DAVE HEILMAN

DEFECTING FROM THE UNION
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Stream, or download a special LIVE version of "DEFECTING FROM THE UNION", recorded 11/19/02, at Deja Vu Eatery & Lounge, in Hershey, PA.  Click on the left to stream, or on the right to download.

click here to download "Defecting From The Union" Live

I KNOW I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN
I'M DAMAGED, DEFECTIVE AND BROKEN
I KNOW MY SONG WELL, AS BEST AS I CAN
SINCE YOU HANDED ME OVER YOUR TOKEN
I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS, I'VE SEEN 'EM GO BY
I KNOW THEY'LL BE BACK NO MORE
SO WHY CAN'T YOU HELP ME HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST
OF WHAT WE ONCE HAD TOGETHER BEFORE?
I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD WAY TOO MANY TIMES
THIS IS THE LAST TIME THAT I'M GONNA GO
NEVER AGAIN, WILL I STAND ON THIS STAGE
WHEN I'M CALLED I JUST AINT GONNA SHOW
 
SO COME SEE ME OFF, MY BOWS AND CURTAIN CALLS
YOU'RE THE GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING
AND WHEN I GO OUT, I'LL GO OUT WITH A BANG
AND BE HOME 'FORE THE DINNER BELL RINGS
I'M TAKIN' TWO CORNERS OF THIS TRIANGLE WITH ME
GEOMETRICALLY SPEAKING I SAY
REMEMBER SEPTEMBER, WE BOTH BECAME MEMBERS
OF THE UNION, BUT THE MONTH AFTER MAY
YOU DEFECTED TO THEIR SIDE, YOU ALLOWED THEM TO MISGUIDE
YOUR DEVOTION AND LOYALTY TO
PLUMBERS AND PIPE FITTERS, CARPENTER UNCLES
AND ANTS LOCAL 152
 
WELL, MY AMBITION'S BEEN BLURRED, BUT IF YOU'LL JUST SAY THE WORD
I'LL SEE THE FOREST, IN SPITE OF THE TREES
AND IF YOU COME AROUND I MAY JUST KISS THE GROUND
WHERE WE WALTZ AS I FALL TO MY KNEES
THEN I'LL GET BACK ON MY FEET, PRIMACY'S BITTERSWEET
BUT I'LL TAKE IT AS LONG AS YOU SAY
THAT YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MINE, AND YOU'LL LEAVE HIM BEHIND
IN THE STATION, BUT UNTIL THAT DAY
I'LL BE HERE ALONE, AS I WAIT TO ATONE
AND IF WE CAN'T, THEN I'LL JUST WASTE AWAY
'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA CONTINUE WITHOUT MY LOVE IN YOU
AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT I HAVE TO SAY
 
SO IF YOU LOVE ME, COME BACK TO ME, PLEASE JUST REACT TO ME
AND DON'T LET THEM STAND IN THE WAY
SO IF YOU LOVE ME, COME BACK TO ME, PLEASE JUST REACT TO ME
AND DON'T LET THEM STAND IN THE WAY

Copyright 2003, by David L. Heilman
 
PERSONNEL:
 In the studio,
   DAVE HEILMAN- VOCALS
   ZACH BAILEY- GUITARS, BASS, BANJO, PIANO, ORGAN, ALTO SAXOPHONES AND DRUMS
 
   ENGINEER- ZACH BAILEY
   PRODUCED BY ZACH BAILEY & DAVE HEILMAN
 
 Live at Deja Vu,
   DAVE HEILMAN- VOCALS AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR
   LUKE THE DRIFTER- FIDDLE
   SCOTT FRENCHEK- BASS
   BRIAN SCHROM- DRUMS
 
   RECORDED BY JIMMY MUSSER 
  

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