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Sing Along

by Derek Fawcett

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1.
Just In Case 04:51
Just In Case If you ever let me go I don’t know what I’d do Maybe stow away upon some ship and Sail the ocean blue With any luck my boat would land in Some exotic place But just in case...don’t let me go Maybe I would walk for miles un- ‘til my feet were sore Maybe I would swim a river To some distant shore Maybe some of what I’d see would put a Smile upon my face But just in case...don’t let me go ‘Cause I’d rather not find out What it’s like to live without All the love that I could ever need and more Whatever for? Maybe some indigenous tribe would Kindly take me in Maybe I’d find luck in Vegas and Live off what I win Though I might find joy in laying down a Winning lucky ace Just in case...don’t let me go If, with time, the words I say Get stale and lose their charm And if there’s no more novelty in Hanging on my arm You might still want someone by your side For any dreams you’ve yet to chase So, just in case...don’t let me go
2.
Not My Call To Make Welcome back to the bottom Don’t it feel just like it did before The more things change, the more they stay the same It’s the same old bar, but they all forgot your name You buzz like busted neon And you sing like a broken toy Me, I’ve washed my hands of the whole affair You're one cross that I don't need to bear You can take cover if you want to take cover but it’s Not my call to make Oh and you can fall harder if you wanna fall harder but it’s Not my call to make You can do what you want, do what you please, You can jump to your feet, fall to your knees, but you know it’s Not my call to make, no it’s Not my call to make You’re slipping through your fingers I watch you fadin’ like a movie scene Forgive me if I just can’t hang around I can’t keep lookin’, it’s such a long way down Oh, can you feel it while you’re falling Oh, can you feel it?
3.
Pick Up 05:01
Pick Up I'm not trying to bring you down, oh I'm not trying to bring you down at all But I try, and I try and I can't through, no Try and try, but I can't get through when I call It's gotta be your phone You wouldn’t leave me all alone Pick up I don’t care if you say anything, no I don’t care if you say anything at all I’m so close to throwing my phone, oh I’m so close to throwing my phone at the wall I'm sinking like a stone Every ring just like a moan Pick up There's nothing I can do, it's up to you Pick up I try, and I try, and I try and I try again
4.
Kinda Like A Love Song I Guess You look up, I look down You say hi, I turn around Autumn skin, summer dress Kinda like a love song I guess A couple words, a crooked smile A minute or two turns into awhile Laughs that linger, eyes that confess Kinda like a love song I guess You're the girl with the twinkling eyes And I'm the boy that you've hypnotized Someone should really be writing this down Time to go, a bit too soon What are you doin' Sunday afternoon? A long goodbye, a warm caress Kinda like a love song I guess A walk together on the cool white sand Sweet hesitations then holding hands Someone should really be writing this down One year on, a greeting card You're makin' easy what used to be so hard Can't wait for more, and I won't settle for less Kinda like a love song I guess
5.
On The Side 03:44
On The Side You call me up You turn me down You say your husband's in town You make the rules You break 'em, too You tell me what to do 'Cause it's you, you're the only one And it's true, you're only having fun Do what you want, do what you wan Even if what you want is just a ride Take what you want, take what you want Even if what you want is on the side You lie to me You like to him You fill your cup to the brim You serenade You laugh so raw You cut me deep like a saw You pass through, a waterfall through a sieve Nothing new, getting more than you give Oh, I had dreams But I let 'em go Not sure when They just faded slow
6.
Romeo And Juliet Oh you'd never seen anyone looking so fair Wildflowers in a garland tied up in her hair Warm light in her eyes like a summer sunset That's how Romeo found his Juliet He said "Hey I don't think I've see you here before And I've spent too many nights on this dirty dance floor." She said "Yeah I'm not out much, I haven't been free." He said "I'd sure love it if you'd dance with me." So they danced and they smiled and they laughed and they blushed 'til the whole room seemed to be flyin' At the end of the night they shared a long hard kiss This was real, there could be no denyin' Well Juliet's brother John was famously mean All sneers and punches and gun magazines Oh and he never liked Romeo's friends at school They were too well-heeled and thought they were so cool He said I heard you saw my sister last night And Romeo was no good at lyin' John said meet me here at 9 and be ready to fight Juliet couldn't keep from cryin' At the park it was cold and dark and cruel Johnny's eyes shone red like the devil's tool He swung first and missed, went down and fell hard Romeo never touched him, just ran to his car Juliet's sobs and screams made her blood run too cold For her sweet little heart to keep supplyin' Some folks just don't have enough strength for this life Sometimes it's so hard to keep from dyin' He pulled up to her house and there were people all around Nobody could keep from cryin' He saw the doctor and screamed "Where is my love?" He said she's here, but her spirit is flyin'
7.
Lines 05:16
Lines You’d better pull over, he said It’s a bit of a wonder you’re not dead He’s being kind, but I’m in a bind That was quite a maneuver back there You sure gave some people a scare You wanna see scared, you’re not prepared I just put my foot on the gas I push it down, I look up, I go fast I know I’m not blind I know I’m not bind ‘Cause I can still see the lines Yeah I can still see the lines Step onto the pavement, young man Follow the light in my hand But it’s so dark, you make no mark Walk down this line, right here You smell like cold sweat and beer Don’t you curse, I’ve been worse It’s just one more black Saturday One more chance to blow me away Before she pulled me under I saw straight ahead But now with/out her thunder It’s only white and red It all comes as fast as it goes I spin 'round, where I stop, nobody know
8.
Counterfeit 05:18
Counterfeit Another hotel, not sure where you are Another empty minibar From scene to scene, so perfectly played A shame that you weren’t getting paid A pill for the pain now, a trip to the store Not sure what you’ve gained now, it’s quarter to four I guess your cocaine glamour only goes so far (Neal) And it’s never gonna make your a movie star ‘Cause when you come back down, you’re still who you are (oos) And who are you? Yeah, who are you? Like a fish swimming in an empty tank (Neal) Dreamin’ ‘bout the bottles that you never drank Oh you’re living the life with no cash in the bank You’re overdrawn, and you’re over it You’re a criticized, compromised, cut-to-size...counterfeit The day you arrived, the stars were so close Bet you thought you could never overdose The sun was so warm, the sand was so fine So many shivers down your spine One or two heartbreaks, par for the course You give good head fakes, but there’s a whiff of remorse Falling so slow, it never felt like sinking But now the future you’re staring at just caught you blinking) It's visible, you’re wavering You’re critical, you’re cratering You’re overdrawn and SO over it You’re a compromised, criticized, cut-to-size, traumatized, homogenized…counterfeit
9.
These Days 05:03
These Days Well I've been out walking I don't do that much talking these days These days These days I seem to think a lot About the things that I forgot to do For you And all the times I had the chance to And I had a lover It's so hard to risk another these days These days Now if I seem to be afraid To live the life I have made in song Well it's just that I've been losing so long I'll keep on moving Things are bound to be improving these days These days These days I sit on corner stones And count the time in quarter tones to ten, my friend Don't confront me with my failures I had not forgotten them
10.
FEEL BETTER 07:47
FEEL BETTER When you knew that you’d won And it was only you underneath the sun You smiled and broke my heart Like a cruel, broken, wicked work of art Long ago, before the flood There was love and lovely flowing in your blood Anymore, you're an empty shell Thirteen steps away from going to hell I don't know why you can't feel That everything you do, everything you do...is real I don't know why you can't taste The poison that's been laying you to waste Oh I wish you’d put the bottle down ‘Cause it won’t make you feel better, no it won’t make you feel better And I wish you wouldn’t hang around ‘Cause it won’t make me feel better, no it won’t make me feel better, ever I’ve been working, working hard You see I let it down, but now I’m trying to put up my guard Some protection from your mouth And the sorry strings of words that fall out I don't know why you can't hear I’m not gonna scream, never gonna scream, in your ear I don’t know why you can’t see That every time you bleed, you spill a little bit on me
11.
Heard today you're getting married He proposed on Friday night It was hopelessly romantic Full of color joy and light I wanna send congratulations Words for your special day But there's nothing left to say Friends say that he's a keeper Earnest, fair, and good Pretty soon you'll get promoted And you can leave the neighborhood I wanna call and get the low-down But one thought gets in the way There's nothing left to say For there's no phrase so fine That could make our stars align Like they were when you were mine Wanna tell you that I'm happy Wanna tell you that I'm good Wanna tell you that my life is Working out just as it should Wanna tell you 'bout my demons That I'm keeping them at bay But there's nothing left to say Shoulda told you that I'm lonely Shoulda told you that I'm lost And that all my bad decisions Came at such an awful cost I wanna finally let my guard down 'Till the shadows fall away There's nothing left to say For there's no phrase so fine That could make our stars realign Like they were when you were mine Heard today's the big occasion So many of our friends are there Everybody's all excited Smiling faces everywhere I hope you hold onto these memories While some others fade away There's nothing left, no nothing left Nothing left
12.
Just The Wind Dark clouds from the Baja sky Blew into their town They called it cruel fate On that stormy day As the waves came crashing down Nothing in its wake But flooded memories Drowned into the sea And as the clouds cleared A less angry wind Sailed around the globe to me It was just the wind Blowing in her hair That caught my eye Fell in love right there Mother Nature's gift From so far away It was just the wind That changed my life today They said a twister From a Midwest town Turned her life around Without a warning The dark and cloudy sky Spun into the ground Nothing to call home Just twisted memories Scattered randomly And as the wind cleared With nowhere left to go Headed eastbound right to me Blue sky Not a cloud in sight A lucky day for two I feel a cool wind From some distant place What more luck will blow on through?

