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Stronger
03:28
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I am just a witness,
Though my memory often fails
But we were there weren't we
I lie as much as I report
to me it feels the same
We were there weren't we
Sitting behind desks dreaming stories beyond walls
Talking smack for hours wasting time
In the lot we crushed the cup
Sailed a gutter stick
I walked in alone
Took a sense of outrage steeped in mirth and bliss
We were there...
So unformed, hyper informed
What did you expect?
We were there...
We could never Che Guevara in a red t-shirt
Please don't ask me what that means
The only way to get ahead
was to step right up
You brought me along
And we're not the same today
We're bigger now in every way
Our greatest fears we've faced to see
We're stronger than we ever thought we'd be
Don't have Bill Gates' wallet nor Apple's sense of style
But we were there weren't we
In the student union and on the VA's lawn
We were there...
Had a couple cocktails while music became small
Saw the world in person pre-Wi-Fi
Now I've got my stories and the presence of your smile
I don't walk alone
And we're not the same today
We're bigger now in every way
Our greatest fears we've faced to see
We're stronger than we ever thought we'd be
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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By the pool in seventh grade….
I got chased home today
"All My Loving"
I love the DJ
Beatles make most things ok
Without transistors I'd be lost
I suck blood from my T-Shirt
Will everything work if I come home unstained?
I won't wash
You explain!
(Chorus) Hey hey I'm gonna get high
Smoking makes me laugh
Peace baby, I won't cry
I'm far too bright for that
The Conair's broke
My curls are a mess
School bus honks for me
Our home's a condo ‘round the corner now
Got movie theaters 'cross the street
I've got a crush on my voice teacher
We're starting to talk about films
I go out with the new girls in town
Local mothers know I'm not white
Hey hey I'm gonna get high
Smoking makes me laugh
Peace baby, I won't cry
I'm far too bright for that
Waited outside he was a half hour late
...started looking for that woodshop hash pipe
He threw it in a rage
I hadn't seen in two weeks
Yeah, all his brags are lies
No sex! No drugs!
I'm terrified,
He's sorry
His ego would soon forget
Then I'd be perfect like I'd been before
For family, clients and friends
Hey hey I'm gonna get high
Smoking makes me laugh
Peace baby, I won't cry
I'm far too bright for that
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Perfect Little Mess
04:11
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for a moment i'm on top
in a second i am longing
we've gone a short way to turn back
come back
sunset, name the drink and place
lose your way and travel northward
i'm on target to beach one
sundown
curse the twilight
fire's gone
we bring it back with guitars and our songs
i spent the night beside you
i'm so happy to be two
a perfect little mess
masters craft a world in art
lovers craft a world with loving
and we work with what we've got
not not
curse the twilight
fire's gone
we bring it back with guitars and our songs
i spent the night beside you
i'm so happy to be two
a perfect little mess
and you love it to be perfect
but you know life has no guarantees
i like the messy things...
the age displayed on your skin
i like the way we get there when we simply try to love
curse the twilight
fire's gone
we bring it back with guitars and our songs
i spent the night beside you
i'm so happy to be two
a perfect little mess
can you dream a world with me?
with no fixing and no hope for
anything less than our love
...
curse the twilight
fire's gone
we bring it back with guitars and our songs
i spent the night beside you
i'm so happy to be two
a perfect little mess
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Bob Duluth
02:43
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if you really want to
we'll play the songs we knew
20 years ago
and pretend they're new
bite a bit of melody
from morrissey and marr
touch of bukowski
and bob duluth
it doesn't matter where you stand
all that matters is the size of the big hand
say yes to a shave
wash away your silly pretense
you are very lovely
really as i'm writing
a note comes to enlarge
my fragile manhood
it's an easy target
don't know if i'm a father
but i know i've blindly tried
success means failure
never knew you were alive
i want to make mistakes in view
and it matters that you know my aim is true
say yes to a shave
wash away your silly pretense
you are very lovely
i'm hating all ambivilance
i want morning breath and angst
i want passionate kisses
i want to talk with the door wide open
and maybe if you're laughing
we can drop the guise of goals for perfection
take the yin yang whole
what on earth will simon say?
if that concerns you i offer foam and blade
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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We Will All Be Fine
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Yes, it's good.
You should try it.
And with that,
He held a matchstick
Lit a candle in remembrance
Took my hand
A brother or son
And we sang of sailor
of a dancer in the war
In a field of dreams
It's good to be alive
said the catcher in the chair
someday
we will all be fine
we will make it simple
we will take our time
I said thanks
Then I left him
Walked to my father
he said "don't come yet"
I shrugged my forehead
As he was fading
In my first apartment
On Dunsmuir Ave
I woke in the beam
of the 6 a.m. sun
in Los Feliz
Confused, I felt good
Took another breath in silence
someday
we will all be fine
we will make it simple
we will take our time
the laughter and forgetting is in every line of music
squeezed to type
let's let go
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Our Moment in the Sun
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We can't face the weather
If we won't go outside
Why would you ask me?
