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Zander The Great

by Zander Michigan

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1.
Bathtub Gin 02:17
Rambling in the back room Gambling in the smoke plume Coppers in the alleyway Coming up the back soon She ask me what I wanna drink I ask her if she ever think Looked at me like she knew me When she walked away, she gave a wink I don’t know your name But please just let me in The liquor store’s been closed for years I know you got bathtub gin Drinking from a paint can Chasing down the mail man Swinging from a tree branch Swinging from a ceiling fan Learn me what I’ll never know Take me where I’ll never go You can lead a horse to water But you can’t tell him where the water flow I can’t see your face But you look just like my kin This potion’s got me all mixed up Pour me one more bathtub gin Walking on a sand dune Looking like a dried prune She says she loves my music But I’m always singing out of tune I’ll take it as a compliment On every single continent I can howl like an alley cat But my silence is my dominant I could never read But baby I can sin Come on over to my place For a world class bathtub gin Lick me like an old stamp Take me down to boot camp Whip me up back into shape Shake me like a leg cramp Slap me right upside the head Tell me that you wish me dead Chew me up and spit me out There’s no one that I’d rather wed Baby I can’t lose Because I was born to win So what if I’m an outlaw Getting rich off bathtub gin?
2.
Green Socks 02:31
Oh, you keep me warm You’re my shelter from the storm You can have my heart it’s yours But don’t break it please You’re the apple of my eye You’re my cloudless sky Is it okay if I Marry you, girl? Green Socks You know that I love you a lot You make my heart stop You get my stomach tied in knots Girl, you make me weep Our love it never sleeps When I play, I play for keeps Do you know what you mean to me? When you walk I can hardly breathe Darling you know I’ll never leave I’ve got flowers up my sleeve Oh, I’d die for you Green Socks You know that I love you a lot You make my heart stop You get my stomach tied in knots Green Socks You know that I love you a lot You make my heart stop You get my stomach tied in knots
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I know how to love you, girl I know how to love you, girl I do I won't ever leave your side I won't ever leave your side It's true Don't make me wait for you no more Soon I'll be walking out that door Soon you'll be lying all alone And you'll know that I won't be coming home I know how to love you, boy I know how to love you, boy I do I've waited my life for you I've waited my life for you It's true Don't make me wait for you no more Soon I'll be walking out that door Soon you'll be lying all alone And you'll know that I won't be coming home I know how to love you, boy/girl I know how to love you, boy/girl I do I've waited my life for you I've waited my life for you It's true Don't make me wait for you no more Soon I'll be walking out that door Soon you'll be lying all alone And you'll know that I won't be coming home *Whistlin' Dixie* Don't make me wait for you no more Soon I'll be walking out that door Soon you'll be lying all alone And you'll know that I won't be coming home
4.
Jesus Was 02:40
Jesus was a mighty man amongst the men Jesus was a mighty man amongst the men They say you only live once But he done come back up again Jesus stood right up for the people lying on the ground Jesus did pick people up when they were down Jesus was a thin man But his impact weighed a hundred million pounds Jesus was a poor man, but he didn’t take nothing for free Jesus was a poor man, but he didn’t take nothing for free Most people don’t really love Jesus They just love looking down on me Jesus don’t care if you’re white or black or green Jesus don’t care if you’re gay, straight, or in between Jesus was not like other men He don’t judge on you and me
5.
I am the poor man sitting on the ground You are the rich man sitting on the town I set up my cross and you burned it right down You are the fat man lying through his teeth I am the young man dying underneath I tried to see the show but you sat in my seat Now I know there ain’t no difference between you and me I just sit a little straighter I am the ugly man, the last one on the list You are the handsome man, the first one to get kissed I thought I found my lover, but you’re the only one she missed Now I know there ain’t no difference between you and me I just speak a little clearer Now I know there ain’t no difference between you and me I just dress a little better
