1. |
Too Easy
02:59
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Call me crazy, my dear
But lately it’s clear
There’s nothing I can say
To make it feel the way it did
I can save you the time
You can spare me the tears
I’d really love to stay
And act like I’m OK with it
But I admit that
I know that you don’t need me and you’d be just fine without
But you’re terrified to leave me so you’re keeping me around
If you let me down too easy we will never reach the ground
We can blame it on the city
You can say it’s just that you’ve been so busy
But even when it hurts
People seem to make it work
For what it’s worth
Oh I know that you don’t need me and you’d be just fine without
But you’re terrified of leaving so you’re keeping me around
If you let me down too easy we will never reach the ground
So don’t get up, babe
I can show myself out
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2. |
Old Flame
03:13
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We used to talk about anything and everything
In the back of that old Grand Cherokee
But when you headed south, terrified of settling
I stayed back to play for tips down on Varick St.
Now I’m nothin’ but an old flame
Just the boy from your family’s town
Tiny little no-name
Bet you don’t even remember it now
But I wonder if you ever catch yourself dreamin’ about
Strikin’ up an old flame
I saw a photograph, guess you went to Germany
Some new man pressin’ up against your cheek
I hope he makes you laugh the way you used to do with me
And that he understands the hurt you’re hidin’ underneath
‘Cause now I’m nothin’ but an old flame
Just the boy from your family’s town
Tiny little no-name
Bet you don’t even remember it now
But I wonder if you ever catch yourself dreamin’ about
Strikin’ up an old flame
And burnin’ out
I know I’m nothin’ but an old flame
Just the boy from your family’s town
Tiny little no-name
Bet you don’t even remember it now
Still I wonder
There’s nothin’ like an old flame
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3. |
On Paper
03:01
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I read a story about a man
Who vanished over the Atlantic in a single engine jet
It made me wonder about his life
And if he did the things he wanted, if he had any regrets
It made me think about my own
And if I’m living out the vision that I had when I was young
Or did I let it get away?
Busy waiting for tomorrow ‘stead of chasing down the sun
Waiting for tomorrow ‘stead of chasing down the sun
If I could move out of my head
Learn to live inside the moment and forget about the rest
Then I could love the way I want
Never worry about the weather just the pounding in my chest
And I could say the things I mean
I could reason with my demons, maybe even strike a deal
And be ok with what I am
I know it looks so good on paper but that’s never how it feels
Looks so good on paper but that’s never how it feels
Nobody knows what’s gonna happen
Nobody knows how long they’ve got
I’m taking everything for granted
I wonder if I’ll ever stop
Nobody knows what’s gonna happen
Nobody knows just what you’ve got
I only know the days are passing
A little faster than I thought
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4. |
Talk
03:06
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Stared at my phone as you were calling
And waited til’ the ringing stopped
It’s not that I don’t wanna talk to you
I don’t wanna talk at all
Home alone and it’s a Friday
All the doors and windows locked
It’s not that I don’t wanna talk to you
I don’t wanna talk at all
It’s not that I don’t wanna talk to you
I don’t wanna talk at all
So try me at another time
You ask me why I’ve been so quiet
“You haven’t said a peep all night”
Well It’s not that I don’t wanna talk to you
I don’t wanna talk at all
It’s not that I don’t wanna talk to you
I don’t wanna talk at all
But I promise I am fine
So don’t worry about a thing
I don’t mean to seem unkind
I just need time to think
It’s not that I don’t wanna talk to you
I don’t wanna talk at all
It’s not that I don’t wanna talk to you
I don’t wanna talk at all
So try me at another time
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5. |
Is It Love
03:28
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Got some friends who’ve been together for years
Eleven to be exact
Known each other since they were just fifteen
Hard to tell if it’s fate or fear
Keeping them in tact
Or if it’s something in between
Seems like every time we’re all back in town
Meeting up for a drink
They’re shooting daggers across the bar
What on earth could it be now
That caused the great mood swing?
They make it look so god damn hard
Is it love if all you do is fight?
Is it love, hearts ticking like sticks of dynamite
If you think it’s a miracle to make it through the night
Is it love?
Got complicated when they went off to school
300 miles apart
The temptation sent him to his knees
But when she called him out, he played it cool
To keep her in the dark
So she don’t know what to believe
Is it love if all you do is fight?
Is it love if your secrets are never brought to light?
If you think it’s a miracle to make it through the night
Is it love?
They’re getting married at the end of July
Invitations are out
Her mother’s taking pictures of the ring
It’s not like anyone is that surprised
Or even had a doubt
But we’re all thinking the same thing
Is it love if all you do is fight?
Is it love, hearts ticking like sticks of dynamite
If you think it’s a miracle to make it through the night
Is it love? Maybe it was
But is it love just ‘cause it was?
