Mediocre Bad Guys
by Mediocre Bad Guys
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Simple and True
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Virginia, Virginia
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Carolina Sky
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Diamonds
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The Dance
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There It Went
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How Did I Get Here
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Gonna Get It Right
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I Will
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about
If anything, Mediocre Bad Guys is about the natural evolution of a band. We formed in 2006 as a pretty exclusive Jack Johnson-only cover trio. A few years later we branched out to include a much more diverse mix of tunes. So it was only a matter of time before we’d start writing our own songs. Three of the four of us have already released a wide catalog of original tunes, with the fourth (that’d be Les) a budding songwriter-in-waiting.
So in 2010 we got to work, and in no time the songs started flowing. At a band meeting at Mellow Mushroom last spring, our plan came to fruition: we would write, record, and release one song a month, making it available to you and the world for download. Exactly how many months, you ask? As many as the creative muse will take us! Our first one out the gate will be “I Will,” a bouncy little tune that’s guaranteed to get your foot tapping. It came out of a simple jam at band practice one night, demonstrating that inspiration can strike at any given moment.
So in 2010 we got to work, and in no time the songs started flowing. At a band meeting at Mellow Mushroom last spring, our plan came to fruition: we would write, record, and release one song a month, making it available to you and the world for download. Exactly how many months, you ask? As many as the creative muse will take us! Our first one out the gate will be “I Will,” a bouncy little tune that’s guaranteed to get your foot tapping. It came out of a simple jam at band practice one night, demonstrating that inspiration can strike at any given moment.
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released 01 September 2011
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We're originally a Jack Johnson cover band - thus, the name. Now we play a lot of different tunes, including these we wrote, which we think are really swell.
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- Track Name: Simple and True
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it's true, too
I've grown a little fonder of you
at least I think so
so why, when
how will I know where you've been
is that your story?
caught me on my heels
baby, it's a real dilemma
'cause you listen all the time
never had someone sincerely
hire the gun that kills me
bitter-pill me, drop the dime
Simple and true
simple and true
used to be simpler to do
the car in the ditch
the bait and the switch
baby, were you ever so kind?
Phentermine and bottle queens
nothing but cameras tonight
under klieg lights
but you, too perfect for
eyeshade and rouge
you rise above it
you asking me why I keep looking for such
cheap solutions
absolution for the weak
but don't you see I've got a
complicated plot and maybe
it's a good one
it works for me
Simple and true
simple and true
used to be simpler to do
the car in the ditch
the bait and the switch
baby, were you ever so kind?
shadows can hide
a continent's divide
but you know I can't believe
what I see
the deadliest end is a
love I comprehend
and I don't know what to do
with you
Simple and true
simple and true
used to be simpler to do
the car in the ditch
the bait and the switch
baby, were you ever so kind? - Track Name: Virginia, Virginia
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she's running off at the mouth again
I swear it's a miracle
she gets away with treason
she gets away with me
she's walking out on the boardwalk
she swears she'll disappear
she's been looking for headlights
they don't shine this time of year
Virginia, Virginia
the summertime's in you
it's where I wanna be
it's where I wanna belong
she says that April brings her down
it's the promise that keeps her sane
February's a ghost town
we just try to stay entertained
Monday night, she wanders in
she wears her wedding gown
she's dancing up on the bar again
so buy another round
Virginia, Virginia
got the summertime in you
it's where I wanna be
it's where I wanna belong
trading in a normal life
for a televised charade
all the normal lies
and a pole position in a fool's parade
Monday night, she wanders in
she wears her wedding gown
she's dancing up on the bar again
so buy another round
Virginia, Virginia
the summertime's in you
it's where I wanna be
it's where I wanna be
it's where I wanna belong
it's where I wanna be - Track Name: Carolina Sky
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she set herself on fire again
she twists and turns herself around
like a tire in the wind
now she's gone, gone, gone
my princess and the swan
she was born for better things
she was born for better things
she gave me all her very best
but we're as far from north and south
as east is to the west
they started shutting down the auction floors
and any fool could see
time was running out on me
time was running out on me
I will think of her when long night's moon is high
she's been hiding in the wind
I could have used a little Carolina sky
a long time lost is just pretend
a long time lost is just pretend
they're asking me if I know anything
how could I know where the wind blows
when the south wind starts to sing?
