ATF: Twofers

This weekly series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.

Link: [Jackson Browne]

The Load Out/Stay

Jackson Browne

Now the seats

Are all empty

Let the roadies take the stage

Pack it up and tear it down

They're the first to come

And last to leave

Workin’ for that minimum wage

They'll set it up in another town

Tonight the people were so fine

They waited there in line

And when they got up on their feet

They made the show

And that was sweet

But I can hear the sound

Of slammin’ doors

And foldin’ chairs

And that's a sound they'll never know

Now roll them cases out

And lift them amps

Haul them trusses down

And get 'em up them ramps

'Cause when it comes to movin’ me

You know you guys are the champs

But when that last guitar's been packed away

You know I still want to play

So just make sure you got it all set to go

Before you come for this piano

But the band's on the bus

And they're ready to go

We've got to drive all night

And do a show in Chicago

Or Detroit

I don't know

We do so many shows in a row

And these towns all look the same

We just pass the time in our hotel rooms

And wander 'round backstage

‘Til those lights come up

And we hear that crowd

And we remember why we came

Now we got

Country and Western

On the bus

R and B

We got disco

In eight tracks

And cassettes

In stereo

We've got

Rural scenes

And magazines

We've got truckers on CB

We've got Richard Pryor on the video

We got time to think of the ones we love

While the miles roll away

But the only time that seems too short

Is the time that we get to play

People you've got the power over what we do

You can sit there and wait

Or you can pull us through

Come along

Sing the song

You know that you can't go wrong

'Cause when that morning sun comes beatin’ down

You're going to wake up in your town

But we'll be scheduled to appear

A thousand miles away from here

So people stay

Just a little bit longer

We want to play

Just a little bit longer

Now if the promoter don't mind

And the union don't mind

If we take a little time

And we leave it all behind

And sing

One more song

Oh won’t you stay

Just a little bit longer

Please

Please

Please

Say you will

Say you will

Oh won’t you stay

Just a little bit longer

Oh

Won’t you stay

Just a little bit longer

Yeah

Yeah

And if the promoter don’t mind

And the brothers don’t mind

If we take a little time

And Leave it all behind

And sing

One more song

Link: [Journey]

Feeling That Way/Anytime

Journey

Opened my eyes

To a new kind of way

All the good times

That you saved

Are you feelin’

You’re feelin' that way too

Or am I just

Am I just a fool

When the summer’s gone

She’ll be there

Standin’ by the light

Once she’s been to where

She’s gone to

She should know

Wrong from right

Is she feelin’

Are you feelin’

You’re feelin’ that way too

Or am I just

Am I just a fool

A new road’s waitin’

You touched my life

Whoa oh

Soft and warm

On a summer’s night

You’re the only one

I told you

The only one I love

The lovely one

Lovely one

I’m thinkin’ of

When the summer’s gone

She’ll be there

Standin’ by the light

Once she’s been to where

She’s gone to

She should know

Wrong from right

Is she feelin’

Are you feelin’

You’re feelin' that way too

Whoa oh

Oh yeah yeah yeah

You’re feelin’ that way

When the summer’s gone

She’ll be there

Standin’ by the light

Once she’s been to where

She’s gone to

She should know

Wrong from right

Is she feelin’

Whoa oh oh

Whoa oh

Is she feelin’

Feelin’ that way

Oh

My my

Oh whoa

Feelin’ that way

Whoa oh

Oh whoa whoa

Oh whoa whoa

Who oh

Whoa whoa oh oh

My my my my my

My my my

My my whoa oh

Feelin’ that way

Whoa oh

Whoa oh

Whoa oh

Feelin’ that way

Whoa oh

Whoa oh

Whoa oh

Feelin’ that way

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you want me

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you need me

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you want me to

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you need me

I’m standing here

With my arms a mile wide

Hopin’ and prayin’

For you

Listen to me

And enlighten me

Yeah

I hope that you need me too

‘Cause

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you want me

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you need me

Give me

All of your sunshine

A spark is all I need

To take it away

All of the shadows

Well what more can I say

Yeah yeah

Oh

Anytime

At all

Anytime at all

Anytime at all

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you want me

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you need me

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you want me to

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you want me

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you need me

Ooh

Ooh

Anytime that you want me to

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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