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Lighten Up Francis

from Ongoing Reflectamenta by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 2018 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

The song “Wash The Blood With The Rain” as recorded on the CD “8 Trackology” was based on a true story regarding some kids playing “chicken” near some Long Island train tracks back in the late 80’s. As it were, a few of them were hit by an oncoming caboose and somehow I found that inspiring enough to write a song about it.
“Lighten Up Francis” is sort of an imaginary update of what happened to two of the kids who survived the train tragedy. Go figya.

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LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS

Francis remembers
Cries as he sips his coffee
That night in September
Renda and him back to the tracks
To flirt with the dead – make a connection
Slip between worlds and come out the end
Hoping to feel like a new resurrected God
And see their friends

Lighten up Francis you’re a dough boy
At a Mexican Wedding
Lighten up Francis you’re poor boy
Wrapped up in regrettings
The past is always on your mind
She’s gone!
Come back to the living

Francis and Renda
Two of the brightest bulbs you’d meet
Questioned their routines
Searching for answers down the street
take’m up to the end of the station
No one around to mess up their plans
Both of them seeing the light in the tunnel
Holding hands
Till the other ran

Lighten up Francis you’re a dough boy
At a Mexican Wedding
Lighten up Francis you’re poor boy
Wrapped up in regrettings
Lighten up Francis you’re a dough boy
At a Mexican Wedding
Lighten up Francis you’re poor boy
Wrapped up in regrettings
The past is always on your mind
She’s gone!
Come back to the living

Is there any point to this story?
A lapse of common sense - perhaps
And death - it plagues us with cosmic riddles
The answers availed to us mere mortals
Once we kick ourselves over the fence
Perhaps…

And we start living life again…
Gotta start living life again
Start living life again ...Oh yeah!

Lighten up Francis you’re a dough boy
At a Mexican Wedding
I said, lighten up Francis you’re poor boy
Wrapped up in regrettings
Lighten up Francis you’re a dough boy
At a Mexican Wedding
Lighten up Francis you’re poor boy
Wrapped up in regrettings
The past is always on your mind
She’s gone!
Come back to the living!

credits

from Ongoing Reflectamenta, released October 9, 2018
JT : Vocals, Programming
Joe Gioglio : 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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