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I Guess We're Doing Alright

by Handsome Hound

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October Country This is fun music that will cheer up any bad mood. I wish these guys were local, or that they'll tour the Midwest soon. What a fun show this would be! Favorite track: I Guess We're Doing Alright.
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1.
Oo la, oo la la, la Oo la, oo la la, la Oo la, oo la la, la Oo la, oo la la, la Einstein had a lover Lived far from one another Wrote each other every other week She asked what will we do When this physics thing is through He said my dear don't you worry I'll write you songs in an open key The notes will ring out into eternity They'll last much longer than you and me You'll see Major Tom has the blues His ship is set to cruise Far beyond the realm of what we know By radio transmission He'll relay all his wishin To his wife before he dies alone and cold Broadcast into space His G chords interlace With cosmic dust and bursting supernovae Bursting supernovae Oh I'll write you songs in an open key The notes will ring out into eternity They'll last much longer than you and me You'll see Hillary said to Bill I just cannot get my fill I woman like this has a lot of needs Bill said what can I do To satisfy you Make sure we go down in history! Well I think I'll write you songs in an open key The notes will ring out into eternity They'll last much longer than you and me You'll see My dear we're no different From Pompeii or Atlantis We'll suffocate or sink into the sea Whatever the end It's just around the bend While I've got breath I'll use it all to sing How I'll write you songs in an open key The notes will ring out into eternity They'll last much longer than you and me You'll see I'll write you songs in an open key The notes will ring out into eternity They'll last much longer than you and me You'll see
2.
She comes around ‘bout every time I feel alone And she doesn’t leave until I feel right at home She lets her hair fall all around her face But she keeps me right in my place He makes the rules, that's what he likes to say But I know better, he’s lucky if I let him stay There ain’t a man smarter or finer than he But he’ll never measure up to me And oh, I guess we’re doing alright For a couple of kids in a great big scary world And ohhh we hold each other tight We’re doing what we oughta We make the love we wanna We can drink a bottle of We can drink a bottle of wine She don’t hesitate, she knows exactly what she wants She’s a go-out-and-getter, a regular commandant She knows that I will do exactly as I’m told But she makes sure that I’m never cold He can be sweeter than the sweetest molasses But just as damn slow when he can’t find his glasses He’s a talker and a wower, never an I-don’t-know-how-er But sometimes I wish he’d take a shower And oh, I guess we’re doing alright For a couple of kids in a great big scary world And ohhh we hold each other tight We’re doing what we oughta We make the love we wanna We can drink a bottle of We can drink a bottle of wine And oh, I guess we’re doing alright For a couple of kids in a great big scary world And ohhh we hold each other tight We’re doing what we oughta We make the love we wanna Getting what we gotta Floatin’ in the water Eating some frittatas Breakin’ the piñatas Smokin’ marijuana Lookin’ for nirvana Peelin’ some bananas Pettin’ some iguanas Actin’ like Madonna Votin’ for Obama We can drink a bottle of We can drink a bottle of wine
3.
Our Problems 03:45
You and I think we’ve got problems I suppose most people do We like to wallow in our worries And pretend that some are true I am tired of complaining I’ve got everything I need What would I do with all that money I’ve got you and you’ve got me We could move into the mountains We could buy ourselves a farm We could spend our days staring at the clouds If I could have you in my arms Forget about your to-do list Let yourself fall behind We can hold off for a moment We can forget about the grind We could quit both of our jobs We could pack and move away We could leave all of our smarter friends behind Who know what they would say No one said this would be easy No one said that life was fair We have to take what we are given And leave without a care We could get an education We could hang up our degrees We could use them to show everyone that we Are better than we seem You and I think we’ve got problems I suppose most people do We like to wallow in our worries And pretend that some are true I am tired of complaining I’ve got everything I need What would I do with all that money I’ve got you and you’ve got me
4.
Jackson 03:29
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout, We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out. I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around, Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson, Look out Jackson town. Well, go on down to Jackson; go ahead and wreck your health. Go play your hand you big-talkin' man, make a big fool of yourself, You're goin' to Jackson; go comb your hair! Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson. See if I care. When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow. (Hah!) All them women gonna make me, teach 'em what they don't know how, I'm goin' to Jackson, you turn-a loose-a my coat. 'Cos I'm goin' to Jackson. "Goodbye," that's all she wrote. But they'll laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a Pony Keg. They'll lead you 'round town like a scalded hound, With your tail tucked between your legs, You're goin' to Jackson, you big-talkin' man. And I'll be waitin' in Jackson, behind my Jaypan Fan, Well now, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper Sprout, We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out. I'm goin' to Jackson, and that's a fact. Yeah, we're goin' to Jackson, ain't never comin' back.
5.
Hannah 03:32
Hannah Wears all black ‘cause her mama said Wears all black ‘cause her mama said Ladies don’t do that. Hannah Ladies don’t wear black. She drinks jack in the movie theater. She drinks jack in the movies. Ladies don’t do that. Hannah, Ladies don’t drink jack. Hey, hey, hey Hannah Don’t lose yourself tonight I know you wanna Keep putting up a fight Hey, hey, hey Hannah Hey Hannah, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright Don’t lose yourself tonight. Hannah, drives her car with the windows down Drives her car with the music loud Can you keep it down? She’ll never keep it down. She kissed a boy in the parking lot. Kissed a boy in the moonlight. She will get around. She’ll kiss every boy in town. Hey, hey, hey Hannah Don’t lose yourself tonight I know you wanna Keep putting up a fight Hey, hey, hey Hannah Hey Hannah, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright Don’t lose yourself tonight. Oh, keep yourself in line, and one day you will find A cookie cutter life, and everything but yourself Or you can leave it all behind, one step at a time. Ohhhhhh ohh Hannah, gets tattoos where it’s gonna show Gets tattoos where it’s gonna show. Ladies don’t do that. Hannah, Ladies don’t do that. She packs her bags with the things she’ll need. Packs her bags with the things she’ll need. She’s never coming back. Because ladies don’t do that. Hey, hey, hey Hannah Don’t lose yourself tonight I know you wanna Keep putting up a fight Hey, hey, hey Hannah Hey Hannah, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright Don’t lose yourself tonight. Hey, hey, hey Hannah Don’t lose yourself tonight I know you wanna Keep putting up a fight Hey, hey, hey Hannah Hey Hannah, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright Don’t lose yourself tonight.
6.
Well it sure is cold in Paris And the people ain’t much warmer But the lights above the Seine sure look nice And here the parties last forever With their cigarettes and wine You can go home with whomever you like Whomever you like And I've been thinking About how nothing keeps from changing And I been thinking How nobody's to blame And I been dreaming Of a time that was much simpler And I been thinking How I miss you all the same It’s getting awful dark here I've been walking into lampposts Seems the stars have gone and fallen from the sky And then I see the Eiffel Tower How it sparkles on the hour And I think that maybe things are gonna be alright I’m gonna be alright And I've been thinking About how nothing keeps from changing And I been thinking How nobody's to blame And I been dreaming Of a time that was much simpler And I been thinking How I miss you all the same Well I heard my grandma died In the middle of the night I didn’t get to say my au revoir See Time keeps coming at us And it ain’t getting slower Even the lights over the Seine get turned off Yeah they get turned off And I've been thinking About how nothing keeps from changing And I been thinking How nobody's to blame And I been dreaming Of a time that was much simpler And I been thinking How I miss you all the same How I miss you all the same How I miss you all the same

