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Liner Notes: The Ron Jonsons
Lyrics:
Repeat Offender
There once was grand imagination
You spoke in limitless ways
Now you’re sold on senseless replication
You’re so afraid of breaking away
You’ve trapped yourself in a tower
You built of silver and gold
Now the bricks have lost their luster
The walls have grown so cold
(Chorus)
Oh there you go again
Checking gold in your pockets
Not the hole in your soul
Oh there you go again
Then you try to stand out
Just by fitting in
Oh there you go again
You’ve become dull and empty
You were bright and whole
Oh there you go
Thick shells of glamour is the standard
Just to get a foot in your door
With all the bells and whistles blaring
No one hears your voice anymore
You’ve become a sly repeat offender
Abusing hearts again and again
Those cookie cutter ways won’t cut it
And our patience is wearing thin
Chorus
Chorus
Had Enough
I see your anxious look again
That desperate face that pulls me in
I’m caught up in the trap you made
Where you hang me up and leave me out to dry
(Pre-chorus)
You don’t get it enough
You don’t get it enough
You don’t get it enough
So why do I try?
You don’t get it at all
You don’t get it at all
You don’t get it at all
You don’t get it!
(Chorus)
I tried to help you up again
This is the last time, that I’m sure of
I tried to help you up again
This is the last time, that I’m sure of
I’m giving you what you need
Everything that you want and more
And yet you’re bent on leaving me
But a broken heart, a knock on my door again
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Pre-chorus
Chorus
The Late Hour
In this late hour I am alone
Memories keep me lying awake
Were not it for the dreams I’ve made
I would wake up writing at home
There’s no one here to help me now
Too old for a crutch, too young to be free
The walls are closing in on me
Grinding brains I’ll make it somehow
(Chorus)
Way too fast, I just can’t take it
Hold on tight, I just might make it
I just might make it
I’ll be fine if I see it alone
Cold black heart, there’s no one but me
Were not it for the lessons I’ve found
Would you believe that I am alive?
Chorus
Ellen
Six o’clock and he stumbles in through the door
Grabs his black tie and tuxedo off the floor
Aftershave and he combs his hair, he’s looking fine
Says to himself, “Well, tonight, I’m gonna make her mine”
(Chorus)
Out to get what you can
There’s no reason to hide
Say goodbye to the day
And hello to the night
Six o’ clock and her towel falls to the floor
Angel skin and jet black hair and so much more
Dabs her perfume and combs her hair, she’s looking fine
Says to herself, “Well, tonight I’m gonna make him mine”
Chorus
Five o’ clock and he wakes up and looks at the wall
Rolling over he sees that his dream girl is gone
Stumbling through the dark for jeans, but something’s wrong
Checks his pockets to find, oh no, his wallet’s gone!
(She done took it now!)
Chorus
I Took The Fall
I was so afraid to tell you
How much I cared
How much I thought about you
How much I stared
And I tried to think of ways
To reach your heart
To tell you that I’m here for you
In case you need to cry about it all
The pain in this world infects us all
All bottled up inside it can break us down
I wanna lift you up so you won’t drown
I never knew how much
A smile could change me
I, I never felt so alive
I get lost inside your eyes
I get lost in your soul
But what brings me down is that you don’t know
I wanna tell you “Babe, I love you so”
I wanna reach out and take you in my arms
God if you’re up there, keep this girl in your heart
I finally found the strength
To ask you to go with me
Out for a movie and ice cream
You blushed and smiled and you melted me
With those eyes that fill up my heart
I felt like I could fly when you said “yes”
Like a bird in the sky I felt so free
I can’t believe it’s happened
Please don’t wake me up if it’s a dream
And we had a good time
Your hand in mine
In the ticket line
And oh, life was fine
And then shots rang out
It was a gunshot blast
I heard you scream
So I had to think fast
So I took your hand
Said, “It’s time to run”
I said “Don’t look back”
Then I saw the gun
And I heard that shot
And I had to think fast
So I pushed you away
And I breathed my last
(Chorus)
Well I love you so
Don’t want to let you go
But it seems this wound
Is killing me
And I took the fall
And I lost it all
So you could give your smile
To the world again
Chorus
Chorus
11-8
This toxicating feeling
Straining my eyes just to see through the thickening fog
Visions of peace overshadowed by fear
I see your face, it’s changing
Refusing to believe in the chaos we’ve come to know
And fitting the illusion that everything’s fine
(Chorus)
Hey look at the moon
See how it rises red
Leading to our doom
Will I see you again?
