"All For Nothing"
All instruments and vocals by Carl Ayotte
Recorded at "Dominion of the King" Studios Nashua, NH
Mastered by Mike Livingston
ALL FOR NOTHING
Some consider me a born romantic, and an open book
Crazy cautious and a tad pedantic, with a closer look
She was silly young, and sociopathic, really just me type
Seems her nesting was just holographic, nothing more than hype
Then she unloaded the bomb, so it was All For Nothing
I's even nice to her mom, and it was All For Nothing
Tried so long to keep my roots from growing, poisoning my well
So many ways to keep your seeds from sowing, damn it all to hell
Four whole decades keeping rabbits healthy, such unfruitful years
Thinking that's the way a man stays wealthy, rich with childish fears
So I was only afraid and it was All For Nothing
Self hypothetically spayed and it was All For Nothing,
All For Nothing
All For Nothing, All For Nothing, All For Nothing
Now I'm in control and tides are turning, every day is new
Not to suggest that I'm no longer learning, but now I've got a clue
Every other day's an uphill climb, and life is moving fast
But before I start I'll take this time, to laundry list the past
The self obsession and pride, it was All For Nothing
That old compulsion to hide, it was All For Nothing
The silly Internet fights, they were All For Nothing
The pressing need to be right, it was All For Nothing
The university years, they were All For Nothing
The inexplicable fears...
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"Valentine's Day"
All instruments and vocals by Carl Ayotte
Except Fretless Bass by Dino Monoxelos
Recorded at "Dominion of the King" Studios Nashua, NH
Mastered by Mike Livingston
Valentine's Day
Never cared too much for Cupid's holiday
It never meant a lot to me
Roadside flowers, dinner, then the check to pay
Corny things done lovingly
But a new house, gives a brand new start
Sends arrows straight through my heart
Valentine's Day in our brand new home
Paying for the heat and the telephone
Everything's ours,
from the roof to the hardwood floors
Going to bed, in a room, upstairs
Thanking God, for the life we share
Valentine's Day has never been like this before.
I remember dreaming of a life like this
I'm the same as any man
Garage to put my car in and a bride to kiss
talk about the perfect plan
a lover, with brains and looks,
a house of bamboo and books
Valentines Day in our brand new home,
I'm talkin' bout romance like I've never known
When you feel the love,
just to walk through your own front door
Remembering life in the days gone by
Things have changed so much it's no wonder why
Valentine's Day, has never been like this before.
Going to bed, in a room, upstairs
Thanking God, for the life we share
Valentine's Day has never been like this before.
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"People Who Believe"
Carl Ayotte - Vocals, Lap Steel,
Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Sean Fitzgerald - Drums
Dino Monoxelos - Bass
Rick Cohen - Solo Acoustic Guitar
Jon Abrams - Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Recorded at "Dominion of the King" Studios Nashua, NH
Mastered by Mike Livingston
Sleeve art background photo by Tom Gallo
People Who Believe
Have I ever run away? Have I ever thrown myself into the fire?
Quantity and quality, are they so opposed or do they walk the wire?
It's you, I look to
And People Who Believe, people with a good foundation,
People Who can laugh despite the tears
People Who Believe, not because somebody told them,
just because their faith dispels all the fears
Surround me with People Who Believe
Don't confuse religion with belief
Temples filled with vacant minds don't get me off
Well laid plans can swindle me
While sitting on the sofa keeps my body soft
It's me, I truly need
People Who Believe, people with a good foundation,
People Who can laugh despite the tears
People Who Believe, not because somebody told them,
just because their faith dispels all the fears
Surround me with People Who Believe
I don't want to know the truth, the truth can set me free
Just chain me up in comfort and surround me, with People Who Believe
When the darkest hour is the brightest spark
Keep your senses open and it passes by
Balance is essential when you're on your mark
And when you're not, let others take you for a ride
Have fun, we are one, with
People Who Believe, people with a good foundation,
People Who can laugh despite the tears
People Who Believe, not because somebody told them,
just because their faith dispels all the fears
People Who Believe
People Who Believe
People Who Believe
People Who Believe
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"Atlantic Coastal Blues"
Carl Ayotte - Vocals, Piano, Saxophones
Sean Fitzgerald - Drums
Dino Monoxelos - Bass
Matt Fetters - Guitar
Recorded at "Dominion of the King" Studios Nashua, NH
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Livingston
CrowKing Studio – Woburn, MA
