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Stars Galore

by Green Monroe

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1.
Captain Easy 00:22
2.
Wet Town 04:44
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Went down to the station looked down the road My train ain’t here, slipped on the road We left the country and moved to town That’s when my baby started running round If I’d a listened to what mama said I could be sleeping In my mama’s bed You may be young and foolish too But I left my home On account of you I’d rather be dead and in my grave Stay in this town Treated this way I ain’t got no money I ain’t got no beer Ain’t got no woman To be bothered with Well all night long All night long All night long All night long
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Happiness 02:07
Is this seat taken? What’s she going to say? Does she want me to sit there, or should I go away? So I pass by Pretend along the wa I don’t need to meet a pretty girl Anymore, anyway Come over sit down And share a round with me Cause happiness is closer So much closer than we think Have no shame in how you pass your day Believe in your decisions And sadness will melt away I wake up I’m in love with you By the end of the day I’m not sure of that And each time I think of you I laugh, and I cry Cause I’ve died And gone to heaven Don’t tell me what you think Tell me what I want to hear Cause happiness is closer So much closer than we fear Let me believe what I need to help fight sadness away Just give me validation right or wrong, well I don’t care Whether I’m right or wrong I just don’t care
7.
African Hole 00:17
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Friends 03:16
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Grey Eyes 02:50
Those Grey Eyes that trap me where I stand I believe they’ll be there at the end Of this long road that I travel down I’ll meet you back in Tinsel Town That fateful porch where we first met I threw away all my regrets Eyes like a rocket, and I Can’t get my mind around it Don’t really matter cause I Just know how it feels To be me You ask me why I stick around It’s so hard to nail that answer down When this morning’s kiss you gave to me Was a different kiss than yesterday Truth is that it all adds up to Fifty different shades of you Eyes like a rocket, and I Can’t get my mind around it Don’t really matter cause I Just know how it feels To be me So let’s break bread and make good on our vows To lie with you I’d wear that golden crown The future I’ve already seen Will turn a sweet reality Hoping that I’ll know one day A thousand different shades of you Eyes like a rocket, and I Can’t get my mind around it Don’t really matter cause I Just know how it feels
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Days are coming I'm such a mess Nights spent wide awake trying to decompress and I need you to rub my back I've been thinking about all this disease can we handle it will it bring us to our knees I need you to take me home tonight carry me up the stairs only you can keep me safe tonight safe against your breast and I need you to rub my back
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Night Out 00:24
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My dog breaks through the ice just to take a swim And to feel that cold water rush in I used to try to hold her back But there ain’t no stopping something strong as that And this train keeps rolling We know exactly where it’s going And there ain’t no turning the wheel When you’re riding on these tracks of steel Even Superman has his Kryptonite Tomatoes die in the frost at night You take my hand and we walk these hills And I can’t but help feel invincible And this train keeps rolling We know exactly where it’s going And there ain’t no turning the wheel When you’re riding on these tracks of steel Will you remember me when this life you’ve left And if you can even after that All I want when I pass on Is the memory of you wrapped in my arms And this train keeps rolling We know exactly where it’s going And there ain’t no turning the wheel When you’re riding on these tracks of steel
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"I was just reminiscing about Summer days and nights and remembered how there's an older dude, probably in his 80's, who walks up and down the street every single day. It probably keeps him alive. Occasionally he falls over (he is short, low to the ground and doesn't seem to get hurt) and rolls around in the street like a Kafka beetle, squawking until a friendly neighbor rights him and he's on his way. I see him daily and this spectacle occurs once a week, so I think it might be a technique to pick up older ladies, in reality. Ahh Summer days and nights!" - Will Davies
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Did you ever think that, we’d make it together When we planted the garden, or talked about kids Did you ever know that, you gave me such power Did it feel good to know, I loved only you Can you blame me for trying, to keep you around So sure you would stay, but you were already gone If you weren’t alone, I wouldn’t have to forgive you But you were alone, and now we’re apart Do you ever think that, you’ll find yourself With me on your mind, or with me in your bed Do you ever think that, you will love again One millionth as much, as I want you back Hole in my bed, from the weight of my lover Hole in my bed, is all that is left It used to be warm, back when I held here Now there’s a hoooooole in my heart
18.
Country Skit 00:24
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I get it all right Keep getting so close but I’m never quite on Cause I’m feeling all right I know you can hear me but you just don’t care Cause I’m feeling alright You’re really not listening cause you’re selfish like me And I’m doing alright Just seems harder than it used to be I’m just taking my time To feel better Taking my time To feel good It’s all roses and petals I get it alright Dragon in my head like a shitornado And I’m feeling alright Watch the soft porn down at the bar round noon And I’m doing alright If see my girl, would you please tell her That I’m doing alright It’s gonna be alright Sometimes it feels good to just fall down Have a nice time and not hurt anyone We can (burn the place down, make good music, get real hight, close the bapskin), have a little fun And we’ll come to each other from a place of love We can spend some time away Spend some time together I’m just taking my time, To feel better Taking some time, To feel good And I get it alright I’m feeling alright I’m doing alright It’s gonna be alright Just taking my time, to feel better Taking some time, to feel good And It’s taking some time, to feel better I’m taking my time, to feel good
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Jane & Bert 00:13
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Come On Back 03:28
I’m getting higher Than I’ve ever been In an airplane In the sky I’m going back to A place that I’ve been But haven’t returned to For quite a while I made a promise To get back to The things that Maaaatter in life No more complaining No more addiction A little more love A little more life So come on back to My home and visit Come and back We’ll all play along Come on back to The one who loves you And we’ll live Forever young And when I get there Please be waiting promise you won’t look In my eyes Want you to tell me It’ll all be better Want you to tell me Sweet little lies When things get quiet My head travels Thoughts of life And where it goes from here Will we slowly break down Or will something kill us Everybody build to chorus Cause I’m not ready To go underground So come on back to My home and visit Come and back We’ll all play along Come on back to The one who loves you And we’ll live Forever young
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Come Back Home Back where you belong Come Back Home You been gone too long One day you'll wake up to some sweet loneliness and can't figure out what it is must be someone or something familiar no it's bigger than just me or you find a place where it just feels familiar that'll put a smile on my face it's like the pull of a machine, the salmon to a spawn it's the only thing/k left in my brain. Come Back Home You been gone so long Come Back Home You been gone too long Come Back Home Back where you belong Come Back Home

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released June 23, 2015

Michael Spaly - Various

Acoustic Recording Session
Eric Royer - Banjo
Jimmy Ryan - Mandolin
Chris Sartori - Bass
Erik White - Guitar
Engineered by Dave Westner

Electric Recording Session
Adam Cat - Bass
Ian MacMillan - Drums

Additional Skitspiration
Will Davies - Author, Summer Nights
Matt 'Cutty' Foster - Drums on Wet Town
Jim Gerdeman - Reassuring Father
Joe Kowalski - DJ Voice, Piano on Friends
Sam Russell - Captain Easy's Pastor

Mixed by Dave Westner
Cover Painting by Ryan Stiner (ryanstiner.com)

All Music by Michael Spaly
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- Wet Town and Church with Captain Easy co-written by Sam Russell
- All Night Long is traditional
- Ah, Summer Days & Nights co-written by Will Davies

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Green Monroe Ann Arbor, Michigan

Green Monroe is Michael Spaly's solo / experimental recording project. He had a dream where he was back in 3rd grade. Everybody started whispering excitedly about a band that was coming to town. The band's name was "Green Monroe". Since he was not allowed to name his child after another dream-inspired name, he settled for naming his band after that nocturnal muse. ... more

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