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A Poor Man's Pocket

by David Garlitz

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1.
Eres mas tranquila que una monja japonesa Eres mas brillante que los profes en Harvard Eres mas graciosa que una bailarina rusa Y tu voz tan fina y tan linda nunca para de cantar Por tus ojos azulados Yo iré hasta la luna Por tu sonrisa linda Yo iré hasta el sol Coro : Yo te quiero Yo te adoro
2.
Who are these children Who scheme and run wild Who speak with their wings And the way that they smile What are the secrets They trace in the sky And why do you tremble Each time they ride by CHORUS: Throw out your gold teeth And see how they roll The answer they reveal Life is unreal Who are these strangers Who pass through the door Who cover your action And go you one more If you're feeling lucky You best not refuse It's your game the rules Are your own win or lose
3.
A rich man's eye A poor man's pocket Time goes by Like a bottle rocket I don't even know what day it is (2x) Some would say they'd seen it from the start They'd seen where you were heading They swore that it was beauty, that it was art A true romance Some say it was all a big mistake The world just wasn't ready You put out more than anyone could take You shook it more than anyone could shake All you needed then was just a break And half a chance Chorus Some would say that this is for the birds A stone that's not worth throwing They've heard you sing the song without the words That hide the tears Some say this is now and that was then And the wind is always blowing You still think fame is just around the bend The hometown hero makes it in the end It's just enough to let yourself pretend For all these years Chorus Some would say that this is all my fault They'd say that I was willing We seldom see the rocks that build the wall A story's just a story after all You're the one who's been there all along To dry my tears
4.
I remember the first time we met Tout était clair dans ma tête Mais maintenant ma chérie Your effect on me Is making me complètement bête CHORUS Baby it's true When I'm with you Je mélange tout Je croyais savoir ce que je voulais J'allait tout droit to The top Mais maintenant l'ordinaire Est devenu extraordinaire And the top seems a bit of a drop Et quand c'est too much to bear Et tu m'amenes à la country fair La douce brise blowing in my hair When that calliope blares, baby, tout est a l'envers CHORUS J'ai peur de faire une bêtise I can't tell my zinc from my manganese Et depuis notre dernier rendez-vous My dog says meow and my cat says moo CHORUS
5.
You don't even know how to do the Watusi You can't dance the boogaloo when the boys on your street start to want to move their feet Then don't come runnin to you Your idea of the frug is like a softshoe routine A throwback to the golden age of the silverscreen Chorus: But you can Shake it like a Babylon sister Shake it like a polaroid picture You ain't got nothin' to prove You put your heart into the groove Oh-oh-oh baby I like the way you move You almost got the hang of the fandango 'Til your feet got in the way You're still mystified by the electric slide And you can't spell YMCA Your partner's just a simple victim of circumstance You do the cha cha cha like Interpretive dance (Chorus) You do the rumba when everybody's rockin Then the band plays a charleston - You're poppin and lockin I've never been the kind of guy to criticize Everybody's got their faults But when the boys in the band go into a gentle tango You proudly swing into a waltz When they do the hokey pokey you just shake it all about You mix the robot with the worm and turn it inside out (Chorus)
6.
Luna y mar 03:40
Yo que siempre vivo en la canción bailando y cantando en permanente yo solo puedo darte explicación de que resiente mi corazón ya sabes que te quiero como puedo decir como la luna quiere el mar como un sol que deja de brillar si yo no te tengo siempre a mi lado y con lo que vivimos tu y yo tu siempre a mi lado cuando caigo yo solo quiero darte lo mejor y ahora traigo mi corazón ya sabes que te quiero como puedo decir como una luna quiere el mar como un sol que deja de brillar si yo no te tengo siempre a mi lado ¡ay! como la luna quiere el mar yo nunca dejaré deamarte (y te quiero siempre a mi lado) ya sabes que te quiero como puedo decir como la luna quiere el mar como un sol que deja de brillar si yo no te tengo siempre a mi lado
7.
The first time that you saw her it was all in black and white She was tapping out the rhythm of a foreign song She didn't know her own name She couldn't stand on her own Without you by her side she was all alone Chorus: The way you once were You won't remember She make your cold heart A burning ember You'll love every minute, you'll love every minute of it (2x) When she laughs you just want to make her laugh some more You'd do anything to dry her tears when she cries You will lose years of your life Falling through the starlit night Of her eyes She travels with a zebra And a black cat She laughs to the rhythm of a distant drum She doesn't speak the language She never says a word But there are other ways to make your feelings heard Chorus
8.
Baby, ever since we met You've taken over my heart Now we're away, I've just got to say Our love is strong even when we're apart And baby, I know you wonder Just what the future might bring But don't be blue, just tap your shoe And listen to the song I sing Baby it don't matter where you go I'll always be your bebecito And baby it don't matter how far away Je serai toujours Ton petit bébé Oo oo oo Ton petit bébé And baby, I know you wonder How it's all gonna work out right Hours of time on the telephone line And sleepin' alone at night And baby, I know you worry That I might be untrue But have no doubt, I won't flake out I can't think of anybody but you Baby it don't matter where you go I'll always be your bebecito And baby it don't matter how far away Je serai toujours Ton petit bébé Oo oo oo Ton petit bébé Maybe gay Paree ain't so gay without me around But baby nueva york really needs some work Without you Boop boop be doo Baby it don't matter where you go I'll always be your bebecito And baby it don't matter how far away Je serai toujours Ton petit bébé Oo oo oo Ton petit bébé
9.
When you get that look Late in the evenin' time With your skin so soft and your eyes so bright and your lips like cherry wine Darlin,' when you hold me close I hope you'll never stop Ooo oo oo I wanna eat you up I keep my fingers crossed Though I'm not superstitious 'Cause I know I know deep inside that I'm such a lucky guy To have a baby that's delicious Darlin,' on your fingertips I would gladly sup Ooo oo oo I wanna eat you up I wanna sop you up with a biscuit I can hardly wait Spread you out on a triscuit And then I'm gonna lick my plate Darlin,' on your fingertips I would gladly sup Ooo oo oo I wanna eat you up And baby when you smile and even when you pout my eyes start to roll, I lose all self control and my tongue starts wagglin' out Darlin' give me just one sip Of your lovin cup Oo oo oo I wanna eat you up
10.
I need pain in my life I need my whole world torn apart I need more drama and addiction Heartbreak and self-affliction If I'm ever really gonna be a star You might just be the one to do it Now I know this sounds insane I'm just looking for a muse To give me something I can use And baby you're my prayer for rain Chorus: If you break my heart I'll write a thousand songs I'll get a double album out of it at least I'll find that hook I'm looking for Just as you're walking out the door That's not irony, baby That's just a disconcerting congruency I won't get you hooked on drugs I won't make you stay up late We don't have to smash hotel rooms Unless that's what you're into Darling' all that other stuff can wait I live the curse of a middle class white boy Never worked an honest day in my whole life I've never had a gun to my head I've never had a horse-head in my bed So tell me what am I supposed to write? Chorus Sometimes you have to take a chance Say goodbye to that drab and dreary romance Trade it all in for some newfound independence and a story for the grandkids that you'll have with some other guy Chorus
11.
Blue Skies 03:56
Her eyes were the color of the evergreens Swallowed by the deep blue sea She could dream without sleeping Lie without speaking She's all he sees He's waking up to tangerines and violins He's howling at the distant moon He lives wihout knowing Loves without showing He's on his knees Chorus: Well I know where I'm goin' An' I know where I've been Blue sky tell me all I need to know They make time to the rhythm of a Zulu drum The wail of a saxophone They're reaching out for the throws They're steppin’ on toes It's all they need Soft-shoe routine across the tabletop Shadow of a red balloon She wanders outside He follows in stride So peacefully Chorus You can tell by her eyes that she's up and gone She's living deep within the amazon A washtub bass and a slide trombone, She wanders on A distant memory of a red balloon Swallowed by a saxophone She dreams without knowing Lies without showing She's all alone Chorus
12.
We reached the top just before sunrise The trees get small, then they just disappear Out beyond the rocks and snow there was nothing but sky New years day and the coldest day of the year I've got blisters on my fingers From a hundred red guitars I've sung a thousand little love songs In a million tiny bars I've played the highest note I've learned the sweetest words I've heard the warmest chord I'll ever hear Chorus: It's All down hill It's all down hill It's all down hill From here We drove all night across the desert The edge of the canyon was dusted with snow Morning found us cold and stiff and bleary-eyed Colors blazing in the valley down below I've been walking in barefeet Over miles of broken tar Down a dozen dusty highways Under a millon silver stars I've sailed the seven seas I've seen the farthest shore I have climbed the highest peak And known no fear Chorus We followed that band all through the quarter Zulu Drums Thundering into the night The rain in our hair and the mud on our feet Couldn't put out the stars in our eyes I'd been searching for so long Just to find my only one From the moment that I saw you I knew my search was done (for you/i knew) I would steal and I would lie I would trade away my soul I would willingly deny All (that) I hold dear Chorus

