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I Wandered (I Wondered)
I Wandered (I Wondered)
I Wandered (I Wondered)
©2008 L. Quick (BMI)

All songs written by L. Quick except:
"The Stars" ©2002/2008 L. Quick/James Quick

all songs written, performed and recorded by Lee Quick.

drum loops courtesy of Apple's GarageBand 2.

photo taken on the I-840 by Lee with camera phone in right hand and left hand on the wheel.
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1. Amethyst Jane Play
Amethyst Jane
©2005 Lee Quick

Amethyst Jane fell out of bed
A thousand thoughts filled up her head
Then she took a look at the world and smiled

And she was young
And she was happy
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day is gonna come

Amethyst Jane got into the fray
Took a deep breath, and looked at the day
Then she took a turn on a bumpy ride

And she was long
And she was sexy
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day is gonna come

Amethyst Jane got out of the fray
Spun around blind, and had to say
Please don't make me look at myself inside

And she was wrong
And she was angry
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day has gotta come

And she said
Up or down, it's all the same
See the sunshine and the rain
Come or go, it's all the same
Feel the laughter and the pain
Win or lose, it's all the same

Amethyst Jane got out of bed
A thousand dreams filled up her head
Then she took a look at herself and smiled

And she was strong
And she was happy
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day has finally come

Up or down, it's all the same
See the sunshine and the rain
Come or go, it's all the same
Feel the laughter and the pain
Win or lose, it's all the same

Lyrics
Amethyst Jane
Credits
©2005 Lee Quick
Notes
v 6.6

written in bits and pieces in 2003-05 and finished in September 2005, the first song completed after the hurricane.

performed and recorded by Lee Quick, with drum loops by Apple's GarageBand 2. The first song I recorded on my computer.
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2. *The Stars Play
*The Stars
©2002/2008 Lee Quick/James Quick

I have traveled far
Night has fallen hard
Out beyond the lights of town
I finally stop my car

Overhead I find
A jewel-encrusted sky
Clouds of luminescent wonder
Touched with streaks of light

[chorus]
The stars, the stars
The stars are falling down
The stars, the stars
Burn out without a sound

Heaven grants me rest
I am feeling blessed
Planets pull me, suns shine through me
On their journey west

Through the sky they flow
Some flash, some faintly glow
Never thinking, never knowing
Where their light will go

[repeat chorus]

This celestial calm
Must go on and on

Someday when I fall
Through the darkest night of all
Will I shine or will I smolder
When I hear the call

The stars, the stars
The stars are falling down
The stars, the stars
Burn out without a sound

Lyrics
*The Stars
Credits
©2002/2008 James Quick/Lee Quick
Notes
written 2002, revised 2008.
based on a song written by James Quick somewhere around 1978.

performed and recorded by Lee Quick.
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3. I Wandered (I Wondered) Play
I Wandered (I Wondered)
©2005 Lee Quick

I wandered lonely as a crowd
light as a stone
free as a rope
clear as the smoke
I wandered

I wondered if the notes were all used up
would we all have nothing left to play
I wondered if the cards were all turned up
would there be another move to make

and if ace beats king

does love beat lust
does pink beat blue?
does them beat us
does me beat you?
I wondered


I wondered if the words were all used up
would we all have nothing left to say
I wondered if the odds were all raised up
would the horse keep running in the race

and if ace beats king

does love beat lust
does pink beat blue?
does them beat us
does me beat you?
I wondered

I wandered lonely as a crowd
light as a stone
free as a rope
clear as the smoke
I wandered
I wandered

Lyrics
I Wandered (I Wondered)
Credits
©2004 Lee Quick
Notes
v 4.8
written Oct 2004 and March 2005
performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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4. One House Play
One House
©2004-2006 Lee Quick

I walk to hear my feet make noise
On silver-dusted checkered floors
The walls make rooms, and rooms make walls
I move through dark deserted doors
One step at a time

One bath
One kitchen sink
One tree in the yard
One phone
One TV set
One car in the drive
One mirage in one mind's eye
One house

The shadows fall around me while
I search through strange, familiar sights
Through picture windows in my mind
The sun shines on the darkest night
One night at a time

One clock
One turntable
One chair in the den
One hall
One needlepoint
One lamp by the bed
One mirage in one mind's eye
One house

Spend the night inside my head
Close my eyes to see what's there

Before these frozen, haunted scenes
Fade away and disappear
I chase the pictures in my dreams
Embrace the ghosts, erase the tears
One step at a time
One night at a time

One face
One photo book
One memory to spare
One life
One funeral
One heartbreak to bear
One mirage in one mind's eye
One house

Lyrics
One House
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
v 2.2
written in fits, starting in 2002 and re-written until 2006.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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5. *free flower Play
*free flower
©2000/2006 Lee Quick

put it in a basket
place it on a wire
make it for lasting
leave it to desire

ask it by an answer
take it past the point
touch it as a dancer
breathe it with a noise

pull your roots up out of the ground
get out of bed, wander around
free your soul from wondering why
go for a walk up in the sky

be a free flower
be a free flower

move it down the river
lay it till the dawn
push it thru the barrier
love it like a son

pull your roots up out of the ground
get out of bed, wander around
free your soul from wondering why
go for a walk up in the sky

be a free flower
be a free flower
be...


