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I Don't Live Near You (2021)

by Andrew Bergey

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Fisticuff 03:14
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FISTICUFF (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music Fisticuff Why on earth should we fisticuff I can take care of myself I know every pressure point Instead of breaking it up I should have wrecked this joint Around and around we’ll go Someone will call the cops I’m likely to dispatch myself Confrontation never stops To prove you’re tough Why on earth do we fisticuff It almost came to blows You didn’t have a clue Next time you represent We’ll meet on Pay-Per-View You want to wave a gun And a flag in my face What you just unfurled Will land you in space Fisticuff Why on earth should we fisticuff Alley cats not on the fence All my scratch here on display When you meet my upper cut You’ll need a tight tourniquet You say you won the first round Make it best two-out-of-three Street justice doesn’t have rules We’re in the land of the free To prove you’re tough Why on earth do we fisticuff You should pick your battles And then maybe show up Or send a surrogate While I warm up You’re calling this a war So is getting a vote If you’re calling a truce Then you can leave a note
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Let Me Talk 03:01
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LET ME TALK (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music Let me talk to you baby Once more before you go Let me talk to you baby About what I’m sure you know How you treat me so bad Everyone has told me so Couldn’t see for myself I’d be the last to know Let me talk to you baby Some things I need to say Let me talk to you baby When my head is on replay If I came on too strong Said something out of turn You should have clued me in So how was I to learn Let me sing to you baby Tonight, before you sleep Let me sing to you baby Want more than your soul to keep You say I made demands Took too much of your time You needed a little space To be no friend of mine The streets won’t be wet with my tears Someone’s waiting to take your place Won’t beat myself up any more By summer I’ll forget your face Let me walk with you baby Once more before I die Let me walk with you baby You know the reason why
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She Pretty Wild 02:08
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SHE PRETTY WILD (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music She pretty good She pretty wild I’m pretty bad Once in a while She got that thing All men desire She’s of age but So juvenile The things my baby taught me Tested, tried and true The things my baby taught me I’ll be trying on you She pretty good She pretty wild She knew my jam To put it mild She took me up When I was down Into the clouds Or on the ground The day my baby left me Took her bag of tricks The day my baby left me Gave me time to wound my licks You put it on You take it off You take me there To where I’m lost You pretty good You pretty wild You got me now You got my child The things my baby taught me Tested, tried and true The things my baby taught me Now I have taught to you ANDREW BERGEY - Keyboards, Drum Programming GARY MONTOYA - Guitar
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Wonder Still 03:34
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WONDER STILL (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music How many times did you say that? How many times did you stick to the same point? How many times did you say that? How many times did you put a nose out of joint? I respect that you think I need reminding Like saying it somehow makes it binding I respect your right to voice an opinion But respect my right to change your position How many times did you say it? How many times did those words never work out? How many times did you say it? How many times did you feel like you had to shout? I respect your right to state your convictions But respect my right to suggest restrictions Sometimes your attempt at communication Should come with a video explanation I got no reason on the earth to be sad I got no reason on the earth to be mad I got no reason on the earth for a frown I got no reason on the earth to be down (Yet I wonder still) How many times have we stood and watched the sky? How many times have you stood and not asked why? "What's up there that's so great can't we just let it wait?" How many times have I sat and watched you cry? (And I wonder still) How many times have we stood out in the rain? How many times have you stood and not complain? ‘Bout getting soaking wet and getting more upset? How many times have I caused you pain? I got no reason on the earth to be here I got no reason on the earth to be near I got no reason on the earth for a lie I got no reason on the earth to be that guy How many times did you say that? How many times did you stick to the same point? How many times did you say that? How many times did you put a nose out of joint? I respect that you think I need reminding Like saying it somehow makes it binding I respect your right to voice an opinion But respect my right to change your position
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We Have A Winner 03:27
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WE HAVE A WINNER (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music We have a winner It’s been declared Let’s look him up See how he’s fared We have a winner Bottle screw-top eyeing Collecting points But thanks for trying I couldn’t catch a break To save my soul I couldn’t win your love Whom I trying to fool I tried to place a bet I could not deal Wouldn’t cheat your heart Card I can’t reveal We have a winner That’s no surprise Read the fine print There’ll be no prize I’m gonna wager I see your hand All your kisses Know where they land I couldn’t catch a break . . . I have a witness You have a tell You had me up Against the felt We have a winner And It’s not me It’s someone else Rigged lottery I couldn’t catch a break . . . ANDREW BERGEY - Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming GARY MONTOYA - Guitar KEVIN DENNIS - Guitar
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Fatal Shore 03:46
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THE FATAL SHORE (Kevin Dennis) © 1989 Sounds Like Music I was lost Fell overboard Into an ocean racked by storms Struggled hard Swam for days Didn't think I'd find my way No rescue boats Were sent for me Into a sea of apathy I fought off sharks And killer whales I had to live to tell my tale After I Washed upon The fatal shore I stood up Brushed myself off And started to explore At first, I thought I was alone But then I found a trail of bones I took a path Through deserts great Hard fields of rock and clay Then at the end Of seven days I saw a teardrop in the waves I had reached The mecca of Broken dreams It was the city of the unfulfilled Populated by hope that had been killed By endless days of drudgery Trapped in lives they didn't want to lead No one seemed To notice me So I stopped the fantasy What is the name This wilderness He said the isle of voiceless men Everyone here Has failed a test Of living life to its best They gave up Settled for less And put the blame on something else He pointed up To the clouded sky And predicted rain It was the city of the unfulfilled Populated by hope that had been killed By endless days of drudgery Trapped in lives they didn't want to lead I was scared I could see A citizen that I could be So I turned And ran away Through the desert's sandy clay I found myself At the fatal shore I built a boat of nothing more Went to the sea Of apathy The isle had made me see
