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Dear Everybody, I Love You

by Johnny Dango

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1.
I'd like to sing a song, I'd like you to sing along Two is always stronger than one by itself I'd like to shout the words, for those who haven't heard Find a third and a fourth to go with you and myself I'd like to hear a tune that didn't end too soon But didn't go so long as to wear me out I'd like to raise my voice and make a joyful noise And everyone could join & dance & sing & shout On & on it goes, our little movement grows And flows like a river to the sea With compassion for all God's creatures great and small It all comes back to you and to me I'd like to write a book that was worth a look Even though it took away precious time I'd like to fill each page with the wisdom of the age And cosmic jokes and rage and lines that do not rhyme And anyone could read and find their own small seed To take away and plant and let grow What a garden we could build if our minds and hearts were filled With love and joy instead of hate and fear and woe
2.
Too Late 03:42
Don't want anymore games, don't want anymore rules That kind of thing is lame, it's elementary school I ain't the head of the class, or the leader of a violent gang I'm neither first nor last, neither going nor already came A hustle here and a hustle there, pretty soon you'll be catching up If you must dream then you must dare, or it's nightmares and you're throwing up And your teeth crack And your smile fades And your hair falls And you gain weight And your soul cracks And your light fades And your friends call Less often these days I don't want anymore lies, and excuses always eat me up Someday it'll be flies but for now I've got a full cup Yes, today I've got a full cup but tomorrow it could all spill That's pretty much the rub, so why you wanna stand still And let your teeth crack And your smile fade And your hair fall And gain weight And let your soul crack As your light fades You hope your friends call Before it's too late...
3.
Drive You 03:00
I got time and I got wheels And it feels like today may be OK after all 'Cuz you called and said come pick you up I'll be there in an hour you can shower And get yourself all fixed up I got some green and it's as good as anything I'm gonna put it in my pocket And stock the cooler with ice cold beer I hope the roads are clear and the skies are blue Yes, It's true I've been waiting for a long time Now I'm going driving with you. The picnic's packed, we've got some tasty snacks Sandwiches and even some cookies that I almost burned I thought I'd learned to keep track of the time But all the while the cookies were baking I had something else shaking up my mind I ain't blind but I may be a fool I see people staring at me but honestly I never feel very cool I'm not cool, I'm not much of anything Short on long term goals, right now I just want to take you driving
4.
it’s strange to change and feel like the world is suddenly passing you by it’s hard to face some faces when you know they won’t agree on anything and you don’t know why do your friends really understand? do they lend a helping hand when you need it most? i sure hope so when you’re all alone with the voice inside your head do you have a conversation is it heavier than lead? do you pick apart your problems but find they just multiply? do current events make you want to cry? i’m so tired but nothing seems to work sick of complaining i know i sound like a jerk but its so sad when you feel old and the best you ever had is gone but you go on you go on, yes you still go on you aren’t stopping you aren’t quitting you’re not scared & you’re not chicken once you were so cool, you were hip, nobody’s fool but now it seems so very long ago My how fast the time flies, it catches you by surprise even though you know it must be so the old gang hardly ever comes around lately you been thinking that you might check out of town try something new, i think i might too. at least for a little while and try to smile
5.
Something has happened, something has changed Everything's different, everything's strange So many places feel like far away shores So many faces I don't see anymore Time passes slowly until it goes fast You don't miss the moment until it has passed And then when it finally does You have a lot of nerve to wonder what it was There are so many people we'll never see again Some have been lovers & some have been friends All of them people you think you know well Until you realize that you never can tell It's just a life we're all passing thru It's happening to me, & it's happening to you There ain't nothing much new happening under the sun It's just a life we live till we're done Once upon a time i believed in fairy tales but they never tell you what to do when belief fails so many people tell you to make it on your own you gotta eat the meat right off of the bone they say you gotta get up if you want to get down you gotta be still to see the world going round lately i've been thinking that i need to choose a better way to get by before i die in this noose every day's another day closer to the end feels safe to say time is no longer a friend what in the world am i doing this for i'm not solving world hunger i'm not stopping any war it's no offensive, no retreat, no victory and no defeat it's one for all but it's all for naught it's a big net of lies and we've all been caught it's just a life, a song with no bridge it's rotten food in a non-working/broken fridge it's just a life, just playing a trick it's just a life & it's making me sick Wake up in the morning, go to bed at night And in between we wage a bloody fight Sometimes I feel like I'm on a sinking ship I can't help but wonder if I really signed up for this trip 'Cause the waters are dark & murky & deep And littered with icebergs that silently creep Without any warning, without any sign A hidden threat to any peace of mind They tear you open, they take you down A thousand screams is about the only sound But most times your pleas seem to fall on deaf ears Until you learn to silently/quietly pass the years Yes, it's just a life, for better or worse And you've got to live it, and that is your curse No one's gonna ever explain why because it's just a life and that's all it ever was
