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Boobabies

by Joe Dickinson

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1.
Kindness Can You Come Catch Us All 03:18
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Kindness can you come catch us all When we’re feeling sad or small Help us remember today is just a cloud on the bay Everything in every way connected Connected We can lift each other up, we can be so strong There’s nothing we can’t overcome When both the moon and the sun are part of everyone Fly or fall we always soar connected Connected Alone at night can get lonely alright Every single day’s a fight Sometimes we’re ten feet tall sometimes we can’t even crawl Back against the wall so disconnected Disconnected Kindness can you come catch us all When we’re feeling sad or small Help us remember today is just a cloud on the bay Kindness can you come catch us all Kindness kindness can you come catch us all Kindness kindness kindness can you come catch us all Kindness kindness kindness kindness can you come catch us all
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Lavender 03:42
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Lavender In the morning Lavender I smell you with my eyes What a pathetic apology For such a piercing remark You lack basic decency What happened to your heart I dreamt a weird memory Joyous abandon in the park We fell apart equally Disappeared in the dark Lavender In the morning Lavender I smell you with my eyes How do you know you’re not making a terrible Decision that is only based on a particle Of false information from some random article Shared by some imbecile Alone in their room Unqualified empathy Is more bite than bark You fall asleep beautifully Like a meadowlark Lavender In the morning Lavender I smell you with my eyes
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She Is My Mother 02:01
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Dear doctor I don’t want to put extra pressure on you But before the surgery You need to know what she means to me She gave me life She gave me life She is my mother She is my mother And I love her More than you can know Even if we don’t Always see eye to eye She gave me life She gave me life She is my mother She is my mother And I love her With every sentence in my soul But these words all seem so dull Compared to her light She gave me life She gave me life She is my mother She is my mother She gave me life She gave me life She is my mother She is my mother And I love her
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The Clueless Architect 02:10
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What you wanna do I wanna build something Build something With you What can we build We build a friendship We build a rocket ship A relationship What you wanna do I wanna build something Build something With you What can we build We build a courtship We build a spaceship A partnership What you wanna do I wanna build something Build something With you I wish this was a song without words The ocean can explain itself And the canyons of nightmare Are so terribly quiet Their past spattered mosses untangled for now Four walls a roof a door some windows Just a place to run to that we can call our own I can’t promise you a Star studded Star spangled Newfangled Multi camera angled fable Of eternal love And butterflies But if I could I would What do I want I wanna build something I wanna build something I wanna build something
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The Cottage In Central Ohio 03:45
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Memorial Day is at the end of May When I was a kid we’d drive Down to The Cottage in Central Ohio During the great depression My great grandpa and his friends Dug a lake and built cottages around it Waiting for friends and packing the cars Heading south from Cleveland Taking 71 down to route 18 18 east to 21 south Turn right on 93 And then watch out for the end of the world That’s what we called the top of this hill You couldn’t see over at all We’d say “ooohhh” and scream when we got to the top Stop at Grandma Shearer’s chip factory Brewster Dairy for cheese And trail bologna, slowing down for the speed trap in Beach City I don’t know why they called it Beach City There clearly wasn’t a beach Unless you count Baylor Beach the waterpark with the twisty slide Stay left on 93 and see Camp Wanake I went there with church in eighth grade Now we call it sex camp and laugh about how awkward Dad felt But I digress, where was I, oh yes Still on the way We’d pass the Beach City dam and the garbage dump We turned left on some old random road Climbed up a hill Then took a left at the fence Dad hit when he saw that turkey vulture The road went down and curved around You could see the lake through the trees The car would rock back and forth when the paved road turned to gravel If it was dark Dad would turn off the lights Blanketing us in pitch black Then he’d say “Grandma always said ‘watch out for the jumping trees’” We’d park the cars in the twisted drive Open the doors to vacation Fresh country air and the sound of bugs Under the rock to turn the water on Dad opened up the doors And checked for mice and spiders so Mom wouldn’t freak out I’d go straight to the screened in porch Sit on the swinging couch Take a big breath in and feel happy just to be alive Memorial Day is at the end of May When I was a kid we’d drive Down to The Cottage in Central Ohio
