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Might Could

by Amigo

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1.
Maybe time fucked up 'cause you got lost growin' up still ain't got sense enough to fill your coffee cup But if you got the acumen to lock horns and shake hands good/it's the sweet by and by or else you eat more shit before you drink that wine I'm not a sucker but I play one in real life I got pockets full of magical beans I'm probably dying from cirrhosis of the liver Great God almighty, let me drown in whiskey river Where have all the bad times gone/not to tempt fate or to be an ingrate but where have all the bad times gone? I used to feel like I invented disappointment... It's always love, love, love if you can wait long enough then it's that old junkie two-step and cheap domestic stuff/I've got these newfound positive vibrations in my psyche and this strange little smile/and people really seem to like me/and I'm profoundly tired Bewusstseinslage obscured my mental outlook Then Johnny took his gun and went home Still, sometimes I miss the comfort of the shadows How am I to hide this little light without my bushel Where have all the bad times gone?
2.
Last year we were happy/Tho' I lacked the wherewithal You got paid I knew the way to blow it That old decrepit bedroom/Got a fresh new coat of paint If we'd found true love we were too far gone to know it But the last six months were by far the worst We barely spoke at all/We'd just embrace to stop that face from cryin'/Wake up screamin', cuss and brawl You were right to leave but damn it all/I'll miss you every day that you are gone Had the peace that passes understanding in our hearts Occasional screaming freakouts not withstanding We'd have an altercation in some angry parking lot Patch things up, run off in search of refreshments Last year we were happy and you're the best I'll ever have These things firmly I believe and truly But we were both too crazy/And although we're better now Still sad to know it all went down so ugly
3.
This old girl keeps haunting me from where I left her in the past/she keeps threatening she's coming back and this time it will last/and I hope these memories of her and her strawberry curls won't deceive as I romanticize and long for this old girl This old girl keeps haunting me when I wallow in regret/she might be hours away from here but what did I expect/and it hurts me to remember when she used to be my fan/and I know I need that old girl but does she need this old man/gratuitous guitar wanking ensues/This old girl won't let me be she gets a kick out of my pain/I can't take back what I did to her and she won't leave my brain/whoa-oh-oh if I try my damnedest I might win/my life won't come unfurled/I'm deceived as I romanticize and long for this old girl
4.
We've got the totems of long-dead cultures And the latest shiny thing/So they'll never find us a cure for cancer/But they can sure as hell whiten your teeth Life's so full of surprises/it's always shocking to me It seems like everybody else got the handbook While I was left to glean/And it makes me so suspicious When I think how far I've come/'cause the man upstairs just laughs at my best laid plans/If you can raise the dead like nothing, turn the water into wine/Well then, why not help this boy become a man? You've got your collected letters of dead town fathers And the pamphlets from some local creep This world's enough to drive you crazy/If you're not already That big old Carolina moon shines like a spotlight in a prison yard/sometimes I feel like I'll never escape but I guess I never tried too hard
5.
There is a murder of crows outside They are stalking the trees and talking Wish I were in the city saying wicked things There is a murder of crows inside Haunting my dreams and taunting Wish I were in the city doing dreadful things Wish I was the empress of all the magicians I’d steal your soul right out from From out the palms of your hands I’d crush you/I’d defeat you Cease to be your man Then I’d beg/Yes I’d plead And say such noble words on my knees And if you took me back I could never forgive you cause now I’d know you’re weak. There is a murder of crows outside They are circling the trees and working Wish I could tear out your eyes/start your limbs to jerking Cause then you’d see how it ain’t right How it keeps me up at night There is a murder of crows/a murder of crows inside.
6.
Don't blow that trumpet/we need time to mend what's broken While you've been sleeping/we've been working out these plans Wise blood pumps through the hearts of good Christian country people/these modern times make mine run cold Old testaments and nail bombs ensure they kill no babies The laws of man have no control I'll take no sign as a sign to fight the good fight Out past the silence there's a judge who knows what's right
7.
Jud Blood 02:21
8.
I'm building a gospel ship just in case/there's an end to this old world one of these days/I don't claim to have all the answers so I'm just going to play it safe And I'm building a gospel ship just in case I know all about ol' Marquis de Sade/You know he had his problems, too/Say what you will but he dreamed up some things we'd probably all like to do Yeah, I'm shy, but I can be persuasive/still, I've stopped short a time or two/gotta find me a girl more receptive to something new/'Cause my conscience gets to acting up When I've done nothing wrong/and if you'd help me get this off my chest I'd let you have it for a song/They say a man can't change his nature/but I might could if I tried 'Cause I know I've turned a corner/but if I run out of time I'm building a gospel ship just in case
9.
Alarm clock says, “Good Morning!!!!” A pounding in my head/need to find that dog that bit me/I gotta go to work instead/sleepwalkin' through the day shift/dreaming about tonight Gonna see my easy rider/she'll make me feel alright Bust ass to earn a dollar/adulthood was a trap Time to make the doughnuts/comb-over, heart attack Something sweet to chase the Kool-Aid ™ Some time with you alone/Oh, easy rider, let me ride you home/mediocre corporate restaurant/light domestic beer/we gravitate toward what we hate And live like slaves in fear/but if you do me right I'd do you no wrong/Oh, easy rider, ride me all night long
10.
I Love You 02:35
Sometimes you make love, sometimes you get fucked I tend toward the latter which, largely, has sucked But wounds heal and scars disfigure your heart Then one day you're fixed and it's back to the start You're the only girl who's had that effect on me We work through the awkwardness/talk baby talk Hold hands, laugh a lot, go for long walks There's times when we question it/times it's no fun I've got my baggage/real men don't run/look out 'Cause here's the way I feel about you I love you, you're beautiful/I'll be true to you You're beautiful, I love you/I do Sometimes love just ain't strong enough/we fight like monsters, say wicked stuff/But airing our grievances makes us less mean/and then we make up, our consciences clean/look out 'cause here's the way I feel about you
11.
Good Luck 02:03
Good luck, so long, God bless you/don't let's argue/force a smile Don't show feelins/it ain't your style/I'm done bearing the cross of your discontent and stress/so good luck, so long, God bless I can't say I won't be miserable without you/but I can't say that I'll be miserable without you/don't start cryin'/not tonight It might be easy but that don't make it right/'cause the things you say about me are as hateful as exist/so good luck, so long, God bless/ain't been cheatin'/ain't been rough/it ain't no matter if there ain't no love/so tell all your high class friends I'm no good But I wish you all my best/Good luck, so long, God bless

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Recorded at Baucom Road Studio, Monroe, NC, with no air conditioning on the hottest week of the year in July 2012. Additional recording in Durham, NC, December 2012 & February 2013.

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released February 18, 2014

Adam Phillips - drums & vocals
Slade Baird - guitar & vocals
Mark Baran - bass guitar

Committed to tape and mixed by Scott Solter

Jay Shirley - Hammond organ, wurlitzer, piano
Whit Wright - pedal steel guitar
Greg Ellis - guitar
Aaron Phillips - tenor sax
Courtney Watkins - alto sax
Ashley Proctor - handclaps and vocals

All songs by Amigo, except "Murder of Crows" (written by Matt Cosper).

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Amigo Charlotte, North Carolina

Amigo is a rock and roll band. This might sound quaint or even a little passé but it’s an entirely apt and appropriate description. It sounds beer-soaked but it is metaphysical. It feels heartland but it is soul-unburdening. It’s decidedly American but viewed through a philosophical lens.
Most importantly, it’s fun. It’s exuberance defined. And thus, it is rock and roll in its purest form.
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