Don't Pretend

by The Mini Bar Project

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1.
Don't Pretend 03:53
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Maybe someday baby We'll look back on this and smile Baby someday maybe After we've gone that extra mile Pennsylvania's just a four syllable world away And time is seldom a good friend Everybody's got a story and a game to play When I'm with you I don't pretend I don't pretend Everything is circles We go round and round again And every new door opened Just brings me back to you my friend California's just a four syllable world away And time is hard to comprehend All the changes that we've gone through just to see this day When I'm with you I don’t pretend I don’t pretend I just want everything And that's what your loving brings Pennsylvania's just a four syllable world away And time is seldom a good friend All the changes that we've gone through just to see this day When I'm with you I don’t pretend I don’t pretend
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Once Upon A Crime 03:29
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Once upon a crime You broke me so unkind But that was oh So long ago We left it far behind We're starting brand new for the second time How bout you and I Let by-gones go by Get busy living now and giving everything I try Life's too short to watch and just standby Listen can you hear This night will disappear And days will too and so will you But right now you're still here And right now's good enough for me my dear
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For A Song 03:22
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I don't get what I want from TV 400 channels and there's nothing on That's why I'm never far from this old road worn guitar And don't you know I bought it For a song I flip those XM channels night and day Guess most of what I hear won't last too long I still remember my first 45 The Rolling Stones And don't you know I bought it for a song Love is real not fade away And rock n roll is here to stay And every note Chuck Berry played belonged Pop rock sock hop rockin’ blues And don't step on my blue suede shoes And everybody's yelling for a song I'm never going to be the next big thing The time for that for me has come and gone But I'll keep scribbling words writing songs nobody's heard And don't you know I'll do it for a song Love is real not fade away And rock n roll is here to stay And every note Chuck Berry played belonged Pop rock sock hop rockin’ blues And don't step on my blue suede shoes And everybody's hollering for a song
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Closing Time 03:32
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There's a double ring around the moon tonight makes it twice is good I guess there's a little bit of money in the drawer upstairs take it but it's not going to straighten out this mess We've always been a step behind always been that five and dime always been beginners babe and even if we never thought so we've always been those not so original sinners babe But there's no big crime to be last in line and it's almost closing time Some lies are told no words spoken some promises are made already broken hearts are made of passion and twine some dreams of yours are dreams of mine And we've been down here so long babe the sidewalks know our names here and every time we try to leave this place some part of us remains here
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Garden Of Eden (Just Before The Fall) 04:55
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Beautiful 03:03
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Rain like diamonds in the sky Autumn falling at our feet Lovers laughing walking by Buildings mirrored in the street Time is flying we don't land Everything is so beautiful Everything is so beautiful Everything is so beautiful Right now One more circle 'round the sun Luckier by far are we Counting blessings one by one Skipping stones across the sea Claim the moon for ours and know Everything is so beautiful Everything is so beautiful Everything is so beautiful Right now
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In Her Eyes 03:40
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Every time she smiles It lights a little darkness in my heart It's been all worth while All the miles that kept us far apart So if the waters rise Yeah if the rain comes down I'll find sunny skies I'll find solid ground In her eyes When she smiles at me Everything around me disappears And she's all I see And everything I've wanted all these years I've waited half my life for you I'd wait the rest if I had to You're every dream I've had come true
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Hey Las Vegas 03:24
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Everybody wants to shine like Vegas Everybody wants to feel the night Here in the middle of the burning desert Everything is shining bright, bright, bright Pretty girls in the dim light dancing showing aces and you're in a slump Here on the ledge at the top of the world Everybody's saying jump, jump, jump Hey Las Vegas Bells are ringing and your head is spinning Dice are tumbling and your wonderstruck Don't you fold when your almost winning All you need's a little luck, luck, luck Pretty girls in the dim light dancing showing aces and you're in a slump Here on the ledge at the top of the world Everybody's saying jump, jump, jump Hey Las Vegas Hey Las Vegas Hey Las Vegas
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Hear No Evil 04:06
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Well the blind man said to the one he couldn't see It's kind of you son just to listen to me And the deaf man said as he was looking around I can see your lips moving but I can't hear a sound And the president said with a wink and a grin I know just who to blame for the trouble we're in Ask not what your country can do for you History never teaches us anything new When you hear no evil and you see no evil done you can walk but you better run Moses said to God what you want from me I've spent 37 years in this burning sea And God said to mo there's been a change of plans They'll be no more free admission to the promised land When you hear no evil and you see no evil done you can walk but you better run Will we turn a blind eye or turn the other cheek Will we hold onto this world so tight or leave it to the meek And will we just pretend that nothings wrong until there's nothing right And don't we just adore the darkness when we don't want to see the light When you hear no evil and you see no evil done you can walk but you better run
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Radar Love 05:55
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Our third album 2018

On this album Jeff and I assume all the musical roles. More out of expediency and trying to save a buck than any good reason. ( : We did have one guest on the recording, Licity Collins sang backing vocals on track 4. Thanks Licity! I took over playing drums on all but track 5 which Jeff played drums on. I also played my trusty Martin D18 GE lefty guitar and some odd percussion. Maybe some keyboard on track 10. ( I honestly don’t recall but have this vague recollection..) Jeff plays all other instruments: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, Kitchen sink…

As on all our albums we share vocal duties, each singing lead and backing vocals. This album also marks the first (and last) time we included a cover song. Track 10 is a cover of the Golden Earring song Radar Love. I’m not sure how this came about, I think were just playing one day and stumbled into it as sort of a joke, but it was so fun to play that we ended up recording our version of the song. This whole album was a blast to record. We hope you enjoy it!

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released March 3, 2018

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