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Younger Then

by R.O. Shapiro

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Oh Holy Mackerel, can’t you see what time it is?
It’s late, and it’s only getting later.
The sun’s on the horizon, and the songs have all be sung.
There was whiskey, there was war, there were chrysanthemums.

I beg you, Mr. Fireman, won't you come down from the ledge?
Sometimes where there's smoke, there's only smoking
There’s a crack in the ceiling, can’t you see me through the floor?
Won’t you sneak downstairs and love me like you did before?

If we were younger then
We must be older now
Please can you tell me when
We can pass this old guitar around again?

Well I’m smellin’ armageddon
Smells like sulfur, smells like wine.
I’ll be alright, just get me to the church on time.
I can’t breathe without my helmet,
I hear it’s cold in outer space.
So I guess I’ll lay my bones down with the human race.
Did I think to tell you that last time I saw your face?

If we were younger then,
Then we must be older now.
Please can you tell me when
I can come home again?

I guess this is growing up
And time ain't slowing down for no one
Lemme be ok with the grays, and the great unknown

Well she’s got an eye for anthills
And I’ve got anthills for eyes
Even though I’m strange, I ain’t a stranger.
I got salt on my shoulder,
Jack of diamonds in my hand.
If you gotta call me something, call me lucky, man
But I guess there’s still a lot that I don’t understand

Like if I was younger then
I must be older now
Please can you tell me when
We can watch the walls turn pink with dawn again?
Oh if we were younger then
We must be older now
Please can you tell me when
We can watch the sun peek over that great blue world again?

credits

released May 23, 2020
R.O. Shapiro - acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica
Lauren Tronick - vocals
Micah Motenko - organ, vocals
Sweet Gary Newcomb - telecaster guitar
Hans Bilger - bass
Ethan Schneider - drums
Ley Line (Kate Robberson, Emilie Basez, Lydia Froncek, Maddie Froncek) - vocals

Written by R.O. Shapiro
Engineered and Mixed by Justin Douglas of King Electric Recording
Additional engineering by Micah Motneko
Mastered by André Castro

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R.O. Shapiro Los Altos, California

He's a native son of Long Island; a lifelong performer with Shakespeare in his past and Americana music in his present; a resident of Austin, TX; a Soul singer and a Song Writer; a slow writer and a dog owner; a defensive driver, a highway regular, a ghost; a low-mood monster and a mediocre meditator; a food nut; a DylanPrineWelchBrowneYoungAdams wannabe, soon-to-be. Wait and see. ... more

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