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The Long Con

by Mike Surber

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1.
Early May 02:42
EARLY MAY She was born in early May I was born yesterday She never tried to hold me down I hit the bottom anyway I'm drinking til I make her proud Even in this sober town The wind is like a razer blade Every since early May (She went away) Something that I said before She heard it like a lion's roar She was born in early May I was born yesterday (She went away) Maybe if I sing a song She'll appear and song along Maybe this time she'll stay But I was born yesterday I was born yesterday I was born yesterday
2.
Beloved '37 03:51
I'm my Beloved's and she is mine We're sure in for one hell of a time I drink a glass of water, and she turns it into wine I'm my Beloved's and she is mine When she's gone, the wind blows cold The ice don't melt cuz the sun don't show her shiny face It sure becomes one lonesome place Yeah, crisp and cool, but no one to tell it to Who listens for the sound of this (my brand new tune) I'm casting stones, she's catching stones It's getting pretty heavy, Beloved #37 A mighty bed of roses from a patch of dandelions I'm casting stones, she's catching stones When she's gone, the wind blows cold The ice don't melt cuz the sun don't show her shiny face It sure becomes one lonesome place Yeah, crisp and cool, but no one to tell it to Who listens for the sound of this (my brand new tune) HIM: Good afternoon to you HER: Much obliged HIM: Where are you running off to? HER: Revival is starting soon HIM: Lucky I made reservations for two HER: Good afternoon to you HIM: Much obliged HER: Where are you running off to? HIM: Revival is starting soon HER: Lucky I made reservations for two And she is mine We're sure in for one hell of a time
3.
She's got a way with words, a heart-stopping verbal curse When her volume's up I want to turn the lights down She's got a way with words - when she talks in prose I dream in verse The trouble is, she don't know how she sounds Wade across the ocean like a kiddy pool, I've got the inside track on the local fools If you'd like an introduction I could show you around this town But the clock's ticking like a dirty bomb, you're gonna have to get moving, gonna have to put your shows on I tried to stop it, but that's where we went wrong There's more to the music than lyrics and strings There's more to a wedding than dresses and rings There's more to a bird than a couple of wings There's more to you and there's more to me There's more to I'm sorry than getting on your knees There's more to a forrest than climbing some trees There's more to a lover than good company There's more to you and there's more to me She's got a way with words, her lips are the doctor and her tongue is the nurse They'll fix you up and send you on your way She's got a way with words - It don't get better but it don't get worse And I have never been one to complain
4.
Little Miss Suzy-Q with the big white smile I been lookin' at you now for quite a while In the morning I'll tell you what I saw And we'll reach the moon in a quarter mile Been to Louisiana, been to Jackson Hole But I never came across such a darling soul Though the wind will take us where it may Give me five minutes and I'll give you til I'm old
5.
Stay. I've got just one more thing I wanna say. Today marks the end of a 1001-day-long wait. Well, turns out our love is a tale you can bottle up and sell. Once in a million or maybe more Baby's asleep on the hood of your car, Her flowers have bloomed and her property soared Once in a million (or maybe more) Long overdue for a liberty call, You took her for drinks, and you both had a ball. But the chase soon became but a rickety crawl Once in a million, or maybe more Hey, I've got just one more thing I wanna say. Been saved from the bed that I made by the plans that you laid. Hell, salvation itself is a tale you can bottle up and sell. Alone in the crowded philosophy store Between all the afters and after the befores She shattered your windows and unlocked your doors Once in a million or maybe more You crashed in the kitchen, awoke on the porch The dust you created created a roar She called you a hero, you called her a whore Once in a million or maybe more Wait, I've got just one more thing I want to say Fell in love with a girl that I wish they could bottle up and sell
6.
Tanker 03:46
She's so wasted, side to side Carrying on as if the devil died She talks of Jesus and getting high But she swears to me she's good to drive And in the morning she says "Who are you? Wait - I meant how are you? And um... are those new shoes? I'll make you breakfast in exchange for the blues" How could I refuse? And there's an honest man with a liar's plan He's got blood on his lips but clean, clean hands He says "Baby, don't you understand?" But you don't This one's been dancing from noon to nine She heard some stories in the car that made it all seem fine She ask permission to demand her rights from another guy And he sure don't mind But I'm on a mission to make her my girl And she's on a mission to discover just how big this world is "One is good, two must be better" she's been told This land's for rent; It has yet to be sold And so he finally came across this lovely dame Trouble is, she keeps on beating him at his own game She says "Boy, I'm sure you'll understand" But you don't
