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Can't Sit Still

by Jeff Stewart

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1.
HOUSE OF LOVE When it's cold outside It's hard to find your way You wake up inside The rhythm of the day The sun burns in the room Left the night that left too soon And it's only the first day of the year I belong in the house of love I belong in this place I've been touched by the hands of love I've been led astray I've been so down before But your big hands are keeping me warm I've been down every road And through every storm In the cold embrace You sweep the chill aside You can't even run so why bother to hide The cold can be so real It reminds you how you feel And it's only the first day of the year She said you gotta hold on Just a little while I'm comin' and I need to know you No control you I need to show you now
2.
Little One 04:18
Little One Hello darling, it’s good to be home, Spent some time on our own…come in. How you been? Were your nights as cold? As my nights were long…come in. And don’t you go away Just turn your love away, my way I’ll show you in. Come on darling, little one Come on darling, little one Hello sunshine, look good in the sky Shine some light down on me…come in. Don’t be shy. Just open your arms. Cause I’m all out of charms…come in. And don’t you go away Just turn your love away, my way I’ll show you in. Come on darling, little one Come on darling, little one Hello darlin’, It’s good to be home Spent some time on our own…come in. Come on darling, little one Come on darling, little one Hello sunshine, look good in the sky Shine some light down on me…come in. Don’t be shy. Just open your arms. Cause I’m all out of charms…come in.
3.
Ride on Tonight She said let’s take a drive. It’s midnight look alive She said hey it’s a good sky Ride on tonight. The starlight shine on down. It’s a zoo here in my home town. Like a river bends on to the left. The summer sky is always best. Ride on tonight. Ride on tonight in our hometown. Where it’s safe and sound with you around. Just give us one more goodnight. And ride on tonight. The cats they come and hide On the porch light from inside Like a bullet rips on through the night. My Lola she waits holdin’ tight. Ride on tonight. Ain’t it lovely how she shines. Near my broken heart she’s on my mind. Ride on tonight in our hometown. Where it’s safe and sound with you around. Just give us one more goodnight. And ride on tonight. Ride on tonight in our hometown. Where it’s safe and sound with you around. Just give us one more goodnight. And ride on tonight.
4.
Forty Dollar Dress There I was next to you And you wanted it that way You said don't leave me love It was the hardest thing to stay Cause my heart was the breakin' kind You took my love like a thief Then you put your arms around me And whispered so sweet You may not love me honey But what a beautiful mess How I ended up with you And this forty dollar dress It's alright, don't you cry If I walk out that door Cause I've been heart broken By a pretty girl before But I must have been dreamin' When I looked in your eyes The stars above they lined up For me and you tonight You may not love me honey But what a beautiful mess How I ended up with you And this forty dollar dress Rescue me, I'm a whole lot like you It's alright, babe it's just me and you It ain't like we got anywhere to go anyway
5.
Skin Deep 03:40
Skin Deep Here we are it’s middle of the night. Shivers rise on her neckline Starting to unwind. Loosen up I’m comin’ in. This ain’t about me getting off. It’s just me I’m looking in your eyes. Just walk away Just walk away, but slowly The less you say Can mean anything. Turn the lights down really low. We don’t see each other any way. But I can’t let go….Oh no. Cut me down and watch me bleed. Push away and pull me in. My skin is only so deep.
6.
I'm Her Man 02:36
I’m Her Man She’s got a thing with pills I can’t understand. How I ever got to be her man She’s my lady and I’m her man. She likes open bars and credit cards. She always takes things a little too far. She’s my lady and I’m her man. I’m her man and I can’t understand it. It’s not like I planned it. I’m her man. She likes the color green and peach ice cream. I’ve never seen her sleep but I know she dreams. She’s my lady and I’m her man. I’m her man and I can’t understand it. It’s not like I planned it. I’m her man. She’s got a certain walk and she certainly talks. She says what she wants. Man she says a lot. She’s my lady and I’m her man. She’s got a thing with pills I can’t understand. How I ever got to be her man She’s my lady and I’m her man. I’m her man and I can’t understand it. It’s not like I planned it. I’m her man. She likes wedding bells and cheap hotels. What she doesn’t know is I’m her man.
7.
Mix Tape Blues I thought I knew a lot about love but it let me down again. I thought love was a little stronger, does a heartache ever mend? I thought love was a little softer, up until the night I lost her. Love goes on long after the end. You're my angel, you're my little wing. Make me feel ten feet tall, like Tupelo honey, my sweetest thing. You're my Allison, you've got roses in your hair. You're my Josephine, and you're my love song. Well I turn the station to get away from the same old song I hear. Every DJ, every mix tape, every burned cd is a track I've made with tears. I like my chances if I change my ways. I'd like to leave behind the month of May. Love goes on long after the end.
8.
Ain’t Comin’ Down It was a first day of the summer, On a Sunday afternoon. We listened to the Jayhawks To the Andersons we flew. And we both got pretty high. It was a perfect sun in a perfect sky. We drove on down the Maumee On the river road to town. Coffees got us goin’ We got every window down. And she looks me in the eye She’s gonna let it out, she’s gonna let it fly. No she ain’t comin’ down. No she ain’t comin’ down. She ain’t comin’ down. The vista by the Harvard Circle Shows another view. Amazing how this city Opens up itself to you. And I stop to look around Man, my feet they are barely on the ground. No I ain’t comin’ down. No I ain’t comin’ down. I ain’t comin’ down. It was a first day of the summer On a Sunday afternoon. We listened to the Jayhawks To the Andersons we flew. And we both got pretty high. It was a perfect sun in a perfect sky. And no we ain’t comin’ down. No we ain’t comin’ down. We ain’t comin down.
