Gloria
Words and Music by Ian Ash 

When it was time to rise
She flew the nest
A reflection of her restlessness

Now hope grows wild on the vine for
For Gloria, for Gloria
And the time is ripe

I don't wanna be someone 
Who keeps re-reading the same page
Don't try to plant me in the sofa and slippers
Like some bird inside a cage
Absolution for this troubadour
Sounding off like horns in bugle corps

Cuz I don't wanna be someone
Who keeps re-reading the same page
Don't try to plant me in the sofa and slippers
Like some bird inside a cage

But love me as a vagabond
Someone you'll tell the story of
Who travels far and wide to summon the sounds
Of his pure euphoria
I just wanna sing for Gloria

Now hope grows wild on the vine for
For Gloria, for Gloria


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Gloria- by The Last Bees

We're Gonna Start Something- Ian Ash

We Know How to Fall

Can't Wait
Words and Music by Ian Ash

Well girl I can't take anymore
It's time I settle the score
I tried to walk right through your door
But there was a line
Ooo, ooo

Well I ain't used to waiting around like that 
I'd rather walk before I come to bat, yeah
I can't wait on deck for your love

Well girl you've got lessons to learn
About the heads you turn 
And all the bridges that you burn 
Without batting an eye 
Ooo, ooo

Well if you're gonna play ball so wild and free
And pull your double switch on me, then 
I can't wait on deck for your love

I know I had my chances
I saw your second glances
I could have joined your petting zoo
You know you could have tried to 
Explain what was inside you
I had to strain to find the truth

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Can't Wait by The Last Bees

Crusade
Words and Music by Ian Ash

Well I was feeling so alone
I tried to leave my comfort zone
Tired of marching in an endless lover's lane parade
I broke the line to join your crusade

Cuz I knew you weren't fooling around
And I could finally settle down
You were steady as a rock when I was sinking sand
You caught me in the palm of your hand

My life was wasted time
Till you pulled me aside
Right at the borderline
You told me we should take that climb

Looking back at all the lovely memories we've made
I'm happy that I joined your crusade

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Crusade by The Last Bees

True or False
Words and Music by Ian Ash and Jim Peterik

I can't wait to see you cry
I know he'll strike a nerve
Yeah after all your lies
I hope you get what you deserve 

You told him we were through
Oh what a malice thing to do
Guess fifty fifty isn't truly one in two
It's plainly false whenever you say you'll be true

I shouldn't have to ask 
I'll never really know
How you put on your mask 
in your variety show

And when you paint your face 
I see right through your dire straights
Your tragedy seems comical to you   
It's plainly false whenever you say you'll be true

I've seen the way you stack the deck
Till all the boxes have been checked 
All I'm saying is you're none of the above
Someday you'll find another fool
Who doesn't care you break the rules
In this game of love

So who am I to care?
I guess I wish you well
I've been stuck here in this limbo 
Since you put me through this hell

Now when I see your face 
There's still so much I can't erase
The pain of every time you turned the screw
To me your game of true and false is nothing new

©2019 Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP/Jim Peterik Music administered by Bicycle Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

True or False by The Last Bees

Way Too Deep
Words and Music by Ian Ash

I'm in way too deep
Baby rescue me
I swear I'll never leave
I'm in way too deep

I hope you never feel
Like the way I felt before
I was lonely as an island
Till you washed up on my shore

And I tried to plumb the depths
Of the ocean in my soul
I was lonely as an island till you came and made me whole

Barely treading water
I cried a little louder, singin'

My heart was feeling heavy
I would sink before I swim
My whole world was upside down
Like hangin' from a jungle gym

But in spite my situation
You knew I had much to give
So you dove right in renewing all the will I had to live

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Way Too Deep by The Last Bees

Saturday 
Words and Music by Ian Ash

Met her at a dance on a Friday night
I told her take my hand, it'll be all right
When I took it I was swept away
and I thought about my Saturday

I asked her on a date to the drive in show
My heart skipped a beat when she said “let's go” 
I went to bed that night and prayed anticipating Saturday

