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Break It Up

by Merchants of Soul

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1.
Let It Be 05:20
they made a little record that's so hard to get i heard all it cost are whiskey beer and cigarettes in a year in some basement on the colorful side of town every time i hear it i get so upset can you tell me why these guys they haven't made it yet y'know last time i saw em a year ago i swear they had another drummer but the boys could sure get down so the jukebox said it it just won't let it be that way wanna hear a little smoke stack lightnin' they would never waste some money on some video besides the singer's always had a face for radio the second album was magical and they still got dropped by their label sometimes i wonder what would have become of me if i didn't sell my guitar back in '93 i've been livin' here in the same motel pickin pennies from the street just tryin' to make a little money so the jukebox said it it just won't let it be that way wanna hear the bad and ruin everybody have a real good time everybody sing it cuz rock 'n' roll is goin' out of style just like love and peace did and me i don't care who's wrong or right, i just wanna hear one more we'll still be rockin' at your house of delight there won't be an encore the jukebox credits might as well be forgotten take some money from the bar cuz the way things are you'll need it when the deal goes rotten the jukebox said it, but it just won't let it be
2.
Chicken 05:28
you drinkin' wine all the time bottle of red upside your head has got you talkin' outta time to look see what you find if there's a reason to be leavin' i'll be leavin' you tonight you know you're throwin' it all away every night you know it's a riot, you can do what you wanna tonight but you don't wanna see me, you're eyes are closin' i think you better crawl it a night your faded looks and dirty signs never undress me, not once undress me with your mind spend the whole night kickin' my head around who you think you're foolin' girl, we all know your eyes are brown you know you're throwin' this heart away every night you know it's a riot, you can do what you wanna tonight but you don't wanna see me, you're eyes are closin' i think you better crawl it a night baby baby baby oh baby don't walk out that door tonight if you really love me like you say that you do you'll stay at home and treat your man right i can't hear what you whisper from under your breath you got somethin' to say say it now i just wanna love you babe
3.
at the end of the evening got no woman, this ain't no place that i wanna be just sittin' hear, singin' low feelin' sorry wishin' someone would call and say hey man where you been lately? don't wanna waste the whole night meanin' nuthin' ta no one most of the time y'know nothin's the way that i fear here comes the rain and i'm sure that means something with the walls closin' in i can hardly begin to explain how bad it feels wakin' up every morning to the emptiest bed i said right now some thing's gotta change don't wanna waste my whole life meanin' nuthin' ta no one y'know nothin' gets done when you're living face down on the floor if you stay there too long in your life you know time makes you rotten so don't hesitate cuz love has to break your heart love has to break your heart ya gotta turn it all around don't wanna waste my whole life meanin' nuthin' ta no one it's the worst kind of fool who says no one likes being ignored i thought i would end up a lonely man love had forgotten because of you i don't feel that way anymore
4.
Hey Girl 04:18
hey girl, i'm comin' home tonight cuz i still love your eyes and the way you saved my life and it's strange little girl how i get so close sometime but never get it right but i still love your eyes don't know how i made it home alive hey girl, wanna hold you close tonight tell you everything's all right and i still love your eyes did they dress you up in ribbons, babe try to take your bows screamin' from the car as she rolled by i was wrong, i was wrong i've been tryin to deal with never reachin you and i couldn't remember if i ever did before screamin' from the car as she rolled by almost out of sight and all that I could say was i was wrong, i was wrong you're stopping on a dime you're stopping on a dime oh let's make believe it i was wrong, i was wrong
5.
Prom Queen 03:37
i don't know why i'm so weak when you're so high i'll spend the night on the bed of nails she made for me there but you don't know what i would do if she would settle down i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore i'm mr. right i make believe most every night i'll stand in line, never mind that the star isn't there well you been runnin' all around this town somebody told me they saw you climbing his stairs and you've been sleeping all around this town that ain't the only thing they told me my temper flairs and if you don't know what's good for you you better watch your mouth i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry and it ain't cool, no it ain't even cool if you know what's good for you you better shut your mouth i'm talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore you're talkin' bout the girl i'm gonna marry i hear you talkin' bout the girl that i adore that i adore
6.
Downtowne 04:14
i wanna tell ya all about last weekend i went around you playin hide and seek with you till you found me out there's not a problem we can't solve while drinkin' again but still i can't help wonder if what you think is true are we burnin' out my friend it gets so hard i want you to hear it gets so lonely with your heart drowning in your beer lemme tell you bout a child who wasted i stumble around you feelin out of place with you but it's okay you make me feel like i won't never die can we linger at the dance just for a while and it gets so hard without you here it gets so lonely with your heart drowning in your beer they can all seem so insincere fuck this, i'm outta here i wanna go downtown, before i get uptight i wanna go down tonight should i sleep around that won't make me feel all right i wanna go down but it's okay till i'm dressing up the lower case i can we linger at the dance till it went out of style me and Sasha, we've been livin in this bar every night till i finally stopped complaining and took a stand for once in my life it was all right in your i
