Fancy Balloons

by Mike Breen

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My Own Vanity (Breen) 03:55
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My Own Vanity (Breen) All the world looks fresh and new Sit tin’ on this old porch with you You take all my pain away Every-time you say my name But I wish I looked a little younger Wish I could move a little faster But that’s just my own vanity And the way I hope you’ll remember Me The little dock out on the lake The little boat we used to take Is that something I just dreamed or someone I just wanted to be When I looked a little younger When I could move a little faster that’s just my own vanity And the way I hope you’ll remember Me It’s always been easy with you I’ve always loved the way you do The things you’ve always wanted to And still kept me close thru and thru We keep an eye out for the rain Colder weather, aches and pains But At this stage I can’t complain Just a couple things I’d rearrange I’d Look a little younger I'd move a little faster But That’s just my own vanity And the way I hope you’ll Remember Me
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I Need You To Stay (Breen) 05:04
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I NEED YOU TO STAY (Breen) I dreamed in the summer I dreamed in the fall I dreamed in the winter, well I’ve dreamed it all to be so in love and to miss someone and my heart is beginning to finally thaw been so many years since I’ve felt at all And to love someone but now you’re gone AND I NEED YOU TO LOVE ME I NEED YOU TO HOLD I NEED YOU TO WARM ME WHEN NIGHTS ARE SO COLD AND I’VE TRIED TO RESIST IT TO STAND ON MY OWN BUT I CAN’T TAKE THE HEARTACHE OF BEIN’ ALONE AND I NEED YOU TO COME BACK TO STAY WITH ME BABY I NEED YOU TO BE HERE EVERYDAY I MISS YOU SO MUCH I CAN’T STAND IT THIS WAY AND I NEED YOU TO BE HERE I NEED YOU TO STAY walkin’ on egg shells breathin’ thin air my whole world is different I’m feelin’ so scared to be so in love after all these years and the hard part is knowin’ you’re so far away you’d be here with me if I had my way but I guess I don’t And I just miss you girl AND I NEED YOU TO LOVE ME I NEED YOU TO HOLD I NEED YOU TO WARM ME WHEN NIGHTS ARE SO COLD AND I’VE TRIED TO RESIST IT TO STAND ON MY OWN BUT I CAN’T TAKE THE HEARTACHE OF BEIN’ ALONE AND I NEED YOU TO COME BACK TO STAY WITH ME BABY I NEED YOU TO BE HERE EVERYDAY I MISS YOU SO MUCH I CAN’T STAND IT THIS WAY AND I NEED YOU TO BE HERE I NEED YOU TO STAY
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Country Singer (Breen) 04:10
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Country Singer (Mike Breen) copyright 1994 Breensongs Pub BMI Basilbone Records Well, I’m a country singer and I play a fast guitar Never made the big time just move from bar to bar Been from here to heartache searching for the price of fame but a thousand dusty bar rooms can wear your life away CHORUS I’m a country singer I don’t ask why just sing for the way I feel underneath the lights Like a rollin’ river Like a blue mornin’ sky I’ll be a country singer until the day I die Now, when I was a young man and the world was at my feet everything I hoped for seemed just within my reach but a taste for other women and a drink or two too much left me empty handed all run out of luck CHORUS From Jackson Hole to Reno Vegas to LA I may not be a legend when I get up and play But I’m every country singer in every one horse town and I’ll ride the same old circuit ‘till the honky tonks close down CHORUS
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Girl From Northern Maine (Breen) 04:30
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Girl From Northern Maine. (Breen) He could hear the humming of the wires As he waited for the train And he wondered if she looked like him Or the girl from northern Maine Well he checked his watch and he tied his shoe And he thought about her call And the daughter that he never knew Was she blonde like him or tall Chorus Like the girl from northern Maine Bright eyes of Hazel With a love so full and strong She was a girl from northern Maine And he just wasn't able to hold her heart for very long An old photograph from a college dance That he kept inside a drawer Of a girl he left in a bind one night So many years before Well he clutched it tight in his calloused hands As he heard the train pull in Hoping he would recognize a mouth a nose a grin Chorus And as the years go by you hope they're right When they say that time can heal Because all you ever need is one more chance For love to find a way love will find away He could hear the humming of the wires As she step down from the train And he thought that she looked just like him And the girl from Northern Maine As he pushed his way home through the crowd And when she finally came near The daughter that he never knew Smiled and wiped away a tear CHORUS She was a girl from Northern Maine
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I Still (Breen) 05:01
