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Lovely Distractions

by Dan Vaillancourt

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1.
Newspapers 04:10
Good news doesn’t sell newspapers She flips the pages to read about celebrities What they do when the movie cameras turn off And what they say when they walk away from the microphone Everybody is beautiful in the pages of her magazine She has to read the dirt to make everyone seem a little less clean Everybody is wonderful when they are thirty-foot-tall on the movie screen But I know they are only perfect... only perfect in her dreams Everybody is a great big star when I turn on my TV But it is all trivial, next year no one knows there name Gotta finish this photo shoot, my 15 minutes will only last so long Fame is like a flame running out of air and it’s getting hard to breathe
2.
She is a lovely distraction and she doesn't know Everybody sees her when she comes to the shows and They know her name They know her name CHORUS: She's oblivious to what we see Maybe not oblivious but she'd never believe... She's who they want to be She's who they want to be She's carrying her camera, pocket full of dignity She carrying her smile which she might release... If you're lucky She glides by with grace Except when she trips and She says, grace is still there when she falls She said grace is still there when you fall I said lend me your camera, I'll shoot what i see If you see through my eyes then maybe you'll believe... That you're a lovely distraction and I think you should know I always see you when you come to the show I know your name I know your name You might be oblivious to what I see How can I make you believe? You are a lovely distraction I think you should know everyone sees you when you come to the show we know your name Yes, we know your name You might be oblivious to what we see How can we make you believe? Yes, how can we make you believe? How can we make you believe? How can we make you believe? You are a lovely distraction and I think you should know I always see you when you come to the show
3.
Fall Winds 03:33
Sometimes, it’s strange to be silent Sometimes, it’s foreign to be still Still, I strive to be perfect Knowing that I never will CHORUS: But the fall winds come again Telling stories of what has been And I wonder if you knew All the stories are about you And I’ve driven across America I’ve seen its mountains I’ve seen her plains I'm still searching for something But I fear I'll remain the same You may say that I’m an adventurer Plunging deep in the great unknown But I’ll tell you Some days I feel like a coward Always running away from home But there’s a chill in the air And I feel you here There’s a chill in the air And I feel you here And it’s beautiful I wonder if you knew
4.
Breath On Me 03:49
Your breath on me Makes me forget about everything Your lips on mine Makes me think twice about everything Have you heard what they say? The streets are talking today Sometimes I think … and by “think” I mean “wonder” What could have been if I wouldn't have done it again? Radio wave distance, it crackles like the wind But what if what they are saying was true? It's 3am and I'm still awake At 4, I probably will be too But does it even really matter? Is it just just a number game? I gather up these words Most of them on paper Set to a melody, verse and time Your breath on me Your lips on mine Your breath on me Your lips on mine Have you heard what they say? The streets are talking today
5.
She’s a little unruly, might be the whiskey Might just be the fact we’re on the Jersey shore Flips off her flip flops, rolls up her jeans First time she’s seen the ocean in years 2 in the morning, moonlit waves She turns cartwheels on the shore She meets the water with bare feet, laughing all the way Sultry, salty, laughing girl CHORUS: She says it’s hard sometimes to hide the age around my eyes I said the moonlight boardwalk hides them well She beckons me to the water, moon across her lips I hesitate but I follow her Sandy-toed and starry-eyed, salt-soaked jeans There’s sometime about this beach Long past it’s heyday, abandoned amusement park But tonight we saw it come to life Now the boardwalk's broken down with beer-breath bums But tonight we had a peek into the past But like an old carnival ride, she does this little thing with her eyes. Rolls them around like she’s surprised.... This Amusement park is alive. She says it’s hard sometimes to hide the age around my eyes But I said... “This amusement park is alive.”
6.
Postcards 03:53
