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Reflections

by Rhythm Press

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1.
California 03:49
Twilight wraps around another seemless, sultry evening It’s slowly cooling down, but all day the sun’s been screamin’ You know I love these days when it’s so easy to unwind But when the leaves are fallin’ I can hear the southland calling And I feel California on my mind Nights grow longer now and hint at season’s slow, sure turning Migrant flocks turn south and leave us earthlings with our yearnings I love to walk and dream and think I’m some essential part But with the great whale’s passing I turn and head for home at last ‘Midst the sad, sweet sirens in my heart The coming winter storm seems of some different lifetime The woman keeps me warm and I loves her for the lifeline The days just pass on by and the years have had their toll And when the cold wind’s blowin’ My California bloodlines show And I can feel her tugging at my soul
2.
Well, I know how you feel and I feel for you, baby But I don’t give a damn, ‘cause you’re driving me crazy and somehow, I think you know what I mean ‘Cause a lopsided love once nearly destroyed me Yeah, I know you’re afraid, but don’t try to avoid me ‘Cause baby, gonna make you see… It ain’t life unless you live it It ain’t love if you don’t give it away to someone…. Give it to me Yeah, when love comes and goes you’re left wondering why And you worry sometimes if you’re doing it right Because lately, you ain’t done nothing but cry And you’re not sure if love is a curse or a blessing But I’m telling you now that it’s new and refreshing Hey baby, come on give it a try…. ‘Cause it ain’t life unless you live it It ain’t love if you don’t give it away to someone…. Give it to me Yeah, there’re people who’re putting a price on your freedom But I wouldn’t think you would think I would be one Because baby, that’ll never be ‘Cause if freedom is all that you’re after Well then, I want your love and your lips and your laughter I don’t want you if I can’t have you free ’Cause it ain’t life unless you live it It ain’t love if you don’t give it away to someone…. Give it to me
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Julie Ann 04:04
Hey, Julie Ann What we would be, what we could be We could be burning so strong and fine, like the heavens above You and me, we could show all the world how to love Julie Ann…. what we should be We should be talkin’ and laughin’, showing off some hidden charm, and then We should be lying in each other’s arms again Julie Ann We should be dancin’ slow in some quiet cafe toe to toe, face to face Dreamy music or no we could easily hold every eye in the place We could be standing on some distant mountain at dawn, looking down on the sun We could be ocean’s apart, yet we two would be one Julie Ann
4.
Don’t wanna stay home, don’t wanna go out Simply can’t think of a single thing to do Don’t wanna love ya, don’t wanna need ya Ain’t gonna go on livin’ my life around you Don’t wanna change ya, don’t wanna blame ya Don’t wanna talk about the pain that it’s put me through I’m not saying it’s wrong, I’m just saying so long It’s not a thing that me or mine would do I ain’t talkin’ ‘bout no compromise This comes directly from the heart If you don’t know I’ll try to tell you why we must part I never asked you why you had to lie I guess it’s something I should know You broke my heart and baby that is why I let you go If wishes came half true, I’d wish twice to love you I’ve wanted so long to believe we’d get by somehow Can’t waste no more time believing that you’re mine It’s simply got to end right here, my dear, right now
5.
She sang of hockey fans and barflies Just tryin’ to scare up drinks and rent She and her old man, they had a little money once, but that’s done spent So now she sadly peddles groceries Promises bring strangers to her bed All is fair when you’re raised on robbery Or that is what Magdalena said She met a man who dealt in dreamers He said he hardly had the time Considered him a two-bit hustler, way past his prime The simple times are those we cherish The hustler came to rue the life he’d led He was a free man back in Paris Or that is what Magdalena said She herself, she had to ramble On Grecian isles and red-dirt roads She partied with the pretty people and red-neck rogues I’m going home to California I’m gonna sleep in my own bed I’ll kiss a pig right out on Sunset - let me warn ya That is what Magdalena said I guess that as a child she went a little bit wild With all her crazy ideas But she knew ….. she knew she was a genius... She knew she was a wizard at three She knew that it was meant to be She said she met a lonesome traveller Out on the road to free his soul He said he thought he’d found the answer in rock and roll Let’s find our way back to the garden We’ll try’n find a way to raise the dead For we are stardust, we are golden Or that is what Magdalena said
