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Rejection Tour

by Butterscotch Stanley

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1.
Geography 01:53
Wisconsin killed Otis Tennessee, Patsy Bakersfield, Owens San Pedro, Bukowski It’s not where you want to live More where you want to die Where do you see yourself giving up all your pride? Think of geography Think of your reasons why A pretty girl in the summertime The first movie to make you cry Faro killed Bergman New York killed Lumet The U.K. killed Kubrick Romeo killed Juliet It’s not where you choose to live More where you choose to die Where do you see yourself with no more tears to cry Think of your ancestry Think of philosophy A pretty girl in the summertime The last movie to make you cry Your favorite bar before closing time A piece of your grandmother’s chicken pot pie
2.
Down there now The River Delta Four chords and a warm beer 96 easy Tiny Draw-bridges on 160 God damnit, I like it here But I still can only play so much JTB without crying I came close to something I mean I was almost something I was almost something It’s better this way No competition No Easter Sunday And I’m barely trying A couple neighbors A dirty above-ground pool Another thing I barely use I haven’t seen a busy season yet Thank god for that I think I’m at full capacity I play Ping-pong Friday nights with Miguel A fisherman with a real hook for an arm And his kids and his wife named Michelle He brings the weed I bring the beer We don’t really communicate at all Just a smile and a nod And we lift our glasses high ‘Cuz we like it here and all
3.
Fargo 03:34
I met you in a bar You told me I was beautiful I didn’t know your name But I told you I was broke as fuck A dive called, “First Class” On a trip to Winnipeg You know you can put the moves on me You told me that you were a public school teacher But I saw in your grey eyes you were looking for some more I don’t give up too easily I respect working class wars You seemed like you agreed with me Let’s find a mezuzah for your door I didn’t have a name so you called me, “Mr. I don’t know.” I didn’t have a clue so you suggested the first floor Living in Fargo with a girl you barely know I’m Jewish but put on a decent little show A smaller, less expensive city An oasis from the tar and pity A great look into intimacy A shock to the system And I said “fuck it, give me more.” “Fuck it, give me more.”
4.
Annabelle 02:25
Annabelle, what could have happened to you and what could you have made happen? We could have met up in Portland Made out on Forest Ave. You could have ended up with me I could have saved you You could have saved me I guess that’s supposing you needed saving at all But you never needed Saving like me You were always a real independent girl Whose sister are you? Why do you smoke Parliaments? Who am I kidding? I find you endearing You seemed authentic Having come up from Boston You made a comment Said that you like my lyrics I didn’t know why but I was feeling a bit under the weather that night It’s sort of a good thing we didn’t wind up together that night Had I known what “where are you staying tonight?” meant You probably would have contracted mono from me Would have been out of commission for weeks
5.
Truxton's 01:36
I would like to see you once again When we could talk a little more I would like to see you once again With your black boots on my floor I would like to see you once again I can meet you after work Or even help you close up How many more songs will I write about a girl I’ll never know? I’m 28 years old I’m 28 years old How many more times can I think about you naked and never say a word? Is this the definition of “absurd?” How many sightings can there be of future wives, future partners, future lovers, future lives? How many stand-offs can there be within myself? What about for someone else? It’s intellectual paralysis I would like to see you once again With that sunflower in your hair I would like to see you once again Don’t get freaked out if I stare I would like to see you once again ‘Cuz you’re giving me a scare Can I help you close up? Can I help you close up?
6.
She took a full page ad out of the paper It read just like a missing person’s But in truth, and you wouldn’t know it unless you read the fine print This woman was looking for Her vinyl copy of Ram She couldn’t live without it Swore somebody stole it Oh, the conviction, the passion, the primal wishing That earns my respect I call the number in the ad “Hello” is on the other end “I’m callin’ ‘bout Paul,” I say. “Meet me on the corner of 5th and Comal.” We meet and it feels like a date I needed a friend so bad that night Spent 375 bucks on a mint copy of Ram She said she’ll take it but still needed the real one Back at her place after laying around I went for my pants underneath the bed frame And I found her copy down there Thought she was nuts Then I realized we were perfect for each other She said, “Why don’t they make movies like they used to anymore?” I just shrugged, gave her a nod and kissed her cheek She said, “Why don’t they make movies like they used to anymore?” I just shrugged and agreed
7.
Rosy's 03:25
