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One Guitar, One Vocal

by Roger Lehman

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The Great Power Outage 03:51
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The Great Power Outage Once upon a time the power went out in my neighborhood, On a Tuesday afternoon at two o' clock, we all thought "No big deal", When it was still off six hours later we figured "This don't look good", We might be in for a long haul; this could be the real deal, By 10 o'clock that night some were scared of the dark and the cold, The people who heated with wood, shared their houses with those without, There was no power for cooking, so we learned to cook by fire, "When is the power coming back on?" was all anyone talked about, There was no television, so people actually talked to one another, People started talking to their neighbors, even teenagers talked to mothers, Everyone discovered a thousand things, that we never even knew, We discovered neighbors who were smart, and neighbors who knew how to do, For entertainment we met on front porches, surrounded by candlelight, Read poems, told tales and stories, and sang music long into the night, Children fell to sleep in their mothers' lap, it was all the warmth that they needed, We all discovered there was no need to fear, all of the things we so cautiously heeded, There were amazing people we'd never met, who lived just right next door, How did we go so long, without ever meeting them before? Four days later the power came on and invaded how peaceful we had been, We each went to our breaker switches and flipped 'em off, and never turned them on again. Once upon a time the power went out in my neighborhood, Once upon a time the power went out, when it came back on, we flipped it off for good. copyright 2008 – Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved
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Her Fool Again 03:31
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Her Fool Again There's a hole in my chest where a heart use to be, There's a woman who left and made a fool of me, A bigger fool there has never been, Cause I would let her make me into her fool again, It's no fun to love someone who does not love you, In spite of anything that you might try to do, A bigger fool there has never been, Cause I would let her make me into her fool again, Some women have more power than anyone should have, To steal away a man's heart and never give it back Why must she creep into my dreams every night, Just to go away again in with the morning's light, There's a hole in my chest where a heart use to be, There's a woman who left and made a fool of me, A bigger fool there has never been, 'Cause I would let her make me into her fool again, copyright 2006 – Roger Lehman
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Ain't Nobody Home 03:20
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Ain’t Nobody Home Don’t knock on my door, Cause there ain’t nobody home, Don’t knock on my door, Go away and leave me alone, Yes I’m sitting here, but my mind’s not all that clear, And there ain’t nobody home, Now I don’t want to waste your time even though you might want to waste mine, You’ve got things you plan to sell me that I’ve no plan to buy, So go away and leave me alone, Yes I’m sitting here, but my mind’s not all that clear, And there ain’t nobody home, You see my head’s been reelin’, and I’ve had no time to think, All the time I have had has been consumed with time consuming things, This little bit that I have left belongs to me alone, That’s why I’m sitting here with a mind that’s not all that clear, And there ain’t nobody home, So go bug somebody else with time that I don’t have, I’ve been pushed too close to the edge, given the chance I’ll treat you real bad, Go away and leave me alone, ‘Cause there ain’t nobody home, No there ain’t nobody home. c. 2008 – Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved
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Gonna Miss Your Smile 02:53
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Gonna Miss Your Smile At the age of 81, you were taken away, I think of all the little things you said, I think of them every day, There are many things I miss about you as time passes by, But the thing I miss the most is your smile, It was a smile that melted away the cold, It was a smile that came from your very soul, It surrounded me and kept all bad things away, And it kept me warm, secure, and safe, No one lives forever, everyone’s time will come, And even though we all know that, there’s never time enough, To say all the things that need to be said, as time passes by, And I never took the time to tell you about your smile It was a smile that melted away the cold, It was a smile that came from your very soul, It fell down around me and kept all bad things away, And it kept me warm, secure, and safe, Now I’ve got to pass through this life without you, I’ll just have to take it mile by mile, And when my days on earth are ended, I’ll look forward to seeing your smile. copyright 2006 - Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved
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The World's Worst Meal 03:36
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The World’s Worst Meal My wife and I went to a restaurant; It was on route thirty-six, About two in the afternoon, in about nineteen ninety six, It was the only place we could find open, anywhere in town, If we had it to do again, I think we’d have turned around, The chef wore a tank top; A lit Marlboro hung from his lip, The waitress was smoking a Marlboro too, A dirty wash cloth hung from her hip, We sat down in a booth, And our elbows stuck to the table, The waitress said “What’ll it be hon.?” We tried not to laugh but weren’t able, We each ordered a burger, and much to our surprise, We discovered that every meal in this joint, came with a free side of flies, When the waitress delivered our order, she dropped a cigarette ash on my plate, Then she bent over and blew it off, and said “Hon I’m sorry it’s late, The cap was stuck to the ketchup bottle, as though it was super glued, And the label on the bottle read, “Must use before 1982”, We put down our money, left the food untouched, not even a bite from a bun, Yeah, we were still hungry, but decided to cut our losses and run. copyright 2007 – Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved
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Life's Too Short To Live In Misery 03:26
