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Murder Beach
03:04
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Murder Beach
words and music by Tony Low, C 2017
Chorus: Murder Beach
fun for the whole family.
Murder Beach,
fun for you and me.
Murder Beach,
live shootings nightly.
Murder Beach,
watch ‘em on TV.
Just give us a break if our town
is no longer safe.
It’s not like we have a time machine.
We pride ourselves on
wholesome family fun.
Our live arcade’s a killing machine.
chorus
2) Thrill to the mob’s angry
thrashing of a man.
See him rise and calmly pull
out his gun?
The shooting starts and everybody
starts to scream.
Just watch those folks drop and run!
chorus
3) The mayor has really let this
town go to seed.
Things seem to get worse now every year.
The blood in our streets hasn’t
yet quite reached the sand.
So enjoy the surf, sun and fear….
chorus
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2. |
Wayward Nights
02:53
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Wayward Nights
words and music by Tony Low C 2017 open G tuning
You're leavin’ me lonely,
can’t get off the floor.
You were my one and only,
couldn’t love you much more.
chorus: Now you say that you’re leavin’
on the very next plane.
One day we’ll be older,
and I’ll try to explain.
2) Just a character actor;
grade-B western scene.
Rugged stage-brush hombre;
didn’t think I was mean.
chorus
bridge: Tell me my open skies
won't go away no more.
Tell me those wayward nights
ain’t gonna close the door.
3) Now you’re takin’ our baby
and walkin’ out that door.
I remember lonely nights
I couldn’t feel anymore.
last chorus (sub. “I’ll be sober” for “older”)
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3. |
Hum of the Neighborhood
03:58
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Hum of the Neighborhood (open D)
words and music by Tony Low, C 2017
The times I walked inside a new door,
fell to my knees, crying, “Please, no more…”
Exquisite loneliness was all
that I knew.
But it was something I had to do.
Chorus: That’s when I found myself with you
and I’m going down soon.
Like a valley beckoning to me
and I’m heading out soon.
2) I remember walking city streets alone.
Feel the hum of the neighborhood or was
that just a moan?
Chorus
bridge (same as intro)
3) Downtown, river’s edge will change
your life for good.
Caught in a surreal movie,
You did the best that you could
Chorus
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4. |
Turn Away
04:26
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Turn Away
words and music by Tony Low C 2017
The day we walked the city’s wall,
you seemed so distant on the mall.
I felt you fade away,
the sun set on our day.
2) You turned your back on everyone,
but did you ever have much fun?
I just don’t think it’s fair
throwin’ all away we shared.
chorus: Guess there’s nothing left to say.
You’ll just hide your head.
Hide your head and turn away.
Away…….
Hide your head and turn away.
3) I’m glad you’ve got a field to plow.
‘Cause God knows where you would be now,
without someone at home
so you won’t be alone.
chorus: Guess there’s nothing left to say.
You’ll just hide your head.
Hide your head and turn away.
Away…….
Hide your head and turn away.
4) You’ll just whither on the shelf,
but you’ll never help yourself.
It seems like such a waste
a bitter aftertaste.
chorus: Guess there’s nothing left to say.
You’ll just hide your head.
Hide your head and turn away.
Away…….
Hide your head and turn a…
Hide your head and turn a…
Hide your head and turn away.
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5. |
The Abomination
03:41
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The Abomination
words and music by Tony Low C 2017
From the land of the free,
to reality TV.
Seems to point that way,
just grab ‘em by the ‘P’.
We went walking through
the town,
our whole world turned upside-down.
A voice said….
chorus: Welcome to hell, America.
Welcome to hell, America.
You stood by your own death,
and now we own the mess.
2) These United States,
are dis-united states.
Thought we had evolved,
were already great.
We headed off in to the night,
and saw the torches burning bright.
That voice said….
chorus: Welcome to hell, America.
Welcome to hell, America.
You stood by your own death,
and now we own the mess.
3) You voted for a change,
but I think ya’ll got conned.
Now it’s only fair to ask;
whose side is he on?
Can you hear the angry mob,
and all those people that he robs?
They all say…..
chorus: Welcome to hell, America.
Welcome to hell, America.
You stood by your own death,
and now we own the mess. (repeat and fade out)
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6. |
The Plan
03:32
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The Plan (open D)
words and music by Tony Low, C 2017
Look inside the mirror,
spend a little time with yourself.
An open-ended question; there’s no one else.
2) No time for looking backwards,
or living in the past.
A poisoned well for discourse;
Chorus: Do you have a plan?
To save this land?
3) Watching the evening news now,
depressing’s just the place to start.
Turn it off before I go off;
take everything to heart.
4) But beneath the constant buzz saw,
more happiness than you’ll ever know.
It takes more than one to feel it….
Chorus: Do you have a plan?
To save this land?
Bridge: I am feeling tossed around,
like a leaf caught in a storm.
I am turning inside out,
seeing truth become deformed.
4) So keep in touch with your friends now,
the hour is getting late.
Time to take good actions….
Chorus: Do you have a plan?
To save this land?
Mister do you got a (3X)
plan?
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8. |
Falling Pennies
03:05
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Falling Pennies (open G)
words and music by Tony Low C 2017
See the man treading water madly,
can’t escape the undertow.
Find a way, hideaway the sorrow,
keep from surfacing below.
Rowing…
listing ever slightly.
Stowing…
comin’ back to me.
Hide them…
how long can you keep from crying?
Drink into your grave.
2) And I know words are empty vessels,
but what more can I do?
So alone, lonely midnight trestles,
a cratered road you pursue.
You’re Rowing…
listing ever slightly.
Stowing…
comin’ back to me.
Hide them…
how long can you keep from crying?
Drink into your grave.
bridge (instrumental)
3) Sunny side, ocean of sadness,
submerge into the black.
Living in a trailer-dump in Oregon,
pennies falling off your back.
Rowing…
listing ever slightly.
Stowing…
comin’ back to me.
Hide them…
how long can you keep from crying?
Drink into your grave.
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9. |
Tone-wah's Blues
03:25
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10. |
This Old World
03:08
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This Old World
words and music by Tony Low, C 2017
chorus: All God’s children will
come around.
All God’s children are comin’
round the bend.
This old world keeps spinnin’ round,
through eternity,
straight on to the end.
Trials make us weary,
wonderin’ if it’s even worth it all.
It’s a well-known theory;
it’s darkest right before dawn.
chorus
2) Hear the cries of vengeance,
only seems to keep us sliding back.
Imagine just for one second,
the truth will always be that…..
solo over chorus.
bridge (same as intro)
3) Through the darkest oceans,
wind's so strong it’ll bring you to your knees.
All is not hopeless;
You can do what you please,
get there eventually….
chorus
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Tony Low Greensboro, North Carolina
Tony grew up in Mamaroneck, NY, a town in downstate New York, not far from NYC. He started learning and performing music at an early age. Tony got a taste of fame with The Cheepskates, the renowned NYC power-pop band which he formed in the early 1980’s. He has released an impressive array of albums ever since. His songs capture a timeless spirit and energy, of plaintive beauty and imagery. ... more
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