Lyrics
*free flower
Credits
©2000/2006 Lee Quick
Notes
written Dec 26, 2000, the night before an open mic.
I needed 3 original songs and I only had 2, so I wrote this one in a couple of hours.

the "pull your roots up out of the ground" lyrics were added in 2006.

performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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6. All I Am Play
All I Am
©2006 Lee Quick

All I am is lost
All I am is lost
All I am is lost
And all I need is you

All I am is broken
All I am is broken
All I am is broken
And all I need is you

The world is cruel
The world is blind
Where are the good
Where are the kind?

All I am is weary
All I am is weary
All I am is weary
And all I need is you


The world is cold
The world is grey
Where is the hope
Where is the way?

All I am is wandering
All I am is wandering
All I am is wandering
And all I need is you


All I am is unbelieving
All I am is unbelieving
All I am is unbelieving
And all I need is you

All I am is lost
All I am is lost
All I am is lost
And all I need is you

Lyrics
All I Am
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
written March 4-5-6, 2006

performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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Buy All Digital Files for $5.00!
A collection of Lee's hippy-dippy-trippy-trancy-poppy songs, for groovy moods.
Guaranteed to blow your mind. (try them at 4:20...with headphones on...)
In case you are wondering, 4 of these songs contain the word "wander" or "wonder" or both.

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© 2008 L. Quick (BMI)

all songs written, performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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1. Yes Please (Big Brother) Play
Yes Please (Big Brother)
©2007 Lee Quick

Although we haven’t met
I admire what you do
What I do in my bed
really matters to you

O big brother-in-law, give advice to us all

Yes please tell us all, tell us what to believe
Yes please tell us all we are Adam and Eve
Yes please tell us all how the planet began
Yes please tell us all how to family plan
Yes please tell us all, tell us all, tell us all
I don’t know how we’d do it on our own

I appreciate
your concern for my soul
When you legislate
your morality code

Please proceed to decide just for your peace of mind

Yes please tell us all how to righteously live
Yes please tell us all who we better not kiss
Yes please tell us all how to follow our heart
Yes please tell us all how to death-do-us-part
Yes please tell us all, tell us all, tell us all
I don’t know how we’d do it on our own

We love big brother, we love big brother

I apologize
if my love life offends
I don’t mean to deprive
you of your happiness

Life is so simplified when you make up my mind

Yes please tell us all how to choose what we choose
Yes please tell us all how to play by the rules
Yes please tell us all who to hate, who to love
Yes please tell us all you are watching above
Yes please tell us all, tell us all, tell us all
I don’t know how we’d do it on our own

Yes please…
We love big brother…

Lyrics
Yes Please (Big Brother)
Credits
©2007 L. Quick (BMI)
Notes
written Feb. 17, 2007 and Dec 27, 2007 (bridge)
new recording Dec 2007
performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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2. Twenty-three Six [demo] Play
Twenty-three Six [demo]
©2005 Lee Quick

When we were in high school, you and me sure were the best of friends
But now that we're in life, I only see you when a blue moon shines

When I got hitched, you came for the food
But when I broke up, you weren't in the mood
To lend an ear in my time of need
And when I call, you say you're really busy

Any hour of the day – you may be there
Any hour of the night – you might be there
Any day of the week – you could be there
I can count on you
Twenty-three six
Twenty-three six

I have always been a tower of strength when you could use a smile
It seems you'd have an hour or two to spare when I can't help but cry

When I buy lunch you come for the food
But when I go broke, you ain't in the mood
To lend a hand in my time of need
And when I call, you still say that you’re busy

[repeat Chorus]

Where have you been, where have you been, where have you been
Fair-weather friend, fair-weather friend, fair-weather friend

I have always been the one to trust whenever you've been down
But I'm a little tired of standing up for one who's not around

So when you cook out, I'll come for the food
But when you break down, I ain't in the mood
To lend an ear in your time of need
And when you call, I think I will be busy

Any hour of the day – I may be there
Any hour of the night – I might be there
Any day of the week – I could be there
You can count on me
Twenty-three six
Twenty-three six
Twenty-three six

Lyrics
Twenty-three Six [demo]
Credits
©2005/2008 L. Quick (BMI)

and if anyone thinks they can steal this idea and claim they wrote it first -- I played this song at the Bluebird Cafe in 2005, so don't even try it.
Notes
written March 2005
new recording July 2008
performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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3. So Easy To Cry Play
So Easy To Cry
So easy to cry
Now that I’ve lost you
So easy to cry
Now that I know we’re through

