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Intro
02:50
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2. |
Cold City, Warm Heart
04:08
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VERSE
Staring down…the barrel of my future
In a city far from home
Came here with dreams…but they all seem so distant
When I ride the bus alone
‘m not a small boy, but I’ve a small town heart
and an East Coast attitude
I don’t drink coffee, ain’t much of a health nut
I’d kill for some Southern food
CHORUS
I may not live through tomorrow
But I’ll try and make it through today
If I can see you tonight
Then I’ll be okay
VERSE
I’m 23 and punching numbers/pushing papers
To make use of my degree
I’m late to work—shit—but no one seems to notice
‘Cause my job is obsolete
Hear the boss say, “Reprint these hundred letters
‘Cause the printer left a smudge”
How 'bout instead...Take this shove it
‘Cause today I’ve had enough
CHORUS
I may not live through tomorrow
But I’ll try and make it through today
If I can see you tonight
Then I’ll be okay
VERSE
So here I am…another morning without sunshine
Keep my eyes shut just to stall
But when I wake… I see laying next to me
The warmest heart of all
CHORUS
I won’t live here forever
And I might quit my job tomorrow
You know I miss my friends and family
But I’m here with you
…So glad I’m here with you
…So glad I’m here with you
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3. |
Consolation Prize
01:43
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VERSE
If I got fired today
Nobody would say
“Could you come in tomorrow,
Work and not get paid?”
When doctors operate
You never hear them say,
“We ran out of laughing gas,
Smile and take the pain.”
CHORUS
So in the end
When you say, “Let’s be friends”
If I agree, I am telling lies
Cuz I can’t think
Of a worse thing
What a shitty consolation prize
VERSE
If we hang out today
You would act the same
And I would suffer silently
Pretending I’m okay
Don’t you call this week
Just to check on me
Don’t use me to feel better
Or make your day complete
CHORUS
Cuz in the end
When you say, “Let’s be friends”
If I agree, I am telling lies
Cuz I can’t think
Of a worse thing
What a shitty consolation prize
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4. |
Rather Be Alone
02:04
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She's as pretty as a song about the one that got away
As distant as tomorrow at the dying of the day
She's everything and nothing with so little in between
She's that disappointed feeling when you wake up from a dream
She's as radiant as a sunrise to a man without his sight
As comforting as another lonely night
She's every hope that never will come true
Cuz she'd rather be alone than be with you
(solo)
As tuneful as the moment when the cries become a moan
As caring as the stillness of the vast and unknown
She's as subtle as a gunshot in a cavernous room
As happy as the present to the "maybe someday soon"
Fulfilling as a one night stand that wanted to be more
As gentle as the slamming of a door
She's every promise broken right on cue
Cuz she'd rather be alone than be with you
Cuz she'd rather be alone than be with you
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5. |
Lullaby
03:35
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VERSE
I had best intentions...And one hell of an ambition...and where it get me
I tried so damn hard...I tried so damn hard...and where did it get me
I know I'm a bitter soul...But that was not my goal...The only thing I wanted was a chance with you
But you were so naive...In all that you believe...
You had certain things figured out about every guy before you met me and
CHORUS:
You wouldn't know the perfect thing
If it bit you in the ass...But guess what?
Just because you're Jill doesn't make me Jack
VERSE:
You spread your arms wide and hug me like you do...Your body is this perfect shape...I wish was more like you
All that beauty gone to waste...on the nicest girl to have so much self-hate...
And I've had dreams where all I did was kiss your skin
So I'd like you to sleep tight...And get some rest tonight...Though you tell me that's a day that will never come
I'm not saying it will...But what can I say, Jill?...I'd like to write a lullaby to make your nightmares go away and
CHORUS
You wouldn't know the perfect thing
If it bit you in the ass...But guess what?
Just because you're Jill doesn't make me Jack
I'd do almost anything
But I won't bite you in the ass...So move on
The only thing you get is this stupid song
VERSE
How I tried...to write a dear sweet lullaby
To try to put this all to rest
Though denied...another crisp, autumn romance
I'll try to put this all to rest
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6. |
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VERSE
My father was a banker
And got elected by the state
I became an oil man
Through connections he had made
One thing led to another
And I found myself one day
Leader of the free world
President of these United States
CHORUS
And it came to me / So easily
But I worked as hard as any man while serving my country
And it came to me / So easily
Can you blame me? / Can you blame me?
VERSE
I was not the wimp
The pundits claimed that I would be
I think Saddam Hussein
And Mikhail Gorbachev agree
But the only thing you’ll ever hear
About my legacy
Six little words of a broken promise-
Lips and literacy
CHORUS
And it came to me / So easily
Six words are more than most men ever add to history
And it came to me / So easily
Can you blame me? / Can you blame me?
VERSE
I’m a man a few regrets
But one stuck in my mind
Not the one you’re thinking
Those six words I’ve left behind
You see, back in World War II
I came screaming through the sky
But I pulled the ripcord early
Falling fast and terrified
CHORUS
And it came to me / So easily
I’m screaming through the sky again now in my seventies
And it came to me / So easily
Can you blame me? / Can you blame me?
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7. |
By Your Bedside
04:13
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I sat by your bedside
And the hum of the room
Echoed machines
And lives gone too soon
And I watched you sleeping
And I said a prayer
To the God we believe in
Who forgot you were there
I sat by your bedside
And it all seemed so dumb
People acting so busy
And trying to be young
And though you didn’t hear me
I still had to say,
“I feel so selfish
For moving away”
And I’d sacrifice my youth
To breathe life back into you
I sat by your bedside
And pulled up a tune
From an earlier era
And an earlier you
And I watched you come alive
Like a light had come on
And though talking was painful
You sang along
And if I miss your funeral
We will both know
That I sat by your bedside
Not too long ago
And I saw you smiling
And I heard you sing
And in that perfect moment
You were young once again
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Brad Bru & The Crowd Goes Wild Chicago, Illinois
This band brings together the richness of acoustic music, the charm of alt-country and the energy of melodic punk. Whether playing distorted power chords or fingerpicking crisply, the witty and relatable lyrics balance humor with darkness.
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