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If Right Now Played Guitar

by Todd Lerner

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1.
Song for Free 02:48
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Song for Free Words and Music by Todd Lerner The beat, is free Guitar, free, I will sing Take this song for free I’ll work for you ’cause it works for me Download this song for free A price with which you cannot disagree For my own publicity Share the song but don’t steal the CD Take this song for free, take this song, it’s free Take this song for free I’ll give away some intellectual property And here’s some harmony How about a countermelody thrown in as a gratuity, for free Take this song for free, take this song, it’s free Here’s the bridge I wrote for free To put into the song for you from me It’s complementary The bridge has its own melody That gets the song to where it’s gonna be Ah, take the bridge, take the whole song for free Take this song for free I’ll work for you ’cause it works for me Download this song for free At songforfree dot com For my own publicity Did you say, songforfree dot com? Todd, you can’t put that in a song They won’t play it Again, the bridge I wrote for free To put into the song for you from me It’s complementary The bridge has its own melody That gets the song to where it’s gonna be Ah, take the bridge, take the whole song for free Free trumpets Build it up, no charge Take this song for free Hear it? The sound of free Take this song for free Play it on your iPod, limited time offer Take this song for free Email it to your sister, you gotta love free I don’t know Todd, this song is like a commercial And what if someone just buys the CD What? Then they didn’t get the song for free, right? C’mon Take this song for free Now, free fadeout Take this song for free I’ll work for you ’cause it works for me Take this song for free I’ll work for you ’cause it works for me Take this song for free (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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Myself in Your Eyes 03:06
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Myself in Your Eyes Words and Music by Todd Lerner Let’s go see a movie And sit in the front row Or let’s go out and have a drink A couple of beers Or we can shoot a game of pool Nine-ball is good Or take a walk down to the bookstore Look though the magazines Or stay home and watch TV Cable TV There’s lots of different things that we can do Then when we’re out of things to do Sometimes I’ll look into your eyes Into the quiet of your eyes (It’s quiet in your eyes) I’ll see myself in your eyes And I’m not afraid to look too long At myself in your eyes Let’s hang out and have a talk Yeah, let’s have a talk Let’s talk about music Let’s talk about this song And let’s do get into politics And the nature of man Let’s talk about what’s right and wrong So we know what to do We’ll work our way back to metaphysics If that’s what it takes When we talk about everything Then when we’re out of things to say Sometimes I’ll look into your eyes Into the quiet of your eyes (It’s quiet in your eyes) I’ll see myself in your eyes And I’m not afraid to look too long At myself in your eyes When we’re out of things to do Sometimes I’ll look into your eyes Into the quiet of your eyes (It’s quiet in your eyes) I’ll see myself in your eyes And I’m not afraid to look too long At myself in your eyes When we’re out of things to say Sometimes I’ll look into your eyes Myself in your eyes Myself in your eyes (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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10,000 02:52
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10,000 Words and Music by Todd Lerner Ten thousand packs of bubblegum Ten thousand hours of silly fun Ten thousand pillows on the bed Ten thousand rhymes inside my head Ten thousand light years into space To some far off amazing place You’re that and more to me Ten thousand screaming teenage girls Ten thousand brand new Beatles songs Ten thousand quiet summer nights Ten thousand yellow rays of light Ten thousand bolted beams of steel Ten thousand dreams that are made real You’re that and more to me Ten thousand weekends back-to-back Ten thousand billion dollars in a giant sack Ten thousand Sunday comic strips Words ten thousand times better than this Ten thousand ways to get to yes Ten thousand years of happiness You’re that and more to me Ten thousand ways to get to yes Ten thousand years of happiness You’re that and more to me Ten thousand ways to get to yes Ten thousand years of happiness You’re that and more to me Ten thousand ways to get to yes Ten thousand years of happiness You’re that and more to me Ten thousand ways to get to yes Ten thousand years of happiness You’re that and more to me (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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If Right Now Played Guitar 02:26
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If Right Now Played Guitar Words and Music by Todd Lerner If these notes could talk to you, what would these notes say? If these chords could speak to you, what would these chords say? I am math, resolving numbers, I am melody I am the beating heart of reason, relating all I see Then if those words could paint for you, what image would they make? And if that way took shape for you, what form would it take? Upon a purple mountain of victory, stands tall a beautiful man Against a bright blue sky of justice, he holds sunlight in his hand Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah So if right now played guitar for you, what would right now play? If what is sang along to you, what feeling would that all make? If right now played guitar for you, what would right now play? Go (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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I Quit 02:32
