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Will Gillespie (Josh Turnbull Presents​.​.​.​)

by Will Gillespie

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1.
I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to fight I'm not going to run away I'm saving up for a virtuous life and ran out of things to say. This is the start of a beautiful thing. I'm not going to back down all of the time. I won't let you cut in line anymore. This is the start of a beautiful thing. I'm tired. I'm taking the night off. This is the start of a beautiful thing.
2.
Carnage of trees across the road Hanging wires, broken bones. Snarling wind begins to shout. Rain comes in... We're MAKING GROUND. What are you going to do about it? Rain comes in from either side. Won't get you clean. Not tonight. Kneeling down in a pool of blood. These ones are dead. Don't slow down. Just move ahead. We're MAKING GROUND. Did you ever think you'd die from the fun you used to have? What are you going to do about it? Yeah! What are you going to do about it?
3.
I can see my breath as we're starting the car, skipping this town while it's still in the dark. And we've got all our stuff and the doors are all locked while we're making our way to the end of the block and we stop for a kiss and we signal left... ON THE HIGHWAY I will catch my breath. And we're picking up speed... This is becoming real... And she's holding my hand, Sighing in my ear: "No more tearful good-byes... (No more good-byes) Just grateful 'Hello's' from now on..." (Just say "So Long") ON THE HIGHWAY I will catch my breath or catch Hell from those we've left.
4.
That we are more strangers than Lovers now makes it all mean so much more: Taking me, selfishly, Used for the thing I was made for! So strike up the band! Get on your feet! Give me your hand! Now we are OFF TO THE RACES! I just Love how we dance on a whim - in such interesting places! - And I Love to sing about Sarah! (La da da!) I Love to dance in the park! In my world, the whole world is a ballroom after dark! So strike up the band! Get on your feet! Give me your hand! Now we are OFF TO THE RACES! I just Love how we dance on a whim - in such interesting places! - And I Love to sing about Cindy! (La da dee!) I Love to dance in the park! In my world, the whole world is a ballroom after dark!
5.
The last blooms of the season are repressed, the Winter's breath makes them nervous... And it seems we dream together while I try to coax the night out of the sky... You have hypnotized me and I am only at your mercy, Moonglow, so lovely. Night is full of only dreamers... "Your Magic will not work on me this time!" I thought so, when I was still young inside but I've never felt the Sun reflect upon you quite the way that I do now. Now that you have hypnotized me and I am only at your mercy, Moonglow, so lovely. That's right, you have hypnotized me and I am only at your mercy, Moonglow, so lovely.
6.
Come help yourself Help me undress Hear your secrets and let you confess Let's make the best of the time that we have. Your smell on my clothes, Your hair in my bed, Your taste in my mouth... There is no going back (let's make the best of the time that we have...)
7.
I'm taking my life in my own hands tonight, holding dear Life by a thread... All them bones are like a crown on my head! All alone, feeling surrounded You're all alone, hearing shadows Shake them bones out of the cupboard and use them bones. Block that Sun out with a cloud Just try to block the Sun out, dark as night Take them bones and make a fire your light them bones! RAISE THEM BONES from the earth! RAISE THEM BONES like a flower! Turn the rocks and dirt and uncover more bones! RAISE THEM BONES like a flower! RAISE THEM BONES out of the ground Until every dirty little one of them is found! 'Cause I'm taking my life in my own hands tonight, holding dear Life by a thread... All them bones are like a crown on my head! Everything you ever promised to me and everything you didn't do and all them bones will come a-runnin' for you! All them bones will come crashing on you!
8.
When my cup dries up and my eyes are shut I won't be too sad I've had my chance to Love. I've had my chance to Love, now I can die. Certainly not happily, I should be satisfied: I've had my chance to Love. I had you to myself. I had years to get it right. I had my chance to Love. No more kisses good-night.
9.
It will all be fine in good ol' Summertime when I'm home again. Throw your worries out Mare room for happiness! Your space is taken up with gloom Make room for happiness! You can have desert, Save room for Happiness! You can lose your shirt and still find happiness! Make room for happiness!
10.
At my window, late at night Something isn't sitting right. What it could be, I suppose, Loneliness within me grows I lost it all, but won the fight. Now I'm right, but I'm alone (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) I know I'm right, but so alone (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) Stay with me, make me wrong... I want to be wrong... (his eyes are so blue) If I could belong... (from looking at you) too long. Scuffling and shuffling and suffering (succotash!) Wandering and wondering what might have been... Want so bad not to feel so bad Want so bad not to feel When it is revealed that I'm right, but I'm alone (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) I know I'm right, but so alone (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) (want to be wrong, Make me wrong) Stay with me, make me wrong... I want to be wrong... (his eyes are so blue) If I could belong... (from looking at you) too long.

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released June 3, 2011

All songs Words & Music © 2011 William James Gillespie, SOCAN

Will Gillespie - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Ukulele, Piano

Josh Turnbull - Drums, Percussion, Bass, Trumpet, Vocal Harmonies

Richard St. Onge - Cello

Jaron Freeman-Fox - Violin

Sara Ciantar - Accordion

Colin Gibson - Mandolin

Produced by Will Gillespie & Josh Turnbull

Recorded, Engineered & Mixed by Josh Turnbull

Mastered by Fedge

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Will Gillespie is an award-winning singer-songwriter and playwright in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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