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Follow That Man
03:48
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FOLLOW THAT MAN (Dougherty)
Oh yeah it’s easy to do a little bad
Comes with all the best times I ever had
It’s so tempting to turn your mirror round
And live life without the disgrace
Of having that familiar face to face
I see my own reflection waiting for a train to come
Good is slow, evil’s fast, how long am I supposed to last
CHORUS
You gotta follow that man, which way’s the hard way
Follow that man, which way is the hard way now
I don’t know
Evil moves fast down a slippery slope
Now stop, wait a minute, can I change directions
I’m seeing no return
Trying to do the right thing, I keep getting burned
Kids are stretching pennies on a railroad track
But if I can’t stretch this dollar bill I might as well
Be laid out on my back
Just me and all my pennies waiting for a train to come
Good is slow, evil’s fast, how long am I supposed to last
CHORUS
I got that evil moving fast, how long am I supposed to last
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2. |
Not Guilty!
03:34
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NOT GUILTY! (Dougherty)
Not guilty I said, but I did it anyway
According to a jury of friends and family
Not going back home where the wild winds blow
Feeling like I live in a tornado
And I wish that I’d done what they said that I’d done
I even tried convincing myself
When the wild wind blows through me
Not guilty I said!
Well I left without a thing ‘cuz I had no time to think
It happened so fast, miss it if you blink
Now I gotta go back when there’s no one in the house
Cold collected creep, quiet as a mouse
They didn’t change the locks, the door won’t open up
I think they barricaded it using all my stuff
When the wild wind blows through me
Not guilty I said!
And I wish that I’d done what they said that I’d done
I even tried convincing myself
I wish that I’d done what they said that I’d done
The wild wind blows through me
Not guilty ma, not guilty pa
Not guilty, guilty, guilty at all
Not guilty I said, doesn’t matter anyway
The longest arm belongs to the law
And they’ll do me in the morning, drag me outta bed
Make sure that I’m washed, get me nice and fed
I already have my last words in my mouth
I’ll spit ‘em ‘til there’s not a dry eye in the house
When the wild wind blows through me
Not guilty I said!
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3. |
Bad Ideas
03:31
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BAD IDEAS (Dougherty)
How do you know I’m afraid of telepathy
Are you reading my mind
Now that it’s out in the open I got nothing to hide
If you’re gonna let me know what you think of me
Even if it ain’t kind
It’s nice to know I’ve been crossing your mind
CHORUS
Baby I could tell you all my good ideas
And show you I’m a really swell guy
I would rather have a bad idea that you liked
‘Cuz I can do about anything you want from me
Is that a bad idea? Is that a bad idea that you like?
Got a laundry list of things that offended them
That’s as long as my (hahahaha hahahahaha)
I don’t care if we’re together, long as we’re not apart
You tellin’ me you like a little fight in me
And if it turns you on
I’m all about it even though I tell you you’re wrong
CHORUSWhat do you like, what don’t you like
I got a couple little secrets and I know how to keep ‘em
What do you like, what don’t you like
There doesn’t have to be a reason
As long as you can mean it
I got those bad ideas you like
CHORUS
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4. |
Ready To Play
04:49
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READY TO PLAY (Dougherty)
Two left feet and she took a chance, I said
“Give me a moment and I’ll learn to dance”
Now it’s years later and I’m Fred Astaire
Tracing my steps to get back there when it was
You and me, careless and stupid
A bow, an arrow and a match for Cupid
No such thing as too much wine
Shape of an hourglass and all the time in the world
Spending days in our underwear
And I loved it so much ‘cuz I didn’t care
Now I’m Fred Astaire in The Royal Wedding
Climbing the walls trying to catch that feeling again
Running late looking for your keys
And I check my reflection to try to see
All the differences that come in time
Tiny little changes that are telling me that I’m not
The same and neither are you
But there isn’t any mirror for what we’ve been through
And it’s so perfect when it’s getting started
Time is the pressure to test the heart
And I know fighting you is fighting myself
It’s a lonesome kind of work but don’t try to help
I’m just Gene Kelly Singing In The Rain
Swinging around trying to catch that feeling again
CHORUS
If it was easy it would be no fun
Who would ever fall in love again
But why’s it gotta be so damn hard
A game that never ends
But I’m all dressed up and I’m ready to play
Brand new look but the same old face
Even when I’m not in the mood for games
Well I’m all dressed up to play, ready set go okay
We were young and told to get over it
Sometimes I wonder what I have to show for it
I know we used to care a bit too much
But every day I wonder if I’m losing touch
Like the toes of a ballerina
I’m a busted up beautiful machine
From all the years spent thickening my skin
To be as rough and tumble as the world we’re in
But if I ever come across as callous
All I need is you and I’m back to us
And this time you can be the one to take my hand
Ask me to dance and we’ll catch that feeling again
CHORUS
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5. |
This Land Is Cursed
03:54
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THIS LAND IS CURSED (Dougherty)
Well it was tall grass when they found that girl
Hanging as she left this world
And it was farmland when that city boy
Bought it up so he could work the earth
And it’s been bad luck on this scrap of land
And now they want to build a church
CHORUSThis land is cursed, and there ain’t no way around it
This land is cursed, you’re gonna leave it the way you found it
But it’ll leave you a bad guy, a victim, a villain or worse
This land is cursed
Well it was not my fault the town burned down
Didn’t leave that lantern on the ground
And all those girls we thought were witches
Well it was not my fault they drowned
And I’m not to blame for all those kids
Stacked up in the back of a hearse
CHORUSAre you new in town, let me show you around
Someone give ‘em a hand with those bags
And help them out of those rags
I got a plot of land to sell, you got an honest face
So I’ll make you a deal, put your mark here first
Don’t listen to those that say
CHORUS
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6. |
Try It Again
05:21
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Listen, try it again
Is it good enough oh is it ever really good enough to stop?