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I Quit Words and Music by Todd Lerner I quit, I give up I can’t have what I want It’s all too hard, it’s too much work And I quit I give up What the hell are you talking about What do you want, think man really figure it out Make a plan, go after it To get what it’s all about So what if I’m a nobody Who needs the stupid glory I’ll fake it through the day, and at night I’ll watch it on TV I wouldn’t exactly call it living Without the glory, without the loud clear singing Hard-earned feeling like your Heroes on TV Singer A: I quit, I give up Singer B: What the hell are you talking about Singer A: I can’t have what I want Singer B: What do you want, think man really figure it out Singer A: It’s all too hard, it’s too much work Singer B: Make a plan, go after it Singer A: And I quit I give up Singer B: To get what it’s all about Singer A: So what if I’m a nobody Singer B: I wouldn’t exactly call it living Singer A: Who needs the stupid glory Singer B: Without the glory, without the loud clear singing Singer A: I’ll fake it through the day, and at night Singer B: Hard-earned feeling like Singer A: I’ll watch it on TV Singer B: Your heroes on TV Singer A: I quit, I give up Singer B: What the hell are you talking about Singer A: I can’t have what I want Singer B: What do you want, think man really figure it out Singer A: It’s all too hard, it’s too much work Singer B: Make a plan, go after it Singer A: And I quit I give up Singer B: To get what it’s all about I wouldn’t exactly call it living Without the glory, without the loud clear singing Hard-earned feeling like your Heroes on TV (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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When Did You Get So Small? 01:41
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When Did You Get So Small? Words and Music by Todd Lerner Something about you is changed When did you get so small? Something about you is small To see you, it’s like I have to aim my sight down to the floor What’s that in your voice? Why do you sound so scared? Something about you sounds scared I’m trying to make out what you’re saying But it’s coming from someplace far out there Someplace far out there What’s wrong with your face? It looks all twisted and mean Something about it looks mean Guess I thought we’d always think and feel the same but now you’re a lot different than me Something about you is changed When did you get so small? (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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Fa Fa Fa Fa 02:49
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Fa Fa Fa Fa Words and Music by Todd Lerner Why did you say that? Just tell me the truth A blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah But that’s a contradiction Do you see what I mean? Oh well, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah A blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah Well no way I don’t buy that crap Go sell it to your favorite priest Why did you do that? You know that was wrong But fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa And fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa Discussion is over Now please go away Oh fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa A fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa You know I don’t buy that crap Go sell it to your favorite priest With blessing from your ma, you consume it on TV Then choke on it at school, to drool it in the street Go sell it to your priest, unload it somewhere else ’Cause no one’s buying it here Now you’ve gone too far Don’t do that again Grr ruh, ruh, ruh, ruh, ruh, ruh A ruh, ruh, ruh, ruh, ruh, ruh Be careful cousin Or I will focus on you Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, fa Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, ruh Oh get out of my way with your load of crap Go sell it to your favorite priest With blessing from your ma, you consume it on TV Then choke on it at school, to drool it in the street Go sell it to your priest, unload it somewhere else ’Cause no one’s buying it here Now of my way with your load of crap Go sell it to your favorite priest Sell it to your priest Go sell it to your priest Sell it to your favorite priest (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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Baby 03:18
