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It Is What It Is

by Findlay Napier

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I saw the starlight saw the waning moon Shadows silence lying in your room I couldn’t say it though I wanted to It is what it is, I’ll get over you Before sunrise at the peep of day One bird sings and then it flies away One set of footprints in the morning dew It is what it is, I’ll get over you Songbird songbird Grew a little bolder Landed on my shoulder Looked me in the eye Songbird songbird Come a little closer Now I think you once were mine
2.
Just a little piece of my heart Just a little piece of my soul Just a little peace in my mind Just a little place I can go I know when it’s time to leave Out the door down through the trees Skip the rocks over the stream On my own, hide and seek Just a little piece of my heart Just a little piece of my soul Just a little peace in my mind Just a little place I can go Dug it alone no machine I made a tunnel down in the ravine Nailed up a poppy and a rosary Put in a stove and a case of beer Hey sister get off my case I’m looking for my own space I’m able to help myself On terms not set by somebody else Just a little piece of my heart Just a little piece of my soul Just a little peace in my mind Just a little place I can go Just a little piece of my heart
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I’ve never been wrong I’ve never been wrong So sure am I I wouldn’t lie I’ve never been wrong I’m sorry that you feel this way I’m sorry that you chose to burden me with this today But you know how it goes You get garrulous and sad You turn it all around And somehow I’m the one who’s bad I’m sorry backing down is weak I’m sorry you chose someone as strong as me I don’t know why you cry Like I’m guilty of some crime It might happen baby You could be right next time I’ve never been wrong I’ve never been wrong So sure am I I wouldn’t lie I’ve never been wrong I’m sorry you’re not making sense I’m sorry I didn’t think you’d take offence But you’re kind of soft And that’s what’s I like about you But keep up this business And baby we’ll be through I’ve never been wrong I’ve never been wrong So sure am I I wouldn’t lie I’ve never been wrong I’m sorry
4.
Under the Moon and over the sea One day you’ll bring my love home to me Over the sea and under the moon Bring them home quickly, safely and soon Out there somewhere They know I care Under the moon Bring them home safely and soon
5.
Marlboro Reds rolled in his T-shirt sleeve So the girls took off their coats and decided not to leave Zippo bashed and beaten he held it to the light Didn’t matter who he was he’s get one of them tonight Just enough unshaven, tattoos on display He drank bourbon neat then he pushed the glass away As he drew the smoke in his lip curled up in a sneer Washed up in the Highlands like a gaudy souvenir American promise, Thinly disguised We want to believe American lies He growled he shook he pointed through his Karaoke song Pulled his Tom Waits hat down and muttered sing along Unimpressed the girls whispered and they yawned By the time he finished they’d put on their coats and gone American promise, Thinly disguised We want to believe American lies
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The audience jumped they are stung In one word his career was undone They turned out his light It was over that night A slip of the tongue He’s done so well for one so young Out over nowhere this good man had sprung He was sure to regret it The moment he said it A slip of the tongue A slip of the tongue And he felt a little older A slip of the tongue And he felt a little colder A slip of the tongue All fall down A slip of the tongue In a perfect world he could have won In the past the stink wouldn’t have clung There’s no avoiding It may have been Freudian A slip of the tongue A slip of the tongue And he felt a little older A slip of the tongue And he felt a little colder A slip of the tongue All fall down A slip of the tongue Slip of the Tongue
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Millions, models, a little time served All that I ever had was my word Fake Diet pills, Bai Lin Tea You know the rest is history White collar criminal I’m the white collar criminal And I did my time For a victimless crime I have a past, I paid my dues I found myself on the evening news When you see something you’ve got to have Nothing can stop you, you want it so bad White collar criminal I’m the white collar criminal And I did my time For a victimless crime There’s no such thing as an innocent man He’ll find a loophole to get what he can That’s how it is, free enterprise Everyone cheats, everyone lies White collar criminal I’m the white collar criminal And I did my time For a victimless crime It’s a victimless crime It’s a victimless crime
9.
You’re no longer Cinderella You’re the ugly sister now Worry lines, worry lines Eyes narrow when you see your figure Passing by the mirror Worry lines, worry lines Never used to be this complicated Now you hate her Worry lines, worry lines It’s not silver, you’re not grateful Growing old and you’re disgraceful Worry lines, worry lines Madison Avenue Fountain of youth Madison Avenue Here’s looking at you Your hair collects unpleasant odours After midday you’re not sober Worry lines, worry lines Dishpan hands ill fitting dresses Tear the moustache from your face Worry lines worry lines This is no shape for a girl When everyone is thinking small Worry lines worry lines Once you were as close as sisters At your back you hear their whispers Worry lines, worry lines Madison Avenue Fountain of youth Madison Avenue Here’s looking at you Kissing frogs and fitting slippers Poison apples angry witches Lifting’s got you all in stitches Amazing how the old skin stretches Madison Avenue Fountain of youth Madison Avenue Here’s looking at you Madison Avenue Fountain of youth Madison Avenue Does she look younger than you
10.
What’s the Bets? Torn up betting slips on the subway floor Another little flutter now the dreaming’s over She touched you on the shoulder as she walked out the door Didn’t even look at you she doesn’t talk anymore Look at those horses look at them run Look at all the pretty ladies with their hats on in the sun There’s money and there’s majesty all swimming in champagne But her touch is worth a night with any one of them What’s the bets she’s never coming back What’s the bets she’s never coming back Well I folded up my money and I gave it to the man I stood down at the trackside with the slip inside my palm Felt the thunder as they passed me, felt their breath upon my face But her touch, her look, her voice can never be replaced What’s the bets she’s never coming back What’s the bets she’s never coming back
11.
Adam ate the apple Eve gave him the idea Someone whispered it to her inside the garden And they’re at the Gates of Eden And they’re at the Gates of Eden See the the happy couple Wearing nothing but a smile As they make their way into the desert They pass through the Gates of Eden They pass through the Gates of Eden And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love The ones you love And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love Out there it seems darker The wind it’s cutting cold They can’t find their way back to where they came from And you closed the Gates of Eden And you closed the Gates of Eden And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love The ones you love And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love And you closed the Gates of Eden
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Good night to all the dancers to the cast and to the crew I watch the people file out and bid their fond adieus Now the stage is ready for my one man show Last to leave turn the lights out when you go As I flip the seats back up I wander through the hall I wait in crowded wings all night and never got the call I run the brush across the boards I never break my flow Last to leave turn the lights out when you go Imagine all those faces, imagine the applause Imagine standing in the limelight picking up the flowers All that adulation, you would never feel this low Last to leave turn the lights out when you go Spread your arms, step forward, take one final bow In time they may forget you who cares they love you now Clap your hands and clear your head of dreams you’ll never know Last to leave turn the lights out when you go Last to leave turn the lights out when you go

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released January 10, 2021

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Findlay Napier Glasgow, UK

One of Scotland's finest songwriters. In 2021 he was nominated for Musician of the Year at the Scot’s Trad Music Awards and in 2018 he was the first solo act to be nominated for Live Act of the Year. Described as Micheal Marra meets Elvis Costello, a Caledonian Loudon Wainwright or a Scottish James Taylor this master storyteller's songs are full of earthy humour, hopeless love and biting satire. ... more

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