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Songs from Apt​.​1E

by Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures

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1.
The man with the biggest hands in the world is wearing your yellow canary feather coat The man with the biggest hands in the world has got me by the throat His girl has the longest hair in the world she is staring as the steam boat springs a leak and the girl with the longest hair in the world writes down They don't pay me enough to speak and the clown hears the commotion sticks his head up through the floor and asks "what did I just miss" and from under half a century of paperwork a voice says "There must be a simpler way than this" The doctor with the brightest smile in the world has an earring and says his faith is what makes him feel alive The doctor shows off the brightest smile in the world while at the back of the captive audience the troubadour is fighting to survive and the juggler holds up the bookstore wearing a t-shirt that says "I only love what I can kiss" and as the owner hands over everything he feels makes him a man he sighs "There must be a simpler way than this" The commuter who has the furthest commute in the world is past caring take away polystyrene tray throne because the commuter who's on the longest commute in the world never reaches but is always half way back on his way home and the strong man tells the camera the reward is worth the risk but in the back of his always moving mind he knows there is a simpler way than this
2.
The River 03:43
This morning let's spend this morning on the river and we did we spent the morning on the river plot the course and paddle true in this shoe box made for two on the river. let's see just how far we can go time's not turning us around this place is all I need to know This New England air sharp and fresh out on the river and except for our canoe all is peaceful on the river smoking chimney on the blank faced home the only clue we're not alone on the river. and you're telling stories from the back wandering would we survive out here in the case of a zombie attack October's grey light it's another world out on the river and from now on I spend every morning on the river nothing else will bother me now I know tomorrow I will be on the river and although by now I'm miles away a busy life, a happy home, an ok job in my mind it's there that I will stay
3.
I love you that's why I wrote this song for you I love you darling that's why I wrote this song for you I'm a man of meagre means this is the best thing I can do I tried to keep it simple baby just as simple as I could Yeah I kept it simple darling just as simple as I could It's got a real simple message Loving you feels far too good It just keeps getting better every day more than the last It just keeps getting better darling this day is better than the one just passed I want to stop and hold you for one moment life moves by too fast I love you these words from me come easily around you I love you darling these words just fall out when I'm around you even the reason doesn't matter darling I just want you to know. I do. and you just keep getting better each day we just get closer than before we just keep getting better darling today we're closer than the day before I want to stop and gaze at you for one moment this is what living's for.
4.
Why are you always in such a hurry in a place this convenient it's not as if technology misses a trick so why is it? why is it? there's nothing anymore that's hidden you just pay more for a pretty display and as the money runs out we'll go backwards I'll be a hunter again some day will you meet me my love in the woods or be waiting back at the cabin for me We'll travel everywhere in a hot air balloon wait and see wait and see somewhere it's somebody's birthday and somewhere they're laying someone to rest in the forrest we'll dispose of the calendar one less thing to get of my chest will you stay up here till the fire runs out and float above the earth with me just you smile could keep me suspended wait and see wait and see
5.
Heartland Blues (free) 04:25
corner store I'm glad it's 24 hour a loaded pistol the mood is sour a magazine it should be you on the cover just hold the hood and keep the engine turning over It's like I'm inside out on the island let's see if there's a beat down in the heartland it's in the little details the fact and what's imagined I'll bet the mortgage you wish it could've happened to you It's the initial release the breath escapes between your fingers the film you start to edit behind your eyes with the words of better singers that just keep falling out of tiny little speakers I want to stand behind the water hardly hear a thing until this party's over everything I've read says this place could not be better let's order in and put ourselves together again keep your head down switch off your thoughts no one likes a whiner no one likes to get caught close it off that's why they sell headphones no one likes a winner please just leave it alone there's nothing in there worth saving you would do yourself a favour if you bothered shaving I hear the myth it doesn't bare repeating if that is what it's come to I'm glad we're over heating
6.
I spent all day In my Canadian tuxedo shirt I spent all day Till there was nothing left to spend I spent all day planting seeds and slinging dirt I spent all day Like it was never going to end I spent all day Underneath shards of broken stars I spent all day in the middle of a yawn I spent all day In a world without cars I spent all day the first one out the door and the buildings and the bikers the flags and fountains too where the nation started teething and saying 'out the way I'm coming through' little round top and the butterscotch sky fixed bayonets they cried the excitement captured on video before the last of them had died I spent all day with a raw and ragged mind I spent all day filled to the brim I spent all day Gordon and work combined I spent all day learning to swim But with those dreams of North Carolina The fly swatter and the shack Up on top of the Chimney all these memories flooding back It was us and hardly anyone else Underneath a rough and tumble sky Lincoln caught out in a downpour Wraps it up and waves goodbye I would spend all day the ant in your shoe if it was the only way to get close to you
