18 South Main

by Brian Dale Allen Strouse

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Recorded @ 18 South Main Street Lyons, PA.

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released 01 July 2010
Brian Dale Allen Strouse
Mylo

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tags: acoustic alternative americana blues folk folk-rock acoustic alternative blues folk music rock singer-songwriter the lawsuits Philadelphia

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Track Name: Dancing in Church
You gotta fall when you stand
You gotta burn when you swim
You gotta call when you can
And say something new

No reason to cry
No theories
No tears
No minutes
No ties
To the queen in the cage with no answers

Do you have a light son?
Can I use one?
I need to take off
And find a good woman
Even the word one
It had meaning once
You took my heart pump
And my chewing gum

Can I have them both back
When you re-read the verse
Can I have them both back when you re-read the verse?

Don’t say you love me
Don’t claim to know love
It’s a shame what we’ve become
But it’s the state of our being ness

When you step inside a church
And you dance with your feet
You're on the edge of your seat
Do you pray that no one sees you praying?

Do you have a plan son?
Cause I could use one
I need to get drunk
Be someone else for once
Even the word 'one'
Wish I could be a number
You could write me down
Instead of writing me off

Can I have you back
When you feel like you’re done
Can I have you back when you feel like you’re done

If you want to devastate my heart
Oh, honey I expect you to
Go on and do what you do
And you do it so well
Do what you do
Track Name: Trojan Women
If I claim to know you
Then I would be lying
I have commanded a few
They all seem to die when I do

Oh so I cut the fleet
They burned down my palace
I wanted all of my things
How dare you judge me

And I want you to know
That I don’t expect you to know
Its been a long long time
And now you crave a divorce

Id love to share my bed
With the trojan women
But I choose to love you more

Do as you please
I don’t want this quarrel
To become a source of tension between
You, me, and tomorrow

Oh take the chips from your sleeves
Put them on the table
Just give me a moment to breath
And I will try and sound grateful

Honey you gotta show
Your cards your hands hold
Been a long long time
Since ive known who you are

Id love to bury my head
In the sand instead
But I choose to love you more

What happened to me?
(live on material woman)
And all of my kingdom?
Oh, I was yours to bleed
(Wade in the daydream life)
Always and forever
Now, you bring a ticket to me
(You wanna die for popular positions?)
And you ask for some dollars
Forget the son of my father
That sun cant be shining no more
Track Name: Mermaid
She thinks fast
Yeah, she's been here before
She's nothing like you
She moves quick like a light in the dark
Good looks won't do
You feel cold, and you're needing a spark
Need another drink too
I move in cause it ain't very far
Honey, I found you

Mermaid number one
How much do I owe you?
Your eyes and the sun
They could beat anyone
Somebody to love
Somebody to hold you
We all need someone
But you do what your're suppose to

Be alone in the water for days
Until some poor soul needs oxygen
Then you leave when I think you should stay
I wanna see you again

She swims fast
And she breaks many hearts
In an ocean so blue
Her name is madonna of stars
She sings a beautiful tune
She don't listen very well in the dark
But she knows what to do
Her brain is as big as a car
And her lovers get used

Mermaid number one
There are things I could show you
Don't tell anyone
They are all below you
In an ocean of blue
You sink me deepest
I love only you
Your kisses taste sweetest

Be alone in the water for days
Until some poor soul needs oxygen
Then you leave while I think
You should stay
I wanna see you again

I look around
See that no one has stayed
It's just me and my boat
You might wonder what I'm doing these days
Trying to stay afloat
I sense a storm
So I move out the way
Of the dangerous path
I hear a voice that continually says
I'll be here if you crash

Mermaid number one
I wrote a song for you
You're the only one
Don't guess for what you know is true
I'm lifitng the sun
While you're draining the ocean
My dreams have become
As real as I want them to

Be alone in the water for days
Until some poor soul needs oxygen
Then you leave when I think you should stay
I wanna see you again
Track Name: Appeal #46
You were bored
I was right
Where's this modern game you speak so highly of?
Only a few good aspects to dying
I'm glad to hear that you're well tonight

Well, them jeans sure fit you tight
Better proceed with a softer step
If she believes, we just might
Take our chips, run away, and hide

If I break into my house alone
I feel like a hobo claiming a room
Don't want that idea to seem trite
And this cardboard box will do just fine tonight

