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The Devil & Mrs. French Fry

by The Devil & Mrs. French Fry

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1.
Rolling my pants, at the school dance And I don't wanna ride home with mom I'm requestin' Stairway to Heaven 'Cause that's got to be your favorite song I've got your Jolly Rancher wrapper in my pocket And I know you're not a dancer Stand and watch you pass I didn't ask. Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown Hey longhair, know you from somewhere Weren't you headbangin' up by the band I found your glasses and all I can ask is Will you call home and see if you can 'Cause I ain't got no curfew, but I do Have ten dollars and a friend who's 22 Bet if we think hard we can find something to do Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown I put on some glitter She got a babysitter And we stepped out to check out the scene Feelin' kinda pokey, do some karaoke Who's that at the bar, he's lookin' so mean I can't believe I really did it A smiley face, my number and hugs and kisses A couple of x's and o's Who would have known? Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown Hey there, little red headed girl Can I be your Charlie Brown
2.
Walking around in a fantasy Since I was thirteen... And my feet are getting sore Don't wanna give up what I learned He's had that face since I was born Taking time in the looney bin A face in the crowd... And my face is getting sore I tried to say it really loud I should have told them long before Walked inside of the old house When I was a girl... And let me tell you what it said You'll paint the pictures of his charms But you'll never have him in your arms And if you think you know the way And you've been trying every day I think you ought to know it ain't gonna happen today.... Ain't gonna happen today Ain't gonna happen today.
3.
Dirt 03:03
Sitting with my back against a tree The water by me I can hear a sound coming from Way back beneath I can't put my finger on it Can't hold it in my hand Can't tell anyone about it So I do what I can So why in the hell would I want to go back to you? Back to your jungle with all its scattered truths? The only truth I know is right here in the dirt. Why would I wanna go where I know I'm gonna be hurt? Standing with my face against the wall Trying hard not to fall I just wanna go home where I Don't have to scramble at all What is so bad about it I know where I belong Some may say it's weak, but I Think it's very strong So why in the hell would I want to go back to you? Back to your jungle with all its scattered truths? The only truth I know is right here in the dirt. Why would I wanna go where I know I'm gonna be hurt?
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It's getting down to time now It's almost time to tell Just exactly what and who it was Don't know if you noticed, but I never did sell Still have most of what I had Some things were lost and some were taken under pressure Made my mistakes along the way Now I'm back here looking at you and I will never Stop until I've fully had my say I think you know what you're missing So keep saving your ass Keep pretending everything is in the past You always kept me guessing Now it's your turn to try It's your turn to feel so goddamned shy A lot of people around you Are telling you lies About the way you should see me Don't know if you've noticed, but All I've done is try To be able to keep you and be able to keep me too I did my best, but it wasn't enough So I went my own way And there was nothing I could say I think you know what you're missing So keep saving your ass Keep pretending everything is in the past You always kept me guessing Now it's your turn to try It's your turn to feel so goddamned shy Remember when I was little Following you around Not the same person I was then Don't know if you noticed, but I am done waiting around Only wanted to be your friend I need this exile to end Have I ever really done you any harm?? Except maybe losing my youthful charm And doing the things I needed to That never had a thing to do with you.
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Frozen 02:55
I held your hand Once again And walked you to the freezer We took a vote And we wrote Out all the things we had to do for the day A messy way for us to handle All these lovely perishables Let's defrost them in the sink And eat them all outside Stick it in the microwave If you want it to go dry Put on your sandals and we'll go on a little ride Maybe you can stay a little while I don't know, is that your style? Look inside a marble And tell me where you've been Give this man a candle! I don't have one anymore I grow so sorry to see I don't know how Anyone could handle All these lovely things for free! I should have bothered to learn I don't know how I gave you all the shots Then I ask you about the score As if a stranger Walking past you in a store And vanishing into thin air How do I know you're really there? Give this man a candle And tell me where I've been.
6.
Moving Away 02:55
Moving away from you I don't know if it was the right thing to do Cannot be an invalid Crawling my basement brick wall My brown eyes would turn into these hard little balls Willing nothing Needing something.... Something's always wrong But it's better this way for me This society Will not put me away. Being where I belong I don't know if I'm doing it wrong I've had one place I've called my home But it's only between you and me Under a different sky sitting under that tree By the old house Waiting quietly But I know damn well That it's someplace I cannot be This society Would put me away. There's no paychecks where I'd like to spend my time No children, no marriage, no world to find The crowd won't be cheering, the lights would all dim Just a disability check and sagging skin So bright potentially Shooting star blowing up with precocity and One day I met with you Always waiting there inside the walls Just waiting for me to drop the ball Like a lover so sick we're biding our time You're the only thing I have that's truly mine And a day it will come when I meet with you All my nightmares and dreams coming true, but I Don't believe I'll be leaving with you. 'Cause this time I've got other things I've got to do.
