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Good Luck, Good Night

by John Ian

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1.
Tomorrow 01:49
Fists and teeth clenched in his sleep Drowning in sorrow, drowning so deep Rolling that rock up the hill Worrying about the next bill, the next bill, the next bill Tomorrow, my friend, is a brand new day I know you know but you forget cause life gets in the way Nothing ever stays the same Embrace the pain, as essential as the rain Runaway girl, sad cowboys and lost lovers Lonely rock stars, neglected kids, dead dreamers, silent poets And all the others Tomorrow, my friends, is a brand new day I know you know but you forget cause life gets in the way Nothing ever stays the same Embrace the pain, as essential as the rain Searchers for truth and light until it all falls apart again You gotta dance, dance, dance, dance, dance And you can find things in the dark
2.
Bring on your skeletons and your skulls, I’m not scared of the dead It’s the living I’m worrying about instead All the dreadful things they do, all the dreadful things they do Are you scared yet, cause you should be Are you scared yet, cause I would be if I were you If you go on living the way you do, your soul will be lost If you go on doing the things you do, your soul will be lost Are you scared yet, cause you should be Are you scared yet, cause I would be if I were you Don’t you know it’s never too late to change your ways Don’t you know it’s never too late to change your ways Don’t you know it’s never too late to change
3.
Run 04:22
Once again you tell me life is short and we should make better use of our time Your head is way up in the clouds, but somehow you can’t make your feet leave the ground As a kid you used to make plans to run away from home You’ve grown up but you still got your dreams I know you’re stuck and you’re paralyzed I know you’re stuck and you’re paralyzed But let’s face it, woman This can’t go on forever Now you can hide in the shadows or wish upon a star Or you can run, sister, just run run run You can sleep your days away, wait for someone to change your life Run, sister, run run It’s getting late, it’s getting late But you can still make it if you run You can still make it if you run Yeah you can still make it if you run Once again you tell me you hate your life You hate your job and sometimes you hate your wife What happened to all those magic scenes Wild nights and even wilder dreams Well, you say that some day you’ll make a change Are you gonna wait for the rest of your life? I know you’re stuck and you’re paralyzed I know you’re stuck and you’re paralyzed But let’s face it, man This can’t go on forever Now you can wait for better weather or hide in your leather Wait another day or just run run run You can sleep your days away, wait for someone to change your life Run, I say, run run run It’s getting late, it’s getting late But you can still make it if you run You can still make it if you run Yeah you can still make it if you run
4.
Vegas 03:37
Same old house, same old, same old The chair now empty, the bed now cold The truth out there lingering, waiting to be told The knife waiting to cut right through And I’m not ready to go to Vegas I’m not ready to go south I’m not asking for forgiveness And all the reasons that I found They’re all good reasons but they’re not good enough No they’re not good enough Oh no, they’re not good enough Same thoughts killing me, same old, same old My stomach empty, my heart cold The lies out there wavering, waiting to be sold You see through me but who’s gonna see me through No, I’m not ready to go to Vegas I’m not ready to go west I’m not looking for excuses I just don’t think I’d pass the test Still getting lost in things I gotta put to rest Things I gotta put to rest Things I gotta put to rest I’m not ready to go to Vegas I don’t wanna go south
5.
Now we ride through this desert and my spirits are high You’re in a different mood and I guess I know why Let’s go where the new cowboys live Ride by my side, just forget where we’re from Don’t be scared of the dark, there’s a new day to come The wind’s a lot colder out here, my friend, that’s true But as long we’re together, I think we will do okay If you wanna ride back home, boy, I won’t come with you I will go there alone and I’ll find them, I’ll do I go where the new cowboys live There’s no home for me back there, nothing left for me to do I’m sure father will forgive you And this time I really don’t care, that’s true Cause I go where the new cowboys live I go where the new cowboys live If you don’t wanna come with me, I will go there alone I’ll look behind every bush and I’ll turn every stone to find them I go where the new cowboys live I go where the new cowboys live I go where the new cowboys, the true cowboys, the blue cowboys live
6.
Stay out of my way, I’ve had a bad bad day My body’s under pressure, I’m off those drugs I’ve been taking Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, I’m shaking Hey hey hey hey Good luck, good night, you look as if you had fight Good luck, good night, you look as if you had fight My hands are bruised and battered, and all my dreams are shattered And everything that mattered doesn’t matter anymore And there’s never any light at the end of my tunnels And every time we walk together it’s me who stumbles Hey hey hey hey Good luck, good night, you look as if you had fight Good luck, good night, you look as if you had fight A captive audience of one, after all that’s said and done I feel like going on a ride and find true magic in the night Well now, I may be wrong, but I think I can see the sun rising Good luck, good night, you look as if you had fight Hey hey hey hey Well now, I may be wrong, but I think I can see the sun rising
