Recorded and Mixed during 2011-2014 by: Philip Parker at Phil’s House, Boulder, CO
Mastered by: Dom Maita at AirShow Mastering
Drums Recorded by: Jamie Mefford at Global Sound Studio
Produced by: Teresa Storch andPhilip Parker
Except ‘Let Me Remember It’ and ‘Abigail’ which were Recorded by: Rob Ignazio at Sherwood Forest Studios, Mixed by: Ben Wisch, Mastered by: Dana White at Specialized Mastering

The Players:
Teresa Storch – Vocals, backup vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm electric guitar, shakers
Philip Parker – Cello, Hammond B-3, slide/guitar fills, harmonica, tambourine, and lot of magic!
Gayan Gregory Long – Drums
Garrett Sayers – Upright bass, electric bass
James Han – Piano, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Hammond B-3
Bridget Law – Violin
Scott Aruda – B-flat Trumpet
John Aruda – Tenor Saxophone
Tim Lewandowski – Trombone
Rob Galloway – 5-string fretless bass (Happy Girl)
Peter Lacis – Electric guitar (Make It Last, This World)
Johann Wagner – Electric guitar (Before I Go Home)
Andrew Pressman – Upright bass (Make You Mine)
Jonathan Byrd – Acoustic guitar, backup vocals (Make You Mine)
Chris Kokesh – Violin (Make You Mine, Paris)
John Meiras – Backup vocals (Make You Mine)
John Gray – Tenor Saxophone (Before I Go Home, Make It Last)

LYRICS
Come Clean

The Buddha sat for 7 years under a tree watching the river wash him clean
John the Baptist told Jesus to wade in the stream so he could wash him clean
And I’m here listening

Sit down, this kitchen table is made of Shaker wood, it is strong and has a spirit running through it
Tell me details of your life, I will pour the wine and maybe we will find in vino veritas

Come clean, come clean, come clean, come clean with me

At times I feel alone, so I peek through your window
If we threw them wider we might ask, why are we hiding?

The Buddha had a wife and child, lived a life of luxury, Jesus knew a woman, defended thugs and thieves
You have lived and loved your way, made your own mistakes, who  am I to judge, I’ve lived the same way

Come clean, come clean, come clean, come clean with me

At times I feel alone, so I peek through your window
If we threw them wider we might ask, why are we fighting?

If you trust me you’ll find trust, love me you’ll find love, I’ll tear down my defenses
It doesn’t matter if we’re friends, enemies, lovers, or countries

Just come clean, come clean, come clean, come clean, come clean,
come clean with me

Still

The sea breeze is blowing so hard I feel the salt in this city gloom
It gusts through the windows, swirls and it eddies, blows open the door to my room
You are lying in bed, but not in the bed in my room
Still, still, still I can feel you

The waves are a constant, tumbling, turning anything dropped in the pool
shells turn to sandbars, stone to gravel, and glass to glittering jewels
The moon is pulling the tide, pulling on me and you
Still, still, still I can feel you

My street is so quiet, this late at night
The houses stand sentinel as I walk by street lamp light
You drive home in your car, while I pause on my stoop

Remember that time before the storm set in?
There was nothing we could not weather
Now we’re weaving and bobbing in uncharted water
Where do we begin?

The ocean is crazy doing it’s same thing over and over again
It needs a new motion, change in direction, learn a new step for it’s dance
And you are sitting right here, not even touching my hand
Still, still, still I can feel you

Happy Girl

I am happy girl, I am a happy girl
Though sometimes I feel sad, I am a happy girl

I have an open heart, I have an open heart
Though sometimes I feel bad, I have an open heart

And I love this world, even when it hurts
I am a happy girl, I’m a happy girl

I have a peaceful soul, I have a peaceful soul
Though sometimes I get mad, I have a peaceful soul

I have quiet mind, I have a quiet mind
Though sometimes I react, I have a quiet mind

And I love this world, even when it hurts
I am a happy girl, I’m a happy girl

I am happy girl, I am a happy girl
Though sometimes I feel sad, I am a happy girl

Abigail 

Abigail is 4 years old, she starts kindergarten in two weeks
She’ll talk to you if she’s able, when she’s shy she smiles and shows her cheeks
Well, I am pleased to meet you Abigail

She ate dinner at the table next to where I stood to sing and play
Wrote a note to thank me for the music though she could not spell her name
I am proud of my new friend Abigail

Oh Abigail, I hope you sing and dance and play, hope you learn to find your dreams
and live them everyday. Oh Abigail, there’s a big, big world out there

“I was shy once, just like you”, it was the best that I could say,
hoping she would understand that she wouldn’t always feel that way
and that I have faith in my friend Abigail

“I like you” she said to me, in her small and quiet steady way
“I like you too” I responded barely breathing as she held my gaze
Now I hug good-bye Abigail

Oh Abigail, I hope you sing and dance and play, hope you learn to find your dreams
and live them everyday.  Oh Abigail, there’s a big, big world out there

Slowly I packed up my guitar and headed on my way
Halfway down the block I heard a small voice call out my name
And there she stood my friend Abigail

She came back to say good-bye
She came back one more time
She came back to say good-bye to me again…

Oh Abigail, I hope you sing and dance and play, hope you learn to find your dreams
And live them everyday.  Oh Abigail, there’s a big, big world
Oh Abigail, I hope you sing and dance and play, hope you learn to find you dreams
And live them everyday.  Abigail, there’s a big, big love, Abigail there’s a big, big love, Abigail there’s a big, big love…inside of you

Before I Go Home

There were words in your glance
On my back I felt your hands
There was intention I had not known
I will find you before I go home

There was a frost out on the lawn
There was gooseflesh that was on my arms
I was outside, but you were warm
I will find you before I go home

I was lost but now you’re found
I may be far but not for long
There may be mountains then I will climb
Just keep in mind

I will run, and I will hide
It just might take me some time
‘Cause I am water but you are stone
I will find you before I go home
I will find you before I go home

Paris

I want to spend all my nights in Paris
I want to stroll out along the Seine
I want to watch the moon hovering over the Louvre,
See the sun come up by Notre Dame

I want to spend all my nights in Paris
See the lights from an Eiffel Tower view
I want to sip un café on the Champs-Elysees
Send all my postcards back to you

Remember when we came to Paris
We took our vacation in Versailles
We drank champagne down in Champagne
And for the holidays we found that Nice is nice!

