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Hard Pass (Ballroom)
04:06
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Making me an offer you say I can’t refuse
Seems like a no-win, no matter how I choose
You’re giving me no time to think it all through
But if you rush me, know what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna have to say, I’m gonna have to take a hard pass
Put me on the clock and then you want me to move
It’s too much pressure, what are you trying to prove?
Keep it up my friend, you’re bound to lose
Try to read the room, pick up the social cues
I’m gonna have to say, I’m gonna have to take a hard pass
Gonna have to take, gonna have to say… hard pass
It’s just a turn of a phrase, there’s nothing hard about it
Find another way, you’re gonna have to do without it
Put me under the gun, but you’re firing blanks
I’ve given it some thought, thanks but no thanks
I’m gonna have to say, I’m gonna have to take a hard pass
I’m gonna have to take, I’m gonna have to say… hard pass
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And I Promise (Parlor)
03:56
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You saw me wasted and worn, broken and torn
Scattered in shards on the floor, you saw the whole in the pieces
Pick them up and I promise
To come when you call, to pick you up when you fall
And never forget you’re with me
You saw me silent and leery, shut down and weary
Holding it all inside, you kicked down my door and you walked in
Turned on the light and I promise
To come when you call, to pick you up when you fall
And never forget what you gave me
All things offered and kept, tears held and wept
Wouldn't believe it except we’ve lived and we’re still here
I see your strength when you're weak, your love when you speak
Shining in your eyes, I'll see the whole in the pieces
I'll turn on the light and I promise
To come when you call, to pick you up when you fall
And never forget that you love me
Never forget you love me
And never forget
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Lying awake at insomniac time
Stuck in a groove inside of my mind
The same thing happens every night
I close my eyes but you’re still in my sights
I don’t know what I’m gonna do
I can’t clear my mind of you
(And) I don’t know what I’m gonna say
If I push these dreams away
Perish the thought
Perish the thought
At 4 am there is no veil
You come back without fail
Picking over the good and the bad
Memories of memories I’ve had
I’m stealing your time, I’m such a creep
I’m avoiding a good night’s sleep
Try as I may, I can’t come any closer
Maybe I should just come over
Pictures of you are starting to fade
I’m so alone here in the bed I’ve made
Now I know what I’ve gotta do
I’ve gotta clear my mind of you
And I know what I’m gonna say
When I’ve pushed these thoughts away
I’ll perish the thought
I’ll perish the thought
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Don’t know where I am half the time
In my body or my head
Some stranger’s lying sprawled out on my bed
But the one thing I know, no matter where I am
You’re on my mind
Don't know how you keep faith in me
If it's a lie you tell it well
Can’t tell the difference between my heaven and my hell
But the one thing I know, when I close my eyes
It's you I see
I can’t tell if this is wrong or right
But the times you’re with me I’m shining bright
Don’t know if there’s a God above
Or if He knows that I am here
I’ll find out soon enough and I know you’ll shed a tear
But the one thing I know, the only thing I know
You’re my one, you’re my one
You’re my one true love
But the one thing I know, the only thing I know
You’re my one true love
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Jenny stands in the wreckage and wants to make it better
She overlooks wrongs recorded in her ledger
Kevin says the right words and wants to mean them too
A long-term investment seems the thing to do
Blind trust or wonder where love went
Make a leap of faith, it’s time well spent
Blind trust, (you) can’t be risk averse
It’s time to take a chance, for better or worse
He knows with some effort he can let down his guard
In the moment it’ll feel real, but believing it is hard
Honesty’s a commodity, but you never know what you’ll get
Better take the long position and hedge your bets
It started off so nicely, or so it seemed
These things happen, an aggression toward the mean
You can summarize in graphs and charts
But love is more than the sum of its parts
It’s not his words and not her actions
Not the grand total of transactions
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Overboard (Basement)
03:28
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Just when I thought I’d seen it all, just when I was sure I had
That’s when the bottom completely dropped out, who knew it could be so bad?
We’re living in the darkest timeline, just when you think things couldn’t be worse
That’s when another shoe drops, the wheels fall off, no blessings, just a curse
There’s a man gone overboard, let him drift out to sea
A mighty mouth that roared, it won’t bother me
It’s so hard to keep the faith, when nothing is going right
They say it’s darkest before the dawn, and I see no sunlight
We will put one foot in front of the other, there is no other choice
Look out for one another, and let nothing silence our voice
There’s a man gone overboard, let him drift out to sea
A mighty mouth that roared, it don’t bother me
The man’s gone overboard, he took things way too far
The man’s gone overboard, I knew it from the start
I’ve got a lot to say, but no helpful contributions
I have all of the answers, but none of the solutions
There’s a man gone overboard, let him drift out to sea
The man’s gone overboard, I’ll pretend not to see
The man’s gone overboard, let him sink or swim
The man’s gone overboard, we’re better off without him
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God’s gonna let me die at dawn
Don’t think I’ve been here too long
I didn’t do anything wrong
But God’s gonna let me die at dawn
God’s gonna let me die today
I don’t mind if you want to pray
I’ll be curious what you say
But God’s gonna let me die today
And I don’t really mind that he’s letting me down
It was easier - to pretend he’s around
God’s gonna let me die tonight
He won’t try to set things right
Or put up any sort of fight
God’s gonna let me die tonight
And how can I blame him for being unaware
He never asked me to put him anywhere
God’s gonna let me disappear
Just as if I were never here
But at least you will hold me near
When God lets me disappear
And I know at the end it all melts away
I never believed any of us would stay
God’s gonna let me die today
God’s gonna let me die today
God’s gonna let me die today
God’s gonna let me
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