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THEY SAY LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
WELL WHERE ARE THEM LEMONS

MAN I’M CLUELESS, LIKE I NEVER USED TO DO THIS
PILLAGING THE ORCHARD YET STILL IM FEELING FRUITLESS
AS AN ANCHORMAN I AM USELESS
GONE LIVE BUT I DUNNO WHAT THE NEWS IS
TRUTH IS SOMETHING GOT ME BITING MY TONGUE
NOOSE AROUND THE NECK OF ALL THESE WORDS UNSUNG
TONGUE BROUGHT TO SLAUGHTER, HUNG DRAWN AND QUARTERED
DUMPED IN THE ORCHARD, NONE YET REPORTED
SOMETHING CAUSTIC CLOGGING UP MY CORTEXT
LEFT ME DORMANT, IMPOVERISHED OF THOUGHT
GETTING CAUGHT OUT TRYING TO EXTEND MY CHORUS
BANKRUPT POET, PROPRIETOR OF NAUGHT
MAN IT’S AWKWARD, I’M SO STIFLED
I FEEL A BIT LIKE PARIS LACKING EIFFEL
STILL A BUSY CITY WITH A HEART LESS PRETTY
NOW I’M PEDDLING MY FRETS
WHEN I SHOULD BE PENNING DITTIES
AND OH-WO-WO-WO-WO
AND IT REALLY GOT ME THINKING

THEY SAY LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
WELL WHERE ARE THEM LEMONS
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME
JUST WHERE I CAN GET THEM
THERE’S NO NEED TO EXPLAIN
HOW TO MAKE LEMONADE
I AM ALREADY TRAINED IN THAT LESSON
JUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION SO I CAN STOP STRESSIN’
SHOW ME THE WAY TO THEM LEMONS

WELL I WAS UP TO MY BITS IN CITRUS
NOW I’M JUST A KID WITH A SQUEEZER AND WHISK
WONDERING HOW TO GO ABOUT MY BUSINESS WHEN THE
GROCER MAN MUSTA MISSED US
I’M IN THE MIDST OF A NARRATIVE ANARCHY
RUNNIN OUT OF JUICE, IT’S BEGINNING TO DAMAGE ME
CHEWING ON RIND IN PURSUIT OF RHYMES
WHEN THE BEST I’M GETTING ARE THESE LEMON ANALOGIES
WELL THIS IS WORTHLESS
I’M A WORDSMITH LETTING WORDS SLIP
‘TILL I’M WORD SICK
FEEL LIKE I BEEN KICKED TO THE CURB
SPITTING SILLY FRUIT QUIPS
NO PITH NO PURPOSE
WHERE DO YOU PROPOSE MY PROSE IS
WHO GOT MY PARABLES, ANYBODY KNOW THIS?
BE MY SAMARITAN AND MEND MY WOES
LEAD ME TO LEMONS, SHOW ME WHERE THE GROVE IS
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU KNOW
I KNOW YOU KNOW

THEY SAY LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
WELL WHERE ARE THEM LEMONS
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME
JUST WHERE I CAN GET THEM
THERE’S NO NEED TO EXPLAIN
HOW TO MAKE LEMONADE
I AM ALREADY TRAINED IN THAT LESSON
JUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION SO I CAN STOP STRESSIN’
SHOW ME THE WAY TO THEM LEMONS

THEY SAY LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
WELL WHERE ARE THEM LEMONS
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME
JUST WHERE I CAN GET THEM
THERE’S NO NEED TO EXPLAIN
HOW TO MAKE LEMONADE
I AM ALREADY TRAINED IN THAT LESSON
JUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION SO I CAN STOP STRESSIN’
SHOW ME THE WAY TO THEM LEMONS
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS

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from The Elephant's Room, track released August 27, 2020
Recorded at Metway Studios
Adam Staff - Project Manager, Co-Production, Engineering
Ru Lemer - Mixing, Co-production
Lee Richardson - Horn Recording
All words and music composed by Town of Cats

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Town of Cats Bristol, UK

From various areas around the south coast, Town of Cats bring a mixture of Ska, Gypsy-Rock, Hip-Hop, Funk Folk and Latino to venues near you. From soul-slapping bass guitar, to beat-boxing flautists, punchy sax and booty shaking beats, Town of Cats do what they can do make people get up and jump. ... more

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