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Words and Music © 2021/1995 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

The demo of this song was found on a cassette from back in 1995.
The recording was pretty crappy but the whole song was pretty much intact. I guess at the time I just tossed it off and wrote a more substantial song, "Many Is The Night". Anyway, 25 years later I found the cassette and did end up enjoying the demo. Since it was a fairly simple tune, I felt I could record a quick, better fidelity version just for posterity. Just me and an acoustic on one track.

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IT TAKES A THIEF

It takes a thief to find the answers my friend
It takes a thief to find the questions they are from
It takes a thief to beat the odds at stake when everything is lost
It takes a thief
It takes a thief
No matter what the cost

It takes a thief to steal a young one’s heart
It takes a thief to steal the treasures that they share
And if you fall for the deceptions you’re not alone I’ve done it too
It takes a thief
It takes a thief
To make one so shrewd

It takes a thief to lead the old ones to the fountain of youth
It takes a thief to pull away and let them drown
So keep your cards real close and never show them to any one
Become a thief and you will never be let down

It takes a thief to find the answers my friend
It takes a thief to find the questions they are from
And if you wanna live a decent life well what do I know

It takes a thief
It takes a thief
It takes a thief
To steal the show

credits

from Initial Ideas From Cassettes, Resurrected, released May 8, 2023
JT : Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Recorded and Mixed at Suburban Hermit Studios II, Stony Brook, 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.

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