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Control And Expectations

by Clark Reese

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1.
Soft As A Shell 03:26
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You and me, are gunna stay You and me are gunna play Something else, I’d rather be alone Then watch you be all tied To your broken allies Doing what you can to survive Soft as a shell in the ocean, she didn’t mind at all If we stayed for a while, told our lies out loud I know that you, played it all out in your head That I was dead, you walked alone All those times I couldn’t say how, I felt about you now I tried so hard to speak your name can we meet, sometime again, within the hour I’ll play a game again I’ll play a game I’m laughing all the way, down to the house where we used to play I know that you wouldn’t lie, to all those laughing spies Be there for me, when I am gone from your life Be there for me, when I am gone from your life
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You Got It Right 03:52
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Everything that I’ve ever known Gets dumped down the drain at home Something I can’t deny, its in my heart When I want to come, to you for comfort You lean back from me, you shy away and You don’t, think that, its your role But cha get sick in time Get sick in your mind You know, you got it right Don’t be so nosy, get out of my business I didn’t ask for, any opinions Everyone seems like, there on my back There judging me now, without an end Losing sight of were they stand There feeling like I need, to be like them But cha get sick in time Get sick in your mind You know, you got it right I can’t even tell if your gone for good You can’t even say if you know I should Rely on you to stay, here with me today Your wanting me to stare, at your, at your beautiful body I woke up next to you lying there Your staring at me with your long, long hair You waked up startled, you had a bad dream About your dad and me He threatened you, he spat and he screamed Don’t let the old man get’cha in your sleep But cha get sick in time Get sick in your mind You know, you got it right Get sick in time Get sick in your mind You know, you got it right
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Iron Gate 03:00
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Even if I say, I’m gone for good, I’m still coming right back And even if I tell you that I’m afraid, I’m still coming right back But even if I didn’t believe you Even if I didn’t care I’m still waiting by that iron gate Looking around, I ain’t got much time to waste The dust and the wind don’t take much time to cover it up, cover it up You got 10 wishes to You got 10 wishes to, be on time All right, yeah!, You got nothing else, All right, yeah!, Yeah~ For every excuse you make, you dig a hole, deeper for yourself I had to use a machete, something wasn’t ready to start it’s engine on me But everything I wanted Fell into place I’m still waiting by that iron gate I’m still waiting with the hate in your eyes, you got nothing else I’m waitin for ya, I’m waitin for ya, a-huh I’m still waiting by that iron gate Looking around, I ain’t got much time to waste The dust and the wind don’t take much time to cover it up, cover it up You got 10 wishes to You got 10 wishes to, be on time
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You'd Feel The Same 04:44
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I’m always questioning you I think you’ve done something wrong Can you bring it to my attention Can you hear it in my song I’m always questioning you Where do you think you’ve been Are there any guys there wanting to take your hand Send me on a boat, send me on a train far away In any past life you’d feel the same Send me on a boat, send me on a train far away In any past life you’d feel the same I give you up now You’ve given me a reason why I figured cause it was more I found out why I’m always questioning you Where do you think you’ve been Are there any guys there wanting to take your hand Send me on a boat, send me on a train far away I’ve given you so much! Please don’t complain Send me on a boat, send me on a train far away In any past life you’d feel the same All my time I’ve chose, to spent it alone But every time I’ve tried, to get away from home You followed me lurking, behind every step You found a way to always get me so upset Send me on a boat, send me on a train far away I’ve given you so much! Please don’t complain Send me on a boat, send me on a train far away In any past life you’d feel the same You’d feel the same, You’d feel the same Any other day, any other way you would You’d feel the same, You’d feel the same Any other day, any other way you would
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I Met A Girl 03:50
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I met a girl, she was lying next to me, Counting fireflies across the pond She told me that, I would do anything that the man told me But I can’t deny, I need the money Then she left, went away I met a girl, she wasn’t glad, she took the time, I met a girl, she wasn’t glad, she took the time to give me what I needed, In the rain I slept for hours Waiting for her, to return To what’s left of this wrecked ruin That she calls, her friend I met a girl, she wasn’t glad, she took the time, I met a girl, she wasn’t glad, she took the time to give me what I needed, It don’t matter anyhow, I’ll get the job done It don’t matter anyhow, as long as she wouldn’t feel the sun Feel, oh, oh, oh, oh I met a girl, she wasn’t glad, she took the time I met a girl, she wasn’t glad, she took the time to give me what I needed, to give me what I needed
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Lean On Me To Know 02:58
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Many ways I hadn’t seen you before You were clear but never understood You were cared for by your only brother If only you could But every time you bled, it made, a scene on the floor You got everything we’d offered And you’d even ask for more Food to fill your belly with We’d just stare and ignore Lean on me to know I would rather be with you there I would rather see anything without a care I walked into a classroom one day I asked if they could teach me anything They told me to take a number and wait for someone To take me under there wing But perish the thought That we would learn anything new From the TV that pours knowledge down the tube I waited so long in that little classroom Feeding from the tube Lean on me to know I would rather be with you there I would rather see anything without a care You would, you would say, goodbye Lean on me to know I would rather be with you there I would rather see anything without a care
