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Feel That

by John D. Lamb

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    • Produced by Michael King and John D. Lamb
    • Sal D’Agnillo- lead guitar, S. G. Wood on drums, Oni Werth on bass
    • Michael King and Jim Bizer – guest guitars
    • Note: Sal D’Agnillo, John’s brother, lead guitar on 5 songs, passed away on January 16, 2007.

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1.
Deeper than The Name of the Rose Your mouth is on a gradual lift Suddenly a rocky decline Your lips have a natural gift For never making up their mind There's a smile right under your nose Aw, you bit yourself keeping it closed Now, it's swollen like a river Deeper than The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco, echo, eh? You know he’s got a lot on his mind The way your lips look today Leonardo would have taken his time There's a twinkle right next to your mole Call it a beauty mark, if you say so The shade of red he'd give her Deeper than The Name of the Rose I know you must be sick of the guy Saying, "How's about a little grin?" Don't you break down and cry Girl, you gotta hold it in When you put out your lower lip Aw, baby that's the way it goes On a mighty strange trip Deeper than The Name of the Rose Your mouth is on a gradual lift Suddenly that crazy decline You don't have to get miffed At the drop of a dime Then you punch this guy right in the nose You're watch in' as the red blood flows Flowin' like a river Deeper than The Name of the Rose Well, I put out my lips to kiss her And she landed a couple more blows Now I'm swollen like a river Deeper than The Name of the Rose 1997© John D. Lamb
2.
Thinking Clear You call me up just to say I need you here You were wrong, you were wrong You weren’t thinking clear But I’ve got to leave, leave today No use being there When I’m gone, when I’m gone That’s when you’re thinking clear I think I’m in love, oh, and I hurt so I want to go away from you Let down your guard my sweet angel You’re struggling with your pride It’s when I’m near, when I’m here That’s when you can’t decide Whether to love, love this man This man who might disappear When I’m gone, when I’m gone That’s when you’re thinking clear I think I’m in love, oh, and I hurt so I want to go away from you You promise to love, love me madly Love me when I’m home Easy to say, you had me And never would I roam When I was there, I was there You had nothing to fear When I’m gone, when I’m gone That’s when you’re thinking clear 2004©John D. Lamb
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Say What I Mean Scribbling away on the back of a placemat Getting sentimental – I feel that If I’m gonna love you, a song is the way I get to say I love you – say only what I mean to say It’s ticking you off – making you mad You’re simply envious, I feel that You gotta let me sing it to the whole wide world Believe me baby – you’re the girl to beat all the girls The ones before you, they got a song Fifty million fans, well they can’t be wrong What’s the problem baby? Look me in the eye Tell me you don’t want one and I’ll cry like I need to cry ‘Cause, if I’m gonna love you A song is the way I get to say I love you Say only what I mean to say Sculpting away – shedding the fat You get to be symmetrical – feel that Because I love you, I gave up the meat Gave up the sugar – eat only what I need to eat Benching the weights – sweating the mat Wrestling an Olympian, I feel that To prove I love you – I need to kick some ass I got these fists and they’re fast when they need to be fast ‘Cause, if I’m gonna love you A song is the way I get to say I love you Say only what I mean to say Hey, let me finish, it’ll be my last It’s getting better, yeah I – I feel that I’m working out so you, you feel this? When I hold you, well, a kiss won’t be just a kiss Scribbling away – shedding the fat Getting sentimentrical – I feel that If I’m gonna love you, this song is the way I get to say I love you – say only what I mean 2004 © John D. Lamb
4.
Look Out for Deer I’ll be comin’ round Boyne Mountain when I come ‘Takes three hours from the thumb Long as I survive I-75 Look out for deer Up until I hit the north of Grayling Clear skies, smooth sailing Then came the clouds, snowplows Look out for deer When you’re driving up here Don’t you brake for me, dear dear Why do you think I drive a four-wheel drive Mountaineer? When I got off in Gaylord The thought occurred; nothin’ ventured Nothin’ gained, there’s freezing rain Look out for deer I’m on my way down 32 131’s then just a few miles from you Are you on the hill? Are you in the lift line? Look out for dear When you’re driving up here Don’t you brake for me, dear dear Why do you think I drive this four-wheel drive like Paul Revere? I’ll be comin’ round Boyne Mountain when I come And when I find you we will make that run Someone will ask, “Who’s the man in the mask?” Look out for dear She’ll be wearing a red parka’s what she said Meet me out on Hemlock once I get my family fed No easy task, ‘make love last Look out for dear When you’re driving up here Don’t you brake for me, dear dear Why do you think I drive a four-wheel drive…? 2004©John D. Lamb
5.
This Song Won’t Hurt This song won’t hurt You can hear it without thinking Who’s he singing about? Is it me he can’t live without? This song won’t hurt You can hear it without wondering Will I never doubt One word that comes out of his mouth? I chose these words at random This ain’t the blues or Pollyanna You can give it a rest No lullaby promises comfort I can promise you this This song won’t hurt You can hear it without crying ‘Bout a love impossible A broken heart that’s inoperable A passion so unstoppable Makes everyone so miserable I chose these words at random This ain’t the blues or Pollyanna You can give it a rest No lullaby promises comfort I can promise you this This song won’t hurt You can hear it without caring ‘Bout yourself or the singer Which words reflect the time you’re sharing? The time you’re not sharing? I chose these words at random You can choose not to understand them There will be no test No pop quiz on the promises that you heard I can promise you this 2004 (c) John D. Lamb
6.
Rather Be Miserable I’d rather be miserable with you Than simply happy with someone new What I feel, it must be real No one can make me so blue I’d rather be miserable with you I’d rather be living here with you And all the stuff that we go through What I feel here is so familiar Only your body will do I’d rather be miserable with you Even when you’re wearing a frown And even when you won’t make a sound You’re still a beauty, you see right through me No one has got me so down This is what I’ve found And when you blow your top They can hear us up and down the block Before you knew me there was nothing to me Now you keep me hard as a rock And we don’t have to talk I’d rather be miserable with you Than starting over with who knows who When we’re together I’m never better Not after all we’ve been through I’d rather be miserable with you And if you’re miserable, too Think of us as one of the lucky few I hope you feel the way I feel I hope that my body will do I’d rather be miserable with you 2005 (c) John D. Lamb
7.
Hold on to Me One starlight evening I looked away A spectral vision, her face One wicked moment, I tried to pray ‘My salvation, her grace Alarm and resignation You try my will My heart beats with impatience I could kill Hold on to me, hold on to me, hold on to me, you One siren called me, you looked away With no derision, no trace Your permissions mean to haunt me I'm made to look a fool You have me where you want me You rule Hold on to me, hold on to me, hold on to me, you 1999© John D. Lamb
8.
If This is a Joke If this is a joke I don’t want to hear the punch line Maybe the joke’s on me and it started with the first time I laid eyes on you, thought I’d make you mine The night we met underneath the moonlight That was the night you and me kissed each other for the first time Now, what you say is true, no more kissing time Maybe you misspoke, it’s all in the delivery Maybe you’re cryin’, you had enough of this sweet misery Now, what you say is true, our love is history If this is a joke, I don’t want to hear the punch line Maybe the joke’s on me and it started with the first time I laid eyes on you, thought I’d make you mine 2003© John D. Lamb
9.
That Photo of You That photo of you looking over your shoulder The one that was taken in mid-October You had that one eyebrow raised In that photo of you, your face is on fire It was more like irritation than the heat of desire A daring display Hold it right there, now – There’s no time to focus It’s too hard to bare, now – How do you work this? The light is good but the brightness fades That photo of you helps me remember The love we were making, but then came December We got so carried away It won’t be the same now but I’ve got you captured In the middle of the frame now, in the midst of such rapture Oh, but the brightness fades Hold it right there, now – Be still for a moment Like you never cared how I intended to work this The light is good but the brightness fades That photo of you looking over your shoulder The one that was taken last October 2003©John D. Lamb

