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Rocks and Glass

by Your Mother Should Know

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1.
SHED A TEAR EVERY DAY Feels like it’s been so long Since you’ve been gone Though they tell me That it’s only been a short time Whatever did I do That could have made you Just stand up and leave What could have been my crime And I’ll shed a tear every day Darlin that you stay away No comforting thing Anybody can say No diverting song anybody can play No hope-giving soul-nurturing ray I’ll shed a tear every day And if I could You know I would make it all better Tell you I’m sorry write it down Send it off in a letter And if only they could find you Those words would remind you And you’d come runnin back into my arms But since you said “see you later” I can only wait here And wonder “Where can my baby be” Not sure if I’ll ever know Why did you go But I’ll cling to this hope That you’ll return to me And I’ll shed a tear every day Darlin that you stay away No comforting thing Anybody can say No diverting song anybody can play No hope-giving soul-nurturing ray I’ll shed a tear every day I’ll shed a tear every day Copyright 2013 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
2.
PRETENDIN I’M WELL Got hit pretty hard Down for the count Laid out flat Couldn’t even come in Had to call out But now I’m back And by the smile on my face you can tell I’m right back in the race you can tell You can tell there’s not even a trace Of the dark place where I fell And it was so easy I figured it out I’m pretendin I’m well Somethin goin around Knockin everyone down And I caught it Laid out for days Wouldn’t go away No matter how hard I fought it Cuz for this disease only one thing will do It’s in my heart and my heart wants you So where are you baby Now I’m movin on The past is behind me It’s a brave new world And I won’t be held down I’m gonna be free Forget about that girl And by the spring in my step you can tell By my positive pep you can tell You can tell now to life I say “yep” I’m escaping the grip of this personal hell And it was so easy I figured it out I’m pretendin I’m well Copyright 2013 Neal Kosaly-Meyer
3.
WHAT’S WANTING FOR Don’t know quite how to put this But it’s pullin’ on me Like hooks in my flesh pulled By ropes that I can’t see And we’re all pullin’ on each other Like forces of gravity Think we can do what we please But we’re not free And when you’re not here I just miss you And when you’re here I just miss you more If skin can’t touch What’s wanting for What’s wanting for What’s wanting for If skin can’t touch What’s wanting for And what I got to say now Confessin it to you I’m not so sure this thing Is ever gonna be through We talked it out shook hands Drew the lines and smiled Bu I think I know deep down That lines just ain’t my style And when you’re not here I just miss you And when you’re here I just miss you more If skin can’t touch What’s wanting for What’s wanting for What’s wanting for If skin can’t touch What’s wanting for Like magnets and nails Like flies in a web Like quicksand Like an obsession in your head Like an earworm Like a black hole Like a cold hand Like hot iron in my soul Not sure how to end this But I can feel it comin’ out It tries a man’s faith I know it’s real beyond doubt The way desire takes hold And wears away sanity Feel like that old preacher Preachin’ all is vanity And when you’re not here I just miss you And when you’re here I just miss you more If skin can’t touch What’s wanting for What’s wanting for What’s wanting for If skin can’t touch What’s wanting for Copyright 2011 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
4.
Just Cried 04:09
JUST CRIED Hope sprang Felt like the stars were aligned Then I saw two hands touchin Fingers intertwined So I had another beer Decided it was time for me to go Wished I could keep hopin and forget What I didn’t want to know It was dark and it was rainin Both inside and out Thought faith was leadin me home But I know you’re not for me now; there isn’t any doubt I sat down in my car and I figured I’d go for a drive But I didn’t start er up I didn’t start er up I didn’t start er up I just cried I listened to my dreams And I cast the I Ching Checked out my horoscope Attending to every little thing And I prayed Just like when I was a kid Psychoanalyzed my ego Tried to liberate my id And it felt like it was all pointin to you And sayin you were for me Just like it had been pre-destined In Eternity But that pattern got shattered Like it was all a lie Felt like cursing God but I didn’t Felt like cursing God but I didn’t Felt like cursing God but I didn’t I just cried I guess I let my enthusiasm Get the better of me Thought of you as my mountaintop Now I’m back in this death-shadowed valley I dreamed I’d kiss and be kissed touch and be touched So tenderly But now that dream is over It’s over so suddenly Like a punch in the gut And I still can’t breathe Somethin won’t let go Of this dream about you and me It’s like a wall And I can’t get around Or over or through so high So wide so deep in the ground Maybe I oughtta take my shot Give it one more try Roll the dice; See if I Could win against this guy And I want to believe I want to keep hope alive But I just don’t have it in me I just don’t have it in me I just don’t have it in me So I’ll just cry Copyright 2010 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
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Shelby 03:14
SHELBY If you go n see Shelby tonight Won't you tell her that I’m workin on a brand new bike If you go n see Shelby tonight Won't you tell her that I sure like the way she writes And when she comes down off that stage And she’s all done singin like a bird Won’t you put in a word for me If you go n see Shelby If you go n see Shelby tonight Won't you tell her that I’d be there if I only could But I get a little bit shy around Shelby Cuz I don’t know the words as well as I should But the ones I know are stuck like swift arrows in me Make me feel like I’m swimmin in some glassy sea You might mention that casually If you go n see Shelby Won't you tell her that I write songs too And I’ve got a tattoo of Gram Parsons on my arm And I’m strong and silent and tall and she oughtta give me a call What could be the harm If you go n see Shelby tonight Tell her that I really dug her set at Bumbershoot And If you go n see Shelby tonight You might as well tell her that I think she’s really cute And when something feels this right it can’t be wrong I might even be able to help her write a happy song So won't you put in a good word for me If you go n see Shelby Copyright 2013 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
6.
THIS BOUNDARY VERSE: If I’m goin’ to get by I’m goin’ to need a little help from my friends So I better check in with George and Ira, Richard and Lorenz, Irving and Jerome Won’t you give me your two cents’ worth, please? Cole and Harold, can’t you help me, Because I’m down on my knees; And if Sarah or Billie could try and sing this one, Or Dear Ella, or Johnny Hartman—no, I’m not makin’ fun Or maybe I need to call up Old Duke and Billy Strayhorn: The know about just hangin’, feelin’ so rotten and forlorn. CHORUS: And I’m just standin’ here Peerin’ over your boundary Got myself burned so bad Down in love’s foundry And I don’t want to make a scene I don’t want to make a fuss Don’t care to create a spectacle Concernin the two of us Because I got it bad And you know, that ain’t no good I feel like that lamb That got lost in the wood And I know you’re not someone To watch over me You’re just someone on the other side Of this damn boundary BRIDGE: And I wish I could Just call the whole thing off And take some medicine like I would For the sniffles or a cough But you walked into the room And I had no defense, No immunity, no remedy, No antidote, no resistance We made this truce, Now we’re more-or-less friends, But what’s the use If it all depends On my keepin my peace About this deep-cut wound And never betrayin the truth In word or tune CHORUS: And so I stand here Peerin over your boundary Hopin to find some kind of solution For what’s confoundin' me And I don’t want to live in a dream, I know I need to find some way to adjust, But now I feel like a receptacle Full of some kind of bitter dust Because I got it bad And you know that ain’t no good I feel like that lamb That got lost in the woods And I know you’re not someone To watch over me You’re just someone on the other side Of this damn boundary CODA: So Duke and Billy Harold and Cole Help me write the song I can feel in my soul George and Ira Help me say what needs to be said Let me rise up now And leave this land of the dead Because what’s called friendship Just feels like a quandary Like bein' suspended In zero gravity Like bein' stuck On the wrong side of this damn boundary Copyright 2012 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
