Nickels and Dimes MP3:

Nickels and Dimes Lyrics

If you see my baby
Tell her I'm fine
Tell her I'm fine

If you see my baby
Tell her I'm fine
Tell her I'm fine

I miss her strong cups of coffee
The cheap bottles of wine
And what they led to in time
I miss our walks down to the river
Her hand brushin mine
The way we'd straddle the line

Tell her don't come lookin for me
That man has died
The man she knew has died

The clouds been weeping for weeks now
Made a sponge of my mind
It'll drown me in time
So I'm heading west to California
Got the sun in my eyes
And redemption to find

I'll take my songs to San Francisco
Down on Mason and Pine
I'll play for nickels and dimes
Yes, with my eyes closed on that corner
I'll play for my life
I'll play to survive

If you see my baby
Tell her I've died
The man she knew has died
If you see my baby
Tell her I've died
Tell her I've died

Sucks that no one will listen.

i listened i really liked it. i've been too busy to really comment further tho. you should be proud tho, its good work

Dude it's always good to hear from you. Thanks a lot for taking the time to listen. I just recorded my new album and I'm dying for people to hear it. I'd love to send you a copy of it whenever you find yourself with more time. Let me know.

so this is pretty cool, sweet stuff. although it's not exactly my cup of tea I can recognize and respect the musicanship. good job

Thanks a lot, dude. Your comments are much appreciated.

send it to me whenever

That was a really great song...real country....save your stuff for the contest!

Thanks a lot, man! I'm really lookin forward to the contest. You're a great artist...can't wait to hear some new originals.

thx I'm not that great at originals but I'm gonna give it a try.

Thanks for sending this to me. Sorry I didn't get a chance to listen until now. This is good!

These lines are probably my fave:

I miss her strong cups of coffee
The cheap bottles of wine
And what they led to in time

Very nice tune! Great vocal delivery and harmonies. Are they all you? The lyrics are simple and understated and convey their message very effectively. These were my favourite;
So I'm heading west to California
Got the sun in my eyes
And redemption to find

Really nice song - keep up the good work!

Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I like that part you referenced too. It's one of a few parts of the song that is autobiographical, and it brings me back to that period of time whenever I sing it.




Thank you! The harmonies are all me. There are 3 part harmonies on the verses and then I put 3 part falsetto "oohs and ahhs" in the beginning and the end. Thanks a lot for listening.

Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I like that part you referenced too. It's one of a few parts of the song that is autobiographical, and it brings me back to that period of time whenever I sing it.




Thank you! The harmonies are all me. There are 3 part harmonies on the verses and then I put 3 part falsetto "oohs and ahhs" in the beginning and the end. Thanks a lot for listening.

Do you listen to Greg Brown and/or Lucinda Williams?

And you always work alone composing songs, right?

I don't think I've really heard either of them but I'll check them out. And yeah, the songs you've heard have all been written exclusively by me. My cousin has a reggae band in Philadelphia and I write/sing lead vocals on a few of their songs too.

It's just that my favorite bit of this song reminds me of those two artists. They are great and underrated (Greg especially). Let me know if you want me to hook you up with anything.

As for my asking about your music, I do so because I have friends who have a band in San Diego. I don't know that they are looking to collaborate with anyone new, or that you are, but if so I can get you guys together I'm sure.

Yeah hook me up with one or two of your favorite songs by those artists. I'd like to check them out.

I enjoy any opportunity to jam with other musicians and I'm completely bandless in CA, so that would be awesome if you could get me in touch with your friends. I'd really appreciate it. What kind of music o they play? Do they have a myspace?

Will do!

Awesome. I'll contact them about it. They are a brother and sister with a band. Both are blind actually. At one time I believe Sony was looking to sign them but didn't. Great people, great musicians. Cory is the lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, etc. Very talented. Laura plays drums. I met both because of Bruce Springsteen. He's their favorite artist, but they enjoy a lot. Classic rock being their favorite music. But who knows. Maybe you guys could open up new avenues for each other. Here is Cory's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/corywilkins

That's awesome! Thanks a lot, Kel.