Wes & Jess Record
Here you'll find a bunch of songs I've written up for the chopping block at FAME studios. Including a few we've already made. Let me know which ones you hear potential in. Thank you!
Writing On The Wall
Got some markers as a birthday gift
Used em on the drywall- mom was pissed
A couple letters and a heart through it
Said, “Where the hell’d you put your common sense?”
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Oooh sha la la la la, it left the building
Oooh sha la la la la, that boy is thrilling
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Right here, right now, Is the Right time
As far as I can tell he, wants me
Can’t you see, The Writing on the Wall?
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Finally got the nerve to talk to him
I’d been watching movies with my older sis
On how to get past these acquaintances
Pulled his face to mine and gave a kiss
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Oooh sha la la la la, he theft the building
Oooh sha la la la la, that boy is thrilling
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Right here, right now, Is the Right time
As far as I can tell he, wants me
Baby, The Writing’s on the Wall
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“I’ll give her credit for the confidence”
A couple student-teacher conferences
We settled out all our differences
But I can daydream without consequence
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Oooh sha la la la la, he theft the building
Oooh sha la la la la, that boy is thrilling
Don’t make me spell it out
I’m gonna make him mine somehow
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Right here, right now, Is the Right time
As far as I can tell he, wants me
Baby, The Writing’s on the Wall
Here's To Looking Up
Better to have loved and lost, then to never loved at all
I know this now
Better to bury the hatchet, then to bare to cross
There’s no pride in being proud
And of all the foolish things that I will conjure up
To justify my love
Darling you will alway be the reason I’m enough
Here’s to Looking Up
I don’t want to say goodbye, but I can’t stick around
I know this now
Too many talks on the couch trying to figure it out
The subtle silence in this house
And of all the foolish things that I will conjure up
To justify the rut
Darling you will alway be the reason I’m enough
Here’s to Looking Up
For once in my life I’m not fighting this time
The doors right there and it’s open
Somebody new will come out of the blue
Help to find the words that went unspoken
Take my hand when you’re ready
Please don’t ever forget me
We’ve done our crying and unraveling enough
It’s time for Looking Up
Debbie Go Home
(Capo 4)
Debbie go home, it’s time to leave
Last call was an hour ago & they’re rolling up their sleeves
Mop it up, get the spaces in between
Nobody sticks around this long without reason
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Sunday morning when you’re lying in your bed
Prescription bottles, & a headache on the mend
Can’t believe this week is turning over once again
Don’t let them catch you hanging off the ledge
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Debbie go home, it’s time to leave
Greener pastures beyond your wildest dreams
Where casino 7’s ring like Sirens of the sea
Open late Buffets are all you can eat
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Eat your words, haven’t you heard?
Debbie’s headed down south to Fort Worth
She met a man at 2am outside the store
He’s a trucker, says he loves and understands her
Loves and understands her
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Debbie go home, it’s time to leave
Let the dogs out, dinner’s almost ready
Carve out a life together, nothing fancy
In a double wide trailer, it’s uncanny
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Can he be the reason to weather
Every storm & hold onto forever
Can he be, the reason she knows;
Debbie come home
Debbie come home
Straight To The Chase
I didn't say that you owe me
But you know, you kinda do
Runnin' around like you're lonely
Well you know, I'm lonely too
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Straight to the Chase, Straight to the Chase
​The cat and the mouse are still playing games
Straight to the Chase
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I don't keep track of the hours​
And the nights I give to you
Locked away tight in your tower
You could use a soldier who cuts
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Straight to the Chase, Straight to the Chase
​The cat and the mouse are still playing games
Straight to the Chase
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So give me that darling ballroom smile
Let the world spin it's never end beguile
Lift your heart, reach my gaze
Trace your fingers around my face, we'll cut
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Straight to the Chase, Straight to the Chase
​The cat and the mouse are still playing games
Straight to the Chase
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Straight to the Chase, Straight to the Chase
​The cat and the mouse are still playing games
​The cat and the mouse are still playing games
​The cat and the mouse are still playing games
​The cat and the mouse are still playing games
Pretty Blondes
Pretty Blondes get what they want
Shot gun riding to their favorite songs
Where does that leave me?
