Get all 6 Thom Quick releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Good Knight, Get it Right, F O E, T R E E, T W O, and W O N.
1. |
Beggarman
05:41
|
|||
|
Realize, the look in his eyes how he must have wondered
He worked hard all his life to buy him a wife, and grab the thunder
Never thought he'd be so distraught only ten years later
He'd lose his job and his home, his wife on the phone, his alma mater
What will he be? A Beggarman
Just come and see the Beggarman
The city's cold, especially the old have to fight to stay warm
You wanna save your life? You carry a knife: Another night in the jungle
What will it be? Will you ever be free from the chains that bind ya?
You know that finally one day that you'll break away and find utopia
But how will it end? A Beggarman
A new beginning? Beggarman
I can work and be strong!
If I can, I'm a man!
I can never go wrong!
I'll never be a Beggarman!
I can work to be strong!
I know I can ... I'm a man!
I will never go wrong!
I will never be a Beggarman!
Welcome to America!
Land of the free
You do what you want to do
Including sleep in the streets
Education and the motivation – Movin' up the ladder
You got to drink the best wine and score ya a line, then the next day after
Cold shiver, you look in the mirror and you see what you want to see
But the mirror don't lie: Look in your eyes! G'bye reality!
What will you be? A Beggarman
Oh, can't you see the Beggarman?
And now you see the Beggarman
Why must you be the Beggarman?
Will he ever be free? the Beggarman
No, no, no, don't you be The Beggarman!
|
||||
2. |
Camera's On!
03:50
|
|||
|
May I introduce myself?
I’m just like all the others
You are the picture of perfect health
Could you be my lover?
Is that how you express yourself?
Your special way to tease me
Is it love or money?
Are you there to please just me?
Camera’s on!
She dances for the nation
Camera’s on!
Another night in the same situation
The ball and chain inside me
My iron-clad agreement
My wife has all my secrets
Locked up with her key
The bar-keep pours another round
See how he smiles discretely
If my wife comes here, I’ll never be found
‘cause I have his trust completely
(Chorus)
She says she can’t stand another day
Pursued by “Mr. Lonely”
With kids to feed, it’s the only way
For her to make enough money
The bouncer bounces another bum
The owner is a voyeur
And since his wife has left him
He’s selling his daughter
So on and on, and night after night
I’m searching for an answer
But I’ll go home and turn out the lights
To be with my private dancer
(Chorus)
Every night it’s the same situation
|
||||
3. |
Schizoid
04:22
|
|||
|
Cold diodes on my face
Shock Treatment: What a waste
It does nothing for my mind
I cry all day and I laugh away the time
Dark secrets; don’t look back!
The doc’s coming – Sneak attack!
They don’t know me like they should
They think I’m bad, but I’m misunderstood
When I think about the childhood lost and how it wasn’t fair
All the rules were just a lie
I grew up all by myself and no one seemed to care
If I live or if I died
(Repeat Chorus)
Am I crazy? You decide
Brain-lazy? Genocide
E-K-Gee Bees! I’ve been framed!
I may be dumb, but I’m definitely not insane
(Repeat Chorus)
|
||||
4. |
Run to Me
03:47
|
|||
|
You think your heart is oh so strong
I don’t see how you carry on
Frustration wells up in your eyes
Before you start to cry, now
Why don’t you run - run to me when you need somebody
You hide; you’re scared what love will do
It’s meant for everyone, but people like you
You work so hard every night and day
You want seclusion; you got your way
And that’s the price you pay, yeah
Why don’t you run - run to me when you need somebody
Why don’t you run - run to me if your heart gets lonely
You say you’re the lonely one with a broken heart; the damage is done
Just look at me and trust your eyes
The heart within it tells no lies
I promise I’ll always love you
You can come to me to give your love to
Why don’t you run - run to me when you need somebody
Why don’t you run - run to me when your heart is lonely
(Repeat chorus)
|
||||
5. |
Naomi
04:40
|
|||
|
Mondays always got the better part of me
thinkin’ ‘bout the way things were
Use to be that I thought she’d never go away
but in my heart I’ll always find her
Twenty-five dollars a day
was all her job would pay
and every cent was for her children
My Mom meant the world to me
My best friend Naomi
Why does He take the good ones?
