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Sleepy Tom & Tin Whiskers

by Tom Forsythe AKA Sleepy Tom

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Just met last month / played a couple worn out bars Found a couple good grooves / it was easy from the start Might go back west / just like shooting stars Might get our name on the marquee / might be parking the cars Everything can change in a minute You just don’t know which way its gonna go We just got the call / want us for a 3 week stretch Pays 2 grand every night / for a 2 hour set They said we can do / whatever we wanna do Play a little rock n roll / or play a little blues Sometimes wild dreams come true / the just haven’t yet for me and you Everything can change in a minute / Everything will change in a second You just don’t know which way its gonna go 1 minuet your going up / the next your falling down Last night they put their hands together / tonight they don’t make a sound I might do a couple flips / make a big splash Or I might slip of that ledge / and bust my ass Everything can change in a minute / Everything can change in a second You just don’t know which way its gonna go Just give one lousy second or give one little minute Give me one lousy minute / give me another second I will change / I can change / I can make a change . Watch me change Right before your eyes I will change © 2015 Tom Forsythe
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I'm Your Man 03:30
Just gimme one more chance I’ll Prove to you i’m your man I treated you cheap I treated you wrong when i come home my baby was gone Just gimme one more chance I’ll prove to you I’m your man Just let me show you I treated you cheap lets make it right I know how to do it baby I know what you like Just gimme one more chance I’ll prove to you I’m your man Well it musta been the devil made me do wrong I feel I’m sinkin my time aint long Just gimme one more chance I’ll show you I’m your man Just let me prove it to you Just let me show I’m your man Just gimme one more chance baby © 2016 Tom Forsythe
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Evermore 04:48
Got a reckless desire and restless heart I’m goin up fast and comin down hard The river’s overflowing but I’m still gonna cross There’s a light up there shinin through the forest Just another Long way to go Just a ways further up the road I’m Goin all the way up to ever more Tonight I’m Goin all the way up to ever more up to ever more Desire can burn it’s hole through me I still don’t know how to let it be I should keep in touch but I cant keep nothin I’m feelin like I’m missin somethin I’m still out here on the road I’m goin all the way to ever more Up to evermore Hello angel how you been? I aint seen you since god knows when I’ll miss your voice and I’ll miss this place When I’m out there on my way Will I see you again up the road I’m goin all the way to ever more I’m Goin all the way up to ever more Tonight I’m Goin all the way up to ever more up to ever more I’ve always been the restless kind missing somethin on the other side I’m goin round the bend and over the rise And here I go again here I go again Sayin goodbye I’m Goin all the way up to ever more Tonight I’m Goin all the way up to ever more up to ever more ©2012 Tom Forsythe
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I’m gonna give up living after Mardis Gras Start a fight I can’t win with the biggest thug in the bar You gonna cry for me? you gonna cry for me? Sweet blue, you gonna cry sweet blue tears? Ain’t gonna listen to nothin that nobody says Drink a bucket of whiskey Put rocks in my bed. You gonna cry for me? you gonna cry for me? Sweet blue, you gonna cry? Sweet blue, you gonna cry? sweet blue tears. Get some barbed Wrap it round my legs Get some rusty nails Stick em in my head You gonna cry for me? you gonna cry for me? Sweet blue, you gonna cry? Sweet blue, you gonna cry? sweet blue tears. Dump a box bullets In my favorite drink I’m gonna drink it slow I’m gonna sit here and think. © 2009 Tom Forsythe
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The moon’s gone down / sky holds the stars Fadin silver and white You and me in New Orleans / Maybe for the last time We take for granted / what we love the most / so we lose the things we need Maybe thats why / on that night We let you drown in the sea The bands beginin / I can hear them blow From Vaughn’s to the Rock and Bowl They’re swingin us high / They’re swinging us low We’re hangin on every grace note Pour us a round / Shine up the brass / Turn up the stage lights Your black night did fall / but you still got that smile That shines against the night / shine again tonight Some say your streets / Are the stage Where American song was born Now Your streets are sinkin / and Your stage needs mendin So the band can keep playing on The Crescent City / Old Nawlins / Call her what you like But we need that old town / Like the sun needs the moon To shine against the night / Shine again tonight But we need that old town / Like the sun needs the moon To shine again tonight / Shine again against the night / Shine again tonight © 2009 Tom Forsythe
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Lay It Down 05:51
Everybody's at the house / leaning on the walls and chairs someone that you use to know / disappeared upstairs Got em all written out / put em all in their place Everyone accept that girl / was too dark to see her face Aint that gettin Heavy? / You better just let it go Someone here is right / Someone here knows How to put this down / how to lay it down Your the high and mighty judge / and we all stand accused Ain’t it strange you can also think / you’ll never be that good Ain’t that you pretending to know/ Bout somewhere in between You never - really - been there yourself / So you don’t know what that means Aint that gettin Heavy? / You better just let it go Someone here is right / Someone here knows/ How to put this down / how to lay it down None of them even need to speak / you already know what they’ll say No one that’s dancin at this party / has done any good today There you are in your corner / brought your boxing gloves She never even saw you there / she was too busy having fun Aint that gettin Heavy? / You better just let it go Someone here is right / Someone here knows / How to put this down / how to lay it down Look at her / She’s like a trapeze artists / She’s got that certain flare She can make it look so easy / dancing on thin air She aint afraid to play the clown / She knows she’s got a net She’s OK feeling uneasy / is that the part that you don't get? There’s somethin she’s tryin to tell you / But you might have to lean in close She might just be right/ She might even know How to put this down / how to lay it down If you have to you can act / just pretend your on a stage Your always surrounded by people / who like you anyway If anyone tries to tell you its easy / they’re lying cause its not Especially when you’re / the worst enemy you’ve got There’s something she’s tryin to tell you / So You better lean in close She aint tryin to fool you / She’s been there before She might be just right / She might even know How to lay it down / How to lay it down How to lay you down / How to lay you down © 2015 Tom Forsythe
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Hear Lorenzo tootin on an old Kress horn Bring him your rags bring him your bottles and bones His mule is draggin a wagon loaded with junk Take him them bottles that are piled up by your bunk Bones from a hound Tin from O’Mally’s roof Might let the rain in but that aint nothin to you Rags rags bottles and bones bring him your rags bring him your bottles and bones Bones rags Bring him your rags bring him your bottles and bones Rags and bones Your Tin Whiskers blowin his King saxaphone Don’t need no rags and his bucket’s full of soul That sleepy ol cat is lyin up under the bed lookin for somethin to ease his worried head Take tin for some candy Bones for an old cap gun But soul is free And if you listen we’ll give you some Rags rags bottles and bones Rags rags bottles and bones GIve us your rags Give us your bottles and bones Rags and Bones Bring us your rags bring us your bottles and bones Rags and Bones © 2016 Tom Forsythe
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On Goin 04:32
Maybe I just broke everybodies heart Did i or did I not Guess I’ll never know cause I just keep on goin I just keep on goin hm hm hm keep on goin Maybe that I just let everybody down Tryin to forget Tryin to forget all the things we done I just keep on goin hm hm hm keep on goin After where we been nothin is the same We ended back there We ended back there but I just keep on goin I just keep on goin hm hm hm keep on goin on goin on goin Maybe I just let everybody down Did i or did I not Guess I’ll never know cause I just keep on goin I just keep on goin hm hm hm keep on goin © 2012 Tom Forsythe