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Take It Like A Man 03:29
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TAKE IT LIKE A MAN (Andrew Bergey) © 2016 & 2021 Viable Tangents Music I take it like a man When you give it to me like a woman I cower like a boy When I’m caught doing something I shouldn’t I take it like a dad When you give it to me like a mother I hide out in the den But you can always bring me another Start, stop your lovin’ Girl, I’ve had enough and I’m gettin’ used to the harm Give, get a little Put me in the middle Like to see you on my arm I take it like a king When you give it to me like a queen I will be your jester At least until the end if the scene I take it like a star If you stand there like low hanging fruit We can take it to the car If you insist on being so cute Speak, talk awhile Girl, I love your smile I wanna see it displayed Close, open your eyes A parting of the skies Girl, I know you’re heaven made I’ll give you all my heart If you give me something I require A love with a start date Kisses that would never expire I take it like a man When you give it to me like a woman I cower like a boy When I’m caught doing something I shouldn’t
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We Live 03:06
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WE LIVE (Andrew Bergey) © 2013 & 2021 Viable Tangents Music We live In that house The one you're making fun of So, don't Be surprised If you find it full of love We ride In that car The one you won't be seen in We park It safely In a garage that's leaning It's the most Damnable thing That leads to no argument To be poor Yet win the crown Life's richest tournament She goes To a school The one your kid won't attend But we'd Do the same This I can’t defend It's the most Damnable thing That leads to no argument To be poor Yet win the crown Life's richest tournament You're too honest For honesty Honestly We live In that house The one you're making fun of So, don't Be surprised If you find it full of love It’s the fence That need’s repairing Pretend there is a gate Walk on through Best seat in the house We’ve got an extra plate
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Wrap Your Love 03:53
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WRAP YOUR LOVE (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music Come on baby wrap your love around me When you’re finished leave me where you found me Tighter baby don’t rely on science Look at the plans to measure compliance Don’t squeeze out every drop of my essence Fake consideration in my presence I can’t believe it baby Those words are fightin’ I can’t believe it baby Why did you tighten? Please, don’t say a word Hey, I think they heard Girl, that’s not allowed Hey, you’ll draw a crowd Come on baby wrap your love around me Don’t let me go until you confound me Engulf me make me rise up like fire Stand me up while you walk on my hot-wire Furrow deep to get a little traction Fiddle a bit to better the action I can’t believe it baby You left impression I can’t believe it baby You ended the session Please, don’t say a word Hey, I think they heard Girl, that’s not allowed Hey, you’ll draw a crowd Come on baby wrap your love around me Deep into your arms then you can drown me Dip me once turn me into macramé Cut the sheets leave the short bits on the tray I’m delightful taken in small doses Available in a number of poses I can’t believe it baby Is that your hello I can’t believe it baby To this strappin’ fellow Please, don’t say a word Hey, I think they heard Girl, that’s not allowed Hey, you’ll draw a crowd
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My Game Is Good 02:25
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MY GAME IS GOOD (Andrew Bergey) © 2018 & 2021 Viable Tangents Music You shoulda been there I dominated It’s understood I’m underrated I broke some ankles I scored in bunches Some left on crutches Or I ate their lunches My game is good My game is good Journeyman wages Now inflated Routine searches Things confiscated Go to the hole Cannot be denied How can a hoop Look so damn wide My game is good My game is good They’ll hold the door open at the Hall of Fame Underneath a plaque that’ll say he had game Broke so many records now they don’t keep track So many mementos they keep ‘em in the back Fans got a section They count each block All-Star ballots I’ve got that locked I signed a contract Kept a straight face Act the way I do Because I own this place My game is good My game is good
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Souvenir Shark 02:47
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SOUVENIR SHARK (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music Knickknack Let’s go back I know it’s dark You’re a souvenir shark It’s kitsch Don’t unhitch Put it in park You’re a souvenir shark You’re well-to-do, so do buy me that Whoop-de-damn-do, go and buy me that I am your man, so babe buy me that I’m in the van, I am wanting that Don’t leave wishing You had bought A little something You ain’t got Palm that trinket It might work Nickle the cub Wink the clerk A globe Fits my lobe I know they’re closed Find a red rock that’s rosed Novelty Squeezed penny The price is marked You’re a souvenir shark Now that you’re rich, you can buy me that You’re still a bitch, but you can buy me that I’m a kept man, you should buy me that My one-stop plan, you’re to buy me that Don’t leave missing Artisan Feathered headdress Moccasin Pinch the shot glass Fridge magnet Salt and pepper Split the set A crime There’s a sign In a state park You’re a souvenir shark Be brave In a cave I leave my mark I’m a souvenir shark Now that you’re rich, you can buy me that You’re still a bitch, but you can buy me that I’m a kept man, you should buy me that My one-stop plan, you’re to buy me that Don’t take nothing You can’t use Now I’m leaving So just choose Under the rock Maybe there Or take the rock I don’t care
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Air 02:28
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AIR (Andrew Bergey) © 2021 Viable Tangents Music Don’t mean to bait, switch or lead you on Offer a love that is almost gone Neither open-ended nor over-sold Offer a love that is getting old One-in-a-million, now one and done Was one to watch as you watch the sun Nothing’s gonna happen, that’s the shame We could have something, but left with blame Don’t try to touch me I’m not there Don’t try to stop me I’m just air Design an enticement to placate If you’re someone with time to wait Checking for coupons all very fine Clip all you want, only my time An inducement not too intrusive It’s up to you how you will use it Don’t know how it started but it stopped Don’t know where it’s going, thanks a lot Don’t try to touch me I’m not there Don’t try to stop me I’m just air Don’t try to hold me I might bite Don’t try to rope me Hang on tight Don’t mean to bait, switch or lead you on Offer a love that is almost gone Neither open-ended nor over-sold Offer a love that is getting old Don’t try to touch me I’m not there Don’t try to stop me I’m just air

