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Into The Blue

by Jim Pellinger

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1.
god 03:32
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So god planned your attack, god showed you the way god promised you paradise in a burning aeroplane god gave you your wings and god taught you to fly god told you to kill and god told you to die Well I've heard you talk about your faith And do unto others I've heard you talk about your soul Just talk, talk, talk I don't know nothing about your ways Or what it could mean to you When I hear you talk about your god So god gave you a plan, god told you to fight god guided your sword and god said it was right god gave you your will and god said it was good Well I've heard you talk about your faith... Do unto others, I always thought those words were true So god gave you a job, god gave you the right god gave you the lies for the reasons to fight god doesn't need truth, god speaks only to you Well I've heard you talk about your faith... © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Drift Away 05:43
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I'm walking in your shoes, driving your car Wearing your coat to keep me warm You've been there for me all your life and then some I see you wife every now and then She's OK, she's got lots of friends Looking out for her since you've been gone So drift away, drift away To a safe and distant shore Out of the darkness into the blue Drift away I walk around this house, but you're not there I still see you everywhere In every little nail, every home repair And I'll remember you the way you were In the wildest corners of this earth Out beneath the stars from where we all came And where you've gone So drift away... Now I walk these streets and breathe the air Feel the wind blow through my hair I'll breathe your soul into my body You'll fill me up, and we'll run and play And we'll drift away... © 2005 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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She Walks By 02:57
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She walks by, the party's starting I feel the drumbeat heart is pounding Music playing in my brain She walks by and nothing is the same As it was just a minute ago Flowers are blooming Where nothing would grow What was I doing? Well I don't know Then she walks by She walks by, I've no resistance Can't stop smiling Tongue is twisted Heart leap cartwheel jump for joy She walks by and nothing is the same As it was just a minute ago Hot summer sun in December snow What was I saying? Well I don't know Then she walks by She knows I love her But it doesn't seem to bother her She knows I want her But she doesn't seem to mind She knows who's in control When she walks by She walks by I'm holding steady On the launching pad, my rocket's ready White hot nuclear Fourth of July She walks by and nothing is the same As it was just a minute ago A shower of sparks in her afterglow Where was I going? Well I don't know Then she walks by © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Bleeding Red 06:02
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See the sun track 'cross the carpet Watch the day go by She's been waiting there for something You can ask her why But she doesn't know at all She can't even catch herself When she falls Now the suns coming down Just like an angry hand Beating her down again The sky's bleeding red Oh the sky's bleeding red Fading to purple night Seeping beneath her skin And he reads her like a story in a book he found Everyday he tears a page out then he puts her down She learns her lesson well Without a step out of line, or soul to tell Now the sun's going down, just like an angry hand Beating her down again The sky's bleeding red, oh the sky's bleeding red Fading to purple night, seeping beneath her skin He locks the door, he pulls the shade She fakes a smile, he looks away She shuts her eyes and flies away See the sun creep in the window Here's another day See the bruises in the mirror Then she looks away And tries to see nothing at all And through his apology She feels herself start to fall Now the sun's coming down Just like an angry hand beating her down again The sky's bleeding red, oh the sky's bleeding red Fading to purple night, seeping beneath her skin © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Roxygrrl 02:08
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Oh Roxygrrl, if I could be anyone Anyone in this whole wide world Roxy, you'd be the one... And I would be her dog And I would see her everyday She would bring me food to eat She would take me out to play And I would lick her face in the morning I gotta ask you how cool is that? If I could lick her face in the morning Well I'd be her dog for that Oh Roxygrrl, I know you're a female dog Well that's a big price to pay But I would do it anyway And I would watch her go And sit and wait around all day Jump up and down when I see her again Just like I do anyway And I would lick her face in the morning It's all I ever think about If I could lick her face in the morning I'd be a lucky dog no doubt I'd hang my head out of the window When she drives me all around the town She'd whistle and I'd come runnin' No different than it is right now Oh Roxygrrl, I know you've heard this before Of everybody in the whole wide world You're one lucky dog © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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The Same Thing 01:57
