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Check out the 2020 album ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY
Sun., Sept. 8th @ 2-7pm: "Jam Behind The Dam" - Lake Solitude Dam & Waterfall, High Bridge, NJ with Bryan Baxter, Ruby West, Fry Family Band
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BED OF NAILS
It's a bed of nails she got you sleepin' on
You turn to rust
You turn to dust
And you're blowing away in the wind
What you been hidin'
Somewhere deep inside
Is flowing out the holes in your skin
Like a string of pearls she got you danglin' from
Holding on until your fingers slip
Like a string of pearls she got you danglin' from
Holding on until your fingers slip
Your fingers slip
You lost your grip
And you're blowing away in the wind
What you been hidin'
Somewhere deep inside
Is flowing out the holes in your skin
It's a bed of nails
It's a bed of nails
BULLETS ON MY BRAIN
It's been raining for days
But I'm afraid
I feel it in my DNA
Everyday got bullets on my brain
This indecision remains
Should I go or should I stay
Am I already too late
What kind of difference could I make
What difference would I make
Could this be a mistake
'Cause I'm afraid
I'm shakin' in my DNA
Everyday got bullets on my brain
Bullets on my brain
Bullets on my brain
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same
And when I'm old and gray
Looking back on that day
Can I live with the shame
Of what happened at the cave
What happened at the cave
And who are you to say
That I'm afraid
I'm shakin', shakin' in my DNA
Everyday got bullets on my brain
Bullets on my brain
Bullets on my brain
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same
EPILOGUE
You run for the hills
You get what you give
You get what you give away
You get what you give
You get what you give away
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
That's one for the books
That's one for the yesterday
That's one for the books
But who's keeping score anyway?
Do I have to say it again, do I have to say it again
Do I have to say it again, do I have to say it again
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
ETHER
Ain't nothing matter neither
Now everything is sweeter
And just a little greener
Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether
Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether
I don't know if I'll see ya
Floating in the ether
I meant every word I said
Everything I ever did
In the end it's only wasted time
If I could do it all again
I would do it all again
Does it ever taste so sweet?
Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether
I don't know if I'll see ya
I'm floating in the ether
Now everything is sweeter
And just a little greener
Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
I'm stuck in a pipe dream
I'm so high up
Above the ground
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
It's just like I said, it's just like it sounds
When you're around
Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds
So how do I say this
You make me feel like I'm weightless
I can't explain it
When you're so high up
It's a long way down
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
It's just like I said, it's just like it sounds
When you're around
Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds
I'm biding my time, I'm floating away now
I'm biding my time, I'm floating away now
I'm biding my time, I'm floating away
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
It's just like I said, it's just like it sounds
When you're around
Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds
HEART O' MINE
There's a warning sign in the distance
It wakes me up in the morning
Just like that big ol' burning sun
I can't believe I'm the only one
Well, I might keep falling down
Keep falling down and getting up again
But I can't keep losing touch with this heart o' mine
The storm blows through
It's testing you
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
But I got to say something true to this heart o' mine
Hey, I was there when you were down and out
And I just might need a hand this time around
Hey, yeah, I swear it's there in everyone
So come on, please help me find this heart o' mine
Have you heard the words of the prophet
Singing all you need is love
I search the sky for a sign from above
It's love
I might keep falling down
Keep falling down and getting up again
But I can't keep losing touch with this heart o' mine
The storm blows through
It's testing you
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
But I got to say something true to this heart o' mine
Hey, I was there when you were down and out
And I just might need a hand this time around
Hey, yeah, I swear it's there in everyone
So come on, please help me find this heart o' mine
There's a warning sign in the distance
Out of the corner of my eye
I think I found this heart o' mine
HOLDEN ON
Keep me holdin' on
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes only Holden on
Ah, breathe
I wonder why I got caught in the rye
I search around and pull my cap down
Now is the time, I got you in my sights
Keep me holdin' on
Keep me holdin' on
Keep me holdin' on...