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After way too many thematic albums, I decided to go back to my I Can Take A Hint/You Should Have Been There rocking roots. Influenced by Tom Petty, Aerosmith and Foreigner (don’t try to find the similarities; they ain’t there), I explore darker themes about broken relationships, violence in unsuspected places, dependency, and confronting toxic interior dialogues. I know, not the usual cheery Andy fare but health and work issues almost got the better of me and I found myself fighting back in song. 62 years young and still cranking out the near hits. My game is good!

All songs written by Andrew Bergey
© 2021 Viable Tangents Music
Fatal Shore by Kevin Dennis
© 1989 Sounds Like Music

Produced, Arranged, Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Bergey.
All vocals, guitars, keyboards, drum programming & percussion by Andrew Bergey except as noted.

Recorded July 2019-January 2021 Slide’s Studio, Thornton, CO.
Cover: ‘Landscape’ by Marlon Bridges. Design layout: Andy.

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released February 3, 2021

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Andrew Bergey Denver, Colorado

After fronting the Oklahoma alt-rockers Rank Amateurs, Andrew Bergey moved to Colorado and started releasing solo albums in 2011. His clever, quirky, and surreal songs have forged “standard” rock albums, a bubblegum album, a children’s album, a premature anthology, and a cover album of his own songs! Why not? Andrew’s albums are always unexpected, experimental, and ear-wormingly entertaining! ... more

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