Calluses, calling in sick, burning both ends of the candle stick
Grinding sand between my teeth
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Tell me it comes easy
Everything you wanted
What a beautiful family
How picture perfect
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If you'll please excuse me my smile's out of order
Even when you cry you get your pick of shoulders
How does it feel to be the ballroom dancer?
Clicking your heels, all the boys answer
You're lovely, please don't get me wrong
Pretty Blondes
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Take a knee it's a pedigree with strong roots under the family tree
I didn't get the memo
All I see are tangled weeds and a sawed off branch society
I just want to be the willow
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Tell me it comes easy
Everything you wanted
What a beautiful family
How picture perfect
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If you'll please excuse me my smile's out of order
Even when you cry you get your pick of shoulders
How does it feel to be the ballroom dancer?
Clicking your heels, all the boys answer
You're lovely, please don't get me wrong
Pretty Blondes
Pretty Blondes
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Sidewalk Worm
I am a wriggly sidewalk worm
I woke up this morning, took a wrong turn
And it kinda hurts but it ain’t your concern
I’ll be engraved here forever
Saw my friends all go this way
Not that I follow the herd per say,
It felt alright, just the wrong time of day
We can’t control the weather
So let this be my fine farewell
Take your life and live it Well, well It’s destiny
The sweet sunshine will set you free
Wormin is as wormin does
I have enjoyed my slither through the mud
But this public display is kind of rough
No way around the endeavor
I Think of things that I’ll leave behind
All the samples of earth I haven’t tried
Tell my folks there’s no need to cry
Someday we all surrender
So let this be my fine farewell
Take your life and live it Well, Well It’s destiny
The sweet sunshine will set you free
So let this be my fine farewell
Take your life and live it Well Well It’s destiny
The sweet sunshine will set you free
I was a wriggly sidewalk worm
When I woke up one morning, took a wrong turn
And its cause for alarm, but it ain’t your concern
I’ll be engraved here forever
& If you see a fine worm like me
Roaming around where he shouldn’t be
And you want to change his trajectory
Just lend a hand and make it better
So let this be my fine farewell
Take your life and live it Well, Well It’s destiny
The sweet sunshine will set you free
So let this be my fine farewell
Take your life and live it Well, Well it’s destiny
The sweet sunshine will set you free
Best Use Of The Place
Well the world left it's mark on the small of my back
Groomed me up tight like a flag to the mast
And I may be released, but I still feel the grasp
Beautiful, poised, lured from the waist,
Tell em I made the Best Use of the Place
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And I wander the city like a tail chasing hound
The boys think I'm pretty 'till I open up my mouth
It's all self serving noise, and I can't hear a sound
Wandering, waiting, put my pen in it's case
Tell em I made the Best Use Of The Place
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There's folks who talk, and folks that know better
And the folks don music row better get their shit together
Why play with words, when you own all the letters.
It's a song, it's a dance but l, just can't relate
Tell em I made the Best Use Of The Place
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What am I doing now, where do I begin
Is the story cutting through or am I just fixing fence?
I pick a flower, put it straight to my chin
It's a floating rock, in the middle of space
Tell em I made the Best Use of the Place
Tell em we made the Best Use of the Place
Do It Babe
Well there's a lot of pretty women out there
I ain't getting any younger
A man like you would pull me 6ft under
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Oh Do it Babe,
Why don't you Do it Babe?
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I caught it off the windowsill
Between the lightning and the thunder
When a man's about to settle down
There's a stillness to the hunter
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Oh Do it Babe
Why don't you Do it Babe?
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As luck would have it
I'll be your rabbit
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Oh Do it Babe,
Why don't you Do It Babe?