I can recall every sweet caress
she gave me dark delights
and I confess I don't know where she is tonight
don't know where she is tonight
I will think of her when long night's moon is high
she's been hiding in the wind
I could have used a little Carolina sky
a long time lost is just pretend
a long time lost is just pretend
she, tatter-edged and rough-shod torn apart
what she needed was the river's flow
to smooth her jagged heart
under long night's moon and shadow,
a kiss upon her lips
she was born for better things
she was born for better things
I will think of her when long night's moon is high
she's been hiding in the wind
I could have used a little Carolina sky
a long time lost is just pretend
a long time lost is just pretend - Track Name: Diamonds
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you've got everything you've ever wanted
but your eyes are in the sky
you've got everything you've ever needed
but your eyes are in the sky
the trees are changing, rearranging
you've just got to look around
you're running faster, nothing matters
with your feet above the ground
I'm disappearing, when I think of you
and I might vanish, through and through
I'm disbelieving when I think of leaving
this place
I've got all the diamonds in the world
but they don't mean a thing to me
the winds and waves, they will not save me
but I'm trying to believe
I'm disappearing, when I think of you
and I might vanish, through and through
I'm disbelieving when I think of leaving
this place
you've got everything you've ever wanted
but your eyes are in the sky
you've got everything you've ever needed
but your eyes are in the sky
I'm disappearing, when I think of you
and I might vanish, through and through
I'm disbelieving when I think of leaving
this place - Track Name: The Dance
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She's high above the world
flying US Air
baby in her lap
she knows more than she lets on
of what awaits her when
she finally touches down
'cause there's a man at Gate 3
with flowers and a hope that fills his heart
it's been two long months since she left town
and his world was ripped apart
he's hoping there will be a chance to
have a fresh new start
this time, this time
He remembers how it was
back when everything
seemed to go so well
they danced the dance so long
that when both tried to lead
they never made it home
you know her daddy told her
that timing is the glue that makes it tight
'cause two roads have to merge as one
for things to work out right
and when she saw
the road they were dancing down
that's when she took to flight
away, far away
Life is what we live 'til our demise
between the new hello's and old goodbye's
and those we dance with
they can never die
'cause everyone's a part of us
everyone's a part of us
everyone's a part of us
she's high above the world
she's down now on the ground
she's walking through the gate
he hands her the bouquet
he reaches for his child
he smiles to celebrate - Track Name: There It Went
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I've been waiting
seems like all my life
and I've been waiting
for a better time
seems like every moment
could be better spent
and I've been searching
for what I could not find
Hey, wait
there it went
hey, wait
I missed my moment once again
hey, wait
there it goes
hey, wait
a little warning would be nice
and I've been waiting
seems like all my life
and I've been waiting
for the moment to be right
and I've seen it coming
but it looked too bright
this time, this time
and I've been looking
for what was always mine
Hey, wait
there it went
hey, wait
I missed my moment once again
hey, wait
there it goes
hey, wait
a little warning would be nice
I think I finally made it
I see what's in front of me
the future's overrated
I just gotta be
and I've been watching
why spend all my life?
and I've been watching
the moments slip into the night
now I found the answer
and I'm gonna get it right
this time, this time
and I'll be living
every moment of my life
Hey, wait
there it went
hey, wait
I missed my moment once again
hey, wait
there it goes
hey, wait
a little warning would be nice - Track Name: How Did I Get Here
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couldn't sleep if I had to
come a long way to see you
I don't know what you're thinking
but I'm staying this time
some of us find the good things
some of us ride the slipstream
and some of us lose a fortune
without spending a dime
they can help themselves
how did I get here
before I came undone
how did get here again
how did I get here
I thought that you might run
how did I get here again
I've waited so long
don't know where you came from
it's fine with me if you wanna play dumb
thirsty man didn't ask
when the well had run dry
this is no high school prom dance
should've said no when you had the chance
been in trouble from time to time
but my hopes are still high
they can help themselves
how did I get here
before I came undone
how did get here again
how did I get here
I thought that you might run
how did I get here again
I've waited so long - Track Name: Gonna Get It Right
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Never was no kind of answer
to all my mama's prayers
whatever it is that makes a
man go and choose to make himself a better man
well I guess I never got my fair share
I was headed out for somewhere
I had no reason to be
when you came out of nowhere just in time
to save me from my foolish sympathies
Gonna get it right this time
gonna get it right this time
well, it's the last time, baby,
and I've gotta get it right this time
Never see things black and white
don't really think about it much
but I've never been so sure I'm in the
right place at the right time
every time I feel the strength of your touch
it's so hard to keep a straight line
but you're still waiting to see
I'm hanging on to your sweet trust
'cause it's the only faith I have in me
Gonna get it right this time
gonna get it right this time
well, it's the last time, baby,
and I've gotta get it right this time
got a little light left shining
got a little light left shining
well, maybe it's too late, I swear
I'm gonna get it right this time
Don't let me down
don't let me down
don't let me down
yeah, don't let me down
Gonna get it right this time
gonna get it right this time
well, it's the last time, baby,
I've gotta get it right this time
got a little light left shining
got a little light left shining
well, maybe it's too late, I swear
I'm gonna get it right this time
well, maybe it's too late, I swear
I'm gonna get it right this time - Track Name: I Will
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I will not say goodbye
It’s safe to say I don’t mean it – so why say goodbye
I will then I won’t
You’ll say what you want
Girl I try and I plead but I end up deceived
I don’t need this
You use to laugh with me just the other day
We’d walk hand in hand looking at the sky
Now you say those things just to get back at me
What you say
I will then I won’t
I care but you don’t
Want to try and break free from your own misery
I don’t need this
You will then you won’t
The truth is you don’t
Want to try and meet me somewhere in between
I don’t need this
Just the other day I thought we’d worked it all out
Thought we had it worked out baby yeah
It could be like we said it could be
Yeah we said it could be
Now I know what you’re trying
I ain’t buying – I ain’t buying
I will not say goodbye
It’s safe to say I don’t mean it
So why say goodbye
I will then I won’t
You’ll say what you want
Girl I try and I plead but I end up deceived
I don’t need this
