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Blessings and Close Calls

by Jay Irwin & The GP Sunsets

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Well I drove all night Snow and ice and big trucks I needed a haircut She lived across from a graveyard Toy dog in the backseat Take the Scout to the Liquormart Playing all the worst possible songs we could find on the jukebox On CNN there’s a standoff Somewhere in Texas Do you know any other chords? Does this answer your question? Huh? I don’t remember the way home There was something about barbed wire? There’s something about wearing dark sunglasses at night doesn’t seem right I’m pretty sure that whatever bad things happen to me for the rest of my life Will be justified karmic payback for my behavior that night at the casino It doesn’t seem like you want this job Well I… I’m gonna find some wood paneling And make the living room a bedroom Do you know any other chords? Does this answer your question? Huh?
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Somewhere out there, in some office somewhere There’s a whole stack of memos with my name on them I don’t know how they got there Or what went wrong or why But there’s a whole stack of memos I missed about life By some dusty old fax machine There’s a whole stack of memos I’ve never seen Would it make any difference if I saw them long ago? Would life be any better? I guess I’ll never know Next to the stack of memos Growing leaps and bounds There’s a long list of things I try not to think about
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Looking back I’m lucky to be here Late night car chases, beer in the front seat, no seatbelts I tried hitchhiking one night in Texas Never been so glad to see the sun That was before cell phones Then when you were lost you were on your own When I start counting blessings and close calls I soon find out I need more fingers Quiet house Kids are grown Job’s finished More and more friends are gone Look for new signs First prayer in a long time Try to cherish life Every minute When I start counting blessings and close calls I soon find out I need more fingers
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Before you go talking to rainbows be sure you know you may soon be going away I just saw an old guy sitting on a bench with his dog and a cool old hat I wonder how they picked the color of the bench or if they just had paint leftover I think it’s cool that as long as there’ve been humans we’ve prized and enjoyed colors Or should I say difference it wavelength translated by the brain through the optic nerve Now I’m wondering how you’d describe color to a person who’s been blind since birth I just saw you talking to rainbows
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People walking on the moon, that was before my time A lot of people I know though say it messed with their minds ‘Cause now when they look up they see things differently Knowing people have been up there changed their reality. Took away some of the mystery And it’s funny how, it doesn’t matter how true something is When you’re in the business of the denial Wanted: Quiet place in mind Let me tell you about another day, Philadelphia, May 11, 1997 Garry Kasparov is disbelief holding his head slunched over a chessboard He started strong, took a pawn, confident he was gonna win again But this time IBM showed up packin’ 200,000,000 moves a second Super computer Deep Blue starting to dance, raising his hands standing over him Beating his chest, looking down, shouting like Cassius Clay over Sonny Liston There’s one thing I know: The grandparents of our cellphones will always remember it ‘Cause it’s like a moon landing for artificial intelligence And it’s funny how, it doesn’t matter how wrong something is When you’re in the business of lying Wanted: Quiet place in my mind
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All We Say 03:55
There’s a box Full of pictures In a small town In a thrift store How was your day? Is everything OK? It seems like that all we say Well they’re all gone Whoever would have thought That when those pictures were shot That some stranger In the distant future Would look into their faces As if from another world And wonder what their names were And what their hopes and fears were And how it all turned out for them How was your day? Is everything OK? It seems like that’s all we say

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released April 7, 2023

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Jay Irwin & The GP Sunsets Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham, WA Singer-songwriter Jay Irwin brings on top acoustic talent for a new 6 song compilation of new material. Melodic, lyric driven and original, the new songs are honest and refreshing, like a cold beer on a hot day. Line up features: Elizabeth Elton (violin and backing vocals), Robin Elwood (accordion and backing vocals), Brian Rapp (bass, mandolin, and backing vocals) ... more

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