Why should I try?
Holding on to hoping
For a change to come
Outside change is raining
I'm reaching for the sun
Let it shine
let it shine
I'm dancing to the music
let it shine
it's our moment in the sun
there's still place for conflict
I give that due respect
tell me what you're needing
I’ll try to do my best
my hope is to be gracious
my hope is you'll be too.
leave heartbreak and protection behind
neither helps you move
Let it shine
let it shine
I'm dancing to the music
let it shine
it's our moment in the sun
I've got great expectations
I'm old enough to know
Just because you want it
Doesn't make it so
But holding on to hoping
for better than cliché
sometimes you got to let go
kick doubt out of your way
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Stack of 45s
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I don't know what this song is about
But I think if I sing it out loud
She will notice me and I will see heaven in her eyes
And that day she'll be the only song in town
Happiness is a hi-fi stereo
Big fat knobs and a stack of 45s
My father's dancing with my wife
And I am making tea
I know that she's the only one for me
Tell me what you see
Looking down as we
Carry on your medley
What can you tell me?
What can you tell me?
I'm going on
A puzzle cube sits on my desk
I prefer all the colors messed up you know
My father died in '99
Coffee is my drink
(And) the taste of love is distant memory
Tell me what you see
Looking down as we
Carry on your medley
What can you tell me?
What can you tell me?
I'm going on
I don't know what this song is about
But I think if I sing it out loud
The songs will come like 45s
Stacked on father's old hi-fi
And we'll love and dance and sing until we die
Tell me what you see
Looking down as we
Carry on your medley
What can you tell me?
What can you tell me?
I'm going on
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Moment a Lifetime
03:47
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wait for hours
can't compete
with the younger model
shaped in deceit
but he's a wisher
and you're a dream
stepping forward
we'll see
picture this in your fist
the poet and the muse
passionate
they're limitless
every day
living in the moment a lifetime
stand securely
on the cliff edge
straight edge shaver
west hills PA
shot of whiskey
the first burn
a woman's secret
scent and taste
picture this in your fist
the poet and the muse
passionate
they're limitless
every day
living in the moment a lifetime
can you imagine
it's teasing your hands
you can grasp a moment of magic
can you make moments a lifetime?
endless todays
were his request
doubt tomorrows
were their death
now younger models
are his only hope
for tomorrows
of todays
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Trumpet Guitars
02:00
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When you look to the stars, dreams may come true
And life is endurable, despite all you lose
I have lost much and yet I believe
It is still possible for you and me
Last night I dreamt I rose to the stars
You were my wish, though this bed's grown hard
Yet time is invincible and so is love
I felt the sweetest that night in your arms
We sang silly songs that opened our hearts
And dreamt we were Spaniards with trumpet guitars
Then we made love and you cried with me near
My soul was still as it has been in years
When you look to the stars, dreams may come true
And life is endurable despite all you lose
I have lost much and yet I believe
It is still possible for you and me
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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come by here we are holding hands
some say it's outrageous but we do what we can
people are laughing and so am I
this is my kind of day light
leaves are falling
songs are rising
pacific ocean on the horizon
next year by Christmas
can we end all wars?
Mideast midnight twilights?
every man sing what you can
young boys in knee pants
women in pantsuits
shy catholic school girls
Pakistan’s Hindus
join this band stepping to yes we can can
Ahmad and Krishna
Siddhartha and Jesus
the list could go on
this is the big picture
you could be locked in two feet of snow
somewhere it's summer
here hot winds blow
trial by fire,
or we could just try
this is my kind of good fight
glory on high
assalamu alaikum
shalom chaverim
we've chances, let's take 'em
wish peace on earth
joy to the world
this is our time
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Mystery and Wonder
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In a song called “mystery and wonder”
Can there be any of either?
It’s obvious I’m calling my muse
And I’m deaf, dumb and blind
She is laughing at me like the girl who left me waiting
While she peaked ‘round the lockers
It’s obvious she’s not the one
I read about his death on page 49
15 pages more than his years
And suicide that dared to entice me
Reminded me heroes have much more to do
It would be cute to say I want to be hero of your heart
But I want to make love to the whole wide world
And it’s obvious that’s not the way
Everywhere I go I see people in need of mystery and wonder
Everywhere I go I see people in need of love
And I want to take all that on
While I’m buying groceries on credit
So I’m singing to 5 of you,
Sometimes it’s 50
500’s a really big score
Maybe I should cool it
But I can’t help myself
I keep talking myself out of pain
And I really can't see another way
Everywhere I go I see people in need of mystery and wonder
Everywhere I go I see people in need of dreamers and blunders
Everywhere I go I see people in need of magic and grace
Everywhere I go I see people in need of love
Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Jason Luckett Los Angeles, California
Jason’s performed music and read his work worldwide from the LA Library to the Glastonbury Festival. Joyfully obliterating his own comfort level, he writes, sings, and plays to break down barriers between cultures and genders with compassionate honesty. His new album is Document:Freedom:Spring (Live). ... more
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