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I Don't Remember Why 03:11
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I came into this world alone And the same when I leave I want to make you feel at home So sit down and grab a bite to eat The ground is cold but you can find another Another place to sit By some friends or maybe some strangers Who you haven’t met But she gave up everything that she owned Just to be with me I don’t remember why Many things had gone and past I don’t remember why Many things had gone and past I gave up on many woman Just to be with one There was no hard decision She will bare my son But she gave up everything that she owned Just to be with me I don’t remember why Many things had gone and past I don’t remember why Many things had gone and past We came to an agreement that day About all the little things Would come into place All the little things We knew would change
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In The Cold Steps Of A Stranger 04:50
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Following, in the cold, steps of a stranger You never know, something could, happen to you, oh the danger Of playing with toys, that don’t feel the same I’ll give you something to sing about You’ll never know I’ll give you something to sing about You’ll never know, oh The sound of the train, dancing in the moonlight Reminds me of a dream, were I met you inside That lonesome farmhouse, that deep dark night The smallest amount of gossip can kill the smartest of men Many things they wanted couldn’t get sent I wonder, if they’d figure it out, until then, until then I’ll give you something to sing about You’ll never know I’ll give you something to sing about You’ll never know Following, Yes I’m following, following, following, following you down The story, it fit so well It could even be true He actually hoped so For it might explain the silence The loneliness emptiness of the sky Without the world having to be totally vacant of civilization How else to explain the slaying heaps That remained of so many radio antennas Maybe I could decide, on something, I will never hide Everyone involved, everybody around the night Bring it on the down low tonight A haunting sense of special grace and perception And understanding of nature made up in equal parts of love and learning The civilization has ended Many people have died Adventure on a scale rarely seen in this century
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Mama Don't You Feel 04:18
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I woke up one day, I had the strangest of feelings, I got up for the morning feeding I kept myself to the door then I went on my way I saw the shadow that was winking at me, through my window And then I stared him down until he went on his away I picked up myself today I figured out another way Mama don’t you feel Your pushing me down And all around Mama don’t you feel That I could come back now, right now Roll over another stone until, I get Roughed up and thrown away in the trash can I picked up myself today I figured out another way Mama don’t you feel Your pushing me down Don’t give up now Mama don’t you feel That I could come back now, right now
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Listen To Me 03:35
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This natural beauty as it seemed Covered her face up with superficial dreams Seeking attention, and loyalty She had a void and nothing could fill it but time The men and the women wanted her love But the images slipped over minds above And the make-up ran down the gutter of noise Like a fake sense of guilt grew, into a dripping potent bud Listen to me, You got to bleed first before you think Listen to me, You got to bleed first before you sink, before you sink A free exploring mind is not what she’s after She loves new souls to manipulate with laughter Crawling back to me after my fall To wrap her thick web around my clear conscious soul Dangerously weak, modestly elicit Prudently lustful, provocatively tasteful She stands like an advocate, so innocent and dark Running her nails through your instincts, she makes you bark Listen to me, You got to bleed first before you think Listen to me, You got to bleed first before you sink, before you sink Sink into the void, that is her love, She loves you But you walk away, it’s too much for you to handle, now There were too many red flags, even your friends knew that this, would happen Now that too much is harvested, the bones are now broken, the skin is torn Now that it’s a new day
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Pollen 11:30
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Oh, oh, oh, oh You took my drums away You stole them and never paid me back You took away my mileage The sidewalk had never seemed so drab The things that you said about us didn’t phase me a bit I couldn’t make up my mind whether to forgive or forget I tried so hard to be what you wanted in a man I guess you haven’t decided if I’m part of your plan Stand up to the man who’s in charge of you, in charge of you And tell him that he’s wrong for The things he did to you, yeah The pollen, pollen, is coming through, from me to you, yeah The pollen, pollen, is coming through, from me to you, yeah Walking down the sidewalk, seeing names, seeing yours apart from mine, from mine Red cardinal speaking out, telling you that you are what you find You find him walking beside him, You find him with his guitar too, Don’t you find him beside you, beside you Stand up to the man who’s in charge of you, in charge of you And tell him that he’s wrong for The things he did to you, yeah The pollen, pollen, is coming through, from me to you, yeah The pollen, pollen, is coming through, from me to you, yeah
12.
Midnight Greens 01:00
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Well I’ve been down too long And I can see your hair flowing down I’ve been down too long And you can believe me when I tell ya that I’m gunna go But it feels nice just thinking of you Law law le le le lew Law law le le le lew

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released August 3, 2013

Recorded By Garrett Hawkins
Mixed and Mastered By Garrett Hawkins, and Clark Reese
Album Cover Taken By Paul Reese
Album Cover Design By Mark McCoubrey
All Songs Written And Performed By

Clark Reese-Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Andrew Little-Electric Guitar
Mark McCoubrey- Piano
Willie Condrey- Drums

The kids on the album cover are Clark Reese and his older brothers. Clark is in the middle.

Thanks to: Beverly Burris, Donovan Murphy, Aaron Gardner, Garrett Hawkins, Mark McCoubrey, David Paste, and all of our friends and family for all their inspiration and support.

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