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Tongsala Prison Blues

by Roy Gurel

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1.
Sophia 04:25
Sophia she said she won’t call me When night turns to day I’ll be left alone She said I will always be lonely And walk through this world on my own Sophia knows things can get hazy Sometimes that’s the only thing left to see There’s always a possible maybe Forever that’s waiting for me I can feel you walking down the shore Clouds are passing faster then before The clouds bring another November And something inside won’t let go There must be some words I can send her And a way of letting her know I can feel you walking down the shore Clouds are passing faster then before Leave a note or whisper to me slow Tell me that you’ll never let me go Sophia you know I won’t call you When night turns to day you’ll be in your own You know we will always be lonely And walk through this world on our own Whisper to me slow You’ll never let me go Clouds are passing faster Drifting from the shore
2.
I don't understand why she had to treat me like that How did I suddenly become just another love she had Around in circles, thinking about the things that brought us apart Looking for someone to keep the pain away from my heart She'd tell me that we need not fear While dreaming of another As long as I believed it's real She'd never need to bother She don't play fair at all Keeps running when I fall She tore me all apart Still lives inside my broken heart She don't play fair at all Still keeps on running when I stall And won't turn around to tell me why Those aren't my stars her love's not mine I know the clouds come out when she's looking to catch the stars Rain is bound to come and wash out all the signs of her tracks It doesn't matter where she goes She'll never find her way there Love is such a dependent thought Don't wanna love another She don't play fair at all Keeps running when I fall She tore me all apart Still lives inside my broken heart She don't play fair at all Still keeps on running when I stall And won't turn around to tell me why Those aren't my stars her love's not mine
3.
What will I do without you Where can I look to find you Why would you go so far I can't tell where you are Where will I find my road Where can I rest my load Show me the way to go Let us pretend to know What is there left for me Where can I turn my key How do I get this back Wanna go home for that What will I be without you Where can I go to find you Looking back and I learn Time just keeps moving on Can't keep going back around I know what I will find Always in my mind Make sure nothing's left behind I'm not falling back again Don't take me back cause then That's what it's all about And there's nothing left to doubt What could I've done for us Hoe could I've made it last Looking back and i learn Time just keeps moving on Can't keep going back around I know what I will find It's always in my mind Make sure nothing's left behind I'm not falling back again Don't take me back cause then That's what it's all about And there's nothing left to doubt
4.
Why is love so hard on me I can't give up cause I wanna see Those great big lips I miss that kiss But everyone says it's done Don't you go, for me this is real Your on the road and all I can feel is This bedroom's getting colder Sinking down my shoulders Another broken heart Maybe if you tell me you don't love me anymore Won't you tell me you don't need me anymore Make it easy to walk out that door What is love, for you it's not real You lost the touch, can't find what you feel If we're so good together Why can't love last forever I thought that we could make it right Maybe you can tell me you don't love me anymore Won't you tell me you don't need me anymore Just pick on something that's been left out on the floor Make it easy to walk out that door Maybe if you tell me you don't love me anymore Won't you tell me you don't need me anymore Just pick on something that's been left out on the floor Make it easy to walk out that door
5.
Piano 03:30
Hey there mister You saved my ass from jail I owe you little something A little something that’s not for sale I know I gotta get right But getting right’s all gone wrong Open my eyes I love those pretty songs I want to wave my hands in time I want the world to know your mine, dear If the piano in your house never gets played We’ll learn to play Hey there mister You pulled out all the stops The sirens are ringing But I'm not afraid of cops You bring me back home You bring me back safe and sound Open my eyes I’m coming back around I want to wave my hands in time I want the world to know your mine, dear If the piano in your house never gets played We’ll learn to play
6.
The night seem right Had my aim on site I was with her alone Just to hold her hand Maybe walk on some dry land Tell her it's time to come home By her window stand Guitar in my hand Hoping she won't start to cry Was a fool to forget What the weatherman said It's gonna be raining all night She's been talking to me It's easy to see Leaving no room for doubts Saying all the right words But never share her deepest thoughts Playing a lover that's proud She left just like that Changed what I'm about Then came back ready to fight Much as I wanted to We both already knew Our love was never again gonna feel right Her gentle touch and her crazy words, tied me right down to the tracks Like the falling leaves I had nothing left to give Stranded and left in the dark Haunted by the past, loves that weren't to last Walking back home with nothing to write Gave it my innocence not to see it back again wasn't looking for the rain tonight Summer blazing hot There's no rain in sight Back where I'm from there's no summer rain You need strength just to be And it won't set you free Oh yeah, It's a bundle of pain Where hatred is a virtue, then it comes back at you No one strands corrected What's wrong is right They keep feeding you the bad and you get comfy being sad And all the rain in the world Won't make it all right It's gonna be raining all night
7.
I want you What did I do To make you flee So far from me One more time Love me blind For one more day Come back my way You could never give yourself to me In your dreams the truth becomes reality Turn your way from every possibility All your'e left with is love to concede It's not love you need all your love to concede It's not love you need Burning charts Turning into dust Love is like a lie That keeps you safe and dry Always wondered why Did not get to try As simple as we breath Tell me what more would we need You could never bring yourself to see There was never any you or me Turn your way from every possibility All your'e left with is love to concede It's not love you need All your'e left with is love to concede It's not love you need All your'e left with is love to concede It's not love I need Take my hand Make me understand If you could dry your eyes to see All the dreams you had for you and me

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released April 7, 2023

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Roy Gurel
Music and Lyrics by Roy Gurel BMI #54071898
'Piano' lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy
Vocals, guitars, drums & percussion, bass, piano - Roy Gurel
Vocals on 'Piano' - Yula Beeri Gardner piano & keys - Yuval Semo
Drums & bass on 'Piano' - Assaf Spector
Back vocals on 'Piano' - Rony Stav
Drums on 'Sophia' - Gilber Gilmore
Trumpet on 'Sophia' - Dan Brantigan
Drums on 'Tongsala Prison Blues' song - Isaac Gardner
Back vocals on 'It's Not Love' & 'Tongsala Prison Blues' song - Heli Avigezer

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Roy Gurel Brooklyn, New York

Roy Gurel is an Israeli-born multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter & music producer. Roy's music pays homage to the familiar heroes of song, incorporating elements of rock ‘n’ roll, folk, blues and country

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