7.
ROCKS AND GLASS They say that time all wounds will heal They say that pain forgetting will conceal They that all things must pass But they don’t know how you filled me up with rocks and glass They tell me soon I’ll see better days Things like this you know they just go away They wonder why I’m stuck in this morass But they don’t know how you filled me up with rocks and glass And I’m weighed down with these heavy stones And the glass cuts into my flesh and bones And everything inside is just ground down And it’s all because you just aren’t around They say these things come to us all Just as after Summer comes the Fall And that sunny Spring will come again at last But they don’t know how you filled me up with rocks and glass And I’m weighed down with these heavy stones And the glass cuts into my flesh and bones And everything inside is just ground down And it’s all because you just aren’t around They say these things come to us all Just as after Summer comes the Fall And that sunny Spring will come again at last But they don’t know how you filled me up with rocks and glass Copyright 2009 Neal Kosaly-Meyer
8.
REBECCA MARINA Somebody called this morning They wanted Rebecca Marina I said I’m very sorry whoever you are But I haven’t seen her Must be a wrong number that you dialed So take another look in your telephone number file Nobody here By the name of Rebecca Marina And now I’m spendin' my time Wonderin' what can it mean yeah Can’t get her out of my mind My mind is anything but serene yeah Wonderin' who it was that called Wonderin' if she just might be a livin' doll Can’t stop thinkin 'Bout Rebecca Marina Rebecca Marina Where are you Rebecca Marina What should I do Maybe I shoulda left you a message Maybe I shoulda tried to get through Are you somewhere out there waitin' for my call Waitin' for some word, anything at all N now I sit by the phone, radio’s on Joey’s singin 'bout Sheena She’s a punk rocker, maybe so are you, Rebecca Marina Waitin' for you to call my place 'N I just wish I could see your face 'N maybe we could go someplace together Rebecca Marina Waitin' for you to call my place 'N I just wish I could see your face 'N maybe we could go someplace together Rebecca Marina Copyright 2013 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
9.
TEAR-SHAPED BRUISE I Heard you got married I wasn’t invited Guess I shouldn’t be surprised The way that everything went down All my friends are gonna be there But I won’t be sittin' home cryin' I got better things to do On the other side of town Cuz Ronnie’s playin a punk rock show That’s where I’m gonna go Get on the whiskey train Dance the night away And now I got a tear-shaped bruise Right over my heart From slammin in the pit While you were getting married Don’t know how you threw that elbow You were so far away But now I got a tear-shaped bruise Right over my heart from you We used to sing rock n roll You showed me your soul Shinin' in your eyes Shinin' in that harmony Thought I knew what I was doin' But it was the road to ruin No future For you and me No future And I know it was very Very unrequited But I still remember your eyes And how I’d just fall in and drown And I wish it was me there Not that other guy and I could just keep singin' with you Till the next ice age comes around But Ronnie’s playin' a punk rock show Guess that’s where I’m gonna go Get on the whiskey train Dance the night away And now I got a tear-shaped bruise Right over my heart Slammin' in the pit While you were getting married Don’t know how you threw that elbow You were so far away But now I got a tear-shaped bruise Right over my heart from you Copyright 2013 Neal Kosaly-Meyer
10.
DON’T MAKE ME LIE We been hangin' together you n me For what feels like a lifetime Crawlin through these trenches, under these wires You always been my lifeline And you know I’d walk on red hot coals for you And I’d do anything you want me to But baby baby please Don’t make me lie I know times are tough and you made some bad deals Down on that corner But now you got to stand up for yourself Stop goin down that road, I’m warnin' ya And you know that I’ve got your back I’m the one who’ll always cut you some slack But baby baby please Don’t make me lie Don’t make me lie Don’t make me do this to my sisters and brothers Don’t make me lie Burn all those bridges to all of the others I stood by your side asked you to be my bride But you ain’t gonna drag me down no more We put our hands together We swore we’d keep the faith But now I feel like you’re turning Into some kind of shadowy wraith I want to pull you right back to me But it’s like you’re blind and you can’t see Oh Baby Baby please Don’t make me lie Copyright 2013 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
11.
SEE YA AT THE NEXT SHOW Sittin' in your tower Writin' down your visions And now you don’t have to deal With all that constructive derision And I’m standin' here Tryin' to make a sale And since you been gone This place feels just a little bit more like a jail But when the days are draggin' And everything goes so slow I remember I’ll see ya at the next show I’ll see ya at the next show I saw you last night We talked about how things were goin' Talked about time How the years fly by so fast Like a river Pickin' up speed all the while it’s flowin' And how if you need anything from me anytime at all All you gotta do is ask All you gotta do is ask Sometimes I think about you Sittin in that tower And I remember the times We used to talk for hours And now you write down your visions And I try to make a sale And I wish you’d come ridin' back And bust me outta this jail And I know it was all for the best I still wish you never had to go But I know I’ll see ya the next show Copyright 2013 by Neal Kosaly-Meyer
12.
DON’T BLACK OUT Goin' up the hill Plug it in tonight Throw back a few Turn all the dials to the right And we’ll blow the walls down And we’ll wake the town And we’ll shake the ground With our trademark sound And when the set is through I’m gonna dance with you Fall in a trance with you Romance with you And it’s gonna be grand And there ain’t no doubt Cuz I wrote it on my hand Don’t black out I know it happened once before You had to carry me out the door And when you tried to get through There was no reply But I’m responsible now And I know how We’re gonna make it through the night I’m not tellin' you a lie Lookin' around Where the hell am I Threw back a few too many Horizontal like a dial twisted to the right Did we blow the walls down Did we wake the town Did we shake the ground With our trademark sound And when the set was through Did I dance with you Fall in a trance with you Romance with you And I’m sure it was grand I ain't got no doubt As I look at those words on my hand Don’t black out Copyright 2013 Neal Kosaly-Meyer

