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In Memory of John Doe

by Baby Money and the Down Payments

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1.
Jesse James 02:52
never had a damn thing straight i used to dream of dying young now i don't know my fate the world keeps turning on and on you look so good so (sweet) i'm hungry i don't need your love you look good enough to (eat) you took away my faithful (chorus) heartbeat my heart don't beat for anyone oh my heartbeat my heart beatsssssssss jesus died to save my country soul the western swing and rock roll jesse james the book of christ my mother's father held the knife in paper chains and paper (soles) i found my will to fast and slow my heart beats red with stripes of (white) my heart beats sharper than a (chorus) phantom spirit shadow sprite vision ghostly money night liberty home in the lost and found water soil bought and bound *one dying man stranded in a crowd pieces of earth pieces of ground lost little light meet your neighbors pieces of peace (chorus (x2))
2.
have a nice day the water's fine gotta new fella make him mine all mine have a nice day the water's warm *have a nice day have a nice day the ice is cold people getting restless as they're getting old sinner's getting hungry ice is getting thin *have a nice day again chorus: *i live in a city that doesn't sleep i live in a city that works all night i live in a city that feels no heat but every cold heart on every corner says have a nice day *have a nice day if you can spare the time spare another dollar can you spare a dime i just need a transfer can you help me out have a nice day look out have a nice day oh god is good never seems to do the things you think he should people getting restless baby’s getting mean *have a nice day *chorus
3.
whenever you want me you may not find me i’m rolling on if ever you’re hungry for this one’s comp’ny i will be gone when you find yourself in need please do not say you're missing me i walk alone (x2) been lovin’ you baby all broken hearted been bought and sold ain’t getting much younger you know i hunger i’m never full i can’t quit you where you stand i cannot quite your heavy hand i’m getting old (x2) been beggin’ and pleadin’ ‘til no one’s listenin’ you’re such a tease i think you can hear me from high up above me i’m on my knees deaf departed dyin’ you know i’m tired of cryin’ at you please (x2) ooh oh up ev’ry morning i’m awake at night (ooh ooh) oh i’m just trying to tell you to try to just get by just get by… oh darkness and daytime the whole world’s watching the world is glass you’re quietly telling the things you’re selling but nothing lasts oh i was doing fine ‘til you put money on my mind the time has passed the time is past
4.
Paper Lover 02:54
paper lover' be careful where you walk paper sweetheart be careful what you talk ink ink ink's all i got but it's not what i want i want nothing at all paper lover on paper baby we got it all ever after i read it on your face time goes faster as we forget to age ink ink ink's all i got but it's not what i want i want nothing these days paper lover we've got a love written on the page part-time sweetheart you're a full-time habit now i try to break it but not even sure how ink ink ink's all i got but it's not what i want i want nothin’ out loud paper lover you're a lover i know nothin' about (x3)
5.
i’m a hot blooded woman but my blood’s run dry the man my heart desires only makes me cry i wish that i could tell him all the wrong he has done but he makes my heart beat like a drum i’m a hot blooded woman but i love me a cold man he never says he loves me but he said it once never takes me nowhere he just takes what he wants he looks right past me most time but sometime he catches my eye and i love him so much that i could die i’m a hot blooded woman but i love me a cold man he made me wait for hours he made me wait for days made me get right down upon my knees and beg he said i was his true love i know i’m just his slave but i’ll always love him just the same i’m a hot blooded woman but i love me a cold man if i left tomorrow on a midnight train bound for colorado on the open plain he wouldn’t say he’s sorry or remember my name but i bet he’d miss me just the same i’m a hot blooded woman but i love me a cold man when i’m dead and buried and my hair grows long i wonder if he’ll notice that his toy is gone this toy ain’t that expensive but this toy sings songs who knows if he’d think of me too long i’m a hot blooded woman but i love me a cold man oh me oh my *i’m so happy i could die
6.
g c g i was born in a small town g c g i was born in the big city g c g miles of desert all around g c g miles of ocean wild and free g c g ccg it’s getting colder here g c g ccg it’s getting cold and clear g c g i don't know where i am am g i don’t know where i’ve been c g i just keep wandering walk walk walk walk i’m a-running walk walk walk walk in the future sand is glass in the future know one asks trapped and shackled knife in hand bred like cattle it don't end my skin is wide awake my skin is wide awake five hundred miles ago i abandoned ice and snow i just keep wandering so i'm a-running before i go i'll say my peace before i go i'll sing at least electric lights both red and gold electric winding western road before i go i'll say before i go i'll speak i never knew your name i never asked for peace oh honey won't you please i'm a-running g/c meet me in the middle meet me in the middle meet me in the next life meet me in the middle before i go i'll say before i go i'll speak five hundred miles ago i abandoned ice and snow i just keep wandering so im a-running
