Baby's In Bed (with a bottle and book and a jones)

from Songs-of-the-Week by Ira Marlowe

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baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
and it's too late for leavin'
leavin' well enough alone

baby's in bed with a bottle outta Tullahoma, Tennessee
baby's in bed, page 47 of an Easy Rawlins mystery
and they're looking for a body
somebody like me

And I can't go back to the way it was
tryin' to put a diamond ring on a boxing glove
and I told myself I would never go near
now my finger's on the buzzer and I'm already here

SOLO

baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
three fingers neat, Easy's on the street
and all I do is shiver to my bones
my better instincts
had a coupla of drinks
shoulda stayed home

And I can't go back to the way it was
tryin' to put a diamond ring on a boxing glove
but I know myself and I'll never go clean
not with one last nickel for the slot machine

baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones

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from Songs-of-the-Week, released February 19, 2016
Paul Revelli--drums

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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