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Can't Fight Fire with a Match

by John Bolduan

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[chorus] No you can't fight fire with a match Might seem like an easy road but it's much harder than that Go and call your horses and tell 'em to come back Because you can't fight fire with a match Billy was a young, strong boy at the age of seventeen Said, "Momma, I'm going out to fight the world and find my dream". He ain't coming home no more and at night his momma screams Because you can't make a lion from a cat [chorus] Suzy was a bright young girl, pretty as could be Light of her momma's eye, an apple picked right off the tree Then she met old Billy boy and he got between her knees Now she's got a baby born to be [chorus] [solo] [chorus]
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Wet Paint 03:35
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Pickin' flower pedals, yes or no, I keep saying things to make it go away Momma's belly's growing, chest is full, time's erasin' what my future had in lay My whole world's closing in The time is right but right now I don't know Which direction to go in Whether to stop or let the child grow Walkin' down the street I keep on thinkin' at the end, what are they all going to say? Hard to handle, hard to think about it, all that I know, there's a price you have to pay My whole world's closing in The time is right but right now I don't know Which direction to go in Whether to stop or let the child grow Baby Hannah's in my life Not a day goes by that I thank god I have you With you right here by my side All I wanna to is wrap my arms around you Pickin' flower pedals, yes or no, I keep saying things to make it go away Momma's belly's growing, chest is full, time's erasin' what my future had in lay My whole world's closing in The time is right but right now I don't know Which direction to go in Whether to stop or let the child grow Baby Hannah's in my life Not a day goes by that I thank god I have you With you right here by my side All I wanna to is wrap my arms around you
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Christ in E 02:55
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Well I'm dying just to get know you Hoping that my dream might come true But I'm up in a cloud and I'm feeling quite down because you are not right here with me Now wouldn't it be sweet to make this dream complete and then I could go back to sleep Well I would do anything that you want Ask of me, I'll do it baby, easy you'll see Tell me a time to be home I will get there before you Life could be so easy with me Baby if you try it you'll see That I'm only a man but I do what I can and the plan is to make you smile We could stay here all night, together, wrapped up tight, I could live like this for a while Well I would do anything that you want Ask of me, I'll do it baby, easy you'll see Tell me a time to be home I will get there before you
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Some of us were born to dance and all of us were born to eat Put on clothes to cover up our arms, our chest, our legs and feet When it's hot we tend to sweat and when it's cold we tend to freeze Everybody loves a walk with someone all along the beach Yeah we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall into a category Banker's job's to take the money Worker's job's to let it go Rich man laugh from at the top The poor man cries from down below Chance improves per dollar earned No change in wage keeps chances low How do you expect to live Without a home to call your own? Yeah we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall into a category Birds fly high and worms crawl low but on the ground is where they meet If you want the crowd to listen take your voice into the street On the brink of thinking realize the end and ebb and flow Realize you are unique but none of us are different though Yeah we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall into a category Days we're happy, nights we're the days, the years, the months go by Through the window come the notes from songbird's gentle lullaby Most of all I miss my mother, often think of going home Good to be yourself but better when with your friends you're not alone Yeah we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall in Yes, we all fall into a category
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Frenetica 03:27
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Half of me is gold The other half is grey But then my baby blue You know I'm comin' home to you If I find a way Got me thinkin' of Like just the other day But then my baby blue You know I'm comin' home to you If I find a way Over ocean waters A thousand miles away But then my baby blue You know I'm comin' home to you If I find a way I'd like to send you flowers They'll arrive someday But then my baby blue You know I'm comin' home to you If I find a way Love it when you're here Hate when you're away But then my baby blue You know I'm comin' home to you If I find a way
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This is my first album and a culmination of years of writing and playing. It was also the step in deciding that I was going to be a professional musician.

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released July 24, 2010

Produced by: John Bolduan
Recorded and Mixed at Larraskitunes and Perroteproduce (Bilbao, Spain)
Engineered by: John Bolduan, Kepa Elgoibar
Mixed by: John Bolduan
Mastered by: John Bolduan
Album Design by: Steffi Degiorgio
Photography by: John Bolduan

Musicians
John Bolduan: Guitar, leads and vocals
Kepa Elgoibar: Drums on tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 and vocals on tracks 1, 5, and 7
Harry Bird: Vocals on tracks 1 and 7
Christophe Capewell: Vocals on track 7

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John Bolduan Saint Louis, Missouri

John Bolduan hails from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. His first album is entitled "Can't Fight Fire with a Match". It features lively melodies, heartfelt lyrics and tasteful fingerstyle guitar licks that border on virtuoso while remaining remarkably pleasant to the casual listener. The album was debuted at the highly regarded Focal Point music venue in St. Louis. ... more

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