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Cheap Suit

by Albert Man

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1.
Armani suits and white lines Drinks at Harry’s for a good time Chest bumps and high fives And the trophy wives, with no tan lines Don’t be that guy That guy who don't apologise Don’t be that guy That guy with the quaaludes and red wine Don’t be that guy With the hideous tie and the hair dye And the hollywood smile, who's stuck in 1989 Don’t be that guy That guy who's a mother's mistake Don’t be that guy That guy who never gives but man he takes Don’t be that guy With the hideous tie and the hair dye And the hollywood smile, who's stuck in 1989 Don’t be that guy Who’s trying to be Like the cool kids on MTV That yacht didn’t come for free Take a Look in the mirror Come on let’s party Armani suits and white lines Drinks at Harry’s for a good time Chest bumps and high fives And the trophy wives, with no tan lines Don’t be that guy That guy who hunts in a wolf pack Don’t be that guy That guy with a monkey on his back Don’t be that guy With the hideous tie and the hair dye And the hollywood smile, who's stuck in 1989 Don’t be that guy Who’s trying to be Like the cool kids on MTV That yacht didn’t come for free Take a Look in the mirror Come on let’s party Armani suits and white lines Drinks at Harry’s for a good time Chest bumps and high fives And the trophy wives, with no tan lines And the bit on the side With no tan lines They’re all looking fine With no tan lines In long beach baby the sun shines Armani suits and white lines Drinks at Harry’s for a good time Chest bumps and high fives And the trophy wives, with no tan lines Armani suits and white lines Drinks at Harry’s for a good time Chest bumps and high fives And the trophy wives, with no tan lines
2.
Catch ups about town Line them up and wind down You got drink up to fall down You gotta self destruct With your pals even though we’re getting older now You gotta drown in your sorrows We go in rounds Fully loaded acting like clowns You better speed up Before you slow down And when the shutters hit the ground Get ready for the come down Not yet just one more No regrets Hit the dance floor Playing Russian roulette Til your head’s sore You’ve no self respect Shouting one world cup and two world wars You don’t think of tomorrow When you’re hardcore Gotta be a little drinks whore You better speed up Before you slow down And when the shutters hit the ground Get ready for the come down When you wake up and your head is spinning round and round You don’t recall the night before you met up with your pals You don’t remember getting home You can’t find your phone All your loose change has gone And you slept in your clothes Around quarter to 3 in the afternoon When spinning stops you reconnect the dots it's nothing new You start to think Perhaps another drink Will sort me out Catch ups about town Line them up and wind down You got drink up to fall down You gotta self destruct With your pals even though we’re getting older now You gotta drown in your sorrows We go in rounds Fully loaded acting like clowns You better speed up Before you slow down And when the shutters hit the ground Get ready for the come down Not yet just one more No regrets Hit the dance floor Playing Russian roulette Til your head’s sore You’ve no self respect Shouting one world cup and two world wars You don’t think of tomorrow When you’re hardcore Gotta be a little drinks whore You better speed up Before you slow down And when the shutters hit the ground Get ready for the come down
3.
I hear your footsteps coming but someone else walks past I hear you laughing but your sense of humour has more class They say it’s time to move on Gotta let go But it takes a while 'Cause time runs real slow They use to call us the dream team We got together at 18 The dream team I haven't seen you lately And its Driving Me crazy This kind of love requires a time machine You used to be my beauty queen And when I see you I’m the stranger standing in the street You walk right past that stranger tears running down his cheek They say it’s time to move on Gotta let go But it takes a while 'Cause time runs real slow They use to call us the dream team We got together at 18 The dream team I haven't seen you lately And its Driving Me crazy This kind of love requires a time machine You used to be my beauty queen They use to call us the dream team They use to call us the dream team They use to call us the dream team They use to call us the dream team They use to call us the dream team We got together at 18 The dream team I haven't seen you lately And its Driving Me crazy This kind of love requires a time machine You used to be my beauty queen They use to call us the dream team We got together at 18 The dream team I haven't seen you lately And its Driving Me crazy This kind of love requires a time machine You used to be my beauty queen
