Red Room Lyrics
YOU ARE ALL I NEED
I got a worry deep in my mind
That I’ll be lonely ’til the day I die
Then I see you and I believe
You are all I need
I got a getaway down by the coast
That I can run to when I need it the most
But that’s all over, cause it’s you and me
You are all I need
I just know in the end
If it’s time it will take then it’s time
I will spend I don’t need anything
Cause it’s already taken its hold on me
Give a little wave up above
To whatever created this love
I can’t say if it’s bigger than me
All I know is you are all I need
Don’t need money, don’t need fame
Don’t need people knowing my name
All that folly don’t mean a thing
You are all I need
I just know in the end
If it’s time it will take then it’s time I will spend
I don’t need anything
Cause it’s already taken its hold on me
Come whatever big or small
If it breaks me and I should fall
Nothing’s ever as bad as it seems baby
You are all I need
I’m gonna take my time, catch my breath
Let the cool air fill my chest
I’ll settle in, you know this ain’t no passing thing
You are all I need
You are all I need
You are all I need
Drums: Brady Blade Horns: Grooveline Horns
FIXER
Rage that builds like fire
You’ve flipped my switch on now
I’m shaking like a child
Cause you were cold and left somehow
And now I’m pushing petals
Or at least I wish I was
Cause then I’d know that somewhere
There is an edge I have not crossed yet
I am a fixer
And a fix is what I need
I am a fixer
And your fix is killing me
I wish that you would listen
I’m spinning in my head
And I always knew the answers
I’m too wasted to begin
I am a fixer
And a fix is what I need
I am a fixer
And your fix is killing me
And your fix is killing me
And your fix is killing me, oh baby
Your fix is killing me
I am a fixer
And a fix is what I need
I am a fixer
And your fix is killing me
I am a fixer
And a fix is what I need
I am a fixer
And your fix is killing me
Drums: Brady Blade
VIENNA
How long?
How long?
Catch me if you can
I’m leaving soon
I don’t know how this goes
Free from blue
Like birds against the moon
I don’t know how this goes
When I was a young boy
I was told to find you
Something there inside me
Making up my mind on you
Vienna
How long?
Vienna
Streets all lined with trees
Long lines for news
Could I be coming home?
Weathered hands
With nothing left to prove
Could I be coming home?
When I was a young boy
Longing for the day break
Something there inside me
Kept me from the heartache
Was it you?
Vienna
How long?
Vienna
Vienna
How long?
Vienna
Vienna
How long?
Vienna
Vienna
How long?
Vienna
BAD GUY
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
There’s a place I used to go
During the heart of the storm
Until the worst of it was over
Tucked me into bed
Better than you ever could
And I wished that I was older
Well I guess I got my wish
Even though I’m the only one
Who didn’t notice it was colder
The rustle and the rain
Behind the hickories
If I could only show her
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
Time and time again
When I would lie and pretend
My heart would beat a little faster
But carving out a place
With the loving gods above
They wouldn’t break you from your slumber
You look the other way
As I hum a tune
You didn’t notice I was talking
I guess that’s the part I’ll play
In this little game
We gonna see if it’ll cost me
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
I don’t care what my name is
If I’m a fighter or a fool yeah
You can put me where you want to
Well if you love something ain’t gonna give it up
If you love something ain’t gonna give it up
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
You made me a bad guy
Help me a little bit
Show me just a little bit
A little bit
Lead Guitar: Kenny Wayne Shepherd
I WON’T GIVE UP ON YOU
There’s a movie I’ve been dying to see
About a man who seems just like me
And when his woman walks out on him
I wonder if he’ll do what I did
Once he was sure he hadn’t started to bleed
From the quiet of his broken routine
Would he gaze at his empty bed
Knowing that someday he’d get her back again
I know it’s crazy but
I won’t give up on you
I won’t give up on you
I’ll play my cards and if I lose
I won’t give up on you
Does he see her months down the road
Only to notice she’s sitting alone
And does he tell her like all of them do
No matter what I won’t give up on you
It’s just a movie, a story set on a screen
With people who know nothing about me
But tell me what is a story for
If not to move you to dream a little more
I know it’s crazy but
I won’t give up on you
I won’t give up on you
I’ll play my cards and if I lose
I won’t give up on you
Drums: Brady Blade
FINISH WHAT I START
I start something
But that’s where it ends
I’ll test the waters
But I won’t ever swim
The other side
Is not in sight
How can I know
If I don’t open my eyes?