Even though I know you’re gone, my tears keep flowing
And its hard to keep this broken heart from showing

So easy to cry
Now that I’ve lost you
So easy to cry
Now that I’m all alone

I should never be apart from you
But my tears won’t touch the heart of you
It’s so hard on me
But it’s so easy to cry over you


So easy to cry
Now that I’ve lost you
So easy to cry
Now that I know we’re through

Now and then I drop my guard and stop pretending
Then my teardrops flow like rivers never ending

So easy to cry
Now that I’ve lost you
So easy to cry
Now that I’m all alone

Though it tears me up to part from you
All my tears won’t touch the heart of you
It’s so hard on me
But it’s so easy to cry over you
Lyrics
So Easy To Cry
Credits
©2008 James Quick/Lee Quick

recorded by Jim Wood --> jimwoodmusic.net

vocal by Lee Quick
all instruments played by Jim Wood
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4. West Nile Virus (live) Play Download
West Nile Virus (live)
© 2004 L. Quick

I went to the forest
Walked thru the cypress
Tried to have a picnic but mosquitos tried to bite us
Now I got a fever and a throbbing sinus
Bit by a skeeter with the West Nile Virus

Went home to my walk-up
Put my feet up
Too tired to get up and pee or throw up
Writin' my will and countin' my days up
Praying at my funeral some friends will show up

Ah - eeee
Bite me

Those damn mosquitos
Are trying to screw us
Excedrin, Penecillin and aspirin are useless
Gonna end up cold in a state of detritus
Sicker than a dog with the West Nile Virus

Ah - eeee
Bite me

Don't go to the forest
Don't walk thru the cypress
Don't try to have a picnic where the skeeters tried to bite us
You'll end up cold in a state of detritus
Bit by a skeeter with the West Nile Virus

Ah - eeee
Bite me
Lyrics
West Nile Virus (live)
Credits
© 2004 L. Quick
Notes
time: 4:48

broadcast April 17, 2007, on WKU 91.7 FM (Western Kentucky University)
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5. Chris Champagne radio interview Play Download
Chris Champagne radio interview
Credits
from the Chris Champagne Comedy Hour
broadcast August 27, 2009 on WGSO 990 AM, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

www.christianchampagne.com
Notes
time: 07:30
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Yes Please (Big Brother):
A bluesy ditty dedicated to all our Big Brothers, especially those in California.
Should there be more or less government... between the sheets?

Twenty-three Six:
A catchy and snarky swing tune about the frustrations of friendship.
Written in March 2005 in Nashville (at the Writers Room), and re-made in July 2008.

So Easy To Cry:
written by James Quick and Lee Quick, sung by Lee, produced and all-instruments-played by Jim Wood, fiddle player extraordinaire. Goes nicely with a cocktail in hand.

West Nile Virus:
Live from WKU 91.7 FM Folk University radio show! Lee plays "West Nile Virus" live on the air! Complete with DJ participation! And it's a free download! How much more exciting could this be?!

Chris Champagne Comedy Hour interview:
A talk with Lee, including the topical quiz "Wait Wait Don't Kill Me." (free download)
Broadcast August 27, 2009 on WGSO 990 AM, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Songs For Refugees
Songs For Refugees
Songs For Refugees
©2007 L. Quick (BMI)

all songs written, performed and recorded by Lee Quick.

drum loops courtesy of Apple's GarageBand 2.

photo credit: Jon Brandt, "Untitled." Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, Object #33161 hurricanearchive.org

Jon Brandt Photography
jonbrandt.photography@yahoo.com
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1. The Black Line Play
The Black Line
©2006 Lee Quick

There’s a black hole
in the highway
It hurts my head to hit it every day
But it’s just too small
so they won’t come
to fill it in and make it smooth again

I can’t help it
but it bothers me

There’s a black mark
on my white dress
I don’t think it will ever fade away
And it wears me down
and I wonder
what would ever make it white again

I can’t help it
but it bothers me


There’s a black line
on my front door
It stayed there when the water went away
And it won’t come off
even though I
have tried and tried to make it clean again

I can’t help it
but it bothers me

There’s a black hole
in my memory
of how it feels to get away from pain
But I can’t go back
and there’s nothing
to fill my soul and make it whole again

I can’t help it
but it bothers me
Lyrics
The Black Line
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
written in a camper at the Kerrville Folk Festival, May 28, 2006.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick.
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2. After The Storm Play
After The Storm
©2006 Lee Quick

I left my home and drove all night
I found a bed and closed my eyes
and when I woke up my life was changed
after the storm took it away


all my things were left to rot
all my work was in the mud
all my friends scattered across the states
after the storm took them away

ah
ah

I wandered far away from home
I put a mattress on the floor
I sat alone most every day
after the storm took me away

ah
ah

how do you buy things you can’t replace
how do you run when you can’t escape
how do you build up the wall again
after the storm takes it away

ah
ah
Lyrics
After The Storm
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
v 5.3
written Jan 2006.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick (new recording Dec 2007)
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3. I Wandered (I Wondered) Play
I Wandered (I Wondered)
©2005 Lee Quick

