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funny how the relationships that hurt you the most are the ones that hang around, that you find yourself thinking about from time to time, and it occurred to me while thinking along those lines a few weeks ago that the usual irony is that the first person to really get to you is often the first person to really hurt you, hence the line "the first to stay is the first to leave". I thought that sounded like a good line for a song and there you have it. Musically i'm sticking with the usual 50's rock meets supertramp meets post punk thing.

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Lyrics

you were a waitress
you worked at the tastee freeze
aprons and short shorts
ballcaps and varsity knees
you went to state school
you had sorority friends
bought a used honda
drove to the beach on weekends

i get to thinking about you
and the way you used to be
everytime that somebody else
gets up and walks out on me
cause the first to stay is the first to leave
yeah the first to leave

you were a girl scout
you volunteered at the Y
taught swimming lessons
i picked you up on my motorbike
you skipped your classes
to spend the day in the park
truant and happy
sunning on the hoood of your car

i get to thinking about you
and the way you used to be
everytime that somebody new
gets up and walks out on me
cause the first to stay is the first to leave
yeah the first to leave

Song Stats

Hits: 678
Comments: 13
Fans: 14
Plays: 39
Downloads: 35
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Nov 25, 2008 - 09:35:54 PM
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2008 - 09:35:54 PM Last Played: Oct 29, 2009 - 07:03:03 AM

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Keywords:

leaving (19), breakup (28), relationship (24), girlfriend (7)

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ibook, trusty Delta King, old Epiphone acoustic

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Comments

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 348 days ago (November 25th, 2008)
	first here excellent tune. man, you've knocking them out fat and furious. the guitar riffs are so cool. Check out my latest song called One Step Over The Line

tempie

tempie said 347 days ago (November 26th, 2008)

thanks man
i've been trying to get all those half finished songs out before december to give myself time to just hang out and play guitar while I have some time off - if i've got things unfinished i'll think about them too much to relax - creativity and obsessive/compulsive complex seem to go hand in hand. Anyway glad you liked the tune! I had fun with the guitar on this one. There are a couple Everly Brothers riffs in there...

Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

lavalamp	lavalamp said 348 days ago (November 26th, 2008)
	Are you sure... ...that you aren't Five Extra Arms? Great Vox. Loved it. Very original tune. Lyrics are cool. Dave Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

tempie	tempie said 347 days ago (November 26th, 2008)
	LOL actually the next one is a collab with 5 extra arms - stay tuned... Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

lengold	lengold said 348 days ago (November 26th, 2008)
	think, think, thinkin' Great hook to a wonderfully catch, catch, catchy song. Really enjoyed. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

tempie	tempie said 347 days ago (November 26th, 2008)
	catchy catchy = tempie success. thanks man! Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

ktb	ktb said 347 days ago (November 26th, 2008)
	and a wicked cool hybrid genre it is. Theres a very compelling thread when you write. It rocks, its lyrical with tons of passion. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

tempie	tempie said 345 days ago (November 29th, 2008)
	genre Thanks dude i really like the concept of a tempie "sound"... reminds me of all those old "the sound of xxxxx" albums. Don't think i've got it yet but maybe getting there...a little of this, a little of that. You guys - and this site - have been a big help... Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

dajama	dajama said 347 days ago (November 26th, 2008)
	Excellent I love the sound on this. The lyrics are great, and I dig the concept behind the words. Lovely vocal - great attitude and swagger. Good mix, and nice balance of instruments. This is a really sweet song. Nicely done. Kudos. Peace. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

tempie

tempie said 345 days ago (November 29th, 2008)

swagger
I was thinking that all those 80's bands i grew up on were cheesey because they lyrics were so stupid - the music was great! I mean, they could all play and sing and they wrote great pop stuff and had great attitude, all that strutting around - the only reason that nobody can mention them today without blushing is because they wrote such incredibly stupid lyrics - so what would happen if you took the music and the attitude but sang about something interesting?

Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

Relic67

Relic67 said 347 days ago (November 26th, 2008)

alright
I really like this one.
a lot of your trademarks like cool lyrics (varsity knees!) and interesting interlocking parts. the slightly atonal sounding two note riff behind the "girl scout" section is genius, made me go back and listen about five times!
you added a bit of extra grit to the vocals on this one which worked really well.
a real treasure for macjams.

Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

tempie

tempie said 345 days ago (November 29th, 2008)

Atonal riff
I learned guitar back in the day by playing New Order riffs, so I have a thing for the atonal. Somebody trying to be mean a few years back wrote that my "one string solos reminded him of ET trying to play guitar with one finger" which first of all is freaking hilarious so kudos to him for that but secondly to me has since then stood for what I do - i LIKE one atonal solos and riffs, there's something about that little bit that sticks in your head long after the song has gone away. So anyway thanks to New Order for that. Very glad you liked it man you're my weather bell for "cool"...

Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

five_extra_arms

five_extra_arms said 341 days ago (December 2nd, 2008)

Of Course She Worked At The Tastee Freeze!!
Because if she worked at the Dairy Queen, she'd have "ball caps and a scary spleen". Hard to write a song about a chick using the word "spleen".

Another rocker. I'm blown away by your 50's rock meets Supertramp meets post punk description! It totally makes sense.

I wonder what lavalamp will think when we post our tune?

Check out my latest song called Paper Sack

tempie	tempie said 341 days ago (December 2nd, 2008)
	LOL it will blow that whole "never in the same place at the same time" theory. And nah if she'd worked at dairy queen it would have been in gitano jeans. or pink add-a-beads. or something like that. Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

egobandit	egobandit said 341 days ago (December 2nd, 2008)
	I love the way you say thinkin excellent! Very cool song the changes and hooks a very cool stays in the head!!!!!!! Check out my latest song called So I been told

thoddi	thoddi said 340 days ago (December 3rd, 2008)
	cool riff The song is cool, and those guitar things you do are really smokin'. Think I prefer to have the bass a little louder/punchier and a bit more groovin' with the drums. But this is cool rock'n roll. Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

bud	bud said 340 days ago (December 3rd, 2008)
	Tastee Freeze it's all there in those two words. Great track and rockin energy. Everything we do is an attempt to recover the feeling of the first time or avoid the first mistake. Well done. Check out my latest song called Expanding Toys (Halloween Remix)

PaddyNavinCaryatid	PaddyNavinCaryatid said 230 days ago (March 24th, 2009)
	Short shorts... ... as the summer comes in to view on this side of the Atlantic my "Best of Tempie" CD will be on the car stereo as I hang out the window gazing at the short shorts.... I don't know how I missed this one, but it sure rocks. Instant classic - just add Tempie. Check out my latest song called The Last Goodbye (New Version)

tempie	tempie said 227 days ago (March 26th, 2009)
	best of cool dude should have another for the "best of" cd soon. Glad you liked this one. can't wait for summer, looking forward to short shorts too. ready to get the top off the jeep... Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 69 days ago (August 31st, 2009)
	Varsity Knees Dirty birdy. You have to be the king of cramming loads of imagery into a two or three word phrase. It's what makes the good songs great. Check out my latest song called Anarchy, Inc.

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Name: Craig Thomas

Tempie is the 00's equivalent of an 80's Tascam four track project, started by Craig Thomas in 2002. For-fun D.I.Y. pop influenced by 60's Teen Scene, 70's AM country, and 80's pop. ... [see more]

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