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I Said Take Me To The Water

by Lauren Crosby

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Thomas Marohl Wonderful songwriting, unique interesting vocals and I love the band. Great guitar on that song. Favorite track: I Work, I Work, I Work.
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1.
Skylights 04:29
He loves me left He loves me right He loves me left Gonna love me right tonight Yee yee yee yee oh yee He says hi I say hi back Do you like your job? Stupid questions like that Now he’s looking me up and down I can tell his expectations were high Oh, and I’m looking right through him Cause to me he looks like any other guy Well your schedule only depends upon the people that you love in the moment When you’ve got no one to love, you don’t have much to do Oh but I know the walking, I know the walking I do Especially when the grass is green And the sky is blue Wake up in the morning he won’t look me in the eye I’m staring at the ceiling, could of burned a hole through the sky Now I understand why architects went and created Skylights Cause a woman needs something beautiful to look through While contemplating last night Well your schedule only depends upon the people that you love in the moment When you’ve got no one to love, you don’t have much to do Oh I don’t gotta tell ya how much hair I’ve run my fingers through Oh but I know the walking, I know the walking I do Especially when the grass is green And the sky is blue I catch a cab and I eat breakfast alone Thinking how long it’ll take me to get back home And I’m staring my phone screen feeling like the queen of dirt Cause my kingdom has been tainted by a body who knows nothing of my worth Well my schedule only depends on the people that I love in the moment And you see lately if feels like I don’t have much to do Oh but I know the walking, I know the walking that I do Especially when the grass is green and the sky is The sky is...
2.
If they cut open your chest your heart would sound the same as those sweet bells chiming in a church tower you don't need a rose you need a sunflower loving her is like driving a motorcycle in loose sand have some fun, but it ain't gonna get you nowhere you don't need a rose you need a sunflower In a couple a weeks when the newness wears away and your family and friends don't have the words to say there she is still running around your mind but any man will tell you his best mistress was time stop asking if you should of or if you shouldn't baby those steel stained fingers deserve the touch of an honest woman ey, you don't need a rose you need a sunflower Oh I said, sun you need a sunfower
3.
Tak City 04:24
Tak City’s only an hours drive away You invited me so I could sing some songs and play There was a girl she was looking at me We’ve got different tongues but eyes of jealousy The river goddess spoke softly to the banana tree When will you ever come to bathe your leaves in me? When the banana tree fancied the reservoir instead You see why the river bends Walking up your stairs for the very first time I focus on your back, oh, and try to avert my eyes Away from the life that you live behind closed doors Anything that reminds me of her The River Goddess spoke softly to the banana tree When will you ever come to bathe your leaves in me? When the banana tree fancied the reservoir instead You see why the river bends Whose car is that parked in your driveway? I never see it on the weekdays All that remains from these lies that you have spun Is the boiling masses of my red blood The River Goddess spoke softly to the banana tree When will you ever come to bathe your leaves in me? When the banana tree fancied the reservoir instead You see why the river bends
4.
If you miss me, don’t call I’ve got no interest at all You chose her now go on your way You used to call me lady Now you call her baby I’ll have no trouble drinking November away Something Strange, Strange In this rain Something Strange, Strange In this rain You’ll be in New York City Calling her pretty, or on some beach Looking at the stars Elope for all I care, put flowers in her hair Read her Steinbeck until she falls asleep I’ll put snowtires on my car Drive down to the bar Smoke a couple splifs and get myself real mean Something Strange, Strange In this rain Something Strange, Strange In this rain I’ll drive so far north, till my feet hurt And my eyes get dark, dreary and grey Pot and Psilocybin , goddamn I’m stylin’ Mr. State Trooper C’mon here and summons me. Coke, and adderall, goddamn I’ve seen it all So has my dear friend Murphy. Something Strange, Strange In this rain Something Strange, Strange In this rain If you miss me don’t call, No recepion at all I hope this winter treats you… Strange, Strange This pain Something strange, Strange in this rain
5.
Well the sea has a sister her name is the sky And they’re always looking eachother eye to eye And the sky looks down to the sea to say I can’t keep watching you live your life this way Why are you so goddamn blue? Babe, if I were you: Well I’d pick myself right off the ground I’d get a real job stop splashing around oh, I know all the rivers you let flow Doesn’t matter if they’re fast Or if they’re slow Cause I’ve seen em’ lazy I’ve seen em’ wide Think about the future pick up your pride I’m too familiar with your salty tears Cause they come part of me, over the years I don’t like the way you let the moon conrol your moods I know you think he’s smart His moon beams soothe, And it’s so easy cause he doesn’t move Night comes I can smell your perfume Why are you so goddamn blue? Well the sea has a sister her name is the sky And they’re always looking eachother eye to eye And the sea looks up to the sky to say Can’t you relax and let me play? You know that I never lie And I don’t tell mom that you’re always high You got three shades blue, black, or gray And you’ve got the power to control the day But all that power must really get old, Don’t always have to do what your told And I’ve seen the way you flirt with the sun I know you think he’s cool-- so much fun But I don’t think he really cares If you haven’t realized he ain’t always there Why are you so goddamn bule? Why are you so goddamn blue? Why are you so goddamn blue? Why are you so goddamn blue? Why are you so goddamn blue?
6.
I love him like a Johsua Tree loves its water Don’t always need it but it’s nice when it gets hotter I love him like a redwood loves the sky What’s the fun if I could have him all the time? We stayed stoned through the width of South Dakota Only stopping once for cigarettes and road sodas There’s nothing left in that god forsaken state Nothing there left for us to argue or debate I love him like a ferry loves deasel fuel, you know We both missed it on that Thursday afternoon It was summertime in Hyannis and we had to park In some private lot Should’ve left earlier and it was probably all my fault I love him like a Johsua Tree loves its water Don’t always need it but it’s nice when it gets hotter I love him like a redwood loves the sky What’s the fun if I could have him all the time? I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work I work, I work, I work, so hard I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work I work, I work, I work, so hard I put myself through college while he was doing cocain Playing three hour bar shows where nobody knew my name When he called me up one November night to ask if he could sit in I was taught it’s so much easier to just forgive I love him like he loves his new girlfriend If he had it his way, he’d never talk to me again except: “Hey howya doin’, you know I miss you a lot too.” But out of all the boys in the United States, oh, I would still ride with you. I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work I work, I work, I work, so hard I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work I work, I work, I work, so hard I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work I work, I work, I work, so hard I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work, I work I work, I work, I work, so hard I love him like a redwood loves the sky What’s the fun if I could have him all the time?