Now I spend all my nights in Paris
I’m going to stroll out along the Seine
I’m going to watch the moon hovering over the Louvre
And see the sun come up by Notre Dame

But sometimes later on when I lie awake at night,
You’ll slip into my thoughts and in my dreams
And I will think about the life we never had,
And it won’t remotely bother me

That you left me here in Paris
So now I’ve chosen to live abroad
You can leave the girl in Paris
But you cannot make her feel she’s lost

Now I spend all my nights in Paris
I’m going to stroll out along the Seine
I’m going to watch the moon hovering over the Louvre
And see the sun come up by Notre Dame
Je vais regarder la lune planer au-dessus du Louvre
et voit le soleil se lever par Notre Dame.

Make It Last

Let’s make it last all night, until the morning light
Let’s make it real, ’cause I want to feel so right

You healed the dark red scars on my heart
I know you wouldn’t want to tear them apart
Your honesty is not lost on me
I’ll let you go, yet it won’t be easy

Let’s make it last all night, until the morning light
Let’s make it real, ’cause I want to feel so right, if it’s the last time

Why do I feel so young and so green
This isn’t the first time I’ve let go of my dream
Truth is, I know you are not meant for me
Still it’s hard to see you leave

Let’s make it last all night, until the morning light
Let’s make it real, ’cause I want to feel so right, if it’s the last time, let’s make it last

There’s a beautiful golden light
I see you shining through this darkest night
I’ll find some ease in the sweet, blue midnight
So before you take flight, let’s make it last

The colors all blend into one
Dark red, midnight blue, green, and gold
Maybe  I’m afraid of the future unknown
So while I still have you here to hold

Make You Mine

What if I told you then that I loved you?
If I went back in time, and told you then that I loved you, could I make you mine?

The night we met I caught you lookin’, as I noticed you looked away
Later that same night I called out to say goodbye, you ran straight up and looked me in the eye

What if I told you then that I loved you?
If I went back in time, and told you then that I loved you, could I make you mine?

That time you drove me back from New York City, it took all night in your van
you told me that our talking kept you from smoking, better than drugs is what I am

What if I told you then that I loved you?
If I went back in time, and told you then that I loved you, could I make you mine?

Late night drinking on your birthday, you asked if I would stay
maybe I should’ve known you never would be bolder, but why don’t you try me tomorrow when you’re sober?

What if I told you then that I loved you?
If I went back in time, and told you then that I loved you, could I make you mine?

Well, I love you…now you know, seeing you reminds me all the more
Never thought I would but someone told me that I should, because you never, ever know

Sympathy

Opulent endings, faith-filled beginnings, never were your style
Not since voices, they cut you to pieces, can’t trust your own mind

Keeping things in order, you’re in control at last
Of the ghosts of your childhood you never could get past, get past
I can feel what you’re sending from miles away
My heart’s resonating in sympathy

As kids we were different I was the shy one, you an outspoken clown
Today I go boldly across this country, you’re afraid to drive downtown

Keeping things in order, you’re in control at last
Of the ghosts of your childhood you never could get past, get past
I can feel what you’re sending from miles away
My heart’s resonating in sympathy

I thought of you this morning, how years have passed, my breath caught in my throat
You’re still here among the living, I still have a chance, before you choose to go

Keeping things in order, you’re in control at last
Of the ghosts of your childhood you never could get past, get past
I can feel what you’re sending from miles away
My heart’s resonating in sympathy
Can’t you feel what I’m sending from miles away
My heart’s resonating in sympathy

This World

I’m grateful to the mountains for reminding me I’m small
Yet showing me the way to hold my head up tall
I’m humbled before nature painting picture perfect scenes
On this canvas that we live in that is constantly changing

I love this world, this world
I love this whole, this whole wide world

I’m grateful to the paper and the pen with which I write
Fo giving me my thoughts and bringing them to life
I’m humbled by the muses who’ve given me some songs
That help me through my days, made the nights seem not so long

I love this world this world
I love this whole, this whole wide world

I’m grateful to my parents for bringing me to Earth
My family, friends and lovers for showing me what my life is worth
I’m humbled by this moment, as it’s all we ever have
And the power that’s within it to give us peace, peace at last

I love this world this world
I love this whole, this whole wide world

Let Me Remember It

Well I’m lonely and I’m tired and I’m giving up the fight in my head
I’m grounded and I’m surrounded by the beauty I know I’ll forget
So please this time oh God this time oh, oh, oh, oh this time
Let me remember it

I’m lonely and I’m happy and I’m letting go of things I regret
I’m simple and I’m single and I’m getting all that life has to give
So please this time, oh God this time, oh, oh, oh, oh this time
Let me remember it

Now I’m driving through a valley with the Mississippi shining like glass
And I watch a baby spider spin his home between my window and my dash
And Jeff Buckley is on the radio showing me the way out of the past

Now I see you and you’re smiling and you listen to the words that I say
And I’m happy ‘cause I’m surrounded by the beauty that is everything
So please this time, oh, God this time, oh, God this time, oh, oh, oh, oh this time please
Let me remember it