7.
I am the air conditioner Manually Installed resting on a paint tray shelf I won't go quietly into the good night but I'm there when you need some time to yourself I am the last minute commuter get out of my way I've got to make the six but in this case I'm also the doors and the others will just stare as I swear to get my kicks Like the coins in the fountain some are wishes some are rust when you spend all your time in the water how can you know who to trust I am the vampire in the office away from the window I've no need to tan in here the photocopier's a drunken tap dancer you have to find the music where you can Instrumental like all the pieces of paper some are clues and some lead you astray I hope all the pieces of paper burn one day I am the United States Road Atlas I was just another thing you needed for your scheme but now We'll carve ourselves a place into the coastline of Maine because the cardboard in the rubbish read "Be all you can dream"
8.
Gettysburg 04:26
Gold hedgerow another mile to go the hats, the covered bridge and the wheat slow slow and watch out below I bet the air up there is sweet it's quite all right I'm as high as a kite I got the road, I got the girl I got the green the corner maybe tight let's stay here tonight this is the prettiest little town I've ever seen I really can't believe the battle left this beauty from the chaos there has sprung a calm you don't get wonder if you're not prepared to struggle and don't leave your post unguarded if you don't want to come to harm I wish we had more the ghost will take the tour I want the steak, I want the lights, I want the moon it's not like before the cop is checking every door and you know we'll be checking out soon by the old man's cane the local's pray for rain take me out beyond the barn to the solitary tree I didn't get the name I hope this dog is tame I really love it when you handed the wheel to me. when we get a moment let's stop and eat when we get a moment lets see who we can meet when we get a moment when we get a moment
9.
The Cat That got Away (free) 03:11
I am catching flies and 40 winks down in the subway someone plucked the feather from the old man's hat these pipes are boiling, the building's fit to burst these high pitched brake pads need replacing to put this baby in reverse I'm turning down the sequel if that's your big idea no one is going to buy me as the hero I fear tear out the second act you just need girls and a fast car keep on your wide angle lenses and make this city your star I'm standing on the side lines they file in two by two neither one is sure about his tie too many of these spineless cooks have over egged the stew and the headmaster's not the only one with his finger's in the pie Charlie's on the ledge it must be all the weather This place grinds to a halt when faced with an umbrella I've had it with these stairway phones at the end of a long day give me dreams of future farmyards and the cat that got away I thought I'd been around the block but I've been mis-reading the map if what they say on televisions true all the closet skeleton's I meet think the world might still be flat and this is why i thank the sky I wake up next to you I am catching flies and 40 winks when I'm underground So I'm not awake when another fight breaks out I've had it with these slow coach clowns at the end of a long day give me dreams of future farmyards and the cat that got away
10.
the air is an ice box the flames are roasting throw another drum on the fire let's give that crackle a back beat one we can all admire can't see a thing in the woods but from the sound they're alive hang harmonicas up in the branches let's give the air a melody we don't want to take any chances one night at the camp lets not stop the music one night at the camp let them sing until the first sign of day one night at the camp tell your tall tales to the loons on the lake lets hope the man with a hook for a hand stays away the water is treacle the boat is a biscuit use the trombone to paddle us out brass can always give us momentum and it means I don't have to shout the stars are the markers on the fretboard sky on the power lines I'll pick out a tune play the riff like the song is ending the sun will be coming up soon
11.
The leaves are hanging on for dear life while autumn winded me Yes the leaves are hanging on for dear life while autumn winded me wrapped up in scarves and hats with my woman is where I want to be Let's kick the guts from this avenue and hang the diners out to dry Let's kick the guts from this avenue and hang the diners out to dry it's all automated these days and I can't see the wood for the sky Roll Roll Roll We've got to Roll Tom has waved us on Tom waves us on Roll Roll Roll We've got to Roll and then we're gone the beasts that claim the road picking over bones we left behind The beasts outside claiming the road picking over bones we left behind they never asked us what we wanted I guess they thought we wouldn't mind Someone must've told the devil where we were living He's on the corner waiting to make his play Someone must've told the devil where we were living He's on the corner waiting to make his play I guess he doesn't realise I could hide out here quite easily all day
12.
City Stories 04:52
