Recorded live on 8.13.22, Philadelphia
Guitar: John Mondick
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Written & performed by Richard & Linda Thompson- from the 1974 release of the album, "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight".
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I'm so tired of working every day
Now the weekend's come I'm gonna throw my troubles away
If you've got the cab fare, mister, you'll do all right
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Meet me at the station, don't be late
I need to spend some money and it just won't wait
Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

There's crazy people running all over town
There's a silver band just marching up and down
The wide boys are all spoiling for a fight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Meet me at the station, don't be late
I need to spend some money and it just won't wait
Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

A couple of drunken nights rolling on the floor
Is just the kind of mess that I'm looking for
I'm gonna dream till Monday comes in sight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Meet me at the station, don't be late
I need to spend some money and it just won't wait
Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (Richard & Linda Thompson cover) (Live)

I’ve got nothing in my pocket
Not a dime to my own name
If you see me from a distance
You would think that I’m insane
The red light district is my home tonight
I’m hopelessly a mess
With a pair of jeans too tight for me
Like a damsel in distress

But I keep going
While the rain keeps coming
And the snow is freezing
Still I’ve got nothing
What am I to do?

Found a ride home from a hustler
Who was picking a whore
Put a gun right to my head
He was going to kill my core
I’ve never dealt with situations
Like the one that I was in
Grabbed the gun and turned it around
And pulled that goddamn trigger on him

And I kept going
While the storm kept coming
And the hail is hurting
But I had nothing
What am I to do?

Stumbled into my apartment
Where the mice were running wild
With the blood over my body
And I must hide this from my child
And my wife is sleeping soundly
On the couch with all those stains
There’s a hole upon the ceiling
And I must tightly hold these reigns

So I kept moving
While the storm kept striking
And the rain returning
Still I had nothing
What was I to do?

WHAT AM I TO DO

Everything’s coming up scary
Everything’s coming up seen
Everything’s turning out funny
Everything’s turning out a shame
Everyone’s choosing to fight
Everyone’s turning out the light
Everyone’s reading the bible
Even though it does nothing for survival

Everything’s going down slowly
Everything’s a worthy cause
We send our soldiers off to battle
And we never see their faces again
Everything’s about a marriage
And everything’s a man a woman
If love is limited to only this
Then I dismiss

Everything’s surrounded in water
Everything’s a fountain of blackness
Everything’s a mode of revival
And everything’s a game to relay

Is this what you call right?
No no, not in this life
If this is what we see as normal
Then I must be disabled

There’s nothing else that I can do

EVERYTHING IS

What You Think (Demo)

I recorded this back in 2020 right as the pandemic was starting up. The intention was to use it to promote my online streaming shows I was doing at the time, but then I lost it...or something. I don't know, it was a wild year. Anyways, I found it and did some updated mixing, but left it pretty much as it stood..without mastering. Hope you enjoy it. I STAN ACE OF BASE! :)

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What U Think

From the upcoming new EP, "Survival Mode & Things" out November 3!

I Don't Trust Myself

From the EP "Survival Mode & Things" - out 11/3:

https://howardlouis.bandcamp.com/album/survival-mode-things-bandcamp-exclusive-bonus-tracks

What You Think

EP PREORDER: https://howardlouis.bandcamp.com/album/waits

Produced by John Mondick & Howard Louis 
Recorded by John Mondick 
Mixed & Mastered by Chris Stever 
Written by Tom Waits

Vocals: Howard Louis 
Guitar: John Mondick
String Arrangement/Piano: Chris Stever

SHIVER ME TIMBERS (Tom Waits cover)

From WAITS, a Tom Waits covers EP. Released in 2019.

https://howardlouis.bandcamp.com/album/waits

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Howard Louis comes armed with powerful vocals and a piano. He fuses sounds of rock, alternative, pop, and even flavors of show tunes in his catalog of songs. His honest lyrics are perceptive, biting, self-deprecating, and naked. All of these qualities are crafted over melodic soundscapes that are sometimes dark, sometimes quirky, and sometimes raw and beautiful.

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