She said, could you send me a postcard Everyday you’re gone; tell me about the things you see And that you’re thinking of me I said honey don't forget to dream I know that’s hard for you But could you do it for me Could you do it for me? And while you’re gone who’s gonna sing me to sleep Oh you’re so sweet Will you call me, from every phone that you see Ah.. You know me You say I love you I say I love you too. and I'd like to see you everyday While I'm away please pray everyday That I’ll be okay Despite what I say sometimes it’s hard to be out here on the road When you’re at home Baby you are the one Maybe I’ll ask you to Marry me someday
7.
She sings softly to me She sings softly to me She sings slightly off key... Did I say slightly? But it’s beautiful to me My car radio is broken but she doesn’t seem to mind She fills in right where it left off And now she's doing double time Now we’re doing just fine I said sing: Ah la la la la I said try: do re mi Singing lessons weren’t meant for her She’s way beyond that now Other cars just seem to watch her As she swings, sings, bobs her head Changing lyrics like I change lanes Now we’re singing 'Clementine' Oh my Darling Clementine She waves to the car next to me And then she jabs me in the ribs She says do you think they know? I am your radio I said, yes I think they know You sing loudly you see Dancing confined in your seat It’s quite likely that they see Did I say likely? But it's beautiful and she's so beautiful It’s beautiful to me
8.
Fearless 06:07
She's at that naïve age, where she believes anything She writes poetry And she's gonna travel around the world She's gonna see everything She reads Kerouac She wonders what life is like for me She seems to envy what she sees. She'll never know the true She couldn't see the truth about me. What would you say if I was old and gray... old and gray Would you say, “I knew him when he was young and free...” Implying to me I've lost it all What would you say if I had one foot in my grave? Would you say, “I knew him when he wasn't afraid of anything.” How I long for a Georgia sunrise. How I long for a Georgia sunrise. Carolina sunsets. What would you say, because I don't even know my name? Would you say, “Surely... surely you speak in jest.” You must be crazy..and you're so crazy... You're so crazy...you say. How I long for a Georgia sunrise. How I long for a Georgia sunrise. Your name is fearless Your name is free Your name is anything I want it to be. You are my everything My everything to me. Your name is fearless Your name is free Your name is anything I damn well please You are my everything... My everything... And I said, “No.” ...and I said, “No.” “You must be crazy. You are so crazy. You're so crazy,” I say. She's at that naïve age where she believes in anything... And she writes poetry
9.
Satellites 04:15
She said you're like a satellite You are drifting past the stars tonight She said you're like a satellite, You are drifting past the stars I said I ah la la la la And I sing I lie lie lie lie lie lie I said I ah la la la la And I sing I lie lie lie lie lie lie Did your mother tell you about the man on the moon? Did your father, show you the stars? Look now can you see its Orion's belt? Mr. Moon is smiling down I used to wish upon shooting stars But I never liked how fast they'd burn I want to watch over you the rest of your life So, now I wish upon satellites I wish upon satellites I drift around this earth And this earth drifts around the galaxy The galaxy's out drifting 'round the universe Man, we are so small you see Like a Super Nova burns our lives they're so quick Flash of light, then we're gone I want to make the most of this life You'll find me... I'll be wishing upon satellites Oh, I wish upon satellites I said I ah la la la la And I sing I lie lie lie lie lie lie I said I ah la la la la And I sing I lie lie lie lie lie lie I wish upon satellites

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released November 1, 2008

Recorded at:
- The House in Midland, MI by Dan Vaillancourt
- The Monastery in Cincinnati by Ric Hordinski

Mixed by Ric Hordinski and Dan Vaillancourt
Mastered by Richard Dodd

Ferris Wheel Artwork by Nathan Schleicher

All songs written by Daniel L. Vaillancourt
ⒸⓅ 2008 Daniel L. Vaillancourt (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

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Dan Vaillancourt Midland, Michigan

Michigan-based singer-songwriter Dan Vaillancourt has performed nearly a thousand concerts in 40 states, has been heard on the radio in all 50 states and many other things that sound impressive, but his friends will tell you that he is a dork.

"...Truly one of the eclectic original and iconic wordsmiths writing songs today." - Bob Gottlieb, Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
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