Recorded by Phil Anker at Pong Ping Studios and at The Green Room in Red Bluff, Calif. between the fall of 2004 and the spring of 2007.
lyrics
You said, “thanks for working so hard” as I was closing the door.
But I thought you said, “don’t leave me alone,” & then I closed the door.
I’m not a disciplined man. My work is never done.
But I smell rivers underground—The body, the heart, and this song.
And you sing…
Now’s not the time to say goodnight
Now’s not the time to wish you goodbye
Lover please, speak to me
Lover please, speak to me
Everything is quiet in the television light.
I can hear water breaking underground…in the television light.
When I lay my head to sleep, use cold rain on my skin.
I’d rather laugh than sleep any day, and I love to hear you sing.
And you sing…
Now’s not the time to say goodnight
Now’s not the time to wish you goodbye
Lover please, speak to me
Lover please, speak to me
credits
from The Party,
released December 9, 2007
Written by Jason Cassidy. Players: Jason C. (vocals, electric piano); Connie Cassidy (vocals, drums); Mark Lore (guitar); Dan Greenfield (guitar); Dave Greenfield (cello); Phil Anker (slide trombone, synthesizer); Becky Carmichael (synthesizer).
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