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Recluse In Plain Sight

by Johnny Dango

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1.
Everybody's so judgmental They scrutinize everything you do I'm not asking very much of you Everybody's sentimental For somebody that they used to know Oh, honey, won't you stay awhile Enjoy the show Everybody's been afraid before Worried how to say the right words Oh, honey, won't you talk with me awhile I'll tell you something that you never heard Sometimes I feel like there's a hole in my heart Why does love got to be so cruel? All I know is I've got a thing for you.
2.
I Was Wrong 04:07
I used to think that love was just a luxury Meant for other lucky people, not the lonely ones like me I used to think that women & loyalty Had about as much in common as common folk & royalty But I was wrong, you helped me realize You sang a song of love and opened my ears and eyes Baby, I was wrong, and you were right I'm the luckiest man alive to have you here with me tonight Nothing good ever comes when we argue and we fight Baby, I was wrong and you were right I never put too much stock in those fairy tales Where some Prince Charming got the girl and the bad guy always failed In real life nothing much ever goes by the book The girls always pick the bad guys and the good guy is usually a crook But I was wrong...
3.
Someone said something once that someone else believed, and it was all we could do not to laugh. And then someone said that we'd all been deceived by someone from the General Staff. When that someone turned out to be not who we thought it brought most of us right to our knees, but these things somehow turn out all right in the end, and when they don't, you just gotta say jeez... It's one helluva day out here on the western front and we're all slowly going insane. It's been quiet and peaceful for the most part, but our hearts got more balls than our brains. Our gear is all shot and we're all talking rot and morale's at an all time low. It's a helluva day out here on the western front, it's a helluva way to go. Then someone said they thought something was up, and somehow we'd see some action come Fall. But then nothing happened, and nobody came and we didn't do nothing at all. And no one was there when we finally blew up and now no one ever will know that someone said something worth half a damn once, it only goes to show: It's a helluva day out here on the western front...
4.
Barfly 03:50
Broken bottles in the bathroom, paper on the floor, got some neon signs hanging over the door, saying "come on in, you've been here before," it's like everyone knows your name. Bar's to the left, pool table to the right, it looks like it's gonna be a helluva night, someone will get drunk, get in a fight, it's almost always the same. Girls walking by in the shortest skirts, you can't believe what passes these days for a shirt, and the dudes in the tight pants that look like they hurt, they're gonna try to get some tonight. Waitress is practicing her balancing act, she's got 3 beer bottles and 3 shots of Jack, and you sit in the corner watching people react. It's all quite a sight. Tonight you're a barfly, just watching the world go by. The bartender knows all the regulars' drinks, it's an easy job, that's what everybody thinks, you wish the dude at the jukebox would just play some Kinks while you wait to shoot some pool. There's a drunk girl sitting all alone at the bar, later on she'll go home and go a little too far with the guy on the bike, he don't drive a car because cars ain't cool. Tonight you're a barfly... A couple brothers drop in from the frat, they're all polo shirts and visor hats, keg party date party life's just a cocktail party drinking all day and all night. Got off late now it's time to cut loose what you having tonight it ain't too hard to choose, a little blow to go with the booze you gonna let everything slide. Tonight you're a barfly. (Yeah, you are)
5.
No Way Out 05:03
The days have darkened, the night has a chill Everyone you know is on some kind of pill For anxiety, depression, or stress How it's gonna wind up is anyone's guess (but guess what?) It won't be too good, and it won't be too long Before everyone sings the same old sad song About old times forgotten, how it used to be Before the cold dawn of this new century You put up a paradise and then tear it down And then you act surprised by the mess on the ground You found who your friends were when they all left your side You say you don't care, there ain't no place to hid With your eyes to the skies and your knees to the ground You pray everyday that you won't be let down You're battered and bruised like you just went 12 rounds There's no way out of this town Your biggest mistake started with a small lie And it grew and it grew and to no one's surprise You were left all alone to stew in your shame You changed your hair, you changed your name But they all saw thru you and you saw all their stares And it cut you right down, it ain't never been fair But it ain't nothing new, it's as old as the stars But the sun still shines down wherever you are I know it's only rock and roll I can't help but feeling it's taking its toll You're battered and bruised like you just went 12 rounds There's no way out of this town.
6.
Well there ain't nothing else that you need to say You can save all your words for some other day The night's coming on, the band's gonna play They say they've learned some new songs All the hay's in the barn and the moon's shining bright Maybe later on if the feeling's just right I can walk you out, under the moonlight And we can talk all night long Folks wait all year for the harvest dance Some say that it's a fella's best chance To meet a girl who's looking for romance You can sweep her right off her feet The band's warmed up, and you are, too Had you a nip of gramp's homebrew Burns but it does what it's supposed to do It puts you right in the wind, 3 sheets Queen of diamonds, jack of spades, meet yer partner & promenade Grab her by the waist and give her a twirl, tonight she is yr girl She's looking good, yer feeling fine, going round and round & side to side You better make your move before I make her mine, because, brother, tonight is my night Well there ain't no one like Julie Jane That girl can make a clear sky rain And then make the clouds go away again She's got that kind of smile You're looking at her but she's looking at me And, brother, I know it's not what you want to see But I'm gonna marry that girl and live happily Ever after after all
7.
The Memphis Strange, she was a belle of a boat A swan of a ship, but she couldn't float She was slow in the water but fast to sink When she up and went under in the big dark drink 1000 mules, some horses and logs A couple tons of flax, some sheep and some hogs Sunk in the river in a great big blaze 150 years ago, nearly to the day. Wilbur Strange, he was a hell of a man Sharper than a knife or a rusty box fan Had him a scheme, he called it his dream To make his fortune using iron and steam Built him a boat, he thought it was an ark He loaded up the Union boys well after dark They set up the river making almost 5 knots He pushed it up to 8 and blew the boiler pots Poor old Wilbur wasn't ever the same He ran from the river and he ran from his name He was trained as a doctor, failed his engineer's test So he loaded up his practice and he moved out West On the frontier he made a tonic to sell it cost a nickel a bottle and it burned like hell Ole Wilbur claimed it cured the fever and mange All the folks bought the potion of old Doc Strange Wilbur discovered the poppy plant When he went to St. Louis to visit his aunt She gave him a sip of her home-brewed tea It knocked him for a loop and he said "whoooeeeee! I may not be a good builder of ships But I can brew a concoction folks will put to their lips." And ever since then we've been home on the range And that's the true story of The Memphis Strange.
8.
Someday Soon 03:41
Rolling, reeling, can't fight the feeling I'm out there howling at the moon Stars up above me, You're gonna love me someday soon Watching, waiting, anticipating I'm always humming some old tune Somebody shove me, You're gonna love me someday soon. Dreaming, waking, giving & taking Living at the edge of a harpoon Sweet buttermuffin, hot from the oven You're gonna love me someday soon.

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released September 1, 2017

Recorded and mixed by Steven Collins at Troubadour Studios, Lockhart, Texas. Features contributions by Scott Davis, Travis Garraffa, Fred Mandujano, Chris Jacobie, Fletcher Murchison, Doug Strahan, Todd Thompson, Jason "Cornbread" Daly and Ben Sasso.

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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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