERE
HOW YOU GET LOST WHEN I GET TOO NEAR
THEN YOU COME AROUND MAYBE ONCE A WEEK
LIKE SOME GUYS GO OUT TO BOWL
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7. |
Magicians
03:42
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Magicians (A. Rigby)
You say there's nothing in the future for us
This lust is just a passing thing
You tell me late at night while lying in bed
That we're not really happening
You tell me this is nothing real
That we can touch but we can't feel
Let's leave reality out of this shall we
No need to mention it it's always here
Give the cold hard facts back to the mathematicians
We're magicians
We make reality disappear
We're really something when we take off our clothes
I wish that we could stay this way
It's not a healthy way to live, I suppose
At least that's what I was raised to say
You tell me life is just unfair
But I can hear that anywhere
Let's leave reality out of this shall we
No need to mention it it's always here
Stick the rhetoric with those old slick politicians
We're magicians
We make reality disappear
Suspend belief - it's a must to
My fantasy - I don't trust you
But I won't hold it against you
As long as you hold me against you
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8. |
If You Won't Hang Around
03:15
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If You Won't Hang Around (A. Rigby)
How I gonna hug you, how I gonna squeeze you
How I gonna bug you, how I gonna tease you
How I gonna walk you, how I gonna feed you
If you won't hang around?
How I gonna kiss you, how I gonna thank you
I don't wanna miss you, I just wanna spank you
How I gonna do you, I can't give it to you
If you won't hang around
You never tell me that I mean a thing to you
You come on back cause I can't say no
You break my heart like nobody else can do
So why the hell do you always have to go
If I get some money how you gonna share it?
This life's funny, how you gonna help me grin and bear it
How I gonna lose you, how can I refuse you
If you won't hang around
I never know when you're gonna show your face
I sit at home and wait for you to call
I lose my mind imagining your embrace
But when you're gone do you think of me at all
How'm I gonna pet you, how'm I gonna shove you
I know I'll never get you, but baby I know how to love you
How I gonna do it, how I gonna prove it
If you won't hang around
How I gonna win you, knock you down and pin you
If you won't hang around
How I gonna prove it, how I gonna do it
If you won't hang around
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9. |
Angel After Hours
04:03
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ANGEL AFTER HOURS (A. RIGBY)
I WAS IN HEAVEN FOR A LITTLE WHILE LAST NIGHT
WHEN HE CAME AROUND
AND SHOWED ME WHAT I’D NEVER SEEN BEFORE
AFTER CHECKING WINGS AND HALO AT THE DOOR
HOW AN ANGEL LOOKS HALF DRESSED, AND LYING DOWN
I WAS IN HEAVEN FOR A LITTLE WHILE LAST NIGHT
BUT IT WAS AFTER HOURS
WHEN ALL THE HARD WORK OF BEING GOOD IS DONE
WELL WHO KNEW THAT ANGELS COULD BE SUCH FUN
AND WERE SO FOND OF TAKING LONG HOT SHOWERS?
NOW I’M BACK HERE ON EARTH
IT’S THE SAME PLACE I KNEW
WHERE THE DAYS THEY GO BY
AND TIME TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO
BUT I’D TRADE ALL THESE CITY STREETS, AND PRETTY FLOWERS
FOR ANOTHER PEEK AT ANGEL AFTER HOURS
FOR ANOTHER PEEK AT ANGER AFTER HOURS
I WAS IN HEAVEN FOR A LITTLE WHILE LAST NIGHT
THOUGH IT WASN’T PLANNED
EVERYTHING ELSE FELL AWAY WHEN HE FLEW IN
AND I DIDN’T HAVE TO WONDER WHERE THE HELL HE’D BEEN
HE MADE BELLS RING AND BIRDS SING WITH JUST ONE HAND
NOW I’M BACK HERE ON EARTH
IT’S THE RIGHT PLACE TO BE
BUT I FEEL HIM UP THERE
LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN AT ME
AND I’D SWEAR OFF MASCARA AND WHISKEY SOURS
FOR ANOTHER PEEK AT ANGEL AFTER HOURS
FOR ANOTHER PEEK AT ANGEL AFTER HOURS
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10. |
Better Stay Gone
03:49
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11. |
Cynically Yours
03:13
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CYNICALLY YOURS (A. RIGBY)
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
OF THE AMOUNT I’M CAPABLE OF LOVING YOU
AND YOU KNOW I NEED YOU TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
IT’S FEASIBLE FOR ME TO BE NEEDING YOU
I BELIEVE IN US AS MUCH OR MAYBE MORE
THAN I’VE EVER BELIEVED IN ANYTHING BEFORE
IN A WORLD FULL OF DOUBT
DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M SURE ABOUT
BUT YOU DON’T SUCK
SO I’M CYNICALLY YOURS
IT’S TRUE I MISTRUST YOU, BUT DON’T TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY
I’M MORE GULLIBLE THAN I’VE EVER BEEN
AND IF THEY HELD A CONTEST FOR THE PERSON MOST LIKELY
TO FALL FOR YOUR BULL I’D PROBABLY WIN
THE THOUGHT OF US TOGETHER DOESN’T FILL ME WITH DREAD
I CAN PICTURE BEING WITH YOU TIL ONE OR BOTH OF US IS DEAD
AT THE END OF THE DAY
I’VE GOT NOTHING GOOD TO SAY
BUT YOU DON’T SUCK
SO I’M CYNICALLY YOURS
I, YOUR LOVING (BLANK), TAKE YOU (INSERT NAME HERE)
BECAUSE FRANKLY I’M JUST TOO TIRED TO LOOK AROUND ANYMORE
YOU DRIVE REASONABLY WELL, HAVE MOST OF YOUR OWN TEETH
AND NOT MUCH OF A PRISON RECORD SO THAT’S GOOD
PLUS YOU CLAIM TO LOVE MY ASS AND I HAVE A TAPE TO PROVE IT
WHICH MAKES ME THINK THIS THING REALLY COULD WORK
HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THAT OUR MUTUAL DISAPPOINTMENT
OUTWEIGHS THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THIS UNION
WE AGREE TO PART
WITHOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF CROCKERY, AUTOMOBILES,
OR EACH OTHERS’ GOOD NAME
IN PRINT OR IN SONG
AT THE END OF THE DAY I’VE GOT NOTHING GOOD TO SAY
BUT YOU DON’T SUCK
SO I’M CYNICALLY YOURS
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STOP SHOWING UP IN MY DREAMS (B. LLOYD/A. RIGBY)
YOU CALLED A TAXI TOLD ME YOU WERE CHECKING OUT
LEFT ME IN THE LOBBY WITH THE BILL TO THINK ABOUT
THE CONCIERGE GOT NASTY GRABBED THE PHONE TO CALL A COP
PULLED A 360 AND HE OFFERED ME A JOB
NOW I’M DRAGGING BAGGAGE
TAKING TIPS AND BENZEDRINE
TRYING TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN
SO YOU’LL STOP SHOWING UP IN MY DREAMS
A BIG BUSLOAD OF JAPANESE, THE GAY GEISHA REVIEW
I BOWED TO THEM WHEN THEY CHECKED IN IT MADE ME THINK OF YOU
YOU NEVER CALL, NEVER WRITE, NEVER EVEN FAX
THEY MOVED ME TO THE BOILER ROOM SO HOW CAN I RELAX?
I’M PEGGING EVERY METER
I’M BUILDING UP THE STEAM
BUT THIS THING IS GONNA BLOW
IF YOU DON’T STOP SHOWING UP IN MY DREAMS
HOW DID I GET HERE, IT’S A NIGHTMARE WITHOUT END
I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY LOVER
THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND
I WANNA TAKE YOU OUT FOR TELLING ME THOSE LIES
BUT THE ONLY TIME I SEE YOU
IS WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES
EVERY MORNING I TOTE ROOM SERVICE TRAYS
A BOWL OF STOLEN OATMEAL ALL I’VE HAD TO EAT IN DAYS
EACH AFTERNOON I LOOK FOR YOU OUT BY THE CURB
AND WHEN THEY LET ME OFF I HANG A SIGN “DO NOT DISTURB”
BUT YOU’RE STILL IN MY SUBCONSCIOUS
YOU’RE LIKE A SUBMARINE
I’M GONNA KEEP SCRAPING BOTTOM
TIL YOU STOP SHOWING UP IN MY DREAMS
THE HOTEL DICK WAS SUPER QUICK TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF
HE’S OFF THE CASE HE COULDN’T CRACK AND ON TO SOMETHING ELSE
IT MIGHT BE ME HE’S ON TO BUT I’M KEEPING HIM AT BAY
I DUCK BEHIND A POTTED PLANT EACH TIME HE LOOKS MY WAY
BUT I’D LIKE TO GET TO KNOW HIM
HE AIN’T QUITE WHAT HE SEEMS
BUT I DON’T WANNA MAKE MY MOVE
UNTIL YOU STOP SHOWING UP IN MY DREAMS
I CAN ENVISION US TOGETHER
MORNING PAPER, COFFEE BEANS
BUT IT AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN
TIL YOU STOP SHOWING UP IN MY DREAMS
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13. |
Sleeping With The Moon
04:10
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SLEEPING WITH THE MOON (A. RIGBY)
HEADLIGHTS ON
THEN YOU’RE GONE
I’M ALONE WITH THE MOON
WHO’S THIS GUY?
HE LOOKS HIGH
HE’S ALRIGHT HE’S NOT YOU
BUT I’M SLEEPING WITH THE MOON
CAUSE YOU’VE GONE AWAY
YES I’M SLEEPING WITH THE MOON
BUT WHAT’LL I DO
DURING THE DAY?
IN MY BED
I PRETEND
YOU’RE HERE AGAIN AND I SMILE
THE MOON’S SO SLOW
HE MAKES ME GLOW
AND HE WON’T GO FOR AWHILE
SO I’M SLEEPING WITH THE MOON
CAUSE YOU’VE GONE AWAY
YEAH I’M SLEEPING WITH THE MOON
BUT WHAT’LL I DO
DURING THE DAY?
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Amy Rigby Catskill, New York
Amy Rigby has been writing, performing and recording her transcendent songs about everyday
life for over 30
years, first with bands Last Roundup & the Shams in NYC,
from 1996 solo debut Diary Of A Mod Housewife to The Old Guys (2018). She published her first book Girl To City last year.
“..one of the country’s best songwriters, with a mordant wit & keen eye for emotional detail.”
Chicago Reader
... more
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