He Let His Guard Down

track name: He Let His Guard Down
album and band name: from He Let His Guard Down b/w Small Victories by Jay Sherman-Godfrey

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about: Phoebe Summersquash – drums
Chris Erikson – 12-string electric guitar
Laura Cantrell – vocal
Jay Sherman-Godfrey – vocal, guitars, organ, Arp

An Able Mobile Production. Recorded by Jay at Able Mobile HQ and The Buddy Project. Mastered by Paul Gold/Salt Mastering.

“He Let His Guard Down” by Jay Sherman-Godfrey
© 2010 Kalamakeepsie Music, BMI (admin. By BUG).
lyrics: He let his guard down
For the first time in his life
Head full of second thoughts
Somehow the words came out in time
She never bought his act
His sullen cool just made her laugh
But she always let him go
She always let him come back

It took so long to chip away his hardened shell
And when he was revealed seemed only she could tell

He never asked for it
It came over like a wave
From that scratchy 45
A sound like the end of days
He bounced from here to there
Always listening for that sound
Managed to find a trade
But he could not settle down

Found kindred spirits for a fleeting golden age
But he kept chasing that sound and watched the others fade

It seems absurd to sing those songs
So full of young and hopeful rage
He finds no solace on the stage

Now he’s just tired
But he can’t sleep
It helps to walk
But he no longer knows these streets
A far cry from ‘79
That was his big time
All through by ‘82
But it was still good to be alive

Is it too late now to put back that stony shell?
He needs it now but she left too big a hole to fill

He let his guard down just long enough to let go
He called her name once more
credits: from He Let His Guard Down b/w Small Victories, track released 29 June 2010
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