I wandered lonely as a crowd
light as a stone
free as a rope
clear as the smoke
I wandered

I wondered if the notes were all used up
would we all have nothing left to play
I wondered if the cards were all turned up
would there be another move to make

and if ace beats king

does love beat lust
does pink beat blue?
does them beat us
does me beat you?
I wondered

I wondered if the words were all used up
would we all have nothing left to say
I wondered if the odds were all raised up
would the horse keep running in the race

and if ace beats king

does love beat lust
does pink beat blue?
does them beat us
does me beat you?
I wondered

I wandered lonely as a crowd
light as a stone
free as a rope
clear as the smoke
I wandered
I wandered
Lyrics
I Wandered (I Wondered)
Credits
©2005 Lee Quick
Notes
written March 2005.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick (with drum loop)
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4. Never Say Play
Never Say
©2006 Lee Quick

You might think
if you ask me just what it is I do
That I might say
“If I explain, would it be understood
What I do isn’t what I am,
and what is it to you?”

But you should know
I would never say a thing like that
Oh yeah you know
I would never say a thing like that

You might think
if you ask me just where I go to church
That I might say
“What if I don’t, and what gives you the nerve?
If there’s really a God up there,
Let’s leave it up to her”

[repeat chorus]

You could read me like a book
You could turn my pages
If you’ll only take a look
You’ll see past my cover

You might think
if you ask me just who I voted for
That I might say
“Am I living in another civil war?
or a place where the people
can be free to roll their own?”

[repeat chorus]

If you ask me who I am
I will say my name
If you ask me what I am
I won’t say a thing

You might think
if you ask me just where it is I stand
That I might say
“Well, if I said, would I be where I am?
Everyone can do what they like
and I don’t give a damn”

[repeat chorus]
Lyrics
Never Say
Credits
© 2006 Lee Quick
Notes
v 2.6
written November 2005.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick (new recording Dec 2007)
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5. Not Okay Play
Not Okay
©2007 Lee Quick

If you kiss me, I won’t have to speak
If you touch me, I won’t have to feel
But if you ask me, I’ll have to say
I’m not okay


If you joke with me, I won’t have to think
If you dance with me, I won’t have to sit
But if you ask me, I’ll have to say
I’m not okay


Take me, make me forget
Take me outside my head
Make me stop feeling
Take all my pain away


If you lay with me, I won’t have to lie
If you carry me, I won’t have to try
But if you ask me, I’ll have to say
I’m not okay


Take me, make me forget
Take me outside my head
Make me stop feeling
Take all my pain away


If you hold me, I won’t have to stand
If you catch me, I won’t have to land
But if you ask me, I’ll have to say
I’m not okay
I’m not okay

Lyrics
Not Okay
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
v 3.9
written Oct 24, 2005, and performed at the Bluebird Cafe open mic that night.
revised Nov 2005 and Dec 2007.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick.
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6. One House Play
One House
©2004-2006 Lee Quick

I walk to hear my feet make noise
On silver-dusted checkered floors
The walls make rooms, and rooms make walls
I move through dark deserted doors
One step at a time

One bath
One kitchen sink
One tree in the yard
One phone
One TV set
One car in the drive
One mirage in one mind's eye
One house

The shadows fall around me while
I search through strange, familiar sights
Through picture windows in my mind
The sun shines on the darkest night
One night at a time

One clock
One turntable
One chair in the den
One hall
One needlepoint
One lamp by the bed
One mirage in one mind's eye
One house

Spend the night inside my head
Close my eyes to see what's there

Before these frozen, haunted scenes
Fade away and disappear
I chase the pictures in my dreams
Embrace the ghosts, erase the tears
One step at a time
One night at a time

One face
One photo book
One memory to spare
One life
One funeral
One heartbreak to bear
One mirage in one mind's eye
One house

Lyrics
One House
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
v 2.2
written in fits, starting in 2002 and re-written until 2006.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick
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7. I Will Forget Play
I Will Forget
©2006 Lee Quick

If I’ve ever hurt you bad, let’s pretend I didn’t
If you’ve ever hurt me back, I know you didn’t mean it

If it’s useless to remember
I will forget


When my skin is cut, it takes a little while to heal it
When the scar finally fades, you can hardly see it

When it’s useless to remember
I will forget
Forget


Why live on the bad side
Why put salt in the wound
Why remember the bad times
Just remember the good


If I ever break your heart, let’s go back before it
If you ever make me cry, they’ll dry before you know it

If it’s useless to remember
I will forget
Forget

Lyrics
I Will Forget
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
v 2.6
written September 1 and October 19, 2006.
guitar part is one take (unedited).
performed and recorded by Lee Quick.
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8. Unawake Play
Unawake
©2004 Lee Quick

