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by Sal Cannestra

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1.
All This Will be a Park Someday Hey Mr. Outerbridge! Tell me do you ever feel that your chosen field was chosen for you? Lying down on the backseat, counting the telephone poles clicking by, listening to CBS-FM Shut the windows tight! Hold your breath if you must. It’ll pass soon enough, Till it starts all over again and again and again and again Lying down on the backseat, counting the telephone poles clicking by. When all that they tell you was a lie. Listening to CBS-FM All this, all this, all this will be a park someday (repeat refrain)
2.
Daisy & Dani 03:29
Daisy & Dani They got high top sneakers, they got smoke smudged eyes With a glance gonna cut you down to size They got that jumping jazz, they got those rhythm & blues They want it all. You know they love it all, so don’t you make ‘em choose Snapping fingers, slapping feet Pounding out a rhythm to that bubblegum beat Here they come! Here comes Daisy & Dani again Denim jacket studded with pins Rock ’n’ roll’s just ‘bout the greatest of sins Here they come! Here comes Daisy & Danni again They got chipped black nails, they got those dyed black bangs Never smile, lest you show your fangs They got those super rare singles, they love those elusive sides They want it all. Cuz they’re bad and they’re nationwide Here they come! Here they come!
3.
The Heart of It Thought it was a lark, now you’re stumbling in the dark And you're getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it Shooting out sparks trying to hit your mark Getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it Looking for a kiss on the edge of the abyss No chance to reminisce while your chasing after bliss And you’re getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it now Try to cut a deal to keep it all concealed Getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it Think you’re strong as steel, pretty soon you’re gonna kneel Getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it Shooting for a sky is as good as a goodbye Taking your swing at that astronaut thing And you’re getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it now Shooting out sparks trying to hit your mark Getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it Taking your swing at that astronaut thing And you’re getting to the heart of it, to the heart of it now
4.
Hanging Man 04:12
Hanging Man This song could mean one thing Or another thing Or nothing at all Suspension above the blank page Pen at the ready The infinite scrawl. What’s your plan, hanging man? Ideas break into pieces A thousand pieces You can't pin down floating into the ether Sublimely unsettled And never found What's your plan, hanging man? Sacrifice...sacrifice… Surrender to the darkness The patient darkness That binds us all Never try to fight it Just give in To the infinite scrawl What’s your plan, hanging man?
5.
Roshambo 03:00
Roshambo The leaves have turned from green to red blanketing the flower bed Crunching softly 'neath your feet as we cut cross east 14th Sreet Headed south to Birdman’s perch on our own Sunday date to church 4 more blocks to go There’s still time for Roshambo This place of ours is kinda small for me and mom the cat and all The city’s crowded, noisy too enough to make the sun seem blue on brighter days and in between it moves so fast it all seems like a dream Time to take things slow There’s still time for Roshambo
6.
Listen Up 03:57
Listen Up Too wide ties and too tight shoes make a terrible team Too few chances and too much time got me chasing down a dream Too close to see but too far to touch you know it just ain’t fair Too young to know is too close to home is too - old - to - care Balanced on the ledge, hung out on the edge Trying to push through, If you don’t know what to do lemme tell you what to do... Listen Up, gotta listen up, gotta listen up, listen up, gotta listen up (2x) Stacked black heels and cheap gold hoops have got me seeing stars too much to drink and too little sleep has got me running from the bar Gotta get home, gotta hit the lights cuz there's work to do Too much scheming and too much dreaming as I stare down - 52 Balanced on the ledge, hung out on the edge Trying to push through, If you don’t know what to do lemme tell you what to do... Listen Up, gotta listen up, gotta listen up, listen up, gotta listen up (4x) Tear it up! Too much work and not enough play makes Sal a dull boy Too much work and not enough play makes Sal a dull boy Ain't nobody care what I have to say cuz Sal's a dull boy All work and no play makes Sal a dull boy Balanced on the ledge, hung out on the edge Trying to push through, If you don’t know what to do lemme tell you what to do... Listen Up, gotta listen up, gotta listen up, listen up, gotta listen up (4x) Gotta tear it up!
7.
Get It Right 03:23
Get It Right I never get it right She tries with all her might Jumping fences, hopping pools Never one to suffer fools I never take flight Get it right now You need a little more room Some time for a chance to bloom Jumping fences, crashing cars Spinning round till you just see stars You can touch the moon Get it right now The chances come, but never last So grab on tight as they fly past As they fly past And now it’s all gone And you forgot to hold on Get it right now
8.
