Let The Night Be Long

from NIGHT by Tom Jessen

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lyrics

the clock has it in for me tonight
a contest of wills, a silence like a 45
ringing, smoking chastising and broken
the night like a flannel livewire

forgive me for not having my footsteps
favor your bedroom floor
it's my knack of always knowing
the importance on the whereabouts of the door
god knows what else I've pondered
that keeps me awake
a search for a destiny that I myself didn't create

you gotta let the night be long before you wake up
and find it gone

paint my eyelids shut
with your lack of anything to add
to the endless conversations in my carousel head
the night like flannel livewire

for I live only to love that which is not by my side
oh sweetie if I could only find you
better the chances for things to go right
my presumptions in the package
and my tastes are larger than life
so turn my eyes from the ground
turn my heart upside down
and maybe I could get some sleep tonight

credits

from NIGHT, released March 2, 2002
TJ - vocal, xylophone
Paul Cunliffe -drums, percussion
Marty Christensen - upright bass
Andy Parrott - classical guitar
Nate Basinger - rhodes
Amy Finders - backing vocals
Bobby Thompson - flute
John Cord - trumpet
Luke Ziegenhorn - tenor saxophone
Marit Hervig - viola
James Ellis - cello

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Tom Jessen Temple, Maine

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Tolerate

Feb 2024
The Red Eddies

Jan 2024
Daydream No.19

Dec 2023
Ease Into

Nov 2023
Echo

Aug 2023
Sit

Dec 2022
Sunflower

Oct 2022
Jackie's Blues

Oct 2022
Sounds So Good

Sep 2022
Hunting Season

Jul 2015
NIGHT

Mar 2002
Redemption (out of print)

Oct 1996

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