Name: Cold Town
Duration: P00H03M38S
Description: I went to a party on a Sunday afternoon with a bunch of bands in the backyard. I knew three people (not very well) and this is how I felt. I went home and wrote this song that afternoon. I absolutely love the vocal parts that Janet Mudge came up with and how beautifully she executes them.

Cold Town

from Cold Town by Brian Straub

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I went to a party on a Sunday afternoon with a bunch of bands in the backyard. I knew three people (not very well) and this is how I felt. I went home and wrote this song that afternoon. I absolutely love the vocal parts that Janet Mudge came up with and how beautifully she executes them.

lyrics

Cold Town © Brian Straub 9/11/16

Verse 1

I don’t know how to small talk
I want to get straight to the heart of you
I’m tired of standing in the corner
Staring down at my shoes

Chorus
You’re a cold town, I just want to sing with you
You’re a cold town, I just want to sing with you

Verse 2
I know I don’t fit in
I ain’t really trying to
I don’t drink whiskey, beer, or gin
Ain’t got one single tattoo

Chorus

Bridge 1
I want to hear your sweet voice lifting up under mine
Won’t you join me in the choir, make it sound so fine

Chorus

Verse 3
All these people shuffling ‘round
They just give me the blues
I don’t know what to say
I never know what to do

Chorus

Bridge 2
I just want sing, I just want to sing, I just want to sing with you
I just want sing, I just want to sing, I just want to sing with you oo

Chorus 2x
2nd one – just sing “You’re a cold town” for both lines

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from Cold Town, released December 2, 2017
Brian Straub - writer, vocals, acoustic guitar
Kevin Keelty - bass
Henry Mansfield - keyboard
Al Echison - drums
Geli Weurzner - fiddle
Janet Mudge - backing vocals

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Braintwang Seattle, Washington

From Baltimore to Seattle, I've been writing songs for over 30 years and have built up a body of work. My two previous bands, Armadillo Borealis and Secondhand Sunday, performed and recorded some of my songs that are represented here. This year (2016), I started Dog House Prayers and began documenting more of my songs through home recording. ... more

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