The next day I was itchin' to go 
I put on my best cologne and my finest clothes
She wore a skirt with her hair in a bow 
And our favorite song was playin' on the radio 

Walked her to the door where we shared a kiss
Sweet as honey and pure as bliss
Like a rocket, I was blown away 
I said I'd see her next Saturday 

I'm so glad that I took a chance
When I saw that little girl at the Friday dance
I lost count of the Saturdays
that have passed us by now that she's here to stay

Walked her down the aisle where we shared a vow
Had our second first dance and we took a bow 
Everybody came to celebrate on a starry night Saturday

©2019 Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Saturday by The Last Bees

The Final Sting
Words and Music by Ian Ash

Now that the summer has come and gone
Your love has up and died
It feels like a forlorn love song
That eats you up inside

I planned to give you my all, my everything
But then you went and gave the final sting

Sure as the sun sets on your best
I'll be on my way
I ain't gonna wait around until I drown
I'll catch the next wave

And see what new love tomorrow may bring
Hope I already felt the final sting

And though I tried my best to stay on track
I hope you know that I'll be back 
And stronger than I ever was before
When you knocked on my door

Now that the summer has come and gone
Your love has up and died
It feels like a forlorn love song
Spits you out alive

I planned to give you my all, my everything
But then you went and gave the final sting

To think last summer I'd given you my ring
And now I must endure the final sting

©2019 Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

The Final Sting by The Last Bees

Countdown
Words and Music by Ian Ash

Countdown ten, nine, eight
Better not be late
Seven, six and five
Do you feel alive? 

Countdown four, three, two
Face-off me and you
Till it's one and zero
Who's the hero gonna be? 

I was the underdog in love
I'd never win the game
Didn't know what plays to call

I couldn't read the other team
I couldn't plot and scheme
I could only dream, I'm singin'... 

Wish I could find a special coach
And learn how to approach 
The girl I love the most

Oh I would hate to jump offsides
Or delay the game this time
I've gotta make her mine

Cuz I've been counting down the hours 
till I'll see her again
And I've been counting down the minutes
coming up with a plan

And I've been counting on becoming 
so much more than a friend
But there's a game clock 
It's going tick tock, I'm singin'...

Countdown shotgun 
Three, two, one ' 

Copyright (C) 2020 Seventh Science Records. Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Countdown

Bad Time
Words and Music by Mark Farner

I'm in love with the girl that I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl I can't live without
I'm in love but I sure picked a bad time
To be in love
To be in love
Well, let her be somebody else's queen
I don't want to know about it
There's too many others that know what I mean
And that's why I got to live without it
I'm in love with the girl I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl I can't live without
I'm in love but I feel like I'm wearin' it out
I'm in love but I must have picked a bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
All the stories coming back to me
From my friends and the people I don't want to see
The things they say I know just couldn't be true
At least not until I hear it from you
'Cause I still love the little girl I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl I can't live without
I'm in love but I feel like I'm wearin' it out
I'm in love but I must have picked a bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
You know that I love the little girl I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl I can't live without
I'm in love but it feels like I'm wearin' it out
I'm in love but I must have picked a bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love
A bad time to be in love

Copyright (C) 2020 CMinor Music OBO Cram-Renraff Co. All rights reserved.

Bad Time

Love Lies Down 
Words and Music by Ian Ash

Trying to relax, trying to relate
Trying to have some patience, can you wait? 
Looking for an answer in your eyes
Always know I'll try to sympathize

Trying to overcome my deepest fear
That my child inside might disappear
Do I have the strength to know myself
If it has the power to push you out? 

