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if i wasn't such a bum

if i wasn't such a bum
i'd have better friends than you
+ a better job than this one
+ a car that's brand new if i wasn't such a bum

i'd have a hit song on the radio
+ a pretty bank account
+ a dirty dog t show off
+ a kid t pick his shit up if i wasn't such a bum

i'd have a condo in the city
+ a swimming pool physique
part in a tarantino movie
+ my picture on th' cover o' newsweek if i wasn't such a bum

i'd have an article in the new yorker
go out t dinner out every night
i'd have hot guys on my hot arms
i'd have the best drugs i'd be outa sight if i wasn't such a bum

i'd get a face lift when i need it
helicopter on the lawn
i'd have off shore clientelle
+ th' keys to the the animal farm if i wasn't such a bum

if i wasn't such a...
+ whistles

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from PAPER AIRPLANE, track released April 19, 2010
cast:

piano JANE MANGINI
guitars KEVIN BARRY/DUKE LEVINE
bass ANDREW MAZZONE (RICHARD GATES track 8)
drums ANDY PLAISTED
harp DENNIS BRENNAN
backup vox DENNIS BRENNAN/RICHARD GATES
bar vox THE BRENDAN BEHAN RATS
tuba JOBY WILSON
trombone JOE STEWART
toy piano BERLIN

produced by RICK BERLIN/DENNIS BRENNAN/JOE STEWART
recorded/engineered by JOE STEWART
@ HI-N-DRY/HUMMELVISION
mixed @ HUMMELVISION
mastered by IAN KENNEDY
@ NEW ALLIANCE EAST MASTERING

photography ADAM WELLS
design NICK KENT

all songs by RICK BERLIN
(copyright symbol) LOBSTERLAND MUSIC ASCAP

details/lyrics/videos www.rickberlin.com

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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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