released June 9, 2022

MATT KEATING vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
STEVE MAYONE vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass, lap steel
JASON MERCER bass, vocals
GREG WIECZOREK drums, percussion, vocals

GUEST MUSICIANS

CLAUDIA CHOPEK strings
DAVE SEWELSON baritone saxophone




LYRICS



The Hardest Part (keating/mayone)

Letting go is the hardest part of holding on
Feeling weak is the hardest part of growing strong

If I were you I'd try to see
What I'd lose if you lost me

Standing up is the hardest part of falling down
Feeling hurt is the hardest part of being proud

What would I do who would I be
If I lost you and you found me

If I were you I'd leave it be
Tell the truth what do you see
Is It you or is it me

Still believing is the hardest part of losing faith
In the darkness is the hardest part of finding grace
Finding grace
Finding grace



Take The Fall (keating/mayone)

I still can't remember which side I was on
Tried to defend ya that just made me wrong
And I still got your number but I can't make that call
You can have the summer and I'll just take the fall

You made me your messiah 'cause you were feeling weak
And went and found a liar to kiss your dirty cheek
Now I'm the one who's kneeling but you won't see me crawl
You can keep the feeling and I'll just take the fall

Every time you wandered every time you strayed
Every time you cheated I looked the other way
Now I'm standing in the doorway my bags are in the hall
You can have it your way and I'll just take the fall

Every time I linger every time I stay
You just point the finger 'til I go away
You can change the story it's always been your call
You can have the glory and I'll just take the fall

I still can't remember which side I was on
Now it's mid September and I just found you gone
And I still got your number but I can't make that call
You can keep the summer and I'll just take the fall
I'll just take the fall
I'll just take the fall
I'll just take the fall



Happens All The Time (keating/mayone)

I walk myself around the block
On my phone pretend to talk
She’s underground lost to wireless now

Leaning on a pole killing time
She’s late again is that such a crime
Train’s moving slow by now you’d think I’d know
I act surprise but it happens all the time
It happens all thew time

I pull my raincoat find a drier place
She put her make up on ready for her date
I fell in love with a satellite
Lost in her orbit now it happens all the time
It happens all the time

She flutters and flies
She use to be mine
She’s still looking fine and I can’t let go

Her date is done she’s heading for the door
I see her coat falling to the floor
He picks it up at least she’s with someone kind
I would have let it lie
And walked myself outside
Now I know why it happens all the time
It happens all the time
It happens all the time



Enough To Make You Cry (mayone)

It's enough to make you cry
Throw your hands up to the sky
Ask the Lord why oh why
It's enough to make you cry

It's enough to make you moan
Feel a shiver through your bones
Hang your heavy head and groan
It's enough to make you moan

It's enough to make you weep
A worried mind I'm losing sleep
It's gonna drive me to my knees
It's enough to make you weep

It's enough to make you shout
What's the fighting all about
It's enough to make you throw in the towel

It's enough to drive you mad
It's the worst I've ever had
The doctor says I've got it bad
It's enough to drive you mad

Well it's enough to make you spit
And yell to hell with all of this
I'm sick to death of politics
It's enough to make you spit

It's enough to make you scream
Who is pulling on the strings
It's enough to make you cash in your dreams

It's enough to make you sigh
Lose your faith in mankind
It's enough to make you break down and cry
It's enough to make you break down and cry



Any Old Town (keating)

Show me your streets made go gold
Show me the signs all saying sold
There's so much space when no one's around
So show me your face and I'll show you
Any old town any old town
Any town USA
Any old town any old town
Any town USA

Show me your stores selling their wares
Nobody comes nobody cares
What kind of theft made this go down
Cause nobody's left in any old
Any old town any old town
Any town USA
Any old town any old town
Any town USA

Show me the smoke out of your stacks
Show me the wrong side of the tracks
Show your facade and I'll show you the cracks
Show me around and I'll show you
Any old town any old town
Any town USA
Any old town any old town
Any town USA