She was once with me - now she’s with God
I remember when she taught me how to drive
Ridin’ down the road with Charlie Pride
She taught me how to live – She taught me how to sing
I miss our two-part harmony
Twenty-five dollars a day
was all her job would pay
and every cent was for her children
My Mom meant the world to me
My best friend Naomi
Why does He take the good ones?
She was once with me - now she’s with God
We were lucky just to know her
She touched everyone she knew
Mother tell me can you see me crying
Can you hear me – I love you
How can you sing a lifetime in a song?
How can you describe a special Angel?
I was blessed as a child to have her there for me
They must need her now in Heaven
Twenty-five dollars a day
was all her job would pay
and every cent was for her children
My Mother meant the world to me
My best friend Naomi
Why does He take the good ones?
No, I can’t believe
Taken away from me
Now she will always be – with God
|
||||
6. |
Raging River
03:49
|
|||
|
As we touch our trembling hands, make a promise:
Agree that we can live on side by side
Must there be just one belief?
One religion that owns the holy land
Many years has past us by
Why must we fight with our brothers?
We keep it bottled up inside
And the raging river runs
Why do we throw it all away with the weapons of mass destruction?
And the raging river runs
There will be a better day if we live with each other
Mommy looks so sad to her children
To Dad she was a shy devoted wife
Now, she looks through iron bars and remembers the night she took his life
Cause the raging river runs
Why did he throw it all away with the words of mass destruction?
And the raging river runs
There can be a better day if we learn to love each other
Life’s a gift we’re given, like a second chance
Just because we disagree, must we take a stance?
And when look at what we’re taught by example
It makes no sense when we analyze the truth of battles won and lost
Never ending – The tragedy the cost
Many years has past us by, why must we fight with our brothers
We keep it bottled up inside
And the raging river runs – Why do we throw it all away?
Why can’t we learn to live together?
And the raging river runs – There can be a better day if we love with each other
And the raging river runs – We can throw it all away or we can learn to love each other
Raging river runs – There can be a better day if we love with each other
|
||||
7. |
killer
03:49
|
|||
|
Roll up - Look out!
The catcher in the rye fried the Eggman
S.O.B. shot the Walrus
Shut in and shut out
It makes you stop and wonder what it’s all about
How a gunman can get so close to his subjects
And for all his efforts, a minute on TV
Took away our music – it makes no sense to me
Why can’t they see what they do to us?
We had hope and then they took it all away
Why can’t they see what they do to us?
Gave us ghosts and left us with reality – killer
Aaron listened to all the wrong people
And all their agents – Yeah, even the public
Within not without – Somebody should’ve told him what it’s all about
He took it serious – welcome to the jungle
Became an actor – to be or not to be?
And the drug companies posted their profitability
(Chorus)
And for all their efforts the system sets ‘em free
One stop, Supreme Court, off on a technicality
Walks in then walks out
Criminals make you wanna scream and shout
Never ending – is there any justice?
They’re never gonna see what they do to you and me
They’re not even worth a penny our taxes
Time to sharpen up the axes
(Chorus)
Why can’t they see what they do to us, so long/goodbye killer
|
||||
8. |
Judy Ann
03:29
|
|||
|
Judy Ann showed me a life worth living
Judy Ann, she whet my appetite
I know the streets of Venezuela
And I know the sands in Destin Sound
I love to dine in the charming cafés
I love to be around
Judy Ann: She showed me a life worth living
Judy Ann, we danced by candlelight
I know the oceans of California
I know the people of the town
If you show me the mountains of Malaysia
I’ll take you to the crown
They say journeys can be nice
All the places and the scenery is paradise
What good would it be if you weren’t here with me my love?
