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Moustache City

by Bill Simms

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1.
So I go into the city To try and buy myself some time All the girls they are so pretty But not as beautiful as mine All the buildings that surround me For the first time I feel small As I'm looking at these photos it reveals That I don't like it here at all So I write my love a letter To try to make the time go fast I hope that things will soon get better Most recent memories aren't going to be the last (Chorus) If I knew it'd be okay, for me to throw this all away I'd have my bags all packed, my ticket booked and be ready to leave today All the memories of which I'm fond sit on the wharf out on the pond There's kids in the distance laughing on a street with no cars passing Your hair is blowing in the breeze as the sun meets up with the trees I step into the post office Pick up an envelope I pick up a pen Write the address and lay some change out for a stamp Seems a little strange doing this again Wet the stamp and stick it to the letter I hope it makes it there to you, we're so many kilometres apart I hope I'm right and you'll appreciate it Not that it's coming in the mail, that it's coming from my heart (Chorus)
2.
At A Word 04:11
If I slipped inside your skin How much trouble would I be in? And if I burrowed into your brain To try and take away your pain Although none of us are really sane Right now I just need a friend Right now I want this to end Tell me where you want to go I don't care about rain, I don't care about snow Say the word and I'll take you there Through a telephone made from string and empty cans Say that I can be your man So that when you win this mental war And get that knock upon your door That brings your body back to shore Right now I just need a friend Right now I want this to end Tell me where you want to go I don't care if there's rain, I don't care if there's snow Just say the word and I'll take you there
3.
Bone Stew 04:02
As you walk by me I imagine I'm caressing your cheek It's been this way for twelve weeks And I think that it's time I get over it I see you walk right by my window and you're all alone But you're texting on your phone And my skin gets jealous of the buttons which you rapidly hit (Chorus) I wanna have a wet dream and dream about you But every time that I walk by you all my bones turn to stew And it's like every single day I get consumed by the notion that One day you'll be my friend and let me swim in your ocean Sometimes I wake up and I go to your place of employment To see if I get a hint That you don't mind my being there I pick up three cans of chili and I see if you'll check me in But I never seem to win Because I get in a line behind ten people where the cashier is an old man Who no longer has hair (Chorus) Can't get you out of my head When I'm asleep in my bed
4.
Devious Girl 04:46
She doesn't care about me 'Cause all that matters is money and cars and all those material things She doesn't care about you But she'll swear to God she loves you then she'll rip your heart in two She's a devious girl She doesn't care about me 'Cause she'll just do whatever she wants and then she'll try to make you believe She doesn't care about you She'll be happy you're somebody else then she'll regret having someone new She's a devious girl
5.
I'm meeting with the devil for a drink or three Wondering if you want to ride along with me You know that gentlemen appreciate your company So touch your lips upon the glass and set your spirit free (Chorus) Feel the evil, feel the evil within Come on baby take a sip of that wine I'll introduce you to the devil he's a friend of mine Step out the limousine and ring the bell on the door Your judgement isn't sensible to use anymore So take me by the arm and saunter across the floor The devil wants you in his parlour let the good times pour (Chorus) Come over little honey take a seat on my knee I think that soon you will be everything I want you to be I'll take away all that you know and all the thing you believe So come on little honey give your soul to me (Chorus)
6.
Good Morning 04:04
I peel my face from off the sheets Not ready to face the day And I guess I didn't want you anyway Shave my chin, brush my teeth Soak in artificial rain And I guess I didn't want you anyway (Chorus) And I told myself that I'd find somebody new My interests have been drawn to many things But I doubt that there is anything as interesting as you I button up my wrinkled shirt My mind is somewhere else And I guess it doesn't matter how I felt I place these windows before my eyes In hopes that the world becomes more clear You know this is the last time I'll be here (Chorus)
7.
So I was walking up the street one bright and sunny day Bringing myself to work to get my hourly pay When I saw this guy strumming on his gat 6 Playing Cash, CCR and country western licks He had a five o'clock shadow five days ago He didn't own a toothbrush and it was starting to show He had a ragged quiff hat bottom up on the ground And it looked like it'd explode at the impact of sound So he played me a song, lit up a smoke Pointed to his hat and he began to choke “AHAA put in a dollar if you've got some spare change” But that wasn't a deal I was willing to arrange (Chorus) He sang hook us up with a dollar 'Cause I got no money Hook us up with a dollar because I'm B-R-O-K-E and he sang My career is struggling as you can plainly see Hook us up with a dollar and you'd be helping me So I paid no attention and I hurried on my way But I was late for work again, the second time same day My boss said “Son this is becoming a habit I'm trying to run a business and I'm not going to have it” So that was that, I guess this is this I needed a bit of money 'cause the money brings bliss So I grabbed my guitar and I went to the street Opened up my case and who should I meet? It was the guy that I'd seen earlier on Walking with a grin across the lawn He said “It looks like you're down on your luck too And even though you walked away from me I'll tell you what I'll do Let's have a jam, let's have some fun because you know that two is better than one” We played all day and into the night Made ourselves some money and now we's tight (Chorus)
8.
I heard that you've got somebody You go to when the lights are dim I know that he wants your body Wants you but you don't want him You play it safe and be polite But in the end you leave His friendship doesn't last all night I know 'cause it's the same with me (Chorus) 'Cause I've got a friend and you've got a friend But for tonight let's just pretend That my little friend and your little friend Won't ever see the light of day again I don't want to ditch my buddy We've both been through thin and thick She's not bold and she's not slutty Manners mild and wits are quick But I want something more exciting Than listening to the neighbours snore And your lips are so inviting Not listening to this any more (Chorus) You and I will sit with each other Trying not to make much sound Slide in close but then not bother Because our friends are lurking around Say goodnight or see you later With disappointment in our eyes That's it! My heart no longer caters Let's stop telling ourselves lies (Chorus)