Atlantic Coastal Blues
I don't wanna sell out, and play Hollywood
I don't wanna die with the most toys
Though maybe I should
Stand in the main stream
Let it wash all my dues away
I was born on the East Coast, and it's here that I live
Those cold North East Winters, will take all you can give
Life's as real as the puddles
That are drowning my socks and shoes
Atlantic Coastal Blues
Go West young woman, that's the new battle cry
For the fairer of sexes, trying to get high
Up the ladder of fortune, the babe's got to move or lose
It's just part of the cycle, part of being a man
It's reverse automation, got to do it by hand
But they left out directions
All they give you is worn out clues
Atlantic Coastal Blues
Now I know it's hard, on all concerned
But anyway you slice it, you know I, I got burned
So I trudge through the Winter, of my hearts discontent
And I wait for that ship to come in and pay
All of my rent
But the sea's not Pacific,
So the trip ain't no pleasure cruise
But life shouldn't be easy, and I'm still in my prime
Don't forget what your grandmomma told you
Good things take time
Wild the whole world turns leftward
I'm left praising my right to choose
Atlantic Coastal Blues
Atlantic Coastal Blues
Atlantic Coastal Blues
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"Legal To Be Tender"
Carl Ayotte - Vocals,
HarmonicaSean Fitzgerald - Drums
Dino Monoxelos - Bass
Steve Kelly - Guitar
Jon Abrams - Electric Piano
Recorded at "Dominion of the King" Studios Nashua, NH
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Livingston
CrowKing Studio – Woburn, MA
Legal To Be Tender
Don't be foolish, it's better than you think
Don't be sad if love goes cold before you blink
When you know that you're in trouble
Let the tears roll down your
pouting face smack dab on the double it's
Legal To Be Tender
So lay your money down
Be sensitive and love one another it's hip
It's goin' 'round and 'round and 'round
I'm a new man, politically correct
I'm that peace child that you never would suspect
Although looks can be deceiving
In my tie dyed jeans it's me they trust
You best be believin' it's
Legal To Be Tender, it's mandatory now
Although it's tough to learn to be right
The Left can show you how
It's Legal To Be Tender
But it oughta be against the law
Don't be foolish, it's better than you think
Don't be sad if love goes cold before you blink
When you know that you're in trouble
Let the tears roll down your
Pouting face smack dab on the double it's
Legal To Be Tender
So lay your money down
Be sensitive and love one another it's hip
It's goin' 'round
It's Legal To Be Tender and it's mandatory now
Although it's tough to learn to be right
The Left can show you how
I said it's Legal, You know it's Legal
I said it's Legal
But it oughta be against the law.
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"In Europe"
Carl Ayotte - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, "Strings"
Sean Fitzgerald - Drums
Recorded at "Dominion of the King" Studios Nashua, NH
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Livingston
CrowKing Studio – Woburn, MA
In Europe
In Europe, she touches down
Takes a breath of the morning air
While her fingers run through her hair
Feel her smiling from miles away
As she's ready to start, her day
In Europe, her dream begins
So in love with the sights and sounds
That her feet never touch the ground
Searching deep in her soul to find
Images of the boy, who waits behind
So I try, to get through my day
But I really don't see how
People talk to me I don't hear a word that they say
'Cause she's all, I want, right now
In Europe, she's fast asleep
Starry nights in a foreign land
City lights in her loving hand
All the wealth for her eyes to see
Will she still remember me?
In Europe, In Europe, In Europe.
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"I Can Get Along"
"I Can Get Along" features:
Carl Ayotte on vocals and saxophones
Sean Fitzgerald on drums
Jack Coleman on piano, organ, and bass
Steve Kelly on guitar
Dave Ayotte on tenor saxophone
John Perko on trumpet
Produced by Carl Ayotte at Dominion of the King Studios
Mixed by Carl Ayotte and Mike Livingston
Mastered by Mike Livingston at CrowKing Studios
I Can Get Along
Once upon a time I lived with hopes and dreams
But that was long before I saw the light, found the way
Now I know that things aint always like they seem
And that's what keeps me working through the night, to the day
Life is hard enough with the added twist
You're the only thing in life I can't resist
Though I know we all need help along the way
I'm aware that help is never free
It may appear to be a fool that I portray
But while you laugh it up, you're helping me
And I'll thank them so much when they aid my cause
Mixed appearances just add to the applause
But I Can Get Along without my fellow man
It'd be rough, but I'd get through
I Can Get Along without my fellow man
But I can't live without you.
