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'On My Way Home' Lyrics/Music by Joe Hurley
On my way home, I think I saw you
Actually, I'm pretty sure, cause you even said hello
In that special voice you reserve for someone
you dont know any more
On my way home, I saw an old lady
lugging her laundry over her shoulder
By her side was a child, skippin' and smilin'
You know she'd never scold her
On My Way Home, On My Way Home
On my way home, I saw a barfight
How you insulted his girl with a neckbite
Now you lost your teeth in a redlight district,
Baby you picked it
On my way home, I spied a dilettante
spouting shitty poetry to a debutante
whose mother took a lover at a famous restaurant
Baby what you want
On My Way Home, On My Way Home
On my way home, I heard a young punk
Spewing the glories of street junk,
But a Burroughs paperback is the closest he'll get to that
Baby you're so slack
On my way home, I ran into an old friend
begging for change and a fag-end
Well, here's a buck for your cup,
You'll get your luck back, you'll be alright Jack
On My Way Home, On my way..
On my way home, I felt a kick
From the mean streets where I live
From the psychos to the whores
Never know just what's in store
Never ask...ye shall receive
On my way home, I was thinking 'bout closure
How no one ever tells me when it's over
How I have to guess that I'm a mess
And that's why they leave me so quickly
On my way home, I heard a siren,
A baby cryin', a dealer dying,
I found salvation in a stranger's face
And that's a starnge place
On My Way Home, On My Way Home..
I'm on my way home
And I hope you'll be there waiting
Waiting for me with a smile.."
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Clear
04:42
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'CLEAR' Lyrics & Music By Joe Hurley
"Jimmy The Jeweller swore off the booze,
but he's not saying why
And Cadillac Frank's parked next to the bank, nervously fixing his tie
And Lazy-eyed Johnny in the back of a van,
wasted without fear
Slips a piece into Jimmy's hands, his mother holds back her tears
And it's clear, here, were, shooting holes
In the sky and the moon and the sun
Hey Jimmy, drop your gun, slowly turn around, put your hands down on the ground, dont make a single sound
Alone in your cell, you know the sounds well,
the footsteps of the screws
But all they bring you are kicks in the face,
and yesterday's news
You dream of the streets, when they called out your name, and you still had jet-black hair
And the pills & the dope, well they give you some hope, but most times you really dont care
And it's clear, here, were, shooting holes
in the sky and the moon and the sun
Hey Jimmy, I'm the one, you drank with until 3, down in Margate By the Sea, with our Spanish Duty Free
And it's clear, here, were, shooting holes
in the sky and the moon and the sun
Hey Jimmy, we were young, hangin from the trees,
always you and me, with our proud and bloody knees
Five years roll by, in a shivering haze,
then a letter from your wife
She's got a new man, two new kids,
a new house, a new life
And even if you and Frankie Boy,
you broke out tonight
Remember the judge's final words,
There's no visitation rights
And it's clear, here, were, shooting holes
in the sky and the moon and the sun
Hey, Jimmy, you're the one who never turns around
You're such a fuckin' clown
And it's clear, here, were, shooting holes
in the sky and the moon and the sun"
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Gino's Suitcase
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'GINO'S SUITCASE' (Hurley/J-F Vergel) Lyrics-Joe Hurley
"Gino's got a suicase in a basement in Naples
With his red velvet flares and his mohair suit
Some pictures of old flames from 1967
Some acid that he saved and his alligator Boots
Here's a kiss for you, and a kiss for me
Cos a loving touch kills all the misery
Let's freeze-frame our cheeks, throw away the key
Smack 'em on the wall for posterity
Gino is the King, He dont pay for his drinks
Says he got stoned with Brian Jones, and the Kinks
Gino says hey what's the point of going home
When I sleep on a mattress, and I feel so all alone
Here's a kiss for you and a kiss for me
To remind us all of who we used to be
Lets go get some girls for a bit of parlez-vous
Then up the old parlour, for a new tatoo
Here's a kiss for you, and a kiss for me
With cocktail swagger and all the repartee
We'll never get arrested, never cop a plea
Aaargh, here's a kiss for me
Gino says he's coming to New York Town
Who needs a suicase that's been battered around,
He's always dreamed of living here, and now he thinks he's ready
He want to sleep outside the old Max's Kansas City
Here's a kiss for you, and a kiss for me
A toast to the old suitcase, and all its memories
We'll dance at the Apollo, run through Times Square
Then cab it downtown and rip it from there
Here's a Fifth for you and a Fifth for me
Welcome to America, The damned and the free,
Wave goodbye to European Suitcase blues
Lets go to 14th street, dig new shoes
Oh, were Kickin', yeah were laughin'
Hey Gino, Arrivederci Baby"
LYRICS- @Copyright Joe Hurley Music Ascap
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Not At All (Hurley)
She pats the bedsheets, opens the windows wide
Her eyes, so simple in the sun, a child's lullaby
She takes me by the hand outdoors, to a sweet cafe
Why I dont love what she adores, I cant really say
She kept her head held high,
when I thought she would fall
She cant imagine dying, not at all
When I first kissed her, we moved under the moon
Her eyes, she said were living a Gershwin tune
where the lovers never lie
Well spend our Sundays in bed, with smokes and old t.v.
