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collection in a cup

by 5th-business

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Kimberly Smith
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Kimberly Smith I love the craft, heart and artfulness of this record. Each track is a gem. The whole set fits together in a very satisfying and entertaining way. I find myself going back to it often. I’m grateful to own a copy. I treasure this collection. Favorite track: WildCat Road (feat. Wendy MacIsaac).
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1.
City roads disappear up here And there ain't no bright streetlights The sky is black as a witch's eye There’s bubbles in the mud, and a coyote cries The road has ruts, it’ll suck you down Don't you think you'd better turn around? I said, don't you think you'd better turn around?   Now where did you say that you wanted to go? 'Cause one wrong turn, you just don't know You might end up on the WildCat Road   A likely story nobody would believe But the WildCat Road won't let you leave   Keep your head down, way down, brother Place one foot in front of the other Don't look left, don't look right Fix right down the middle of the path in sight You may not be swallowed, but you are being followed Down the lane, all the way to Ghost Hollow You're a fool if you walk this road alone When you find yourself without a working phone Did you really think you're gonna get back home? When you feel your skin getting pierced to the bone By the eyes on the side of the WildCat Road   A likely story nobody would believe But the WildCat road won't let you leave   There's a bear in the backyard knows about you Mangy mutt with the snarl does too Nightmare ravens croaking from the trees Shadows overhead have got you shakin' at the knees Eyes wide, terrified, you hear yourself moan Heart's in your throat, stomach sinkin' like a stone 'Cause sneakin' through the thicket to a secret beat Comes the one thing you don't wanna meet Slips along on silent feet On the WildCat Road   Now where did you say that you wanted to go? 'Cause one wrong turn and you may not know How to return from the WildCat Road   A likely story nobody would believe But the WildCat road won't let you leave   City roads disappear up here And there ain't no bright streetlights
2.
You are an intimate suggestion When I see you smile across a crowded room Don't settle down in the back of my mind You're too easy to imagine You are a subtle indication When I hear you whisper across a crowded room Don't let your eyes drift into mine You're too easy to imagine I was always one to run when love would beckon And so secretly, but for just one second I would have a fantasy You, you're the ultimate temptation The rise and fall of Rome Don't let me dream what can never be true I know I'll always be the fool who knew Could never be the one for you I was always one to run when love would beckon And so secretly, but for just one second I would have a fantasy You put me in a dangerous position When you stroll into a crowded room You are an intimate suggestion How could my fantasy turn out to be so cruel Don't settle down in the back of my mind Don't let your eyes drift into mine Don't think for one second I'll ever find A way to leave this foolish fantasy behind No more intimate suggestion I need to say goodbye
3.
Let’s hang out for awhile Do it up in style Drink a bottle of the best and relax We’ve got nothin’ else to do but look up at the moon Smoke a hookah of hashish and lay back Oh, the times like these Few and far between It’s ok to let go once in a while Moments will add up like a collection in a cup It’s ok to let go I see you smile Depends upon the mood Some say it’s bad, I say it’s good We’ll drink a bottle to our health, don’t resist We’ve got time on our hands Nothin’ in our heads Let’s say thanks for the chance to exist Oh, the times like these Few and far between It’s ok to let go once in a while Moments will add up like a collection in a cup It’s ok to let go, I see you smile
4.
You need your pleasure You take your pain You've got a reason To get here again You need your money You take your medicine You'll want to, honey To get here again If you want to be notorious Gotta let yourself be glorious Outrageous and contagiously insane (You are everything you need) You want some heaven You make a stand You've got to, honey To see the Promised Land You want your freedom Let go your pride Greet your salvation With arms open wide If you want to be notorious Gotta let yourself be glorious Outrageous and contagiously insane (You are everything you need) I'm trying to tell you starting today Let go your inhibitions You've got something to say I'm trying to tell you every day If you're looking for redemption You're headed our way I’m trying to tell you again and again It's pumping like a piston From your soul right through your veins I’m trying to tell you all along You've got everything you need For the promise of song You need your pleasure (You are everything you need) You take your pain (If you want to be notorious) You need your money (You are everything you need) You take your medicine (Gotta let yourself be glorious) You want some heaven (You are everything you need) You make a stand (If you want to be notorious) You want your freedom (You are everything you need) Let go your pride (Gotta let yourself be glorious) If you want to be notorious (You are everything you need) Gotta let yourself be glorious (You are everything you need)
5.
Oh my home it spills the light of voices Ringing out with song Filled with riches shining bright Love that's woven strong I cannot leave for fame nor fortune Will not settle someplace new You say I'm a Nova Scotian and my nose is blue   You've come to teach us how to live Though we've been here so many years For every city you bring closer A Nova Scotian disappears   You'll find us in the little houses Old and worn by fog and sea Lonely farms, children leaving Forests but a memory I will stay a Nova Scotian Though in time I may be lost Maybe a poet will write our story The price of change not worth the cost   Though my home it now is quiet It will not be for long One day you'll come to hear the whispers Of the Nova Scotia Song   And tell your child there used to be A better way to live Show the pictures of our story A precious gift   I will stay a Nova Scotian And even though my nose is blue I am a proud Bluenoser Loyal through and through I will stay a Nova Scotian I will always be a Nova Scotian I am a Nova Scotian My heart forever true   Oh my home it spills the light of voices Ringing out with song Filled with riches shining bright And love that's woven strong
6.
Why don’t you put on your Gucci suit And jump in a lake Slip on your alligator shoes And go take a hike Make a political decision (whatever) But make it real soon I want you outta my room You’re a natural disaster I’m not your genie, you’re not my master Take off your head, it’s oversize Take off your nose, it’s up way too high Move that mouth before you put your foot in it Lose the false face, don’t wanna see you with it Outta my room (and don’t come back) Get out! Why don’t you rev up your fancy car And drive real fast Get out your big fat wallet And count up your cash Make sure you leave a big impression (whatever) But make it real soon ‘Cause I want you outta my room... Go put on a smile, forget what I said Take your attitude with you when you leave my bed Some girls like guys with fast cars and money I’m just not one of them and that’s all honey You’re a bad apparatus I don’t wanna see you again You sure leave a big impression You’re hard on the head Yeah, I’m sure I’ll miss ya (whatever) Just make it real soon I want you outta my room... Go put on a smile, forget what I said Take your attitude with you when you leave my bed Some girls like guys with fast cars and money I’m not one of them and that’s all honey Get outta my room (and outta my sight) Shut the door when you leave (quit messing with me) Get outta my room (and don’t come back) Get out! That’s all, honey!

