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South of Houston

by Brian Bassett

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1.
Fate is Dead 04:31
I'm thinking too much I'm feeling too deep I'm looking too far I've gotta start over So I clear my head Try to start from the top Rain falls down on me Now I see (chorus) Tripping through Slipping by Looking around Wondering why Fate is dead... Always fight myself Never stop to think Start to feel In front of me Just open my eyes I'm trusting in you Show me the roads And where to go Take this with you That it's all nothing Drink from the fountain Spilling from heaven
2.
Subway Panic 02:54
Here we go again I knew it Subway car again Get through it Why do I shake Stop me and I'll break Why do I shake Hold still Slow down Don't be loud Get off how Breathe now Slow down Don't you panic Tunnel underground I'm blinded White knuckles Sparks aground Can't find it
3.
Juliet 03:31
I take a look around All I see Voice after voice is screaming at me I throw back reverse I run and hide Pockets turned inside and out of time And Juliet I can’t forget Juliet Another look around All I see Voice after voice is screaming for me Day out day in Hypnotized I’ve lost control I’m paralyzed And Juliet I can’t forget Juliet And Juliet Don’t leave yet Juliet (bridge solo) And Juliet I can’t forget Juliet (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) And Juliet Don’t leave yet Juliet
4.
Ouch 03:45
It was a single bullet theory that I never knew And I remember it clearly when I think of you And the lump in my throat Makes it hurt when I swallow And I remember last November Ouch Well I think that by now I should have had a solution To this Goddamn equation built from your pollution And it's hard to forget When my sheets smell like her And I remember I still remember Ouch
5.
I hit the ground in San Francisco been up in the air for days and I wish I could have brought you with me but I’m n the run and I left it all behind So I guess I'll have to settle with your ghost well I won’t make you cry I won’t make you cry you can trust me when I say well I won’t make you cry I won’t make you cry and you don’t have to go no more I been sitting on the hill staring up at the clouds thinking bout the way that we talked a couple a days ago over a beer about a book now that I'm here I'm wishing I was there well I won’t make you cry I won’t make you cry you can trust me when I say well I won’t make you cry I won’t make you cry and you don’t have to go no more (guitar solo) I came here to get away from the life I lived before the west coast stars were calling from the sky and now I'm missing you so much that I can’t stand it here no more and tomorrow morning I’ll be coming home (a capella) well I won’t make you cry I won’t make you cry you can trust me when I say well I won’t make you cry I won’t make you cry and you don’t have to go no more
6.
Quiet and lonesome On a Saturday night Arms around each other's waists Nobody out On the streets tonight Just a bunch of hoodlum guys and their dates There's puddles in the road With gasoline rainbows And someone laughs from far away She's not listening In the soft, cold streetlight glow He's half in love and she won't say She's on the brain again He's got her on Can't get her off He knows her like a book But he's got no time He cant get her off Took a trip to NY Just to get the hell out Away from school and phony friends Walked from the station And called up the girl They met on the stairs to see a show They had a good time And she looked real pretty She just about knocked him out She leaves him in the road Cold and all wet Cause she just can't tell him yet He turns on the light And starts to pack His nerves were shot his eyes were sore Counts his money Throws his bags on his back Can't hang around here anymore The girl is gone And it's almost dark He stood there and took one last look Don't wanna go home But now he's all alone He's says I think next time I'll read a book
7.
There’s no one around This place is a ghost town Gotta stop looking down But there’s no one around Today there’s nothing here for me But tomorrow I’ll see how different it will be And I’ll say Goodbye, Blue Monday Goodbye, Blue Monday Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Been driving for miles Haven’t slept in a while Step up single file Haven’t slept in a while
8.
So I’m not good enough for you It’s the best that I can do See I’ve tried to do my share But it’s unfair so I don’t care I leave today, James I’m not looking up at you So don’t look down upon me too I’m no wind-up toy you see So do not try to turn my key I leave today I leave today, James So I’m not good enough for you It’s the best that I can do See I’ve tried to do my share But it’s unfair so I don’t care I leave today I leave today I leave today, James I’m not looking up at you So don’t look down upon me too I’m no wind-up toy you see So do not try to turn my key I leave today I leave today I quit today I quit today, James
9.