7.
North on 201 you will see A faded town sign: FORKS, POPULATION 30 I don’t really know what brought me there Must have been that strange northern New England air So I stopped to ask directions, cause I wasn’t sure At a little gas station, Berry’s General Store The old man smiled, said what are you doing here? Then he pointed up the road-- a couple more miles, dear Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North Just across the bridge when you drive into the West Forks Well that road was long but to me it always felt short I’m the only one who knew that they took him away I got out of my car to look around Thats when he saw me, knew that I wasn’t from town Walking side by side, they told me it was wrong But he liked the way I sang those old folk songs Never heard a Maine kid play the banjo like he could And when that river ran hard, the acoutics were so good When he asked me how I felt about the passing of time, He told me he had something to ease my mind: Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North And I never seen, you know, I’d never seen a needle before Those woods were wild, but his eyes were wilder I’m the only one who knew they took him away Word got around, just like they told me it would Two river rat kids, who were up to no good. My feet got cold one morning, it wasn’t a life that I loved So I left him there, simply smiling at the sun Now they say it was fate, or maybe I just timed it right Blue and red reflecting off the trees in the broad daylight When they read him his rights, I began to shiver Because I followed his stare, directly to the Dead River Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North And I never seen, you know, I’d never seen a needle before Those woods were wild, but his eyes were wilder I’m the only one who knew they took him away Now I got some kids, a big family of my own Sometimes I leave for the weekend, walk the Dead River Road I got no idea what that boy’s doing now I thought about it, ain’t no use askin’ around But if you listen closesly, you can hear His banjo picking in the cool Autumn air. Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North Just across the bridge when you drive into the West Forks Well that road was long but to me it always felt short I’m the only one who knew that they took him away
8.
I’m sadder than the river that runs through the mill in Madison, Maine Sadder than the McAdams Station after the evening train Well now I’ve let my lover go To where I don’t know And now I’m sitting here watching the leaves Float away on the lake I started drinking once I hit the toll booth on 295 Drove up north, with bloodshot eyes Well now I’ve let my lover go To where, I don’t know And now I’m sitting here watching the leaves Float away on the lake You know this Carrabassett Valley green Is taking care of all my heads needs And now I’m sitting here watching the leaves Float away on the lake I can put this smile on Pretend I ain’t been doing wrong And now I’m sitting here watching the leaves Float away
9.
Is That Ok? 02:49
A, B, C, D, E, F, G You’re the only one I want to L, M, N, O, P I love you Is that ok? Is that ok? Is that ok? Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Tell me all the places you want to go I love you Mm, Is that ok? Is that ok? Is that ok? Cause when the day is over and the night has come I want to show you my ideas of fun Ticket to the moon, you’re my special place Baby tell me it’ll all be OK. Reds, Greens, Blues, Pinks, Oranges, and Yellows I like you more than all my other fellows I love you Is that ok? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Pick my up at 9 for our breakfast date I love you Is that ok? Is that ok? Is that ok? Cause when the day is over and the night has come I want to show you my ideas of fun Ticket to the moon, you’re my special place Baby tell me… it’ll be OK. Men’s Choir: BE OK, BE OK, BE OK… Tell me it’ll be ok, ayy ayy, ayy Tell me, Tell me, mm it’ll be ok I said it’ll be OK.
10.
Sunshine in my soul I need some sunshine in my soul I need some sunshine in my soul I’m getting older Oh, I’m getting older Tomatoes on the vine I grow tomatos off the vine I eat tomatos off the vine I’m getting stronger Oh, I’m getting stronger Take me to the water I said take me to the water I said let me see the water I’m getting cleaner Oh, I’m getting cleaner A hundred twenty holes on a cirbbage board It’s so easy to forget That the ones I miss the most Are the ones that I have not yet met Theres a boy out there who loves me more Than shelter in the rain Its funny how he doesn’t even know my name Kiss me twice for fun I said kiss me twice I said miss me twice for fun I’m getting richer, oh, I’m getting richer Take me to my brothers I said take me to my brothers I said let me see my brothers I’m getting meaner Oh, I’m getting meaner Rocks out on the shore I see those rocks out on the shore I see those rocks out on the shore I’m getting wiser Oh, I’m getting wiser A hundred twenty holes on a cirbbage board It’s so easy to forget That the ones I miss the most Are the ones that I have not yet met Theres a man out there who loves me more Than shelter in the rain Its funny how he doesn’t even know my name Sunshine in my soul I need some sunshine in my soul I need some sunshine in my soul I’m getting older Oh, I’m getting older
11.
That Picture 03:17
I don’t want to see that picture I don’t want to think about that time You know I once had lungs that could Breathe oxygen relatively fine I don’t want to see that picture I don’t want to think about that time I’ve got a lot going for me I’ve got a lot to occupy my mind I like to sit and drink my coffee Watch the log trucks drive by slow But I saw you there with your new girl I decided to get my coffee to go There's a bus that takes me here up to The war zone off upper-central ave. I’m usually the only white girl on it I don’t think the city bus systems bad In the rearview mirror I watch the bus driver shake his head He’s probably got all the problems in the world Or he’s thinking I’m gonna wind up dead I don’t know his morales I don’t know who he sees at night I don’t know what he considers black Or what he considers light Perhaps there was a time in his life When he would need this song Maybe when he’s driving the bus alone He’d turn it up and he’d sing along He’d sing I don’t want to see that picture I don’t want to think about that time You know I once had lungs that could Breathe oxygen relatively fine We don’t want to see that picture We don’t want to think about that time We’ve got a lot going for us We’ve got a lot to occupy our minds Yes we’ve got a lot going for us We’ve got a lot to occupy our minds Yes we’ve got a lot going for us We’ve got a lot to occupy our minds

