FAWM 2016

by Mark Vee

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Did You Know 05:37
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Out on a Ledge 03:54
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Used and abused like second hand news Your wasting your time but you're paying your dues I've given you mine but you've wasted that too Used and abused just like second hand news The names have all changed you're still playing games You move all around but your number's the same You look everywhere for somebody to blame The names have all changed but you're still playing games Your body is aching, you're out on a ledge A fool for the taking, you're losing your edge Your heart's beating faster, your palms start to sweat You know what you're after but it hasn't showed yet You're heeding the call your back's to the wall Standing your ground but you're ready to fall You look at the picture but you don't see it all You're heeding the call with your back to the wall Your body is aching, you're out on a ledge A fool for the taking, you're losing your edge Your heart's beating faster, your palms start to sweat You know what you're after but it hasn't showed yet Used and abused, the names have all changed You're heeding the call but they're on to your games Your body is aching, you're out on a ledge A fool for the taking, you're losing your edge Your heart's beating faster, your palms start to sweat You know what you're after but it hasn't showed yet
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Winter Snow 02:08
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What A Life 03:09
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down on the corner John and the others have flown the coop the blue light spinning got them wanting right on out of the loop all the good detectives say you young guns got the attitude but the good night's winning over that morality babble view boom bang boom and it's raining headlines and talking head's telling us we got it almost right oh, what a life... living on the street tonight up at Jack Horner's rock got thrown over by e d m the hip hop's selling hot but rap climbed onto a country limb most the bad immigrants have lost the will to take the lead Politicians growl on cue and spout bout opponent's deeds boom bang boom and it's raining headlines and talking head's telling us we got it almost right oh, what a life... living on the street tonight oh my oh me... the homeless look like they're at home tonight Beginning to wonder if it's me that's refusing to see the lies boom bang boom and it's raining headlines and talking head's telling us we got it almost right oh, what a life... living on the street tonight
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Two Dollar Bill 03:39
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When the war is over well start, start a new life After the war is over well get a new start and do it right We’ll have a home and a car Go for drives in The country and be free Well make up for lost time forget things that Hurt After the war well move out west and get a ranch Well grow a garden with tomatoes cultivate some weed I'll paint pictures of clouds and trees You'll sing the songs of our day Well make up for lost time forget things that Hurt And we'll sleep under the stars in our pickup truck I’ll get a steady job And we can be as normal as we can Well have a phone in the kitchen and a hi fi in The living room I promise you honey ill make it up to you and remember to forget
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Ain't No Ticket to the Last Show 05:45
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I used to go down to the river used to chase that cinnamon girl I used to be a southern man but now I'm all over the world ain't no ticket to the last show ain't no ticket to the last show but don't let it bring you down cause down on the beach the rocking's free it's all a dream.. we're all gonna go It's Mister Soul they used to be crime in the city way back before Clementine's news I danced on the cowgirl's sand to the light of a Harvest Moon chorus everybody know this is nowhere but roll another number and saddle up the palamino cause we're rocking in the free world Tonight... is the night chorus
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Rack 'em Up 03:05
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Old joe he says he's got six CDs of music in His head As he sits at the bar and goes in for the shots There's Biliy the bartender pourin up the shots and beers Moe begins to sing the landslide I'm goin out for a smoke Cliff is looking crazed as his eyes search the door And joes talkin how he done his woman wrong again Garret has a martini glass poised like his momma used to play Fred tells the same joke over Nd over again Ron cooper never could keep up with the band There's the guy who only wrote one song He sings it every time. And there's the dyed blond yelling about her dad who's outta work Her boyfriend plays the blues on a silver tone guitar They never play the same thing twice And the words are all a mess but she sings it good Rack em up ill get my cue and get over you And in time Ill get mine. You'll get what's due
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The Last Time I Saw You 09:39
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With dirty hands and cardboard shirt In the country kitchen By the steam table Is mister sleeve Serving Tupperware dessert For the people outside Layers and layers of clothes Too much, it smells like cheddar cheese I cup my mouth I gag running for the door Please let me out My hunger is cured Please set me free Shopping cart by the door Has bags and bags hanging An old tee vee and tennis shoes Plastic junk and politically correct Un diagnosed but always free Don't tie em down To a revolving door In between the cracks In the shadows of the street Rolling past the bus stop In the dead of an endless night No one sees. They look right through See past and around but won't perceive the persona trapped Without a place to go The monied cars drive by The wind whips up the dust In the dead if an endless night Lighting up a cigarette butt Someone left behind Eyes watching who might hit or rip em off Careful don't you stare too long Punch without a fist From what you see. What you smell and what you know Reaching in a fast food bag Fries and junk to make a meal Lifting lids and parking meters Car door open take a nap inside Under the doorframe out of the rain Up the ally to the dumpster by the store Broken people wander in our streets Once were on their way to school Got lost along the way God looked the other way Was that you in the mirror I couldn't tell I couldn't say what changed luck or time of day The last time I saw you You were in a parking lot outside a bar in town I was done and on my way People said you took your bike apart Laid all the parts around Broke the clock and cut the floors Windows on the ground Plates smashed and curtains on the couch You were gone for good we were certain you gone mad again Years had passed we all moved on Then I thought I saw you Under the tracks by the shopping mall
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Random Ideas for a Bass 04:45
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released February 2, 2016

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Mark Vee Chicago, Illinois

My dad repaired Black and white televisions and occasionally had amplifiers that had 6L6 power tubes. These turned into my first gigging amp. It was embarassing to have a junky open amp out there with a twelve inch TV speaker in a mahogany cabinet when the rich kids had Fender amps with Gibson guitars... ... more

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