Yes it's true a loner's life's what I depict
But you are the one with whom my words conflict
And I Can Get Along without my fellow man
It'd be rough but I'd get through
I Can Get Along without my fellow man
But I can't live without you
I could fall back on a steady job
If my brain could stand the pace
But I'd rather stay a petty slob
Who falls forward on his face
Once upon a time I lived with hopes and dreams
But that was long before I saw the light, found the way
Now I know that things aint always like they seem
And that's what keeps me working through the night, to the day
Life is hard enough with the added twist
You are the only thing in life I can't resist yeah
And I Can Get Along without my fellow man
It'd be rough but I'd get through
I Can Get Along without my fellow man
But I can't live without you
I Can Get Along without my fellow man
It'd be rough but I'd get through
I Can Get Along without my fellow man
But I can't live without you
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"Murphy's Law"
Carl Ayotte on vocals, bass, guitar, tenor sax and soprano sax
Sean Fitzgerald on drums
Jon Abrams on wurlitzer electric piano
Steve Kelly on guitar
Dave Ayotte on tenor saxophone
John Perko on trumpet
Produced by Carl Ayotte at Dominion of the King Studios
Mixed by Carl Ayotte and Mike Livingston
Mastered by Mike Livingston at CrowKing Studios
Murphy's Law
There is only one in every life
Who's able to turn things around
I knew you were the one
And someone once said if it can go wrong, it will go wrong
So now I know the way that things are done
So that's what the wise man saw
I know how it's got to end
It's Murphy's Law
And you're Murphy's best friend
I was confident of who I was and where I was
Always thinking "I'm above the law"
But when I turned around my hands were up my head was down
And Mr. Murphy beat me to the draw
So that's what the wise man saw
I know how it's got to end
It's Murphy's Law
And you're Murphy's best friend
He could have tapped me on the shoulder
And told me what to say
He could have waited 'til I'm older
Instead I learned Today
That you're Murphy's best friend
Now I'm all alone with memories of everything
But most of all I've learned to play the game
I won't get locked outside the door
That I can hide behind forevermore
You prob'ly feel the same
I've seen what the wise man saw
I know how it's got to end
It's Murphy's Law,
And I'm Murphy's best friend
Murphy's best friend
He's my best friend
Murphy's best friend
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"Neptune"
Carl Ayotte on vocals, bass, guitar, and drums
Produced by Carl Ayotte at Dominion of the King Studios
Mixed by Carl Ayotte and Mike Livingston
Mastered by Mike Livingston at CrowKing Studios
Neptune
Running from the mailbox
Tripping on the neighbors dog
At the kitchen table
Thumbing through a Sears catalog
Searching for your heart's delight
Made with vinyl sided masonite
Thrills your soul (Neptune)
Because Neptune makes guitars that rock
Neptune makes guitars that rock and roll
Daydream in the classroom
Waiting for the bell to ring
Scratching in a notebook
Phrases that you'll wanna sing
Jam in an abandoned shed
Tubes are burning throat is red
Your fingers cold
Because Neptune makes guitars that rock
Neptune makes guitars that rock and roll
(Neptune)
Staring in the mirror
Waiting just to hear you're on
Opening for The Kingsmen
Playing thirty minutes then you're gone
You're always on the second tier
But happy to be anywhere
You're kinda old (Neptune)
Because Neptune makes guitars that rock
Neptune makes guitars that rock
Neptune makes guitars that rock
Neptune makes guitars that rock and roll (Neptune)
That rock and roll (Neptune)
That rock and roll (Neptune)
That rock and roll (Neptune)
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"Monkey See Monkey Do"
Carl Ayotte on vocals, finger snaps,
hand claps, and misc. monkey noises
Produced by Carl Ayotte at Dominion of the King Studios
Mixed by Carl Ayotte and Mike Livingston
Mastered by Mike Livingston at CrowKing Studios
Monkey See Monkey Do
Monkey See Monkey Do
Monkey See Monkey Do
Standing by the lake, with a cigarette in your hand
Heaven knows when it blows that it shows while your toes
Are diggin' in the sand
And you don't need nobody tellin' you
'Bout another brand
She's a friendly girl, every night's a brand new him
He winks 'til he blinks then she
Shrinks while he drinks and she thinks
That his name is Jim
And no one can be as friendly as she
When the lights are dim
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody feelin' fine
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody stay in line
Educated man, got a degree in cocktail rhyme
Got an A in buffet tete-a-tete he would say Perrier
With a twist of lime
He's arrogant pretentious fits right in
But he's waistin' time
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody feelin' fine
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody stay in line
And as time goes on, they go walking single file
Over land hand in hand ain't it grand
On demand kinda bland
But they wear a smile
Their lives are exactly the way they planned
But they're in denial
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody feelin' fine
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody stay in line Ohh
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody feelin' fine
Monkey See Monkey Do
Everybody stay in line
Monkey See Monkey Do
Monkey See Monkey Do
Monkey See Monkey Do
Monkey See Monkey Do (oo oo oo oo)
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"Ceci"
Carl Ayotte on vocals, ukulele, iPad bass, drums, and keys,
Tahitian ukulele, wind chimes, trumpet, saxophones, guitar, and phase claps.
Ceci Ayotte on giggles.
Produced by Carl Ayotte at Dominion of the King Studios
Mixed by Carl Ayotte and Mike Livingston
Mastered by Mike Livingston at CrowKing Studios
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"Good Ol'Days (45 RPM)"
Sean Fitzgerald on drums
Jack Coleman on piano
Steve Kelly on guitar
Carl Ayotte on vocals, bass, and saxophones.
Produced by Carl Ayotte at Dominion of the King Studios
Mixed by Carl Ayotte and Mike Livingston
Mastered by Mike Livingston at CrowKing Studios