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Joy And The Pursuit Of

by Pretty Beggar

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1.
Buggin 03:12
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Lyrics: Do I ever come across your mind During the day or late at night Do I ever come across your thoughts Well I gotta know if I got it right Well, can we go back to the way that it was Before the summer was up and we were buggin because I was lovin you back and you wanted me too Whenever we were together man everything new was like... Do you ever recall my voice When you’re making lunch or doing laundry Do you ever recall my face Well I gotta know if I did it right Can we go back to the way that we were When I’d mention your name and your engine would purr You were everything good and just starting to bud I’d sing in your room and you’d coo like a dove, it went... Well I put you in the background and then pop it’s all over Shoulda learned how to take the night I lie to myself say it’s all good And hen you take your hands off it And it’s gone a day like... When you call me baby If I'm a little crazy Know everything I do is in your honor And as long as you have A little air in your lungs You’ll have a little bit of space in my heart Can we go back to the way that it was Before the summer was up and we were buggin because I was lovin you back and you wanted me too Whenever we were together man everything sang like...
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Candelabra 04:14
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Lyrics: Well here I am splittin rent with my back alley baby But she's always holdin a grudge She said boy well one day you gon' drive me crazy And I'ma drag you through the mud Oh well Cos you know that I can't resist Makin a christmas peppermint twistmas outta this kiss Oh but when a man comes around preachin religion and vacant superstition And puts his hand in my pocket well I just give him my money Even if I don't have none Well I heard about something called a loan I'ma get me one Well everybody gets one chance to sit behind the candelabra And everybody wakes up each and every mornin a little bit taller So if you can't sit still or stick to all the drills they give you babe Go 'head and hop those fences and cut through the alleyways Well I know when to start But most of the time I don't know when to stop I'd take that candy from ya baby And put my knuckles to a cop Oh no Well everybody gets one chance and I'ma take mine tonight If I'ma leave the house then I'ma stay up til I see the light Wreak a little havoc on the city stage Hoppin those fences and cuttin through the alleyways
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The Island Way 04:11
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Lyrics: Hey dad why do you spend every day giving away all of your time It seems to me, you could use it here to make a dime He said well son I grew up here beneath the sunshine every day I tended to my plants and never went the hungry way So I can give it way Until I see somebody's smiling face Well do you lend your shoes to the neighbor Help the man when he's got some labor Spread the well when your bills are paid up And give your son just a little paper He said well yeah It's The Island Way to be well to myself And anyone else needin help Do you wanna get used to it So I said yeah It's The Island Way to be well to myself And anyone else needin help I could make a good use of it Yeah but dad what happens when the world is laughing in your face Cos you didn't care to win a medal in the money race He said well son the secret I found is to live within yourself Just focus on your happiness and not your wealth So we can give it way Until we see somebody's smiling face And do you give a lesson to the young buck Get those business men to untuck Help a single mother keep up And work your butt to make your own luck He said well yeah It's The Island Way to be well to myself And anyone else needin help Do you wanna get used to it So I said yeah It's The Island Way to be well to myself And anyone else needin help I could make a good use of it So we give it away We give it away cos yeah It's The Island Way to be well to myself And anyone else needin help Do you wanna get used to it So I said yeah It's The Island Way to be well to myself And anyone else needin help I could really get used to it
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Time Is Coming 03:36
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Her silhouette dances on the tips of the flames from the fireplace And she gets red cheeks in the heat A deep bow farewell for now as the Twilight paints in the background She sits left of me And she says I don't wanna sleep this evenin The time is coming and there's only so much left I wanna spend it with you I wanna spend it awake with you Cos you know that the time is coming anyway The time is coming anyway The time is coming anyway So rid your idle bones Let's color this life that we know I'll show you how This house is like a mansion but it can't contain us Ooh been such a long time since I've seen you through my own eyes Yeah but this view of you will only last for a precious few Cos the time has no sense of you and I All we can do is make the most of it So I don't wanna sleep this evenin The time is coming and there's only so much left I wanna spend it with you I wanna spend it awake with you Cos you know that the time is coming anyway The time is coming anyway The time is coming anyway So rid your idle bones Let's color this life that we know Together alone And we've got nowhere to go So let's get stoned Stay up all night and be home I'll show you how
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Virginia Is For Lovers 03:44
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Lyrics: Well you’re something altogether new As you walk through that door Now I have seen every kind of human being But you make me feel like I’ve never seen a woman before As you walk through my door And you’re something new altogether In the pouring rain Weighed heavy down by your sweater But free from every ounce of pain You’re like new again Well I wish you’d come back to the storm with me love These howlin seas are breakin to the east and givin up Let’s just kill some time til the wind chimes quiet and I’m dining with you love I wanna be done for good so just come with me love, come with me love I’m something altogether new While you’re on my mind Everything is in a better hue And I lose track of time While you’re on my mind And I’m something new altogether While you touch my hands You feel my heart beat in every measure The tempo of a kind romance So may I have this dance Well I wish you’d come back to the storm with me love These howlin seas are breakin to the east and givin up Let’s just kill some time til the wind chimes quiet and I’m dining with you love I wanna be done for good so just come with me love, come get your love
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All Inna Day 02:54
