The Last of What I Know, by Halley Elwell

The Last of What I Know

by Halley Elwell

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1.	Sisters on the J Train 04:46	lyrics	buy track
Woke up real early this morning Didn't say goodbye, I don't think you mind Hoppin' on the train real early this morning No thanks I'll stand, I don't want to sit by that creepy man But on the back of the train I can hear them praying And I wonder, yes I wonder Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do What you gonna do, you gonna save me Sisters on the J Train, you gonna save this whole city Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do What you gonna do, you gonna save me Well that's alright, go ahead Hey did you see that man Not so clandestinely Pull that bottle from his jacket It's 7:30 in the morning on a Saturday What the hell are we all doing up anyway But on the back of the train I can see them all in white And I wonder, yes I wonder Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do What you gonna do, you gonna save me Sisters on the J Train, you gonna save this whole city Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do What you gonna do, you gonna save me Are you gonna save San Francisco from its Friday nights Hail Mary sweet and low Go ahead and take me home Did you see it, how'd you know All the trouble in my soul My soul Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do What you gonna do, you gonna save me Sisters on the J Train, you gonna save this whole city Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do Are you gonna save me Well that's alright, go on and go ahead Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do Are you gonna save me Sisters on the J Train You gonna save this whole city Sisters on the J Train, what you gonna do Are gonna save save me Well that's alright, go ahead And save me
2.	Do Your Thing 03:52	lyrics	buy track
I'm no fool I can see That your love has strayed We got here way too fast What can I say but Go and do your thing Yes it's time to clear the air We've passed the midnight talks This is beyond repair Oh oh oh I hate to say it but it's time that we faced it Old cupid's lost his aim No need to settle no need to fuss And no one to blame I know we tried so baby let's be kind and see What else love can bring It doesn't have to end bad So I say baby go and do your thing Cuz you're slow to crack a smile And you're slow to comfort me And I'm not one to wait So baby let's be free And go and do our thing Cuz if we really care We'll let each other go And end this love affair Oh oh oh I hate to say it but it's time that we faced it Old cupid's lost his aim No need to settle no need to fuss And no one to blame I know we tried so baby let's be kind and see What else love can bring It doesn't have to end bad So I say baby go and do your thing It's time baby It's time baby I know we tried so baby let's be kind And see what else love can bring It doesn't have to end bad So I say baby go and do your thing Ooh goodbye love good luck love Ooh goodbye love good luck love Ooh goodbye love good luck love Ooh goodbye love good luck love
3.	Old Fashioned Kind 04:06	lyrics	buy track
I like to hear the plaintive croon Of a tenor saxophone In a dive of a room Where I sit all alone Oo oo oo oo ooh I read books by dead authors Keep a handkerchief around Tip my hate to strangers And have another round Oo oo oo oo ooh Sweet as a cube of sugar Dissolving in my glass Complex as the bitters Casting their dark path Through the amber of the whiskey Stirring memories in my mind I guess you'd call me The Old Fashioned Kind I'm not stuck in the past But I do like some tradition I can feel the future's wrath And its tireless motion Oo oo oo oo ooh So I say keep it simple Don't forget to add the ice Take or leave a cherry But an orange twist can be nice Oo oo oo oo ooh Sweet as a cube of sugar Dissolving in my glass Complex as the bitters Casting their dark path Through the amber of the whiskey Stirring memories in my mind I guess you'd call me The Old Fashioned Kind Sweet as a cube of sugar Dissolving in my glass Complex as the bitters Casting their dark path Through the amber of the whiskey Stirring memories in my mind I guess you'd call me The Old Fashioned Kind
4.	The Last of What I Know 04:19	lyrics	buy track
Well I know that I’ve been loved, and I know that I’ve been cheated I've been the martyr, and I've been the thief Well, did the spirit move me? Or was my time completed All I know, it was time to pack it up and leave... So I hopped on the train gonna take this part slowly... There goes the last of what I know, Sweepin' by this dusty window Every mile that I go I surrender I surrender I surrender … the last of what I know. Well, I felt I knew too much, and it troubled me I knew the edge of the story, and the bottom of the dream I knew all the reasons why I shouldn’t leave I know I called it home but my heart never agreed So I hopped on the train gonna take this part slowly...slowly. There goes the last of what I know, Slippin' by this dusty window Every mile that I go I surrender I surrender I surrender … the last of what I know. There goes the last of what I know, Sweepin' by this dusty window And every mile that I go I surrender I surrender I surrender … the last of what I know.

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Recorded at Q Division Studios, Somerville, MA
August and October 2020

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Photography by Jenna McFarland at Dear Jenna Photography

© Halswell Music, ASCAP 2021
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Written and co-produced by Halley Elwell
Produced by Dave Brophy
Studio Engineers: Pat DiCenso, Dave Brophy
Mixed by Dave Brophy
Mastered by Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering

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released May 28, 2021

Produced by Dave Brophy
Written and co-produced by Halley Elwell
Studio Engineers: Pat DiCenso, Dave Brophy
Mixed by Dave Brophy
Mastered by Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering

Halley Elwell, vocals and backing vocals
James Rohr, piano and Wurlitzer
Joe McMahon, bass
Dave Brophy, drums, backing vocals, guitar

Mark Lipman, backing vocals on Do Your Thing
Andy Voelker, tenor sax on Old Fashioned Kind and The Last of What I Know
Lyle Brewer, guitar on Old Fashioned Kind, Sisters on the J Train
Andy Pinkham, guitar on Do Your Thing
Warren Wolf, marimba on The Last of What I Know