Show me your schools their own set of rules
Public housing private pools
Some of them going into the ground
That's what I found in any old town

Show the skin nobody can see
A few miles downwind of the factory
Northeast or southwest or miles underground
I'll show you the rest if you show me
Any old town any old town
Any town USA
Any old town any old town
Any town USA



Row Away (keating/mayone)

Row away my darling
Row away from the shore
Toss your oars into the water
You won't need them anymore

Set your compass to twilight
Turn your rudder towards the moon
Those on land will miss you
You left us much too soon

Row away my darling
Row away away from the shore
Leave your boat in the water
You won't need it anymore

I've been listening to the ocean
I've been talking to the wind
I've been doubting my devotion
But I'll be back this way again

Leave your baggage at the station
Drop your troubles on the floor
You don't need an invitation
You don't need it anymore
You don't need it anymore
You don't need it anymore



Can't Get My Head Around It (keating/mayone)

I can't get my head around it
How it came so easily
From the moment that I found it
To the day I set it free
I can't wrap my arms around it
It doesn't follow where I go
Cause we left it where we found it
A fallen angel told me so

Oh if only I had your loving I think I'd be alright
Cause we started off with nothing and made it all up in a night
I can't get my head around it

I can't get my head around it
How the sweetest melody
Can sour if you pound it
Into eternity
I can't get my head around it
How the love you hold so dear
Will run off if you hound it
Then one day dissapear

But if I only had your loving I think I'd be alright
Cause we started off with something and lost it all in a fight
I can't get my head around it

I can't get my head around it
How justice is denied
How we left it where we found it
And are you satisfied

I can't get my head around it
I can't get my head around it
I can't wrap my head around it
I can't get my head around it



A Walk in the Park (keating/mayone)

What a lovely day for a walk in the park
What a lovely way to get lost in the dark
Oh I have a light if you need the spark
Won't you take my hand for a walk in the park

It's a lovely night underneath the stars
Music floats from cafes and bars
We can promenade faster than the cars
Come away with me for a walk in the park

You and me we're going back to be in the park
Sit with me under a canopy of stars

Being with you is a walk in the park
We'll carve our names on the Maples bark
If you follow me I will lead the charge
Down the narrow way for a walk in the park

You and me we're going back to be in the park
Please kiss me under a canopy of stars

What a lovely day for a walk in the park
What a lovely way to get lost on a lark
Lie in the sun on the great big lawn
We could walk for days on and on
Past the carousel and the old landmarks
You and I we're a walk in the park
We're a walk in the park
We're a walk in the park
We're a walk in the park



Hole In One (keating/mayone)

I keep looking for the fairway but the green has turned to brown
I tried to do it their way hey but that's not the only game in town
I thought I heard a handclap I guess I'm not the only one
To wind up in the sand trap who thought he hit a hole in one

It was a real nice day in Pompeii right before the eruption
Clouds of ash float and crash along the promenade blotting out the sun
My finger's in the socket I keep fooling with the pun
My hands inside my pocket I think I found a hole in one

Everyone's a long shot a hundred million to one
My heart's been in the pawn shop between guitars and guns
Nine irons in the fire only one can beat what I desire
It's just a shot away

You find me on the back nine I've got a deficit to overcome
I'm swinging at a straight line mine I fighting for a crumb
I thought I bought a handclap app to tell me when I'm having fun
I would up in the sand trap crap I thought I hit a hole in one
I think I hit a hole in one

Everything's a long shot hundred million to one
I think I jumped the loan shark it's my guitars or guns
Nine irons in the fire only one can beat what I desire
It's just a shot away



Comin' Home (keating/mayone)

So long So Cal I'll see you in my dreams
Hello snowplow and these wintry city scenes
Goodbye tall pines and the Santa Ana winds
New York New York I'm coming home to you

