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CHRISTMAS EVE

Oh I remember when I was 17
the cops picked me up for vagrancy
& I got busted for drinking underage,
& stealing cars, & obscenity
& my old man came down to the station
he didn't say a word
he looked like he was proud of me
he smelled of gin
was I just like him?
I thought
I love you, Dad
but I can't say
these words to you would not exactly make my day
I love you
but I'm still a kid
confused to say the least about the
way we live

The snow was falling down while you were drying out so far away & outa town
& it was Christmas Eve with all the colored lights
Cracked up the car that night & there was something I had to tell you
something I've never said but the nurse said you couldn't take the call
you were too sick
my voice got thick
I thought
I love you, Dad
don't you die on me
see I hate it when
you have control over me
I love you,
can you hear me now?
I know we fought a lot but of your life I am
proud

& then I fell asleep & I had a dream that you came to me, you came to me
& you held out your hands & you smiled a lot
you said the fight was over it was time to stop & you must carry on in your own way
Carry on & seize the day feel free to love it's the only way
& that call you made
oh by the way

I love you too
you know I do
tho I never was much good at saying words to you
I love you my son
I always have
now you don't have to worry boy
about your Dad

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from RICK BERLIN LIVE @ JACQUES, track released June 14, 1997
Rick Berlin LIVE@JACQUES (GarageDog) 1997. Recorded + mixed by Dan Cantor (w/ help from Jeff Berkowitz) over 5 consecutive Monday nights at Jacques Cabaret (the oldest drag bar in the country). Placed mikes over the pool table, in the main room, near the dressing room door. Who played: Tyson Montgomery Leonard (electric violin), Chris Mehl (harp), Jonah Sachs (cello), Dan Cantor (harp), Chet Cahill (accordion), Marnie Given (violin), Charles Isenberg (mc).

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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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