By Any Other Name I reach out to touch you On the arm, behind your ear The faintest interaction Just like that can disappear By any other name, By any other name Call it what you want, In the end it feels the same By any other name I listen to you breathing You roll over on one side Sigh and twitch your nose And I almost could have died By any other name By any other name It may be just a little, in the end it’s all the same By any other name Cross my heart and hope to die I swear I’ll never question why I got so lucky on that day we first met There’s not a moment I’ve ever regret Like a sun I hope that never sets I glance across the kitchen And you flash that secret smile And in a moment I am sure You’ve known the ending all the while By any other name by any other name You can call it love cuz In the end it’s all the same By any other name Cross my heart and hope to die I swear I’ll never question why I got so lucky on that day we first met There’s not a moment I’ve ever regret Like a sun I hope that never sets I listen to you breathing You roll over on one side Sigh and twitch your nose And I almost could have died
9.
I Never Paid Her Back We sat side by side in that cracked black booth Lips pulled tight hid a chipped front tooth But she knew early on that I didn't care About a chipped front tooth or prematurely graying hair But it felt different now cuz we both knew That this life we had was almost through She'd packed her things in an army sack Left some faded tees and a well worn anorak We never talked again and I never paid her back It was fun for more than a little while Seemed I knew every way to make her smile But along the way we got side tracked And things got as grim as a fatal heart attack We never talked again and I never paid her back Never thought much about growing up Never seemed to have a care And even while she was throwing up I loved to hold her hair But then came the day when I first caught sight Of that frozen stare And if once I dreamed, now I wouldn’t dare Facebook tells me that she’s alright Two brights kids who seem very polite I guess there’s nothing left for me to unpack In my head or that khaki cotton sack We never talked again and I never paid her back We never talked again and I never paid her back I got these memories and a well worn anorak We never talked again and I never paid her back
10.
Soft Sunrise 04:59
Soft Sunrise You know, I’m not really a big fan Of the heat and the bugs, the dirt and the sun And all those greens and tans But the smoke takes me back south ‘Till I can taste it in my mouth And our fears drift away with the tide Chorus: On my back staring at the stars, Waiting on a soft sunrise And as the darkness slides into blue I wanna share it with you Kids scream in the night Giddy and amped up on fright Headlamps blaze as they forge a maze Trying hard to stay outta sight Ammonia stinging your nose A smell forever stuck in your clothes As a snake slathered in shit Slides into a stream Chorus Taking turns playing these songs No one complains when we get ‘em all wrong Cuz Ed can always conjure The Year of the Cat Chorus
11.
I Wanna New Heart Revelations - thought but now said, lead to Palpitations - filing with dread Expectations - never shared, lead to Confrontations - all feelings bared, grievances aired Jump start! I wanna new heart One that’s shiny and sturdy and true Jump start! I wanna new heart One that I’m never gonna share with you Confrontations - lives torn in two, lead to Implications - thrown into view Emancipations - just hitting stride, lead to Declarations - feeling so alive Jump start! I wanna new heart One that’s shiny and sturdy and true Jump start! I wanna new heart One that I’m never gonna share with you Adaptation - finding a way, to get back to Adoration - each and every day Jump start! I wanna new heart One that’s shiny and sturdy and true Jump start! I wanna new heart One that I’m never gonna share with you
12.
A Little Dumb, a Little Cruel How - can you hear the same things as me And decide - that there’s nothing more to see I know there’s a heart in that chest and a brain in your head But you’d rather turn away than see what’s straight ahead A little dumb, a little cruel You live - in a world just big enough for two You can’t imagine - what it is they’re going through There aren’t two sides to this, there’s a right and there’s a wrong I could go on all night but you’ll never hear this song A little dumb, a little cruel I can tell - you’re just a little bit confused I hope it’s more - than just an ego being bruised There aren’t two sides to this, there’s a right and there’s a wrong I could go on all night but you’ll never hear this song A little dumb, a little cruel A little dumb, a little cruel

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All the money I make from this record will be donated to the Center for the Integration and Advancement of New Americans, located here in Queens:
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released November 20, 2020

Music and Lyrics by Sal Cannestra
Engineered and Mixed by Pete Donnelly at Katonah Sound
Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering

Musicians (see lyric sheets for individual song credits):
Sal Cannestra – Singing and Guitars
Pete Donnelly – Bass, Keyboards, Singing
Jim Balga – Drums
T.J. Quatrone – Drums (recorded by Mike Kamoo at Earthling Studios)
Peter Santa Maria – Bass
Jason Victor – Lead Guitars
John Pillarella – Mandolin
Billy Jerome Hamill – Singing
Sean Donnelly - Singing

Winter and Spring, Summer and Fall, 2020

For Natalie Cannestra and David Johansen, two of my favorite Staten Islanders.

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