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Toy Box

by Paul Bertolino

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1.
Whatever happened to the radio Whatever happened to the places that we used to go ah ah ah Don't act so stupid like you don't know why You can't convince me that your every move is on the fly aye aye aye Don't be so sure You don't have the power anymore You think I don't know what's behind my back Just when you think you have me fooled I'll launch a sneak attack yeah yeah yeah No longer useful to you, as you say Don't wanna hear your name or see your face now anyway hey hey hey Don't you be so sure You don't have the power anymore
2.
Look all around It's like my heart made a sound the wind is pounding me every day a turn for the best will never come from the west they say I'm in from a storm you told me wasn't the norm But you're dressed to kill mockingbirds It's becoming so clear now why nobody can hear your words what's the word? oooh Inaccuweather in sight now oooh says everything's alright now oooh it's just a fancy of flight now wasn't it you who said the sunshine was due now won't you look at the mess we're in guess I'll do what I can somebody get me an Anacin I'm staying in oooh Inaccuweather in sight now oooh says everything's alright now oooh it's just a fancy of flight now oooh I'm giving up for the day now oooh I don't care what you say now oooh you'd blow it anyway now
3.
Super Sam 03:36
I was tryin’ to find you yesterday Runnin up and down the block your manifesto posted ‘long the way misspelled in multi-colored chalk but you’re a fool to think it’s clear Aw damn, Super Sam Just get along as best you can No the Earth won’t shatter No your brain won’t splatter Yeah, I bet you pay around 3k For a space among the crowd shabby chic-ing in your vintage cape and your sneakers squeak out loud we can see what we can’t hear Aw damn, Super Sam Just get along as best you can No the Earth won’t shatter No your brain won’t splatter
4.
Typical Girl 02:59
She’s not the same as she was just the other day when I dropped by She does that thing with her eyes and that other thing that makes you cry Who are you Typical girl Cause I see you all over the world What can I do Typical girl for I’m just a typical guy She gives you change with a smile and you think that you have made contact But there’s no way you can tell if she’s expecting you to give it back Who are you Typical girl Cause I see you all over the world What can I do Typical girl for I’m just a typical guy I’m just a typical guy Oh my my Oh my my Oh my my Who are you Typical girl Cause I see you all over the world Now what should I do Typical girl for I’m just a typical guy
5.
Make a comeback and everyone believes Tight as bundles, thick as thieves Carry matches strike them as you please Tight as bundles, thick as thieves And everybody wears their suspicions on their ball caps and their tees And everyday the same thing happens but that’s not quite what they see Fight your battle don’t think you’re Hercules Tight as bundles, thick as thieves You got it comin’ calls them as it sees Tight as bundles, thick as thieves And everybody wears their suspicions on their ball caps and their tees And everyday the same thing happens but that’s not quite what they see Sister sometimes got them on their knees Tight as bundles, thick as thieves California not quite the way it seems Tight as bundles, thick as thieves And everybody wears their suspicions on their ball caps and their tees And everyday the same thing happens but that’s not quite what they see
6.
Hiding your face in the Summer changing your face in the Fall fancy and free in the starlight Welcome to sophisticate's Mall It's nothing at all Hangin' it tough in the morning perfect your pose against the wall Tolerate damned undesirables Welcome to sophisticate's Mall It's nothing at all No one's giving out a warning Enjoy what's left you while you can Welcome to sophisticate's Mall It's nothing at all nothing at all nothing at all No one's giving out a warning Enjoy what's left you while you can
7.
I have a sun house in Malibu where I sleep through the day but I don't have an attitude cause things went my way Here in my sun house in Malibu Things aren't all that they seem Taste paradise here in solitude with sugar and cream I'm livin' The Dream Bridge: They say I'm living the life that I wanted they're so amazed I won't flaunt it what they don't know won't bring them down Tell them it's everything I expected all the same things I've neglected have followed me from town to town SOLO Repeat bridge I have a sun house in Malibu where I sleep through the day but I don't have an attitude cause things went my way things went my way I'll be here all day
8.