7.
keep me like california *keeps summertime tease me like north dakota by the fireside (chorus) and love me like tennessee love me like tennessee hold me like home (x2) jesus christ i was trying to warn you but never you'd mind oh you i’d beg your pardon if I knew you'd be kind if i could just wake up ev’ry morning or sleep at night i'd never have to i'd never have to wander this country wide (chorus) i don't want to don't want to have to ask you i don't want to care but baby when i'm asking baby baby you're never there my love is higher than colorado it's colder too i'm feeling so tired of of lonesome travel i'm feelin’ (chorus) hold me like home (x4)
8.
Soul Doctor 03:10
please hear me crying please hear me moan please somebody save me i’m drowning in a sea of stone please somebody catch me somebody rescue me whole doctor why don’t you heal my heart doctor deliver me a soul a soul deliver me a soul (x2) in the morning i don’t see the sunrise at noon i don’t feel no heat sometimes i swear i’m immune to light sometimes i can’t get no relief inside i’m wandering i’m a-waiting inside i’m suffering for sure for nothing can cure this disease doctor deliver me a soul a soul deliver me a soul (x2) honey i know that you don’t love me i know you ain’t been true i know you’ve been lying baby but what is a girl to do i heard somebody calling somebody calling my name doctor i think i been hearing ghosts doctor deliver me a soul a soul deliver me a soul (x4) (oh)
9.
oh i know i've got to wait it's just i've had to wait so long i don't know what i should do i just keep doing wrong oh you know i watch the clock you know i cannot count the hours i find my fingers wearing thin i'm outside i'm turned around (chorus) love bitter love it turns ‘round and ‘round love bitter love it will bury my in the ground sometimes black and sometimes stone stones and stones and boulders something gives someone gets someone's getting older oh i know it used to be you know it used to be so good quit acting like a fool quit acting like you should (chorus) love bitter love it will bury me in the ground
10.
By and By 02:34
oooh... oh i look up oh i look down (oh) i go out near i go out far (oh) i cannot find what i've been looking for i'll find it b-b-b-b-by and by, i'll find it b-b-b-b-by and by you got a voice to make a poor girll weak you make it hard to walk or talk or speak i think you hid the thing i need to seek i'll find it b-b-b-b-by and by, i'll find it b-b-b-b-by and by oooh… 12345 you gotta try a little to survive if i can count to ten i'll stay alive i'll find it b-b-b-b-by and by, i will find it b-b-b-b-by and by if i just move a little left or right will it be day or will it be the night back and forth and red and white ii'll find it b-b-b-b-by and by, i will find it b-b-b-b-by and by oooh... oh i look up oh i look down (oh) i go out near i go out far (oh) i cannot find what i've been looking for i'll find it b-b-b-b-by and by, i will find it b-b-b-b-baby goodbye
11.
Watchlight 02:37
i keep the watchlight on i keep the watchlight on i watch all night i watch all night 3my heart's been sitting still my heart beats too damn slow oh fear of flight you know this heart of mine (chorus) someday will end then begin again someday or some night someday will end then begin again someday or some night i find i'm wearing out i find i'm wearing thin i am thin as ice i'm thin as ice you make my backbone shake you make my jawbone ache you make me weary you keep me up all night (chorus) meet me in the morning sun meet me in the dark of night in the afterlife meet in the afterlife i don't know where i have been i just keep on wandering i'm driving blind i'm driving blind (chorus) when all is said and done when all is safe and tight i hope you'll miss me i hope you'll say g’nite

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Baby Money’s debut album, In Memory of John Doe is finally here! And released in May 2014, with supporting shows scheduled in Chicago, Cincinnati, and throughout the Rust Belt. Produced by Colin Weaver of NoiseFloor Audio, the record consists of 11 original songs inspired by vintage soul and gospel, blended with a whiskey-drunk country flair.

The album is a combination of femininity and grit, layered with tight harmonies, reverb-soaked electric guitar, Motown bass guitar, punchy drums and bittersweet keys.

Connect with us for information on our tour schedule, our forthcoming album in Spring 2015 or to compliment our latest 'do by joining us on facebook here:

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released May 30, 2014

All songs written and performed by Pamela Maurer (aka Baby Money).
All songs arranged and performed by Colin Weaver.
Recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Colin Weaver at NoiseFloor Audio.
Copyright Pamela Maurer 2014

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Baby Money (aka Pamela Maurer) was born in the Rust Belt before it rusted over, behind the mirror and in the belly of a great beast – a wild west futuristic Wednesday Addams, a Firestarter. She speaks languages, plays instruments, carries cash, and is very excited for this moment. And also this one. Baby Money loves your face. ... more

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