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Killing The Old Ways

by Pete Mancini

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1.
Gridlock on the turnpike Rays of bright sunshine Serenity in the swamp land I hadn't known for quite some time Took a backslide on Broadway On a quiet Nashville night Standing in the Shadows Of a different state of mind Spent too much time on the darker side The light I could not see Passed through a town called paradox Lost my mind out on the street It seems the only friends I've got left Are pictures and memories Standing in the Shadows of who I used to be It’s a long way back from the bottom When you feel like you've been forgotten You neglect to reconnect and start again You locked the door before you could walk in Burned by my best thinking And all my best laid plans Gary Stewart kept on singing When things got out of hand I got lost on a whiskey trip When I should have walked the line Standing in the shadows Of a long forgotten time A long forgotten time
2.
Found an old television Beat up and in need of repair Tried to fix the television Gave up now it’s sitting there I thought about the days I didn't have much And that was all I’d ever need Time moved slow But I didn't understand Time was sneaking out on me Old theme songs and breaking news Jingles and guarantees packed into boxes And left out on the curb The past is a movie that I don't wanna see I don't wanna see I inherited a medal My grandfather earned in the second world war For bravery in air combat A keep-safe in my bureau drawer He didn’t say much About those days All the days that came before He didn’t care much For bringing up the past But he damn sure knew what he was fighting for Old theme songs and breaking news Jingles and guarantees packed into boxes And left out on the curb The past is a movie that I don't wanna see The past is a movie that I don't wanna see I don't wanna see Found an old television Beat up and in need of repair Couldn’t fix the television It’s back on the curb and I don’t care Old theme songs and breaking news Reruns of memories packed into boxes And left out on the curb The past is a movie that I don't wanna see Old theme songs and breaking news Jingles and guarantees packed into boxes And left out on the curb The past is a movie that I don't wanna see The past is a movie that I don't wanna see The past is a movie that I don't wanna see
3.
Patchwork 03:12
Some days I’m the needle Some days I’m the thread Some days I feel I’d be better off Stitching years together It’s a patchwork I’m told Keep trudging down the righteous path Til the day I grow old I dug out with quicksilver turning up fools gold Pressured for a diamond Found a hardened heart of coal I thought I held the hourglass I'm just a grain of sand Took strength from my brothers Missed my father’s steady hands Some days I’m the needle Some days I’m the thread Some days I feel I’d be better off Stitching years together It’s a patchwork I’m told Keep trudging down the righteous path Til the day I grow old They’ll knock you down a thousand times Time and time again I’ve learned you gotta work and love In the best way you can Don’t buy the crooked politics Of the devil and his activists Bad actors on a power trip Better angels looking down Some days I’m the needle Some days I’m the thread Some days I feel I’d be better off Stitching years together It’s a patchwork I’m told Keep trudging down the righteous path Til the day I grow old Some days I’m the needle Some days I’m the thread Some days I feel I’d be better off
4.
The names and the faces You always got em wrong When you lived above the levee From that old familiar song Playing your guitar On your balcony Floating on the avenue careless and free You always used to say It's the world versus me She tried her best to love you But you were still too young to see You played a phony country singer Who's name you can't recall There was laughter in the springtime And pride before a fall If I could be there tonight I'd write a different song But I guess I'll send this letter And try to move along I'm haunted by the pain I caused In our high rise days I'm begging for your pardon With this sorry serenade Skipped those evening classes Just to hang around In the end was it worth it For the words you wrote down Left to start a band To play the songs you stole Got busy digging ditches Til you couldn't fill the holes Did you ever stop to think How she felt when you turned cold The way that she trembled Without a hand to hold You wish that you could call her But you can't pick up the phone Counting all the ways that you might spend your days alone If I could be there tonight I'd write a different song But I guess I'll send this letter And try to move along I'm haunted by the pain I caused In our high rise days I'm begging for your pardon With this sorry serenade If I could be there tonight I'd write a different song But I guess I'll send this letter And try to move along I'm haunted by the pain I caused In our high rise days I'm begging for your pardon With this sorry serenade
5.
Footsteps in the hall Say it all You’ve got a heavy load today Lights on in the kitchen You slam the cupboard closed And sigh away You say We’re killing the old ways I’m working toward a better day The hand that held the gun Turned a shooting star To a dying sun Those hands built these walls Now they’re raised in anger The roof of darkness falls You say We’re killing the old ways I’m working toward a better day a better day and I wont fade away A disapproving stare Used to scare me But not today I’ll keep the lights for now I’ll keep watch on this house And i won’t look away You say We’re killing the old ways I’m working toward a better day a better day and I wont fade away Footsteps in the hall Say it all You’ve got a heavy load today
6.
Stuck in the news again Feels like you can’t wake up Pretty sure you’ve reached the end A storm is raging in your cup Drop a line, phone a friend Hope to hear the things you want to hear A new dead-end Ain’t it funny how things go Don’t ask if you don’t want to know You tried your best but it goes to show The river’s gonna overflow So don’t ask if you don’t want to know Got your resolutions made the bills have gone unpaid The checks were all in the mail but peace of mind is not for sale Take a trip to clear your head, yeah Hope to see the things you want to see In books you’ve read, well Ain’t it funny how things go Don’t ask if you don’t want to know You tried your best but it goes to show The river’s gonna overflow So don’t ask if you don’t want to know There’s too much darkness, babe We can be lighthouses Just keep on building 'til You got hate surrounded Stuck in the news again Feels like you can't wake up We never really reach the end so have some faith and don’t give up (the river's gonna overflow) Have some faith and don't give up (don't ask if you don't want to know)
