Nasty When You Dare

from Left​-​Handed Way by Newbold

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Well, I was listening to the rhythm of the city one night
When you rushed at me like a freight train light
And you slapped me upside the head, baby, with your love
I started crying like a baby that had just been born
As my back bowed out and my shirt got torn
But I could be your apparatus little gymnast any time you feel

Baby, you just ask me and I’ll be there
You can harass me, I don’t care
But don’t you walk right past me and avoid my stare
You so classy, but you’re nasty when you dare
You so classy, but you’re nasty when you dare

Well, we were sitting eating supper in a fancy little joint
And the waiter had a stick and he never made his point
And the drinks cost twice as much as the worst we’d seen
So you threw me in the lady’s room and up against the wall
But you didn’t hit the lock and we never made the stall
And a blue-haired lady with a hat came a waltzin’ in
She starts mumblin’ something ‘bout “Sakes Alive!”
But I see fire in her eyes and she’s looking at my thighs
And suddenly the bathroom attendant stands up and clears her throat
But you calmly walk over, throw a five in her jar
And then a squirt of perfume and as we walk to the car
You like right at me and say: “Hey man! Did we even pay?”

You so classy in the summer time
I put a flower in your hair
Keep me guessing in the winter time
What’s underneath that Pea Coat that you wear?

We were driving through the woods drinking IPA
When a cop pulled over and I started to pray
But you were laughing in the shotgun seat like we had won a prize
Well, he’s asking ‘bout my blinker and my speed changing lanes
And I’m sweating and I’m pissing and I’m trying to explain
But you say: “Sir, we’re up from LA and that’s the way we drive,”
Well, somehow that seems to work and he warns me: “Slow down,”
And to use my little blinker when I hit the next town
And I need a change of shorts, but you say: “Damn, I feel alive!”
You slam your fist on the dash and shove your face into mine
I see your shoes fly off out of the corner of my eye
And as the cop rolls on he doesn’t notice our seats recline



© Copyright 2017 Thomas Newbold – ASCAP

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from Left​-​Handed Way, released October 31, 2017

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Newbold Los Angeles, California

Newbold has been writing music and performing live for too damn long for this to be his debut record. Born in Petaluma, in the north SF Bay Area, the singing drummer has lived his entire life in various parts of CA playing in bands and serving the song to the best of his ability. His slippery grooves and musicality coupled with his gritty vocals often draw comparisons to his idol, Levon Helm. ... more

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