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Goodnight

by Josh Belville

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1.
Goodnight 03:46
goodnight, goodnight the city sleeps my dresser drawer is empty my soul simmers deep goodnight, my love i'm coming home no longer am i rooted no longer do i roam goodnight, goodnight this chapel state i'm losing my intention the boat sailed too late goodnight, my dear i'm leaving here across the horizon my form disappears tonight we fall and let ourselves break into the ocean and into the wake tonight we pierce the ebony skies screaming hallelujahs and goodbyes goodnight, goodnight goodnight, goodnight in total black i push through the grasses with courage i lack goodnight, my angel who watches me soon i'll be with you soon i'll be free chorus
2.
baby, i got what you need i gotta little bag of weed let me just take the lead baby, let's roll it up tight make it last through the night you know i like to do it right you and me let's get stoned together whatever you feel i'm gonna make it better baby, you got it, flaunt it go on take another hit that sticky is legit baby, come stare at this wall and laugh with me at nothing at all tonight we're gonna have a ball pre-chorus wherever you go, whatever you do i wanna spend my life getting stoned with you x2 and this'll sound crazy baby but i can't stop staring at your hair wherever you go, whatever you do i wanna spend my life with you verse 1 prechorus chorus: and this'll sound crazy baby but i can't stop eating all these chips
3.
I took a stroll around the block one morning thick with all the raining I didn't think with all my luck one missing bike I would be gaining I saw a hobo riding by on one familiar looking schwinn "o what a lovely bike," said I that's when I noticed it was steven's and I chased after that hobo shouting halting words with gusto I politely asked him where he got that bastard bike he responded curtly with a right hook to my left eye here I found your stupid bike steven now you can stop calling here I found your stupid bike with a homeless man I'm brawling I took a roundhouse to the face I didn't know he knew karate this really wasn't my place as my only defense was pilates I almost turned away and ran but I knew I should stand my ground this bum with moves out of japan was blocking me from what I found and so I battled with that hobo using moves I learned from my uncle we were so fatigued that we both collapsed on the grass I would've fallen asleep right there but I was too busy laughing my ass off here I found your stupid bike steven now you can stop calling here I found your stupid bike with a homeless man I'm brawling here I found your stupid bike he gave it to me free of charge here I found your stupid bike now it's no longer at large
4.
The Wanderer 02:52
i've been wandering these sullen painted highways with the sun setting slowly on my back i am thinking of the things that i am lacking razor, shaving cream and natural tobacco there's a girl back home who wanted me to marry by the harbor where we kissed for the first time and her hair always smelled a scent of lime and i never told her where i would be going la di da, i am wandering this country la di da, la di da di da di da la di da, i am wandering this country, oooh and i don't think i'll be ever coming home well my dad once said, "now son you must remember money may buy you a house but it'll never keep you warm." through the sunny days, the blizzards and the storms i stretch my dollars all across this country blisters on my feet and beads of sweat descending tattered shoes and bits of food collecting in my beard some people think i'm cool, and others think i'm weird and i never tell them where i will be going chorus x2
5.
Ready to Go 03:40
we took two separate trips to the bedroom we had the time of our lives as the pontiac revved its engine in the cold and white outside the snowflakes fell like atoms being broken from the whole we were hot, we were steady we were ready to go coffee drank at 3am while the radio blared in that little truck stop in poughkeepsee where we did whatever we dared the waitress looked unhappy as she stared out at the snow but we were hot, we were steady we were ready to go that car could've driven us to the ends of the earth i was in your arms from sunset on it was perfect for all it was worth as the cold january rain broke like crystals on the street it took so long to cross this country but now i feel so complete in polka dot pajamas i fell in love with you all over again intense and dramatic awash with shades of blue the hotel signs keep blinking their patterned neon glow we were hot, we were steady we were ready to go
6.
he stands at the back of the bus station his ticket in hand earphones all full of the melodies of his favorite band with his worn out jeans and his rustic heart this country boy is taking part in the city of trees he spies a girl cross the motorway patterned in blue shivering, she swigs from the snifter and looks for her shoes there's a lull in time when their eyes both meet out there in the middle of the street in the city of trees she takes him up to the depot where they eat cheese and drink wine and after dark they lay low talk all night and waste their time their time in the city of trees they watch the lonely teens enter from the outside holding hands arbitrarily the two weren't surprised with a midnight scone and a kiss so sweet they both bought more than they could eat in the city of trees
7.
Europa 04:40