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On all of my pages And on my clothes Well I spilled a little blood As it fell from my nose Cos I gave the man his money when it’s all that I got And I made it laying pavement in a goverment lot Well yeah I got a job but it’s beating me up And yeah I got a habit and it’s eating me up It’s grey, but I'll be ok... All inna day All of my good friends Have ridden away So I pay a king his ransom Just to say hey Well this world comes a’callin right when you’ve had enough Of the despots and the tall-men gettin drunk on your stuff Well yeah I got a job but it’s beating me up And yeah I got some money ah but is it enough Don’t delay, Just tip the valet All inna day But if I could get my hands on some good luck I could turn it around Instead of getting by on a dime we could paint this town Yeah! So don’t delay Nothing gold can stay All inna day
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Funky Blue Fish 03:29
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Lyrics: Babe, Listen Call me when you get a minute Cos I got sum’n to say and the things you think weigh heavy on my mind girl And babe Hit me when you get to town Cos I been diggin on down I’m in deep I need you to bring your ladder ‘round Yeah… You make me jump and twist like a funky blue fish baby Oh Lo... I’m a thirsty boy I work better when wet now And babe, listen I don’t wanna undo All the track that we laid The arrows we shot or the progress we made, but I Well I just can’t comprehend From the silence where your mind is From your absence what’s hap’nin And I can’t get me any relaxin at all… Got me jumpin and twistin like a funky blue fish and I Can’t love myself when I’m all grown up but the kid starts kickin out Can you ever be wrong with the best of intentions in mind Well maybe but I’m not the imprudent type And babe Call me when you wake up Cos I got sum’n to tell ya and the words I use are gonna send me to hell for sure... You make me jump and twist like a funky blue fish baby Oh Lo… My anxiety is overburdened workin for you overtime Always on the clock It's getting nasty It’s driving me crazy
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Chili Pepper Chocolate 04:04
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Lyrics: Well, my love is the cat on the prowl And your love is the pretty little mouse But your love is a half-lit cigarette And my love is the burned down house Oh, oh... Your love comes bit by bit My love honey comes in droves Your love is like a little pack of rabbits girl My love is like a pack of rabid wolves Yeah, yeah, yeah (tell me you want me) Yeah, yeah, yeah Well I, want, you, but you're gonna kill me But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now, and give me a thrill babe My love is like a chili pepper chocolate I'll make your tongue tingle and your heart beat Your love is like an overdose of novocaine One shot and I'm numb for a week, like... Oh, oh... Your love is like punk rock music And my love is like a 12 bar blues But when we get together, Heather Our love is fireworks in a phone booth Yeah, yeah, yeah (tell me you want me) Yeah, yeah, yeah Well I, want, you, but you're gonna kill me But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now, and give me a thrill babe You're emotional fire like gasoline fed by a match bled through nicotine Burn all the evidence til it cleans And roll away like you couldn't've ever seen a thing Your love is like a shot of adrenaline New high like I could never guess But to give me that dose of revival You had to put the thing right through my chest I, want, you, but you're gonna kill me But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now, and give me a thrill babe Yes I, want you, but you're gonna kill me But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now And gimme all ya got
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Witness 02:49
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Can I get a witness? Yes you can! Can I get a witness? Come on baby marry me quick Cos I’m a right clever boy with a criminal wit I got these sticky hands and a wandering eye But ooh you are just my kind Can I get a witness? Or nobody’s gonna believe That this righteous little mama gone and fell in love with me Cos I'm a lifelong sinner with a penchant for greed Pretty Beggar tell me how do you plead? I'm saying can I get a witness? (Yeah!) Can I get a witness? Come on baby marry me quick Cos I'm a bad motherfucker with a big old dick I got these handcuffs and a pile of cocaine And I'm ready to make you say my name Can I get a witness? Or nobody’s gonna believe Yeah they'd hit me with glass bottles and then call me a thief Cause I'm a heartbreaker and a ramblin’ man So grab ahold of me baby when you can, now Can I get a witness? (Yeah!) Can I get a witness? C’mon baby marry me quick We could bail out forever with these pennies I nicked Cos you’re a sure thing and I made up my mind And there’s no way I’m leaving you behind Can I get a witness Or nobody's gonna believe Cause they'd pay for your lovin’ but I got it for free I got my five lives and my luck on my sleeve So let’s riot and make a few enemies, I’m sayin... Can I get a witness? (Yeah!)
10.
Rain 03:20
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Lyrics: One day, I’ma be the rain, come in quick and leave my mark on everything Yeah one day, I’ma be the rain, raise up a flood and wash away the lame I’d be mother nature baby Ain’t nobody gonna stop me One day I’ma be the sea, rise from the shore and swallow up everything One day I’ma be the ocean, meet you at your front porch and carry you away You won’t even hear me coming I’m the ocean baby I don’t knock on any doors Well you better look both ways before crossing me cos I’ll Fill your house with a cloud of cigarette smoke while you sleep and I’ll Hang you from the edge of a grand canyon by your fingernails And my sweat glows rainbow wet like the tail of a peacock Eyes so bloodshot from staring down the hands of the clock And a heart beating every bit of anger through the white knuckles on my fist Swing low sweet lariat Wrap around my throat, what’s it like to get Love until I choke? Can you show me quick? And how long til you break in two? I’ve never felt so strong, how about you? My marrow is gone, only cement left inside my bones I...will...rain...ov...er...ev...ery...thing

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The sophomore self-produced album from Pretty Beggar

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released April 5, 2019

Written by Michael Castle
Produced by Michael Castle
Engineered by Michael Castle
Mixed and mastered by Michael Castle
Artwork by Michael Castle
(c) Pretty Beggar LLC

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Pretty Beggar Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Indie Rock band out of Milwaukee WI consisting of band members Michael Castle and Tim Jurwsewicz. Formed in the summer of 2015 this group emphasizes lyrical potency and storytelling within catchy upbeat grooves.

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