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Get Out Of Your Own Way

from Shade by David Thorne Scott

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by David Thorne Scott and Mark Shilansky
(from the liner notes by Will Friedwald)
"Get Out of Your Own Way" seems to me to refect his experience as a teacher of young people, in that both offer what might be called philosophical life lessons in a very appealing, not to mention swinging package - kind of bebop bromides.

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I’ll see you my friend,
I’m tired of you buttin’ in
With all of those things you say.
And though it’s been fun,
More fun than a barrel full of monkeys,
I think it’s time we go all on our own way.

So put on the brakes,
I pray for both of our sakes
You find what you need today.
And whether you’re flush,
Or whether you’re runnin’ out of luckies,
You find the time to get out of your own way.

It’s just the middle of the story,
Go on and get a little glory,
I know that you can make it somehow.
Sometimes the last ain’t the best,
There’s always somethin’ better, I guess,
So I will just be takin’ my bow, now,

I’ll see you my friend,
I’m tired of you buttin’ in
With all of those things you say.
And though it’s been fun,
More fun than a barrel full of monkeys,
I think it’s time we go all on our own way.

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from Shade, released September 1, 2004
David Thorne Scott, vocals
Mark Shilansky, piano
Daryl Lowery, alto saxophone
John Funkhouser, bass
Jon Hazilla, drums
Arranged by David Thorne Scott

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David Thorne Scott Boston, Massachusetts

“At a time of great conflict in our country – when words often fail us – music has the power to bridge divides. With his latest album Thornewood, released earlier this month, David Thorne Scott explores the intersection of Jazz and Americana, city and country, instrumentation and lyrics to create lush compositions and covers that are unifying, and healing, in their beauty.” - Laurie Fanelli ... more

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