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Last Year's Leaves EP

by Finn's Motel

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1.
V1 Finally got around to clearing out last year's leaves It's the first week of May and I'm in short sleeves The wisteria is blooming on the arbor and I confess It's gotten harder to tell a blessing from a curse Our mantra that year was: "It could be worse" It's a little too late in the year for April Showers but I can feel you in this gentle rain and Laugh at what we used to say Ch You only win by losing you know We should have given up years ago Outgunned If you're feeling like you are done Well, that makes two of us V2 Well you finally got tired of failing their test You got the last word Got it off your chest You said we all leave here with unfinished business Now you would know When you made your point you went such a long way By the time we saw it coming It was much too late They said to make donations In lieu of flowers and I can hear you in this gente breeze and Laugh at what we used to say
2.
V1 When you spend your first night alone Creaking city apartment floor Streetlights through the blinds All the sights and sounds and smells are ghosts At the busstop in the snow Breath steaming into the cold A confident smile arrives In the moment you realize Ch You're better off without them if they won't accept it All they see is black and white they just don't get it (1) All they see is pigeons girl they just don't get it (2) All the shit the wicked world is throwing at you (3) It's not the same it's better than it was V2 Don't you listen to what they said Don't you let it get in your head You're better than that you know You're a peacock in a world of crows Br Now you're truly alone for the first time in your life Please be safe on your flight downtown The world grows talons in the night V3 Don't you listen to what they said Don't you let it get in your head I'm sending you waves of love Across the winter sky, there flies a dove
3.
Baby Face 03:31
V1 Baby face in the light Nobody cares what's wrong or right Shouldn't you try a little harder to get by Hasn't it always been this way Nobody cares 'bout what you say Well they're gonna find it out before you are through Ch Well, what can they say now? Everyone's looking Wait now How can they be so blind 'cause baby face you're all mine we'll find a place where we can find a hiding place 3) V2 I follow you downtown where they meet and I see you steer across the street How could you tell I was just one in a million They've probably seen your face before But it's not you they're looking for You're not the one who finds it hard to say no Br Maybe you've gone too far Now I know what you are But all of us feel the same And I'll never understand Why you always play this game Last Ch Well, what can they say now? Everyone's looking Wait now I'll never be so blind 'cause baby face we'll Find a hiding place Where I can say that Baby face you're all mine
4.
V1 Don't read it, baby don't believe it A vicious rumor put down In marker on the bathroom wall Don't listen, baby to the scenesters The whispers in between songs Don't let them think they got you down Ch When you were just seventeen You blew the lid off of that scene and Everyone who loves you sees it now
5.
After All 02:16
V1 I tried my best, I said, but I could not recall A time when I had tried at all And this epiphany I could not laugh it off Truth is it came as quite a shock Ch Too late to tell you I was wrong You couldn't hear it, after all V2 And for the life of me I could not recall A time I'd ever tried at all Ch Too late to tell you I was wrong (You can't hear it) I'll take the blame and take the fall (You can't hear me now) Too late to tell say that I was wrong You couldn't hear it, after all

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Four new original songs and a cover of Tommy Keene's "Baby Face."

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released May 5, 2023

All Songs C P 2023 - Thebeau, Scariano, Petracek, Roever
Except “Baby Face” by Tommy Keene, DePaul Music (ASCAP)

Finn’s Motel is:
Jack Petracek: drums, percussion, harmony vocals, backing vocals
Scott Roever: guitars, piano
Steve Scariano: bass guitars
Joe Thebeau: vocals, guitars

Produced by Finn’s Motel

Mixed and mastered by Jack Petracek

Recorded at:
Rolltop Studio by Jack Petracek
(with incidental dogs) studio by Joe Thebeau
Big Tree Studio by Scott Roever

Cover Art by Gina Dill-Thebeau

Thank you to our Special Guests:

On “It’s Not the Same (It’s Better)”
Jon Parsons on piano and organ
Matt Harnish backing vocals
Cindy Petracek backing vocals

The Welders joined us on “Don’t Read It”(the song we wrote about them)
Kelly “Rusty" Draper plays guitar
Stephanie von Drasek sings backing vocals
Jane Fujimoto reads from her Welders diaries

Extra special Thank You to Bobby Keene, Tommy’s brother
for so graciously approving of our cover of ”Baby Face”
and thanks to Matt Hickey for the inspiration

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Finn's Motel St Louis, Missouri

Finn’s Motel started as the brainchild of Joe Thebeau, a home recording geek. It has evolved into a rock band and production collective, making albums and videos. In the early days, musicians checked in and out of the Motel as needed. But in 2018, the lineup solidified with the addition of Jack Petracek and Scott Roever alongside Steve Scariano, the only other permanent resident of the Motel. ... more

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