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Spaces For My Dreams (Demo)

01. 361
02. Draw The Line
03. Change Your Ways
04. Drift Away
05. Deja Vu
06. Red Light

Recorded on 05/31/1999 by Greg Knowles in Alan’s living room on the A8 recording unit.
Released on cassette tape in 1999.

Diana Babbitt: Vocals
Jeremy Gracik: Bass
Alan Higby: Guitar, Vocals
Troy Messerall: Guitar
Chris Moore: Drums

Music by The Walnut Street Project
Lyrics to 361 and Red Light by Diana
Lyrics to Draw The Line, Change Your Ways, and Drift Away by Alan
Lyrics to Deja Vu by Diana/Alan

01. 361
Wouldn’t it be nice to understand all the things that surround me?
Looking in the palm of my hand, there’s my world to reassure me
Wouldn’t it be nice to go back to the place where I’m happy?
Running in the rain without my shoes or a big umbrella
Wouldn’t it be nice to recognize all the faces I’m seeing?
Knowing what they think and what they’ve read and the things that they’re believing
And I know it can’t happen all too soon
And I know it won’t be like the first time
Nothing ever is

02. Draw The Line
You’ve said way too much
You’ve been here way too long
You’ve done way too much
It’s gone way too far

Where do you draw the line?
Do you draw it in the sand?
Do you put it just in front of where you stand?
Do you draw it where it can be easily erased?
Do you put it just anyplace?
I don’t know

I’ve seen way too much
I’ve said way too much
I’ve heard way too much
It’s gone way too far

You’ve done all you could do

03. Change Your Ways
I show you my generosity and you don’t think much of it
And you don’t change your ways and it makes me mad
And I share my knowledge but you don’t try to use it
And you throw it away and it makes me sad

You’re mimicking the wrong people
You’re hanging with the wrong crowd
It’s time to find a new path to follow
It’s time to get your life back on track

It’s a shame that you’re in a slump
But I’ve tried to help you, I’ve tried to help
You just don’t see and you won’t help yourself
Just help yourself

04. Drift Away
Drift away to another time, to another place
Drift away, give it up, you don’t have a case
Drift away, relax your mind and relax your face
Drift away, come and join me in outer space

05. Deja Vu
If my life flashed before my eyes, what would I see?
A life led for you, does it belong to me?
Would I smile and think of all the things I’ve done?
Or would I frown and I’ve lived it for no one?
Would I see the violence?
Would I feel the pain?
Would I taste the hunger?
What would I gain, if anything?
Could I say I’ve done something that’s worth a breath I took?
Would it be so interesting I’d have to write a book?
Or might I see an empty shelf with spaces for my dreams?
Would it be impossible to find out what life means?
Would I wake up happy, knowing what I did?
If I woke up at all, would I begin to live?

06. Red Light
There’s nothing more frustrating than being stopped on the corner
When the light turns red, and watching you
Walk to the other side without looking back or knowing I was there
Trying to yell out your name, but I forgot
I never learned it in the first place
Too bad I’ll never see you again, can’t write or call you
You’re my elusive friend, won’t get to know you or your favorite color
But maybe in the future
Kind of funny that it works that way, never know from day to day
Just what I’m going to say or if I’ll get there
Watching you across the street, wondering if we’ll ever meet
I should just pick up my feet and run after you
As the cars pass by, I see you getting small against the sky
The clouds are caving in and crying for the friend I’ll never meet

The Walnut Street Project was:

Diana Babbitt (Vocals, Keys)
Alan Higby (Guitar, Vocals)
Troy Messerall (Guitar, Vocals)
Chris Moore (Drums)
Jeremy Gracik (Bass 1998-1999)
Greg Knowles (Bass 1999-2001)
Nick Warren (Bass 2001-2003)
Nate Zuzack (Guitar 2002-2003)
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