Good day LA it’s time to take my leave
Farewell palm trees swaying in the breeze
Hello Manhattan I'm taking liberties
New York New York I'm coming home to me

I have lived so long
In the hills of Hollywood
This time I’m coming home for good

For sure Big Sur you captivated me
Beneath your redwoods a cathedral of green
Coastal highway winds along the sea

So long So Cal you charmed me with your song
You had something that kept me there so long
But my home is on an island and that's where I belong
New York New York I'm coming home to you

I have lived too long
Where the seasons never change
Where the days go on and on
And you’re made in the shade

So long So Cal it's time for me to part
Goodbye sunshine you warmed my lonely heart
Hello moonshine over Central Park
New York New York I'm coming home to you
New York New York I'm coming home to you
New York New York I'm coming home to you



You On My Arm (keating)

We can take a ferry to the island
The one that Spaulding Gray jumped off
We can both go sky diving
And kiss a mile above the earth
We'll sit around and talk about the sorry state
Of this world though that's got its charms
Oh what I'd give to be walking 'round with you on my arm

We'll spend a million dollars window shopping
And wonder where we'll put it all
I know a couple places we could drop in
Where they don't mind if we don't call
We'll sit around and talk about who's met their fate
Yes who's gone and bought the farm
Oh what I'd give to be walking 'round with you on my arm

Now I haven't talked to you in a long long time
But I can look into your eyes
Right there an inch above my elbow
In the kind of paint that never dries
Cause the man at the tattoo parlor told me that
This pain might not outlast the harm
Oh what I'd give to be walking 'round with you on my arm
Oh what I'd give to be walking 'round with you on my arm



Good Sign (keating/mayone)

It's a good sign it's a very good sign
When the water tastes like wine
And I'm walking in the sunshine
It's a good sign it's a very good sign

Well it’s a good sign it's a very good sign
When the answers are easy to find
They've been hiding all along in plain sight
It's a good sign it's a very good sign

It's a bad sign when the sky grows dark
And the ship is sinking in a sea of sharks
When you've tossed the anchor and the lifeboat’s lost
It's a bad sign a very bad sign

Well It's a good sign it's a very good sign
When the clouds break and the rain subsides
And a rainbow fills up my eyes
It's a good sign it's a very good sign

It's a bad sign when the dashboard light
Starts blinking red and there's no one in sight
On a desolate highway on a starless night
And you're looking for anything in sight

Like a good sign in neon lights 
Where the gas flows like velvet wine
And a dive bar that's open all night
It's a good sign it’s a very good sign



Kids (keating/mayone)

They ask so many questions you just can't keep up
They got no idea you're making it up
Just to placate them for a moment of peace
And if you berate them you get none at least

And then they grow up make you feel old
Leave all their stuff get mad when it's sold

You like to hear that they take after you
Especially when you like what they do
That apple don't fall too far from the tree
But this one is rolling away from me

Kids they grow up make you feel old
The look on their face says more than is told
Kids they grow up even when they don't
Won't do what you say but they will what you won't

So you try to teach them what you need to learn
But you'll never reach them until it's their turn
This road of hard knocks is littered with bones
And you want to protect them keep them close to home

But kids they grow up still call you dad
Calling you up when they're feeling bad
Kids they grow up live their own lives
Then if you're lucky enough they're there when you die



Lucky Stars (mayone)

I never thought I’d make eighteen
It’s a miracle that I’m still here
Killing time so carelessly with no (dis)regard
But my lucky stars were watching over me
Lucky Stars as far as eyes can see

I use to run with a rougher crowd
Cutting class and failing out
Driving fast and recklessly in beat up old cars
But my lucky stars were looking out for me
Lucky Stars as far as I can see

Oh I barely survived I’m just glad to be alive
Long enough for your love to light up my nights

I use to be so cavalier
In my wake a trail of tears
Jilted lovers and lost affairs and broken down hearts
But our lucky stars aligned perfectly
Lucky stars for you and me
Lucky stars as far as we can see