All night I lay wondering
What my life could have been
Turning to the pillow
Where the darkness takes me in

All day I'm remembering
All the things I never did
Turning from the window
When the sun comes thru the shade

Tell my eyes to open up for the moment's over
Maybe someday now or later it's time to wake up

All day I see nothing
But the daydream in my head
Lying in the bed I made
Or just lying to myself

Tell my eyes to open up for the moment's over
Maybe someday now or later it's time to wake up
Maybe better late than never it's time to wake up

All night I am hiding
From the light that burns my skin
All day I am sleeping
Thru the life that could have been

Tell me I don't have to wake up
Tell me I don't have to wake up
Tell me I don't have to wake up
Tell a lie

Tell my eyes to open up for the moment's over
Maybe someday now or later it's time to wake up
Maybe better late than never it's time to wake up
It's time to wake up
Lyrics
Unawake
Credits
©2004 Lee Quick
Notes
v 2.8
written October 2004.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick (with drum loop)
inspired by my acoustic version of Elvis Costello's "Blood and Chocolate"
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9. Amethyst Jane Play
Amethyst Jane
©2005 Lee Quick

Amethyst Jane fell out of bed
A thousand thoughts filled up her head
Then she took a look at the world and smiled

And she was young
And she was happy
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day is gonna come

Amethyst Jane got into the fray
Took a deep breath, and looked at the day
Then she took a turn on a bumpy ride

And she was long
And she was sexy
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day is gonna come

Amethyst Jane got out of the fray
Spun around blind, and had to say
Please don't make me look at myself inside

And she was wrong
And she was angry
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day has gotta come

And she thought
Up or down, it's all the same
See the sunshine and the rain
Come or go, it's all the same
Feel the laughter and the pain
Win or lose, it's all the same

Amethyst Jane got out of bed
A thousand dreams filled up her head
Then she took a look at herself and smiled

And she was strong
And she was happy
And the day was long
And the time went by, in a way, that would say
A better day has finally come

Up or down, it's all the same
See the sunshine and the rain
Come or go, it's all the same
Feel the laughter and the pain
Win or lose, it's all the same

Lyrics
Amethyst Jane
Credits
©2005 Lee Quick
Notes
v 6.5
written in bits and pieces in 2003-05 and finished in September 2005 - the first song completed after the hurricane.

performed and recorded by Lee Quick, with drum loops by Apple's GarageBand 2 - the first song I recorded on my computer.
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10. All I Am Play
All I Am
©2006 Lee Quick

All I am is lost
All I am is lost
All I am is lost
And all I need is you

All I am is broken
All I am is broken
All I am is broken
And all I need is you

The world is cruel
The world is blind
Where are the good
Where are the kind?

All I am is weary
All I am is weary
All I am is weary
And all I need is you


The world is cold
The world is grey
Where is the hope
Where is the way?

All I am is wandering
All I am is wandering
All I am is wandering
And all I need is you


All I am is unbelieving
All I am is unbelieving
All I am is unbelieving
And all I need is you

All I am is lost
All I am is lost
All I am is lost
And all I need is you

Lyrics
All I Am
Credits
©2006 Lee Quick
Notes
v 4.3
written Mar 4-5-6, 2006.
performed and recorded by Lee Quick.
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Songs written and recorded 2005-2008, brought to you courtesy of the GarageBand recording software on Lee's Mac computer. Every sound you hear here is Lee's doing / choice / fault.

In 2005, Lee was blown away by Hurricane Katrina and landed in Nashville, Tennessee. After wandering and wondering for a while, she sat down and started writing a hell-of-a-lot of songs and playing around on Nashville Writers Nights (including the famous Bluebird Cafe). Among other things, she was interviewed by MusiCares (NARAS-the Grammy people), hugged by Paul Stookey, and touched by Keith Urban (twice).

In 2007 Lee gave up on being discovered and just sings / plays / records all her songs on her computer by herself -- however, if you want to discover her, please feel free to do so.

And yes, the links above enable you to buy the album for 9 bucks or one song for 88 cents. The Intertubes are an amazing thing.
Do You Think?
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Do You Think?
© 2004 L. Quick (BMI)

All songs written by L. Quick except:
"If I Apologize" by L. Quick/A. Whitman (BMI)
"Just Another Lost Soul" by L. Quick/J. Quick (BMI)
"Folk U." by L. Quick/J. Quick (BMI)

Lee Quick: vocals, six & twelve-string acoustic guitars, electric guitar (4), electric bass (4)
Dave Stover: electric & acoustic bass
Matt Swiler: drums, percussion
Trevor Brooks: piano, organ
Gina Forsyth: violin (5, 9, 10)
Mark Fowler: electric guitar (1, 2)
Mike West: banjouki (4), electric guitar (6, 9), banjo & mandolin (12)