Broken glass and debris
Scatter the earth like snow on a cold winter day
I shake off the chill running deep in my bones
Familiar forms I find empty
Caged up inside ourselves we find no escape
As we search for peace like a ship that can’t find a sea
Chorus
All hope slips away
Just like the sand in my hand
And a part of me decays
Save us from ourselves
You know I can be so lonely
Without ever being alone
An Endless Corridor
My thoughts are whirling well past midnight
I’ve tried so hard to catch one single glance
I wanted more with good intentions
But now it seems I’ll never get that chance
(No, I’ll never get that chance)
(Chorus)
But my heart keeps pushing me onward
But over time I’ve forgotten why
I’m running down an endless corridor
When she’s already made up her mind
I’m right back where I started
And I just can’t break the curse
That girl may be the one for me
But I’ll never be the one for her
At last I build the strength to ask her
Even though I know she’s gonna say “no way”
It all became a slight obsession
Now I’ve chased those dreams away
(Now I’ve chased those dreams away)
Chorus
I run as fast as my legs can take me
But she’s farther away than she has ever been
It seems someone else caught her attention
And now she’ll never look my way again
(She’ll never look my way again)
Your heart will keep pushing you onward
And over time you’ll forget just why
You’re running down that endless corridor
If she’s already made up her mind
You’ll be right back where you started
And you’ll never break the curse
You may think that girl is perfect for you
But you’ll never be the one for her
Lake of Good Views
Electric feeling piercing the sky
Every street is brilliant in light
The lighthouse points its blinding finger
As it turns to reveal the night
The crowd and the music are bursting
Out of the shops and into the streets
All the World begins to move
As the night begins to follow the beat
(Chorus)
The water begins to bounce
As the music begins to flow
It’s a beautiful sight on the Lake of Good Views
Where the lucid reflections glow
The beautiful golds, whites, and pinks,
Are dancing with the reds and blues
Their moving colors seem to melt together
On the Lake Of Good Views
The dresses on the dance floor
Moving with the waves on the beach
There are fireworks bursting in the air
But the explosions are happening underneath.
Suddenly the tension in the clouds
Release with a summer rain
A raging storm showers the ball
And the lake keeps dancing away
Chorus
The Wall
Alone on the hill
I gaze at the sun
And like my heart
It’s found a place to hide
Behind a wall that can’t be breached
Oh, I’m too deep
Oh, I’m too deep
(Chorus)
Should I open my heart
Or hide it away
From all the pain the world
Gives today
I need it so bad
But I’m so afraid
Of what I’d feel behind
The wall I’ve made
I need to get out
And walk away
I need to escape
From the wall I’ve made
Down by the sea
I watch the moon rise
Like a crystal ball
On the ocean blue
Lady Luna is there hope for me?
Oh, I just can’t see
I just can’t see
Chorus
Well I have to believe
That I have what it takes
To put down my guard
And face the day
Oh I know it won’t be easy
But for my sake I have to try
For all the times I’ve tried to fight
This feeling deep inside
The world will tear me down and spin
Me right around again
When I think I’ve fallen away
And slipped on down the side
I pass through the other side
Chorus
Should I open my heart
Or hide it away
From all the pain the world
Gives today
I need it so bad
But I’m so afraid
Of what I’d feel behind
The wall I’ve made
I need to get out
And walk away
From it all
Through the wall I made
Yeah, through the wall I made
Night Ride
Well it’s a cool midsummer’s evening
Soon it will turn to night
There’s a breeze in the air blowing through my hair
Everything is just right
For a night ride
Hopped in my Cadillac, said “I’ll be right back”
Popped in my favorite tune
I put the top down, started heading to town
Underneath the full moon
I’ll be there soon
(Chorus)
Night ride, everybody’s waiting on the
Night ride, so intoxicating it’s the
Night ride, everybody’s waiting on the
Night ride, yeah on a night ride
On a night ride
On a night ride
On a night ride
Chorus
I’m heading into town as the sun goes down
The lights are flashing in the sky
The ocean waves are crashing as the boats come in
People getting ready to go
On a night ride
I’m cruising through the streets where the people meet
Action happens everywhere
That ocean city’s feelings running through my veins
No wonder I feel so alive
On a night ride
Chorus
Chorus
(face melting saxophone and guitar solos)
Repeat Offender
There once was grand imagination
You spoke in limitless ways
Now you’re sold on senseless replication
You’re so afraid of breaking away
You’ve trapped yourself in a tower
You built of silver and gold
Now the bricks have lost their luster
The walls have grown so cold
(Chorus)
Oh there you go again
Checking gold in your pockets
Not the hole in your soul
Oh there you go again
Then you try to stand out
Just by fitting in
Oh there you go again
You’ve become dull and empty
You were bright and whole
Oh there you go
Thick shells of glamour is the standard
Just to get a foot in your door
With all the bells and whistles blaring
No one hears your voice anymore
You’ve become a sly repeat offender
Abusing hearts again and again
Those cookie cutter ways won’t cut it
And our patience is wearing thin
Chorus
Chorus
Had Enough
I see your anxious look again
That desperate face that pulls me in
I’m caught up in the trap you made
Where you hang me up and leave me out to dry
(Pre-chorus)
You don’t get it enough
You don’t get it enough
You don’t get it enough
So why do I try?
