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Written: 23rd February 2013 - ?
Recorded: 7th May 2013 - 13th September 2013

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Tilt your head back, till you can see the smile
It's almost over, it's only been a while
It's been a hell of a week, I'm so tired I can't speak
And when I sit down I begin to laugh
I sit down and I laugh

So sit down and grin, I'll let you have your way
You can do your own thing, but you've got to do it all day
And it's more work than you thought, turned a hobby into a job
It's a pity you do not have time to think
Real shame, no time to think

But what is a man to do?
With some old rusted parts, he can build nothing new
What can I do?
I'm finding it hard to pull this one through

I know your game, sit down tell me your name
I can read your face like a book, you knew what to take so you took
The tools in the box aren't plentiful like before
Take a tool in your hand and try to sharpen it more


But what is a man to do?
With some old rusted parts, he can build nothing new
What can I do?
I'm finding it hard to pull this one through

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from Stopping distance, released February 3, 2014
Jack James - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Gavin Crawford - Percussion

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Jack James Glasgow

Rangy songwriter.

“From Neil Young... by way of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, to Arab Strap, without the charming vulgarity”
-The Herald

"Sounding more like a Scottish Leonard Cohen than ever"
-Scots Whay Hae

"Jack James may be doomed"
-The List
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