You keep me guessing every day, every week Feels like I’m wasting my time I’m left to wonder if again we will speak In your hand is my heart and my mind You love me one day and the next day you’re gone Then back on day number three It’s just pathetic I’m reduced to a pawn In your hand is my heart you’re not kind You don’t care to give rest to my mind The way you look at me sometimes as you make your promises It’s the one thing left that keeps me going In your hand is my heart you’re not kind You don’t care to give rest to my mind In your hand is my heart In your hand is my heart Something don’t feel right but if I dare ask why You claim insecurity Left down and anxious cause again it’s a lie In your hand is my heart and my mind I’m losing weight cause I can’t eat, drink or sleep It’s come to this I’m afraid You’re in for trouble when your love runs this deep In your hand is my heart you’re not kind You don’t care to give rest to my mind The way you look at me sometimes as we make our future plans It’s the one thing left that keeps me going In your hand is my heart you’re not kind You don’t care to give rest to my mind In your hand is my heart In your hand is my heart solo The way you look at me sometimes as we make our promises It’s the one thing left that keeps me going In your hand is my heart you’re not kind You don’t care to give rest to my mind In your hand is my heart In your hand is my heart
9.
Now I'm Late 04:06
Never thought you’d see the day When I’d be on my way, hey hey It can seem to take so long And my sense of direction was never so strong Can’t afford to just go hail me a cab And I never had the gift of the gab tell me where you are tell me now just how far Sometimes it seems I’m try’n to run in a dream Now I’m late Now I’m late You could wait all day and night but please won’t you just sit tight, alright And my phone may lose it’s charge But my determination Is still at large If I try to go and catch me a train Chances are it won’t be running’ again tell me where you are tell me now just how far Sometimes it seems I’m try’n to run in a dream Now I’m late Now I’m late Now I’m late *solo* All that’s left to do is walk thirty blocks I’m so far away when opportunity knocks tell me where you are tell me now just how far Sometimes it seems I’m try’n to run in a dream Now I’m late Now I’m late Now I’m late Now I’m late
10.
BRIGADOON CLOSES SOON With my hand on the mirror I try not to look It's been days Just a phase I'm going through Just a lack of perspective and the want of a clue many times the life and crimes How many times have I sat here and tried to play along with the tune Whoever you may think you are A super model or Rock 'n Roll star Brigadoon closes soon Got it all on the table and I'm sifting through What's my line? give me a sign How many times have I sat here and tried to play along with the tune Whoever you may think you are A super model or Rock 'n Roll star Brigadoon closes soon No, It won't be around
11.
You might say they’re hard to know They turn heads everywhere they go All they got is everything and you can’t get into the show It can’t happen any other way No experiments allowed They won’t listen to a word you say cause you’re just a face among the proud They’re so smug You’re so quaint One word from them and you feel faint You upstart You have no part There’s like little room for your complaint It can’t happen any other way Your irrelevance assured They won’t listen to a word you say No, you’re not in the play Don’t be absurd ~SOLO~ It can’t happen any other way No experiments allowed They won’t listen to a word you say cause you’re just a face among the proud Laugh Out Loud!
12.
Honey please, don't you go Don't kill the girl that I know What's to win, if I lose What you get for what you choose Who's this queen chasing scenes You're not the girl I used to know Tell me where did she go If I run, if I hide I can't change what's inside And if I sent you away from me You know I tried, I tried Who's the queen who makes the scene You're not the girl I used to know Tell me where did she go It's just like me to fall for things as they seem was it just a scheme Where's that girl who changed my world You're not the girl I used to know Tell me where did you go It's just like me to fall for things as they seem was it so plain to see
13.
What’s the use of ever going out Try to talk above the scream and shout Hello Haven’t got a lotta things to say Haven’t got the social right of way Oh no But I see it clear Right through all the fear So I give it just one more try What could they be thinking of me now All I want is just to be their friend and how All the people tower over me Never do they know they lower me to the ground It’s so tough to see they’re young and they’re free But I give it just one more try Hey kid brace up there’s nothin’ but more on the way Hey kid face up you’re standing in light of the day (solo/instrumental) I start thinking twice I need some advice Should I give it just one more try Hey kid brace up there’s nothin’ but more on the way Hey kid face up you’re standing in light of the day

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released August 18, 2017

Produced by Paul Bertolino
Recorded intermittently at home and on the run April 2015 - July 2017
Drum tracks engineered by Adam Sullivan at Great Magnet Recording
Orchestral arrangements on tracks 2, 5, 7 and 13 by James Oterreau
Mastered by Royce Peterson at Beautopia

My deepest gratitude goes out to all of the people who have been so generous with their time and their talents and have made this at least twice the album it would have been.

Thank you: Nathan Alfaro, Adam Sullivan, James Oterreau, Royce Peterson, Cara Maria O’Shea, Debbie Martinez Egan, Mark Egan, Michael Eaton, Brad Whiteley, Robbie Seahag Mangano, Adam Minkoff, Nick Didkovsky, Phil Costello, Rob Pallotta, Michelle Arnold, Steve Dawson, Brittany Anjou, Katie Scheele, Crystal Durant, Brent Ratkovich

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