Is it good enough oh is it ever really gonna reach the top?
Is it number one is it a perfect ten?
Is it everything you’d ever want?
Is anything left in the tank, is that all you got?
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7. |
Little Kiss
04:44
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I was alarmed by all the ringing in my ears
From my new headache, this one is different from
The last one, truth be told I was faking it
To get out of your party, you’re so busy celebrating
That you didn’t see me disappear
Guess I told a lie for nothing
CHORUS
Every now and then I steal a little
Something that nobody would miss
A stick of gum, a soda pop until I work up the nerve
To steal a little kiss
Under the glow of yellow moonlight no one sees us
At this hour, and all the sweetness that we’re stealing
In the morning will be sour, and it’s back to facing facts
I figure the simple life is beckoning
And every city slicker playing cowboy gets a reckoning
CHORUS
Another party and my friends are all debating
Right and wrong, I can feel another headache
Like the one that starts this song, and it’s killing me
I want to scream out “why can’t you live and let live”
And yet I stop myself because I know
Some things you just can’t forgive
CHORUS
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8. |
The One
05:32
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THE ONE (Dougherty)
Staring at the one who has my eyes
And how many times are we that surprised
Staring at the one who has my heart
You’ll see the end but I saw the start
Staring at the one who has my smile
Wear it well it’ll never go out of style
Staring at the one who has my soul
It’s one more thing that I can’t control
CHORUSOh, you got the best of me
‘Til there’s nothing left of me
Staring at the one who has my laugh
Split down the middle but not cut in half
Staring at the one who has my mind
You can leave without leaving me behind
Staring at the one who’s almost grown
And the day is coming when you’re on your own
I can see you clearly in my memory
But I can’t stop staring and you can’t make me
CHORUS
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9. |
What Is Happening???
04:43
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WHAT IS HAPPENING??? (Dougherty)
If you’re scared so am I, but we look so alive
Scared together makes it better tonight
And I’m with you tonight
Used to be black and white, and then I didn’t go anywhere
So I swallowed my pride, and this great big world
Opened wide, and I had to try
CHORUS
Is your hero shaking or is there something wrong
With your eyes? You look once and you look twice
And your hero is shaking the hand of the baddest man alive
And you’re on your own tonight
Used to walk up to anyone and say (What is happening)
Anyone at all, shake their hand, say (what is happening)
And it’s easy to do when no one thinks that much of you
But now I’m grown, now I’m someone to use
So when people are too nice I wonder (what is...)
Shaking hands with a stranger like we’re good old friends (what is...)
And maybe we are but I’ve been so wrong before
Am I right? Am I too black and white?
CHORUS
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THE MONEY IS BETTER IN HEAVEN (Dougherty)
Nine to five, maybe nine to nine, tap my foot killing time
Maybe I should’ve been a dancer
Something more, something less, could be worse,
Could be best, could be I don’t have an answer
PRE-CHORUS
Does it all go away in the end, like a bullet to the head?
Does it all go away in the end, do I need you, need you
Need you right now, I need you now
CHORUS
The money is better in heaven, the benefits are better in hell
But I don’t wanna work no more
Is it better to be black and white or see both sides so much
You never fight for anything you like
Nine to five one more time, one more nickel for a dime
Get home and everybody’s sleeping
But I’m not all alone, got me my very own thoughts
Safe for the keeping
PRE-CHORUS AND CHORUS
Is it better to be crippled by the crutches or just
Hop out on the good foot one step at a time
The money might be better up in heaven, I don’t care
The benefits might be better down in hell, I don’t care
I worked when I loved it, worked when I hated it
I just wanna know what it’s like to stop
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Dan Dougherty Chicago, Illinois
Dan Dougherty is a singer/songwriter who has fronted and written for several Chicago based rock and alternative bands before launching his solo album Bad Ideas. Recorded at 3rd City Sound by Bill Aldridge with bandmates Bret Figura and Anthony Bartkowiak, Bad Ideas explores a range of alternative, rock, pop and americana sounds as filtered through Dougherty's compositional and storytelling quirks. ... more
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