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Cowley Road E​.​P.

by Gayle Skidmore

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1.
I was chastened; I was warned By another lover, scorned But you held me close, and softly so And so, unheeded did they go Not sure I know what I would give To have never known such pain as this Was I just a cheap imitation of what you once knew? I see clearly now that we’re through We’d never really begun I guess I just wasn’t enough And it was just a cheap imitation of love I knew better, or so I said Wrote you a letter I’m glad you never read ‘Cause I was just a cheap imitation of the girl you loved I see now what a fool I was And it was just a cheap imitation of love, love, love It was just a cheap imitation of love, love, love It was just a cheap imitation of love
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Just For Now 04:55
Look what we’ve done Where will we run? Look what we’ve done Hope now for none Just for now I kind of want to leave it broken Just for now I kind of want to let it be There are words I kind of want to leave unspoken Though it’s an uneasy peace Echoes of anger Resounding clearly I am resolute; I am absolute Yes, I’m absolutely certain we should just let it be Just for now I kind of want to keep from saying One more thing I’m going to have to say I’m sorry for And for once I kind of want to keep from hearing Words that sting that my mind is going to keep on playing And playing and playing and echoing over and over and over Look what you’ve done, look what you’ve done What have you done? What have you done? We had better leave it broken We should just let it be I kind of want to leave it broken I kind of want to let it be There are words I kind of want to leave unspoken Though it’s an uneasy, it’s an uneasy; it’s an uneasy, uneasy peace
3.
Still 03:29
What if I told you? What if I did? What if I held your head in my hands? If I could just stay steady… if the world would just stay still Until I am ready to feel what I’m starting to feel What if I told you? What if I did? What if I held your heart in my hands? If I could just stay steady If my heart would just stay still Because I’m not ready to feel what I’m starting to feel So don’t cry I’m not saying goodbye Just “not yet” Don’t let the moment pass you by I just need time to tell you To tell you
4.
So Beautiful 03:59
Oh you know I Would like to call you mine You surpass my every ideal Tell me you’re real You’re so beautiful I just might love you ‘til I die Slow, so slowly Love crept up on me Unaware I fell under a strange, quixotic spell No flood can quell You’re so beautiful I just might love you ‘til I die Heaven can wait for now As long as your love rains down Oh how I love your face! Heaven can wait for now Long as your love rains down Let me adore you, please You’re so beautiful I just might love you ‘til die You’re so beautiful I just might love you for all time
5.
Crazy 02:41
You and I always seem to see Less than eye to eye on everything You and I always seem to fight And you and I both know we’re both right Sunshine and daisies You think I’m crazy And maybe, just maybe, you’re right Heaven knows best, I guess But I think it’s kind of funny to see you and I Walking to your door side by side And slipping through the side door Saturday night And you’re calling me “baby” I think you’re crazy And maybe, just maybe I’m right When I looked up, baby, the sky was falling down And you saved me from all the pieces scatterin’ ‘round We both know it will never all work out But at least we’re together now You think I’m crazy and I think you’re crazy And maybe, just maybe Well, you think I’m crazy and I think you’re crazy And maybe, just maybe, we’re right
6.
I walked through your streets Kissed the leaves of your trees And remembered the things that I lost The doorways, the hallways; the memories I always forget Though I loved them the most It’s like beating the glass of these unbreakable panes I can see but can’t touch them And I cry out your name Cowley Road—I’m coming home! This nostalgia is eating my bones I’m in love with your name Separation is unbearable pain And I’m coming home, I’m coming home, I’m coming home To walk through your streets Feel the cobblestone under my feet And delight in the sound Of the yellow leaves kissing the ground To wade through the rivers of people I knew And to you know you remember that my heart was true Cowley Road—I’m coming home! This nostalgia is eating my bones I’m in love with your name Separation is unbearable pain And I’m coming home, I’m coming home, I’m coming home I’m coming home; I’m coming home Someday

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Gayle Skidmore's sixth independent release, "Cowley Road E.P.," was on the ballot for the 2009 Grammy's for "Best Pop Album." It is a folksy collection of hypnotically hooky tunes with a bit of old-timey charm and meaningful lyrics.

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released May 31, 2008

All songs written by Gayle Skidmore, ©2008. Produced by Gayle Skidmore and Aaron Bowen. Engineered, mixed and mastered by Aaron Bowen.

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Gayle Skidmore Amsterdam, Netherlands

Seven-time San Diego Music Award nominee Gayle Skidmore has written over 2000 songs since she began songwriting at the age of 8. She just won Best Pop in the 2015 San Diego Music awards, and her latest album and coloring book, “Sleeping Bear,” won Best Pop Album in 2014. She won Best Singer-Songwriter in the 2013 San Diego Music Awards, and her song "Paper Box" was featured on HBO's "Looking." ... more

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