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I know what you want It's the same thing that I want But you don't realize it Maybe I should show you Show you what I want It's the same thing that you want Maybe then you'll realize We belong together I know what you need It's the same thing that I need But you don't realize it Maybe I could show you Show you what I need It's the same thing that you need Maybe then you'll realize We belong together I know what you do It's the same thing that I do But you don't realize it Maybe I could show you Show you what I do It's the same thing that you do Pretending you don't realize We belong together © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Move To Mexico 04:04
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Well I owe four months rent, and I owe the IRS And the phone bill's still unpaid I guess in debt's my middle name And I've been working', workin', workin' Accumulating someone else's wealth I've been workin', workin', workin' For everyone but myself Well sometimes it feels like I could Sometimes it feels like I should Move to Mexico and change my name Move to Mexico and change my name No longer Jim, no I'll be José When I move to Mexico and change my name And they will never find me, no And they'll know where they all can go There'll be no cash upon demand I'll be below the Rio Grande Now at night I lie awake to the ticking of the clock And I think what it will take just to get what I ain't got And it seems there's no escaping I'm the prisoner in the pot And the monster's mouth is gaping And his breath is getting hot So as I'm staring down his mouth My best direction's south So I'll move to Mexico and change my name... Con una corona, yo voy a ser rey de lo que veré Por favor señorita traîgame mas cerveza They say my credit's not too well Pronounce it dead and go to hell I'll be on Acapulco Bay The señoritas all well say He's a stranger from the north, no ID, no date of birth Plays guitar and sings us songs And some nights we sing along And he says he comes from Texas And he says he comes from Spain And every night he has a good time And a different name Oh I'll be liberated when I'm expatriated When I move to Mexico and change my name... © 1981 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Jealous Boyfriend 02:57
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Her cell phone rings She smiles at the voice on the other side And I say something to her And she tells him "oh that's just a friend of mine" But what she doesn't know is I can't let her go And I'm pissing off her jealous boyfriend So I pull her close to me And whisper something in her other ear But I say it loud enough So jealous boy can hear Something like babe you know I can't let you go And I'm pissing off her jealous boyfriend Well I'm stuck to her like glue While she tells him "yeah, I wanna see you too" But I'm not convinced And he can kiss my ass Well they talk a little more And I swear she just looks bored Drops the phone into her purse And I'm all alone with her And I wanna let her know that I can't let her go And I'm pissing off her jealous boyfriend Well yeah I'm stuck to her like glue While she tells him "yeah, you know I miss you too" But I'm not convinced And he can kiss my ass I wanna let her know that I can't let her go And I'll never be her jealous boyfriend © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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I Just Don't Wanna See You Right Now 05:03
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I took out the trash, I watched TV I cut the grass on my hands and knees I walked the dog and fed the cat I hit the couch and there I sat But I'm not avoiding you, no I'm not avoiding you I just don't wanna see you right now, I just don't wanna see you right now I sat alone all in the dark The moon on the phone looked so stark Like some kind of strange alien thing Frozen in fear it just might ring The tension was nervous, hard to ignore I made my move and ran for the door I thought it was safe out on the street But you never know who you might meet And I'm not avoiding you, no I'm not avoiding you I just don't wanna see you right now It's nothing personal, don't look at me that way It's unavoidable, excuse me if I say Leave me alone, take a walk I don't wanna even hear you talk Look at the sign, do not disturb Can't you read? Haven't you heard? That I'm not avoiding you, no I'm not avoiding you I just don't wanna see you right now © 2002 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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You Stole My Songs 03:19
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Well I swallowed the sun but it wasn't that hot Made me thirsty and I drank a lot Wrapped myself up in a plastic box And I showed up at your door But I couldn't find the second verse So I flew all around the universe Hit the gas, caught up with the words And I wrestled them to the floor You stole my songs, you stole my songs You stole my songs Well I must admit, it's strange but true But I've dodged other bullets like you Out drew almost everyone Then I shot myself with my own gun Dug out the bullet with a feather I'm afraid it's stuck there forever Looked out the window to check out the weather I saw you and the sun You were the brighter one You stole my songs... Well she says she's going to New York City Like that town needs another pretty girl Like a thief with no resistance She's lethal from any distance You stole my songs... © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Drown 04:47
