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Moving On

by Jake Mack

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1.
V.1 Although I admit that I have been takin’ Look closely at my hand and you’ll see it been shakin’ From the weight I been holding and I ain’t been letting go Look deep past my eyes and you see what I’m thinkin’ Tryna give you back all those things that were sinkin’ In my waters so deep so wide though you see me laughin’ Pre-chorus What did you expect, that I'd become what you want me to? Only to detect all that hurt that I put on you Chorus Don’t expect to see me here Even if it’s been five years Gonna take more than the wrench in my hand If I’m gonna be the man that you want me to V.2 I’m tired of looking back and seein’ you shoutin’ You’re just skatin’ you so-and-so someday you’re gonna see what I’m sayin’ now so Watch out for that door you fallin’ out from I got other plans that I see myself working through No more taking chances with the life I lucked into I’ve seen better days through a haze passed out on the floor Bridge 2: What did you expect that I’d become what you want me to Only to inspect every flower that I gave to you Tryna get me back to the man that you thought you knew The one that was bet-ter to you Only if you wanted to V.5 I been flipping back and forth through pages that I wrote to you When the grass was green before the hell I put y’all through When I meant something more to myself than what I been now
2.
Drive 03:51
Drive V.1 The rain mixes with the dust flowing right of the field Creating this murky paste all over my windshield Rolling down the cornstalk highway, trying to forget yesterday Through mist in my eyes and the storm ahead, I can’t see, anyway Chorus What’s done is done, no replays here Just moving on V.2 Radio is busted, so I’m listening to the thoughts in my head Wasted time, wasted life, wasted on regret This Olds may take me far, yes it makes me feel alive This Olds keeps me through the storm, all I can do is drive Chorus
3.
V. 1 All the money in the world couldn’t buy it out of a paper bag The gold-collared capitalist sold your vote for the life you should’ve had The job you lost just won him a future already in the bag Hand over fist - your dollars, your plans, fade to black Chorus: We think that the world is okay if they say it is And the cash we save is how we buy our bliss And the love we gave is soaked in the piss Of a man who’s got coins in his eyes V. 2 We want to meet the puppeteer here, who’s the one swimming in stacks That should’ve been a poor kid’s clothes, not his rolls, not her fine Coach bag (trademark) He works the factory floor, 70 hours or more with their saddles on his back While he pays for the overpriced shack he lost in the housing crash Chorus Bridge: (ascending chord progr.) Can all of our love slow this machine Can we pull down the golden calf turned green Whole-hearted revolution We write the terms of the new constitution Chorus
4.
Thunderbird 04:34
V.1 Drivin’ down in my ‘62 Thunderbird, my ‘62 Thunderbird after our fight You wanna sell my ‘62 Thunderbird, my ‘62 Thunderbird after tonight You’ll have to pull this wheel from my hands V.2 Wheelin’ ‘round in my ’62 Thunderbird, my ’62 Thunderbird, gonna give it all hell Wheelin’ ‘round in my ’62 Thunderbrid, my ’62 Thunderbird, you know me so well Baby, don’t you wanna move with me for a while? V.3 Headin’ home in my ’62 Thunderbird, my ’62 Thunderbird ‘cause I rand out of light Pullin’ in in my ’62 Thunderbird, my ’62 Thunderbird looks like you changed your mind Don’t you wanna move with me for a while? Don’t you wanna move with me for a while?
5.
Loser Town 05:33
V.1 I come from a loser town established before they shut the 84 Lumber down Joe Kelley selling them drugs out the back, always seemed like a nice guy, no skeletons out back Before Brian Maxwell drove his pickup through town, then through a trailer down at the camping ground Officer Mathis chased him ‘til 3am, ‘til Brian’s rich daddy bailed him out again Chorus: We all come from a loser town Just look a little harder when you’re walking around V.2 Junkie on the corner asking me for a light, neighbor’s kid almost hit me with his damn dirtbike Crazy Kevin just got thrown out the bar door, got into his Jeep, pedal to the floor Jimmy n’ his wife in the great lawn fight, front row tickets on a Saturday night There’s something romantic in and throughout this town, observe the tragedy all around Chorus V.3 Old Ben sold his love for a car, a ’71 Dodge with a Hurst on the floor As rusty as his heart - fast as his temper – the closest thing he’s had to love, I would wager A sports hero drunk at A.J.’s bar, dashing all hopes he’d ever get far Mathis ain’t walking a straight line, beat Steven so hard he about went blind Locals here throw their beer bottles out the window, preacher’s wife is a notorious nympho Rebel flag above Jack’s garage, they’re drunk off their asses in the local lodge
