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Making Up For Lost Time

by Oren Levine

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Without You 03:31
I'm helpless I'm hopeless I walk around the house it makes no sense I'm really in a bind without you Confusing I'm losing My grip so I sit and stop moving I'm not in my right mind without you Without you I'm adrift at sea And can't get back to shore Without you I forgot my keys And can't get back in the door Yes baby I maybe Exaggerate a bit and sound crazy But I'm better off When I'm not without you Without you I'm a lost balloon Floating in the air Without you I sleep in til noon And I don't even care Yes baby I maybe Exaggerate a bit and sound crazy But I'm better off When I'm not without you
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We're on Let's go Another set, another music show I'm on the keys And happy to be on that stage It's great It's weird Had no idea I'd be sitting here That's not a plan I thought about back in the day Didn't do it before Don't know why anymore I had other things on my mind But this late boomer Is a late bloomer And I'm Making Up For Lost Time Too late They say You should have done it in your younger days Who has the strength To go run around at your age Don't care Time flies It doesn't matter old or younger guys The only thing Is whether or not you can play Could have been in the game Could have built up a name I'm leaving that noise all behind 'Cause this late boomer Is a late bloomer And I'm Making Up For Lost Time Making Up For Lost Time Catching up on all those long lost years Feel like I'm in my prime Now the bartender buys me a beer Making up for lost time Ain't no time like the present day Aging like a fine wine Gonna keep on playing 'Til they take me away
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When the morning comes Watch the sun appear Let it warm you up Let it draw you near It's a new day Time to start again Let the early hour be your friend When the morning comes Wipe the past away Let your doubt and fear Leave with yesterday It's a new chance You can get it right So stand up and go out In the light To the day In the light Find your way Leave the night Go ahead Make a start Have no fear Let the morning lead your heart
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They said don't trust your heart and I believed it The head is more reliable and true The heart may promise fun I didn't need it I sat and did the math And took the safer path I knew the head would always see me through The heart says donuts The heart says go The head says salad The head says no I don't say anything But keep my cool You don't get anywhere By breaking rules I listened when the head avoided action Believed in it through every cautious day I watched as others followed an attraction The heart said go along I wouldn't hear its song But sat aside and kept it far away The heart says music The heart says play The head says quiet The head says stay away I say be careful Why take a chance You never break a leg If you don't dance Forgot to trust my head for just a moment The moment that you stepped onto the floor The heart said go ahead How could I know it The logic didn't scan It wasn't in the plan But now we're still around and I am yours The heart says Paris The heart says wine The head says maybe The head says just this time I say I love you And I feel free I found that happy place Where head and heart agree I found that happy place Where head and heart agree
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Let's Wander 04:41
Come on let's go outside Don't want to take a drive Let's Wander Choose a direction and go Let's Wander At least ten blocks or so The forecast says it's warm There's no chance for a storm Let's Wander Don't know what we're gonna find Let's Wander We'll leave our maps behind We can stop when we see a facade that's unique We can go to a park where the WiFi is weak And weave past the hipsters Who are out for a jog We can stop at a shop that we see on the way Buy a bottle or two at a corner cafe Have a drink in the dog park Tho we don't have a dog We'll have a walking date Don't need to stay out late Let's Wander Make sure to cross on the green Let's Wander It sure beats staring at screens Who knows what's looking good Beyond our neighborhood Let's Wander No destination or goal Let's Wander Let's set out on a stroll Past forts from long ago Through alleys we don't know Let's Wander Finding a path in the shade Let's Wander It's an afternoon parade We may hear from the sparrows above in a tree Or a student whose trumpet is slightly off key As she practices playing A familiar song We may stumble upon some unusual art Or a cat hiding out in a grocery cart There's no end of surprises As we wander along One stop before we're done To watch the setting sun Let's Wander No other place I would be Let's Wander Through the city, you, and me
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There's a gap on the shelf by the bookcase Near the table where I drink my tea That gap in the shelf Like a note to myself That it's over And I can't imagine what might be It was nothing anyone could plan It ended as fast as it began A meal and a drink Broken dishes in the sink A rumble, and a crash, and a slam I sat in the dark, in the quiet With a shot, maybe two, in my glass The gap in the shelf staring at me As I try not to drown in the past In the morning I can understand Who we were. what it was, where I am I put down my drink Cleaned the dishes in the sink A sliver of a piece of a plan There's a gap on the shelf by the bookcase From I table i can finally see That whatever appears I've nothing to fear And in total All I ever ever lost was my TV (pause) And what happens next is up to me
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Come on in Find yourself a seat Take off your coat Place your order as you Listen to the band Same time each week Sip your drink Join the familiar faces Swaying to the music Recognize that tune It's one you've heard before This is The Bar Where I Belong My home away from home My comfortable space Where I'm with the folks I know I hope you like the show Look around As the set begins I know each face There's Her Honor at the Corner of the bar Nursing her gin By her side My friend the Army major Tapping on the table That's his favorite tune We play it every time This is The Bar Where I Belong My home away from home My comfortable space Where I'm with the folks I know I hope you like the show Pay your tab Hear our final song Take one last sip Watch your step as you go Out into the night I'll say so long See you soon You're always welcome to Return another evening Share familar tunes And spend some time with friends Here at The Bar Where I Belong My home away from home My comfortable space Where I'm with the folks I know I hope you liked the show

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Eleven original jazz songs inspired by the spirit of the American Songbook, telling contemporary stories of people, places, and passions.

The album features composer and pianist Oren Levine alongside ten of the top jazz artists in the Washington, DC area, including two winners of the Washington City Paper “Best Of” awards: Lionel Lyles, (Best New Jazz Musician 2016) and Aaron Myers (Best Singer, 2015).

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released November 7, 2018

Oren Levine (words, music, piano)
Aaron Myers (vocals)
Andrew Frankhouse (tenor sax)
Barbara Papendorp (vocals)
Ele Rubenstein (drums)
Herb Scott (alto sax)
Lionel Lyles (tenor sax)
Mark Saltman (bass)
Paul Jung (drums)
Percy White (bass)
Tony Gudell (vocals)

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Oren Levine Washington, D.C.

Oren writes original songs and jazz instrumentals and performs regularly at jazz venues in the Washington, DC area and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. His songs have been recorded by Carolyn Malachi, Aaron Myers, Lionel Lyles, Donna Singer, and Jason Mendelson’s MetroSongs project. He recently launched "Groove Park," a project of soul and R&B-inspired singles. ... more

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