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Lauren Crosby's sophomore studio album, I Said Take Me To The Water is a topsy-turvy coming of age story which features a mess of nylon strings, hammond organs, and sharp vocals sweetened with a vintage hint of wit and experience. Driven by her travels, yet inspired by her home on the Atlantic ocean, Lauren pens a rich landscape with the blues of solitude and the greens of heartbreak. I Said Take Me To The Water whisks the listener away from a smoky dive bar pool room to the serene shorelines that coat Northern New England via a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Backed by her band of all-star musicians, this genre-blending album will have your old soul snickering and sniffling.
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Aaron Nadeau- Guitar
Justin Maxwell- Bass/Piano/Hammond Organ
Ryan Benoit- Percussion

Guest Musicians:
Dave Noyes- Trombone
Nicholas Thompson-Brown- Saxophone
Julian Stearns- Trumpet
Chalaemchai Katitook- Viollin
Todd Hutchisen- Lap Steel, Wurlitzer, Omnichord

Produced by Todd Hutchisen
Recorded/Engineered at Acadia Recording Company
Portland, Maine.
Mastered by Saff Mastering
Chicago, Illinois.

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released April 18, 2019

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Lauren Crosby Georgetown, Maine

Lauren Crosby is a rising folkie/bluesy songstress from Georgetown, Maine. Her unique voice captures the rawness of the oceanic setting in which she grew up in, and her songwriting exemplifies the beauty and hardships of coastal living.

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