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John D. Lamb’s CD Feel That. It is the winner of the 2007 Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording.

A review of Feel That from the Netherlands:
I’d rather be miserable with you / Than simply happy with someone new. If that is no beautiful love declaration. To find on Feel That... Lamb knows with few words the correct things to say. If this is a joke/ I don’t want to hear the punch line, in a song concerning a love which is concluded…That voice, in this hears you something of Neil Diamond, Garland Jeffreys and Richard Thompson… as executive director of arts organization he also gladly transmits knowledge on others. He stimulates young artists by organizing showcases that meet monthly with other writers to inspire each other…(Feel That is) A short speelduur (32 minutes), but really a must. Reviewer John Gjaltema gave it 4 out of 5 horses.

Lamb hosts the well-known Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters. In addition to bringing in some of acoustic music’s top songwriters as faculty members, Lamb has given out over 1000 individual songwriting assignments to musicians throughout the U.S.A.

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released February 8, 2007

• Produced by Michael King and John D. Lamb
• Sal D’Agnillo- lead guitar, S. G. Wood on drums, Oni Werth on bass
• Michael King and Jim Bizer – guest guitars
• Touring ongoing
• Note: Sal D’Agnillo, John’s brother, lead guitar on 5 songs, passed away on January 16, 2007.

MEZZANOTTE
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Royal Oak, MI 48068-0304

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John D. Lamb Detroit, Michigan

Lamb spins a tale of love and woe full of true irony and forlorn humor…Lamb has given us a slice of life in which we find common ground, but is anything but commonplace…
Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

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