You don’t get it at all
You don’t get it at all
You don’t get it at all
You don’t get it!
(Chorus)
I tried to help you up again
This is the last time, that I’m sure of
I tried to help you up again
This is the last time, that I’m sure of
I’m giving you what you need
Everything that you want and more
And yet you’re bent on leaving me
But a broken heart, a knock on my door again
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Pre-chorus
Chorus
The Late Hour
In this late hour I am alone
Memories keep me lying awake
Were not it for the dreams I’ve made
I would wake up writing at home
There’s no one here to help me now
Too old for a crutch, too young to be free
The walls are closing in on me
Grinding brains I’ll make it somehow
(Chorus)
Way too fast, I just can’t take it
Hold on tight, I just might make it
I just might make it
I’ll be fine if I see it alone
Cold black heart, there’s no one but me
Were not it for the lessons I’ve found
Would you believe that I am alive?
Chorus
Ellen
Six o’clock and he stumbles in through the door
Grabs his black tie and tuxedo off the floor
Aftershave and he combs his hair, he’s looking fine
Says to himself, “Well, tonight, I’m gonna make her mine”
(Chorus)
Out to get what you can
There’s no reason to hide
Say goodbye to the day
And hello to the night
Six o’ clock and her towel falls to the floor
Angel skin and jet black hair and so much more
Dabs her perfume and combs her hair, she’s looking fine
Says to herself, “Well, tonight I’m gonna make him mine”
Chorus
Five o’ clock and he wakes up and looks at the wall
Rolling over he sees that his dream girl is gone
Stumbling through the dark for jeans, but something’s wrong
Checks his pockets to find, oh no, his wallet’s gone!
(She done took it now!)
Chorus
I Took The Fall
I was so afraid to tell you
How much I cared
How much I thought about you
How much I stared
And I tried to think of ways
To reach your heart
To tell you that I’m here for you
In case you need to cry about it all
The pain in this world infects us all
All bottled up inside it can break us down
I wanna lift you up so you won’t drown
I never knew how much
A smile could change me
I, I never felt so alive
I get lost inside your eyes
I get lost in your soul
But what brings me down is that you don’t know
I wanna tell you “Babe, I love you so”
I wanna reach out and take you in my arms
God if you’re up there, keep this girl in your heart
I finally found the strength
To ask you to go with me
Out for a movie and ice cream
You blushed and smiled and you melted me
With those eyes that fill up my heart
I felt like I could fly when you said “yes”
Like a bird in the sky I felt so free
I can’t believe it’s happened
Please don’t wake me up if it’s a dream
And we had a good time
Your hand in mine
In the ticket line
And oh, life was fine
And then shots rang out
It was a gunshot blast
I heard you scream
So I had to think fast
So I took your hand
Said, “It’s time to run”
I said “Don’t look back”
Then I saw the gun
And I heard that shot
And I had to think fast
So I pushed you away
And I breathed my last
(Chorus)
Well I love you so
Don’t want to let you go
But it seems this wound
Is killing me
And I took the fall
And I lost it all
So you could give your smile
To the world again
Chorus
Chorus
11-8
This toxicating feeling
Straining my eyes just to see through the thickening fog
Visions of peace overshadowed by fear
I see your face, it’s changing
Refusing to believe in the chaos we’ve come to know
And fitting the illusion that everything’s fine
(Chorus)
Hey look at the moon
See how it rises red
Leading to our doom
Will I see you again?
