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The Difference

from Cold Town by Brian Straub

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My then girlfriend told me about an NPR story she heard that was based on science and talked about men's ears tuning out certain frequencies, the ones found in women's voices. It was a biological thing. I thought that explains a LOT! So I wrote this songs very tongue in cheek and bashing the man more than the woman, but that often seems lost on the (female) listener. My then girlfriend (still close friend) got it completely, but she's real sharp.

lyrics

The Difference © Brian Straub 9/7 & 8/10

Verse 1

My girl told me just the other day
My brain is programmed to think such a way
Men tune women’s voices out
I don’t know what she was going on about
Hormones and neurons, I wasn’t listening somehow
I was thinking “man, a cheeseburger would be good right now”

Verse 2
Sex on the brain every day all day
That’s what Dr. Freud and my girlfriend say
And I know I can’t say that they’re wrong
I have trouble thinking on anything too long
Dr. Jeckyl’s upstairs, but he’s just a snoring
Mr. Hyde’s trying to sow all the seeds he’s been storing

Chorus

Men want to fight it, mount it, or eat it
When we hassle the ladies, they tell us…hey fellas… just beat it
I hear men are from Mars and women are from Venus
Girls think with the hearts and boys… that’s just the difference between us

Verse 3
She’s got will power like I ain’t never seen
I’m dreaming ‘bout the donuts on the TV screen
She said it, she did it, man she quit them smokes
I play my guitar and make up toilet jokes
‘Cause I got the attention span of a gnat
While she rambles on about this and that

Verse 4
I like my life as simple as can be
Football and music and beer and TV
She’s on the couch talking a mile a minute
I’m watching the game wondering who’s gonna win it
Now I ain’t dumb, I want you to understand
When I’m ain’t listening, I’m just being a man

credits

from Cold Town, released December 2, 2017
Brian Straub - writer, vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Kevin Keelty - 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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