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Maple Run Band

Used To Be The Next Big Thing

by Maple Run Band

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1.
Used To Be The Next Big Thing 03:23
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Well I used to be the next big thing Had the whole wide world on a string The marquee lights burned so bright And the people had to hear me sing I was the talk and the toast of the town People knew me when they saw me around Everyone was my friend Said they’d say they knew me when I used to be the next big thing They said you’re gonna be a big star Everybody’s gonna know who you are I bought a Nudie suit and some alligator boots And a shiny new Fender guitar Everybody said I shouldn’t have a care ‘Cause I was really going somewhere Drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back I used to be the next big thing I used to be the next big thing People lined up just to hear me sing I had people calling people with papers to sign And waiting for the phone to ring But the phone calls they never came And nobody remembers my name Can you throw me a buck cause I’m down on my luck But I used to be the next big thing They said you’re gonna be a big star Everybody’s gonna know who you are You’ll be a hit with the chicks Cause you can play all the licks, son You’re gonna go really far I was ready for the fortune and fame But the money and the honeys never came Drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back I used to be the next big thing Now no one’s lined up around the block And that Fender’s sitting in hock I’m long in the tooth with three chords and the truth And a tendency to drink around the clock ‘Cause the lights and the people went away And this old dog never got his day Now I’m playing dive bars and sleeping in my car But I used to be the be the next big thing They said you’re gonna be a big, big star Everybody’s gonna know who you are I bought a Nudie suit and some alligator boots And a shiny new Fender guitar I was ready for the fortune and fame But the money and honeys never came Drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back I used to be the next big thing I drove a big Cadillac ‘til the bank took it back I used to be the next big thing
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Loretta 03:37
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Loretta, Loretta, won’t you please come back home How could you leave me here all alone As long as live I will never know why You left me without ever saying goodbye Loretta, Loretta, oh where did you go I wish I could find you, I wish could know Why our future, our present just weren’t gonna last Why our future will always belong in the past I remember the day I knew you were gone The day that I swore that I couldn’t go on Somehow I’m still standing, just standing alone Loretta, Loretta won’t you please come back home Loretta, Loretta won’t you please come back home How could you leave me here all alone As long as live I will never know why You left me without ever saying goodbye Oh, I still remember those days way back when You in the garden with the Dominicker hens Those chickens and eggs, they don’t care which came first Our days were the best and the end was the worst Loretta, Loretta oh where did you go To the heavens above or the fire down below
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Damned Old Song 03:48
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Bags packed Tickets punched Your car in on the way I’d say goodbye, but we already said Everything there is to say I hear that screen door slamming again And just like that you’re gone I roll myself out of the bed And I turn the radio on And there’s that damned old song again The one we used to sing The one we danced to cheek to cheek When you still wore my ring In summer it turned Fall was worse But winter broke us good Trudging through the ice and snow And waking up the neighborhood And there’s that empty kitchen chair To remind me that you’re gone I eat my dinner from a cardboard box And turn the radio on There’s that damned old song again The one we used to sing The one we danced to cheek to cheek When you still wore my ring There’s that damned old song again The one we used to sing The one we danced to cheek to cheek When you still wore my ring
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Mud River 02:53
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We were far too young Yesterday is now our prize Tonight I remember The name and the face If only I could see your eyes Now I’m learning and I don’t intend to return And if I did so much would be so different I’d rather leave it the way it is in my mind In my mind Mud River you were our only witness Sun was down and the moon was high As long as I live I’ll never forget Mud River I held your hand in the cool night air Like I would never be alone again If only I could still be there Now I’m leaving and I don’t expect to believe That if I tried so much would be so different I’d rather see you every day in my mind In my mind Mud River you were our only witness Sun was down and the moon was high As long as I live I’ll never forget Mud River
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Birmingham 03:31
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Left me in Birmingham Left me alone for the evening There was no reason No one there Couldn’t have taken me with them Left me outside the door No one remembered my name Thirty-five years I’ve lived in this house Where is my family Na na na na (na na) Na na na na (na na) Na na na na na na na na na na na na Left me in Alabam’ Left me alone for a lifetime Where is my home How do I know That you are still waiting Na na na na (na na) Na na na na (na na) Na na na na (na na) Na na na na (na na) Na na na na na na na na na na na na
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Tumbleweeds 04:22
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This town could use some rain to keep the dust down I could stand a thunder cloud to roll through here And wash away some memories There’s not a story in this place I haven’t heard before And I’ve been holed up for a month or more Just waiting for my wounds to heal Since I got caught beneath your wheels This town could use a little less of me I could surely use a drink to get you off my mind I’m usually better after I’ve had two or three By the time it’s time for closing time I’m usually doing fine And the days blow through here like tumbleweeds And weeks go by like semis tearing up these empty streets You could spend a year just staring down into your beer You could spend a lifetime just standing on your feet Just a tank of gas is all I need to set me free And I’ll forget about you and me before the county line Well I know you know you never meant that much to me But I don’t think I’ve got the strength To turn it back this time And the days blow through here like tumbleweeds And weeks go by like semis tearing up these empty streets You could spend a year just staring down into your beer You could spend a lifetime just standing on your feet Just standing on your feet Just standing on your
