i need to talk to you, i got some new ideas
from now on I’m only gonna speak in Chinese onomatopoeias
and my jokes won’t have any punchlines, just only the set up
i’ll set an alarm for five am but I ain’t gonna get up
I’m gonna go right back to sleep until five oh two
but first I need to talk to you, need to talk to you
i need to bend your ear, and cry on your shoulder
cause things haven't gotten any easier
even though I’ve gotten older
i got a noisy engine that backfires as I drive down the boulevard
and everything else is falling apart all around me
life done got hard
and I used to count myself among the lucky few
i need to talk to you, need to talk to you
the waitress came and took away my drink
but I wasn’t quite finished with that
a sudden gust of wind came up and blew away my favorite hat
I chased it all the way to Spain, it landed in Madrid
and some drunk bullfighter stabbed it fulla holes, i swear he did
i know it all sounds crazy, nonetheless it’s true
i need to talk to you, need to talk to you
now that ain't no half full glass, that glass is half empty
that’s the final word full stop
the judge, he handed me a saxophone
he said "boy you better play some bebop
if you don't do it like Charlie Parker
I’m gonna sentence you to thirty years"
I said "judge, howsabout I blow the kazoo
on a coupla choruses of 96 Tears?"
judge pounded his gavel, gave me thirty two
i need to talk to you, need to talk to you
now people, there comes a time in each man’s life
he’s got to make that big decision
he’s got to choose his weapon, and take a stand
never mind the scorn and derision
i’m gonna hit the ground running, come out fighting
and everybody better watch out
i’ll take no prisoners, watch me move and shake
and twist and shout
but how to do all this, I must admit, I haven’t got a clue
i need to talk to you, need to talk to you
i need to talk to you
i mean really baby it just can’t wait
i need advice on what I should think about
not to mention what to contemplate
i don’t trust myself anymore
my own judgement’s unreliable
even my own face, in the mirror is unidentifiable
so I’m begging you darling, before the night is through
i need to talk to you, need to talk to you
i need to talk to you, need to talk to you
credits
from I Need To Talk To You,
released May 7, 2021
Samm Bennett: vocal, cigar box 1-stringer, MIKU 3-stringer, wooden bell rattles, boo-bam (buzzy bamboo percussion stick), wooden bell rattles, small Okinawan frame drum, dove call, bell, onboard synth
Recorded at Polarity Studio, Tokyo, Japan
All words and music Copyright Samm Bennett, All Rights reserved
Published by Directional Music (BMI)
Singer and songwriter, player of unusual string instruments such as 3-string and 1-string guitar, plus jaw harps, mouthbow, electronics and junk, plus all manner of drums and percussion.
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