IN THE RYE
You already know
In the rye
In the rye
Follow me
I'll catch you when we meet
In the rye
In the rye
Running free
I'll catch you when we meet
I already know
You've known it from the start
Life's a song we love to sing along
I'm working out my part
The chorus and the verse
And every day, every day I write the words
In the rye
In the rye
Follow me
I'll catch you when we meet
In the rye
In the rye
Running free
I'll catch you when we meet
In the rye
In the rye
Follow me
I'll catch you when we meet
In the rye
In the rye
Running free
I'll catch you when we meet
KEEP HOLDING ON
When it's all said and done
After the rain, behind the storm
Comes the sun
Keep holding on
Holding on
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
LANDMINES
Where do we go, lost inside
Jumping around off the ground
With you right there beside me
But that's behind me
Anyone can surely see
You still got a hold on me
Thinking how it used to be
We had sunshine
Walking on landmines
What do you know, ready to go
Gonna throw it all behind me
Don't remind me
'Cause when the landmines all explode
I'll be dead by the side of the road
But at least I'm gonna know
That I finally got a hold on you
Finally got a hold on you
Remember the first time
Walking on landmines
One of these days you'll feel the same
Kind of lost inside and crying
When they find me
'Cause when the landmines all explode
I'll be dead by the side of the road
But at least I'm gonna know
That I finally got a hold on you
Finally got a hold on you
When the landmines all explode
I'll be dead by the side of the road
But at least I'm gonna know
That I finally got a hold on you
Finally got a hold on you
LAST PAGE FIRST
Another day gone and another year older
Another day gone and another year older
Don't blink, soon it'll all be over
Looking back now at a lot of water under the bridge
Looking back now, looking back now, looking ahead
Yeah yeah
I wanna know how it'll end
Another day gone and another year older
Don't blink, soon it'll all be over
Looking back now at a lot of water under the bridge
Looking back now, looking back now, looking ahead
Yeah yeah
I wanna know how it'll end
One day closer to the end
I'll skim over the last page first
MAYBE MAE
Only a maybe, maybe Mae
Maybe today will be the day
Maybe today's the day
Maybe today will be the day
Maybe today's the day
Lately the world don't feel the same
Lately the world is changed
Lately the world don't feel the same
Maybe the world is changed
PEACHES AND PIE
I'm fine, peaches and pie
You'd say I'm ok, I'm ok
It's all the same
Now now, breakin' it down
Drifting ever closer to the deep end
Hey hey, better this way
Drifting ever closer to the deep end
When you gonna make time for your sweet thing
When you gonna find your little baby
You'd say I'm ok, I'm ok
It's all the same
You'd say I'm ok, I'm ok
It's all the same
It's all the same
It's all the same
I'm' fine, peaches and pie
RED LIGHTS TURNING GREEN
The city night's a city day
All the red lights turning green
Hundred miles in between
Keep on drivin', feel the engine burning
Running out of gasoline
Needle closin' in on E
Keep on drivin', all the red lights turning
Raise the volume raise the roof
Pedal down I'm on the loose
All the red lights seem like a photograph to me
I can still remember, I can still remember
All the red lights turning green
Hundred miles in between
Keep on drivin', feel the engine burning
Running out of gasoline
Needle closin' in on E
Keep on drivin', all the red lights turning
Faster now just like a dream
Faster than you've ever seen
Keep on drivin', feel the engine burning
Running out of gasoline
Needle closin' in on E
Keep on drivin', all the red lights turning
All the red lights turning
Keep on drivin'
Keep on drivin'
ROLLING BY
I'd like to fly
And run from the starting gun
Run from everyone
Over and over
Time before me and time behind
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by
I'd love to run
From the starting gun
Run from everyone
Over and over
And fly to the edge of the sky
For the rest of my life
Over and over
Time before me and time behind
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by
So long ago
It's as though I can go there
No time to run or to fly if I tried
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by
SAGITTARIUS
It was early in the morning
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to now
It's the dawning of a new day
I heard the doorman say to me
You see that Jupiter is rising
In the house of the Sagittarius
I could never be a preacher
I don't have enough to say
But as I got off on the tenth floor
I shot an arrow through the doorway
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to now
Better close your eyes
Take cover and hide
When you see those arrows fly
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to now
You got nowhere to run to
I know where to find you
You got nowhere to run to now
SENSATIONALLY
Somewhere
I know your name
I know what you're up to
I'll do what I'm doing just the same
Somehow
I haven't quite figured it out
But some way, you'll see
We'll make it sensationally
I know your name
I know what you're after
I still hear the laughter just the same
I know your name
I know what you're after
I still hear the laughter just the same
Somewhere
I can never remember where
But some time ago
I was feeling sensationally
I was feeling sensationally
I was feeling sensationally
'Til it went down like a dream
SONG 343
All day long I write songs
All night long I dream dreams
Wonderful dreams
That nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
SYCAMORE
We ran all the way to the sycamore treeHey hey!
