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Treat Yourself

from The City Loves You by Ryan Wayland

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"Time has been killing me" the jeweler mutters with a grin
He keeps dialing back his platinum watch to find where the hands begin
The hostess at the bar figures him crazy at best
Throws him one more red stripe to put his ass to rest
Well the stock broker barges in, he's looking cynical and vain
He's got a pocket full of fresh bills and his liver is sprained
Just a couple martinis and he's spillin' 'bout his wife
He's says things like, "I'm a heart attack away from the rest of my life"
Go on and treat yourself
Go on and treat yourself
Go on and treat yourself
The doctor is out, there's nowhere to be but here

Well the Mafioso's wife has been laughing like a dog
She's got no depth perception, like playing darts through the fog
She's hollering at the chinamen at the VIP booth
They don't know how to be scared gripping the fruits of their youth
And the sheriff heaves a sigh at the vandalized arcade
Seems that Dylan's lyrics might have been construed the wrong way
But he doesn't care to learn the behavior of his city
He's off the clock now reeking of Long Island's and pity
Go on and treat yourself
Go on and treat yourself
Go on and treat yourself
The doctor is out, there's nowhere to be but here

And the neon plastered signs have stained the basement walls
And upstairs the hotel's soaking up those sudden distant calls
And the piano's always playing
And the musicians are for hire
Come inside we'll light the liquor and the instincts on fire

Never mind the red shame and the muscles and the crime
Just a little dose a break neck will make everything shine
And This place won't be forgotten 'till the dirt hits your eyes
And the hostess makes the last call to the ashes and the flies
Go on and treat yourself
Go on and treat yourself
Go on and treat yourself
The doctor is out, there's nowhere to be but here

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from The City Loves You, released November 20, 2013

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Ryan is originally from Los Angeles, California, a graduate of Hollywood’s Musicians Institute in the field of music production, recording and songwriting. His lyrical style has been influenced by many of the urban street poets and iconoclasts of the early beatnik generation and on up to the 60's and 70's. ... more

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