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One Bad American

by Let it Slide

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1.
Kiss My Lips 05:11
Kiss My Lips If I come calling, will you come crawling? If I seem empty, is that enough If I seem scared, am I being true If I seem happy, will you be too Kiss my cheek and I’ll stay a week Kiss my shoulder and I might get bolder Kiss my ear and I’ll stay a year Kiss my lips and I’ll never leave… I’ll never leave If I drop here, will you be there If I stumble will you have a hand And if I dream it can we see the skies And if I don’t can I apologize Kiss my cheek and I’ll stay a week Kiss my shoulder and I might get bolder Kiss my ear and I’ll stay a year Kiss my lips and I’ll never leave… I’ll never leave If you see me as I am If I get loud is that OK? And if you see that I’m still listening Then you’ll feel what we might be missing Kiss my cheek and I’ll stay a week Kiss my shoulder and I might get bolder Kiss my ear and I’ll stay a year Kiss my lips and I’ll never leave… I’ll never leave If I come calling, will you come crawling? If I seem empty, is that enough If I seem scared, am I being true If I seem happy, will you be too Kiss my lips
2.
Nobodys Fault But Mine Nobodys fault but mine Nobodys fault but mine Try to leave my soul behind Nobodys fault but mine Devil he taught me to roll Devil he taught me to roll Try to leave my log behind Nobodys fault but mine Monkey on my back Monkey on my back Try to leave my soul behind Nobodys fault but mine Devils in my soul Deep down in my soul Try to leave my log behind Nobodys fault but mine Church has got my soul Church has got my soul Devil’s got my church inside Nobodys fault but mine
3.
Rock Of Ages 04:06
Rock of Ages Run, run I want to go on Be that rock of ages Gonna take my body down When it’s in its final stages Don’t need no god Don’t need no fool Got brother and my sister Don’t call me doctor don’t call me sir Please just call me mister Round, round I wanna go round Be them rock of ages Find my body all stretched out Decayed in its final stages Don’t need bible Don’t need no truth Don’t need no magic pages Wrote my own all by myself Its got all my wisdom and sages Round, round I wanna go round Be them rock of ages Give me you outstretched hand When your old man he goes rages Got no horse Got no drink Got no gun at my side Find the love within myself I got no alibis Run, run I wanna run on Be your rock for ages Come on baby, we’ll run off Into the final stages
4.
Honky Jive 05:25
Honky Jive Ten year I’ve been trying Write the song that leaves them crying But writing crying that ain’t me Till you came home drunk at three You came home and you barely slept I barely ate and then I wept I heard a car and you don’t drive You said you’re done with my honky jive They say the pen is mightier than the sword Well I died so I could play this chord I had a life then you cursed it I got this song but it ain’t worth it I though this tune, it’d go far But I’m alone with my guitar Ten year I’ve been trying Write the song that leaves them crying But writing crying it ain’t me Till you came home drunk at three They say the pen is mightier than the sword Well I died so I could play this chord
5.
Oh Union (free) 04:39
Oh Union Oh union, oh union They’ve come to burn my land Oh union, oh union They’ve come to burn my land Just need a brother, just need a helping hand Oh union, oh union The grass turned to dirt Oh union, oh union The grass turned to dirt Took away my belt, and now they’ve come for my shirt Oh union, oh union I’m down on my knees Oh union, oh union I’m down on my knees Baby’s going hungry, wife died from disease Oh union, oh union Where did you go? Oh union, oh union Where did you go? Lost my land in the rain, lost my farm in the snow
6.
Let It Slide 06:40
Let it Slide Let it slide in the evening Let it slide in the night Let it slide when you’re wrong And let is slide when you’re right Let it slide when the sun is low and the moon is full Let it slide when you say you won’t and let it slide when you will Let it slide, let it slide You know that you can ride Let it slide Take my hand, don’t be afraid As we head across the river I’ll warm you up all deep inside if you would start to shiver There’s a bear coming cross the way, but he don’t seem to mind Take my hand and don’t be afraid, ‘cause we’re gonna lose track of time Let it slide, let it slide You know that you can ride Let it slide Let it slide in the evening Let it slide in the night Let it slide when it’s wrong And let is slide when it’s right Let it slide when the sun is low and the moon is full Let it slide when you say you won’t and let it slide when you will Let it slide, let it slide You know that you can ride Let it slide
7.
Canvas 04:32
Canvas Orange is the color of my canvas Whites the color of my brush Blues the ocean that lies between lands Reds the color of your blush I would die in the ocean Baby I’d die in the sea Hold me so close in your ocean Lift me up rescue me I would die in the ocean Baby I’d die in the sea Hold me so close in your ocean Lift me up rescue me
8.
One American 03:17
One American I’ve been farming a desert Got no water to help it grow Been empty on the inside With all the things I don’t know I don’t know how to be a father I don’t know how to be a man I don’t know how to be a lover And I wonder if I can I don’t know how to be a leader I don’t know how to be your strong I don’t know how to be a good friend Seems like I get it wrong I need you to help me baby Can you show me the way I can’t make it one more hour One more day I need you to show me The way
9.
Each and Every Time You break my heart You break my back You take your will You take it back You run away but you come back Each and every time Apron on shoes long gone Singing Willie Nelson songs Each and every time You like blue jeans And white t-shirts And navy blue frayed old jean skirts And dancing like the biggest flirt Each and every time Apron on shoes long gone Singing Willie Nelson songs Each and every time You cry at night I sleepwalk in You keep me strong You keep me thin You’re my love you make me laugh Each and every time Apron on shoes long gone Singing Willie Nelson songs Each and every time Getting gray around the eyes You still jump when a babies cry And you smile when I arrive Each and every time Apron on shoes long gone Singing Willie Nelson songs Laughing like you smoked a bong Each and every time Getting gray around the eyes You still jump when a babies cry And you smile when I arrive Each and every time

about

Play this album loud. This is not meant for pretentious listening or anything of the sort. This is a new Americana. Swampy and slippery, loud and unpolished. Yes, there are jams, and yes (absolutely), lots of guitar. This is me.

The lyrics are equally raw. Some moments are painful, some are basic, and most have many meanings.

I don’t pretend anymore. I am not a great anything. But I love our music. We can share these notes. I left in mistakes. We share these in life so we share them here too.

I wish this was an album-as in 33 and a third. But it is record as in a record of one person. This is the story and these are the mini-epics of this american.

Play this album loud.

credits

released February 1, 2012

All words and music by Julian Paul Keenan except Nobodys Fault But Mine and Rock Of Ages. These are traditional songs, but in the spirit of tradition, I put my own lyrics in.

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Let it Slide Berkeley Township, New Jersey

Let it Slide is northern New Jersey’s premier blues, folk, and rock band, winning fans with an electrifying blend of soulful, searching originals.

In the recent past Let it Slide has become more emotional and heavier. The goal is to add more depth and feeling into the music. With new lineups around the corner, it is the goal to bring Love, Slide, Roots, Hate, Voodoo and all that to the music.
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