I know the customs of southern England
And I know the Queen has got her rights
And I’ve felt the cold nights in Greenland
And how I spend my, oh, how she warms my, oh, I love the nights with Judy Ann
Showed me a life worth living
Judy Ann, she taught me paradise
I know I’ll love her all my life
Judy Ann – My Judy Ann
|
||||
9. |
Key of Sea
04:51
|
|||
|
Cloudy day
It’s a full moon rise
I’m looking for the chance to understand it, realize
Out to sea just for a day
I feel the waves and question how I let it wash away
Comfort me
My restless sea of life
Let’s not waste any time
Today’s for you and me, together we will find
Divided shell in its fragile state
The life within, the soul without, my love, it cannot wait
Close to me
You’ll always be in my life
Warm embrace
The truth we face tonight
Pardon me, can’t you see we could make it happen
The love we shared was so unfair but right
If the sea can be my friend
Then I know I could love her to the end
I know we can make it happen
I know our love can last the night, tonight
Satin dreams; wasted time
You think you know the world, but the tides are not in rhyme
Let’s forget yesterday
The signs you show are just the broken shells of what you say
Close to me
You’ll always be in my mind
Faded warmth; cold inside
But the sea was good to me
My love, we’ll always be together
It’s you and me tonight. . . Today. . . Forever
|
||||
10. |
My Career
04:06
|
|||
|
Uh-huh... Bumped in to her Friday night, lookin' like a lovely sight, wish I was all alone
But I came in here with another - old enough to be my mother, too late to run her home
So I waited till the coast was clear, made my move, spilled my beer: Déjà vu twilight-zone
Tease me once, tease me right
Made my break, the "great escape", feeling good, I knew I would, then I found her on the phone
She was tellin' lies to other guys, wasting time, mostly mine: Best she's on her own
And I went up to her, “thought I knew her”, talkin' fast and feeling last; met her up front and close
She said: Just one more minute and I’ll be through
You’re just the guy I want to know
But, if you move too fast, then I say no! – Uh-huh
Time had passed I thought at last I’d win a friend in the end, she'd be mine all mine
There's no change in plans, understand – long black hair, everywhere, boy, she moves so fine
And I waited till the lights were dim, turned around, saw her grin, then I thought: Love at first sight
She said: You treat me right boy, and I just might
I heard the words but they're not clear
What can you do for my career
So tell me... Just what's a girl like you doin' stuck in this place
We all know that "girls like you" are being chased at twice the price and the pace! Oh
Tell me why you pass on by makin' eyes at other guys; must I take out a loan
Make the deal, spinnin' wheel, grindin' down, one more round – Gonna' cut me to the bone
Watch the fights, see the sights, pink champagne, what's your name
By the way, you sure look nice
I heard the words, but they're not clear
She said: What can you do for my career
You're just a “girl" I want to know
Push me once, push me twice ... Then, I say no
What can I do for your career
Shallower than I am
|
||||
Thom Quick Texas
My Music Genre is?... as many as I can sneak in, but mainly Rock, Pop/Rock and Country Rock. You will find my Music quite
unique - I'm Not like all the others. Thanks for Listening!
Want to buy some of my Songs? You can find my Songs at: Spotify , Amazon, iTunes, and many other places Worldwide -- Just search Thom Quick (don't forget the "h") Cheers!
... more
If you like Thom Quick, you may also like:
A new EP from Evan Myall delivers four songs packed with irresistible power pop harmonies and jangling guitars.
go to album
Restless Spirit
by Tucker Riggleman & The Cheap Dates
West Virginia trio showcase strident country rock anchored in bold, anthemic songcraft and deliciously twangy tones.
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 29, 2015
go to album
Cardiff band Red Telephone can't disguise the pure pop sensibility in their blistering alt-rock songs.
go to album
Too Prickly For This World
by Wife Patrol
Wife Patrol make instantly catchy alt rock with streaks of punk, new wave, and metal, overlaid with Bangles-esque harmonies.
go to album
Your Church On My Bonfire
by PAWS
The trio’s fourth LP confronts failed relationships and personal loss head-on.
go to album
Move To The Trees
by Winter McQuinn
Winter McQuinn mixes soft rock and psychedelic folk for a sound reminiscent of classic pop purveyors like Cut Worms and the Lemon Twigs.
go to album