Produced and engineered by Mike West
Recorded August-September 2003 at the Ninth Ward Pickin' Parlor, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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1. In This World Play
In This World
©2002 L. Quick
[also in redux version: revised lyrics © 2006]

He's a geographic mistake
With little hope of escape
And the plans that he made all flow down the drain
With the rest of the rain

He is known by one or two
Who don't mind a different view
But the jokes that he makes are a mystery to most
So he spends his time alone
And he lives in a world of his own

He eats, he sleeps, he works, and he plays
He creates his dreams, and he counts the days
He tries to improve the space he maintains
He has his own place in this world

He could have stood apart
If he knew just how to start
All that he wants is a sense of success
All he gets is one day less
All he lacks is all that he wants

He eats, he sleeps, he works, and he plays
He lives with his dreams, and he counts the days
He tries to improve the space he maintains
He has his own place in this world

His room will greet no guests
So he veils his mind in rest
And day after day he climbs out of his bed
And he hears the words left unsaid
And he lives inside his head

He eats, he sleeps, he works, and he plays
He laughs at his dreams, and he counts the days
He tries to improve the space he maintains
He has no place in this world
Lyrics
In This World
Credits
© 2002 Lee Quick
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2. You Walked Out The Door Play
You Walked Out The Door
©2003 L. Quick

Well, long time no see, sure has been a while
Looks like you’re getting around in town while you flash that smile
And now you've got that look in your eyes again
It is a little tempting, but I remember when

You wore your clothes one time and threw ‘em all over the floor
You wore me out and then you came around for more
You whispered in my ear, I thought I knew what for
But then you packed your bags and added up your score
You tore out my heart, showed it to me, threw it on the floor, stepped on it,
turned around and walked out the door

Well, you rolled into my life in tight blue jeans
You proved a pretty face ain’t always what it seems
And though that slippery tongue knew just what to say
You showed off your good asset when you turned away

(repeat CHORUS)

I can’t be sure when a love comes knockin’
I can’t think straight when my heart is throbbin’
I can’t believe every smiling face
But I can put you back in your place

Well, so long babe, I hope you have a time
Maybe you’ll gain a little wisdom down the line
And when that flashy smile goes by the wayside
Remember why there’s no one standing by your side

(repeat CHORUS)

Yeah, you tore out my heart, showed it to me,
threw it on the floor, stepped on it, turned around
– showed your best side – and walked out the door
Lyrics
You Walked Out The Door
Credits
© 2003 Lee Quick
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3. Willow Tree Bend Play
Willow Tree Bend
©2002 L. Quick

Willow tree seed
Willow tree sprout
Willow tree dance and dream
Willow tree breathe
Willow tree shine
Willow tree grow up green

Willow tree sigh
Willow tree weep
Willow tree sweep the grass
Willow tree cry
Willow tree feel
Willow tree grow up fast

Ah______
Ah______

Icy wind is blowing
Shadow clouds are growing
Devil dust is swirling all over the ground
If a tree falls with no one around
Will a tree make a sound?

Ah______
Ah______

Willow tree bend
Willow tree break
Willow tree crash and fall...
Willow tree seed
Willow tree sprout
Willow tree grow up tall

Icy wind is blowing
Shadow clouds are growing
Devil dust is swirling all over the ground
If a tree falls with no one around
Will a tree make a sound?

Ah______
Ah______
Ah______
Lyrics
Willow Tree Bend
Credits
© 2002 Lee Quick
Notes
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4. Bored To Hell Play
Bored To Hell
©2001 L. Quick
[also in redux version: revised 2006]

When he calls me on the phone, he doesn’t seem to realize
That he’s got nothing to say
When I want him I let him know
Then it’s done my way

I get little from his company, much less his conversation
His mind could be concealed, or else there’s nothing to reveal
Yes, he’s picture-perfect but what’s wrong with (this)--
This boy bores me to hell

When I look into his eyes, I see pretty colors and
A spot of blackness inside
Why do I get the creepy feeling
He’s got nothing to hide

I get little from his company, much less his conversation
His mind could be concealed, or else there’s nothing to reveal
Yes, he’s picture-perfect but what’s wrong with (this)--
This boy bores me to hell

What’s behind that door?
Same room, different number
I’ve seen it all before

If this trip is going nowhere
His skin-deep amenities are wasted on me
What good’s a pretty view
In a place I don’t want to be

I get little from his company, much less his conversation
His mind could be concealed, or else there’s nothing to reveal
Yes, he’s picture-perfect but what’s wrong with (this)--
This boy bores me to hell
This boy bores me to h
Lyrics
Bored To Hell
Credits
© 2001 Lee Quick
Notes
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5. If I Apologize Play
If I Apologize
©1940/2002 Ann Whitman/Lee Quick

If I apologize, will you forgive?
If I say I'm sorry for the way that I've lived
Think of the good times when our love was new
I'm saying I'm sorry, I apologize to you

If I apologize, can we go on?
Please don't believe that our love is all gone
We had so much together, forgive me my sin
I'm saying I'm sorry, I need you back again

I know that I'm guilty, I'll take all the blame
And I'll try to do better, would you do the same?