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I held you in my arms just a second or two Just to say hello, it was all that I could do A man stranded on an island without a drop to drink Learns to live without water, so what is he to think When the rain comes falling down, doesn't want to get wet Better to stay dry, better to forget So can't you let me go, leave without a sound Turn and walk away, 'cause I don't wanna drown Surrounded by salt water, I've learned to like the taste And I know that you could quench me But a drop is just a waste Leathered by the brine, no longer taste the sweet Better not to be reminded, better not to meet So can't you let me go, leave without a sound Turn and walk away, 'cause I don't wanna drown I was starting to forget the cool liquid feel Starting to question if it was ever real Then you took me by the hand, led me to the well I stood on the edge and I almost fell So can't you let me go, leave without a sound Turn and walk away, 'cause I don't wanna drown © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Beverly's Boyfriends 04:19
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There's a guy in the kitchen A guy on the phone A guy on the front step Waitin' for her to come home There's a guy in the front yard A guy in the back One guy's like a boomerang He keeps comin' back Well she's never lonely 'Cause she's never alone What's their names again? Numbered one to ten Beverly's boyfriends Well she likes number two A little more than the others And guy number three Is a favorite of her mother's Four and five together are better than eight And Kenny and Kevin are six and seven Names to remember Well how do they rate? She's never lonely 'cause she's never alone What's their names again? Numbered one to ten Beverly's boyfriends Well years from now they can have a convention With all the guys too numerous to mention With secret handshakes and stories to tell And I'm sure they'll all wish Beverly well She's never lonely 'cause she's never alone Everyone's included, talk about deluded Beverly's boyfriends © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Red States 02:39
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59 million, more or less, together pledge "we approve this mess" He bought it, he broke it, he sold it to you So tell me red states what will you do When the oblong boxes come rolling in Will you take the blame and salute your sins? What will you say and what will you do when the bony fingers all point at you? When the empty socket looks you in the eye and wants to know why they had to die Will you pass the buck and say you were mislead? With the stains on your hands a scarlet red Red states Well you stood in line and you cast your vote, scratched the ground and dug the holes Stood behind and pushed them in, covered them up in lies and sin You bought the myth, hell you bought the store, filled your cart with lies and more Put it all on a credit card paid with lives and body parts' Red states © 2002 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Baloney Sandwich Boy 02:00
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I saw her just the other day with her baloney sandwich boy They were out lookin' for mayonaise, for her baloney sandwich boy There was nothin' on the shelf, had to do it himself Her baloney sandwich boy Oh Pappy give me her number, 269 I don't remember Oh Pappy give me her number, 269 I don't remember Well I got nuthin' to say but I will call anyway 269 I don't remember Well I don't wanna see her, no I don't wanna see her Well I don't wanna see her, no I don't wanna see her I've been looking everywhere, she's livin' under my hair But I don't wanna see her I saw her just the other day with her baloney sandwich boy They were out lookin' for mayonaise, for her baloney sandwich boy There was nothin' on the shelf, had to do it himself Her baloney sandwich boy © 2003 Jim Pellinger (BM) All Rights Reserved
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Table 4-1 04:30
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Table for one, one glass of wine One long-stemmed rose And you're sitting all alone In a crowded restaurant With lively conversation all around But not a sound From the empty chair sitting there Across from you at your table for one Table for two, right next to you Two young lovers plan an afternoon together Just like you used to, your sweet love and you You remember Holding hands, and making plans Soon to be at a table for three but now things have changed Your old favorite place doesn't even look the same Only a ghost remains A ghost that's seen better days Table for one, one glass of wine One long-stemmed rose And someone's sitting all alone In a crowded restaurant With lively conversation all around You know the sound So pull out the chair and ask her May I join you there at your table for one © 2004 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved

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released January 1, 2005

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Jim Pellinger Minneapolis, Minnesota

Singer-songwriter Jim Pellinger’s music charts a course set by his influences, the Beatles, first and foremost. But as a reviewer noted, “His sound and method are that of, say, Tom Petty or maybe Elvis Costello albeit he sounds like neither.” Another reviewer of Jim’s first release heard “strains of John Hiatt, Squeeze, R.E.M., and a little bit of Simon and Garfunkel within Jim’s songs” ... more

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