7.
FATHER/DAUGHTER COCAINE BARBECUE Mama left you home alone to get her fix of rock n roll The kind of one-hit wonder that just might save a soul So you filled your heart with wine And fired up that charcoal mine And released the Cracken back into the wild Cocaine stories never get boring Until that door rings, just tell me stories Age was drippin off your face You passed the time runnin in place Until your favorite color changed from blue to white Cashing in your charming smile They pay a buck for every mile But in the end that old inflation won the race Cocaine stories never get boring Until that door rings, just tell me stories
8.
Sun's been down for a thousand miles I just turned on the radio (we're gonna be on this here stretch a while) You've been gone for a thousand days Every time the lights go out, I pray the sun will bring you up my way Don't you wanna know where the good folks go? There's an end to this ol' road Time to take it slow We said goodnight for the thousandth time And this time in my dreams I wondered what if people drown when angles cry Good news babe! They like our style. I just heard the messenger's been selling all our stories for a while Don't you wanna know where the good folks go? There's an end to this ol' road Time to take it slow
9.
I.D. 02:53
I.D. Wonder where you been sleeping Wonder what you know I bet someone's boots been stepping on your toes Fell in love with a lady She fell in love with hope You see a lot of twine before you find a rope Who are you? Born to be a believer Die as high as a kite I'll build a fire, you turn out the lights Kissing you in my daydreams But who you kissing at night? It don't matter, mama - let's just make it right Who are you?
10.
EVERY BLOODY ROAD There's a girl with a smile that won't leave her face There's a fountain that's sweeter than any you'll taste I've been there for plenty and I've been there for none I was there when I was twenty, I'll be there when I'm done When there's really no other way to go Take the bloody road There's a book that'll answer any question you've had There's a man who'll hold you, looks just like your dad I've been there with plenty and I've been there with none I was there when I was twenty, I'll be there when I'm done
11.
Not a bad way to make a living You steal away the bird from Thanksgiving But you let her go, Romeo Tuning into whistles and dixies And one more you don't wanna miss these Don't you know, Romeo? Not a bad way to make a living Everything is finer from sifting But let her go, Romeo
12.
WESTERN ENDEAVORS blessed by the burning, I'm always returning to drink up the cold autumn air. Despite all the guilty and rightfully filthy, she showers me clean with her hair. Western endeavors from always to never cause even the heartless to care. Til someone says "Ok, I've been there before and I've put on that show but it's ok." Less may be more when you're dealing with soul. Down to my skivvies, I untie her ribbons. I'm praying there's more to that look. Justified since even I am convinced that I'll leave her with more than I took. Western endeavors from always to never let even the worm off the hook Til someone says "Ok, I've been there before and I've put on that show but it's ok." Less may be more when you're dealing with soul. I'm spilling your secrets, I know. But danger is hotter than taking off clothes. Just let me be gone before I go, let me be gone before I go. The Puget Sound whispers her roars, and the economy will never sink Cannery Row. Just let me be gone before I go, let me be gone before I go.
13.
There's this thing that I love, it's when you look at me Like you know that we always will be The timing is right on this cold winter night And there's just enough moonlight to see All I remember is you asking why Why the grass is so green, why the moon is so high If there's some kind of worry that's filling your head Baby know that we said all that needs to be said Sleep, sleep, my baby tonight Tomorrow everything's gonna be alright When you wake to the morning light I'll still be by your side Dancers will dance and singers will sing Fighter will fight, Lovers will dream And when the timing is right on some cold winter night I know that you'll come back to me Tonight is so clear there's no star in the sky But I'll wish anyway on this cold winter night That when I wake up tomorrow to the morning light You'll be by my side Sleep, sleep, my baby tonight Tomorrow everything's gonna be alright When you wake to the morning light I'll still be by your side

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These 13 tracks make up the debut solo album by Mike Surber, co-frontman of Sons of Guns. Produced by Tyler Fortier, mixed by Matt Greco, and featuring several of Eugene, Oregon's finest musicians. Album art by Nick Beery.

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released June 12, 2012

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