europa calmed the shallow sea with feet kicking clouds of sand and all of the men that she ever met were kept in the palm of her hand and look over there in the brambles broken i spy a girl in white holding on to a life she lost holding on so tight and i said, 'hey there, europa, i will follow you." and i said, "hang on, europa, i will follow you." she turned tail and escaped through the thicket i followed close behind with the train of her dress in sight and her running through my mind i would catch all the fish in the ocean just for a night with you won’t you turn and embrace me, girl won’t you love me do in the clearing, marred by the water lies a girl so clear hair pulled back to prepare for the drowning this is what i feared
8.
back at the neurolux again sharing a pitcher with all my friends with you sitting next to me we are the cutest goddamn couple in the bar and i had much too much to drink short of the stall i puked in the bathroom sink the room it was fuzzy and i couldn't see but i was so happy you were next to me i wish i could act a little older while perched on your shoulder while you carried me home x3 that night, and i find that you are much too kind i never knew you had it in you to keep me stable while i'm at the loo praying hard to that porcelain bowl i'm hoping i won't puke up my soul prechorus chorus
9.
Light My Way 03:43
eyes hang low on the westbound train never going back to tennessee again i drank my way through the end of days and i'm headed back to where i belong these old shoes gonna treat me well they walk me up to heaven while i'm trudging through hell i drank my way through the end of days but i can't get you outta my head light my way for me this ain't how it's supposed to be light my way for me i learned quick how to start a fight i'll be nursing these bruises on my knuckles tonight but the other man on the other side will be drinkin his food through a straw all i want is to love you dear but i can't stop loving this bottle of beer i drank my way through the end of days and i'm headed back to where i belong chorus x2 and guide my way back home verse 1 x2 chorus x2 ad nauseum
10.
An Apology 03:35
i packed my bags my shirtsleeve got stuck into the zipper the boise flag flew proud in the wind and i gave the cabbie a tip in the airport i felt a glass menagerie moment if i should stay and help my friends or help myself instead they checked my bags for various toxins and explosives in my shoes my shoulders sagged i sat and i waited what could i lose? as i boarded the pressure of the feelings i've hoarded if i should stay and help my friends or help myself instead i was conflicted to eat at the airport wendy's or mcdonalds (i chose wendy's; mcdonald's is gross) as i munched on chicken submerged in sweet and sour sauce i felt so lost though my path was clear i cursed my bags so heavy the burden i cried over the cascades and when we landed i was assured of my place this was my place in the airport the end of my menagerie moment if i should stay and help my friends or help myself instead i chose to help myself
11.
i spent a lot of my time trying to cover up all my lies in the hopes that you would stay with me on the surface we were fine but i felt the steep decline oh baby how could i let this be? i waited for you and you waited for me and while the both of us couldn't see we kept on doing what we weren't supposed to do if i said that i loved you i better rethink my stance cause honestly we didn't have a chance you spent a lot of your time in the company of other guys while i sat at home and called your phone i tried not to worry tried to keep my feeling buried but in hindsight, i should've known prechorus chorus you never wore the clothes i bought you and i never cut my hair and behind our backs our friends said we were a terrible pair i was so blinded by love or whatever it was i felt oh what a blow our hearts were dealt prechorus chorus
12.
Boise 09:11
boise, you are the cauldron in which i simmer from table rock i can see the stars but my own keeps getting dimmer this city of trees has canopied my decline but people still think i'm doing fine boise, you are the ashtray that's always full we chain smoke our lives away lured by your loving lull when i'm with you i always feel so behind but people still think i'm doing fine boise, you are the lover i'll never miss the one who puts you down and cringes at a little kiss when i'm with you i feel so behind but people still think i'm doing fine boise, you are the lampshade that doesn't match the feng shui of this decor is perfect with a little catch when i'm with you i feel so behind but people still think i'm doing fine and when the day is over and i'm lying in my bed the thought of leaving you keeps running through my head all these years keep wasting me away born and raised, the city's praised but i gotta find a better place to play boise, you are the best friend i've ever had my future's wrapped in you, and that makes me a little sad when i'm with you i'm with you all the time and people still think i'm doing fine boise, you are the cauldron in which i simmer from table rock i can see the stars but my own keeps getting dimmer this city of trees has canopied my decline but people still think i'm doing fine

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My first album using a drum machine and an acoustic-electric guitar and bass.

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released April 25, 2008

Josh Belville - guitar, bass, vocals, drum machine

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