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Life’s Too Short To Live In Misery Take off tomorrow if you really want to go, If there’s something you want to find out about better make damn sure you know, Because life is too short to live in misery, Go wherever you want be who ever you want to be, You keep hangin’ around stuck in that same old rut, But don’t you look to me for sympathy, Just got to follow that feeling in your gut, ‘Cause life’s too short to live in misery, Don’t you tell me that you don’t have the time, You only run out of time when you’re dead, Let your emotions take you where they will, Latch on to that feeling bring it out from the back of your head, You keep hangin’ around stuck in that same old rut, But don’t you look to me for sympathy, Just got to follow that feeling in your gut, ‘Cause life’s too short to live in misery, Copyright 1982 – Roger Lehman All rights reserved
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A Few Short Moments In Time 03:26
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A Few Short Moments In Time A few short moments in time, Seem to transcend all the rest, A few short moments in time, Will be remembered as the very best, Like the time I held you in my arms, And kissed your lips so soft, And the time I stared into your eyes, And became slowly but surely lost, A few short moments in time, Seem to transcend all the rest, A few short moments in time, Will be remembered as the very best, Like the time I held you in my arms, And kissed your lips so soft, And the time I stared into your eyes, And Became slowly but surely lost, A few short moments in time, That could compete with eternity, A few short moments in time, Many times more may they come to be. copyright 1982 – Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved
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Time Warp 03:15
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Time Warp I guess it’s been over a month, but it seems like yesterday, Been stuck in a strange sort of time warp, since she passed away, Time has stopped moving forward,and inow moves from side to side, I want to vomit all my candy; I’ve been made sick from this carnival ride, Must’ve filled the gas tank a dozen times, but I really can’t remember, Was it ten years ago or just yesterday, t hat terrible day in September? The sun was actually shinning that day, but the sun was no longer warm, It was the coldest seventy degrees ever, when my heart from its chest was torn, Food no longer tastes the same, can’t tell the salt from the jelly, I manage to laugh every once in a while, But it no longer comes from my belly, This wit that used to be so sharp, Has now become rusty and dull, Just when I thought I knew everything, I discovered I knew nothing at all, There must be a way to continue, there must be a way to survive, I’ll have to learn how to live all over, in this new place where she’s not alive, I’ll need to be supported, so reach down and take my hand, And Lord now that you’ve taught me sorrow, I could use a break before you teach me again. copyright 2007 – Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved
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Be Where You Are 03:21
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Be Where You Are I’m stopped at a red light, in the shade, by the river, Things could be worse And while stopped at a red light, in the shade, by the river, Some people are starting to curse, What in the hell is your problem, Where are you going, Why do you have to get there so fast, It seems like stopped at a red light, in the shade, by the river, You ought to just chill out and relax, Why can’t you be where you are, Instead of where you are not, When it’s hot you want cold, When it’s cold you want hot, Whether you’re near, Or whether you’re far, Why can’t you be where you are? Some people have to travel around the world, Just to quench their thirst, And yet as much and as far and as fast as they go, When they get back, I was here first, With all the commotion and fussing and fighting, And hurrying near and far, I’d rather just sit in the shade by the river, Content just to be where I are, Hurry in the morning, Hurry in the evening, Hurry here, Hurry there, Yet with all of the stress, and the muss, and the fuss, You haven’t really gone anywhere, What in the hell is your problem, Where are you going, Why do you have to get there so fast, It seems like stopped at a red light, in the shade, by the river, You ought to just chill out and relax, Why can’t you be where you are, Instead of where you are not, When it’s hot you want cold, When it’s cold you want hot, Whether you’re near, Or whether you’re far, Why can’t you be where you are? Whether you’re near, Or whether you’re far, Why can’t you be where you are? Why can’t you be where you are? Why can’t you be where you are? c. 2002 – Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved
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Mother Nature's Stmphony 02:34
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Mother Nature’s Symphony Wish I had myself a big white stallion, And a shoulder strap canteen, I'd take off for the middle of the prairie, Not really caring ever again to be seen, Every night about dusk I'd build a campfire, To keep my body warm beneath the stars, I'd take a couple of pulls off a bottle of good corn liquor, And settle right back and pick on my guitar, I'd make music for the prairie dogs and coyotes, I'd have all them creatures howlin' in harmony, I'd sit right back and pick a little every nighttime, And make a little music with Mother Nature's symphony, I'd play myself to sleep beside the campfire, I'd sleep until the night turned into day, I'd pick up my guitar and fill my canteen, And me and my pony'd be headin' on our way. c. 1975 – Roger Lehman All Rights Reserved

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I write and record a lot of material, instrumental and with vocals, that includes percussion, piano, standup bass, electric guitar(s), strings, horn arrangements, backing vocals, etc. I wanted to do an album that was simply "one guitar and one vocal".

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released January 5, 2020

Written, arranged, recorded, and mixed by Roger Lehman. All vocals and instrumentation performed by Roger Lehman. Copyright 2008 - Roger Lehman. Registered with BMI.

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Roger Lehman Columbus, Ohio

I started playing (Bass) and singing with a band when I was 14 years old. My first studio experience was1n 1974 at 22 years old. Writing, arranging and recording is all I ever wanted to do.

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