4.
Do you remember when We‘d sit cross legged playing Scrabble Watching cartoons With the curtains closed On a Sunday afternoon In your front room Had nothing better to do Where did it all go wrong Nothing but lost souls Trying to find our way home With the bowling leagues of America gone The book clubs won’t be round for long Those summers spent skimming stones Lost like rain drops where the river flowed Do you remember when We'd talk TV shows and movies Drinking your dad’s beer 'Till the sun crept in Was Brian Warner in the Wonder Years? Nobody knew Had nothing better to do Where did it all go wrong Nothing but lost souls Trying to find our way home With the bowling leagues of America gone The book clubs won’t be round for long Those summers spent skimming stones Lost like rain drops where the river flowed Those shared experiences discarded like yesteryear toys No place left for the good old boys And Taco Bell will be the only place to go Before too long Where did it all go wrong Nothing but lost souls Trying to find our way home With the bowling leagues of America gone The book clubs won’t be round for long Nothing but lost souls Trying to find our way home With the bowling leagues of America gone The book clubs won’t be round for long Nothing but lost souls Trying to find our way home With the bowling leagues of America gone The book clubs won’t be round for long Nothing but lost souls Trying to find our way home With the bowling leagues of America gone The book clubs won’t be round for long Those summers spent skimming stones Lost like rain drops where the river flowed
5.
Heartbeats 03:21
I'd walk you home from school before we knew What holding hands could lead to It took a few years And worn out shoes Your father disapproved Things changed, Superman became Calvin Kleins And Lois Lane got smile lines As the years went by so did the good times Roll credits, crank up the hi-fi Heartbeats Like the wind in the trees Blowing away at the Autumn leaves This is the last chance for tired feet So don’t stop moving please Next time our eyes meet We're dancing in our sleep We’d talk for hours until it got late Making the perfect mix tape I knew from the start Kissing in the dark I could see the sparks Things changed, Superman became Calvin Kleins And Lois Lane got smile lines As the years went by so did the good times Roll credits, crank up the hi-fi Heartbeats Like the wind in the trees Blowing away at the Autumn leaves This is the last chance for tired feet So don’t stop moving please Next time our eyes meet We're dancing in our sleep We'll count the stars up in the sky And we’ll lose count For the last time These weary eyes Have to say goodbye Heartbeats Like the wind in the trees Blowing away at the autumn leaves This is the last chance for tired feet So don’t stop moving please Heartbeats Like the wind in the trees Blowing away at the autumn leaves This is the last chance for tired feet So don’t stop moving please Heartbeats Like the wind in the trees Blowing away at the autumn leaves This is the last chance for tired feet So don’t stop moving please Next time our eyes meet We're dancing in our sleep
6.
We only met yesterday I though the butterflies were gonna fly me away Your presence packed a punch I’ve been winded ever since She’s a real contender she brought me out in a cold sweat She’s my Mary Jane, her face I’ll never forget I’m back today same time same place I’ll be waiting here for as long as it takes I’m back today same time same place I’ll be waiting here for as long as it takes I think I probably really like you Do you think you probably really like me too? It would make my day to hear you say How you like that I combed my hair that way Or you like my shoes, my laugh, my style, my tattoos Because I like those things on you I’ve fallen under your spell I can’t sleep I can’t eat I don't function too well. I should have asked you out The words just wouldn’t leave my mouth She’s a real contender she brought me out in a cold sweat She’s my Mary Jane, her face I’ll never forget I’m back today same time same place I’ll be waiting here for as long as it takes I'm back today same time same place I’ll be waiting here for as long as it takes I think I probably really like you Do you think you probably really like me too? It would make my day to hear you say How you like that I combed my hair that way Or you like my shoes, my laugh, my style, my tattoos Because I like those things on you I week since you walked off with my heart A week since you left me in the dark I should have jumped on the same bus you did Even though it went nowhere near where I lived Instead of standing alone in the rain Never knowing when I’d get to see you again I think I probably really like you Do you think you probably really like me too? It would make my day to hear you say How you like that I combed my hair that way Or you like my shoes, my laugh, my style, my tattoos Because I like those things on you I think I probably really like you