I’m feeling it now
Like a leaf in the rain
But I’m telling myself
That it’s never too late
It’s never too late
Cause we’re all gonna change
And I won’t fall down
Hear me calling now
Oh my god
Life from the window side
And now it’s up overhead
My god
Can’t seem to bring it down
And I’m stuck inside instead
You say something
About using my head
But I like dreaming
Cause it never has to end
And I’ll be done
That’s what I say
Then I find
That I was dreaming again today
I’m feeling it now
Like a long London rain
But I’m telling myself that it’s never too late
It’s never too late cause we’re all gonna change
And we all fall down
Hear me calling now
Oh my god
Life from the window side
And now it’s up overhead
My god
Can’t seem to bring it down
And I’m stuck inside instead
Oh I’m ashamed again
Unrefined
Let me preach to preacher instead
And we’ll be fine
Just like every time
And I’m living it now
Like a leaf needs the rain
I been telling myself that it’s never too late It’s never too late
No it’s never too late
Cause we all fall down
Hear me calling now
Oh my god
Life from the window side
And now it’s up overhead
My god
Can’t seem to bring it down
And I’m stuck inside instead
If I go through with the next part I’ll finish what I start
I’ll finish what I start
I’ll finish what I start
I’ll finish what I start
WHEN CAN I BE
Oh yeah
When can I be your man?
Your love, the only one
I gotta get with you girl
Sooner or later
Why don’t I mean to you
What you could mean to me?
You keep calling late at night
On and on your false alarm
Knocks me out of bed
Waking me from things I see
Inside my stubborn head
When can I be your man?
Your love, the only one
I gotta get with you girl
Sooner or later
When can I be your man?
Your love, the only one
I gotta get with you girl
Cause it’s only a matter of time
Just a while ago
I told her how I felt
Now things don’t feel the same
Back and forth on the things that I told you
Scared of the way it went
When will I know?
Will this story unfold?
I knocked on your door and said
On and on your false alarm
Knocks me out of bed
Waking me from things I see
Inside my stubborn head oh
When can I be your man?
Your love, the only one
I gotta get with you girl
Sooner or later
When can I be your man?
Your love, the only one
I gotta get with you girl
Cause it’s only a matter of time
A matter of time A matter of time
When can I be your man?
Your love, the only one
I gotta get with you girl
Sooner or later
When can I be your man?
Your love, the only one
I gotta get with you girl
Cause it’s only a matter of time
SIDEWALK
No matter what you said
No matter what you say
I’m leaving with a piece of your heart anyway
I know you want to call it doubt
But that’s the easy way out
I can show you what the stain of regret is all about
And I think over and over about the pain I see you in
About your friend incarcerated all the times you didn’t win
And I know it can be hard to give your heart away again
Move in off that sidewalk
We will come around for each other
Give this another
Maybe another try
I’m sitting in my room
Playing back what you said
And now it’s even harder to know what you meant
No matter what I did
No matter what I do
I’m still falling asleep without you
And I think over and over about the pain I see you in
About your friend incarcerated all the times you didn’t win
And I know it can be hard to give your heart away again
And again and again and again
Move in off that sidewalk
We will come around for each other
Give this another
Maybe another try
Move in off that sidewalk
We will come around for each other
Give this another
Maybe another try
Move in off that sidewalk
We will come around for each other
Give this another
Maybe another try
Move in off that sidewalk
We will come around for each other
Give this another
Maybe another try
Give me a sign yeah
LOVE ON THIS SIDE
I’ve laughed a lot
And cried myself to sleep
Took care to wash my hands
But forgot to breathe
And I’ve learned that I’m a loss
And I’ve lost all I have learned
Finding peace in empty misery
So that misery is empty within me
And I buttoned up my shirt and I tucked it in
With headphones in my ears I pretend to tune in
And I’ve played your metal hand
And I’ve handed you my cash
Not knowing that the world has other paths
And I’m ignoring all the lessons of the past
And I’ve seen
Where I don’t want to go
And I need
The after love glow
No I won’t take no
Red means go
I got love on this side of me
I got love on this side of me
I got love on this side of me
And I turned a blind eye
Too many times
On the nameless boy
That dwells inside my mind
And I galvanized my heart
To protect it from the rain
Not knowing that love requires pain
But pain that’s washed in love cannot remain
But that’s as painful as the boy without a name
And I been up high
And I watched the dance below
And it’s all the days
That I let my joy take hold
And I’m so grateful for the sky
And the moon that makes the eye
So I can see my feelings in the stone
And the stone can bear another broken bone
And I’ve seen
Where I don’t want to turn
And I need
The after love burn
No I won’t take no
Red means go
I got love on this side of me
I got love on this side of me
I got love on this side of me
Hey, I swear I’ll always love again
Hey, I swear I’ll always love again
Hey, I swear I’ll always love again
Hey, I swear I’ll always love again
Percussion: Brady Blade
LIKE ALL THE REST
If your love
Is a frozen wind
It’ll carry me
As I breathe it in
If your love
Is an unsung sea
I’ll swim through the waves
Even if it kills me
And over time
I’ve raised you up to shine so bright
And to hold you tight
Would bring you down and make it dark as night
I don’t know your name
But you’re an angel all the same
Dressed in summer greens
Your eyes look back at me
That’s what keeps me sane
Your picture in a frame
Should I lose this dream
Then like all the rest you’d be
