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Mean Old Mr. Moonlight

by The John Whites

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1.
There Was a Time 03:46
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There was a time when You were my lover There was a time when We were together There was a time when I found another There was a time when I was a fool Walking by The purple rain around you makes cry Walking by The life I used to know so deep and wide Makes me cry There was a time when You used to miss me There was a time when You used to kiss me There was a time when You'd say I love you There was a time when I was a fool Walking by The purple rain around you makes cry Walking by The life I used to know so deep and wide Makes me cry There was a time when You were my lover There was a time when I was a fool
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Breakfast Table 03:16
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Oh you ate your soul On the breakfast table When you couldn't find yourself 'Cause you couldn't find yourself Oh your heart went cold There on the breakfast table 'Cause you couldn't find yourself 'Cause you couldn't find yourself Ah tell yourself That you ain't got nothing For you to sell Well your Mother told You on the breakfast table Son you better find yourself Son you better find yourself She said, "you're growing old There on the breakfast table So you better find yourself" So you better find yourself Ah tell yourself That you ain't got nothing For you to sell You tell your Ma And you tell your Pa There ain't nothing to be found Nothing at all No we're all just spinning 'round You tell them all
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Disappoint You 03:54
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John: I'm gonna disappoint you girl if you love I'm gonna take that healthy heart and turn it blue I'm gonna disappoint you girl if you stay with me 'Cause baby darling that's what I do Jenny: I'm gonna disappoint you boy if you love me I'm gonna take that shining smile away from you Turn the man you are right now into nothing 'Cause baby darling that's what I do Jenny & John: Just don't say I never did warn you 'Cause you know just what you're getting into John: I'm gonna disappoint you girl if you get close I promise I will not confide in you I'll keep it all inside and then when it blows I will take it out on you 'Cause baby darling that's what I do Jenny: I'm gonna disappoint you boy if you get close I'm gonna run around town and not come home to you Call another man's name out when we make love And then I'll just forget about you 'Cause baby darling that's what I do Jenny & John: Just don't say I never did warn you 'Cause you know just what you're getting into 'Cause I've done this a million times before You're just another notch on my front door Yeah I've done this a million times before You're just another notch on my front door I'm gonna disappoint boy/girl if you love I'm gonna take that healthy heart and turn it blue I'm gonna disappoint boy/girl if you stay with me 'Cause baby darling that's what I do
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It's a Crane 03:17
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Tell me, do you love me It's a crane It's a crane Have you been thinking of me It's a crane It's a crane Tell all your voices they're not sane To want what they want Tell all your children what to think Or else they'll be gone Now I don't love you It's a crane It's a crane My mama, she told me not to It's a crane It's a crane Tell all your voices they're not sane To want what they want Tell all your children what to think Or else they'll be gone In one hand you had meaning It's a crane It's a crane The other, you had nothing It's a crane It's a crane
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Mean Old Mr. Moonlight 02:49
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Mean old Mr. Moonlight Won't you shine on me tonight I need you Mr. Moonlight It's dark and no one hears my cry Are you waiting for the right The right one to walk on by? Mean old Mr. Moonlight I've called out help to no reply And I'm bleeding Mr. Moonlight The silver drops are rolling by Are you waiting for the right The right one to walk on by? Mean old Mr. Moonlight Won't you shine On me tonight
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I Offend Me 03:24
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Oh my left arm offends me Oh my right arm offends me Well I'm still here Oh my pictures offend me And when I linger I offend me Of course my fingers they offend me I won't go home No I won't Oh my knees they offend me And when I eat I offend me Of course my teeth they offend me Well I'm still here Oh my legs they offend me And when I beg I offend me Oh every day I offend me Well I'm still here I won't go home No I won't It's not your fault you've been caught running He walks on walls and brings the tide in It's not your fault you've been caught running He sets the sun and sends rain falling Oh my left eye offend Oh my right eye offends I should be blind, I offend me Well I'm still here Oh my left hand offends me Oh my right hand offends me Should get on my feet and then leave But I'm still here
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Home and Work 01:19
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Leave your personal life at home Don't take your work home with you Because nobody at work wants to hear about your home Nobody at home wants to hear about your work Leave your personal life at home Don't take your work home with you Because nobody at work wants to hear about your home Nobody at home wants to hear about your work Nobody at work wants to hear about your work Nobody at home wants to hear about your home Leave your personal life at home
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All I Want is Love 04:12
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6 a.m. on a bad day baby Wondering where you are Wondering if you're fast asleep Or playing your guitar 6 a.m. on a bad day baby Wish I was with you Singing songs and making love To drain our bottled blues Want is love Want is love I don't give a fuck about it All I want is love 3:45 on a bad day baby Still not call from you Maybe you just lost my number Or have no phone to use 3:45 on a bad day baby Have you found someone new Hope to God you're thinking of me As I think of you Want is love Want is love I don't give a fuck about it All I want is love 10 p.m. on a bad day baby I don't know where you are Maybe at the movie house Or in someone else's arms 10 p.m. on a bad day baby Do you still love me I've got no friends no car no money I guess I'll wait and see Want is love Want is love I don't give a fuck about it All I want is love
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No Other Baby 03:41
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No other baby Could be like you Could make me feel the way I do When I'm near you No other baby Could sing like you Could sing those things you sing so true When I hear you Don't you know my sunken eyes saw the sun again Don't you know my rusty heart turned to bronze again 'Cause no other baby Could be like you Could make me feel the way I do When I'm near you No other baby Could dress like you Could dress in green and black and blue And still look like you No other baby's As sweet as you Can turn the nighttime into noon To shine on you Don't you know my sunken eyes saw the sun again Don't you know my rusty heart turned to bronze again Don't you know my hometown baby's got a thrown Waiting for your own self Baby take a load off If you feel tied I'll take you back again Don't you know my own love baby never dies Even when it's dark and I have closed my eyes In my sleep I'll see you In my mind again 'Cause no other baby Could be like you Could make me feel the way I do When I'm near you
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When You're Down 03:06
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When You're Down And you're out Call me over I will come No you don't have to shout Call me over I will come Is this dream that I want Just a promise to be undone Is this dream that I want? 'Cause my love is not young It will be there when you want And I can't allow none To be wasted on my own Is this dream that I want Just a promise to be undone Is this dream that I want? I'll go where you want To help you back up I'll sing any songs to help you back up Your feelings ain't wrong I'll help you back up I'll stay 'til it's done To help you back up

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The John Whites
Mean Old Mr. Moonlight
Cave Paint Vol. III

Produced, Composed, Recorded and Performed by John White
“There was A Time” Written by John White Jr. and John White III
“Disappoint you” Duet vocals with Jenny Guerra
Album Art by Byron Stout
Mixed by John White
Mastered by Dean White
Recorded inside a Log Cabin in Provo, UT

© and ℗ 2007, 2011 Here Here Records - All Rights Reserved
Released December 13, 2007

Thank you to my Family, Friends and Hank Williams.

This album is dedicated to my Grandfather John A. White, senior.

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