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5th-business presents Cathy Porter's songwriting, arranging and production in a variety of styles, and assembles some of the most diverse musicians on Canada's East Coast.

5th-business' first release, Volume 1: Collection in a Cup, ranging from hillbilly rap, blues, jazz, folk and gospel, to a Tin Pan Alley soft shoe, features lyrics by Martha Laugher set to music, melodies and arrangements by Cathy Porter, and includes performances by Cathy Porter, Al Tuck, Erin Costelo, Wendy MacIsaac, Benn Ross, Rachel MacLean, Rachael Henderson, Martha Laugher, Seph Peters, John Spearns, James Logan and more.

“Those roles which, being neither those of Hero nor Heroine, Confidante nor Villain, but which were nonetheless essential to bring about the Recognition or the denouement were called the Fifth Business."

~ Robertson Davies, Fifth Business

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released June 30, 2016

Recorded, Engineered and Co-Produced with Benn Ross
@ The Hatch, Hatchet Lake, NS

Mixed and Mastered with John Parker @ Hoser Hi-Fi, Halifax, NS

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A versatile and engaging performer on percussion, piano, washboard, and accordion, with her signature sound, Cathy Porter is a staple on Canada's East Coast music scene. In 2013, East Coast Music Association named her Musician of the Year, the first woman in ECMA history to receive the honour. Her Cabasa Tutorial continues to be one of the most-watched Cabasa instructional videos on youtube. ... more

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