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Everybody's Going Away

by The Late Joys

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1.
Everybody's going away Though some of them say they'll be back some day But I've seen people leave here before And when they go they don't come back no more, oh You drove the rental truck to get the settee the morning muggy When you packed up all you could carry to move from Austin to Kentucky And later on that night when Shel called up to say goodbye You spoke a while, she dried her eyes as she imagined you'd meet up in time Everybody's going away Though some of them say they'll be back some day But I've seen people leave here before And when they go they don't come back no more, oh I helped you stow some things you couldn't carry in the RV When you packed up your little army to take a trip around the world And in your wanderings will you forget the ones you left The words unsaid the secrets kept that wait on foreign shelves 'til you return Shezhad's for New York City, on to London, maybe Karachi Tom and Robin to Colorado, Liz a Costa Rican farm The Aernes live in Oregon, the Sewell-McCann's are in Vermont And what of those who must embark on life's last journey, how we'll miss you, Don Everybody's going away Though some of them say they'll be back some day But I know we won't see them again So raise a glass to all our absent friends
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It's a twisty system It's a twisty system It's a twisty system Will we sink or swim When the tide comes rushing in When we're up to our necks In our greatest mistake Will we swim or sink We're beyond the brink We can't put on the brakes When it accelerates It's a twisty system It's a twisty system It's a twisty system It's a twisty system Once we had no cares Now it's all up in the air When it comes back down We won't be around Yet it's obvious At least to most of us We'd better change now If we don't want to drown It's a twisty system It's a twisty system What was glacial is picking up pace Will we skate on this thin ice And while deniers are buying their science We're running out of time The imperceptible is spinning out of control Right before our eyes So don't pretend that you can't comprehend When the writing's on the sky And if we project Even ten or twelve years hence We'll be feeling the heat If we keep dragging our feet It's ours to protect If we're negligent We may catch our death Before we catch our breath It's a twisty system It's a twisty system It's a twisty system It's a twisty system But it's our only one
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Honestly 03:41
"Honestly, honestly You never turn and wave when you walk away." "Honestly, honestly It's more a matter of not falling on my face." "Do you do impressions?" I said, "Sober's my best one. We could make it through the afternoon if we both get drunk." Honestly, honestly There's other pretty faces like your own Honestly, honestly They flicker and they fade but you still glow Bumped into someone and I turned and it was you Could we make it through a lifetime, girl? Could we make it through a single afternoon? Some saving grace pushes open the drapes And they twist and dance on this tacky wallpaper Out the window it's a fractured day But two kids hold hands and plan their escape "Honestly, honestly You always turn and wave when you say goodbye." "Honestly, honestly Well, don't let on: I kind of like your style." "I feel like Valentino." She said, "Easy, Twinkle Toes; I can show you three kinds of kisses." "I know a fourth one, here I go." Honestly, honestly I think I know the next few steps by heart Honestly, honestly Like all the things that end before they start "If I had to leave here now, would you follow me?" She put her coffee down Took my hand and answered, honestly Honestly

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Robi Polgar: guitar, vocals
Patrick Lopez: bass
Andy Macleod: drums
Shane Lewis: trumpet

Sacha Crosby: harmonies on Twisty System and Honestly
Words and music by Mr. P.
Read all about The Late Joys on the band’s official website: www.robipolgar.com/late-joys.html

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released June 12, 2009

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Alta Vista Recording, Austin, Texas with the help of Tom Johnson and Colin McDonald.
Artwork by Keith Peters
Sans qui: Shel, Ari, Kaitlin, Didi, Denise, Sandrine, Sophie, Lisa, Sacha, the AVR crew, Keith et …

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The Late Joys Austin

With influences that include The Beatles, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The Jam, The Clash and a slew of '80s and '90s Brit-pop guitar-based trailblazers, The Late Joys put on a high-octane show that's groovy, melodic and infused with fun.

The Late Joys play infectious sonic confections with literate lyrics, catchy melodies and unabashedly progressive political sensibilities.
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