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Early Days
05:32
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Early Days
(Brooke Russell/Clare Reynolds)
I like the way you leave
Somehow space brings you closer to me
You seem to know exactly what we need
I’m not used to that
You don’t always speak your mind
You sure ain’t calling all the time
But when you’re here I know you’re mine
I’m not used to that
So instead of push and pull
Learn how to dance with me
And we’ll go…
I know it in theory
If we’re lonely
It doesn’t mean that we’re alone
Have patience, baby
It’s early days
You like me checking in
To let you know how my day has been
I tell you just how much you mean
You’re not used to that
The past can cloud my mind
I’m learning how to trust the signs
And when you’re here I know we’re fine
You’re not used to that
So instead of push and pull
Learn how to dance with me
And we’ll go…
I know it in theory
If we’re lonely
It doesn’t mean that we’re alone
Have patience, baby
It’s early days
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2. |
Take A Little Time
04:19
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Take A Little Time
(Brooke Russell)
Tell me your reasons
Play that song for me again
As the record starts spinning
And the neighbours start complaining
We’re laughing at the ceiling
And you’ve made me smile again
There’s something to be said
You should take a little time
From her arms into mine’s no bright idea
You’re wise to walk away
Let’s hope we’ll meet some better day
Saturday morning
I woke up in your arms
Both of us tired
Both of us broken from the start
And I think you’re more afraid of me
Than I’m afraid of you
But there’s no reason to
You should take a little time
From her arms into mine’s no bright idea
You’re wise to walk away
Let’s hope we’ll meet some better day
It’s not very often
That I have patience and blind faith
I’m calm and collected
And something tells me it’s okay
And maybe it’s too late
Or maybe far too soon
I don’t blame you if you
Take a little time
From her arms into mine’s no bright idea
You’re wise to walk away
Let’s hope we’ll meet some better day
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(How Do You) Feel About Fallin’
(Brooke Russell)
How do you feel about fallin’
Fallin’ in love with me
By now you know it’s true
There’s nothing I won’t do for you
I wonder if you might indulge me
Just for a moment or three
I realised today
You’ve something of a hold on me
You’re a busy man it’s true
Your time’s a precious thing and some would ask
For more than you can do
But you see, well, then there’s me
I’ve got no time to mess around
I’m getting bigger in this town, so darlin’…
How do you feel about fallin’
Fallin’ in love with me
We’ll make a little space
It’s just the time and place, you’ll see
You’re a busy man it’s true
Your secretary said for me to call
When the work day is through
She knows I love you so
And I’ll be here through bad and good
The only question left for you, is darlin’…
How do you feel about fallin’
Fallin’ in love with me
By now you know it’s true
There’s nothing I won’t do for you
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4. |
Run Like A Thief
03:06
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Run Like A Thief
(John David Souther)
Well it was alright at midnight and you fell out at three
So I made you warm and stoked a dying fire
When it all came down this morning you were lying next to me
How sweet the wine of desire
Well we cheated on a friend and cheaters never win
Oh the truth I know would be a small relief
I could never be the one to say
Her best friend took you down
Gonna run in the night hide when ever it's light
Gonna run in the night like a thief
It ain't no use think it over I was blind but now I see
Well she's coming back and I know just what I'll do
If it comes right down to you leaving her or staying here with me
How sweet the memory of you
Well we cheated on a friend and it looks like I lose again
I could never be the one to say
Her best friend took you down
Gonna run in the night hide when ever it's light
Gonna run in the night like a thief
Like a thief in the night hide when ever it's light
Gonna run in the night like a thief
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Another Night In California
(Brooke Russell_
Another night in California
One more night in a cheap motel
A neon sign flickers through a broken blind
And you send me a message across the world
You tell me, “It feels like I’m living in a Waits song
And I’m pretty sure there’s a hooker next door”
You’re drinking whiskey in the dark
And humming Small Change to yourself
And it’s one more night of two months on the road
And it’s been written on your face
That you’re very far from fine
And she’s weighing on your mind just like he’s spending time on mine
We won’t let it go on too long this time
I know the flying home it kills you
It’s like remembering it all over again
When you’re traipsing town to town
She can’t follow you around
But when you’re here
She’s hidden everywhere
And it’s been written on your face
That you’re very far from fine
And she’s weighing on your mind just like he’s spending time on mine
We won’t let it go on too long this time
Another night in California
One more night in a cheap motel
A neon sign flickers through a broken blind
And you send me a message across the world
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6. |
Loose Change
04:22
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Loose Change
(Brooke Russell/Tobias Hengeveld)
The same here and bar scene but the currency’s changed
The same old excuses surrounding his name
Holding onto something that was never yours to claim
We’ve hashed out the history through the smokes and the beers
Each detail dissected still your conscience ain’t clear
Searching for redemption in this slipstream of a year
The pulls gettin’ stronger
And we ain’t gettin’ no younger
Are we gonna love somebody sometime
When will any change be more than loose
