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Do What You Love

by the little while

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And The Shadows Played Dance On The guitars jingled and jangled and screamed The girls finally noticed us The summer promised to be endless it seemed We were so young, bold and ambitious We lived in cellars and we learned how to play With burning hearts and bleeding fingers Musketeers of music and so sure that no way Would ever get anything between us There it was – the life ahead of us The childhood days were gone The world ajar before us And The Shadows played »Dance On« … We ditched school – our tutor was the radio There were the teachers that reached us The golden days, the glory days of rock ’n roll We guzzled every single word it preached us There it was … Well, those days are gone – ages ago We hang around and drink to times gone by And eventually one of us shrugs and tells Siri to go And play Those Were The Days on Spotify … There it was … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … © 2019: Rich Schwab
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Do What You Love Elvis woke me up long before he left the building Then James Brown came on and taught me it's a man's man's world But he and Brigid made it clear it ain't nothing without a woman And when the Beatles sang »She loves you« I sure believed It ain't nothing without a girl Elvis’s long gone, and half of the Beatles, too Brigid’s far away, and so are most of my blues Cause I’ve learned … Do what you love and love what you do There’ll be someone who’ll love you, too Trane blew a breach, and Miles changed everything Girls became women, and I wrecked a lot of strings Learned a lot of licks, and licked a lot of roads Seen the sun come up and the moon go down And kissed a lot of good-byes hello Music saved my life more than once, I swear Helped me with my burden, when it felt too much to bear And I’ve learned … Do what you love … There are melodies in my head, they come from everywhere Or maybe from out of nowhere – but they’re always there And they carry me on Yes, music saved my life more than once, I swear Do what you love … Just be yourself – and do what you love … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … © 2019: Rich Schwab
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The Venture The setting’s set He took her home She wonders if that means next step Ninety-nine nice one night stands No commitments – just sex and fun Always ready to up and run It’s understood: We’re just friends But friendship grew, wanted more And love grew, wanted more Love wants all The venture (Can we dare it?) The venture (Can we dare it?) The venture (Let’s dare it!) He says »I think I … think I love you …« Her heart cheers – her mind moans »Oh …!« Love grew, unexpected Doubts grew, too, wanna be respected – well … The venture (Let’s dare it!) (4x) She says »I think I love you, too …« His heart cheers – his courage fades … Love can grow, like thirst, like hunger Doubts can creep up in between Heart will dare, mind will ponder The tight rope dance is an evergreen … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … © 2019: Rich Schwab
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Lay Your Love Lay your love over my song Melt ice, light fire Be my choir When you’re around I feel inspired It’s not easy To find the right rhymes But your love always helps To put things in time Lay your love over my soul Set my skin on fire Be my pyre That you’re around Is all I require It’s so easy To find the right moves Cause your love alway helps To slip in the groove Lay your love down easy Lay your love Lay your love Right down on me … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … © Rich Schwab
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Aum, She Said Aum, she said And her eyes were sparkling lights That lit the night Aum, she said And her hands were silky matter On my tired skin ’til far within She told me about the good life And the ways to live it Offered me a good knife To kill my Ego with it Healed my wounds and stilled my hunger Quenched my thirst and cured my heart And then said »I can’t stay any longer …« Aum, she said And I felt I’d come to rest Found the best Found happiness She told me about the good life … Aum, she said And the echo lingers In my ears, in my heart In my fingers … She told me about the good life … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … © 2019: Rich Schwab
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The Angry Melancholic Strange to see the sun don’t shine today But I ain’t in the mood for sunshine anyway I’m an angry melancholic, I’m an out for blood clown I’m the king of sorrows, and the queen has pawned her crown I sang for you (but the song was a lie) I played for you (but the tune was old) I cried for you (but my eyes were dry) I burned for you (but the fire was cold) If I can’t hold you I won’t stay with you But if you wanna go I’m not gonna come And as the moon bows down to drink the Rhine I swallow your smile – and the lies that it told I chew on my blues and decide to feel fine And close down the past as the future unfolds I’m an angry melancholic, I’m an out for blood clown I’m the king of sorrows, and the queen has pawned her crown If I can’t hold you … A 4 – I’m an angry melancholic, I’m an out for blood clown I’m the king of sorrows, and the queen has pawned her crown If I can’t hold you … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … © 2019: Rich Schwab
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My Bothered Soul Joni brought me home And while we rode along On a night ride home She sang me a song The way that only The one and only Joni can I first heard this song Some forty years ago And it hit me right away Deeply touched my soul But the tears I cried Surely cleaned, cleaned my soul My bothered soul And still tonight She strikes a chord in my soul In my bothered soul There’s chords in me That resonate more to some good old Rock’n roll, y’see But the nightshade waves she sends Always shatter me deeply Still tonight Joni’s chords strike a chord In my soul They light a light Fill a hole in my soul My bothered soul Joni, she brought me home And sang me a song Of hope and hopelessness Filled me with hope Filled my soul My bothered soul With bittersweet fearless hope Filled my soul Made me feel whole Me and my soul My bothered soul … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … © 2019: Rich Schwab
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UNCHAIN YOUR DREAMS ’Cross the bridges in Belgium By the rivers of France Past a Portuguese mountain Where the gypsies dance their dance The moon is Spanish An´ so are the stars You gotta unchain your dreams To find peace of heart Unchain your dreams To find peace of heart Unchain your dreams To find peace From the crown of Miss L. To the flames of Cape Horn From Tijuana cantinas To a grey northern morn´ The sun is arctic An´ so are the stars You gotta unchain your dreams To find peace of heart Unchain your dreams … Moments of restlessness Thru´ movements which way Nights in a needle´s eye Can´t go on before day The moon is lonesome An´ so are the stars You gotta unchain your dreams To find peace of heart Unchain your dreams … ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... © 1989: Rich Schwab

about

From 1970 to 1972, they played together in ›mhagara‹ for the first time.
Then again with the ›Schroeder Roadshow‹ from 1975 to 1983.
Then again as ›Rich Choice‹ from 1995 to 1996.
In 2020 they teamed up again.
Quite a while, hu?
Yeah. That's why they call this project ›the little while‹ …

CD version available via www.the-little-while.com

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released April 7, 2022

All songs written by Beracz & Schwab, except where noted.
Gerty Beracz – vox, gui
Rich Schwab – all other instruments & programming
Produced in Rich's home studio by Schwab & Beracz.
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