9.
Sleepyhead 04:50
Sleepyhead You better fix your watch cause it says three-o’clock Ain’t no way we’ve been talkin’ here since midnight. And I can’t understand why I’m not your man Dang…It hurts. You tell me please don’t go. Just stay here til’ four A candle makes a shadow on your lonely eyes. And now my love it’s five and I’m too tired to drive These lonely miles. She writes I am fragile With refrigerator magnets Many more words to choose from But she picks this sentence fragment. Oh…what am I gonna do When you got me all figured out? You gonna leave me by myself? And she said… Oh no, I ain’t thought that far ahead Now just lay your sleepyhead And we’ll dream about it in the morning. Morning comes around and snow lay on the ground I kiss her on the head and then I slip away. The cold cuts to the bone like a house That ain’t a home…wish you were here. The walls they’re not the same. Without you I’ve got no name. The TV light reminds me of your lonely eyes. And then I get your all And I feel myself falling again. She writes I am fragile With refrigerator magnets Many more words to choose from But she picks this sentence fragment. Oh…what am I gonna do When you got me all figured out? You gonna leave me by myself? And she said… Oh no, I ain’t thought that far ahead Now just lay your sleepyhead And we’ll dream about it in the morning.
10.
Can’t Sit Still I say a prayer for her every night She get's excited by the constellations in the air You know she wants to make the scene tonight She buys a new shirt it's a little bit too tight...right there I can't sit still I can't sit down I only float around I know she like's the rock and roll machine She like's the Hip, the Dead, and the techno scene...alright, alright She wish the party it would never end And in the morning in the half-light she pretends...a-huh I can't sit still I can't sit down I only float around I can't pretend That I’m alright Just get me through the night Just one more and I swear I’ll be done Break it up and put it under your tongue I'm going to get where I started tonight Here it comes, here it comes Alright I say a prayer for her every night I watch her sleeping like a baby holds on tight...hang on tight She dreams of heaven and of falling stars She falls gently into the arms of the day...for night I can't sit still I can't sit down I only float around I can't pretend That I’m alright Just get me through the night I can't sit still I can't sit still I only float around...alright, alright
11.
Morningside 04:01
Morning Side Runaway to me Runaway down to me And come on down to the morningside Come on down to the morningside Runaway tonight Runaway this time And come on down to the morningside Come on down to the morningside And don't you know that my love is real? Don't you know that my love is real. Real. Runaway to me Runaway tonight And come on down to the morningside Come on down to the morningside
12.
Wilted Roses 05:41
Wilted Roses I can’t control my reasons. I can’t control my rhymes. My opinions getting weaker Cause she is always in my mind. She makes me feel like jelly And I’m sure she knows I’m standing there She’s holding all my clothes. She’s got a smile like the sunset. And her eyes are the sea. Wanna get right in my boat. But her strong wind beaches me. And I can’t stand to sit down. I can’t stand to fall. She can build you up Or make you feel so small. And she went down like wilted roses. She went down to the sea. She went down for the first time. For the first time… And in your darkest hour She can turn out the lights. She can knock you to the canvas Or take away your sight. She can bring you to your knees And take away your grace. But you’d give your last breath Just to see her face. And she went down like wilted roses. She went down to the sea. She went down for the first time. For the first time… She gave it all.
13.
Most of All 03:53
Most of All First of all, it was the worst of all The best of all, but most of all I fell in love with you Most of all…with you And through it all, you never said, You never knew, I’d fall so hard And then fall into you I’d fall so hard into you I’ve turned around, you turned some tricks It’s such a game to you so pick up sticks I’ve reached for you, I’ve reached the end But most of all with you I can’t contend I wish you’d call, but you dial the phone When I’m not home I’m never there, when you said you called I’m never there when you call I’ve turned around, you turned some tricks. It’s such a game to you so pick up sticks I’ve reached for you, I’ve reached the end But most of all with you I can’t contend And now you’re gone like summer rain Gone down the drain I guess you must have taken the last train Must have taken the last train. Most of all, I miss you most of all Most of all, I miss you most of all

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The long awaited follow-up to Jeff Stewart's 2006 release, Mix Tape Blues. Can't Sit Still features 5 of the 7 tracks from Mix Tape Blues re-recorded in full band format, as well as, 8 new Jeff Stewart originals.

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released February 21, 2014

Produced by Gregg Leonard
Engineered by Gregg Leonard and Chuck Mauk
Recorded at Big Sky Studio, Ann Arbor, MI and The Happy Hands Club Recording Studio, Perrysburg, OH.

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Jeff Stewart Toledo, Ohio

Jeff Stewart's approach is straight-forward: a man, his guitar, and a wide-eyed look at that crazy thing called love. His tightly crafted original songs paint the picture of a heart, once broken, suddenly surprised by the good fortune of discovering love anew. It’s music for anyone that has ever walked into the sunshine of a new future, however uncertain. ... more

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