7.
I got rings on my fingers and stunted stammer My friends don’t like me, i’m a flimflammer Now take me home and show me your mama Just hold my hand on the way to the piano Take it easy on yourself Because it ain't good for your health You know I can’t love anyone else, but I’m meeting your mamma A hazardous grin from the tequila slammers And a tattoo of Elvis in his rhinestone glamour Now take me home and show me your mama Just hold my hand on the way to the piano Take it easy on yourself Because it ain't good for your health You know I can’t love anyone else, but I’m meeting your mamma Mamma’s keeping me for herself La la la la la la la She don’t want to share me with no-one else La la la la la la la I got and outstanding warrant down in Alabama For driving half cut thanks to too much Havanna Now take me home and show me your mama Just hold my hand on the way to the piano Take it easy on yourself Because it ain't good for your health You know I can’t love anyone else, but I’m meeting your mamma Mamma’s keeping me for herself La la la la la la la She don’t want to share me with no-one else La la la la la la la Your mamma’s crazy I don’t mean maybe I can’t believe that your her little baby, whoah Mamma’s keeping me for herself La la la la la la la She don’t want to share me with no-one else La la la la la la la Mamma’s keeping me for herself La la la la la la la She don’t want to share me with no-one else La la la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la
8.
Cheap Suit 03:54
I don’t have much, in fact I have nothin' Just this cheap suit and it needs washin' And my hair needs washing too Since I lost you If I could get cleaned up I’d come see you Bring you flowers like I used to do But this cheap suit’s seen better days Since I lost you Some day I hope to get a new pair of shoes And shine them up for you I’ll save up everything and spend it on dinner for two So long as the person sitting opposite’s you But this cheap suit’s been nothing but bad luck Since I first tried it on I've been stuck in a rut And life sucks Like a kick in the nuts I got holes in my shoes It ain't nothing but the dirty suit blues There's this charity shop I found has one A three piece, pin stripe it be smoking like napalm In navy blue, I'm gonna buy it gonna wear it Just for you Some day I hope to get a new pair of shoes And shine them up for you I’ll save up everything and spend it on dinner for two So long as the person sitting opposite’s you But this cheap suit’s been nothing but bad luck Since I first tried it on I've been stuck in a rut And life sucks Like a kick in the nuts I got holes in my shoes It ain't nothing but the dirty suit blues But this cheap suit’s been nothing but bad luck Since I first tried it on I've been stuck in a rut And life sucks Like a kick in the nuts I got holes in my shoes It ain't nothing but the dirty suit blues Since I lost you I got holes in my shoes It ain't nothing but the dirty suit blues Since I lost you I got holes in my shoes It ain't nothing but the dirty suit blues
9.
She’s got the moves but she don’t have a clue She thinks she's got me wrapped around her finger too She's so special, ain't that the truth Don’t fight it brother, but please join the queue Lipstick and high heeled Gucci shoes I’m losing my mind like Howard Hughes You got the finance, she'll be your muse And I'm looking to invest in something new She's just white trash Trying to get a free pass It's the kind of love that don't last And my vision’s getting blurred From looking through the bottom of a shot glass The tables have turned What’s your name? When the devil comes a knocking you can feel the flames What’s your name? I'm the cold blue steel dancing up and down your veins What’s your name? You’ve been a bad girl baby gotta learn the hard way What’s your name? I’m so happy you came The Fake fur’s as real as her Her lips are moving but I don't hear the words For the faithful, she is the church Tonight they worship from the gospel of her Those fools they get what they deserve A