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Pandemic Schmandemic

by John W. Adams

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Emma 02:46
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Emma had that breath, you know that breath Wakes you up in the morning with a big "hello" And she had that twitch in her eye Like she's winkin' at some other guy Couldn't get it out of my head Every time I saw her, that's all I saw So I had to see her and tell her what I thought So I dated a girl with one of those laughs Sounded like a fog horn crammed up her ass And another that snored so loud Woke my neighbors and all their crowd Couldn't get her out of my head Every time I drifted, she's all I saw So I had to see her and tell her what I thought Now she wakes me in the morning with a big "Hello" And she winks at everybody I know And Emma's so funny I laugh out loud Wake our neighbors and all their crowd Can't get her out of my bed Every time I'm with her she's all I see And she knows I love her I tell her what I think
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Two Dimes 03:29
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She liked the way he lit his cigarette She liked the way he lit her's too He liked the way she threw punches in public And he liked the way she slept with anyone who moved her Two dimes between them Two on the run Too young to fall to pieces Too much in love Worthless wage for worthless living Worthless lives in worthless times Only bright spots were night spots in rainstorms Making love out of rhyme Two dimes between them Two on the run Too young to fall to pieces Too much in love But now their tables turned And life has grown so sweet They snub the ones who work their former beat Now they dine on wingtips and money fat Buying anything that'll shake their purse Keeping silent the past they share between them Loves an empty curse Two dimes between them Two on the run Too young to fall to pieces Too much in love
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Lovely Love 03:41
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An unheard melody I cannot say No guitar chord I've ever played I can't write a poem to make you see The depth of what you mean to me Not much more to realize A life as one to summarize Right my wrongs around your lies And paint my house to match your eyes I can't sing or catch my voice A failed attempt at joyful noise Anything I say or do Is all because my life with you Not much more to realize A life as one to summarize Right my wrongs around your lies And paint my world to match your eyes
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She Loves Me 02:44
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She drove a jet black hatchback the way she should He drove a beat up pickup truck She blew a knocked down stop sign and .079 And barely missed a trip downtown He left the bar, towed the car, had an open tab They talked until the lights came on He paid for both, made a joke how they wound up here And they never left alone again She loves me She loves me She came from upstate too late to save herself He worked his way through a paying job She had an upstart bleeding heart abrasive jab His gentle nature made her pause She loves me I only aim to please Please let it never end Reminisce How we almost missed Driving down different roads Now the winter's cold And our life grows old But the warmth keeps us safe at home I never thought I'd feel this way I only aim to please Please let it never end She loves me
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At The Drive-In 03:05
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Paying our money at the neon booth To a tattooed woman with a missing tooth Dimming our lights so we're out of sight at the drive-in Finding our way to the back row fence Our favorite spot where the goods times spent Popping the trunk so we'll all get drunk at the drive-in I remember what you told me about you How I never would be going without you You'd given me no reason to doubt you But I know it's you and that other guy too at the drive-in Eating whisky-soaked melon and we're drinking beer Watching old spaghetti westerns we can hardly hear Honking the horn 'cause the film's been torn at the drive-in Hands start to wander in the second show Windows getting foggy, who will ever know She licking her lips as your fly unzips at the drive-in I remember what you told me about you (You said you'd always love me) How I never would be going without you (You said you'd never leave me) You'd given me no reason to doubt you (I know you won't deceive me) But I know it's you and that other guy too at the drive-in I've never seen you look so beautiful I've never noticed 'til the whole featured film I saw you with him at the drive-in Making your move can be win or lose at the drive-in
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Pepper Garden 03:30
