For Lauren.

Always watching from the corner of my eye
Always trying to disguise
Always reaching out to feel your skin on mine
Always silencing the little voice that echoes in my mind (it says)

Don't let her down
Don't let her down

Never will outrun the fear of what's to come
Never will erase what's been done
Never looking back - our lives have just begun
Never letting go of you, I know you are the only one (and so)

Don't let her down
Don't let her down
Don't let her down
Don't let her down

Don't Let Her Down

Taking the classic by Carole King/James Taylor in a slightly different direction. Happy (belated) Mother's Day!

Lead vocals by Jake Centra. All other sounds by Ben Centra. Composed by Carole King, though we mostly imitated the James Taylor version.

You've Got A Friend

Cover of "It's Not My Birthday" by They Might Be Giants.

It's Not My Birthday (They Might Be Giants Cover)

Plug Basket

I fell into a hole
I feel it's been forever
Since the day I learned I
Fell into the hole

I don't really know
How I got to be here 
But the hole is now
All I really know

I can see the light
Of the surface glowing bright
But every day it feels further away

Pull me out of here
(Watch your step, don't fall in)
Pull me out of here
(I don't want to drag you down)
I keep shouting, is there someone near?

I'm down here all alone
Somehow it is harder
Than before when I
Used to be alone

It is very dark
My eyes are closed and open
It's the same, all I see
Is very dark

Then today it rained
Adding insult to the pain
I'd lay down but I'm afraid to drown

Pull me out of here
(Watch your step, don't fall in)
Pull me out of here
(I don't want to drag you down)
I keep shouting, do you even hear?

I keep looking up,
I climb the walls, I'm giving up
Throw me down some rope
I'm afraid, I'm losing hope
But I want to survive
So I'll shout 'til help arrives
Can you hear?
Can you hear?

Pull me out of here
(Watch your step, don't fall in)
Pull me out of here
(I don't want to drag you down)
I keep shouting, is there someone near?

Pull me out of here
(Watch your step, don't fall in)
Pull me out of here
(I don't want to drag you down)
I keep shouting do you even hear?

I Fell Into A Hole

Our love is simple verse
We put in the practice and rehearse
Our little scene
Peaceful as a dream

Our story's simple prose
No need to embellish I suppose
But do you ever dream
We'd live a grander scene?

A killing blow
To be cherished so
Parting's such sweet sorrow
But I'll see you tomorrow

What light through your window breaks?
Our warring houses' names we would forsake
It's a little cheat
To make the rose as sweet

My love for you I'd cry
Proclaim it to your balcony on high
But there l suspend,
Don't want the tragic end!

A killing blow
To be cherished so
Parting's such sweet sorrow
But I'll see you tomorrow

Our love is simple verse
Simple doesn't always make it worse
There's no drama here
The meaning's crystal clear

I'd write an epic poem
But no saga, rhapsody, or tome
Would be preferred
To our simple words

A killing blow
To be cherished so
Parting's such sweet sorrow
But I'll see you tomorrow

See You Tomorrow

When I was a boy we'd go for walks along the beach
I'd often walk ahead, never too far out of reach
I'd spot a shimmer in the waves and reach into the sand
Then run back over to you, share the treasure in my hand

And you'd place it in your pocket
Keep it safe against the rising tide
But, oh, nothing can stop it
All things wash away in time

Scavengers, stooped over, scooping handfuls in our pride
Fragments of weathered glass in blue and brown and green and white
You'd say they were gifts from your father
The sun was hot but still we'd walk a little farther

To place them in our pockets
Keep them safe against the rising tide
But, oh, nothing can stop it
All things wash away in time

Dull the jagged edges 'til they're smooth to the touch
Cloud over the surface, 'til it isn't clear as such
Tumbled 'neath the waves the colors dim and features fade
But from the scattered pieces a great treasure can be made

Now the decades pass but you still walk along the beach
You mostly walk alone, these days I'm out of reach
The glass is rare but you don't care, each piece fills you with joy
Big or small, precious all, like moments with your boy

So you place them in your pocket
Keep them safe against the rising tide
But, oh, nothing can stop it
All things wash away in time

So place them, in your pocket
Keep them safe against the rising tide
But, oh, nothing can stop it
All things wash away in time

Featuring Lauren DiCristofaro on backing vocals!

Sea Glass Song

An unnecessarily accurate recreation of "Sunshine On My Mind (Heading Down to the Jersey Shore)" by Paul Christopher Moschette. 

This song was an integral part of family vacations to Long Beach Island. I think we even watched Paul perform it while on a bay cruse. I suppose that's how we ended up listening to this song on the way down to the shore for years and years. Happy Mother's Day :)

Lead vocals by Jake Centra. Backup vocals by Allie Johnston. Guitar, bass, and arrangement by Ben Centra. Music by Paul Christopher Moschette. 

You can listen to the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOJj2t-bzb0

Sunshine On My Mind

Been listening to Comedy Bang! Bang! for over 10 years. Finally got around to recording a plugs theme.

CBB Plugs Theme - "Trust"

Cracking jokes was easy
When we thought that we could win the race
But now it's kinda sleazy
And our country is a big disgrace

I've got my right to speak out
And I'll do it with a covered mouth

I'm not trying to attack your freedom
You can let your freak flag fly
But wouldn't it be patriotic
If no more Americans needlessly died?

With a simple cloth across your face
You can keep yourself and others safe
So please, pretty please

Wear a fucking mask
It's a simple task
Our leaders' heads are up their asses
So it's all I ask
Wear a fucking mask
It's a simple task
Our leaders' heads are up their asses
So it's all I ask

The man in charge was acting smarmy
He met the virus with no resistance
We've been swarmed by an invading army
And our only defense is to social distance

I'm doing my best to stay inside
But no one wants to run and hide

The science would speak for itself
If you had the brains to listen
Keeping schools closed to protect the kids
Is not a radical position

You can't close your eyes, make it go away
The virus is here to stay
So please, pretty please

Wear a fucking mask
It's a simple task
Our leaders' heads are up their asses
So it's all I ask
Wear a fucking mask
It's a simple task
Our leaders' heads are up their asses
So it's all I ask

To the workers making a sacrifice
Know that we are empathetic
And to all the jerks who are risking lives
I’ll spell it out so you get it

It's hard to live in the land of the free
When you can't breathe
So please, pretty please

Wear a fucking mask
It's a simple task
Our leaders' heads are up their asses
So it's all I ask
Wear a fucking mask
It's a simple task
Our leaders' heads are up their asses
So it's all I ask

Wear a fucking mask

Wear A Mask

Another CBB plugs theme. Sounds a little bit like "Sex Dwarf" by Soft Cell.

Plugs Dwarf

Singer-songwriter from Medford, MA. One half of @these-stains.

Bandcamp: https://bencentra.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bencentramusic/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA5q6g3BeCpVv3EYJh9VcWQ

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