Songs from 1990 – Cygnus Wave

Love In a Pocketbook

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:25
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/39-LoveInAPocketbook.mp3]
Lyrics Don’t go thinking all that I told you was in vain Because that ain’t true You must believe the time that I speak of brought me pain But not from you I do agree, I had much too frequent made mistakes, some I regret I’ve learned most recently you may give what you take, and don’t forget Fortunes are won and lost in seconds while coins are tossed Deciding forever someone’s fate We danced and we sang aloud, so self-conscious yet so proud A sensual adventure at any rate When you see the coming of dawn’s light think of me and what we’d done The colors floating brightly upon the TV screen had made us one The Denver Broncos losing again in the Super Bowl A metal clete that’s carefully hid beneathe the snow Fortunes are won and lost in seconds while coins are tossed Deciding forever someone’s fate We danced and we sang aloud, so self-conscious yet so proud A sensual adventure at any rate Ecstasy did grow, I’m really sorry that I ever let you go A ray of light, a meteorite crawlin’ accross the universe Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down If you listen closely, you can hear the sounds of “Black Velvet” So just close your eyes and wish really hard and don’t regret Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on December 18, 1990 Recorded December 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: I had once promised an old girlfriend that someday I’d write a song about her called “Love In a Pocketbook”. Like the title, much of the songs lyrics are cryptic “inside jokes”. The music is decent in its simplicity, but the recording did not hold up very well, so it a bit abrasive.

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MCMXC

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 1:45
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/38-MCMXC.mp3]
Lyrics Never before has a year brought me so much joy and pain And laughter and shame Never before has a year been so cruel yet so kind So enlightened, so blind But I’m not complaining No, I’m just refraining on what has come to be It’s just a shame that I have to depart With such a bittersweet taste in me Never before has the time swept by so quickly Yet drug on so slowly I’ll try to explain it next Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on December 12, 1990 Recorded December 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano 12-string Acoustic Guitars, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A short, intro song written about the year 1990, which contains some backwards-masked 12-string chrords, strummed in reverse to match the finger-picked melody line.

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And So It Goes

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 2:16
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/36-AndSoItGoes.mp3]
Lyrics And so it goes, good and bad Sometimes happy, sometimes sad Making love and making war, always looking for something more Some are born to rule the world and some won’t get half that far But so it goes Do you believe in love the way I do? Do you believe that there’s a place for you in Heaven? And so it goes, wrong and right Some are peaceful and some must fight Some are lost and some are saved Some take vendettas right to the grave Few too many people stop and take a look at where they are But so it goes Do you believe in love the way I do? Do you believe that there’s a place for you in Heaven? Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on November 27, 1990 Recorded November-December 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A fun, upbeat country song with a rapid drum beat and good-time melody, all beneathe some depply philosophical lyrics.

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When It All Falls Down

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:19
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/34-WhenItAllFallsDown.mp3]
Lyrics When it all falls down will you still be mine? Will you stay be my side when all is not fine? Would you take a chance on me one time, If it all fell down? If the sky gets stained with a touch of gray And if lady luck won’t smile my way Will you still be mine on those darkest days, When it all falls down? Now the king of kings has his wrath on me For some long lost fueds that were never meant to be Things have not gone my way lately but there’ll be better days And now you must prove your worth to me Believe in me and stay, when it all falls down If the sky gets stained with a touch of gray And if lady luck won’t smile my way Will you take my hand on those darkest days, When it all falls down? Would you take a chance on me one time, If it all fell down? Now the king of kings has his wrath on me For some long lost fueds that were never meant to be Things have not gone my way lately but there’ll be better days And now you must prove your worth to me Believe in me and stay, when it all falls down Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on September 3, 1990 Recorded September 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Acoustic Guitars, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A pure and excellent folk song with a simple message atop a simple acoustic riff. The recording suffers slightly from some high-end dithering, but the song itself is a gem begging to be re-done.

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Mrs. McCleary’s Farm

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:42
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/32-MrsMcCleary’sFarm.mp3]
Lyrics There’s a place in the meadow, just around the bend A place all the locals know well Where, on Saturday night the men all come around Their pockets are full of dollar bills You see, it’s Judy McCleary that they’ve come to see To forget all their problems for a while She makes them remember what good lovin’ can be With a jump and a hump and a smile It’s been three long years since ole’ Bill McCleary Married young, sweet Judy Brown And one would be amazed that he doesn’t know She does the most business in town Even Deputy Parker is a customer now He pays her a visit every week They all live in fright, afraid to their wives That someday their secrets may leak But who’s to say what she does is wrong? It helps to pay the bills She knows she must write her life’s long song A little heaven on the edge of hell But Judy doesn’t mind bearing all her parts untanned It is more like a daily routine It’s kind of amazing, when you think of it How many she has actually seen As for her husband Bill, she just figures, well What he doesn’t know can’t do him harm While the rest of the men talk of gathering again on Mrs. McCleary’s farm But who’s to say what she does is wrong? It helps to pay the bills She knows she must write her life’s long song A little heaven on the edge of hell Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on August 3, 1990 Recorded August 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: Lyrically, this is a follow-up to an earlier song called “Sweet Judy Brown”, with the same central character. Musically, the song borrows heavily from early era Rush, especially when it comes to the guitar tone and chord arrangements.

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Love In a Pocketbook

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