Time, don’t go looking for me
I’m just moving on at my own speed
I know my drummer plays differently
So Time, don’t go looking for me

Well I guess I never grew up
Never owned up to my responsibility
I never learned much in school
I never got that degree
Instead I learned to be free

Chorus

I never learned about the way things are 
I never learned the games I should play
Never figured out how to act
Or say the things I’m supposed to say
Instead I learned to say what I mean

Chorus

Bridge	Am G C Am G Em A
 
Chorus

I never learned to see black and white
Cause every color knows how to bleed
Never learned to tell left from right
Cause everybody’s pushed to extremes
Instead I learned to be me

Chorus


Don't Go Looking For Me

The Star Spangled Banner

Scrapple Pie
An Ode to the Philly music scene of the 80's

A long long time ago
When the Djs gave local bands a chance
I’d listen to the radio
Headphones on, guitar in hand and I 
Learned the riffs, I learned the hooks
I shopped at  Zipperhead, man I had the look
And we were down on South Street hangin’ at the Ripley all night

I was a Jungle Boy 
you were my Punk rock girl
In my bitching Camaro it’s good to be King of the world
And we walked real cool from Wildwood to Drexel Hill

When that change reaction
Hit us from out of the blue
You said catch me I’m falling but I
just wanna hang around with you

And do the dance together
Baby It’ll be alright
Cause woman you got the power
I knew it after last night

And the music made us rumble
Cause we were so young and tight
Walking on the water, hangin’ at the Ripley all night

<Escalator break>

All you zombies came down to South Ferry Road
The Birdman sang of Amore
And the man in the street counted the days

And I heard the King of England got a job
I thought we had it made in the ‘Shade
Until the Secret Kid sent our limo away

And I knew there was gonna be trouble
Cause I saw it written on the wall
And we were down on South Street hangin’ at the Ripley that’s all

<Fear of Heights Break>



Now can I get a Witness
From somewhere in this galaxy
And if Bonnie’s still out there rocking
Well that’s all right with me

And the Old Grads told their stories
Until the Secret Service appeared
Rounded up the usual suspects and
Hauled them outta here

We were on Official business
Double parked by the traffic light
Down on South Street hanging at teh Ripley all night

<After Last Night break>

Slow

Nothing lasts forever
No matter how much you want it to
Young people get old, old records get sold
After one too many moves
But I’ll keep all these memories in the pocket
Of my stone-washed jeans 
I’ll be down on South Street
I’ll be down on South Street
With the ghost of the Ripley tonight

Hanging at the Ripley

Scrapple Pie

Victoria

It wasnt all that long ago
You didnt even know my name
Those long nights dreaming of you
I couldnt help but love you
I never wanted to feel this way

And now I see you all the time
And what I want, well it seems so out of line
To steal one secret smile
To make the night worthwhile
But every night just ends the same

Victoria
Every night still ends the same Victoria

Watch You moving like an angel on the wind
Hear you voice just like a muse
How much do I really stand to win
and How much do I stand to lose
Victoria

To steal one secret smile
To make the night worthwhile
But every night still ends the same...

Hanging at The Ripley

Victoria

Bit of a throwback flavored from the old Stax and Memphis soul sound, with a bit more drive and crunchy guitar leads.  Scratch vocal on this one.  If any singers want to give it a go let meknow!

Railroad Gal

Train Wreck Blues by Chris Walter

I’ve been walking down the track
Counting the cross ties, just trying to make it back
Been so long since I been gone
Doin all I can just to get back home
Now I made a big mess down way down the line
Just saying I’m sorry won’t be enough this time


Going way too fast when I hurt the turn
That was one lesson that was sho hard learned
Didn’t see the signal, never hit the brake
Now that big old wreck is all my mistake
There a fire still going, still can smell the fumes
It’s a melting hunk of flaming  junk – I got the train wreck blues

I got those train wreck blues
Aint got no peace of mind
I gotta walk and walk and walk to the
End of the line
And If I find you there, don’t know what I can do 
To lose these train wreck blues

I emptied that vodka, finished off that gin,
Gonna filler up and start all over again
Keep it all coming Jen, its more than I deserve
Till I lose those memories or I find the nerve
There a fire still going, still can smell the fumes
It’s a melting hunk of flaming  junk – I got the train wreck blues

Train Wreck Blues

Saving My Love For You

No Matter What You Do

Had some lyrical ideas for this one, but it evolved into a more instrumental piece.  Let me know what you think!

Ain't Got You

15 Minutes

When I Fell in Love With You (Capo 3)

Mist upon the window				Am	C
Shadows dancing in the rain			G	D
Indeterminate designs 				Am	
Of hazy clouds and starless nights			C
Never thought I’d see the sun again			G	D
Then all at once my grey skies turned to blue	Em	C	D<>
When I fell in love with you				Bb	G

Voices in the corner
Music all around
Swirling in a endless drone
Without melody or tone
As subtle as a giant wall of sound
Then suddenly a perfect voice broke through
When I fell in love with you

	When I fell in Love with you			C	D	G
	I learned something I never knew		Em	C	D
	Like how a truth can be so bold		Am
	Lay you naked lost and cold			C
	Reborn and suddenly brand new		G		D
	When I fell in love with you			Em	C	D

A million different people
As many downcast eyes
A thousand stories left untold
Promises like tarnished gold
All ending in a handful of goodbyes
Then I learned  how one and one makes two
Since I fell in love with you

chrisjwalter

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