7.
Nature Boy 03:07
Nature boy who is like nature, fair And will destroy you without a care There he stands Like my backyard creek Deep as an ocean with my questions Disappearing as I learn my lesson Digging so far beyond its trees You'll never touch the ghosts you seek And I don't know if you are on the line Keep calling all the time, but I never seem to reach you, I know The number in my mind, but my fingers never find it, just like In a dream trying so hard to scream Nothing left on the other end of the phone but a dying piece of foam, while My restless mind roams Just wishing it could find it a better home And I don't know if you are on the line Keep calling all the time, but I never seem to reach you, I know The number in my mind, but my fingers never find it, just like In a dream trying so hard to scream Nothing left on the other end of the phone but a dying piece of foam, while My restless mind roams Just wishing it could find it a better home
8.
Hear a sound of softer singing Tapping at the door Fingertips of blue light sneaking Over my shoulder, and I'm Walking into my old home in long time ago I can taste the old taste of you I can feel the sky above you I strain my eyes and I can't see you But someday it will go down It will go down I know it will. Sitting underneath the table Heavy behind the eyes Stomach hurts and I'm not able To play with all those other guys Always got a funny feeling Starts right above the sheds Carrying my voice out to you I will get my echo through you The only way that I can hear you Then I can settle down, down Then I settle down I know you can hear me now.
9.
Sick & Wrong 03:42
Hey what the hell, you made it very clear You made it clear that I'm not wanted here And I don't care But you're trying to settle a score When there isn't one anymore You keep trying to suck me in But I'm not going to do it ever again. I know why you still like to play me around I know that you haven't exactly found A balance yet But you're not going to take mine away This is not a game, I don't wanna play I'm ready for reality now I'd ask you to join, but you don't know how So you go on with your new trophy show I'm glad you found someone acceptable But I still know That you're starting to see what you've lost Losing me wasn't the only cost You gave up so much more There's a lonely road for you in store You made me feel like I was sick You made me feel like I was wrong You had me running around in circles Way too long You would have liked it if I thought I was The worst you ever had, Well let me tell you something boy I was the only one you ever had So you got laid, go do it every day That is one thing I will never give away to you Or glory, power, or fame Now you found someone new to play your game Well, at least it isn't me And it probably won't take her long to see Just imagine at one time I thought it was a problem of mine But the problem now I see Had nothing at all to do with me
10.
Other Places 03:40
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My father wasn't a hippie My mother wasn't a whore Skipping generations Dollar fifty at the local store My attempt at making it pointless All got shattered in glass Broken arms and promises For you I wouldn't ask... Did you hear about the show Deep back in the woods Standing in the place where we once stood I sent my stamps to the postman He turned them into rain Fearless at the attempt, mama I ain't got no shame My brother ain't no angel My sister done lost her soul Skipping generations, gladly Five dollars at the door
12.
When it rains It rains all over Can you pick up every drop? Can you make the morning stop? When you saw it coming Was it something that you thought you could escape? Or was it something that you made? No wonder you're afraid. The celestial power, you own Was it just a loan? Do you have to pay them back? When you're not sure exactly what you have of theirs Just now No wonder you were scared. Trying not to care. Your life's been one big illicit affair You've spent so much time, just fixing your hair In training for some big day When they all know you Well that's just fine and cool and okay. The sun in the sky The moon in its place But when there's nowhere left to hide There's a place you've gone, inside You're going to have to show C'mon it's time to go.

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This album has 12 tracks. Buy the album to hear them all!

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released May 21, 2016

The Devil and Mrs. French Fry is:
Jennifer King: Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards
Kyle Shimek: Drums
Chris Goodwin: Bass, lead guitar, background vocals

With:
Christopher Leet: Drums on Little Red Headed Girl
Neil Flanz: Pedal steel
Jesse Ellis: Slide guitar
Antonio Langhum: Additional keyboards
Wade Matthys: Background vocals
Mark Schaefer: Additional lead guitar
Jeremy Normann: Additional lead guitar
Juniper Leet: Piano helper

All songs written by Jennifer King except the lyrics to Skipping Generations, which were written by Christopher Leet.

Produced by Greg Hippel
Co-produced by Wade Matthys, Kyle Shimek, Chris Goodwin, and Jennifer King

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