Oh, I fell so hard for your love
You're critical, cynical, and we're worlds apart

Any which way you lose
You had to choose
When the time calls
And death comes
I'll pray for you
A sky blue

Feed the ground
Face the wind
Just know
That I will love you always

I'll fall awake tonight
Can't seem to disappear like my body does
Round here, two wrongs make it wise
You're a dream or a ghost
Just something clear

Please don't take this from me mama
Truth bounds us, and nips at my heels
I have to re-wire my brain
To get up, walk outside, and see the light again

You've said I'll fall too hard for anyone
As this world turns, fields burn, and no god returns

Any which way I lose
I was forced to choose
As my time calls
And death comes
I'll pray for you
Sky blue

Take the wind
Feed the ground
Just know
That I will love you always

Mask your pain
Good old fashioned american way
No stairs to climb or scale
Stay below
Find comfort in failure

And if you dream
They tell you don't
You'll find a purpose
Or eat a plate of stones
They never promised you gold
You'll probably die poor, alone, and cold

Anything you want won't come
Everything you own will burn
Everyone you know will turn on you
Best to stay in a cardboard box, and moan
I will love you always
Track Name: Don't Fail Me Now
I call you up
In the middle of the night
We talked together till the morning light
And you ask me
If I'm doing alright
I don't know

I think
Brain don't fail me now
Brain don't fail me now
Work somehow
Don't fail me now
Or I'll cut you out

I get a job
And the work is fine
I'd rather you pay me for time and service
Similiar combitions include god and the sky

I think
Heart don't fail me now
Heart don't fail me now
Work somehow
Don't fail me now
Or i'll cut you out

It's a beautiful life
If we want it to be
Oh, day is bright
And the night is dark
Truth is truth
And you are mine
Only one person
Make me fall apart

Love don't fail me now
Love don't fail me now
Love somehow
Don't fail me now
Or I'll cut you out

It's a beautiful life
If we want it to be
Oh, day is bright
And the night is dark
Truth is truth
And you are mine
Only one person
Make me fall apart
Track Name: Hurricane Blues
I passed out on bourbon
You know I figured that you knew
That I should not be convicted
Of something didn’t do

You are stronger than fear
You are wiser than truth
But after all these years
What kind of wife are you?

Then you kissed me softly ‘neath the American moon
So I touched you promptly
And your skin turned blue
And the waves they didn’t mind us
They just blew on through
And we sat there so quietly
With the hurricane blues

Show me your kindness
Take a role up front
With your senses give me a listen
And I will tell you what you want

Oh, and I want to love you badly
But, the feeling's all gone
Because I've waited so patiently
And you never showed up

But when you kiss me softly ‘neath the American moon
And I touch you promptly
And your skin turns blue
In the space that you vacate
There ain’t room for two
So I sit here quietly with the hurricane blues


I could love you madly
But it will come unglued
As I strive to find any semblance
Of what we knew
Seasons change instantly
And so do you
I think truthfully
Is somehow a piece of you
Track Name: Modern Day Blues
I'm writing songs again
There must be some rhyme or reason
I try and I've tried not to get
Too down on myself

I'm feeling bad again
Oh, I want to drink myself to death
I'll die so I won't have to feel
Anymore pain

Do you feel like you're alone?
Oh, even if you don't
All your friends will marry
And, then what will you do?

Well, you could lose with the losers
Or gamble with the gamblers
Or lie with the liars
Or live
With the modern day blues
You could live
With the modern day blues
You could live
Not much left to do

You want me back again
I feel like I'm something you own
Whose value is hair, skin, and bones
Little worth

Are we back on track again?
Don't fill up my hopes with desire
Don't let me burn in the fire
Control your reign
Oh, my sweet, sweet queen

Do you feel like you're alone?
Oh, even if you don't
All your friends will marry
And, then what will you do?