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It’s easy to hear the sad beauty of Passenger, the restless urgency of Jackson Browne, and the brooding fire of Ray LaMontagne in Derek Fawcett’s music. His solo debut, FEEL BETTER was featured in Huffington Post and Fox 2 St. Louis, Something Else Reviews dubbed it “Best of the Year”, and the Chicago Tribune added that he "...presents austere singer-songwriter stuff of surpassing grace." His new album, Sing Along, features live performances of new and FEEL BETTER songs from last fall's tour.

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released October 4, 2016

Mixing and Additional Recording: Transient Sound (Chicago, IL)

Vocals, Keyboard, Djembe, Accordion: Derek Fawcett

Rockwood Music Hall Rhythm Section: Eric Day/Neal Alger-guitar, Mark Ziegler-bass, Kevin Garcia-drums

Dalton Center Rhythm Section: Neal Alger-guitar, Larry Kohut-bass/guitar/piano, Vance Okraszewski-drums

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Derek Fawcett Chicago, Illinois

The sad beauty of Passenger, the restless urgency of Jackson Browne, and the brooding fire of Ray LaMontagne. Featured in Huffington Post and Fox 2 St. Louis, Something Else Reviews dubbed it “Best of the Year”, and the Chicago Tribune added that he "...presents austere singer-songwriter stuff of surpassing grace." Sing Along, his sophomore release, is available in digital and vinyl versions. ... more

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