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I dig your holes, you plant your plants I do the chores to catch a chance A captured glimpse of your happiness My life with you, your life with me I wasn't looking when you came up to me You up and swept me off my feet I try to give you everything that you need And that's so sweet, but that's not me When the sun's going down I'll be sneaking around in your pepper garden When the stars light the ground I'll be sneaking around in your pepper garden You cook the meals, I clear the plates You wash the clothes and I put them away We compliment each day to day Like yin and yang through thick and thin I wasn't looking when you came up to me You up and swept me off my feet I try to give you everything that you need And that's so sweet, but that's not me When the sun's going down I'll be sneaking around in your pepper garden When the stars light the ground I'll be sneaking around in your pepper garden Monday beer through Sunday beer I write a song that you'll never hear You lose yourself in a romance book And once in awhile we exchange that look I wasn't looking when you came up to me You up and swept me off my feet I try to give you everything that you need And that's so sweet, but that's not me When the sun's going down I'll be sneaking around in your pepper garden When the stars light the ground I'll be sneaking around in your pepper garden
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Don't Walk Away 03:39
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Don't walk away With so many things still left to say You've taken my spirit and with it my pride The pieces you've left me just rattle inside Just walk away I've heard it all, I know what you'll say I gave you a spirit and with it your pride I don't want to come back to what's left inside When I look in your eyes It's clear to me why I stay Right here by your side I know I can't hide Hide behind all your tears Don't think of your fears Nights spent together and never alone When I wasn't with you, we'd talk on the phone Behind all my tears Caused by bitterness of too many years Never together and always alone When I wasn't with you I'd wait by the phone When I look in your eyes It's clear to me why I stay Right here by your side I know I can't hide Right here by your side
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Volcano (Pompeii Lovers) 04:17
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Walking through this world of steam Peer into their lives the day the sun fell like rain Statued couple laying safe I see their passion clinging through so many years of pain The world Fire Higher Staring like a voyeur As my mind thinks back love story sharing cannot move my know Embraced as one so tenderly Unaware that Hell awaits them as a fiery floe (The world) Walk away my thunder (Fire) How it feels, I wonder (Higher) Love you for eternity Making light ahead of me Anything to stop my heart from hurting for them so Eyes wide open late at night See the beauty of their wonder where their love has grown (The world) Walk away my thunder (Fire) How it feels, I wonder (Higher) Love you for eternity
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A Dance For You 03:05
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Take what you want from me Leave me what's left I'll learn to make do with A life of regret And take too the fight in me The willing to live in peace I'll be okay Just the way it is Keep me in mind when You're using my things A wink, or a nod, or Shout out my name And take a breath Close your eyes When you hear songs of ours Smile under lip A dance for you
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When I Look In Your Eyes 04:42
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When I look in your eyes I feel I've been found I feel I've been lost and nothing's sane Without your touch to guide me through Just one more day without you There's a breeze in my face as I turn to face you You look down and smile as if nothing's wrong And all is lost so guide me though Just one more day without you When I close my eyes I can see your eyes I think about you, I think about us And we are two, and two are one I think about you, I think about us And we are two, and two are one When I look in your eyes I feel I've been found I feel I've been lost and nothing's sane Without your touch to guide me through Just one more day without you When I look in your eyes I see my whole life before me I have nothing to hide My past is an open book of lies When I look in your eyes When I look in my eyes
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You Can Be A Janitor 04:00
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You can be a janitor You can be a janitor You can be a janitor I won't be a janitor I won't be a janitor I won't be a janitor Clean, sweep, polish, mop You can be a garbage man You can be a garbage man You can be a garbage man I won't be a garbage man I won't be a garbage man I won't be a garbage man Lift, dump, crush, throw You can be a grounds keeper You can be a grounds keeper You can be a grounds keeper I won't be a grounds keeper I won't be a grounds keeper I won't be a grounds keeper Rake, trim, mow, cut You can be a sewage worker You can be a sewage worker You can be a sewage worker I won't be a sewage worker I won't be a sewage worker I won't be a sewage worker Dig, smell, puke, run Come back later this is fun You can be a janitor You can be a garbage man You can be grounds keeper You can be a sewage worker I won't

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This is the first official album of my music.

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released September 25, 2021

All instruments, vocals, production, engineering and mixing done by John W. Adams, except when Alexa Mooring sings on two songs. Enjoy!

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Self-produced multi-instrumentalist from Texas, with musical influences ranging from The Beatles, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sammy Hagar, The Eagles and CCR.

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