Songwriter Jesse Kates' first book of poems. Includes complete lyrics to Champagne Babycakes
Jesse "writes with the subtlety and assurance of a well-seasoned veteran in this powerful debut collection." - Jim Daniels, author of Rowing Inland and other books
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lyrics
when I was ten I’d BMX for the win
a bitchin’ power slide and a mag rim grin
later flashlight on a paperback
I’d thrill to cracks in time or galactic attack
I’ll just go back like Doc
gimmie a gigawatt
she will be soon forgot
this song is not about girls
this song is not about girls
I’m at a party and I feel like Spock
caught up in human ways that he cannot grok
is her glance a signal sent without a word?
ten anthropologists would take a year to concur
or maybe I’m just dumb
so let me suck my thumb
and hum a childish tune
this song is not about girls
this song is not about girls
you say some play’s the thing
“the protagonist doth protest too much, methinks”
but I don't want another game
one more mislaid peg and my battleship will sink
this song is not about girls
this song is not about girls
credits
from Champagne Babycakes,
released September 23, 2016
Jesse Kates ( Singing | Guitars | Hammond )
Dan Diamond ( Bass )
Ramone Hall ( Drums | Percussion )
Camry Ivory ( Singing )
Kyle Dahlquist ( Trumpet | Trombone )