6.
They put up a tower where the kids used to groove Full of apartments for the yuppies to move Convenient pricing for the white collar crowd They closed down the kitty 'cuz she purred too loud Happens so fast, seems the paint never dries Again and again before our very eyes Happens so fast you get squashed like a bug And swept away underneath the rug Boom-a-chaka boom-a-chaka building and growing Is it still growth when you're losing your soul? Jiving and shucking always working and f*cking Who said that new is always better than the old? The market's ripe for selling out Money's all you ever think about Another parasite following the crowd Enjoy another $7 stout Nobody knows what anything is worth Yes, I guess I'd like to rule the earth Eating and sleeping, sowing and reaping All you ever want to do is keep the beat straight Walking or crawling, flying or falling The hardest part of patience is learning to Wait and wait and wait a little more It may seem like such a dreadful bore Give it time, it'll all come to pass Dust to dust and concrete to grass
7.
Where's the kerosene, where's the morphine Where is the ether, I just want to leave here The whole thing's so rotten, we're caught in the flotsam and jetsam of Something and Nothing's its name I can't pull the trigger but I want to shoot up the town Want to find a way to slow it all down Find a way out, kill off the rage Of being trapped in this place In the new modern age Where's the kerosene, where's the morphine Where is the doctor, I'm locked in a personal hell I created I don't get inebriated quite as often these days I'm set in my ways I've got a woman who thinks that I think too much And another who says my ignorance is my crutch I'm lame and lonely with no one around I want to slip away, i won't make a sound Except for the rattle of bones in the cage Of the pen that passes for the new modern age Where's the kerosene, where's the morphine Where does the time go, it's twentysixteen And the west has been settled for a long time But now the 19th century is in style once again When my rebellion has been pacified Where's the morphine for my slow suicide Where's the kerosene, I'm burning with rage Let's burn it all down This new modern age
8.
Well, it's been too much fun, but now it's all done And I'll be packing up my things and setting off with the sun I've got a portrait of you, I'm gonna keep it with me To remind me of the happy times before the misery. Not being melodramatic...well, maybe just a little bit It's a terrible habit but I'm trying to kick it. The truth is I've been suffering under the pressure to do something To make something out of myself other than a big mess. Yes, life will kick you down and it'll push you around Sometimes you just get so lost that's about all I've found So I'll be on my way but I'll be ok And maybe someday I'll be back this way again O, can't you see how I've been suffering! Under all this pressure to be something I've laughed at all the jokes and met some pretty good folks But the wheels are now in motion and you can watch the spokes Like a child that learns that a fired burns And seasons change, new gets old, it's just the way the world turns.
9.
it’s strange to change and feel like the world is suddenly passing you by it’s hard to face some faces when you know they won’t agree on anything and you don’t know why do your friends really understand? do they lend a helping hand when you need it most? i sure hope so when you’re all alone with the voice inside your head do you have a conversation is it heavier than lead? do you pick apart your problems but find they just multiply? do current events make you want to cry? i’m so tired but nothing seems to work sick of complaining i know i sound like a jerk but its so sad when you feel old and the best you ever had is gone but you go on you go on, yes you still go on you aren’t stopping you aren’t quitting you’re not scared & you’re not chicken once you were so cool, you were hip, nobody’s fool but now it seems so very long ago My how fast the time flies, it catches you by surprise even though you know it must be so the old gang hardly ever comes around lately you been thinking that you might check out of town try something new, i think i might too. at least for a little while and try to smile

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Recorded January 18-20th, 2016 at The Bubble, in Austin, Texas. Engineered by Sean Rolie. Co-produced by Sean Rolie and Johnny Dango. Featuring Fred Mandujano on drums, Chris Jacobie on bass, Jacob Hildebrand on guitar, Todd Thompson & Jon Grossman on keys, Tony Rincon on pedal steel guitar, and Johnny Dango on vocals, guitars, and harmonica

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released January 19, 2018

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Johnny Dango Austin, Texas

Johnny Dango is an Austin, TX-based musician. He's led his own bands, The Memphis Strange, and before that, The Stillwater Pioneers. He's also been a sideman for Brothers & Sisters and Stoney LaRue. It's been said he's from Stillwater, OK, but then it's also been said he's from outer space. Or worse. ... more

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