Broken glass and debris
Scatter the earth like snow on a cold winter day
I shake off the chill running deep in my bones
Familiar forms I find empty
Caged up inside ourselves we find no escape
As we search for peace like a ship that can’t find a sea
Chorus
All hope slips away
Just like the sand in my hand
And a part of me decays
Save us from ourselves
You know I can be so lonely
Without ever being alone
An Endless Corridor
My thoughts are whirling well past midnight
I’ve tried so hard to catch one single glance
I wanted more with good intentions
But now it seems I’ll never get that chance
(No, I’ll never get that chance)
(Chorus)
But my heart keeps pushing me onward
But over time I’ve forgotten why
I’m running down an endless corridor
When she’s already made up her mind
I’m right back where I started
And I just can’t break the curse
That girl may be the one for me
But I’ll never be the one for her
At last I build the strength to ask her
Even though I know she’s gonna say “no way”
It all became a slight obsession
Now I’ve chased those dreams away
(Now I’ve chased those dreams away)
Chorus
I run as fast as my legs can take me
But she’s farther away than she has ever been
It seems someone else caught her attention
And now she’ll never look my way again
(She’ll never look my way again)
Your heart will keep pushing you onward
And over time you’ll forget just why
You’re running down that endless corridor
If she’s already made up her mind
You’ll be right back where you started
And you’ll never break the curse
You may think that girl is perfect for you
But you’ll never be the one for her
Lake of Good Views
Electric feeling piercing the sky
Every street is brilliant in light
The lighthouse points its blinding finger
As it turns to reveal the night
The crowd and the music are bursting
Out of the shops and into the streets
All the World begins to move
As the night begins to follow the beat
(Chorus)
The water begins to bounce
As the music begins to flow
It’s a beautiful sight on the Lake of Good Views
Where the lucid reflections glow
The beautiful golds, whites, and pinks,
Are dancing with the reds and blues
Their moving colors seem to melt together
On the Lake Of Good Views
The dresses on the dance floor
Moving with the waves on the beach
There are fireworks bursting in the air
But the explosions are happening underneath.
Suddenly the tension in the clouds
Release with a summer rain
A raging storm showers the ball
And the lake keeps dancing away
Chorus
The Wall
Alone on the hill
I gaze at the sun
And like my heart
It’s found a place to hide
Behind a wall that can’t be breached
Oh, I’m too deep
Oh, I’m too deep
(Chorus)
Should I open my heart
Or hide it away
From all the pain the world
Gives today
I need it so bad
But I’m so afraid
Of what I’d feel behind
The wall I’ve made
I need to get out
And walk away
I need to escape
From the wall I’ve made
Down by the sea
I watch the moon rise
Like a crystal ball
On the ocean blue
Lady Luna is there hope for me?
Oh, I just can’t see
I just can’t see
Chorus
Well I have to believe
That I have what it takes
To put down my guard
And face the day
Oh I know it won’t be easy
But for my sake I have to try
For all the times I’ve tried to fight
This feeling deep inside
The world will tear me down and spin
Me right around again
When I think I’ve fallen away
And slipped on down the side
I pass through the other side
Chorus
Should I open my heart
Or hide it away
From all the pain the world
Gives today
I need it so bad
But I’m so afraid
Of what I’d feel behind
The wall I’ve made
I need to get out
And walk away
From it all
Through the wall I made
Yeah, through the wall I made
Night Ride
Well it’s a cool midsummer’s evening
Soon it will turn to night
There’s a breeze in the air blowing through my hair
Everything is just right
For a night ride
Hopped in my Cadillac, said “I’ll be right back”
Popped in my favorite tune
I put the top down, started heading to town
Underneath the full moon
I’ll be there soon
(Chorus)
Night ride, everybody’s waiting on the
Night ride, so intoxicating it’s the
Night ride, everybody’s waiting on the
Night ride, yeah on a night ride
On a night ride
On a night ride
On a night ride
Chorus
I’m heading into town as the sun goes down
The lights are flashing in the sky
The ocean waves are crashing as the boats come in
People getting ready to go
On a night ride
I’m cruising through the streets where the people meet
Action happens everywhere
That ocean city’s feelings running through my veins
No wonder I feel so alive
On a night ride
Chorus
Chorus
(face melting saxophone and guitar solos)
Front cover
Back cover
Credits:
© 2010 Recorded at Full Moon Studio in Watkinsville, Ga.. Recording Engineer: Jay
Rodgers. Album cover by William Hardee. The Ron Jonsons’ logo created by, CD art
arranged by, and back cover illustrated by Robert Conner. The Ron Jonsons are
Spence Bailey, Josh Bailey, Austin Young, and Michael Butts. For best results, insert
album directly into ear canal. www.theronjonsons.com.
© 2010 Recorded at Full Moon Studio in Watkinsville, Ga.. Recording Engineer: Jay
Rodgers. Album cover by William Hardee. The Ron Jonsons’ logo created by, CD art
arranged by, and back cover illustrated by Robert Conner. The Ron Jonsons are
Spence Bailey, Josh Bailey, Austin Young, and Michael Butts. For best results, insert
album directly into ear canal. www.theronjonsons.com.
