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Hits in a Perfect World

by Dave and the Not So Daves

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1.
Let's Go 02:00
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Hello, hello, it's so good to see you I've been dreaming all day Come on, come on, let's have some serious fun Are you gonna go my way I've got a one way ticket to the top of the pops Gonna bop 'til we drop, do the cretin hop Let's Go I like the nightlife baby, out in the streets I'm bent all out of shape It's a Saturday night and we got the beat You know I can't hardly wait I've got a one way ticket to the top of the pops Gonna bop 'til we drop, do the cretin hop Let's Go
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Knee Deep 02:58
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Well I was looking good but feeling bad So I went to the doctor to see what I had He said, "Son, you got it bad You're knee deep in love The drugs won't help you and there ain't no cure But there's just one thing that I know for sure You're doomed just like the others before You're knee deep in love Knee deep, knee deep in love The girl I love loves another man And I just can't seem to make her understand If she'd just smile and take my hand We'd be knee deep in love I could be her prince charming Yeah, I could be her everything And I'd seal it with a diamond ring We'd be knee deep in love Knee deep, knee deep in love Now I don't know what I'm gonna do I'm not sure how to make my dream come true When it comes to women I ain't got a clue But I'm knee deep in love So I'll keep on wishing on this star But a pocket full of wishes don't go very far To get her out of my dreams and into my car I'm knee deep in love Knee deep, knee deep in love
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I Don't Wanna Know 03:58
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I don’t wanna know about your big plans Don’t wanna hear what your sister said Just wanna give myself the day off Today I’m just gonna stay in bed Don’t want the drama of the day to day Don’t wanna try to fake a smile I don’t need to know what’s happening downtown The scene can live without me for a while I don’t care what anybody needs me to be Gonna spend some time with I, myself, and me ‘Cause I don’t wanna know... I don’t wanna hear the headlines I’m not gonna watch the news today Don’t wanna hear about the news of the world I’m just assuming everything’s okay I don’t wanna know about the big game Or gossip on the next celebrity Turn off the television, pick up my guitar Spend the day alone and free I need to take a day off for my mental health I’m just hanging out with I, me, and myself ‘Cause I don’t wanna know… Hey man, I’ll call you back tomorrow Hey babe, I’ll see you Friday night I just need a little regeneration Spend some time with me, myself, and I I’ll let the world back in another day Right now I just need you all to go away ‘Cause I don’t wanna know…
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That Was Yesterday 02:54
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You made me feel like the King of America Or maybe just the King of our home town You would be my Queen forever We’d take on the world together And nothing would ever slow us down But that was yesterday It doesn’t seem so far away I wish I could go back How I wish I could go back Wish I could live those days again But time brings love and luck and tragedy And life is anything but fair And I’d give anything to see You still standing next to me I turn and look but you’re not there ‘Cause that was yesterday... I still can’t believe it’s real I still see those spinning wheels Oh how quickly life can change… But that was yesterday Sometimes it seems so far away I’m never going back I know I can’t go back I’m never going back again
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Short Songs 01:08
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Short songs don’t get boring Short songs get stuck in your head From the first thing in the morning Until you put yourself to bed Easy to learn, easy to remember If you wanna sing along there ain’t nothing better Short songs, short songs Short songs, short songs Can’t go wrong with short songs They don’t take much commitment Don’t require too much thought Short songs bring some contentment Sometimes a little means a lot Easy to sing, easier to play Put on your guitar and take it away Short songs, short songs Short songs, short songs Can’t go wrong with short songs
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I Need You 03:00
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The angels up in Heaven Knew what they were doin’ On the day they led me to you We started out just talking Now hand in hand we’re walking Through the world just we two I told you that I love you some years ago I still feel the same way and that’s all you need to know I need you to hold me in the night I need you to be my shining light I need you all the days of my life I need you, you, you Well I was such a mess But I’m better I confess And I owe all the changes to you We’ve seen a lot of glad times Had our share of bad times And now there’s nothing we can’t make it through I want to honor you in every way I can So I make a vow to you to always be your man I need you to hold me in the night I need you to be my shining light I need you forever as my wife I need you, you, you And after sixty four years have all come and gone We’ll be holding out for more years ‘cause you’ll always be the one I need you to hold me in the night I need you to be my shining light I need you all the days of my life I need you, you, you
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The Big Sad 03:47
