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I May Rail and I May Whine

by Dane Terry

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1.
I'm a jangly old song on the wires tonight A crooked old bird with whiskey for wings And guiding me home through the fog and the foam is My heart that tired old thing I feel like a building without any beams I traded all my stitching in spite of my seams The doctors say I'm fine as strawberry wine But the thump in my chest is as faint as could be They asked what it was, I said it's because of My heart that tired old thing I know that sometimes I spill it all on the floor But i just don't trust good feelings no more I'm a jangly old song on the wires tonight And if you'll just carry me home you can have what you see A head full of wine, an S for a spine and My heart that tired old thing If you're thinking of leaving well don't go just yet I can do a great impersonation of a bee with no sting I could give you my love, courtesy of My heart that tired old thing Oh my heart that tired old thing
2.
The stars they kindly ask that we Put up our scopes and get some sleep They've taken lovers of their own kind And they just cant bear us to see They don't know why they called our name If not to one day touch our face Sincerest apologies will go out by post To sailors still lost on the sea
3.
I'm not a guy who breaks the law Or violates the city codes but Out behind my garage Stuffed dead in a sack Are monkeys as big as my back I gotta get back, back on my tracks I keep my eyes on the road and when I don't I just ride along the guard rail Sparkin' like a shootin' star Till someone takes me home By their window in a jar They say the snake will stalk the sparrow Until the apples fill the barrow And for years there's been this hand-painted sign On the main road that says Save this town Ginger pop and pork beans all over the lawn And the whole damn barbecue is lookin down at their ice What the hell do I care, I only see ‘em once a year And by the time that I get home There’ll be a few new holes in the moon I call my mom from the phone downtown I say Mom can you see the sky She says honey are you alone? I say only 'cause I try And i gotta get back, back on my tracks Lord i gotta get back, back on my tracks
4.
Summer, 1995 03:30
School bells hang in rusty slumber And the late afternoon sun Throws our forms Long down the lawns and driveways Long as we'll be tall someday Flying fast as comets With baseball diamond dust tails Mantle clocks in the back room Whir and whisper All our secrets Soft as prayer He pinned me on the parquet His mouth smells like red Kool-aid Trees grow right through the sofa Glaciers lap up Ohio and I can see the seasons flashing in his eyes Saint John's bells sang of supper walking home I Practice lies with Bright red lips
5.
Pounce 02:08
Pounce on me Don't let me move one inch Hold me down and make me stay If I ever try to go away again Baby just pounce on me Cuff my hands to the radiator pipes Lock the door and throw away the key If I ever try to leave you again Honey just pounce on me And I may rail and I may whine But I can't be trusted most of the time Maybe I could have a happy life Somewhere far away from you But I'll never know 'cause the next time I go I know you're gonna pounce Honey please pounce Baby just pounce on me.
6.
Ladies and gentlemen I'm pleased to announce A new biology, the first one of it's kind behind me in this rusty old rail car A brand new animal, a wonder to behold No ordinary beast, a marvel Soon to roam free throughout This great country Years cutting through our bloated dead mistakes And we finally obtained a candidate With a large enough brain and muscles to sustain The hulking weight of the screen… Don't be alarmed as we open the doors By its ominous size or the armor And though the screen is on it cannot see you Imagine a future with news of the war Even for the poor All the latest news for just cashews phrase is a registered trademark of the telephant corporation U.S. patent number 1932706 And when they die what used to be their eyes That with atrophy have turned into a white Gelatinous pulp will be harvested and canned A viable if bland source of protein Now for all of you listening at home I do apologize, but the magnetic field is strong And we will lose you once we turn it on
7.
Lost on me is the largemouth bass The musky and the noble pike And lacking in proper husk is my hide To ever ever ride a motorbike But I know some people in the ballet And I bet you they would sneak us in the back We could reenact scenes in shadows on the screen Of old episodes of MASH Oh I'll bring a jar full of lightning bugs And we'll let 'em all go in the dark Pretend that they're camera flashes from the press And we'll all be aging movie stars I'll be Vivian Lee from Gone With The Wind You can catch me when I faint from the applause Then we'll go out for malts, you can drink two at once From those helmets with the straws And even on those long, long truck rides You guys won't mention the fact That I suck dick and can't drive stick Oh lost on me is the largemouth bass The musky and the noble pike Dear brothers of my Dad oh the fun we could have But in the end you like what you like So I guess I'll just sit in the back of the boat Singing songs from Cabaret And when there's nowhere left to put 'em We'll go home and I'll cook 'em In a truffle bearnaise!
8.
Good Name 04:20
I packed up some meat babe And a small stash of rye On one of your horses But I’m sure you’ll get by I have a good name It's easy and plain Easy to remember Forget just the same And this ain't like the movies No I won’t ever have to pay I'll never be a shadow On your wash-line one day When they carry me home babe And the mason comes ‘round With his chisel and granite And the stink of the ground Well I have a good name It's short and its sweet If you pay by the letter you’ll get it for cheap If you pay by the letter He'll carve it up cheap
9.

about

Special thanks to Zach Reau, my first love, as well as my most blunt artistic adviser over the years. I wrote many of these early songs to impress him. Thanks to Patrick, Russ and Emily for taking care of my heart, and always being my home (that goes for Zach too). Thanks to Jordan Smith (AKA Jordan O Jordan) and Andrew Graham for showing me the way. Thanks to Chuck Johnson and Jon Hildenstein who helped me record these songs early on. Also big big thanks to all my family, friends, fellow musicians and early supporters back in Columbus, Ohio; the people who came to those early shows, gave me those early shows, played music with me, inspired and taught me, etcccc. There's too many of you to count. Working on this record gave me so many memories. Here's to when the tree was still alive y'all.

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released August 29, 2022

Music and Lyrics by Dane Terry
Arrangements by Dane Terry
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Christopher Weingarten
Produced by Dane Terry and Christopher Weingarten

Dane Terry - piano, vocals, orchestral arrangements
Dan Iead - pedal steel guitar
Sam Weber - acoustic bass
Christopher Weingarten - acoustic guitar, baritone electric guitar
Jerry Pears - Clarinets (track 7)
Tim "Tubbs" Potter - Tuba (track 7)
The Coulder Studio Orchestra conducted by Sir Ness Wetney

Cover Photo by Kate Sweeney

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Dane Terry Brooklyn, New York

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Based in NYC. Traveling all over.

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