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Rock Candy
03:29
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Rock Candy
c. '16 Vlayman
I been standin' on the street corner all night
Just hangin' out under this here street light
I'm sellin' rock candy
I been ownin' this here piece of the street
It's mine all mine and I keep it sweet
I'm sellin' rock candy
There is them what say this is a dead end
For me and all my friends
Yeah
But this is the only candy we got
This here's the place where I take my stand
This here's the place what makes me the man
I'm sellin' rock candy
Right across there is the old liquour store
Go get you some but come see me for more
I'm sellin' rock candy
Ain't nobody ever be standing here but me
I'll get ya what you want but you know it ain't free
I'm sellin' rock candy
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The Good Rock
03:20
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The Good Rock
c.' 16 Vlayman
Well, she took me home and
and gave me sompin' good
Well, she took me home
and rocked me like I knew she would
She gave me the good rock
Yeah, she really made it all
worth my while
Yeah, she really made me
hafta go the extra mile with style
She gave me the good rock
She gave me the good rock
Ow! Baby knows how to roll it right
Ow! baby rolled it up tight all night
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The Sweetest Thing
c. '16 Grankspoine; lyrics by Vlayman
You always held that I didn't know what I was doing
Took the position that I hadda be a incompetent
You never felt that I was capable of groovin'
But you always yelled out in the end
You never said nice things,
You say the sweetest things
Wooh -hooh
You never seemed to think that I had
any kinda empathy
You alway said I was only about me
You'd just lay there, bitch and not even moan
as I was sweatin'
Until you admitted you was gettin' everything you need
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4. |
In Mind w Grankspoine
03:30
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In Mind
c. '16 Vlayman
When I'm sad
I try not to cry
When I'm sad I try to be glad
I'm not yet ready to die
I keep it in mind
I keep it in mind
I keep it in mind
This life is my mine
It's my life I'm riskin'
It's my life
I could just throw away
SOLO
When I'm glad
I cry out to try
When I'm glad I got you in mind
I'm not yet ready to die
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5. |
The King of Nothing Town
03:39
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The King of Nothing Town
c. Vlayman
Today I'm drunk but, tomorrow I'll be sober
I'll keep gettin' younger as you're gettin' older
I'm goin' somewhere you cain't never know
I'm goin' somewhere you cain't never go
Today I'm drunk but, I really do feel alright
Think I'll keep drinkin' here, the rest of the night
It ain't easy bein' nothin' but I believe I got it down
I'm the king of nothin' right here in Nothin' Town
I got no real lovin' just enough to get me by
I got no real money just enuff to keep me high
I ain't never asked for nobody to listen to me
(don't want 'em down on their knes,
and they don't wanna be)
You wouldn't wanna and I won't teach ya for free
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6. |
The Truth of It
03:29
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The Truth of It
c. '16 Vlayman
Some how I just knowed you couldn't
look me in the eye
Some how I just knowed you couldn't
without cryin'
It's the truth of it
Some how I just knowed you couldn't
not get yerself high
Some how I just knowed you couldn't
'splain yerself without lyin'
Some how I just knowed you couldn't
try to stay alive
Some how I just knowed you couldn't
'splain yerself without dyin'
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7. |
Step Off
03:37
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Step Off
c. '16 Vlayman
Men see you as a threat all alone
They don't know how to behave
If they can't be the master at home, They still won't be the slave
You don't give them anything
And they know that they're lost
You don't give them anything, It's time they Step off
Some women find you intriguing at home
They wanna hear what you say
If you catch them out drinking alone
They might let you play
You don't give them anything
And they know that they're lost
You don't give them anything, It's time they Step off
Me, I don't care what you do on your own
I kinda find you boring nowdays
No surprise to find you living alone
I got nothin' to say
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8. |
Too Old
03:06
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Too Old to Die Young
c. '16 Vlayman
I been around such a long time, now
I seen so many things that I'm on full
My heart and my mind is workin' way overtime
And I can't, I just can't, I can't take no mo'.
Oh, my son, y'know it's been fun but
I'm too old to die young
In '75 when yer moms came alive,
I'd been around by then many a year
And a year to me now is like the life of a flower
A flower that drinks all your tears
Oh, my son, y'know it's been fun but
I'm too old to die young
This is become a new millenium
and I've lost all my friends to the grave
And my lovers is gone and this is a last song
To tell you I cannot be saved
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9. |
C-L Poseur
03:18
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C-L Poseur
c. '16 Vlayman
Oughta be a regulation
If you extend a invitation
you do it cuz you wanta be accepted
not rejected
you wanna be taken seriously
You want some respect
any gonna happen
when you act like that
CH: Don't ask me to join with you
when you ain't got no intent
You don't intent to cary thru
yer nuthin' but a poser
Ain't no gettin away from it
you showed no respect
Ain't no gettin away from it
and so no respect shall you get
no respect
CH: Don't ask me to join with you
when you ain't got no intent
You don't intent to cary thru
yer nuthin' but a poser
CH: Don't ask me to carry thru
when you ain't got no intent
You don't really want nobody
to join with you
yer nuthin' but a poser
it's true
CH: Don't ask me to join with you
when you ain't got no intent
You don't intent to cary thru
yer nuthin' but a poser
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10. |
Train in the Rain
03:27
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rain in the Rain
c. '16 Vlayman
Baby rides every
every night
Rides every night
to Jackson
She rides the train in the rain
Baby rides the train
Baby walks the streets
every night
Baby walks the streets
for action
She rides the train in the rain
Baby rides the train
Baby know I'm waiting for her
She knows, baby knows
Just ask her
She rides the train in the rain
Baby rides the train
SOLO
Baby know I'm thinkin' 'bout her
She knows, baby knows
She's my last one
Drums: Vezina
Bass: HnrJazz-Brick-160XT
Gtrs: Tele-HRDX-MXL860-PM1000(pad)
Vox: EV664-Eureka-1176
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Vlayman Chicago, Illinois
Fat, bald and old - could I be anymo' rock-n-roll?
I play guitar, bass, some keys and percussion, and I try to
vocalize. I write and record, and I do so obsessively. Also, I like martoonies, a lot, and I raise my kids, whom I also like, a lot.
Look for me at the TapeOp and TalkBass forums, where I'm vvv, or in various bars in the Loop.
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Vlayman recommends:
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Las Lagrimas
by The Hungry Drunx
I'm onnit, too.
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