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Neal Kosaly-Meyer and Karen Eisenbrey are brother and sister. They grew up in the 60’s and 70’s in Bickleton, a remote and tiny farm town in eastern Washington state. Together they discovered the redemptive promise of rock n roll as purveyed by the Beatles, the Who, Springsteen and the Ramones (among many others), though they never quite got around to putting together their own rock band until about thirty-odd years later. Your Mother Should Know has been playing out in Seattle for the last five years, and along the way releasing a smattering of music at their reverbnation.com page. “Rocks and Glass” is their first full-length album.

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released January 8, 2015

All songs by Neal Kosaly-Meyer

Arranged and Performed by Your Mother Should Know

Recorded and Engineered by Jake Thompson at Pouch's practice space and The Tintinabulary.

Mastered by Steve Turnidge at UltraViolet Studios

Photos by Joe Mabel

Special thanks:

To John Maiello for Invaluable Production Assistance, Good Advice and Crucial Encouragement.

To Shelby Earl for her swift arrows that always remind me what a song can be when a song is done right

To Mike Gervais for the terrific sax parts.

To Keith Eisenbrey for the use of his 1890 Chickering grand piano.

To Karen and Keith Eisenbrey, and to Pouch, for places to record.

To Anna K. Meyer for unflagging support and belief.

To everybody who's played in Your Mother Should Know, booked Your Mother Should Know, shared a bill with Your Mother Should Know, or come out to see Your Mother Should Know over the past 5 years--you are all a part of this.

And very very special thanks to Kathi Buchanan.

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