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Sometimes you think too much About the world in which you live Sometimes you give too much Until there’s nothing left to give Sometimes you care too much Until it all becomes a drain Sometimes you feel too much Until there’s nothing left but pain And that’s when it hits you That’s when it gets you I will be there when the big sad closes in When you need someone to help you smile again I will be there, I will be there I’ll be there for you my friend Sometimes it’s overwhelming This life you didn’t choose It’s always hard to tell when You’re the one to sing the blues You put your best face forward To please everybody else But sometimes you push so hard You forget to take care of yourself And that’s when it hits you That’s when it gets you But I will be there when the big sad closes in... And when the sun stops shining And your blues all turn to grey I’ll be right by your side To get you through the day Because I adore you I’d do anything for you I will be there when the big sad closes in...
8.
My Rock and Roll 01:44
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They say that rock is dead But I disagree It’s alive and breathing, man -It’s alive in me This is my rock and roll Don’t take away my rock and roll Turn on the radio and you, You won’t hear the songs Rock’s gone back underground It’s back where it belongs This is my rock and roll Don’t take away my rock and roll I’ve got my guitar Still got my voice I still play rock and roll I’ve got no choice This is my rock and roll Don’t take away my rock and roll My rock and roll My rock and roll My rock and roll
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Face to Face 02:44
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I’m simply amazed by everything that you do You blow me away by just being you I guess I would say I’m captivated by you And you don’t seem to know what you put me through Now I wanna be a good boy, don’t wanna be bad But I can’t get enough of you, y’know you’re driving me mad And you don’t realize how you throw me off my pace So I’m gonna have to tell you face to face The time to tell you is now ‘cause push is coming to shove Who knew this jaded heart could be so full of love? I know it sounds cliché, but uh, did you fall from above? Because you are the only one that I’ve been dreaming of Now I wanna be a good boy, don’t wanna be bad But I can’t get enough of you, y’knoe you’re driving me mad You might say I’m obsessed, but that’s not quite the case I just think you’re the best and I want to tell you face to face Face to face Now I wanna be a good boy, don’t wanna be bad But I can’t get enough of you, y’know you’re driving me mad Every time I try to talk to you I feel so out of place Looks like I’ll never get to tell you face to face Face to face, face to face I’ll never get to tell you face to face
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Better Days 03:03
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I live in a city With a color divide I’m here in the middle Never thought about choosing sides But the anger and frustration’s Grown from a whisper to a shout Now they show us on the TV Trying to put the fires out I’m holding on for better days I’m holding out for better days I’ll get down on my knees and pray Somehow we all find better days In the cities and the capitals The flags are coming down But all the while churches Are still burning to the ground We all have our differences And that should be celebrated But why are these the very things That make some of us hated? I’m holding on for better days... Some don’t trust the police Some don’t trust in wealth Some don’t trust the government And some don’t trust themselves But if it’s up to you and me To be the change we want to see Let’s start a love revolution Come on along with me I’m holding on for better days…
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Dare to Dream 02:24
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They say that the future Is shaped by the dreamers It’s built by the doers And made by the thinkers And every movement Starts with just one Who’s reaching for the sun A spark before the work’s begun So dare to dream, dare to love Listen to your call from above And take on any consequence it brings Dare to climb, dare to fly Dare to look fate in the eye Dare to take a ride on Holy wings Dare to dream Don’t let anybody Take you from the fight Just do what is right Keep on looking for the light You can bring hope To the human race Make the world a beautiful place Just gotta keep on running the right race And dare to dream, dare to love Listen to your call from above And take on any consequence it brings Dare to climb, dare to fly Dare to look fate in the eye Dare to take a flight on Holy wings Just dare to dream
12.
No Troubles 01:56
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When this record started to come together I had a "Vision". I was going to make the ultimate power pop record. I just wanted something that was a lot of fun to listen to. Of course it didn't quite turn out that way but that's how it started.

When the songs were new, bare boned creations I had power pop on the brain. I was thinking Cheap Trick, Big Star, the Posies, Matthew Sweet, etc. But then the punk rocker in me raised his ugly head so the Ramones and Descendents fan showed up. And then, of course every classic rock riff embedded in my brain decided to have their say, and there's even a little '90s alternative in there too.

So there you go. The results are here. It's a mash-up of all those things mentioned above. It may not be the record I envisioned, but I think this is a really good rock and roll record. Which is even better.

And it's still a lot of fun!

-Dave Brink 2016

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released November 11, 2016

David Brink: Lead and backing vocals, bass
Derek Brink: Guitar, backing vocals
Tim Heeley: Drums

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Dave and the Not So Daves St. Louis, Missouri

David Brink has been in and around the St. Louis music scene since the early 2000s. Dave and the Not-So-Daves is his first solo project.

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