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Baby Words and Music by Todd Lerner Ba da ba da da, bop bop ba da da Ba bop ba dop bop, baby Told you this would be a good party Hey, where you going off to? We just got here Where’s he going? Ah, I don’t know Excuse me, I see your eyes are on the ceiling Your hands are in your drink Your legs are with your date But you heart, is now with me That’s right you love me, think how you love me Begin to love me, baby What in hell is he saying to her? She’s beautiful, and he’s so ugly Listen to the music Listen from your chair Listen to my words Now see me, I am standing right here Oh yes you love me, realize you love me Admit that you love me, baby You know here boyfriend’s here Huh? Boyfriend? Where? I take what I win I take you as my prize Your center I shift And now I am tonight You hear my song, you love me, listen you love me I’ve got you, you love me, baby Yo retard, move over, I can’t see what’s going on Get offa me, dammit Your eyes are on the ceiling Your hands are in your drink Your legs are with your date But you heart, is now with me Now let go you, love me, lay back you love Here’s your rattle, you love me, baby Ooh, he’s coming back How’d it go, Romeo? Hey look, her boyfriend’s leaving She’s coming over here What’d you do to her? She knows She knows? Knows what? Baby, baby He’s taking her away Whatever Whoah, check out the girl that just came in Baby, baby, baby, baby baby, baby (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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Television Light 02:11
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Television Light Words and Music by Todd Lerner What’s on cable TV? Nah, I saw this ten times already No, I don’t want MTV Yech, an old black and white movie But if I turn off the sound I can sit here in the television light Pour a glass full of scotch, a little ice Drink to myself tonight You know there might be something on regular TV (good old regular TV) No nothing, what do I expect for free (there’s nothing on TV) One long shot, the public broadcast channel (a documentary) My God, that’s boring But if I turn off the sound That’s better with just the television light While I freshen up my scotch, add some ice This is turning out alright Oh, I almost forgot, my own DVD library (yeah, DVD) Now what do I have that’ll be fun to see (DVD) Here’s Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee (DVD) I slide that in and click on play movie Then I turn off the sound And lay back in the television light With another drink of scotch I watch the picture while I slip into the night The TV’s got no sound I drink the last of the hot, yellow, light-headed scotch burning gold, warm and quiet Inside the center of the night I turn off the sound And lay back in the television light (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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Outside of the Room 03:23
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Outside of the Room Words and Music by Todd Lerner I step out of the room I’m outside of the room These new people here act strange They don’t do things the same They talk about philosophy They work and laugh and sing They say, “Not thinking is the sin” I say, “Explain, so I can understand” This makes them happy and they tell me I may be their kind of man “Come out here more into the light,” they say “Out here the truth is never gray” They are confident and free The blinding sunlight makes me squint to see They lift their heads and smile and look right into me They make me nervous and confused I’m not sure what to do I sneak away back to the room Back to those people in the room I say, “Look at them out there” I scream, but they don’t hear They just nod and jiggle and they don’t even care Then I blink and things come clear And the people in the room look small Then they shrink some more and soon they disappear Then there’s no reason left to stay So I turn and leave the room (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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I Stole a Little Kiss 01:47
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I Stole a Little Kiss Words and Music by Todd Lerner I got a little smile from you I got a little smile from you Got a tiny, little smile, for a tiny, little while Got a little smile from you So I snuck a little hug from you Yeah I snuck a little hug from you Snuck a warm, little hug, you slippery, little bug I snuck a little hug from you And you didn’t say no So I stole a little kiss from you Yes I stole a little kiss from you Stole a sweet, little kiss that you’ll hardly even miss I stole a little kiss from you I stole a kiss, I stole a kiss from you Look out I stole a little kiss from you Yes I stole a little kiss from you Stole a sweet, little, teeny, weeny Barely even there believe me, eeny, meeny kiss Ahh you’ll hardly even miss it, baby Stole a little kiss from you Yeah (C) Todd Lerner, 2005
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If Right Now, Reprise 01:46
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If Right Now, Reprise Words and Music by Todd Lerner My thoughts, like math, like melody Relating all I see Myself, as man, sweet victory As right now plays for me Against a bright blue sky of justice He holds sunlight in his hand Myself, as man, sweet victory As right now plays for me (C) Todd Lerner, 2005

about

Todd Lerner worked for Rolling Stone and Spin magazines (and others), while quietly taking years to write and record this debut album of original pop-rock songs.

To hear (and download for free) Todd’s latest work, an album of boy/girls songs recorded with his wife Jingyu Yao, please visit: www.ToddandJingyu.com

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released October 4, 2005

Album credits, all songs: Words and music written by Todd Lerner. Instruments played, songs arranged, produced, engineered and mixed by Todd Lerner. Vocals by Todd Lerner with spoken guest vocals by Nancy Koziatek on Song for Free and Kevin Hackney on Fa Fa Fa Fa and Baby. Mastered by Jeff Campo at Soweto Digital Audio Production. Published by Todd Lerner Music (BMI).

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