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Trustafarian

by Michael Cooper

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1.
Trustafarian 02:57
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I'm a Trustafarian Livin in a loft on the upper west side I drive a Porsche Cayenne But me parents handle the insurance man Me and my boy Ryan Sometimes we slum it and we order in A little roti or a jerk chicken From Dean and Delucca or the Four Season Maybe next weekend Go to a party in the West Hampton Hopin me parents are in Boston I charge the whole thing to Express American Don't judge me I understand what it means to be poor I just donated So don't hate it To the Haitians I can't give anymore Trustafarian Livin in a loft on the upper Rosedale I drive a Porsche Cayenne But me parents handle the insurance man Maybe next weekend go to a party in the West Hampton Hopin me parents are in Boston I charge the whole thing to Express American I wish I was Jamaican I wish I was Jamaican I wish I was Jamaican
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City on My Mind 04:30
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Hey you remember when things were much simpler then. Living off the crops in October. Turning a new leaf over. Hay, oats, chickens, horses. I always got bucked off of course. What doesn't kill you only makes you regret that you never wore a helmet. I remember friday nights; Goodnight Irene by the firelight Pauline on Piano, my Daddy playin on his banjo These are such fogey tunes so I was stuck up in my room dreamin of a better life but why. Guess I'm a country boy with the city on my mind Friends never came around. They had a lot more fun in town. I was stuck entertaining myself Wishin I was somebody else. If I was a townie like the rest Wouldn't that just be the best. Not stuck in the country bitchin' that we only got peasant vision. We got a fuzzy CBC a little CTV and some french TV Mama told me to read more books Stop playin Nintendo, but I was hooked. If I was in town we'd be ridin bikes to the corner store in the dark of night. Buyin all the candy we could find. Guess I'm a country boy with the city on my mind. Runnin through an open field Never seemed like such a big deal. The city lights were the measure of my dreams. Always wanted to be city bread, guess I'm a country bum instead It's funny how things turn out so it seems. Lookin back at all I got, Man I was one lucky snot. Now I live in a closet. Payin bills feelin nauseous. City lights burnin red, the sirens ringin in my head. Wishin I was back there all the time Guess I'm a city boy with the country on my mind Guess I'm a city boy with the country on my mind I just wanna see that country one more time.
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Stir Crazy 03:36
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Well I finally got her back gonna kick it in gear. Locked and loaded got the bass and tweeters pumpin out the rear this '89 Chevy is purring right There's a block heater sitting by the dashboard light A hundred miles pluggin through that oil sand pouch I got Fort Mac in the back and I'm a headin' South Gave my boss a verbal notice and handed in my drill Dusted off my overalls got my cash from the till He's been givin me hell since I can't forget That wishing well whipped me through a lot of regrets Still thawing my fingers from the early the freeze It's minus 40 in the sunshine with the summer breeze Chorus Lookin for kicks wherever I'm bound Scratchin at the door like a rabid hound Rubber squealin, diesel burnin I'm a dust cyclone Stir crazy baby never comin home Got money in my pocket a trunk full of dreams This time I'll get my ends no matter the means I got an old six string, it plays real loud So set 'em up Joe I got a hungry crowd I got 12 bars of blues I gotta play tonight Line em up ladies if you wanna bite Chorus Living off drive throughs motel rooms and parking lots
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Slowdance 04:59
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It's been a long time since we made love I know you're thinking, am I strong enough I can remember when we first kissed Cause every time this song plays it's you I miss Baby let's go back to the days of bliss The disco ball would spin I'd pull you in, we're in a trance Let's go back to another school slow dance I can remember when they used to play Stairway to Heaven Those were the days, You were always dancing with another guy, I was just hoping, you would catch my eye Matt and Pat were moshing at the back Nicole and Kristine getting caught getting drunk The nerds and the geeks doing D and D deals in the can I was hoping, Lord I was hoping That maybe you and me, I'd be your man The disco ball would spin I'd pull you in, we're in a trance Let's go back to another school slow dance I know going back there seems like a cliche fantasy It doesn't mean that much to you baby, but it means a lot to me Put your sequins on and let's get some November Rain Remember the good times, forget the pain, yeah The disco ball would spin I'd pull you in we're in a trance baby let's go back to another school slow dance
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Welcome To My World 03:53
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I wait for you to come around The last day of my life You would never be that strong To tell me otherwise Every night I dream of you Silver and Gold You loved me too but no story to be told No No No Welcome to my world It's never too late Welcome to my world It's never too late You sit in your high chair You can't see this low You've got a lot of people up there I've got none down below The trumpet sounds for you You got the good that lasts The alarm sounds for me I'll be here til I pass away. Weicome to my world It's never too late Welcome to my world It's never too late
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Runnin 04:41
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Burned night wide open you put your heart where your mouth has spoken love light in a shelter between money and time, and I'm broken she'll take your mind wrap it up in a bind and entwine you it's your turn, your line You search your heart for your mind, you can't find it Don't live a lie Don't live a lie When you're out there runnin And you can hear them gunnin Everybody's havin fun But you're on the run she'll take your mind wrap it up in a bind and entwine you it's your turn, your line You search your heart for your mind, you can't find it Don't live a lie Don't live a lie When you're out there runnin And you can hear them gunnin Everybody's havin fun But you're on the run
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Please 04:15
