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Tonight I’m Just Thinking About You
Well hello how are you?
It’s been a long long time
It’s good to hear your voice on the phone
Yes, it’s me, I’m calling from Austin, Texas
Nah, I’m not looking for a loan
I just missed you
And I was wondering how you were doing
Remember when we stole that blue canoe?
Boat started leaking; we laughed so hard
Tonight I’m just thinking about you
How many kids?
Are they gonna go to college?
Do you think they’ll be as crazy as me and you?
No, I hope not, too,
That’s a long hard road
And some of our friends did not make it through
Are you rich? Are you happy?
Do you still love your lover?
Have any of your biggest dreams come true?
No, I wouldn’t ask that,
That’s not why I’m calling
Tonight I’m just thinking about you
Yeah, I gotta go too
My wife will start wondering
Maybe next year we can get back home
Do you ever see Frank?
Ah, what am I saying?
Go on now, I know you gotta go
What I wanted to say was, ah, never mind
Some things are better left unsaid , it’s true
Yes, it’s me, I’m calling from Austin, Texas,
Tonight I’m just thinking about you
Tonight I’m just thinking about you
Tonight I’m just thinking about you
© words and music by Jim Patton
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I Never Give Up (live)
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I Never Give Up
Well I never give up
I’m just a stubborn fool
Oh, I get down sometimes
Just the same as you
I’ve believed in dreams
That would not come true
And I’ve lost some friends
I didn’t mean to lose
But I never give up
No I never give up
Oh I never give up
Not me
Sometimes I get so angry
Sometimes I get confused
Sometimes I get so worried
I don’t know what to do
But I never give up
Won’t let my spirits fall
I will rise above
I will stand up tall
Some people try to drag you down
And bring you to your knees
Sometimes a ray of hope
Is all the light you need
So I never give up
No I never give up
Oh I never give up
Not me
It’s been a long hard road
But I’m not nearly through
I’m gonna live my life
Like I set out to do
Cause I never give up
I always get back up
I never give up
Don’t you
Some people try to drag you down
And bring you to your knees
Sometimes a ray of hope
Is all the light you need
So I never give up
No I never give up
Oh I never give up
Not me
No I never give up
I always get back up
Oh I never give up
Not me
© words and music by Jim Patton
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On The Day I Leave This World
On the day I leave this world
The sun will still rise in the sky
Birds will take wing; dogs will chase squirrels
Somewhere a newborn babe will cry
Cause on the day I leave this world
This merry-go-round will keep on spinning
And I’m hoping what seems like the end
Will just be a new beginning
On the day I leave this world
On the day I leave this world
Somebody’s daughter will be getting married
That foolish boy; that long-legged girl
All the burdens they now carry
But on the day I leave this world
Our love will go on living
And for all the times I may have acted otherwise
I hope that I will be forgiven
On the day I leave this world
On the day I leave this world
Everything comes to an end
Not just good things, bad things too
What’s left are seeds in the wind
On the day I leave this world
On the day I leave this world
I’ll leave some friends behind me
And my old pals will play guitars and sing
About how some ties are binding
On the day I leave this world
Cause on the day I leave this world
There will be no need to cry
The sun will still go down at Venice Beach
And I’ll try to wave goodbye
On the day I leave this world
©words & music by Jim Patton
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Wrong End of Love (live)
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Working On the Wrong End Of Love
He met her for breakfast at the Honeybee
Out on Ritchie Highway
She just ordered coffee, black,
He didn’t touch his eggs
She kept looking at her watch
While he was studying at her face
W-W-W-Working on the wrong end of love
He thinks of how they started
All the laughs they shared
While she thinks about the dreams that died
Or ended up nowhere
They wonder how they got here
And why life is so unfair
W-w-w-working on the wrong end of love
Like a condemned man eating his last meal
Everything’s so bright; everything’s unreal
While she can’t even remember how she used to feel
W-w-w-working on the wrong end of love
Let’s work awhile!
He paid the check, left a dollar tip,
She was already out the door
He caught up with her by her Dodge
Outside the High’s Convenience store
He talked like he thought he could change her mind
If he talked a couple minutes more
W-w-w-working on the wrong end of love
W-w-w-working on the wrong end of love
W-w-w-working on the wrong end of love
W-w-w-working on the wrong end of love
© words & music by Jim Patton
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27 Voices (Live)
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27 Voices
I’ve got 27 voices in my head
25 tell me I’d be better off dead
Twelve get scared in the middle of the night
One says: Jim you better hold on tight
Most of them are pretty sure I’ve been misled
By the other 26 voices in my head
I’ve got 27 voices in my head
27 voices
I’ve got 27 voices in my brain
Two remind me of my greatest shame
Three can’t even remember my name
Four of them are clinically insane
One voice howling like a hurricane
At the other 26 voices in my brain
I’ve got 27 voices in my brain
27 voices
One voice fills me with regret
Second voice says: forgive and forget
Third voice tells me: that’s a sucker’s bet
Fourth voice says: You take what you can get
One voice wishing he had never met
The other 26 voices in my head
I’ve got 27 voices in my head
27 voices
© words and music by Jim Patton
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Fortunate Man (live)
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Fortunate Man
This isn’t the life that I pictured
But this is the life that I chose
Measured by jewelry,
My life isn’t much, I suppose
Cause I’ve never made any money
And fame was a Tuesday night stand
In spite of all that
I am a fortunate man
For I have the fairest of lovers
And I have the truest of friends
And I have a place I can go
When my darkness descends
And I have a dream still inside me
And I’ve got this guitar in my hand
Measured by that
I am a fortunate man
La da da da da da da da da
La da da da da da da da
Measured by that
I am a fortunate man
For I have the fairest of lovers
And I have the truest of friends
Measured by that
I am a fortunate man
La da da da da da da da da
La da da da da da da da
Measured by that
I am a fortunate man
© words & music by Jim Patton
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Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus Austin, Texas
Austin folk rock songwriters Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus return with their 7th CD on Houston's Berkalin Records. This time they're leaning toward the rock side of their folk-rock equation with a sound more comparable to Tom Petty or the Byrds.
Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus recommends:
Heat Sin Water Skin
by BettySoo
wonderful ethereal vocals that can rock as well, fine songs, great production and guitar from the legendary Gurf Morlix. She plays "slow" as well as anyone (check her Hank Williams cover.
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Little Grey Sheep
by Danny Schmidt
If it only had "Company of Friends", this album would be worth it, but the rest of the album is chockful of Danny's insightful, up to date tunes.
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Zed For Zulu
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Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts.
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Downey to Lubbock
by Dave Alvin
Soulful guitar interplay form the heart of this lovely Americana collaboration from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
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Out on the line
by The Blue Highways
The slashing roots rock on “Out On the Line” always makes its way to the kind of triumphant chorus that quickens the pulse.
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