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Doncha Hold It

from Late Octobra by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 1986 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

An off the cuff song recorded in August of 1986, right after I got home from my trip across the USA in a little red Subaru. I had no job. No prospects at all. Pretty awful feeling. And then I called up Chris Pati at Backdoor Studios and my life changed. I had a new direction. Just like in the movies.

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DON’T CHA HOLD IT

It is not my opinions that count, it’s the money I have in the bank
What I earn is a major concern to my family, my lawyer and friends
It is not my opinions that count, it’s the money I’m able to spend
And I feel so frustrated right now ‘cause I have no steady income
No I have no steady income!

But don’t cha hold it
Don’t cha hold your breath for me now
Don’t cha hold it
There are jobs around but not for me now
Don’t cha hold it
Save it for your slot machines now
Don’t cha hold it
Don’t cha hold it
Don’t cha hold it

Ya never can get the “best of” when the worst of you is involved
Anyway you know ya gotta hang out till the puzzle’s solved

"The great puzzel. You know, the universal scheme of things?
For $3.25 an hour. Right!"

It is not my music that counts, it’s the clothing that I display
What I wear is a major affair to designers who want to get paid
It is not my music that counts, it’s the software that copies the trends
And I feel so out dated right now ‘cause I have no steady income
No I have no steady income

But don’t cha hold it
Don’t cha hold your breath for me now
Don’t cha hold it
Jobs around but not for me now
Don’t cha hold it
Save it for your slot machines now
Don’t cha hold it
Don’t cha hold it
Don’t cha hold it

Ya never can get the “best of” when the worst of you is involved
Anyway you know ya gotta hang out till the puzzle’s solved
Till the puzzle's solved

credits

from Late Octobra, released October 23, 2014
JT : Vocals, Yamaha acoustic guitar, Drum Programming
Juanita Xeno : Electric guitar solo
Recorded at Suburban Hermit Studios I, St. James, NY

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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