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A Fully Educated Man

by paul kameen

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1.
Whoopsy Daisy I'm in Love Again 02:47
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Whoopsy daisy I’m in love again 'bout as crazy as I’ve ever been I told myself the last time was the last time I would ever fall for anyone this way Then you came along like an old forgotten song I heard somebody start to play and dammit right or wrong it didn’t take me long I’ve been singing that song again all day Whoopsy daisy I’m in love again 'bout as crazy as I’ve ever been I know right from the start you’re gonna break my heart but I don’t care cause I’m in love again I told myself the last time was the last time I would ever fall for anyone this way Then you came along like an old forgotten song I heard somebody start to play and dammit right or wrong it didn’t take me long I’ve been singing that song again all day Whoopsy daisy I’m in love again 'bout as crazy as I’ve ever been I know right from the start you’re gonna break my heart but I don’t care cause I’m in love again
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If All We Do Is Dance 03:38
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They say we’re way too different don’t give us much of a chance. I say we could stay together forever if all we do is dance. So let’s waltz all night under moonlight balanced on the tips of our toes our spirits rising together our minds in perfect repose. We'll spend mornings with nothing but two-steps not a worry in the world, so simple, knees just go up and down every now and then a quick twirl. We can jazz up it up in the afternoon a cha-cha or lindy hop, nothing but swiveling elbows and hips in rhythms that never stop. Then how ‘bout an evening of foxtrots making perfect squares on the floor. I’d be mesmerized by the starlight in the eyes of the one I adore. So let’s waltz tonight under moonlight balanced on the tips of our toes, our spirits rising together our minds in perfect repose. Our differences won’t even matter and there’s not the slightest chance I’ll ever fall out of love with you if all we do is dance. no I’ll never fall out of love with you if all we do is dance.
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Don't Diddle Daddle Dawdle 02:07
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If you want to make time with me You better get right to it I’m not the kind of guy Likes to think about why So don’t diddle daddle dawdle just do it If you want to take a ride with me Then hop right in I like to get there fast Then make it last So don’t diddle daddle dawdle again Come on over and play with me All that fun we can have for free Pretty soon I think you’ll agree That you and I were meant to be If you want to make love with me You better start right now I’m the kind of guy likes it on the fly So don’t diddle daddle dawdle somehow If you want to see stars tonight You gotta open your eyes Once the sun goes down We can fool around Till the morning sunrise So come on over and play with me All that fun we can have for free Pretty soon I think you’ll agree That you and I were meant to be
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Still In Love With You Somehow 04:26
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I keep trying to find ways I might delight you You must think me such a fool by now Wonder why I don't give up despite you Well I’m still in love with you somehow. If it were easy to get over you I would have done it many months ago I'm pretty sure now my love for you is true Because I’m still in love with you somehow. I know now I never had a prayer To share a life with you, a wedding vow But my heart doesn’t seem to care I’m still in love with you somehow. If it were easy to get over you I would have done it many months ago I'm pretty sure now my love for you is true Because I’m still in love with you somehow I’m writing this song today for me To say everything I have left to say Maybe set my heart free If not now then someday I’ll sing it every morning when I wake I’ll sing it to the stars that shine above I’ll sing it till I make my poor heart break In tiny pieces that cannot stay in love If it were easy to get over you I would have done it many months ago I'm pretty sure now my love for you is true Because I’m still in love with you somehow.
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All Those Things You Just Can't Say 03:26
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Can’t say she don’t love me no more Cause she never did love me before Whatever we had was all in my head Now whatever we didn’t have is dead. Fallin’ in love is like going blind Fools with your eyes messes with your mind You think she can’t not love you too Cause you can't imagine it can’t be true It’s like trying to make something not there stay It’s like all those things you just can’t say. Then one day you wake up and see it clear There was never any more than nothing there Then one day you wake up all alone With even that nothing there all gone. Fallin in love is like going blind Fools with your eyes messes with your mind You think she can’t not love you too Cause you can't imagine it can’t be true It’s like trying to make something not there stay It’s like all those things you just can’t say. Can’t say it feels like getting free Cause there was never anyone there but me Can’t say I’m gonna be happy again Cause you can’t go back where you’ve never been Fallin in love is like going blind Fools with your eyes messes with your mind You think she can’t not love you too Cause you can't imagine it can’t be true It’s like trying to make something not there stay It’s like all those things you just can’t say.
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A Fully Educated Man 03:33
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I won’t be stopping by to see you Won’t leave another message on your phone You’ve heard the last from me I promise cause you see You’ve finally taught me everything I need to know I didn’t know if I could live without you Spent days and nights with empty hopes and dreams Now pretending that you care Is more than I can bear You’ve finally taught me love is never what it seems. Didn’t know how to be the man you said you wanted I thought that's what would make you fall in love with me All I did was lose myself While you made time with someone else You’ve finally taught me how to set myself free. I’ve got no one else to blame for all the time I wasted trying to bluff a losing hand Now I clearly see my dear it takes two to make a pair You’ve finally taught me something I can understand. I know now I’m better off without you time to go back where I began So let’s make today the date I finally graduate A fully educated man
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Just Wondering Why 03:32
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At least once every day I’m just laughing away At least twice every day I cry And the whole day through I think about you And wonder, just wonder why I had everything I ever wanted When you were by my side Now that you’re gone and I try to move on I wonder, just wonder why I should have said I love you Every minute you were near I should have made you happy If I had maybe you’d still be here Now when I remember you I think and I laugh and I cry Once, twice, the whole day through Wondering just wondering why.

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This album began as an homage to the great "radio" songs of the 1920s, the kind of songs I had been singing for a cover album I was just making for family and friends, trying to channel the odd, Al Jolson-y voice that haunted that era. Then it took an unexpected turn, a little darker. Still a bit of a 20s vibe, but a different mood. I hope you find a song or two to enjoy here.

I was invited to share my "music story" on a website devoted to such stories. It was this album that instigated the request. I enjoyed and appreciated the opportunity to say what I think and how I feel about making music. Here is the link to my story:

mysoundposter.blog/singing-to-survive-paul-kameen/

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released January 25, 2020

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paul kameen Olympia, Washington

Paul is a poet, essayist, and scholar who started writing songs, kind of out of the blue, about six years ago. You can find all of his work for free on his website (paulkameen.com) or at cost on Amazon.

He was recently invited to share his "music story" on a website devoted to such stories. Here is the link:

mysoundposter.blog/singing-to-survive-paul-kameen/ ... more

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