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DRIVIN' GRANDPA HOME

when she was 10
she learned t drive
a great big shiny red...impala
she take her grandpa home
drunk from his favorite bar
in his great big shiny red...impala

tell me grandpa
how will i turn out
will i be as tough as you
cool lines around my mouth?
well grandpa he wouldn't answer
he too far in his cups
starin' out th' window
he turn the radio up
talk about th' girl from jersey city
she kinda cute but she kinda shitty

she was so short
th' windshield like a glacier
but she went t bed much later then her sister
grandpa smelled real funny
like vinegar n money
she liked it when he'd called her...honey

she had so much fun
listenin' t him singin'
she felt like she's a grown up
dancin' in the kitchen
talk about th' girl from jersey city
she kinda cute but she kinda shitty (STEP ON IT! C'MON N STEP ON TH' DAMN THING!)

deep down in her heart
she learned was freedom was
in a great big shiny red...impala

when she got older
it took a lot t reach her
hurt too much by life
call me a bitch, baby. but my granpappy he tol' me where it's at
talk about th' girl from jersey city
she kinda cute but she kinda shitty

credits

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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