I'm fighting for sleep on this ten hour drive
There's no chance I'll be home tonight, I'm sorry now
This ain't no small town, you gotta dream big
You gotta make money and you gotta think quick
I'll come back around
I hope this works out somehow
I don't know why you care for me
All I do is make you cry
Maybe someday I'll be there for you
With a fresh bouquet of flowers, a ray of sunshine and a sparkle in my eye
Twenty two smokes and thirty five beers
Dreams seem real, I kick the shit our of fears
I worry about you now
I got rocks to break and no time to waste
You work real hard and you stay a little late
That's when they give you a raise
And think about those better days
I don't know why you care for me
All I do is let you down
Maybe someday I'll be standing there
With a fresh bouquet of flowers, a ray of sunshine and a sparkle in my eye
Oh why do you always say "Don't give me the runaround"
I can feel you from a thousand miles away
And I'm feeling it come unwound
I got a few jobs and I'm picking up steam
I'll be home by June with a brand new scheme
I mean it this time
The money's alright but the work is so hard
I'm breaking my back and I'm tired and scarred
That's my calling card
And I send this to you with best regards
I don't know why you care for me
All I do is make you cry
Maybe someday I'll be there for you
With a fresh bouquet of flowers, a ray of sunshine and a sparkle in my eye
credits
from Everything Old Is New,
released December 13, 2016
Craig Small - vocals, guitars
Mike Oram - guitars, vocals
Chris Bell - keys, vocals
Paul Buckley - drums
John Zappala - basses
with:
Jim DeTore - mandolin, vocals
supported by 4 fans who also own “Ray Of Sunshine”
Aloud is my favorite band, and It's Got to be Now is quickly becoming one of my favorite albums. I love the mix of rock and pop in all of the songs here. The male and female dueling vocals are the highlights of the album, and they have a really strong band backing them up this time around. I love the whole album so much that it's tough to pick favorite tracks, but I think that Back Here With Me Again, A Little Bit Low, Complicity, The Wicked Kind, and It's Got to be Now are definite standouts. Brandon Zarzyczny
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