I’m a little scared and unprepared to meet you I’ve paid the fare and I don’t care to greet you Don’t hold my hand please I’ll break your heart So nervous I can’t take it I’ll fall apart In the city now, I’m tongue tied and cross-eyed I’ve been hiding out trying to get back to my life Don’t hold my hand please I’ll break your heart So nervous I can’t take it I’ll fall apart I got a reservation here I’ll make you cry on command my dear Honey baby my sore eyes Just won’t see through all the lies Don’t hold my hand please I’ll break your heart So nervous I can’t take it I’ll fall apart
10.
I'm sorry, Amy I didn't mean to hurt you I didn't know I'd meet a girl who'd change my point of view And I tried, I tried, oh I'm sorry, Amy But you're not right for me I'm sorry, Amy I saw your ghost the other day You only wanted anyone who'd come out and play And you cried, you cried, oh I'm sorry, Amy She's everything I want for me Amy, with the absinthe eyes Amy, now she cries Amy, with the bitter sighs Amy, now she lies I'm sorry, Amy You took me for a ride Roller-coaster upside-down and merry-go-round and round You were young, so young, oh I'm sorry, Amy I had to let you go Amy, with the absinthe eyes Amy, now she cries Amy, with the bitter sighs Amy, now she lies
11.
Am I gonna be bouncing off the walls? Am I gonna feel better cause I’m tired and I may fall? And you feel better in my sweater Don’t hide in bed no more Tomorrow morning wake up brighter I never think anyone’s gonna like anything I should have stayed with washing cars cause I can’t sing And you feel better in my sweater Don’t hide in bed no more Tomorrow morning wake up brighter It took a long time to like being in my skin Still sometimes I’m only feeling halfway in And you feel better in my sweater Don’t hide in bed no more Tomorrow morning wake to brighter days
12.
A UFO on the hill Spacecraft in the road I never want to be this wired Or do what I was told Was told I’m not sleeping where I’m from But I’m not sleeping and I am done Angels make the streetlights glow Dimly trailing blur The night the sandman didn’t come When I first kissed her Kissed her I’m not sleeping where I’m from But I’m not sleeping and I am done A UFO on the hill Spacecraft in the road I never want to be this wired Or do what I was told Was told I’m not sleeping where I’m from But I’m not sleeping and I am done I’m not sleeping where I’m from But I’m not sleeping and I am done
13.
Nothing Girl 03:22
See that girl See that girl In her book In her world Wildflowered Wallflower Hasn’t smiled Hasn’t showered The village streets The city sleeps I’m awake with nothing My nothing girl See those glasses Hiding her eyes Sweet suspicion Sweet surprise Heart broken South of Houston Cinderella Get yourself some new shoes The village streets The city sleeps I’m awake with nothing My nothing girl
14.
I went off the road I fell asleep at the wheel Woke up in a ditch What can I say Is there something wrong with me I’m never what you want me to be Let me make mistakes That’s all I need And if I’m singing out of tune Don’t worry let me play I got my guitar and I’m OK I will never be What you expected of me I can only be The me that I see Thanks for signing my cast I’m feeling fine Never give it up You are my life And if I’m singing out of tune Don’t worry let me play I got my guitar and I’m OK Turn down the radio talk show It’s hurting my head Get me back inside Closed up instead When I wake tomorrow I won’t waste no more time Be at the front of the line Don’t fall behind And if I’m singing out of tune Don’t worry let me play I got my guitar and I’m OK
15.
True (Love) 03:02
How do you do I had no clue Out of the blue I fell for you straight through How do you do I’m stuck to you Caught in your glue Looks like the both of us were due I promise you I will be true I promise you That I will be true How do you do We’re two by two I thought you knew But I let you make the first move So I took my cue Then I withdrew What could I do But tell the truth

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2017 Forward:
I hadn't listened to this is at LEAST five years. I had stopped considering it an album I had made. Too amateurish. Not polished enough.

When I listened back to it, I couldn't help but smile. It was like remembering an old forgotten friend or wearing a warm jacket. The performances may be spotty, and the lyrics juvenile, but the songs hold up fairly well and the recording is better than I thought it would be. This was all done on a cassette 4-track recorder in a basement or an apartment, and it sounds...nice. Warm.

2002 Liner Notes:
All of these songs were written by me. Some are old and some are new. Much of the inspiration for this album came from listening to music and reading books.

Special thanks to Tom Cowieson who played harmonica on a few songs and some additional guitars on other songs. Joyce Bassett graciously took the photos. The amazing feat of art direction was done mostly by BUNKRE while I annoyingly looked over his shoulder.

The entire record was produced and engineered by me with help from some coffee and sometimes a little beer (usually in opposite order). The album was recording in my bedroom of my parent's house and also in a rehearsal space down the road from Nipper the Dog.

All sound was captured on 1/8" analog tape.

Thank you for listening. Enjoy the record.

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released January 1, 2002

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