Get a grip, loosen up, it's not over 
Take the burden right off of your shoulder
Open up and perceive what might be
When her love lies down on me

I've been waiting to talk to you tonight
Please be honest, please be open
I won't try to make you bear the tide
If that's not the way you're rowin'
But we're both in this boat together 

Copyright (C) 2020 Seventh Science Records. Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Love Lies Down

Checkout Time
Words and Music by Ian Ash

I don't wanna, I don't wanna
See who you've got coming over
To your slumber party

You said, “Come on over, come on over”
But I'd rather stay at home girl
Even all alone girl

Cuz I've seen the company you're keepin'
And I know it'll bring me down
And your ex lovers keep on creepin'
You should really start a lost and found

Now I ain't gonna, I ain't gonna
Try to mark my territory
I won't spoil your party

If you call me at ungodly hours
I don't want to hear your story
Don't try saying “sorry”

Cuz you think you're keepin' me around
But you're really pushing me away
You've been treating me like a hotel
So I hope that you enjoyed your stay

It's checkout time
We're not liable for hearts left behind
Just read the sign

It's checkout time
Carry your baggage down the line
It's checkout time 

Copyright (C) 2020 Seventh Science Records. Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Checkout Time

Earlier Grave
Words and Music by Ian Ash

Be brave, take an earlier grave for me
Be brave, take an earlier grave for me
Would you die for leonine greed 
Packaged as a cause you believe sayin'
“Be brave, take an earlier grave for me”?

What's life if you lose all your liberty?
What's life if you lose all your liberty?
I'm alive and I don't wanna die 
Show me cause for primeval laws sayin' 
“Be brave, take an earlier grave for me”

Well trying to stand for something isn't easy 
When you don't know the truth 
All for one and one for no one's lonely
Pawning it off on you

Be brave, take an earlier grave for me
Be brave, take an earlier grave for me
Can'tcha live with what others forgive?
Aren'tcha safe when you're hailed as a saint? So,
Be brave, take an earlier grave for me

Well trying to fall for nothing isn't easy 
When you don't know the truth 
Layers of the tale unfold like tulips
I'll pick one for you 


Written by Ian Ash. ©2020 Seventh Science Records, Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Earlier Grave

We Got It Going
Words and Music by Ian Ash

We got it going  we got it going strong  
we got it going   and it won't be long 
Until we get to the top   
Yeah no one's gonna stop us now

“We'll never make it,” they said,  “Enjoy it while it lasts”
I'll get crushed like an insect   under your doormat

People love to look down   when they don't know   
what ground to stand upon themselves

We got it going   We got it going strong   
We got it going   And it won't be long 	
Until we get to the top   
Yeah no one's gonna stop us now

We got it going   Yeah, you better believe  
We got it going   cuz it's easy to see	
That when we're flowing as one   
Ain't no one gonna stop us now

Our lives are ticking time bombs,  nothing here to lose 
We didn't climb this far by numbing every bruise
We endured the pain and every day 
we find a way to break on through 


We got it going   We got it going strong  
We got it going   And it won't be long 
Until we get to the top  
yeah no one's gonna stop us now

We got it going,  oh yeah, you better believe  
we got it going because it's easy to see
That when we're flowing as one  
Ain't no one gonna stop us now

(C) 2021 Ian & The Dream Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

We Got It Going

Low-fi rock, straight from Les Paul's hometown.  What's your favorite song of ours?  Please repost it for your friends :-)

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There's an undeniable scent of nostalgia in the air. Our distraction-filled digital lives have us craving something that is organic, real and spontaneous.

The Last Bees was a spontaneous experiment that soon took on a brand of its own. Ian Ash was inspired by the Led Zeppelin throwback of Greta Van Fleet, and the 60's throwback of artists like JD McPherson, Megan Trainor and Pokey LaFarge. One cold winter in early January, Ash finished recording “Can't Wait” at his home studio in Wisconsin. It was a track with an early Beatles approach, fitting, as Ash is a self-proclaimed Beatles geek with a vocal resonance resembling John Lennon. 

Ian buzzed down to Chicago to play the track for his manager, who posited the question- how about making a collection of songs like this?!...

So, Ash went back to his hive and did just that. He wrote, produced and arranged songs that hark back to a time not so different from our current culture; a time when people also needed positive, uplifting release from the vicissitudes of a world changing so quickly.

The melodies were sweet as honey, but the vocals and instruments had an edge that stung like a bee. And thus, The Last Bees was born.

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