California Deal Gone Wrong (2016)

from The Box Set 2007 - 2019 by Two Sly Deuce

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about

From the unreleased album City of Rain
Written 2014

I wrote it in one evening. From around 6 PM until the sun was setting. The lyrics came at the same exact time and honestly, the whole thing made me cry. I demoed it the same time. Best harmonies. Best melody I ever wrote. Chris improvised the second chorus bluesy rnb thing as a joke during a break. I told him "WELL, I GUESS WE AREN'T DONE AFTER ALL, LET'S GO BACK IN AND RECORD THAT". About the lyrics;

The grass isn't greener. Listen to the advice of those who know. If you believe yourself to be a self fulfilling prophecy, then you will be.

lyrics

Lyrics by Derrick Faith

Keep messing around you'll fall in love!!

Fixated on now
Not give and take
Castrating the dream
Not what you make

What would your daddy have to say
If he only knew
All your friends would scream right in your face
Til they're blue

Keep messin' around you'll fall in love
With a curious light
Come around in the morning hits you hard
But isn't that life?

Picking up the pieces in the dark
Shadows dancing, romancing
Beckoning the strife

How do you think that she would feel?
If she only knew
How does it feel to look in the mirror
Doing the things you do

Keep messin' around you're gonna fall in love
Is that a life?
Come around in the morning hits you hard
With a furious right.

I miss you
But I wouldn't want to be you
Am I the bigger man?
Or am I losing touch with morality?
Pretending everything's fine
Then riding into town on a wave of false accusations?
Laying Siege to the city
And carrying on as if nothing even happened

credits

from The Box Set 2007 - 2019, released March 23, 2019
Music by Derrick Faith

Chris Leavell - Lead Vocals
Derrick Faith - Guitar/Vocals/Keyboard/Synth Bass
Matt Seelye - Bass/Vocals
Tom Howard - Keyboards
Ben Elliott - Drums
John Werner - Backing Vocals
Jon Driver - Backing Vocals