If I should promise, will you agree?
That we'll stay together and you'll never leave
Let's try to forget all the pain we've been through
I'm saying I'm sorry, I apologize to you

I loved you much more than I ever knew
I'm saying I'm sorry, I apologize to you
Lyrics
If I Apologize
Credits
©1940/2002 Ann Whitman/Lee Quick
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6. Something To Say Play
Something To Say
©2003 Lee Quick

When I was young and lost
You were so wise and strong
But when I gave my trust
You were already gone

Why don’t you take off that mask
And take a day to explain
I just don’t believe you’ll have something to say
Anything to say
Anytime soon

When I looked up to you
You looked away and turned your back
A little girl's love refused
A lifetime of questions passed

Why don’t you take off that mask
And take away all the pain
I just don’t believe you’ll have something to say
Anything to say
Anytime soon

Why do these ties keep on pulling us apart?
And when will the time wear down that wall around your heart?

Now you are old and lost
And time is pressing on your back
There must be a way to touch
With more than a passing glance

I’ll have to take off my mask
And search my soul till it hurts
I’ll look into the glass
And I’ll take stock of my words
I’ve got to believe I’ll have something to say
Anything to say
Sometime soon
Lyrics
Something To Say
Credits
©2003 Lee Quick
Notes
[2 min. sample]
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7. Tell Me Play
Tell Me
©2001 Lee Quick
[also in redux version: revised 2006]

Walk with me
Touch my hand
Laugh with me
Speak your mind

Don't tell me what you think I want to hear
Tell me what you think

Talk with me
Touch my heart
Look at me
Share your sight

Don't tell me what you believe I should know
Tell me what you believe

Please don't tell me that I look good
Tell me that I am good
Don't tell me that you want me
Tell me that you need me

Sit with me
Touch my hair
Listen to me
Decide if you care

Don't tell me what you feel is right for me
Tell me what you feel
Tell me

Lyrics
Tell Me
Credits
©2001 Lee Quick
[also revised ©2006]
Notes
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8. Just Another Lost Soul Play
Just Another Lost Soul
At the source of the river stands the source of our pain
He's a killer and no law will bind him
So gather your weapons and sail on upstream
'Cause it may take us all just to find him
And for those against killing him
Here's what I say

He is, after all, just another lost soul
Not that he isn't a bad one
And we must do our part to destroy his black heart
Assuming that he ever had one
But it's best for the rest of us
At least, for what's left of us
Like losing a finger to save your hand.
©2003 Lee Quick/James Quick

At the source of the river we planted our flag
And we slew that bad man, or we thought so
But who would have known
He had friends who threw stones
And a lesson would need to be taught, so
For those against killing them
What can I say?

They are, after all, just a thousand lost souls
He led them astray, now they're bad ones
And we must do our part to destroy their black hearts
Tho we can pretend that they had none
But it's best for the rest of us
At least, for what's left of us
Like losing an eye to save your face.

Then their villagers cried
"We have God on our side!"
Tho we knew for certain that we did
And with weapons in hand
Swore they'd make their last stand
Seems history will be repeated
And although we must kill them all
Still we will say

They are, after all, the uncounted lost souls
Not that they all will be bad ones
And we must do our part with a cold, calloused heart
Tho the legacy may be a sad one
But it's best for the rest of us
At least, for what's left of us
Like losing your soul to save your pride.
Lyrics
Just Another Lost Soul
Credits
©2003 Lee Quick/James Quick
Notes
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9. Do You Think? Play
Do You Think?
© 2002 Lee Quick

What do you think
Why do you think
What do you think of a man in black?
Whatever hits you in the heart
Gets you down to the point
Guides you to the flash of light

What do you think
Why do you think
What do you think of a man in blue?
Whatever pops into your head
Gets ingrained in your brain
Makes you feel safe at nite –
Why do you think what you think?

Don't think twice, don't pay no mind
Follow your bliss, don't second guess
Go with your gut, don't mind us
It's your life, you know what's right
[repeat]
Do you think?

What do you think
Why do you think
What do you think of a woman in red?
Whatever gets you thru the nite
Gets you off when you want
Frees you up and gets you high

What do you think
Why do you think
What do you think of a man in pink?
Whatever lines up in your sights
Gets you ready to fight
No matter who has to die –
Why do you think what you think?