Well, you could lose with the losers
Or gamble with the gamblers
Or lie with the liars
Or live
With the modern day blues
You could live
With the modern day blues
You could live
There's just not much left to do
Track Name: Talk You Down
Well, the red door you sit behind is burning
It's an awful mess
My inside stomach is turning
But I know we'll be o.k.
Because one time in my dream
My skin resisted the heat from flames
I figured out what's wrong with me
I met you

Don't it always feel like I'm taking a shot?
Like I'm always trying to bring you down
Yeah, don't it always feel like I'm taking a shot?
But I just wanna lay you down
Yeah, I just wanna lay you
I just wanna lay you with your feet near the fire
We can burn the whole damn house down

Well, my night life has come to an end
If I could back, I wouldn't do it all over again
Although, I know exactly what you drink
I wouldn't have to try very hard
No, I wouldn't even have to think
No balancing books on my head
No bouncing checks
I'll bounce you instead
I love you, honey
Ain't that enough said
I love you so much I'd die

But, don't it always feel like I'm taking a shot
Well, I'm not
I wanna be your friend
Where the sun gets cold and the sun gets hot
Well, I'll love someone else instead

In spite of what we've both done
There is always tomorrow
If we are living
We can walk hand in hand right through a farm
And joke about how bad you really hate me
But, I feel like that joke will never come
Cause I feel nothing
Track Name: Need Too Much
Come little baby when I need your touch
Skies told the fire that I need you too much
Love Love your daddy till the moon goes down
Eyes on the stars
They go round and round
Run your fingers right through my hair
Honey let me love you
No need to care
Tell me that I drink
You think I drink too much
Show me how to take
I think you take too much

These clouds sure are low

When we bend these city lights
And the crowds say please, In a single line
There's no telling what you could lose or find
Someday honey, I'm gonna make you mine
Someday honey, I'll make you mine

Today I swear I think I found my crutch
"Holy smokin" from it said the shivering gun
How's about you make some material glove
How do you fake something real as love?
If you don't say please, I could be absurd
If you continue to bleed, I'll have to take you home
I know that you think
I think too much
What's not to think when considering blood?

When we bend these city lights
And the crowds say please, In a single line
There's no telling what you could lose or find
Someday honey, I'm gonna make you mine
Someday honey, I'll make you mine
Track Name: Hints
This country road I ride is so serene
I see green, brown, white, and you
You left me to fully live life
Somehow I always felt more alive next to you
There is not much that I can say or do

Bite my tongue
Turn the radio on
But I'll always be reminded of you

Even when the skies fall down
And the heavens they open up
And you think to yourself
Ah, God don't take me now

Give a hint to yourself
Give a hint to yourself
What you want to do
Give a hint to yourself
What you want to do

I'm very glad that you came
Glad to hear your life has gone to hell
Is it your body or your brain?
Is it your vision or sense of smell?
Can you hear the words I'm singing to you now?

Can you feel no pain?
Can you sense any change?
Is it wrong to bring me back to you?

I can't stress enough
Give me a bottle to open up
And I'll sink with myself
Oh, I'll write you when I'm back

Give a hint to yourself
Give a hint to yourself
What you want to do
Give a hint to yourself
What you want to do

Well, these hints
They don't bother you
You wanna run
But you're not quite sure where to
Maybe an ocean
But that ain't a deep enough blue
Cause these hints will bother you
All these hints will bother you
If you wanna run, but you're not quite sure where to

I'm elated that I could be here tonight
To see you all with your smiles
And the moon looks so nice
I take a walk outside
You don't follow me out
I see you leaving before I can speak to your mouth
Here you were
Now your gone
There's no reason to try
To act like I'm elated that I could be here tonight
I see the punch and the wine
But I look to my clock
To see the date and the time
Since the time we have talked
Track Name: Hot Water Blues (Hot Mamma Blues)
Well, I love my baby
Most day and night
I love that woman
Whether it's wrong or right
I hate her games
But I love to eat her food
I figure I'm in my early twenties
What the hell do I have to lose?
Being in love with somebody who don't love you

Well, I can't stand standing on my own two feet
Can't quit drinking unless I have to sleep
I wanna rock you baby
But I guess you already knew that to be true
I wanna be in love with somebody
At this moment, that body's you

How bout you stay
Sit down, and give me your coat
Let me offer you a drink
Let me offer you a smoke

I love to hear you smiling
I love to see you talk
I can't wait to see you cooking
I'll hear the footsteps of your walk
As you slide to the burner
Boy that water's hot
I'm standing right behind you
Picking pedals off a flower I got
She loves me
She loves me not

There's nobody better than who you want to be
There's no other queen in the world like thee
When you come in a room nobody even blinks
I think I love you more than I even think