7.
Wonder Boy 02:53
The boy with the magic left foot You’re so good, oh so good They all want you, they all want you, my wonder boy Living a rock star’s life Millions of dollars and a fake wife When they all stop chanting your name What is left then, what remains, my wonder boy My wonder boy Another hat trick, another victory Hidden in the darkness your true face they’ll never see Cause in the 21st century you still can’t be free You can’t be free, my wonder boy My wonder boy You place the ball on the ground You take three steps back
8.
Next to the mirror on the wall, there’s a picture of some star Nobody I’d rather be A hero proud and strong, nothing in his life has ever gone wrong I wonder if there’s something left he could be dreaming of Saw him walking away the other day With a little bit of that something I’ve never had Give me a little bit of that something A little bit of that something I’ve never had There’s this girl I love like hell Know every detail of her pretty face so well Oh, she never ever looks at me The man who owns her heart A handsome guy, so smart I wonder if there’s something left he could be dreaming of Saw him walking away the other day With a little bit of that something I’ve never had Give me a little bit of that something A little bit of that something I’ve never had Sometimes I watch the kids play in the streets Girls so cool and boys so sweet With absolutely nothing to worry about Makes me wanna leave my life and start anew And I swear I know what I would do With all those things I’m dreaming of I’m gonna walk away some day To get myself a little bit of that something I’ve never had
9.
Sunday Blues 04:09
We both get the blues from the early Sunday evening sun And if only we knew where to I guess we both would run Now there’s something about this mood I’m in I wanna keep alive Something that feels just right, something that feels just right Carry on, carry on, carry on and let me sing one more song Before the curtain falls and the lights go on Tomorrow will come, yes it will But tonight we’re left with more than just time to kill No, I won’t touch you now, if that is how you want it to be But if there’s anything that I can do, I’m here can’t you see When the time is right, we’ll dance all night and be as one And maybe then tomorrow won’t come Maybe then tomorrow won’t come We’ve been around for a while, you and me And sometimes through your eyes it’s a different world I see And there’s always been something about you that put me to shame Something I just can’t explain, something I just can’t explain Carry on, carry on, carry on and let me sing one more song Before the curtain falls and the lights go on Tomorrow will come, yes it will But tonight we’re left with more than just time to kill And every time I cry it feels just like I’m fading away But when the morning comes it’s always just another fine day Tonight I wish for rain, wash off the shame, restart the game Remember me, don’t remember my name I said remember me, don’t remember my name
10.
It was a gray cold spring and I felt doomed But today feels like Christmas morning in mid June And that gift you gave me made its way through Down the dark chimney that leads up to the roof The promise of something good, something new Change is just around the corner Change is just around the corner Change is just around the corner Change is just around the corner And anything is possible in this crazy life Like when I ran into you on that beach Now tell me, what are the odds?
11.
A bunch of broken pieces is all you can see What you see is not even real Come on a little journey with me Down, down, down, down we go Down, down, down, down below Let’s see what we can find You gotta keep on dancing as long as the music plays Keep on dancing as long as the music plays You wanna quit? Well, don’t even think about it We gotta ask those questions We gotta ask those questions We gotta ask those questions You wanna quit? Well, don’t even think about it You gotta keep on dancing as long as the music plays Keep on dancing as long as the music plays So easy to lose yourself Or never find yourself Gotta ask those questions
12.
I will find you in the dark That is where you always are Resting quietly and waiting for the time For us to reunite The innocent almighty child I will find you in the dark Cause there’s a light that shines, if you close your eyes Sometimes I know, sometimes I know But then it all falls apart Falls into disharmony and disease But I will find you in the dark I will find you in the dark Diving deep, deep, deep into the blackest sea And you can find me in the dark You can find me in the dark

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released June 15, 2020

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John Ian Ottawa, Ontario

Singer-songwriter John Ian transcends conventional boundaries and tends to look at things from a different angle.
With a unique blend of folk, rock and indie influences, his handmade music captures the essence of emotional storytelling. Poetic lyrics take listeners on a journey through the depths of human experiences and self-discovery.
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