lawsuit, in a cruel world The mass has ended what have we learnt It you play with fire then your fingers get burnt She's just white trash Trying to get a free pass It's the kind of love that don't last And my vision’s getting blurred From looking through the bottom of a shot glass The tables have turned What’s your name? When the devil comes a knocking you can feel the flames What’s your name? I'm the cold blue steel dancing up and down your veins What’s your name? You’ve been a bad girl baby gotta learn the hard way What’s your name? I’m so happy you came What’s your name? When the devil comes a knocking you can feel the flames What’s your name? I'm the cold blue steel dancing up and down your veins What’s your name? You’ve been a bad girl baby gotta learn the hard way What’s your name? I’m so happy you came
10.
Being bad but looking so good Bad decisions, misunderstood Too many parties it’s cold outside when it snows She knows how it goes Hotels, hourly rates Cheap perfume, another lousy date And It’s getting late She’s an angel with a dirty face Night after night in paradise Love comes at a price for the parasites But they don’t think twice about her vacant eyes Night after night, getting tired Getting wired just to get by To live and die, in Washington Heights She’s getting older Dead end is fast approaching The party’s over she missed the last train But the rail tracks remain Hotels, hourly rates Cheap perfume, another lousy date And It’s getting late She’s an angel with a dirty face Night after night in paradise Love comes at a price for the parasites But they don’t think twice about her vacant eyes Night after night, getting tired Getting wired just to get by To live and die, in Washington Heights Friends long departed Can’t stop what’s started She slipped through the cracks And never looked back Strangers in cars Smoking cigars Night after night in paradise Love comes at a price for the parasites But they don’t think twice about her vacant eyes Night after night, getting tired Getting wired just to get by To live and die, in Washington Heights
11.
You know I don’t eat cake Don’t need to dwell on every mistake that I make Don’t need to take a break Don’t need to be told that I’m late Don’t need to be told what to hate I just need you to tell me that I’m great and wonderful And I’ll tell you that you’re great too Better than Captain Kangaroo And i’ll love you ‘til the end of time As pretty as peggy sue, as funny as Scooby Doo I’m gonna hold on to your love You know I don’t need rules Don’t need to show off to the other kids at school Don’t need to act the fool Don’t need to be told life is cruel Don’t need to visit Hartlepool I just need you to tell me that I’m cool and wonderful And I’ll tell you that you’re great too Better than Captain Kangaroo And i’ll love you ‘til the end of time As pretty as peggy sue, as funny as Scooby Doo I’m gonna hold on to your love Until my knuckles go white I'm gonna squeeze tight Until my knuckles go white It has to feel right or I’ll let you go You and me now tell me why can’t you see I'm gonna hold on to your love And I’ll tell you that you’re great too Better than Captain Kangaroo And i’ll love you ‘til the end of time As pretty as peggy sue, as funny as Scooby Doo I’m gonna hold on to your love I’m gonna hold on to your love I’m gonna hold on to your love

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"Cheap Suit" is Albert Man's debut album, released in 2016.
For further information: www.albertman.com/cheapsuit
Contact: info@albertman.com

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released April 12, 2016

All songs written by Albert Man
Produced by Albert Man
Recorded by Wes Maebe at RAK Studios
Additional recording by Sean Genockey at Black Dog Studios
Mixed by Sean Genockey at Black Dog Studios
Mastered by Ed Woods at Black Dog Studios
Music Consultancy by Rhys Downing
Cover design and artwork by Patryk Hardziej

Albert Man - piano, keyboards, percussion, lead and backing vocals
Demian Wieland - drums
Charlie Webb - bass and backing vocals
Sean Genockey - acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion

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Praised by BBC Radio Head of Music as a “brilliant singer-songwriter,” Albert Man is an “insightful artist to watch” according to Pledge Music’s managing editor Matt Conner. He has established himself as one of the more interesting songwriters on the London gig circuit with avid support from RockShot Magazine, who recently compared his songs to that of “Ben Folds in verse, wit and chord changes”. ... more

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