Cos we been running round town hiding hearts in the pockets of our coats
And we’ve collars up high trying to hide from the ill winds that blow
The love of a good man such a foreign idea
A hand holding my hand is shrouded in fear
From all the broken hearts collected over many years
The list’s gettin’ longer
And we ain’t gettin’ no younger
Are we gonna love somebody sometime
When will any change be more than loose
Cos we been running round town hiding hearts in the pockets of our coats
And we’ve collars up high trying to hide from the ill winds that blow
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7. |
Give This Love Away
03:32
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Give This Love Away
(Brooke Russell/Andrew Combs)
Was the day before yesterday
On the chance that we might meet
I spent my evening wandering
The dirty downtown streets
Outside some window fixed upon your figure in a bar
You were smiling with a stranger entangled in her arms
On a stroke of my misfortune
You turned your head my way
For a minute I was caught again
Without the words to say
Please understand I’m trying hard to find somebody new
The only problem seems to be that none of them are you
With your eyes on the prize
It’s so hard to look away
When you’re hanging on to your favourite mistake
How long can it take
To give this love away
Don’t get me wrong I hope you’re happy
I know I only made you blue
I’m just a fool out here pretending
Pretending may heart isn’t there with you
What can you do
When your eyes on the prize
It’s so hard to look away
When you’re hanging on to your favourite mistake
How long can it take
To give this love away
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8. |
Fingers Burned
04:46
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Fingers Burned
(Brooke Russell)
“I guess it’s been five years”, you said a warm smile on your face
When I saw you up on High St yesterday
“My god you’re right, how are you?” I answered back so casually
Though I know it’s four years, seven months, ten days
“You’re looking well” I tell you and you tell me bout the new girl
And that job you had in Sydney last year
You run your fingers through your hair, I’m listening trying not to stare
And remember how your kisses made me weak
Oh the love I never showed you
Is my greatest lesson learned
I never took the chance to get my fingers burned
I used to hold my breath and lay beside you in the night
As if I knew I’d fuck it up were I to move
Something so exquisite in the feeling of not knowing
If tomorrow would still let me close to you
And though the words would linger on my tongue in certain moments
I thought “keep it cool, be casual, be free”
I always knew I wanted you I guess I knew you’d want me too
But somehow I had freed you far from me
Oh the love I never showed you
Is my greatest lesson learned
I never took the chance to get my fingers burned
You kissed my cheek and smiled and then you walked the other way
And we lied and said let’s coffee in two weeks
As I watched you leave I saw your figure fade amongst the crowd
And loneliness washed heavy over me
Oh the love I never showed you
Is my greatest lesson learned
I never took the chance to get my fingers burned
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9. |
When We Were So New
05:54
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When We Were So New
(Brooke Russell)
Let me spell it out for you
Let me set the scene
A comedy of errors played out like a broken dream
Once upon a time it starts
With you hanging around
The said that we were destined to take over this town
When we were so new
When we were so new
Nothing comes from promises you don’t intend to keep
The finest lies are woven through the strings of our deceit
The way he seals his cigarette with a sweep of his lip
Takes me back to better days and all the things I miss
But when we were so new
When we were so new
I was just hoping something, anything would change
You opened your mouth and opened my eyes
And the moment was gone and in the morning so was I
Wasting time the way we wasted our precious hearts
And you said “To fall in love in the first place would be a damn fine start”
There I was just waiting for a rainy day like you
Stormy weather wrapped me up and leaves me back here in the blue
When we were so new
When we were so new
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10. |
Take It With Me
04:27
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Take It With Me
(Kathleen Brennan/Tom Waits)
Phone's off the hook, no one knows where we are
It's a long time since I drank champagne
The ocean's blue, as blue as your eyes
I'm gonna take it with me when I go
Old long since gone, now way back when
We lived in Coney Island
There ain't no good thing ever dies
I'm gonna take it with me when I go
Far, far away a train whistle blows
Wherever you're goin', wherever you've been
Waving goodbye at the end of the day
You're up and you're over, and you're far away
Always for you, and forever yours
It felt just like the old days
We fell asleep on Beaula's porch
I'm gonna take it with me when I go
All broken down by the side of the road
I's never more alive or alone
I've worn the faces off all the cards
I'm gonna take it with me when I go
The children are playing at the end of the day
Strangers are singing on our lawn
It's got to be more than flesh and bone
All that you've loved is all you own
In a land there's a town, and in that town there's a house
And in that house there's a woman
And in that woman there's a heart I love
I'm gonna take it with me when I go
I'm gonna take it with me when I go
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Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds Melbourne, Australia
With songs about boozy nights, bad decisions, broken hearts and the best intentions, Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds blend vintage swing, sweet pop and widescreen alt-country.
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