Josie can’t sing, but she sure knows how to smile
Josie can’t sing, but she sure knows how to smile
And when she smiles at me, I get to feeling like a child
Category: Music
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Josie (Lyrics)
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Footsteps in the Hall (Lyrics)
As they lay her in the ground
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And the priest begins to pray
I raise my head and look around
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Liner Notes Follow-Up: “In the Right,” In the World
Since I published the liner notes for “In the Right,” I’ve somewhat surprisingly run into a couple things that seem related.
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Liner Notes: In the Right
Photo by Majestic Lukas on Unsplash “In the Right” was the first song I wrote after a years-long — possibly decades-long — hiatus.
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In the Right (Lyrics)
He was in the right
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She was in the wrong
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Liner Notes: Long Shadow
Photo by sErgio mOreira on Unsplash I’m happy with the new album, but there are four or five songs that I’m particularly pleased with. “Long Shadow” is one of them.
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Strip (Lyrics)
Strip me of immortality
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Say religion’s just a drug
It should be swept under the rug of reality
Strip me of immortality
Give me meaningless devotion
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Liner Notes: Strip
When Harold and Doug approached me about releasing and recording old songs from the band, I was torn about the idea. “Strip” illustrates the main reason for that.
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Liner Notes: Wall St. Wisdom
The Reign recorded “Wall St. Wisdom” at Neverland Studio in 1991, but its roots reach back another seven years or so.
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Wall St. Wisdom (Lyrics)
Brown nose, serving time, focus on the bottom line
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Servant of the dollar bill, master of the overkill
Fiery hoop high jump, God the Father Donald Trump
Long hours, job is wife, Wall Street Journal, Book of Life