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I was fortunate enough to cross paths with Tin Whiskers last fall when I was playing at a bar down the street from my house in Raleigh, NC. We rehearsed once and then played a couple of gigs together. The two of us decided there was enough clickage that we should record some originals. I knew that a guy who can play music like Kirk Charles Heydt (AKA Tin Whiskers) probably wouldn't come my way again anytime soon, so I was eager to record him playing on some of my originals before he moved back to his home turf in CA. This batch of songs is the result. Kirk did most of his stuff in one or two takes. No overdubs or digital comping. The result ain't nothing but the blues... pretty much.

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released March 24, 2016

Tom Forsythe (AKA Sleepy Tom) Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Kirk Charles Heydt (AKA Tin Whiskers ) Guitar, Drums, Cello, Keyboards, Sax, Bass!

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Tom Forsythe AKA Sleepy Tom Raleigh, North Carolina

Tom Forsythe, AKA Sleepy Tom, originally from Maine, has been living in Raleigh / Durham, NC off & on for over 30 years. Among others, he has played with NC Blues artist Big Boy Henry and NOLA Street singer Slewfoot. 

Kirk Charles Heydt, AKA Tin Whiskers, plays guitar, sax, cello, keys and drums. He lives in California. He has played with Sonny Simmons, Cecil Taylor, Jesse DeNatale & many more.
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