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Respectable
[Churchwell - © Hat's Too Tight Music (ASCAP)]


Here I stand, a gentle man,
Well into middle age.
But if fifty’s the new thirty,
Then I’m dying to turn the page.
‘Cos I’m sick of looking back
On all the years that I have lost.
And I’ve gotten sick and god-damned tired
Of paying what it costs…

To be respectable
When no one needs me to be.
I’m so respectable.
Don’t know what is wrong with me.

No lady would, if she were good,
Go down with me tonight,
Into that den of vice and sin,
And carnal appetite.
But it’s no lady that I’m looking for,
I see her smiling in the dark.
Behind that wide-eyed innocence
There lurks a lustful heart.

Sure, she’s respectable
When it’s for all the world to see.
Could she make me less respectable
If I could get her home with me?

Well here I am, alone again,
Protecting my good name,
When I could be taking lessons
From the boys who know no shame.
Them movie stars doing “mea culpas”
There on my T.V.
You know it’s part contrition, part ambition,
Part adolescent glee!

Why be respectable
If there’s no notoriety?
What good’s respectable
If it just means obscurity?
Yeah, there’s what’s acceptable,
And what will get publicity.
God knows I’m still respectable…

What the hell is wrong with me?
What the hell is wrong with me?
Ah, what the hell…

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from In Broad Daylight, released June 26, 2011

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Left Turn At Albuquerque Chicago, Illinois

Left Turn At Albuquerque is a synthesis of 70s folk, 60s pop and classic rock, with lyrics that are not quite Shakespeare but are more than bubblegum. Relying on intricate guitar fingerwork, sultry piano and awesome voices, LTAA works all sides of the street to bring you music which appeals to a wide variety of tastes and age groups.

Left Turn At Albuquerque is a detour well-worth taking.
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