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The Distance Between Us EP

by Jon Bach

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1.
Stay At Home 04:51
I guess I'll stay at home I Ain't nothin' much to do Watchin' house plants grow Doin' my best to beat the blues I think I like this quarantine Good ol' COVID-19 Well I've been waitin' for the day When the people go away It's a new philosophy We call social distancing They say it's overblown They don't like to be alone For me it's like a dream It's in my proclivity Anthropophobe...Anthropophobe Maybe I'll leave the home Take a walk this afternoon The liquor store is running low And it's only day two I've come to miss my old routine Thank you COVID-19 Well I haven't touched my face I wash my hands throughout the day Every virus needs a host But I won't be your hitching post Well I Haven't touched my face I really want to touch my face I need to scratch my nose I'm running out of TV shows Enochlophobe...Enochlophobe I'll never leave the home I ain't nothin' much to do My hair is overgrown I'm becoming Howard Hughes I'm having doubts, this quarantine Might not be the best for me
2.
So Faded, outdated I've had your back since 1982 Don't bleach me, impeach me Trade me for credit or buy something new I'm in danger, and I'm tired of being used I'm not worn out elastic, I just feel a little loose Once desired, almost expired Does anybody really look at the date? Maybe forgotten, but hardly rotten Push me aside, but please don't throw me away I'm a stranger, left over from yesterday I just want your attention, but don't you look at me that way I do remember, when you were tender You answered letters, but they'd always be late One of a dozen, son of a cousin You found some pleasure just by making me wait I would wager, you didn't want to anyway Here's to natural causes, the final act of your boring play So pedantic, I'm so romantic Everybody must be losing their minds Seeds take to the ground, I've seen you spread them 'round Why bother looking when there's nothing to find? A reminder, for anybody with half a brain Oh don't you be so dramatic, the world's a funny place I'm the son of a cousin, if you need someone to blame I'm just your average messiah, I require a little more
3.
My heart was ripe for the pickin' The kind you find in bargain bins Funny how my memory serves me When my minds been soaking in gin I seem to recall that you loved me Although it could have been the booze So sweet, so innocent, and trusting But she was probably drunk then too The snow is falling and it's freezing Another hundred miles or so to Buffalo Haulin' pine since last Tuesday Should I find her or just keep on driving home? She's a losing scratch off ticket Saddle sores and lovesick blues So why did I find her so alluring? Jesus Christ, I'll bet it's the booze I seem to recall losing money When she left the motel room So sly, deceptive, oh so cunning A rattlesnake inside my boots The snow is falling and it's freezing Another hundred miles or so to Buffalo Haulin' Pine since last Tuesday I think I'll pass that no good rest stop and go home
4.
On The Dole 03:49
I’ve got a six pack, gun rack, girl is a battle axe squalor for a living’ shack, cloudin' up my cataracts Truck stop, pig slop, working’ at the tack shop pull’in up the bootstraps, dancin’ on the tabletop No fuss, scrubbing’ rust, breathing in the crop dust, pray'in for a raindrop, suckin’ down a soda pop Rot gut, scuttlebutt, meet up at the surplus greasin’n up the frying pan, waitin’ for a telegram Greetings current resident, a letter from the president knee jerk, outta work, patriotic malcontent Dole line, high crime, standin’ with my canine claim’in all my double time, gonna make some moonshine Fat stack, after tax, cover up my dirty tracks pen pails, paper trails, needles in the hay stacks Rollin’ up my used butts, savin’ for a tractor longer pair of truck nuts, a better power sander I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole I'm on the dole I’ve got a six pack, gun rack, girl is a battle axe squalor for a living’ shack, cloudin' up my cataracts Truck stop, pig slop, working’ at the tack shop pull’in up the bootstraps, dancin’ on the tabletop No fuss, scrubbing’ rust, breathing in the crop dust, pray'in for a raindrop, suckin’ down a soda pop Rot gut, scuttlebutt, meet up at the surplus greasin’n up the frying pan, waitin’ for a telegram Greetings current resident, a letter from the president knee jerk, outta work, patriotic malcontent Dole line, high crime, standin’ with my canine claim’in all my double time, gonna make some moonshine Fresh coat of lacquer, blue water for the crapper Door mat, hat rack, a new mosquito zapper Fat stack, after tax, cover up my dirty tracks pen pails, paper trails, needles in the hay stacks I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole, I'm on the dole I'm on the dole
5.
Bitter Moon 03:57
Drink Beer Pick old guitar Howl at the moon Cuss a fallin' star Wonderin' where you are Drink beer Pick old guitar Howl at the moon Cause I finally understand Why you called me a foolish man Drink beer Till I'm half a mind Howl at the moon Choke back the tears Wishin' you were here Drink beer Till I'm half a mind Howl at the moon Choke back the tears Wishin' you were here

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Demos Recorded April-July 2020
Best listened to using headphones...these tracks have yet to be mastered

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released July 23, 2020

All songs written by Jon Bach except...
"Bitter Moon" (Mike Varley)

Jon Bach plays Guitars, Harmonica, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals

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