6.
Tip Box 04:41
V.1 I hate the sound of a hotel room when I’m on my way out And the fact it rains every time I leave this town I hate when I’m in a crowd of people I never felt so alone But I can’t stand the thought of heading back home Where the engineers blow those horns and hit their brakes It knocks your picture off the desk and keeps me awake At least I can look at it in the dark for a while Only you and I know how much you make me smile Chorus Babe I hate the kids in this bar Top 40 is all they want to hear out of this guitar They shout without regard and bury their faces in their phones I’m on stage in front of people all alone A shoving match made me spill my final drink So I sat down in the corner and got to thinking There has really got to be something more Than this tip box life V.2 When I get back I’m going to wrap you up In these arms of mine – we’ll spill the loving cup We could stay in bed for 16 days Laugh at our own stupid jokes and not fade away It’s never a bad way to spend a Saturday night Can’t ask for anything more out of this unfulfilled life Chorus Bridge: Someday we won’t know what it is to scrape by In downtown Chicago you’ll sway side to side The kids in the crowd will finally hear what I’m singing Harmony so sweet my ears’ll finally stop ringing Chorus
7.
Fading Star 04:52
V.1 She really did a number on you, man Cursed out your mother and forced your hand But the fire still smoldered in the sand She really handed it to you, my brother She’s not your friend, sure as hell ain’t your lover When you drink that down, you’ll order another Pre-Chorus: I know you’re feeling alone But, you need to maintain Before you go out n’ wreck your own name You needed a change, But it all stays the same Then you fade into all that pain Chorus: Supernova sun! Just get in the car Nobody even cares where you are You tried to forget, but then you took it too far A dying firefly in the jar, you’re a fading star V.2 Three minutes can break a man Tear out his heart, n’ shoot him dead if he stands But you never made that stand Pick up the flame and put it out in the stream Before you get covered in gasoline Breathing in the crude of your restless, restless dreams Pre-Chorus: Chorus Bridge You always thought you were responsible For the way your world came crashing down But the string theory brings the chaos of cosmos To you, the little bug on the ground Chorus
8.
V.1 All the neighborhood knows This chapter’s come to a close While some heard the door slam from miles away And others felt the tears soak into my face I know what I know, they can talk if they want They weren’t there when this heart froze Chorus 1: I pray to be made into a good thing That I could get rid of everything And start anew ‘Cause these old gears are turning now I’m singing your song without making a sound And we both feel free And that’s where we belong > Intro V.2 I’ve been spending my breath to change your mind Whether or not this was the right time And you waste your time on someone like me On a transparent love I could never see You now know, what I know We could talk - all you want You can have all my time Chorus 1 > Bridge: Bridge: I never had a reputation Never had to defend myself like this Let’s try to diffuse this situation Nohing’s ever hurt quite like this Chorus 2: I feel angels and demons dragging me around Voices telling me to come about And get back to myself My past casts a shadow over everything It can get the best of me If I let it I’m going back to myself (x2) That’s where I belong

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Jake Mack Trio's debut album, released 7/22/16

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released July 22, 2016

Jake Mack, Zach Goforth, Dan Knighten

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Jake Mack Aurora, Illinois

Jake Mack is a Chicagoland artist and career musician who finds his voice in the throws of roots-Americana, and good, old- fashioned Rock and Roll. He is joined by The Lesser Stags, a more-than-capable bunch of like-minded musicians to create a progressive, yet classic, sound with notes of Blues, and twinkles of power pop. This quartet looks to the future while giving a reverent nod to the past. ... more

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