But baby, inside I feel dead, dont waste your time with me
You want to see me burn
Get up with the sun
You want to help me learn, but I'm not the one
She draws the curtains, shivers in bed alone
She doesn't want to feel
She says yesterday's kisses were so nice
But yesterday aint real
So take your doubts and your dark clothes
Say goodbye and go
On a cold December morning, I'm praying for snow
I never felt this high
How can I watch you fall
I'll just make you cry
I'm too tired to play
Mixing promises with wine
I wish that I could stay
But not this time
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Words & Music-Joe Hurley
Copyright Joe Hurley Music Ascap.
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On Your Own
03:45
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Dear Old London Town
06:04
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"IF I WAS AN ANGEL" Lyrics by Joe Hurley
"If I was an angel, I'd hold you real tight
Keep you in my arms, bathe you in light
With a long winter coat you'd sleep in at night
And Sweet Easy Dreams
I'd show you the things that made you once care
A match in a schoolyard, a night on the tear
The Trembling kiss of your first love affair
If I was an angel
Angel, what was your name
How can I recall, the days before the fall
I'm lost and I'm alone
This living's got me thrown
Help me get home, do this for me
If I was an angel, I'd save you like Moses
From drifting down rivers of pawnshops and poses
You'd carry the weight of a hundred dead roses
And still carry on
If I was an angel, your love she'd be true
With a heart like a lion, and only for you
Get you crying with laughter on the days when you're blue
If I was an angel
Angel, watch over me, dont ever set me free,
dont ever let me go
I'm lost and I'm alone, this living's got me thrown,
Help me get home, do this for me, do this for me
Angel, what was your name
How can I recall, the days before the fall
I'm lost and I'm alone
This living's got me thrown
Help me get home, Do this for me,
Do this for me...Do this for me"
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This Town. Lyrics - Joe Hurley
As I lay there dreaming of the, days we lay there, dreaming in our bed
The kitchen bare and empty, but the Broadway stage, we were gonna paint it red
And outside, the station, where Kojak saved this crazy town
We took one big step forward, then turned around, turned around
This town will burn you out, this town will spin you around
This town has no way out, this town will take you down
Then the night crept up quickly, the director laughed, said you got something to sell
He fed you lines, and i found out, we fell into a private hell
This town has burned you out, like dead neon on a wire
You'll crack and fade away, just one more body in the fire
I want to feel your face again
I want to forget the other men
I want to trust you one more time
I want to swim in holy wine
And now the city sleeps, it's skyline doesn't, move me anymore
I heard that you found Jesus, in Hell's kitchen, passed out on the floor
What happened to my vow, that I would never cling onto the past
Maybe I'll just shut the windows, and turn on the gas
This town has burned me out, this town has spun me around
This town has cut my throat , and left me rivers to drown in
Im drowning in this town
LYRICS-Copyright JoeHurleyMusic
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'THE BEDSHEETS OF LILI MARLENE' Lyrics-Joe Hurley
"You say that you're leaving me now
Well I promise you this
You wont forget my dark side
The Thistle lingers in the kiss
Yeah the party in Paris fell through
As we crashed on the Champs-Elysees
But I'll never hide my tattoo
Love's to honour and obey
Now the cafes have all seen your face
from Rome to Berlin
But nothing wil ever prepare you
for the Bedsheets of Lili Marlene
well, The Bible on the table was lonely
Years of neglect and old dust
It was Judas who first said If only
I could just learn how to trust
You loved all those tales in the Scriptures
But you never took them to heart
Your face wasn't clear in the pictures
At the motel where we chose to part
Now the cafes have all seen your face
From Rome to Berlin
But nothing will ever prepare you
For the Bedsheets of Lili Marlene
I'll get the fire roaring
We'll have a drink and a chat
Dying alone Christmas morning
There's nothing romantic 'bout that
Now The Cafes have all seen your face
From Rome to Berlin
But nothing will ever prepare you
For the Bedsheets of Lili Marlene
No no, nothing will ever prepare you
For the Bedsheets of Lili Marlene. "
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Pick Up
02:53
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Detour
03:00
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Almost Forgotten
04:54
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Behind My Back
04:45
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'MADCAP TEARS' Lyrics-Joe Hurley
"In the backdrop of your living,
there's a girl who's always giving,
She'd sell her house to make you well
What the hell, he answered brightly
Dont take matters of the heart too lightly
If you dont mind, I'll never tell
Now the fight is on for Leo
He sets his sights on Rio
He likes a spacious sleeper car
He's dreaming of open beaches
Banana trees where the girls are peaches
He never thought he'd get this far
Wiped out at the OTB
C'mon son, the drinks are on me
We'll paint the city streets tonight
I'll kill him fast, I'll kill her so slow
In a tenement mill a go-go
Hey, soldier boy you wanna fight
Now the move is on for Leo
Will he ever get to Rio,
He doesn't need to hear her cry
He's dreaming of open places
Where no one know his face
Is this the way you wanna die
Stumblin' in, he's confessin'
He's under pressure, She's under-dressing,
Tap City kid, what you wanna hear
She trips around so lightly
He prays to God almighty,
And wipes away his madcap tears
Now the dream is dead for Leo
He never got to Rio
He pawned his ticket half-way there,
She trips around so lightly
No room for God almighty,
No time for tears
Now the dream is dead for Leo,
He never got to Rio
He pawned his ticket half-way there
She's hanging in old Nebraska
You'd really have to ask her
She got no time for Madcap Tears ."
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Heralded for the emotional delivery of his vocals , he is “one of NYC's deepest singers, both in his vocal range & in the level of his soulfulness-Mesmerizing"
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