7.
Ray 04:36
i was a young man i went in business for the old man they said son you're gonna make it but i got so tired of waiting for your old plan y'know i've had it with your old ideals i wonder if you know how that feels when you get home happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself have a nice day the next time you talk down to me i'll blow up in your face happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself have a nice day the next time you talk down to me will be the last time you talk down to anyone it's not my problem y'know i don't get paid enough to solve them he said boy you got an attitude i'm just giving back what i get from you from my old plans i'm gonna have to work it on the weekend i heard you bought a cadillac car well tell me who the fuck you think you are happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself have a nice day the next time you talk down to me i'll blow up in your face happy birthday ray, go fuck yourself have a nice day the next time you talk down to me will be the last time you talk down to any 1 2 3 4 5 ain't we had fun 5 4 3 2 1 ungrateful son it's a shame we can't be friends happy birthday i was a young man growing old breaking my back for some dream they sold me how some day all of this could be yours but they kept me there waiting for promises i know won't come true and you can't give away what they gave to you so i've had enough of this and i quit and happy birthday i'm gone, i'm gone the next time you talk down to me will be the last time you talk down to anyone
8.
i really don't care what's on your mind i never did mind before in the middle of a backstreet taxi ride i'm pulling on your hair i'm in overdrive and don't you stop the lie i'd rather wonder if this gypsy's gonna take us anywhere the lights are red, the blood is rushing to my head let's roll this mother over cuz i really don't care when i reached into my pocket for a light like i done a million times before she delivered in the backseat and then i forgot to pay the fare it's 5am i can't remember where we been i spent up all my money and i really don't care i missed the train you stood out in the pouring rain i'm tryin' to light a cigarette when the sun comes up your eyes are red till the sun goes down, do it all again it's 5am i can't remember where we been let's roll this mother over cuz i really don't care the lights are red the blood is rushing to my head i'm standing on the corner i'm tryin' to light a cigarette do you ever think about it? do you ever think about me? think that you can live without it? think we better move back to the city? the sun's going down
9.
The Pledge 04:39
well if you wanna get to know me take a drink in my shoes 24/7 365 blue and i don't wanna go to heaven cuz there's nuthin ta do i would rather have some fun and go to hell with you cuz i have no faith in anything they say or do i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze i don't believe in pointless war jesus christ or W i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze it's the only thing that makes you feel better while they're killing you and i don't care how just get me outta here they told me you could be the president when i was a kid but we're the first to have it harder than our fathers did they use your freedom and religion as a means to the end and you can fool me twice i swear we won't get fooled again i have no faith in anything with everything i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze i don't believe the lies they tell you on the evening news i pledge allegiance to cigarettes and booze it's the only thing that makes you feel better while they're killing you i could never love somebody else she makes me feel so high i keep a picture in my heart to get me by when i'm lost and all by myself she makes me feel so fine she's the only one i'll ever love, she's mine, she's mine there droppin bombs over bristol good people live in the street all in red like a coming attraction you take what you want if you get what you need i'm face down in the water
10.
Garbage Day 04:06
at night i like to listen to the trains roll by i worry bout the weather on the day you die i try so hard but i don't hear what you say you talk so much trash but baby it ain't garbage day tried to call ya tried to call you baby just the other day but yall youre always running around i'll catch you back okay it's so unfair, it's so unfair and it's you calling me, and if that's you calling me then i ain't home today was thinking bout you you wanna tangle with the kid said you wanna, said you wanna but you don't wanna tangle with the kid stop givin the dog beer you're so far gone daddy tangles in your hair you're so fessed up baby baby you're so fucked up but girl i love you anyway

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The Merchants of Soul project comprised Jay Russell, Bob Enck, & Rod West. From 2004–2006, Jay & Rod tracked Break It Up on top of Bob's drum arrangements in the basement of a window factory in NJ.

Jay's untimely passing in 2019 prompted this revival & fresh treatment of the tunes. Funds from album purchases, and checks payable to Karen Russell: P.O Box 1161, Bristol PA 19007, go directly to his wife, Karen.

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released September 3, 2019

Jay Russell: vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion
Rod West: vocals, keys, bass, percussion
Bob Enck: vocals, drums, percussion

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Merchants of Soul Bristol, Pennsylvania

The Merchants of Soul project comprised Jay Russell, Bob Enck, & Rod West. From 2004–2006, Jay & Rod tracked Break It Up on top of Bob's drum arrangements in the basement of a window factory in NJ.

Jay's untimely passing in 2019 prompted this revival & fresh treatment of the tunes. You can donate to Jay's children by sending checks payable to Karen Russell: P.O Box 1161, Bristol PA 19007.
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