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This is Ours

by Alex da Ponte

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1.
Girls 03:46
She was walking down a lonely road About a hundred million people on the same path So there’s that Hannah girl you gotta be strong But you gotta bend well New York City never paved a path So you’re gonna trip and fall Yeah that’s all Girls gonna lose today I think our feet must still be bound But you’re up and walking around A hundred million girls all looking at you And putting feet on the ground A hundred million girls, yeah that’s all Girls gonna lose today Girls You know ya gonna lose it, you’re gonna lose it all You’re bluffing and you still got the power to call You’re so pissed, maybe you’ll win some after all But Girls gonna lose today Girls
2.
Work to Do 03:56
I’ve been in the sand Avoiding all I can since you’ve been gone It’s all been wrong Today I came outside to a bright blue cloudless sky That my heart can’t stand, so I went back in All my body wants to do is sleep straight through But you can’t give up yet The kids deserve your best and your wife does too She chose you And that aint no small thing, she still wears your ring You’ve got work to do Today I held my breath, let the tears fall to my chest When I thought of you, like I always do But then I filled my lungs, thought of good times when we were young When we laughed but held our tongues A little smile broke through I saw my kid smile too I didn’t know he was there, blue eyes and wild hair So young but so aware, I’ve got work to do
3.
Our fears keep us safe sometimes Keep us in at night and away from your kind You were an ass hole Oh oh oh You were an asshole and its changed my whole life Betrayed and without a friend, I’m long past being saved I’m here and I’m tired It’s no wonder I can’t sleep, oh oh oh Oh misery It’s your writing on the wall Oh it’s in my blood Oh you’re in my blood Glow green lantern, where is my ring Some how my shields were down Now you’ve infected me and you’re always on my mind I am not alright Oooh Its in my blood Oooh you’re in my blood Oooh you’ve won Take it back, take it all back now Undone, yeah, I’m the one that fell Reach out, but no one gives a damn about your life So shut down, my faith is shot to hell Oooh Its in my blood Oooh you’re in my blood Oooh you’ve won Oooh It’s clear you’ve won
4.
Memphis 03:24
We bump elbows and shoulders, wear smiles and frowns, skate the homemade halfpipe on the edge of midtown. Nothing but cement to break your fall, so you stay up when you can, shut your eyes and call, “this is our town” We got a fire inside us Ooh, ooh, ooh The grittiest people in the grizzliest town, the bluffs rise up but they don’t back down. It’s this place versus everybody else. Spit out blood, take a hit in the mouth but you’re still on your feet, still on your feet in the mighty south We got a fire inside us Ooh, ooh, ooh Welcome to the hurt Welcome to the noise, welcome to Memphis, boys. Grin and slap hands with the boys on Vance, always jay walking and barely wearing pants, The kids riding trikes in the street are careless and free, even now I can hear them sing, This is our town We got a fire inside us Ooh, ooh, ooh We got a fire inside us Ooh, ooh, ooh
5.
Tears on Cue 03:14
Ole Brandys tugging at heart strings again, she wipes dry tears on cue She shows just a little money but not enough, she needs the rest from you She’ll say she owns a little store about 50 miles east. She’ll say, “come on up and you shop, you shop for free. You folks look like the kind I can trust, and don’t worry, you can trust me.” Ooh, she’s out there all summer And why, someone said persistence is key And ahh stopping wasn’t ever an option On her knees in cuffs she insists that the joke is on me The trouble is you’ve seen her before in a parking lot across town. Her story back then was she lived up north and her grans at the hospital now. She wiped her face and showed a little money but she needed the rest from you. Eye contact and flawless act, she said, “you know, it’s rough in times like these but You folks look like the kind I can trust, and don’t worry, you can trust me.” Ooh, she’s out there all summer And why, someone said persistence is key And ahh stopping wasn’t ever an option On her knees in cuffs she insists that the joke is on me Ask for a raise and pay your tax Time away from family learning to fax Is the Joke on me Deluxe mattress, park bench crash test AC fans best, sweat clothes wear less Maybe they’re tougher on the street Ooh, she’s out there all summer And why, someone said persistence is key And ahh stopping wasn’t ever an option On her knees in cuffs she insists that the joke is on me
6.
Big bro taught me about that quiet cool Big sis taught me how to fight back at school So I taught little bro how to make people laugh Now little sis responds to everything like that We’ve been split up and dragged across states But the bond through us just couldn’t be changed I know their hearts like I know my name, it’s home When little bro left he was not at his best Now a little piece of him dangles over our chests When we come together he comes alive, it’s our crew He’s pieced back together anew Me with his smile and big bro with his moves Big sis with his heart and little sis, she’s the glue So lets make a toast to the good ole days Jumping on beds and fighting over games Standing on the street getting splashed by the cars It’s all a part of who we are Nobody else knows what we’ve been through They’re the only other people with these memories too To my sibling crew, this ones for you We’ve been split up and dragged across states But the bond through us just couldn’t be changed I know their hearts like I know my name, it’s home So lets make a toast to the good ole days Playing rock band, theme parks in the rain Donuts in the morning and singing in the car It’s all a part of who we are Let’s make a toast to the good old days Forget our troubles, laugh’em away Raise up these new ones, salute to the stars It’s all a part of who we are

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released July 22, 2019

Recorded and produced by Pete Matthews & Toby Vest at High/Low Recording, Memphis, TN. Mastered by Matt Qualls. Toby Vest also contributed piano, organ and synthesizer. Kris Acklen played bass guitar, bass synth and back up vocals. Mark Petty II played drums and percussion. Joe Austin played electric guitar and back up vocals. Alex da Ponte co-produced the album and was responsible for vocals and acoustic guitar. Jana Misener played cello on "Work to Do." Krista Wroten played violin on "Work to Do." Alex's father, siblings & nephew contributed vocals on "That Sibling Song." Photos on Album taken by Breezy Lucia.

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Alex da Ponte Memphis, Tennessee

It’s no easy thing to pin down something as mercurial as a memory, as fleeting as a feeling, with nothing more than mere words. To distill a life down to its essence and capture it in song. But to singer/songwriter Alex da Ponte, such an act comes naturally. Alex da Ponte is a poet’s songwriter. ... more

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