Fighting Words, by Ellen Foley

Fighting Words

by Ellen Foley

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	Are You Good Enough 00:00 / 02:40

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1.	Are You Good Enough 02:40	lyrics	buy track
Are You Good Enough Foglino I don't care about the hearts that you used to break I don't care about the drugs that you used to take I don’t want to hear your stories all about your life of crime Don't waste my time I know that you're no good I'd fix you if I could But what I care about What I can't do without Just let me see Are you good enough At loving me I don't care about the bridges that you've burned I don't care about the lessons that you've learned I don't care how many steps you've covered in recovery It doesn't matter to me I know that you're no good I'd fix you if I could But what I care about What I can't do without Just let me see Are you good enough At loving me You may go to college You might be on TV You may ride a pink Cadillac But are you good enough at loving me I know that you're no good I'd fix you if I could But what I care about What I can't do without Just let me see Are you good enough At loving me
2.	Be Nice 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Be Nice Foglino Give her clean love Don't play dirty Don't make mean love Make it sturdy Do her right Or don't do her Be polite And you'll get to her You may be a boy and be as boys will be Or think that you've seen everything there is to see But if you want to get a little taste of sugar and spice Be nice When you woo her Do what the bible tells you to Do unto her And she'll do unto you Take care Show respect Be prepared To serve and protect You may be a boy and be as boys will be... When you watch her walk Think what you're missing When you hear her talk Listen Get wise Don't deceive her If she lies Believe her You may be a boy and be as boys will be...
3.	I'm Just Happy to Be Here 04:09	lyrics	buy track
I'm Just Happy to Be Here Foglino I didn't know what I was doing It didn't matter anyway I've been right and I've been ruined Spent tomorrow yesterday The ones who won't do what they should The ones who don't know when to quit When we were good we were good When we were bad we were good at it I'm so glad to be here now I'm so glad I'm gonna stick around somehow I'm just happy to be here Funny thing about a lover If you ever get the joke Every flame is like another All gone up in drifting smoke All of the sweethearts I've known Gone off to somebody else All of the harm that I've done Seems like I just hurt myself I'm so glad … Can you hear me Can you hear me Is this thing even on? There may never be a right time And there's not much time to spare It takes the best part of a lifetime Just to get from here to there Everyone just passing through To get to where we get to be If you get there before I do Tell them not to wait for me I'm so glad…
4.	I Call My Pain By Your Name 03:39	lyrics	buy track
I Call My Pain By Your Name Foglino/Meltzer You won't tell me that you love me I've told you so many times, but you won't Now I can see, if you won't say that you love me Maybe it's because you don't Why can't you see how you hurt me Is my love in vain I call my pain by your name You say you don't like blowing smoke You say it's only words, that’s not what love's about But now I can see if you ain't blowing smoke at me That's because the fire is out CHORUS I hear your name, the way it rings It's come to mean so many things Like loneliness, tears, and misery Could it be that you don't care Is there really nothing there Is there a hole in your heart where love should be CHORUS
5.	I Found a Love 02:52	info	buy track
6.	I'll Be True 03:38	lyrics	buy track
I'll Be True Foglino I wandered on my way Stumbled through my day I never seemed to know which way to go Anyone can see It's hard to be with me But you're not just anyone, I know I'll be true I'll be true to you No matter what I do Or who I do it to I'll be true to you Homes and bones and hearts I broke everything apart Anyone who came too near to me Everybody knows Not to get too close But you're the one who's close enough to see I'll be true... Try to make it last Forget about the past If you've got your secrets keep them hid We can start again I don't care where you've been Or who you've been there with or what you did I'll be true...
7.	Come On Love 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Come On Love Foglino Come on love And come on strong Come on love I've waited way too long Come on love Hear my plea Come on love Be good to me Love love love and only Love is what I'm crying for Come on love and hold me I don't want to cry no more Don't want to live in a work of art and never see Never think what's there for free Is worth the time Don't want to go for my whole life and never sing Never feel that thing Never get to shine Come on love... Love love love and only Love is what I'm crying for Come on love and hold me I don't want to cry no more I'll lay my heart out on the line and let it break Live through my mistake And try again I want to get up every time I hit the floor Keep beating on the door Till I get in Come on love…
8.	Fill Your Cup 03:16	lyrics	buy track
Fill Your Cup Foglino Are you hungry Unfulfilled With a desire That can't be stilled Come to the table Take a seat Are you hungry It's time to eat CHORUS It's a hard hard world Make it easier It's a cold world Warm it up It's a mean mean world Give it kindness Are you empty Fill your cup Are you thirsty Do you try To speak your mind But your mouth is dry Pour the wine Up to the brink Are you thirsty Take a drink CHORUS Are you lonely No longer proud To stand apart In every crowd You would belong If you were able Are you lonely Come to the table CHORUS
9.	This Won't Last Forever 03:55	lyrics	buy track
This Won't Last Forever Foglino/Foley Go easy when you wake me If you try to shake me I think it's gonna make me Rattle like a tamburine Time I tried to keep Passed by in my sleep And I don't want to wake up from this dream This won't last forever It can't go on and on This won't last forever You'll look for me and I'll be gone I remember death or glory It was mostly purgatory And a funny story I'm lucky that I lived to tell I'm not gonna lie I just want to try To tell the story straight and tell it well This won't last forever It can't go on and on This won't last forever You'll look for me and I'll be gone I know I know I know I know I know Get up get up get up get up and go While we're here pretending There's a happy ending Thank you for lending A sympathetic ear to me And I do believe You don't have to grieve But if you do then save a tear for me This won't last forever It can't go on and on This won't last forever You'll look for me and I'll be gone
10.	Leave Him Janie 02:53	lyrics	buy track
Leave Him Janie Foglino He held you close and wiped your eye Leave him Janie leave him But he's the one who made you cry It's time for us to leave him Leave him Janie leave him It's time for us to leave him Love is gone but life goes on It's time for us to leave him It'll tear you up to say goodbye Leave him Janie leave him But if you stay he'll bleed you dry It's time for us to leave him Leave him Janie leave him It's time for us to leave him Love is gone but life goes on It's time for us to leave him Just walk away with no regrets Leave him Janie leave him That man is worse than loneliness It's time for us to leave him Leave him Janie leave him It's time for us to leave him Love is gone but life goes on It's time for us to leave him
11.	Heaven Can Wait 04:20	info	buy track

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released August 6, 2021

Players:
Guitar: Slim Simon, Paul Foglino, Michael Jung, Stephen B. Antonakos
Bass: C.P. Roth, Mark Ettinger, Paul Foglino, J.C. Chmiel
Keyboards: C.P. Roth, Mark Ettinger
Drums: Steve Goulding, C.P. Roth
Vocals: Ula Hedwig, Rachelle Garniez, Karla DeVito (duet on I'm Just Happy To Be Here)

Heaven Can Wait recorded for the film "Lies I Told My Little Sister." Lyrics and Music by Jim Steinman, Musician: Andrew Williams. Used by permission of LOWERCASED, Inc.

Recording and Mixing: Michael Jung at Hizhaus
Mastering: Scott Anthony at Storybook Sound

Thanks: Ted Houghton, Tom Clark, Robby Benson, Judy White
Cover Photo: Aleksandr Karjaka
Design: Eric Antanitus

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Ellen Foley New York, New York

As a singer, five solo LPs plus recordings with Meat Loaf, The Clash, Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson. Acting includes film and stage productions of "Hair," TV series "Night Court," and more.

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