7.
Gold watches and designer clothes A syndicated TV show Silver spoon and drink in hand A rented room in the promised land Fitted suits head home from work Spend their weekends getting their money’s worth Stranded out here on the avenue What a drag it is to catch a glimpse of you Idle hands, a broken heart A breakdown, a brand new start it’s the modern world And there’s nothing you can do You got the Madison Avenue Blues Subway cars and Amtrak trains Portfolios of growing pains Diversified but still the same Ain’t it funny how we never change I was just a kid when the towers fell Yeah, life goes on, it’s just as well Every year they read the names Then it’s back to work, there’s money to be made Idle hands, a broken heart A breakdown, a brand new start it’s the modern world And there’s nothing you can do You got the Madison Avenue Blues
8.
You say the country is strong she reads the headlines every day But her life hasn’t changed she’s stretching out her two weeks pay He worked the graveyard shift at the plant up the road They fight with the bank to keep their home You point your finger at the border And you hope they look the other way You say "the horses work hard So they get put away fed" We’ve been left for dead What’s left you can spare us? What’s left for the sparrows? It's an election year they watched the candidates debate Then the world shut down They just want to put food on their baby’s plate You say the have-not's always take too much But we never had the same head start It seems your high rise mind Could never fill the hole in your heart You say "the horses work hard So they get put away fed" We’ve been left for dead What’s left you can spare us? What’s left for the sparrows? I’ve been working real hard Now I’m stuck in the red We’ve been left for dead What’s left you can spare us? What’s left for the sparrows? What's left? You say the country is strong I read the headlines every day But my life hasn’t changed; You keep selling our futures away You say "the horses work hard So they get put away fed" We’ve been left for dead What’s left you can spare us? What’s left for the sparrows? I’ve been working real hard Now I’m stuck in the red We’ve been left for dead What’s left you can spare us? What’s left for the sparrows? What's left? What's left? What's left for the sparrows?
9.
Cover up the weathered beams Fresh paint over the seams This old house was built in 1925 In a simple, peaceful time Comb your hair, cover up the grey Try to smooth the lines of your face Your eyes have seen their share of despair Reflections of the sadness you wear Ask not why the building falls Walls will crumble and so do we all Ask not what the wise men say Find your truth and live for today Before it gets away Flags will burn and cities will rust Stories told, recorded in dust Lessons learned, the wisdom of age Knock it down, tear a new page Ask not why the building falls Walls will crumble and so do we all Ask not what the wise men say Find your truth and live for today Before it gets away Ask not why the building falls Walls will crumble and so do we all Ask not what the wise men say Find your truth and live for today Before it gets away
10.
Crashed in the backseat again 6 hours til load in 5 hours to spend On the interstate cruise control on With guitars and records a dead cell phone Find a cafe and recharge News on the TV says A killer’s at large I’m wanted in different ways I'm being chased by the homecoming pain And I wonder are you staying out late? As I drive through these flyover states To a different stage in a different town On free will and the corner of fate Downbeat on the one and it’s on The people are dancing, having their fun For a moment I have it in sight Singing my songs Thank you, goodnight It's enough to get to the next town I know that you miss me when I'm not around The same way you dance through my head As I lie down in some strange bed And I wonder are you staying out late? As I drive through these flyover states To a different stage in a different town On free will and the corner of fate Well I packed up and just kept on driving In spite of the love that we knew This road that I chose is winding It's closer to me, farther from you Woke up as the dew settled in I've got steam for the coffee And more roads to bend On the interstate cruise control on Comfort can wait 'til I'm home And I wonder are you staying out late? As I drive through these flyover states To a different stage in a different town On free will and the corner of fate On the corner of fate On the corner of fate

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Pete Mancini's third album, produced by Matt Patton & Bronson Tew, recorded at Dial Back Sound. Available April 8th 2022 on Paradiddle Records.

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released April 8, 2022

Produced by Matt Patton and Bronson Tew
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Bronson Tew at Dial Back Sound, Water Valley MS
Assistant Engineer: Schaefer Llana

Written by Pete Mancini (Milkman Paperboy, ASCAP), Matt Patton (Janky Genius Music, BMI), Travis McKeveny (Belle Weather, ASCAP), Matthew Grimm (Grimm Reality, ASCAP)

Pete Mancini - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Wurlitzer, Vocals
Matt Patton - Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Bronson Tew - Drums, Harmony Vocals
Schaefer Llana - Harmony Vocals
Horace Willis - Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Jamison Hollister - Pedal Steel, Fiddle, Electric Guitar
Jay Gonzalez - Synth, Wurlitzer, B3

Artwork design and layout by Darryl Norsen
Cover photo by Kelsey Sucena
Executive Producers: Rick & Marianne Chester

Special thanks to:
The Dial Back crew, Bill Herman, Nick Loss-Eaton, Lauren Hamill, friends and family, Zeus, and HP

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