Director's Cut
I Watch the Director’s Cut
Extended feature of how you’re, holding up
You’ve found a beautiful body to touch
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See her golden hair across your chest
I will always love you
Behind the scene
Behind the scene
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I want my money back
Forever reeling from the sequence of events
I can’t put this feeling to rest
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That I am just the precursor to her,
And that I will always love you
Behind the scene
Behind the scene
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We were method acting baby
This plots’ been unfolding lately
Kiss her in the rain, I can’t look away
Give her what you couldn’t give to me
They say
The right thing is the hardest way
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I watch the Director’s Cut
Extended features on how you’re holding up
I’m so happy you found the one
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Let her golden hair break across your chest
I will always love you behind the scene
Behind the scene
Behind the scene
Twist Your Knife
Little Masochist,
A love like this you keep away from matches
And the problem is I’m down with it, so sign me up for classes
Throw your little daggers my way,
There’s plenty other bars on Broadway,
But you come in here just to lead me on
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Your love is robbing me blindly
Full force, straight to the chest
You turn my gears just wind me
Well alright then, Twist your knife!
Twist your knife!
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Every single time I try to hide the way you drive me crazy
It’s in your smile, your retro style, I want to call you baby
I see the little games that you play
There’s plenty other bars on Broadway
Next time I see you I’m gonna make you mine
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Your love is robbing me blindly
Full force, straight to the chest
You turn my gears just wind me
Well alright then, Twist your knife!
Twist your knife!
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Wait till I get my hands on you
A taste of your medicine is what I’m gonna do!
Your love is robbing me blindly
Full force, straight to the chest
You turn my gears just wind me
Well alright then, Twist your knife
Twist your Knife
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Hard Blues
Loving you
Is more lonely than being alone
If you love me
If you love me let me go
Wanderer's Lullaby
If the Muse is all I've got left
I'm in fine company
A cup of coffee and a cigarette
Best things in life come cheap
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They know my name in the Neon lights
They come and listen to me
Throw everything that i've got on the line
Just to feel something
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And I sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Baby it's alright
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Just a Wonderer's Paradise
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I'm calling all angels
Who dance on the wire
With dirty wings and fables
All the pretty outliers
Living on next to nothing
With your hand-me-down dreams
Everything that you wanted, was never far out of reach
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I sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Baby it's alright
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Just a Wonderer's Lullaby
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Baby it's alright
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Just a Wonderer's Lullaby
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Peaches In Peak
I try to reach you night and day
'Till the time your love is here to stay
My peaches are in peak
Dripping down sugar sweet
I heard that you're a bushel man
Who gathers all the love he can
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Singing in that Georgia heat
My my my Peaches are in Peak
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My my my my Farmer Brown
Won't you lay your money down?
I heard you're in from out of town
Well my peaches come year round
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Getcha something soft and sweet
My my my Peaches are in Peak
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Dancing in the Georgia heat
My my my Peaches are in Peak
My my my my my my my!
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Lay Me Down Easy
I don't need your sympathy
I heard it all before
Wasting time, you've got to give me something more
All the nights all the desperate pleas
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Drinking them down, making the rounds, leading me on
Oh baby what a tease
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Lay Me Down Easy
Lay Me Down Easy
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If I took you downtown
Showed you off to my friends
Took a ride down Second Avenue
Could I have my way with you?
Gin and tonic
Oh I know that you want it
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Drinking them down, making the rounds, leading me on
Oh baby I know you're such a tease
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Lay Me Down Easy
Lay Me Down Easy
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Lay Me Down Easy
Yeah yeah yeah!
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Behind The Pickup Line
I wanted to say something clever
Open your heart like a feather
But then I realized all the best songs have been written
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I wanted to kiss on the first date
Feel you up on the interstate
But I don't want to take you home
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Behind the PickUp Line
I wish you could stay the night
Hold my tight like something beautiful
Behind the PickUp Line
I'm completely terrified
To let this be anything more than casual
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The Wax Is Still Warm
Lay the Lilac bouquet
On the temporary grave
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Hands up don't shoot, it's nothing new
Count the dead, sing a hymn, post the interview
We could cauterize a wound of we wanted to
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While the wax is still warm
The Wax Is Still Warm