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"Following the success of his EP in fall 2012 and a mini-tour of the U.S. northeast the following summer, Paris-based songwriter David Garlitz will release his first full-length effort, “A Poor Man’s Pocket,” on January 14th, 2014. The album features eleven original compositions by Garlitz, as well as a version of Steely Dan’s “Your Gold Teeth II,” re-imagined as a Cuban rumba. Garlitz is joined by New Orleans native and fellow ex-pat songstress Alison Young on three of the tracks.

Garlitz’s songs combine the swing of Joao Gilberto, the wit of Cole Porter, and the sweet sincerity of Kermit the Frog, with a style Paris music blog Amalgame Musicale describes as “totally audacious, poetic, and romantic.” A native of the small town of Plymouth, New Hampshire, Garlitz played free-jazz in Philadelphia, learned Afro-cuban rhythms in Havana, and finally made his home in Paris, France, where “A Poor Man’s Pocket” was recorded.

After last year’s successful collaboration with Boat Safety Films on the music video for “I Wanna Eat You Up” (which hit 2,000 in only two weeks on Vimeo), Garlitz re-united with director Giga Shane for “I Like the Way You Move,” another music video masterpiece which perfectly captures Garlitz’s wit and humor, shot entirely in Super 8mm film."

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released January 14, 2014

David Garlitz : guitar & vocals
Alison Young : backing vocals on 2, 5 & 11

Mixed by Nicolas David
Mastered by Thomas Vingtrinier
Cover photo by Yvan Fontaine

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