Coloured splashes on the window from the diner's weather soaked sign Hank is finishing up a crossword with a sigh he checks the time pats his pocket for his flick knife and grins a 50s smile drops his change in the saucer won't be back here for a while he thinks won't be back here for a while somewhere across the city Jones is clearing out his desk all evidence must be destroyed he just can't take the risk the delete procedure on the screen is up to 75 percent he can hear the agents on the stairs they need to believe he's innocent he hopes they believe he's innocent I heard the street musician wearing science fiction fancy dress sing these city stories and from every window on the block like a fairy tale's damsel in distress they are shouting city stories each block is many stories high there's more to this street than meets the eye Betsy is waiting on the platform the station clock reads a quarter to nine she got the money from the locker as instructed fingers crossed everything is going to be fine she's followed the instructions to the letter and been careful not to make a mistake she wasn't followed and she never called the police so how come he's 15 minutes late she's worried he's running 15 minutes late I heard the preacher in the park putting his horse before cart during chess his sermon's a city story and from every window on the block like a fairy tale's damsel in distress they are shouting city stories each block is many stories high there's more to this street than meets the eye
13.
I try to stay out the way say my piece move away I'm not wanting to let anyone down just ride the rails not make a sound at this point I like it when you and me are just part of the scenery this land is beautiful so much to see I want to take my time relaxed and free and I know sometimes feels like I left some things behind wishing I was two places at a time just know that wherever I am I'm trying as hard as I can mornings pass come rain or shine if it all goes to hell still got this one thing that's mine if they forgive then maybe I'll forget it's all about the journey and it's not over yet one more round then it's time to go I can predict the ending of this one man show it's been a clockwork evening my brown eyed girl your hand in mine is home to me you mean the world and I know from out of the blue feels like I haven't thought things through wishing there weren't as many little things to do just know that, when you don't understand I'm trying as hard as I can
14.
Laundry Day (free) 04:27
Deep voices over headphones A dog in a bag side by side when it's single file 95 is a drag all over and no Lou Ferrigno leaves brass with nothing to say hot footing it home in record time mama it's laundry day The moon, if we could see it, is a hi-hat cymbal there's meant to be a punch line before the roll I got old man's opinions but I bought 'em brand new don't pick at it, if you don't want a hole I could not believe my eyes, you get all that and more put 20 down with 30 left to play I'll get you there on time if my poor old feet can make it mama it's laundry day Got to get em up shake the water from your sleeve get that garden alive if you can't help to hang em then it's best that you just leave and in future don't bother to arrive afterwards we party like it's 1964 and Ed Sullivan is out there fighting crime I'll tell you bout the music and what all the efforts for as the laundry is dancing on the line What is all the hold up, we've got a better place to go to she says she'd rather model for the queen how could you hate the city when there's so much to rebuild and it takes all the kings men, to keep the horses clean I'll never get tired of waking up beside you lets make our hundreds then we'll get away I'll carry you as far as I can before my back gives out mama it's laundry day.
15.
Taxi took a tumble Times Square is on fire Take the hobo subway down town dim sum for breakfast columbus park's alive but the hobo isn't wanted around The air is like an un-nessercary overcoat sell your aunty for a drop of rain walk a mile in my shoes and there'll be nothing left hide all the headlines I'm going insane The old timers are inspiring with their far east twang random percussion fills my heart The discovery that there are still things that can knock you off your feet is not a solution but it feels like a start This heat is like The devil's come ashore and these street's will run with sulphur pretty soon I don't know how you have the energy to sing so high hang the lanterns and roll out the dragon beneath a chinatown moon.

about

When I moved to New York I found it a hugely inspiring city (as do 99.9% of people I am sure) and although I had only been here a little over a year when this album was finished it represents the 3rd album I had written here and the 2nd of my, specifically, 'New York' albums.

While the subject matter may sometimes drift and stretch outside the reaches of these magical and iconic 5 boroughs and while the style of music is definitely more rural, all the songs were composed, very much, from within the city looking out.

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released July 1, 2010

Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele, Percussion, Keyboard, Harmonica, Vocals - Jon Cross

Recorded at Om/No Studios, Manhattan.

All songs written, performed, produced & mixed by Jon Cross.

℗ 2011 Miscellaneous Plumbing Music © 2011 Miscellaneous Plumbing Music. The copyright of this recording is owned by Jon Cross & Miscellaneous Plumbing Music. All rights reserved.

Original Released 01 July 2010

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Songwriting and banging your instruments together

The main thing I love to do is write songs. I pick up various instruments from ukulele to piano, accordion to percussion and electric guitar to harmonica and bang them about to try and get close to the noises I hear in my head but the writing comes first. ... more

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