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You had me by the heart I was about to start to cry Never gave me a reason I never got a reason why Sittin in the kitchen wondering what I've done wrong All I ever wanted was to be with you all night long I don't want to be old fat and ugly All alone with nobody to hug me I don't want to be alone So come on now woman Listen to my song Please Please I'm layin all my cards down cause I ain't got time to waste You know I love you baby but I can't stand lookin at your face Now the way you look tonight makes me wanna scream I wish I could go back to the days I used to dream I don't want to be old fat and ugly All alone with nobody to hug me I don't want to be alone So come on now woman Listen to my song Please, Please You don't want to be old fat and ugly All alone with nobody to hug you, no You don't want to be alone So come on now woman Listen to my song
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Square One 03:42
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I like the simple ways about you your smile it makes me laugh give me that easy kind of feeling make me shine my better half my head is high when I'm around you life has never been so fun don't want to lose that sweet emotion let's take it back to square one you bring the joy I'll bring the fire Let's take it higher make it last all night leave out the tears leave out the pain we're out of the rain there's nothing I wanna change I got that Sunday feeling in my bones when monday comes to start The things I used to jones no longer tear my life apart my head is high when I'm around you I have never felt so young don't want to lose that sweet emotion let's take it back to square one you bring the joy I'll bring the fire Let's take it higher make it last all night leave out the tears leave out the pain we're out of the rain there's nothing I wanna change And if the fussin and the fightin start to tear this thing apart let's go back when we were brighter back before the broken hearts my head is high when I'm around you like the early morning sun don't want to lose that sweet emotion let's take it back to square one you bring the joy I'll bring the fire Let's take it higher make it last all night leave out the tears leave out the pain we're out of the rain there's nothing I wanna change
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Snake Eyes 03:33
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Brother and sister in a civil war Mama's hidin out behind the cellar door Daddy's in the back yard diggin up bones and I'm looking down the barrel of a tombstone But you can't sympathize with the paralyzed and there ain't no love for my old snake eyes You can't sympathize with the paralyzed and there ain't no love for my old snake eyes Left my home in Pakistan Traded in for a cave in Afghanistan Left a woman back home in old Ryadh and another one waitin in Islamabad but you can't sympathize with the paralyzed and there ain't no love for my old snake eyes no you can't sympathize with the paralyzed and there ain't no love for my old snake eyes Same old woman back in Marrakesh I can't go back there now my life is such a mess I got thirteen children don't know how to cope I guess you wonder how I have any hope but you can't sympathize with the paralyzed No I wouldn't trade it in for all my life All around they look for me I haven't seen the sun in half a century If you see me runnin round your home town don't turn on the amber alert turn it down you can't sympathize with the paralyzed and there ain't no love for my old snake eyes if I get back to bluer skies Well I'm gonna trade it in Cause there ain't no love no there ain't no love For my old snake eyes
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Side Dish 04:19
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Ain't got time for a full time lover barely time to make the grind barely time to make your supper let me help you I don't mind. Don't get me wrong you ain't cheatin on nobody You've got your things you've got to do Just remember to save a little room on your plate When I come through. Work gets hard and time gets tight Gotta satisfy your appetite Gotta loosen up your schedule Need a little bit of me with your vegetables Look for me I'm on the top shelf Look for me, I'll be there. Don't gotta wait but 5 minutes honey. You know I come preprepared. I wanna be your side dish come on over let me be your uncle ben's Side dish, let me tuck you in Side dish, baby I'll treat you right Side dish, you can be my chicken tonight Turn up the heat I'm bout to boil. You don't have to had no oil You know I'm greased up as it is come on over add a little bit of your biz. Reach for me I'm on the top shelf Reach for me I'll be there Throw me in that pot now honey Stir me up before I scare. I wanna be your side dish come on over let me be your uncle ben's Side dish, let me tuck you in Side dish, baby I'll treat you right Side dish, you can be my chicken tonight
11.
Adelaide* 03:29
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Though I never may return for you my heart will always burn when you need shelter from the squall I hope you hear my mountain call Adelaide Could you hear my mountain call From the Rockies to Nepal Hear him echo in the breeze hear him whisper in the trees Don't you worry don't you fear I'm all around the mountain air when you wanna cry and ball Just listen for my mountain call Don't you worry don't you fear I'm all around the mountain air When you need shelter from the squall I hope you hear my mountain call I cried your name a thousand times I hope the wind recalls the lines I'll be cryin in the blue Hopin my message got to you Adelaide Though I never may return for you my heart will always burn when you need shelter from the squall I hope you hear my mountain call I cried your name a thousand times I hope the wind recalls the lines I'll be cryin in the blue Hopin my message got to you Adelaide

about

This album is composed of the best songs that I have written in the last five years. It is the first of many to come. I wanted to give a little piece of what I'm about and the influences that I have had over the years. By no means a magnum opus, but perhaps can be described as a robust oeuvre. I hope you enjoy it!

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released July 4, 2012

All Tracks Recorded at Cosmic Audio. (*Adelaide recorded with Craig Saltz in Toronto)


Album Art:
Ian Brown Photography

Thanks to:

Mike Pedrow
Craig Saltz
Darryl Dougherty
Howard Tod
Hilary
Caroline
Sarah
Mum
Dad
Juliana Petrovic for her help and support throughout.


Thank you to my family for their ever devoted confidence and to my Dad, Gary Cooper. I know he's listening somewhere

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