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Penny Sweets

by Red Rattles

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1.
We got the spirit We’re gonna bring it home. Come on, brothers and sisters We hear you out there.
2.
It's a Shame 02:46
It’s a shame getting used to a good thing baby It’s a shame getting used to a real good thing The ones that you love, and the warmth that they bring It’s a shame getting used to a good thing And I miss you so bad when you’re not around But I can’t put you down. I should, but I can’t put you down. Your ways been leaving stains on my heart, babe Your ways been leaving stains on my soul, girl The night that we met, I felt it start Your ways been leaving stains on my heart It’s a shame, it’s a shame, baby It’s a shame, it’s a real shame, baby. I love you, but I don’t need you. I don’t get lonely, but I miss you all the time. Come back baby (baby, come back).
3.
Sure Thing 04:04
Don’t mind waiting on a sure thing baby I don’t mind waiting on a sure thing Someday you’re gonna fill my bowl Someday you’re gonna fill my cup Someday I’ll be able to say, “Baby, I’ve had enough.” Someday before we get too old All my sweats gonna turn to gold We’ll get a nice place on the outskirts of town and start our fold. But who’s gonna stick, and who’s gonna slip, from the master plan You think I got another girl, well, baby, I know you got another man. I shot my baby down. So here I sit on lonely row Staring at a big black hole It ain’t so bad you know When the state picks the day that you’re gonna go.
4.
Rainboots 02:19
I got prisitine rainboots on my feet And I’m ready. I got dirty puddles in the street And I’m ready. Oh, Lord. I got busted knuckles on my fists. I got broken teeth behind my lips. Don’t you hear me lord? Can’t you see me Lord? I got a brand new prayer that should do the trick. Life’s been hard, it’s time I deal with it. Thank you, Lord.
5.
Break 03:22
Your hair down, ready for bed Your sheets stained, gold and red Drift in the breezes, grant yourself nothing but time I pray you keep the good sense, to let true love break your whole life The last time, I said goodbye I hung up, when you started to cry I know, I was not kind, in all the things I, did to you But I always felt it too. Drift in the breezes, grant yourself nothing but time I pray you keep the good sense, to let true love break your whole life I’ll change with the seasons, grant myself nothing but time And learn all the reasons, to let true love break my whole life. The steel rails, that line the road I know, they won’t hold.
6.
All the best things are easy All the best things are easy Cause I never ever see them through Just like you. The good fire singes All my feeble hinges When I see you, sweet girl I get those twinges Of love. Of love. My happiness Is a thin string of moments When my spirits swell With those graceful hints Of love. Of love. I could’ve told you sooner. I could’ve told you the first time we met. Misty eyes see so clear Through the dirty years My chest is all wet With all your tears Of love. Of love. I was waiting in the backroom expecting company, but not you. Quiet things are so pretty Quiet things are so pretty I can’t help but make a big sound Or I’ll feel like I’m just hanging around All the best things are easy All the best things are easy Cause I never ever see them through Just like you There’s always more to do That’s how I met you.
7.
Take Me Home 03:14
Just lay your baggage on the tarmac, my dear Those broken suitcases bring you to tears When you gonna realize you can just leave it all here And take me home, girl, take me home. There’s no point in saying sorry, ain’t no point in blame Even stupid junkies know time don’t work on shame I know how we got here, but not why we came So take me home, girl, take me home. Oh, I might be shallow, but all I want is Jesus To think that I’m a real cool dude I sure hope he likes the desperate ways I’m living And my secret tattoo I went around the corner, said I’d be right back But now I’m fastened to these low-down tracks With steel cuffs and steel chains and I keep taking smacks So take me home, girl, take me home. Oh, I need so bad what I know you’re keeping Deep inside your anxious heart I know full well everything ends You know not everything gets a chance to start. Take me, baby.
8.
Molly Monroe 03:01
Heartbroken and lonely on a Friday night Went looking for solace under those neon lights Half-way under, nearly fell off my chair When I saw those pink thigh-highs and that big purple hair. She was leaning on a thug by the back bathroom door She caught me looking so I looked at the floor Next thing I knew I felt hot breath on my neck And she said “Hi, I’m Molly Monroe.” She caught a real soft landing for a runaway The kind of thing people tend to share Let loose those secrets you can’t cut away I’m sure your Daddy cares. She paid my tab and dragged me outside Wanted my keys, said she was good to drive Who am I to tell such a fine thing no Oh, Miss Molly Monroe. She parked by the river and opened up her purse Handed it to me and said, “boy, do your worst” Stayed up all night just watching that river roll Oh, Miss Molly Monroe I’ve had good, baby, and I’ve had bad Miss Molly was the best, she left me so glad Who am I to tell such a fine thing no Oh, Miss Molly Monroe
9.
Lids of Your Eyes (free) 02:52
Restless murmurs I heard on the porch Were coming from the inside I’d escaped by a cigarette close company And waded back in my mind The lids of your eyes Were like drapes in the sun I could look at the rest of my days. Baby, you don’t fade. Humid grievances rose in the air The heavens were open, light hung like your hair And the streeets were all wet. You said, take what you need Take what you need. We leave when we leave We got where we go And I know, you know. Can’t count all the times I pushed right through Reluctant to be here at all But there’s always surviving to do And you hold my gaze as I fall. The lids of you eyes were like drapes in the sun. The one true love I know I’ve seen. Know you’re here with me.

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"Penny Sweets" was recorded over 2 sessions in the summer of 2010; the first in an Earlysville, VA basement, and the second in a bedroom in a farmhouse in Scottsville, VA.
All sounds by Luke Nutting and Davey Jacobs, Red Rattles.
"Rainboots" features Elvis the Rooster.
All recordings done on one Shure SM58 microphone.

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released March 17, 2011

Luke Nutting - guitar, vocals, etc.
Davey Jacobs - drums
Elvis the Rooster - crow
Produced and mixed by Luke Nutting.
Mastered by Abel Okugawa.
All songs by Red Rattles.

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Red Rattles Charlottesville

Red Rattles is a Charlottesville, VA garage-soul duo, with Luke on guitar and vocals and Davey Jacobs on drums. They met working at a bakery and started playing, in Luke's basement, the most visceral, didactic testimonial blues they could conjure, and it came quick and easy. ... more

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