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Nothing Like Them

from Cold Town by Brian Straub

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This is a pretty personal one. The content is fairly obvious. I love the arrangement and all the musical ideas in this one, mostly from other people. Henry wanted to play organ on this and liked that better than the piano part, but I thought I'd try both. I think the recording turned out great. I always felt guilty about the verse about my parents. They were and are great parents. It was just an easy verse to write and a feeling at the time.

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Nothing Like Them © Brian Straub 10/24,28,31/09

Had to turn my head away from the TV today
That hoarders show is a million miles away
Split my time between debauchery and sin
But them hoarders I ain’t nothing like them

AGD

Alcohol and smoke might see you through
Them junkies they ain’t like me and you
We might like to shop or gamblin
Them junkies I ain’t nothing like them

Chorus
But sometimes I think it’s all the same
It all leads to guilt and shame
Money and time down the drain
It’ll kill me or drive me insane


Sometimes I want to blame my mom and dad
For all the things I never had
Split my time between debauchery and sin
But dad I ain’t nothing like him

I hope you can excuse me somehow
I got other things to do right now
I got nothing left and it’s going to do me in
But them junkies I ain’t nothing like them

Chorus
Repeat last line of chorus

credits

from Cold Town, released December 2, 2017
Brian Straub - writer, vocals, acoustic guitar
Ed Hodge - bass
Henry Mansfield - keyboard, drums
Tom Humphreys - backing vocals

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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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