I walked three miles from the Catalina Foothills just to be a little closer to you You said, “My name’s Rosy. What Can I get you?” “What can I do for you?” Or was it, “What can I do you for?” I replied, “Hey. Thanks for the solid pour. It’s been a real long time. But I think I’m startin’ to kinda feel alright.” The neon sign above your place Were those bitter nights something to replace? ‘Cuz I can’t see to forget them at all My many nights drinking any kind of whisky at Rosy’s Packed with degenerates or not, it always felt like just you and me You looked so good in that red skirt I’ve learned that learning often hurts Peace only shows up in short spurts Isn’t consciousness a curse? What’s gonna happen to the place now, baby? You really went down for the count this time But certainly not without a fight Not without a couple hundred killer talked-all-nights Rosy, it’s your funeral Tucson’s heating up and dead as well Here’s my glass Cheers to you, old girl You looked so sweet in that black dress I’ve learned that yearning never rests My Rosy, twenty years a mess You always made me at my best You never asked me of my life before That’s why I’m thanking you You’ll still be my favorite girl
8.
Warming 02:39
It’s me at your old house I do it once a week But done’t you have your own shit? Sometimes you can’t speak And I’m flying your kite Watching all the birds go by And you’re stuck with yourself Counting all the tiles dry I might be dry but I’m still sick It should be easier, you’d think She might be yours, but she’s herself now Grab another drink And I’m flying your kite Watching all the birds go by And you’re stuck with yourself Counting all the tiles dry
9.
Fantasy 02:46
Down in LA I am paid for this Fight off beautiful postwomen Fantasy is the only thing It’s not a means of defense Not quite a means to an end It’s just a way of living I’m chiseled and nifty and smart And I understand things I am well-built and outgoing And I totally get it I have a sweet car And a girl on the side And a feeling Of freedom Like no one can stop me from succeeding Up in the hills I am cherished for this Given gold watches Told to resist The temptation to give it all up and give in ‘Cuz having more and more money to spend At this point it makes no difference I might as well pack it all in and give in Live on an island No humans can find me I’ve got what I need It only took a lifetime of lying and trying to hide me And now that I’m here The prospect of change It repels me I may be an asshole But at least I can justify me
10.
Capital 02:27
I was crying in the shower Whatever does it matter? You were putting your hair up You were lookin’ real good I was making tuna Coulda, shoulda, woulda Taken you out for a late-night drink But we don’t have enough capital in this capitol We have just enough to fall apart To fall apart Thank god the romance is free It’s our only party I was isolating Doing laundry and shaving You were pouring coffee into a Rocks Glass I guess we’re resourceful Albeit awkward, informal You say everybody gets what they ask But we don’t have enough capital in this capitol We just have enough to fall apart We don’t have enough capital in this capitol We just have enough to fall apart And yet you haven’t aged a day
11.
Look at you Look what you made me do Could I ever know you Far from how I do? Look at you Look what you made me do Could you ever come home Knowing I'm all alone? Look at you I gave it all up for you Breaking apart a family structure You gotta flea the scene of the crime Infidelity eyes Letting go of your marriage pride Could we have worse Timing than this? A straight decade of daydreaming Years later Buffalo Dinner Theater A hotel candle And a bottle of Dewar’s Try not to be so bitter Don’t go blaming your old flame jitters 32 like 12 Fun when you’re doing the wrong thing Attraction to the opposite of self-consciousness A man who likes to see me naked at night He’ll get my attention without a fight Could we have worse Timing than this? A straight decade of daydreaming Could we have worse Timing than this? A straight decade of daydreaming
12.
Sneaking out Meeting up Creating stories And having fun Spring concert Short black skirt Cupcakes and stolen red wine And I don’t think about the shape of my body And you don’t think of your parent’s divorce Now it’s overcast 60 and breezy We’re right in the middle of Oakland and Berkeley On the outskirts of Bushrod Park I water the garden It’s kind of like what we expected college to be Expected we’re in our late 30s But it doesn’t cost anything to act like we’re 19 We may not have enough credit for kids But we can dream Half our income Half of our time It’s a simple life Living for nice days in the East Bay It’s a surprisingly simple life I work for PG and E You’re a Junior High Math Teacher We could only make it here together And I hope that doesn’t tear us apart I hope that doesn’t tear us apart
13.
Yellowstone, Santa Cruz The White Sands and cowboy shoes Davenport, the Carolina Coast Catacombs and Texas toast Omaha, St. Petersburg Carbondale and Peter Berg Cattle Ranch, Salem’s Ghosts Powell’s Books, Quaker Oates It may be you’re land It may be mine too But I say we break it up That’s what I would do Perhaps we’ve been fated From the 1770s It’s just too damn big and beautiful to be one thing Johnny Walker, Tito’s and lime Anchor Steam, Bulleit Rye Humboldt County, Riverside Kansas City, New England Pride Otis Redding, Rodgers and Hart Richard Gere, Amy Smart Parry Gripp, John Updike Rosie Perez, Wanda Sykes It may be you’re land It may be mine too But I say we break it up That’s what I would do Perhaps we’ve been fated From the 1770s It’s just too damn big and beautiful to be one thing Perhaps in my geographical dreams

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Dedicated to Kim Shattuck, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Eric Littmann

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released May 9, 2022

Jeremy Forman: Guitar, bass, vocals, harmonica
Adam Forman: Drums, percussion, piano, vocals

Engineered by Jeremy Forman
Acoustics mixed by Jeremy Forman

Electrics mixed by Jake Hertzog

Mastered by Daniel Brummel and Patrick Hills

Track Sequence by Ryan Garcia

Art by Jamie Angello

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