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Roswell Gas Station 02:46
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We headed out for Omaha Ended up in Kansas City The drive was pretty bleak Somewhere outside of Albuquerque She said “look at the mountains” I said “I’m busy counting sheep” I wasn’t expecting her to stay with me But I still can’t believe that she’s gone The road is long We’d been together Since that one December When I cut myself on the wrist When she got bored She really got bored It usually led to a road trip She said “when I was a girl I knew I was not of this world” I always expected her to leave me But not at some Roswell gas station The road is long I’m not going back to Buffalo I’ll try out New York City Find someone pretty like you First things first get through Omaha Don’t die in Kansas City The sky’s like me pretty blue I always suspected you weren’t happy So I planned endless vacations The road is long
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Dad Said I do 02:29
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In the attic we found a photograph Of Mom and Dad on their wedding night My sister said “don’t they both look so beautiful?” I said “I cannot imagine a more perfect night” I could smell the spray Mom put in her hair There was music and laughter everywhere When she asked him if he’d always be true Dad said I do How was he not terrified of commitment How could he know with such certainty she was the one You could smell the magic in the air There were friends and family everywhere When she asked him if he’d always be true Dad said I do Wasn’t he constantly fearing abandonment Can’t you give me a sign Dad - is she the one? In the morning when I walk down the aisle I’m going to take the same picture with the same smile When she asks me if I’ll always be true I’ll say I do Just like you
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Where Did the Time Go? 02:25
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I love walking with you along the lake Stopping for the pictures that you take You get pretty serious About the sunset I love walking with you along the lake I love to try and hold your freezing hand To comfort you in any way I can Two hands in one pocket We make it work I love to try and hold your freezing hand I love your smile and the way you make me laugh I hope we have a long time on this path You and me together Having fun I love your smile and the way you make me laugh Where did the time go? Where did the time go?
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Sweetie, Maybe They're Just Birds 04:21
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I was there when the blue sky broke in September Working up on the hundred seventh floor I’m the front page picture guy, remember? When the first plane hit I was sitting there bored I’m the falling man I’m the falling man Mmmmmmm Mundane as a Monday morning, that’s Tuesday Woke up for work about quarter to eight Sat with my wife and drank a cup of coffee We didn’t kiss because we were running late I’m the falling man I’m the falling man Mmmmmmm As I’m floating down I hear a mother on the ground Say “Sweetie, maybe they’re just birds” I’m flying south now for the winter I’m a superhero at last Wish I’d focused less on my future Futures can disappear so fast I’m the falling man I’m the falling man Mmmmmmm As I’m floating down I hear a mother on the ground Say “Sweetie, maybe they’re just birds” “Sweetie, maybe they’re just birds”
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(Hot Nights) On the Erie Canal 03:15
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If I was sailor I’d buy me a boat A big one with a motor Then I’d sit around and float Ride on the breeze To the nation’s first highway Cracking open cold ones And listening to “My Way” Hot nights on the Erie Canal Hot nights on the Erie Canal I need to escape somehow Hot nights on the Erie Canal Hot nights on the Erie Canal Hot Nights I took the money and ran “Boss, I am a sick man Surely you can understand” Behind me I see Police Cruising in the rearview mirror Nothing’s clear Inside here Hot nights on the Erie Canal Hot nights on the Erie Canal I need to escape somehow Hot nights on the Erie Canal Hot nights on the Erie Canal Hot Nights Hot nights on the Erie Canal

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released November 16, 2023

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Joe Dickinson Chicago, Illinois

Hi, I’m Joe Dickinson.

I'm a DIY singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL.

It's not easy, balancing the external demands of work/life with the internal demands of creativity, but I'm working toward a set of sustainable internal systems that will allow me to continue to write, record, and release songs. Hopefully for the rest of my life.

I appreciate you taking the time to listen. ... more

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