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6. |
Alice & Norm
04:50
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Alice and Norm lived for so long
In a house at the top of the hill
Kids in the grass, wine in a glass
Roses on each windowsill
But kids grow up fast, life takes a seat
Like the sun giving way to the moon
From pain in your bones to selling your home
It washes away all too soon
Now Alice, she lives on the 2nd floor hall
Where each day’s the same as the next
Simple white room, stale perfume
Gift bags that wait on the desk
Norm comes to visit each day and each night
To feed her and read her the news
Pours her those pills against his own will
Sneaks her a Charleston Chew
He still remembers the look in her eyes
On cold Christmas mornings and 4th of July’s
When love was still aflame
He remembers the way they would laugh, the way that they cried
The day their first daughter said her first goodbye
But nothing stays the same
And Alice can hardly remember his name
Alice and Norm met in the fall
Right after the Second World War
He’d just gotten back, still finding his track
When he saw her walk through the door
Pale blue dress, dirty blonde hair
The promise she held in her smile
He coupled with chance and asked her to dance
In a year they would walk down the aisle
And he still remembers the scent of her skin
In that ancient motel where the walls were so thin
And love was still aflame
He remembers the way they would walk in the hot August sun
Talk over dinner when the day’s work was done
But nothing stayed the same
And Alice can hardly remember his name
Alice and Norm, silent and still
Nurse says; “it’s time to go home”
He lifts up his bag, rips off his tag
Prepares for the long ride alone
And as he stands at her bedside watching her sleep
He just wishes for one thing, something to keep
Instead of all this pain
Aw, but he’ll keep on returning with hope in his heart
For those days that she wakes up and sees through the dark
And everything’s the same
For those days that she smiles and says his name
For the days that Alice remembers
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7. |
Johnny On His Own
03:51
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Johnny never says much of nothing
Sitting in the back of the class
After school he’s always out running
‘Round the track
Mommy had a bun in the oven
Daddy left and never came back
Least that’s what I heard from my cousin
Who heard from Zack
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Johnny on his own
I never see him out at the parties
Never see him out at the games
Part of me can’t help but feel sorry
He’s so strange
I wonder what he does on the weekends
It never looks like anyone’s home
I wonder if he’s got any real friends
Of his own
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Johnny on his own
Johnny never said much of nothing
Sitting in the back of the class
Aside from the occasional humming
Mmm Mmm Mmm
Then he showed up later one morning
With something more than books on his back
All the local stations reporting
He just snapped
Johnny on his own
There goes Johnny on his own
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8. |
Surprise
02:59
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Annie walks over
Says “glad you could make it
Jackets go in the back room”
I’m still too sober
To make conversation
She’s wearing too much perfume
I don’t understand why we
Couldn’t just go to a bar
Like we do every year
Lay down my jacket
Walk to the kitchen
Wait til’ Rebecca arrives
Just like they planned it
They get in position
Jump out and all yell “surprise”
I don’t understand why we
Couldn’t just go to a bar
Like we do every year
Annie walks over
Says “man, what’s your deal
You know how hard we all worked
Bec says you told her
I hope it feels good
Knowing you got there first”
I don’t understand why we
Couldn’t just go to a
Bar like we do every year
“Well I don’t understand why you’re
Always so difficult
Sorry I made you come here”
She’s so dramatic
Why should I even
Act like I care anymore?
I grab my jacket
And say as I’m leaving
“I’ll be at The Woods down on 4th”
I don’t understand why we
Couldn’t just go to a bar
Like we do every year
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9. |
Flower
03:41
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You had me down from the very first
Time our eyes crossed
Though it would not take a scientist to
See I was lost
Somehow I stumbled upon a way to
Keep you around
And I ain’t saying you saved me, but it’s
Obvious how
I needed you like a candle needs a flame
I needed you like a traveller needs a train
And you needed me
Like a flower needs the rain
You’ve broken down all the doors of me that
I’ve tried to close
Unlocked the secrets and memories
No one else knows
And I’ll bet your heart’s under fire just for
Standing by me
But I’ll hold you so much higher than you
Thought you could be
I needed you like a candle needs a flame
I needed you like a traveller needs a train
And you needed me
Like a flower needs the rain
Dancin’ on your roof
You’re wide awake, I’m fast asleep
The day may break
But I’m yours to keep
I needed you
I needed you
And you needed me
Like a flower needs the rain
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10. |
Never Had a Doubt
03:22
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Call me back when you can
Or not, that’s all right, I understand
I’d just love to hear your voice again
You’ve been out on the road
Does it live up to all that you hoped?
Or do all the cities start to blend?
Wasn’t that long ago
We were pushing up to the front row
Dreaming one day we’d be one of them
Back when were still broke
Back when we still thought we’d never smoke
Back when I was still your biggest fan
God, how time has flown
I know you probably don’t
Remember when
Heard your song in a cab
Now I can’t get it outta my head
Least I got to hear your voice again
And I wish you the best
You deserve every bit of success
I guess I just wish I was still your friend
Sorry I’m just stoned
I know you probably don’t
Remember when
We had nothing but time to spend
Told each other we’d start a band
And leave this town
Remember when
I was always the one you’d send
All your demos, I told you then
You’d make it out
I never had a doubt
Never had a doubt
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11. |
Safe Travels
04:50
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Safe travels to you
Wherever you’re flyin, whatever you do
Safe travels to you
Don’t know why you’re cryin, it isn’t no use
Safe travels to you
You know the horizon is more than just blue
Safe travels to you
We’re always deciding; it’s time we just do
Safe travels
Can’t say I never saw this coming
Some signs you just ignore
Don’t get me wrong, babe, I ain’t running
Just opening the door
Safe travels to you
Wherever you’re flying, whatever you do
Safe travels to you
I’m tired of lying; I’m telling the truth
Safe travels
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Darryl Rahn New York
"When someone can captivate you with just a voice and a guitar they're doing something right."
- Brian Rosenworcel of Guster
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