The rest of the cool kids were already there
The popular girls and Johnny St. Clair
I took a long drag I took a long drag
Hey hey!
That's how we spent those days
Caught up in a summer haze
We never wanted any more
Sycamore, sycamore
We'd have a joint team meeting at the top of the tree
Johnny talkin' bout the time he got with Gina Marie
Her skin was soft the music was loud
Hey hey!
That's how we spent those days
Caught up in a summer haze
We never wanted any more
Sycamore, sycamore
I went back home after all these years
Hands shakin' as I got near
Then I saw the tree was gone
They plowed it under a shopping mall
Damn it all!
Hey, what happened to those days?
We went our separate ways
Remember how it was before
Hey, if I can have my way I'd go back there to stay
Just you and me forevermore
Sycamore, sycamore
THERE'S JUST THIS ONE THING
All the money's gone
All the money's gone
And all your friends have left you
How'd this happen dear
I know, I know you liked it here
But, oh, the sun shines on
And, oh, the sun shines on you
Oh, the sun shines on
And, oh, the sun shines on you
Oh, the sun shines on
And on and on
Hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
YOU ALONE
Some days you're like a beat up soldier
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
I'm on a cloud
Some days you got the world on your shoulders
Some days feel like you're pushing a boulder
Over and over
Up the side of a hill
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
I'm on a cloud
Some days you're like a beat up soldier
Some days you gotta walk on water
Yeah, you do what you oughta
Just to stay in the game
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
I'm on a cloud...
YOU ARE SO FAR
You are so far
If I could fly to where you sleep
When you wake I can be near you
And if I could go to where you are
Wake you up so I can be with you
Honestly I'm suffering
You are so far
You are so far
You are so far
You are so far
If I could fly to where you sleep
When you wake I can be near you
And if I could go to where you are
Wake you up so I can be with you baby
Honestly I'm suffering
Settle the ashes
Settle the ashes on the ground
Settle the ashes
Spread all the ashes, it's overcast
Spread all the ashes on the breeze
Settle the ashes overground
It's gonna rain
It's gonna rain down
You are so far
You are so far
You are so far
You are so far
If I could fly to where you sleep
When you awake I can be near you
And if I could go to where you are
Wake you up so I can be with you baby
Honestly I'm suffering
From the album SAGITTARIUS
Produced and performed by Jeff DeVito, except: Track 7 duet vocals - Fabiana Mendes, sax - Yuri Villar, trumpet - Jon Paul Frappier, drums - Adam Alesi; Track 8 drums - JDodds; Track 9 drums - Graham Hopkins. Additional engineering on Track 7 by Jason Garner at Garner Productions, Nashville. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 10 mixed by Scott Hull; Tracks 4, 5, 6 mixed by Jeff DeVito; Tracks 7, 9, 11 mixed by Hanan Rubinstein. Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk. All songs written by Jeff DeVito ©2022 Hit-or-Mix Music Publishing, BMI. Album artwork by Janas Lau. jeffdevito.com
From the album ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY
Produced and performed by Jeff DeVito, except drums on tracks 1,2,7,8 performed by Tony Morra at the Downtown Batterie, Franklin, TN and engineered by Jason Garner at Garner Productions, Nashville; additional backing vocals and guitar on track 8 by Jon Dacks; horns on track 10 by the Dirty Dirge Players; bass guitar on track 7 by Alex Blitz; and thunderous tom samples on track 10 by JDodds. Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk. All songs written by Jeff DeVito ©2020 Hit-or-Mix Music Publishing, BMI. jeffdevito.com
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