9.
Paperboy 04:11
So you're walking with your girls, you're walking with your guys I can see my reflection in the glass over your eyes You're looking at the skies 'cause that's where I am anyway Couldn't ask nobody for a better day So like Jack and the missus, we can go up on the hill And we can sit down in the grass because there's lots of time to kill The trees down at the bottom, telling me that it was autumn I was going to buy you flowers but I went and I forgot 'em The air is getting frigid, causing tingling sensations I can see your breath but I know that it isn't sublimation Watching as the clouds go by, the shade it comes upon us And I know what's coming next although I'm not Nostradamus Now some people will pick us up now in a couple of minutes I'll sit in the seat in the back with you, mack on you, long as nobody is in it We'll ride to the groceteria or the confectionary I'm making money now my honey, I can buy you a treat (Chorus) If I was a paperboy, I would deliver the papers to you If I owned a carnival, well we'd always have something to do If I was a goldsmith, I'd pour you a house made of gold If I owned a fountain of youth girl, you'd never be getting old Unless you wanted to grow old with me So we walk into the store and I'm excited, I confess That I don't know how to do this without making a mess Because we're acting like we're children, kicking and we're screamin' You look adorable with your face full of ice cream And either way I don't even have a Kleenex or a napkin Oh me oh my how did this incident come to happen Isn't it a treat now, to hear a ginger rappin' Before you 'cuse me, just remember Eric Clapton Unprepared I wipe the ice cream with my finger tip You lick it off with your tongue before it gets to drip Drip like a faucet left on, dribbling menace When you wake up in the morning and your kitchen looks like Venice You look at me and frown and say “do you think I'm fat?” I say the beauty lies within so forget all of that It doesn't matter if you're large, you got a big booty upon ya Call me up I'll come over for some meaty lasagne Lasagne (Chorus)
10.
Rain Song 05:26
I can hear the rain and it reminds me of you It makes me so sad 'cause you won't be here soon And I just want to see you again I just want to see you again And I just want to go run through the rain And I just want to see you again I can hear the rain and I remember when We'd lie around not caring what people thought And we'd keep each other warm And I just want to see you again I just want to see you again And I just want to go run through the rain And I just want to see you again
11.
Well I took a walk outside just to see if you were home When I got down to your house your mom told me you were gone Down to the lake with some of the girls and that I could find you there So I set out on my way again So I walked on up the road until I got to the lake I asked around they said you'd left an hour ago for goodness sake Then someone told me they'd heard talk of people going to the mall So I set out on my way again I was strolling down the street when I heard a car slow down When I looked it was my buddy and there was no one else around He told me to hop in and that he'd give me a ride So I set out on my way again I thanked him for the ride and I went into the mall But there were so many people there that I couldn't see you at all Then I remembered that you told me you were going to the park So I set out on my way again Well I'd made a good decision 'cause I was near the park It only took me fifteen minutes but the sky was getting dark I felt a peck and then it poured, besides no one was there So I set out on my way again Now drenched and disappointed I returned to my own place Kicked my shoes into the corner, wiped the water from my face When I looked up the light was on and I saw you standing there In the door waiting for me, your luminescent hair Won me over I picked you up and I hurried up the stairs Closed the door to the bedroom, really though, I didn't care I kissed your cheek, I kissed your neck, soon enough our bodies bare Closed the curtains 'cause the neighbours, well the neighbours like to stare And you're doing all the work, that's new, but definitely fair And I tore some of your clothes but I'll buy new ones that you can wear We'll always have the memories of these moments which we share Thanks for this amazing Tuesday
12.
Vanilla 03:41
It's coming to my realization I'm not the man you wanted to be Before you find out that I'm somebody else I just want to listen to you breathe I go home in the morning and my clothes smell like you Like innocence, vanilla and the crisp morning dew And I see you everywhere I look I stumble to the fridge, see cheese that earlier I'd seen Leftover gravy frozen french fries I'm going to make poutine And I know you love your poutine Your face is right here with me like a dream (Chorus) I wish that you could be with me To help me through this journey that I'm on I just found out the hardest way what they told me is true You don't know what you've got until it's gone x2 (Chorus) My shirt still smells like vanilla It's the same smell that fills up my nose When you spray that perfume into the air just above you And wait for the quiet mist to fall upon your clothes As soon as that fragrance falls into my memory A thousand thoughts take precedence before the sights that are at hand I wonder how it'd be if circumstances were changed And I'm sorry that I couldn't understand (Chorus) Now that you're gone I don't know what I'm going to do I just woke up this morning and thought of you
13.
So I wake up in the morning next to you I feel that something isn't right Whatever happened to those things we used to do That used to get us through the night Now I'm thinking about those things that would be nice And how it's going to be Cause you know girl things are losing their spice And you've got to agree (Chorus) Started with a seed that turned into a sprout Each and every day I think we're better off without I could wish upon a star That you are who I think you are But girl it's just so hard to see You could wish that I'm the guy Who'll stay beside you through the night But girl you're not the one for me As you hold me in your arms I hold you in mine I find myself without the words to say But you know the things have changed as we walk on down the line Cause all the butterflies have flown away (Chorus)

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released May 13, 2015

Bill Simms- Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Basses, Glockenspiel
Natasha Hartery- Saxophones
Drums- Ryan Taylor, Ryan Higdon, Keegan Power, Adam Thistle
Recorded by Adam Thistle and Keegan Power of Soundwaves Audio Inc.
Mixed by Adam Thistle of Soundwaves Audio Inc.

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