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12 or 13 Weeks
03:49
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A black cat crossed my path
Chilling and haunting
Thrilling and daunting
The world has heard the crash
Cryptically spoken, physically broken
Drift into the great unknown
Floating in a weightless zone
Trying to grasp it even as we speak
The man says I’ll know better
In another 12 or 13 weeks, oh yeah
The arrow missed my heart
But not my psyche
Now who wants to fight me
I’d love to say I’m over it but I’m not
Tripping through the light fantastic
Ripping through my mind elastic
And the amateur gymnastics
In my head won’t wait
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Echoes of days gone by
Echoes of the echoes and beyond
Mean are the times today
Meaning they’ll be meaner later on
Why you wanna be like that?
Who you trying to move?
Why you wanna be like that?
What are you trying to prove?
And when the bullets fly all around
Dig a hole and stand your ground
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3. |
Ready Not Ready
04:53
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I’m not looking forward or longing
To plod along a slow transition
Steadily close the distance with a
Wavering at times conviction
Ready not ready
No matter what you say
Ready not ready
The countdown to the day
I thought I was all zen and prepared
Emotions under my control, yeah
Baggage shipped, all the rifts repaired
These mistaken thoughts: an irresistible undertow
The abstract’s easier to see
Than a rapidly approaching reality
And now my memories return
Of floral carpet patterns and
Crawling underneath
The Lucchesi family Waltham baby grand
Push the pedals with your hands
No sense of damper or sustain
Fall under the spell of the band
Like a rapidly approaching reality
I’m ready not ready
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4. |
So Much To Think About
03:47
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Living through these often turbulent times
One tends to turn internal to a meditative mind
I’ve had a lot of time
A lot of time to think about
So much to think about yeah
I do my best to avoid the drama of the day
Coming dangerously close but always finding ways
I’m getting lost in my thoughts
I’m letting go of the old
I think I’ll leave for a while
Just to see what else is in my soul
While there’s time
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5. |
Down Down Up
03:25
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In the spirit of the day, this too shall pass
Our attention wanders off to the next laugh
This thing is so unkind but Jack is still a gas
Bringing back to mind we live in modern times
Down down up
I’m asking give this guy a break
And I will give you back as much
Now I’m looking back on tales I should not tell
You were Johnny Thunders to my Richard Hell
In my version of events I wore it well
The details melt away like summer into fall
The good old days and nights I wish I could recall
Down down up
I’m asking give this guy a break
And I will give you back as much
Down down up
I’m gonna live another day
Until I’ve finally had enough
We get the years we get
We get the people in our lives
We love ‘em more later through the process of revision
We love ‘em more later through the miracle of time
In the spirit of the day this too shall pass
You and me will wander off to the next laugh
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6. |
The Lucky Ones
04:36
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A powerful first impression
When rubber met road
Now I move in slow motion
It’s too late to get up and go
I guess I have to laugh
Broken bones and all
Sometimes the shit rains down
And they call us the lucky ones
I covered with curb appeal and bravado galore
But now I can’t see or feel
And they say can you take a bit more
So I do
Oh I do
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Unapologetic
03:19
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You were so very good
At pushing people’s buttons
Laughing at the questions
And turn them into nothing
You were larger than life
And made sure that we knew it
Bitchy, flip and daring
Something else tomorrow
“Brave” doesn’t do you justice
So much style and substance
Unapologetic, never before and never since
You were glitter and posh
Electric, charismatic, bitchy, flip and daring
And someone else tomorrow
A legendary name on such a smallish frame
No price too large for art
No price too large for fame
Anything for fame, fame
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Arm's Length Away
03:09
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It’s good to finally see old friends
As we safely swim to the shallow end
Test the waters, see how it goes
Hope we won’t see our shadows
Every now and then
It’s nice to see a friend
Even from an arm’s length away
I don’t want to go back to before
Even from an arm’s length away
The media mass tells us what we see
Images flash and show us what could be
Irradiated grateful souls say
“It sounds like truth to me, right?”
I know there’s rabbit hole with my name on it
Do you wanna go down that hole with me?
I betcha betcha don’t baby I can’t blame you
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I’m gonna put it all out there
With nothing left to hide
All my demons exorcised
Waiting for the call to come
I’m ready for the call to come together
And you got me from the get-go
You got me like nobody ever
Sometimes I’m not so much
Sometimes I’m a lot
So don’t give up on me
Demands are heavier these days
Are we up to the task
Or will we be afraid to ask
When our time of trouble comes?
Troubled times are infinitely demanding
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10. |
Palm Of My Hand
03:29
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Life can be a challenge
Filled up with distractions
Moving at the speed of light
Or sometimes at a fraction
Dash off “dude, you’ve got this”
And your cousin’s wife’s a doctor
Keying at the speed of light
To make it feel less awkward
It’s got me within its grip
It’s got me I don’t have it
And I’m not so sure
It’s hit or miss
If it’s got me
Or I’ve got it
If I’ve got it in the palm of my hand
I never thought it would be easy
Or that it wouldn’t be this hard
Your much appreciated
“Thoughts and prayers”
And “best regards”
Hang on every update
Hang on to any new news now
Ping-ponging from peak to valley
I’m in no hurry for my grand finale
I like to think I got it
In the palm of my hand
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11. |
My Rollercoaster Life
03:52
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Everything’s coming in closer now
So many thoughts poised in the queue
No need for rushing right over
I’m loving my life more than I usually do
But it can change so quickly
It can change from day to night
It can swing from dejection to elation
In my rollercoaster life
Sometimes sunning on a cloudless day
Sometimes caught in the pouring rain
No need for bitching and dwelling
I’m loving my life with you and
La la la la la la la la la
My head is constantly spinning
If yours is spinning, too
Let’s hold each other tightly
And in front of The Almighty
We’ll go la la la la la la la la la
But it can change so quickly
It can change from day to night
So let me swing for the fences
With a vengeance
In my rollercoaster life
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Blindsided
Taken by total surprise
Sucker punched
I was fooled by such a daring disguise
And I’m so glad didn’t go away
I’m so glad I get to see another day
I’m so glad
I vowed to always stay
I’m glad I didn’t go away
Should I be angry
Or should I be sad?
Or should I be happy
For all that I’ve had?
Fate and my life collided
No choice at all
Completely divided
I’ve been down before
But I won’t take this fall
No I won’t take this fall
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Louie & The Flashbombs Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Powered by Louie Lucchesi’s unmistakable voice, Louie & The Flashbombs perform original songs co-authored by Lucchesi and veteran Milwaukee songwriter Mike Benign. The Flashbombs’ songs blend Lucchesi’s love of 1970s New York City rock with Benign’s knack for hooky alternative pop. ... more
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