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All The Rock Star Jobs Are Taken
I wrote the same song a hundred times
By 98, it began to rhyme
I flew back home when my father died
Said I couldn’t stay, I guess I lied

(chorus)
All the rock star jobs are taken
So I sleep a lot better at night
And nothing rings in my head
When I climb into bed
And kiss my sweet baby goodnight

Ten years ago I was 24
I had a tiny apartment with hardwood floors
Trying to get an art degree
Sit around and watch TV
Had nobody, I was new in town
Didn’t really know my way around
Everything was going down the chute
I gave the student loan check to a prostitute
The air was brisk and the night was dark
I walked downtown through Loring Park
Didn’t know where I was going
Wanted to be Leonard Cohen
Dark and brooding, full of soul
Not some third rate Billy Joel
(repeat chorus)

I’m clean and sober, six months straight
Lost some hair, gained some weight
Things didn’t really go as planned
I’m playing bass guitar in a wedding band
But here’s the part I laugh about
She held her breath and stuck it out
She’s my favorite therapy
I’m her little nobody
(repeat chorus)

Dylan - guitar, synthesizer
Terry Eason - guitar
John Guion - bass
Peter Anderson – drums

City Lights
You’re so much older than me
You can remember things I’ve only read about
In books I never finished, though I’ve intended to
You’re so much smarter than me
I don’t hold it against you though
It’s unintentional, and I’m no dummy

(chorus)
The city lights
Are shining in on us
I never saw those lights
Where I was growing up
My friends are waiting
In a car outside
So I just stopped in to say goodbye

You’re so much kinder than me
You’re always quick to make a sacrifice
You’d even make it twice
I probably wouldn’t
And you’re weaker than me
You fall apart too easily
At a sad song on TV, in a sitcom
(repeat chorus)

And now you’re lonelier than me
I was the only thing you had practically
That you wouldn’t have to fly to see
And you can’t afford it
And you’re older than me
You can remember things I’ve only read about
In books I’ve never finished, though I’ve intended to
(repeat chorus)

Dylan - electric piano
Jason Heinrichs - programming, bass, synthesizers,
Guitar

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