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Redemption

from Cold Town by Brian Straub

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I loved this song when I wrote it. I thought it was really cool. I still really like some lines in it and the rock & roll feel. I'm glad to finally get it recorded. I tried to cop Al's guitar riff from when he played it with Armadillo Borealis.

lyrics

Redemption © Brian Straub 1994

Well I’m waiting in the shadows kicking cans in the alley
And I’m drunk mm hmm you know I have to be drunk
To be watching all those lovers as they pass through your door
How they can play the game that no one wins

And when you are ready, well I stumble on upstairs
With the morning sun trying to creep in through the back door
Even the sun could never catch you off guard
So I slip into the sheets, and you fade off to sleep

Chorus

Well my eyes touch you and I say “she needs redemption”
“Does she feel pain? Does she make a connection?”
Well I’d ask her myself, but she’s already sleepin’ yeah yeah


Well she tosses and she turns and she calls out in her sleep
And I wonder where she is, she’s the same when she’s awake
Why do I come, lord why do I stay?
All I want is love, I guess I’m only human to play her game

Chorus

Well she looks ahead and she just moves along
Never turning back, but she loves a sad song
Who needs redemption when you’re already sleepin’ yeah yeah

Repeat 1st chorus with same last line from second chorus (2x)

She never looked that good in white anyway

credits

from Cold Town, released December 2, 2017
Brian Straub - writer,, vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Ed Hodge - bass
Henry Mansfield - keyboard, drums
Kat Bula - 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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