[repeat Chorus]
Lyrics
Do You Think?
Credits
© 2002 Lee Quick

Lee Quick: vocals, six string acoustic guitar
Dave Stover: acoustic bass
Matt Swiler: drums, percussion
Gina Forsyth: violin
Mike West: electric guitar
Notes
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10. Michael & George Play
Michael & George
©2002 Lee Quick

If I earned the fortune of choice
And I could make only one wish
I'd spend my decision fulfilling my vision
And pass a good time with my friends

There's two guests whose presence I'd bless
To sit at my table and talk
George played a tune while Mike played the fool
Though their paths and mine haven't crossed

[chorus 1]
They've both been a-traveling
Enigmas unraveling
Scouting the landscape for the source of the soul
Their wisdom would fill me
I'd not ask for more
If I could have dinner with Michael and George

They've seen all, without and within
Everything ventured and gained
George dug the earth, Mike circled around it
Collecting a treasure unseen

[repeat chorus 1]

They'd tell me the meaning of life
I'd feast on the insight and wit
While George calmly muses, and Michael enthuses
I'd give thanks for friends I've just met

But one day, George left this world
Leaving the stories untold
IGeorge reached nirvana, and Mike's getting older
And I'm spinning visions no more

They're both done a-traveling
Enigmas unraveling
Scouting the landscape for the source of the soul
Their wisdom won't fill me
I won't get no more
I'll never have dinner with Michael and George

Now my wish is gone with the time
For all things must pass away
So I'll sit at my table, and look out my window
And search for a place beyond pain

Now I will go traveling
Enigmas unraveling
Scouting the landscape for the source of the soul
The wisdom will fill me
I won't need no more
Someday I'll have dinner with Michael and George
Lyrics
Michael & George
Credits
©2002 Lee Quick
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11. Sky Blues Play
Sky Blues
©2002 Lee Quick

I’m feeling the blues
Though the sky is blue
I’m feeling pained
’Bout losing you

I’m feeling the blues
Though the sky is blue
The breeze blows warm
But I’m cold right through

Everything seems empty as can be to me
I’m unconfined, but I’m not free
I see you in the clouds up in the sky
They blow on by

What I need is you
Then I won’t feel blue

I’m feeling the blues
Though the sky is blue
My heart won’t smile
No matter what I do

Now where once were two, there’s only one alone
Two always meant a lot of fun
You can leave me but it’s plain to see
I’m stuck with me

What I need is you
Then I won’t feel blue
Then I won’t feel blue
Lyrics
Sky Blues
Credits
©2001 Lee Quick
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12. Folk U. Play
Folk U.
©2002 Lee Quick/James Quick

Oh I am going to music college in the county seat someday
To gain a lot of knowledge ‘bout how to sing and how to play
The Folk University’s a name most folks have seen
Cause when I say “Folk U.” they understand just what I mean

[chorus:]
I’m goin to Folk U.
Until I’m satisfied
That I’m the best there is and no one does it quite like I do
I’m goin to Folk U.
Though it might take a while, I’ll come out with a smile
And I’ll hang up that old sheepskin on the wall when I’m through
I’m goin to Folk U., Folk U., Folk U.
Until I get it right

This institute of higher learning gets a great deal of respect
Why, just the thought of getting in there makes you hold your head erect
That’s why the Folk University’s the college of my choice
I’m going to Folk U. until the whole world hears my voice

[repeat chorus]

No matter how hard that it gets, I’ll just keep on keepin’ on,
I know that I can make it in the end
There might be some dull professors that I’ll end up sleepin’ on
But with firm determination
And a lot of perspiration
I will reach my destination
And when I finish, I won’t need to pretend

And though the competition might be stiff, I’ll do much more than pass
I’ll take on the student body, be on top of my class
And the Folk University will be my claim to fame
Cause all the folks who went there always said they’re glad they came.

I’m goin to Folk U.
Until I’m satisfied
That I’m the best there is and no one does it quite like I do
I’m goin to Folk U.
Though it might take a while, I’ll come out with a smile
And I’ll hang up that old sheepskin on the wall when I’m through
I’m goin to Folk U., Folk U., Folk U.
And even if I have to practice thru the night
I'll get it right!
Lyrics
Folk U.
Credits
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Lee Quick's first album, "Do You Think?", is a rootsy ride through the wry side of folk and alt. country -- a lyrical, sharp-witted collection touching on a variety of styles eclectic enough to keep you "thinking quick." These songs were recorded by Mike West (mikewest.net) at a soon-to-be-ex-house in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans.

Released in February 2004, "Do You Think?" features ten Lee originals plus two songs co-written with James Quick, including the fan favorite "Folk U.", a tongue-in-cheek look at musical (and sexual) education.

One standout song, "If I Apologize," originally penned in 1940 by Lee's late grandmother, Ann Whitman Dudoit, receives emotional accolades from listeners -- it's been described as "something Patsy Cline should have sung." And "Bored To Hell," with its quirky, catchy hook, shows Lee's dark and unique sense of humor.

In addition to CD Baby, the physical CD is also available from The Louisiana Music Factory. (But you can't buy it at Wal-Mart.) You can also stream, download and/or buy these songs in digital form through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and almost anywhere else where quality music is found.

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