George Potts - Lyrics

LYRICS

EXCEPT:
"I Meant to Go to Memphis" by Rachel Lyn Harrington (used by permission)
"Peaceful Easy Feeling" by Jack Tempchin (cleared by www.easysong.com)

You know you love to tell me what to do
It’s time to turn the tables back on you
So put the red shoes on
Come on baby, put the red shoes on
They won’t be on too long - if you put the red shoes on

V2
If you relax it’s just a natural thing
We’re makin’ honey without no sting
So put the red shoes on
Come on baby, put the red shoes on
They won’t be on for too long - if you put the red shoes on

BRIDGE (1)
I hope you’re catchin’ - the plot I’m hatching
Don’t take no Sherlock Holmes to read the clues
It ain’t no hassle - we’ll storm the castle
Maybe even get some “his & hers” tattoos

V3
No I ain’t gonna go no Genghis Kahn
You gotta prime a pump to turn it on
So put the red shoes on
Come on baby, put the red shoes on
They won’t be on for too long - if you put the red shoes on

BRIDGE (2)

So don’t refuse me – or inexcuse me

You know I know you know the shoes I mean

And when we find them and spit & shined them

We’re gonna need a firehose to douse the scene

On this road we walk together

Many days will pass us by

We will share the joys of living

We’ll hear holy angels cry

We will lose some friends along the way

We’ll recall them time to time

We’ll remember them on New Years Eve

When we sing that Aude Lang Syne

And on that day when we are called away

And leave this world behind

Relieved from all our troubles

All the sorrows we may find

We will never walk this way again

Never smell that sweet sunshine

But we’ll all be one on New Years Eve

When we sing that Aude Lang Syne

Now some will seek to separate us

There are those who will divide

Yet we’ll all be one together

When we reach that other side

We can share the cup of kindness

Or deny the ties that bind

Cause we’ll all be one on New Years Eve

When we sing that Aude Lang Syne

New England Dedicated to all of those who refuse to move out of NWCT

I saw my first bluebird yesterday
Seemed a little early up our way
But I’ll watch her as she fills her home, raise her brood, fly off alone
Could it be that cycle’s getting earlier each year
Maybe it’s a harbinger, or more
I think it’s at least a hint, for sure
But even though she has to go, she’ll be back before we know
There’s no way she’d ever leave New England

Folks been leaving from the North a while
Guess the rest of us just live here in denial
Steady habits, old routines, in factories we filled with dreams
Time tests every bond we've made, and drives a man to go
But if one day, like a bird, I flew
My heart would always come back to you
Silver shorelines, firefly moons, snowy Sunday afternoons
There’s no way I’ll ever leave New England

So fly on bluebird - Go on down
Fly on bluebird - I know I’ll be seeing you around

But like love there is a price we pay
For the things we do so gladly every day
We’ll ignore the things we’ve lost, happily forget the cost
Few will fully understand the reasons why we stay
‘Cause faithfulness and heartache go in hand
And they run a debt you don't pay on demand
With a weak embrace, a parting line
Longtime lovers leave sometimes
But there’s no way I’ll ever leave New England

So fly on bluebird - Go on down
Fly on bluebird - I know I’ll be seeing you around

You pull my head down to your chest
Fill my heart with happiness
There’s no way I’ll ever leave New England

Bromance Probably the most fun I have ever had writing a song....

I think that It’s time to let you know how I feel
Compliment your style, maybe pick up a meal
You must admit it - we like each other so far
So if you agree it’s been good up to now
We could take that next step.... that is as long as our wives allow

We could be Bosom buddies - kinda like Kobe and Shaq
Teammates forever – a two-man rat pack
A dynamic duo - if we give it a chance
Brother this could be the start of a fine Bromance

We could stay out late ‘n make our wives all pissed
Go out fishing early - Ignore the "honey do" list
Argue about football – give each other nicknames like Scooter or Bub
Take the kids camping - or out for a cruise
We’ll double our pleasure when we do it in twos

Bosom Buddies, like macaroni & cheese
Tacos & Tuesdays – Pretty & Please
Partners in crime, like Butch & Sundance
Brother this could be the start of a fine Bromance

We’ll be Bosom buddies
I’ll be Keith Richards, you can be Mick
You do your dancin’ & prancin’ I’ll lay down that lick
A tag-team of two, like a tight pair of pants
Brother this could be the start …..

We could be Homer & Jethro
Axl & Slash
Jordan & Pippen
Crosby & Nash
Brady & Gronk
Nuke & Crash
Donner & Blitzen
Corned Beef & Hash
We could be famous - the world will know at a glance
That this was just the start of a fine Bromance

She's The One For Elissa

She can make the sunrise
Light the moon with her eyes
She glows just like the fireflies
For all the world to see

Hugs me like a sweater
Makes a pie taste better
No matter what the weather
She’s the one for me

She can make the wind blow
She can raise a rainbow
True today ‘n tomorrow
Somehow, she loves me
Moves me like a freight train
Loves me like I’m champagne
Holds me like a soft rain
She’s the one for me

We’re gonna live forever
Like an old love letter
Tightly tied together
Safely stowed away

She moves me like a freight train
Loves me like I’m champagne
Holds me like a soft rain
She’s the one for me

End of the Line Definitely the only rock 'n roll song I have ever written

You think it’s easy - You think we’re the same
You’re folding cards, but you’re still in the game
In for a reason - or just for a rhyme
Guess that’s all that there is at the end of the line

None of it’s funny and none of it’s fair
Laughing our heads off - or gasping for air
I’m in for a dollar, or in for a dime
Well that’s all that there is at the end of the line

       Hold it together
     Break it apart
     Stand & do nothing
     Or tear out my heart
     Just let me know I’m not wasting your time
     Ride with me baby - till the end of the line

So keep me in limbo - I’ll pay your price
I’ll roll my eyes back when you roll your dice
Winner or loser I’ll be just fine
Stay with me baby till the end of the line

I Meant to Go to Memphis
Music & Lyrics by Rachel Harrington (2019)
(Used by Permission - thanks Rachel♥️) This song kills me every time I hear Rachel sing it

I meant to go to Memphis
But first I found cocaine
She was waiting like a lost friend
In the rain

I meant to go to Memphis
Broke down in Baton Rouge
I was empty; she had whiskey
And the blues

Places never grieve
They just go up in flame
Lovers never leave
They only change their name

I meant to write to you
But Austin took me in
Just a place I went to
Waiting for the end to
Begin

Places never grieve
They just go up in flame
Lovers never leave
They only change their name
What I’ve come to believe
Leaves me no one else to blame

I meant to find myself
But who I was passed on
No letter goodbye
No farewell graveside
Just gone

Never Gonna Do It Because we're all human ...

Never should have had one more
Should have walked out that door
Thought about the price I’d have to pay
Holding my hurting head today

And I’m never gonna do it - oh no
Never gonna do it again
Never gonna do it - oh hell no
Never gonna do
Till I do it again

I could push that plate away
I can do it any day
Now I think I know what this means
Means I’m gonna need some bigger jeans

But I’m never gonna do it - oh no ....
Never gonna do it again
Never gonna do it - oh hell no
Never gonna do
Till I do it again

Quitting’s never worth a pile of dimes
Must have done it a thousand times

I never mean to be a fool
Never mean to lose my cool
Never meant to make you cry
You know I’m not that kind of guy

And I’m never gonna do it - oh no ....
Never gonna do it again
Never gonna do it - oh hell no
Never gonna do
Till I do it again