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Handsome Hound is extremely excited to release its debut EP, "I Guess We're Doing Alright."

Handsome Hound’s undying love and gratitude go out to the Daviss family, the Kelly clan, the Austin Embassy, the residents of 3211, American University for the use of its recording studio, the residents of 36 rue François Miron, l’equipe du Sawmill Sessions, Peter Travers, Peter and Kelly Kelly, Rog Prints, Jeffrey and Sanna Root, Elisabeth Jaffe, Steve Rooney, Barbara Parsons, Jon Lao, Tracey Katz, Max Pommier, Matt Jaffe, Thomas “Tommy 2Tone” Meyer, Trent “T-Money” Walradt, and the rest of our magnanimous Kickstarter funders. Thank you!

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released March 4, 2016

Handsome Hound is:

Claire Daviss - vocals
Cuchulain Kelly - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, piano, midis, drums, percussion
Allison Rosenberg - trumpet
Tom Liddle - upright bass
Megan McPhaden - banjo
Abby Eurich - violin (Our Problems)
Joe Kye - violin (I’ve Been Thinking)
Aaron Wiener - vocals (I’ve Been Thinking), choir
Choir: Hannah Untereiner, Sam Sanders, Stephanie Buck, Carina Gervacio, Noel Leon, Anna Wood, Sarah Henningsen, Courtney McIntyre, Tom James, Ben Watsky, Sharif Youssef, Ben Lewis, and Matthew Gummess.

Kyle Jensen - recording, production, editing, mixing
Randy LeRoy at Airshow Mastering - mastering
Ursula Miller - art, choir

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Folk rock / Americana trio based in Bay Area, California; originally from Washington, DC.

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