6.
Some people say love is a foolish game Some people say lovers and fools are the same I’ve heard it said life’s hard, you got to be tough Some people give up on love, say comfort’s enough I say …. you get what you go for I say ya gotta, gotta, gotta believe Dirty ol’ river, keep on flowin’ Been a long time comin’, be a long time gone You try to love some people throw it back in your face You gotta know somebody you could stand to replace This crazy woman treat love like it’s some kind of game Drive me crazy then ask me why I’m acting this way But it’s the moves that she makes that matter Between good reason and none, the latter Always makes me wish that I had her here tonight Right by my side Dirty ol’ river, keep on flowin’ Been a long time comin’, be a long time gone You should be laughing, baby And the world full of grace Those fears you’re having, babe They’re the same damn doubts everyone of us face Sometimes I wonder what you see when you’re looking at love When you let your mind wander, what are you dreamin’ of? Are you ever just struck by the heavens above? If you got what you wanted, hey would that be enough? Don’t let your dreams slip away, baby I hear the river never talks to a fool Dirty ol’ river, keep on flowin’ Been a long time comin’, be a long time gone
7.
I met someone She like to call me ‘baby’ She comin’ to me when the day is through I love’s her, hon Yeah and when I hold her, hey She feels so right, she reminds me of you This time I’m ready to accept more love This time I’m ready to give in We’re going steady, except for us There ain’t nobody that’s livin’ I got a new way of walking since I found my baby Some find it shocking, we share a love so fine When we get to rocking, unnh I don’t mean maybe She’s my baby, she’s my baby, she’s mine all mine
8.
I woke up this mornin’, I had nothing on my mind No job to do, no thought of you, no worries, girl, no lie I can’t quite remember when it was that I went blind No eye for joy, survived it, boy And I’m seeing now just fine We can never go back to the things we used to know We can never go back…. Forsaken Homeland It’s no good believin’ when your faith is built on dreams That once were shared, someone cared And you were building memories The times I remember, they’re over now, it seems When love lives on and hope is gone It gets a little hard to see We can never go back to the things we used to know We can never go back…. Forsaken Homeland We can never go back to the things we used to know We can never go back….. The sunsets aren’t the same The old ones weren’t this tame But like the moth and the candle flame I found out the hard way My good friends, they worry, they think I might be going down They act so assuring and try to cheer me up somehow And just for insurance they say you might be comin’ ‘round They don’t know you are a stranger to me now We can never go back to the things we used to know We can never go back…. Forsaken Homeland We can never go back to the things we used to know No!
9.
We’re moving to Mars - there’s no other way One step to the stars, we’re getting away The future is ours, we’re moving to Mars! Don’t stand in our way. Red Dwarfs always super nova Stars like ours don’t last forever We may spend time on Gannymede But when that sucker blows, we’re gonna have to leave
10.
Ultima Thule 03:35
Welcome to Ultima Thule We hope you have enjoyed the ride Once you get to Ultima Thule There’s nothing on the other side! Way out past the rings of Saturn Out beyond the clear Neptunian skies Past poor Pluto, forgotten planet That is where our destination lies Onward! Through the Belts of Kuiper Vigilance! Our rendevous is nigh A call back home would take 12 hours for an answer We trust and hope you’ve made your last goodbyes Welcome to Ultima Thule We hope you have enjoyed the ride Once you get to Ultima Thule There’s nothing on the other side!

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...unfinished musical sketches, captured in time.

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released September 14, 2021

All tracks written, performed, recorded, and produced by Mike Mulhern, except where noted.

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Rhythm Press is singer-songwriter-multiinstrumentalist Mike Mulhern, who currently resides on Anderson Island in Washington, USA.

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