If your love
If it’s a losing game
I’ll still play it, yes I’ll play it anyway
If your love
Means they’ll hunt us down
I don’t care, I’ll still run with you
Yes I’ll run with you from town to town
Over time
I’ve raised you up to shine so bright
And to hold you tight
Would bring you down and make it dark as night
I don’t know your name
But you’re an angel all the same
Dressed in summer greens
Your eyes look back at me
That’s what keeps me sane
Your picture in a frame
Should I lose this dream
Then like all the rest you’d be
Drums: Brady Blade Horns: Grooveline Horns
RIDE HOME
I
Well I’m so let down
It’s the end of the night
And everybody’s homeward bound
You
It’s just you and me
Thoughts are creeping in my head
And I got nowhere to leave
Thoughts are creeping in my head
You’ll be on my side tonight
No need to slow it down
You’ll be my ride home
We could love for the sake of it
Forget the rules for now
You’ll be my ride home
Or maybe just a bed
I wanna tangle up with you
And get up and go again
Take it slow
Cause we haven’t got the time
I need to feel your shadow
And never press rewind
Oh, I need to feel your shadow
You’ll be on my side tonight
No need to slow it down
You’ll be my ride home
We could love for the sake of it
Forget the rules for now
You’ll be my ride home
Tonight I need a dose
Just you and me alone
I think I’m ready now
To come back home
I
I’m so worn out
Yeah I’m done with the dialogue
Let’s just get started now
Yeah I’m done with the dialogue
You’ll be on my side tonight
No need to slow it down
You’ll be my ride home
We could love for the sake of it
Forget the rules for now
You’ll be my ride home
You’ll be on my side tonight
No need for rules for now
You’ll be my ride home
We could love for the sake of it
Forget the rules for now
You’ll be my ride home
You’ll be my ride home
I’m so worn out
It’s the end of the night
And everybody’s homeward bound
ON THE MOVE
Johnny was a slow mover
Took him time to come around
But when he did he was hot on the trail
Of the thing that moved him so
He made all his money
In Nashville, Tennessee
Where he’d hang his hat till the day he died
Cause he loves the life he leads
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
And he kept close his information
And he seldom paid it company
Though his nine to five only magnified
All his careful tendencies
And it’s true he knew a lot of women
And he called them up from time to time
But the picture frame at the foot of his bed
Never saw his guard unwind
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
Now one day he met a lady
On West End Avenue
She asked his name with a smile and a gaze
That broke him into two
She asked him if he was hungry
And he tried to keep his cool
Though he took his time with his food and wine
He was feeling something new
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
They made love till the morning
When she said she had to leave
She hopped on a plane to Santa Fe
And he questioned his philosophy
Now Johnny was a slow mover
But when he did come around
He left behind his careful mind
For the girl who moved him so
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
He’s on the move
Lie-da-die…
But she left too soon
Lie-da-die…
Lie-da-die…
Lie-da-die…
Whoa, oh lie-da-die…
Whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, oh lie-da-die…
Whoa, whoa, whoa
FROM AROUND HERE
And I’ve got
Hesitations about it
Cause I won’t belong
With these city songs
Streetlights
Change in time with my mind
But I’ll never know
Unless I go home
You’re calling me back home
And the sunken eyes in the subway lines
And you’re calling me back home
“You are not
From around here are you?”
She said in the checkout line
Where I punched my time
For years and years and years
And I’m not
Who I used to be
But though my colors changed
Truth remains back home
And you’re calling me back home
Where you get lost in the daylight
You’re calling me back home
Where you are from now
Will always be sewn in your heart
But the question remains
Will the stitches heal or will they all fall apart?
Searching for home
And you’re calling me back home
Where you get lost in the daylight
And you’re calling me back home
And you’re calling me back home
LOVERS IN ROME
A window and a bed
A place to lay our heads
You and I alone
Lovers in Rome
Morning coffee fog
We both forget to talk
Just the sound of the saxophone
Lovers in Rome
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
For you
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
For you
A bottle on a train
The stops are all the same
And no matter where we go
Lovers in Rome
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
For you
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
For you
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
For you
I’m on fire
Horns: Grooveline Horns
Production Notes
PRODUCED BY BRADY BLADE
Engineered and mixed by Chris Bell
Recorded at Blade Studios (Shreveport, LA) Mastered by Andy VanDette at Masterdisk (NYC)
THE BAND:
Scott Schwartz: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Matt Lipkins: Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion
Adam Hoffman: Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ben Williams: Bass
Jaron Pearlman: Drums, Percussion
Horn Arrangements: Ethan Levitt & Grooveline Horns
All horns arranged, recorded and performed by Grooveline Horns
Grooveline Horns are: Fernando Castillo – Trumpet, Carlos Sosa – Saxophones, Reggie Watkins – Trombone
Management: Russell Carter and Cathy Lyons, Russell Carter Artist Management
Executive Producers: Scott Brody, Gregg Schubach, and Xuhua Zhou
Album Cover Art: Max Glaser (NYC)
Cover Art Photography: Chris Anderson (ATL)
All songs written by The Shadowboxers except Vienna (The Shadowboxers/ E. Saliers) and Bad Guy (The Shadowboxers/ J. Berk).
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