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Do Your Duty
03:20
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I'm Not Shy
02:26
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I’M NOT SHY
First in line at the big buffet
First on the floor shaking away
I’m ready to go don’t waste time
Stand back I’m not shy
All wound up look and see
I’m locomoting at lightning speed
If you’re moving slow, step aside
Coming through, I’m not shy
If you want to talk to me
Don’t try to be refined
I’m not the subtle type
I don’t ready between the lines
Know what I want don’t like to wait
Grab and it go, I don’t hesitate
Know you might think I’m not polite
I don’t care ‘cause I’m not shy
You can raise your eyebrows
And do your tut, tut, tut
I won’t even notice you
Got too much stuff to sturt
Across the room you will observe
A real hot ticket with a lot of nerve
Jump on board for a real joy ride
Hold on tight, I’m not shy
c 1999, Barbara Martin
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Blue Storm
04:14
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BLUE STORM
Sun hasn’t shone through my window for days
Dark cloud passed over decided to stay
It’s coming down hard and I’m watching it pour
I’m stuck in the middle of a blue storm
Two weeks of dishes piled in the sink
Mail lies unopened, I just sit here and think
Try to get up, then I wonder what for
I’m stuck in the middle of a blue storm
Weather man says clear skies today
But from where I sit all I see is rain, rain, rain
I know that I told you to leave me alone
Now all I want is for you to come home
‘Cause the water keeps rising and I’m sinking down slow
I’m stuck in the middle of a blue storm
c 1999, Barbara Martin
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Finish Me Off
03:58
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FINISH ME OFF
You’ve been trying to be sweet
Full of tea and sympathy
Have mercy finish me off
Don’t be guilty, don’t feel sad
Don’t be afraid that I’ll be mad
Have mercy finish me off
I think I would prefer
You take my heart with one clean jerk
Than cut it carefully away so it doesn’t hurt
Like your old dog you put to sleep
Save me from my misery
Have mercy finish me off
Talking our affair to death
Analyzing every step
Have mercy finish me off
Come on baby don’t be mean
Close the curtain on this scene
Have mercy finish me off
Take one last look
It’s OK you’re off the hook
No one could ever say you didn’t do it by the book
Say goodbye and wish me well
‘Cause seeing you again is hell
Have mercy finish me off
c 1999, Barbara Martin
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The Scenic Route
04:13
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THE SCENIC ROUTE
All day been thinking about a get away
No interruptions and time to play
You and me on a holiday
So let’s set the date for a rendevous
No destination all we need to do
Is take the scenic route
The scenic route won’t get you there as fst
But it’s the way to go if you want the ride to last
‘Cause around each curve there’s a different view
When we’re taking the scenic route
Although we can’t afford to travel far
We’ll have a ball baby no holds barred
And we won’t need no credit card
We can take a trip but never make a move
Don’t even bother putting on your shoes
When we take the scenic route
Chorus:
So I’m rolling and ready to go
Though we’ve made this trip many times before
I never seem to get bored
Because I always find something new
When I let my fingers do the walking through
And take the scenic route
Chorus:
c 1999, Barbara Martin
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DRIVIN’ THOSE DEMONS DOWN
You’re up early with your coffee black
Another sleepless night but you don’t look back
Driving those demons down
Running from something you don’t know what
Afraid what’ll happen if you try to stop
Driving those demons down
You’re in control, that’s what you say
But truth be told you’re just a slave
Digging yourself a deeper grave
Driving those demons down
Every spare moment you’re got to fill
With meetings and memos and overkill
Driving those demons down
It’s a tough job keeping your mind at bay
You’re body’s paying for the battle you wage
Driving those demons down
Chorus:
You drag home late with your chin at your feet
But you can’t sit still so you’re back on your feet
Driving those demons down
So you head to the corner for a pint or two
Trying to drown your pain in a witch’s brew
Driving those demons down
c 1999, Barbara Martin
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Up the Country Blues
03:18
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Why
03:07
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WHY
Each day I tell myself it’s over now, no one’s to blame
Love is a mystery that cannot be explained
But the beating of the rain against my window pane
Keeps pounding out the question that remains
Why, why
A thousand answers come to me, but I’m not satisfied
It wakes me in the morning, hunts me down at night
Why
You struck so suddenly a lightening bolt blinding my eyes
Your dazzling fireworks lit my darkened skies
As quickly you were gone, a passing summer storm
Leaving me to solve your secrets on my own
Chorus:
Why did you go?
Why won’t you let me know?
Why can’t I stop, let this thing drop?
Why won’t you let me know?
Chorus:
c 1999, Barbara Martin
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Exit 59
03:23
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EXIT 59
Every night at five walk to the parking lot
Wondering if you’re home, but hoping your not
It’s easier to be alone with one than two
Try to keep my thoughts under lock and key
But when the wheels start turning they break free
And bounce against the windshield come straight back at me
Been searching the horizon, looking for a sign
Should I keep driving past exit 59
I’ve driven this road maybe a million times
Flipped the turn signal up, made the long slow climb
To the house that has never felt much like a home
How can two people live together so long
And night after night pretend nothing’s wrong
With a silence so loud it echos through every room
Chorus:
Been living a life of quiet despair
Knowing that nothing can repair
The damage that’s already been done
Maybe we’d both be better off if I moved on
I could try to explain, would it do any good
Would you start listening when you never could
Or should I spare you the effort of saying goodbye
Guess there’s got to be someone to take the blame
I’ll be the guilty one, you take the shame
Somehow I think you’ll understand a deal’s been made
Been searching the horizon, looking for a sign
The setting sun is telling me it’s about time
That I keep driving past exit 59
Barbara Martin, c 1999
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THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT
Friend of mine always looked so fine, painted nails and perfect hair
When the man of her dreams made the scene, she was sure to be prepared
She was under the sink, fixing a leak, when she heard the doorbell chime
Met Mr. Right when she looked a fright, all covered in grease and grime
That’s what love is all about
Strikes at the strangest time
Furthest thing from your mind
No psychic can predict how it’s gonna turn out
That’s what love is all about
To a guy I knew marriage was taboo, that commitment word was a mortal sin
Couldn’t even say, can I have a date, that was just too much for him
But he fell down a hole, man, he lost control, the day he met Caroline
Now he’s got three kids, that contradicts, but if you ask him he will reply
Chorus:
When you came around I was feeling down, wore my exes like a crown of thorns
I was tired of trying, thought it was a sign, I was meant to be alone
But you shook me up, showed me I got the stuff to make romance tried and true
So count me in, let’s take it to the end, hey, what have we got to lose?
Chorus:
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Barbara Martin Waynesboro, Virginia
Jazz and blues singer-songwriter Barbara Martin is the real deal; a true renaissance woman in a genre prone to stereotypes and pigeon-holes. Barbara’s soulful voice and skillful songwriting combined with the ability to transition from chanteuse to girl-next-door to perceptive poet make her delightfully her own woman. ... more
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