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Tears of a Fool 02:59
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Tears of joy Are just a distant memory Tears of pain I stopped crying them today These tears you see my cry While I fall apart inside Are the tears of a fool Who threw true love away Tears of a fool Rolling down my cheeks again Tears of a fool Clouding up my eyes The things I should have said Keep rolling ‘round my head And these tears of a fool Are the only tears I cry Pardon me If I don’t say hello Pardon me If I don’t muster a smile Just leave me here with my tears And these lonely wasted years And these tears of a fool To last me all the while Tears of a fool Rolling down my cheeks again Tears of a fool Clouding up my eyes The things I should have said Keep rolling ‘round my head And these tears of a fool Are the only tears I cry All the things I could have said Keep rolling ‘round my head And these tears of a fool Are the only tears I cry Ya these tears of a fool Are the only tears I cry
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When You're Around 03:24
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When you’re around I wanna kiss you Hope that you feel the same When you’re not around you know I miss you You make my heart a burning a flame Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely Don’t wanna feel that no more Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only You’re still the only one I adore When you’re around my heart is a flutter Since the first time I saw your sweet face When you’re around my brain turns to butter Girl, I long for your embrace Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely Don’t wanna feel that no more Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only You’re still the only one I adore When you’re around by my side I’m all tongue tied Hope that you feel the same As long as you’re along for the ride I’ll abide By the rules of any games you wanna play Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely Don’t wanna feel that no more Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only You’re still the only one I adore When you’re around my heart is a flutter Since the first time I saw your sweet face When you’re around my minds in the gutter Hey, let’s get out of the this place Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely Don’t wanna feel that no more Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only You’re still the only one I adore Been such a long time since I’ve been lonely Don’t wanna feel that no more Been such a long time you’ve been my one and only You’re still the only one I adore You’re still the only one I adore You’re still the only one I adore
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Still Believe 03:18
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Sometimes a man forgets to tell a woman that he cares Sometimes a man can be on the run without going anywhere Sometimes it takes a little more than the truth to set you free And sometimes you’ve gotta believe what you believe And Boston’s just too damn cold in the wintertimes And California wasn’t everything that it’s cracked up to be Sometimes you’ve gotta question everything that you believe But I still believe you still believe in me Sometimes a woman needs a man to tell her how he feels Sometimes a woman needs to talk it out to keep it real Sometimes it takes a village and sometimes it takes a little sympathy And sometimes it just takes you and me The Carolinas smell like heaven in the springtime But magnolias fade and wilt away when they feel the summer’s heat And we both know things will never be the way they used to be But I still believe you still believe in me Yes I still believe you still believe in me Yes I still believe you still believe in me
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Sunny Day 07:27
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Been staring at the walls too long Been trying so hard to say so strong Do you feel the walls are closing in And it feels like winter’s never gonna end You can turn to me ‘Cause you know you’ve got a friend And we’ll find a way When you feel the world has got you beat And you’re tossing turning, tangled in the sheets You’re thinking everything’s gone wrong And you just don’t think you’ll ever see the dawn You know you’ve got a friend To help you believe again In a sunny day Sunny day Sunny day I said when you need a friend ‘Cause you think you’ve reached the bitter end And the night’s so long You don’t think you can go on Won’t you call my name ‘Cause you know I sometimes feel the same And together we Can make it to the spring Call my name Call my name Call my name ‘Cause you know I sometimes feel the same way When you finally feel summer’s grace When you feel that warm breeze blowing on your face And the summer sun will finally eclipse The winter’s dark that’s held you in its grips Then we’ll laugh again And our love it will begin On a sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Thinking about a better way Looking for a brighter day Sunny day Sunny day Thinking about a better way Looking for a brighter day Sunny day

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released November 18, 2022

Trevor Crist: Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Percussion
Nicole Valcour: Vocals, Drums
Bill Mullins: Electric Guitar
John Spencer: Bass Guitar

Featuring
David Kammerer: Banjo (Loretta, Mud River), Harmony Vocals (Loretta, Still Believe)
Nelson Caldwell: Cello (Next Big Thing, Loretta, Sunny Day)

Recorded At The Carriage Barn, Sterling, VT
Mixed By Joe Egan, Egan Media Productions, Colchester, VT
Mastered By Emily Lazar at The Lodge, NYC, assisted by Chris Allgood
Produced By Trevor Crist

Mud River and Birmingham © ℗ Nicole Valcour/Maryanne’s Litterbox 2022 (ASCAP) & David Kammerer/Hoofrot 2022 (ASCAP)

All other songs © ℗ Trevor Crist/Back Pasture Music 2022 (ASCAP)

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