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I Forgot About this Room
04:34
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I forgot about this room
Though it’s been here all along
At the bottom of a pocket
In the middle of a song
What’s the use in rushing ’round
We fill the day up just to fill it
We’ve been given so much time
All we think to do is kill it
Don’t you forget the wide-open spaces
Don’t you forget to breathe it out and breathe it in
There is always something in between the minutes and the days
And it’s yours just for the asking
Turn the hands back on the clock
That don’t stop it ticking on
But it’s different from your heartbeat
There’s no echo when it’s gone
[ Instrumental ]
[ chorus ]
Time is just a man-made thing
To get you up and out of bed
To the field or to the boardroom
Yet it’s all inside your head
So don’t forget about this room
You know it’s been here all along
At the bottom of a pocket
In the middle of a song
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Words & music: Adam Levy
Adam Levy, Lost Wax Music/UMPG (ASCAP)
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2. |
I Cannot Say
04:18
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She came all the way from Tulsa with a rain cloud on her back
On a train that seemed to hover above the winding track
Nobody thought to ask her why her eyes were wet and grey
I know the answer, but I cannot say
When the train approached the station he was waiting there for her
With yesterday’s newspaper and an imitation fur
Did he forget to buy her flowers when he stopped along the way
I know the answer, but I cannot say
I cannot say the words that long ago she said to me
I cannot say the way the meaning’s changed
Will this spell ever be broken, or is it bound to stay and stay?
I know the answer, but I cannot say
[ instrumental ]
[ bridge ]
She passed him on the platform like a man she never knew
He called her name in vain and then a mournful whistle blew
Who was driving that GTO when she made her getaway
I know the answer, but I cannot say
I know the answer, but I cannot say
I know the answer, but I cannot say
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Words & music: Adam Levy
Adam Levy, Lost Wax Music/UMPG (ASCAP)
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3. |
Just Yet
02:51
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Do you still remember the last time?
Do you remember the first?
One kiss then another
So underrehearsed
We were just rookies
At the Coronet
And I wasn’t ready to go — just yet
In love, you don’t count the days
That’s not what numbers are for
We’re not statisticians
No need for a score
With the moon slowly rising
And the sun barely set
I’m not ready to go — just yet
It’s gonna get darker
That’s what they’re saying
But we’ve still got moves
And the band’s still playing
Before we leave here for good
Let’s dance one more dance
Coliding, subsiding
While we have this chance
The room’s swaying gently
Hear that clarinet
I’m still not ready to go
No I’m not ready to go
I’m not ready to go — just yet
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Words & music: Adam Levy
Adam Levy, Lost Wax Music/UMPG (ASCAP)
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Nobody's Wrong
03:42
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Sometimes a conversation’s just a conversation
It don’t always have to be a battle of the wits
Sometimes a situation’s just a situation
You don’t have to throw yourself a hissy fit
When it’s all to much
Take it down a notch and keep moving along
Sometimes nobody’s wrong [ Riff ]
Sometimes you have to take — take yes for an answer
When all you feel like saying is no
Sometimes it’s hard to tell a lover from a dancer
When your top is getting ready to blow
When it’s all to much
Take it down a notch and keep moving along
Sometimes nobody’s wrong
When it’s a constant battle
Then all the words just rattle round in our minds
Why don’t you think it over?
It might just make you feel alright
Well, alright
[ instrumental ]
When it’s all to much
Take it down a notch
’Cause you and I are running out of time
I ain’t keeping score, baby, no more
Sometimes nobody’s wrong
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Words & Music: Adam Levy & Gaby Moreno
Adam Levy, Lost Wax Music/UMPG (ASCAP); Gaby Moreno, Lil Sparrow Music/peermusic (SESAC)
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5. |
Opaline
02:41
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I’ll close my eyes
And dream of her until I rise again
At the break of daylight
Almost July
The steam of summer fills the skies in vain
Laughing makes it alright
And still
My heart is filled
Another love is mine
We’ll be fine
Opaline
It is nurture, is it nature
All this useless nomenclature
Love is memory and sensation
A story without punctuation
And still
My heart is filled
Another love is mine
We’ll be fine
Opaline
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Words: Adam Levy
Music: Larry Goldings
Larry Goldings, Largold Music (ASCAP); Adam Levy, Lost Wax Music/UMPG (ASCAP)
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6. |
Queen on the Money
04:06
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I’m a son of a gun when I’m on the run
A tail without a kite
But just like a friend, a mom or an aunt
She always sets me right
When I’m overdrawn
She’s my Queen on the Money
’Cause she always knows what’s good
After a long day, when I’m in the clouds
She brings me down
The ruler of one, she’s never outdone
And kinder than I deserve — she’s more than a friend
And had I the nerve, or any good sense
Maybe I’d tell her then — I meant what I said
When I’m overdrawn
You’re my Queen on the Money
’Cause you always know what’s good
After a long day, when I’m in the clouds
You bring me down
[ Instrumental ]
Son of a gun
You’re my Queen on the Money
’Cause you always know what’s good
After a long day, when I’m in the clouds
You bring me down
Right on the Money
On the Money
You’re always right on the Money
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Words & music: Adam Levy, Sam Weber, Marshall Wildman
Adam Levy, Lost Wax Music/UMPG (ASCAP); Sam Weber (ASCAP/SOCAN); Marshall Wildman (ASCAP/SOCAN)
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Something to Believe In
03:18
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You want something constant, you want something sure
Something you can hold, something secure
I’ve seen your eyes knocking and your turn from the door
Tell me what it is you’re looking for
If you need something to believe in
You can believe in my love
Your heroes stand tall and you lean on their strength
When they take a hard fall, with them you break
Well the rope never mattered till it was holding your weight
I guess trust is a chance you take
If you need something to believe in
You can believe in my love
I’ve spent my life looking for a truth that I can bear
But kingdoms are just sand and a throne is just a chair
Dreams are born to grow up, to die and tear
And spring again in the summer air
I’ve needed something to believe in
I need someone to believe in
Can I believe in your love?
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Words & music: Madison Cunningham
Madison Cunningham, Artificial Blonde Pub (ASCAP)
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Adam Levy New York, New York
Adam Levy is an NYC-based guitarist with 30 years of experience as a performing artist, studio musician, journalist, and
educator.
He has released more than a dozen albums of his own, and is featured on recordings by Norah Jones, Vulfpeck, Ani DiFranco, Allen Toussaint, and other renowned artists. He has toured extensively as a solo artist and as a collaborator.
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