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THE WINDS OF CHANGE If no one had a dream then Martin Luther King Would be another black man in Georgia If no one spoke their mind then they won’t ever find What they’re looking for You ask what I wanna do and if I told you the truth You’d wish you never asked I don’t want your grief so please just make it brief I ain’t got no time for your tears The winds of change ain’t blowin’ your way They are blowin’ mine If I lived like you I’d be crying too I have a sickness called common sense If you looked to the sky, would you think to ask it why You live just like them? When you’re walking down the road will you look before you go? Or will you just start walking down? When you’re trying to sound smart, will you think before you depart? Or will you just start talking out? The winds of change ain’t blowin’ your way They are blowin’ mine If I had a car I would drive it very far I’d put the pedal down If I were a lover I wouldn’t hide beneath the covers I would stand up and shout it out I don’t mean to be green but your speech is obscene Is it really in God you trust? I believe in myself not the trophies on your shelf Self-esteem doesn’t rust The winds of change ain’t blowin’ your way They are blowin’ mine
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YOU REMIND ME OF A GIRL THAT I ONCE KNEW I once knew a girl in my hometown She looked a lot like you Are you quite sure that you’re not her? I don’t believe that’s true I left my home when I was young The only time I could go I told her that when I’m rich I’ll return She said, “Darling, no you won’t” You remind me of a girl that I once knew I still remember that rainy day Saddest I’ve ever seen I still can’t forget that soft, sweet face Even with all the places I’ve been You’ve got a smile that I’ve seen somewhere Honest and joyful and soft It’s a smile I feel I’ve seen somewhere Somewhere way far off You remind me of a girl that I once knew When your hand is inside my hand I feel like I have grown When your lips they touch my lips I feel like I am home I’ve fallen in love about a million times But none of them were true I fell in love with her way back then But maybe, just maybe, I was falling in love with you You remind me of a girl that I once knew
9.
COLOGNE AND CIGARETTES When I’m winning I feel just like Bob Dylan I got hand rolled cigarettes and some bathtub gin Out on the highway’s where I roam My fire engine’s red You ask me if I showered, and I say “Cologne and Cigarettes” My baby’s fully loaded, she don’t screw around Just ask your mother, she got the best shot in town I do everything she wants Or she’ll fill me full of lead If you ask me how she smells, I say “Perfume and Cigarettes” My sight ain’t too good, I can’t see through the trees I ain’t never been to the shore to feel the breeze But I’m traveling all the time I don’t got no regrets You ask me what I smell like; I say “Cologne and Cigarettes” She got the hips to make a grown man sweat She got the lips to make a grown man forget She winked at me as she walked by And here’s what she said You’re how I like my men… Cologne and Cigarettes
10.
You told me not to sleep at night I only dreamed of it anyway You told me what was wrong was right I’m left handed anyway There was a time when love was blind But now it’s the first thing we see Box of angels, carry me It’s on the tip of everybody’s tongue But who will be the first to speak? In a room full of blind children Who will be the first to see? Now’s the time to shake your fist But how many fingers are left? My box of angels wept I was scheduled nine to five But I was out early everyday I wrote a beautiful speech But I didn’t know what to say I used to be so eloquent But now I’m indeterminate Box of angels, please repent It was impossible to say Things that I knew were true But it was easy to say How I felt about you You used to make me healthy Now I feel so ill Box of angels, fire at will Oh Jesus, please sell my soul I hope you got a good deal In a world where people are fake I hope the liquor is real I used to drink too much Now I drink just enough Box of angels, drink me up Box of angels, give me up
11.
The Great 02:02
I conquered the world What are you gonna do? I conquered the universe And the galaxy too I am the greatest Soon you're gonna see I float like a butterfly And sting like a bee Like Muhammad Ali I am the greatest You won't even see me I'm already gone Rising to the heavens On the chariot I'm on I ride around the world Cloaked in my disguise Conquering these cities With blood in my eyes You'll meet your demise I am the greatest

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released February 4, 2015

ZANDER MICHIGAN IS ALEXANDER KOSTANTINOS MELIDIS.

THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN ON MY MIND LONGER THAN ANY WOMAN I’VE EVER MET.

ON THIS ALBUM ZANDER PLAYS THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR, THE ELECTRIC GUITAR, THE HARMONICA, HE SINGS, AND HE PLAYS THE FOOL.

YIANNIS PLAYS THE DRUMS, THE PERCUSSION, THE BASS, AND THE KEYBOARDS.

COURTNEY HURLEY PLAYS UKELELE, SINGS, AND WHISTLES ON “I KNOW HOW TO LOVE YOU”
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THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED, MIXED, AND MASTERED AT DREAM STUDIOS FROM AUGUST 2014 TO JANUARY 2015 UNDER SUPERVISION OF HEAD ENGINEER YIANNIS SHAFKALIS.

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THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO ROSEMARY, MAY YOU DIE ALONE.

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