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I Still (Breen) She was a hard one I guess if you knew her I asked her but she wouldn’t stay. The harder I tried to hold her The faster she’d run away She was a woman of her own convictions Chasin’ her own destiny Pushin herself to be different Than I ever wanted to be Seduction was her choice of weapons A temptress in the first degree She’d lock you up in her lovin’ And throw away the key I still She had Our Lady of Guadalupe Tattooed on her shoulder and arm I asked her why she had it She said it was her good luck charm She drove a ‘71 Ford Bronco Lifted and fully restored We’d drive out to the edge of town At night whenever it stormed We’d listen to songs on that shitty radio And dance ‘till it was almost dawn God how I miss her sweet lovin’ Even now after so long And I still. I still I still She was that one that you never get over Like a car wreck you can’t turn away Burned in your heart and memory And I ain’t been the same since I met her that day She’s my daily reminder She’s the cause of my current disease But if I ever can find her I’ll beg her to come back to me Cause I still
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Fly Away With Me (Breen) 02:48
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Fly Away With Me (Breen) Fly away with me she said Fly away with me she said to a place I promise That you've never been come and play with me she said Come and play with me she said sail away with me to the song inside my head Where all the rivers flow Where all the rainbows go A place only lovers know I can take you there If you’ll fly away with me steal away with me she said steal away with me she said leave your cares behind Let me ease your mind instead Where all the rivers flow Where all the rainbows go A place only lovers know I can take you there Where all the rivers flow Where all the rainbows go A place only lovers know I can take you there If you’ll fly away with me If you’ll fly away with me Fly Away
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The Brandywine (Breen) 04:37
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Autumn Afternoon (Breen) 05:29
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Autumn Afternoon (Mike Breen) He met her when she was a waitress on a cold November afternoon a little diner on the highway with a jukebox full of country tunes He had a talent for description a writer’s eye for seeing truth and when she poured his cup of coffee he noticed the graceful way she moved but he was not prepared for what happened there on that Autumn Afternoon CHORUS When she smiled the way she smiled talked the way she talked made him feel like a boy in school when the leaves were turning and the wind was blowing but his heart was melting like the snow in June on that Autumn Afternoon The customers all seemed to know her ‘cause when they walked through that front door they’d say “What’s the special, how ‘ya doin’ are you still single, Eleanor?” He like the way that her name looked on the tag by her lapel and like some secret incantation he whispered it softly to himself she brought him eggs and fries ketchup on the side and he fell underneath her spell REPEAT CHORUS Ooo… They got married in the springtime he sold a story to the Post She quit her job to raise their family That was fifty years ago Now they’re old and she reminds him when he forgets a thing or two like when the cider is in season or when the roses are in bloom But he remembers when they fell in love back then on that Autumn Afternoon REPEAT CHORUS ….when she smiled the way she smiled
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Great Wall Of China (Breen) 04:27
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The Great Wall Of China (Breen) Put some coffee on the stove Light another cigarette watch the embers glow and trace your silhouette It’s been so hard for us to talk and when I try to ask you why I feel the cold wind blow across my lover’s eyes Maybe I should blame myself just as easy someone else words unspoken sit alone up the shelf and I don’t want to lose control I don’t want to see you cry I don’t want to have to say the words “Good Bye” I guess that’s what it’s come to, you and I The Great Wall Of China still survives I can’t walk around I can’t tear it down I try to climb but it’s to high The Great Wall Of China still survives How can I love you when your on the other side I used to like these winter nights when down the road was looking bright and frosty window sills would melt in morning’s light I used to like these worn out shoes but now the sound that fills the room is when they slowly turn and walk away from you And then the creaking of the door, the handle’s cold against my hand I turn my collar up and let that screen door slam I guess that’s what it’s come to, you and I The Great Wall Of China still survives I can’t walk around I can’t tear it down I try to climb but it’s to high The Great Wall Of China still survives How can I love you when your on the other side So put some coffee on the stove, light another cigarette and down the road somewhere I’ll trace your silhouette
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Fancy Balloons (Breen) 03:57
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Fancy Balloons (Breen) Henry graduated in the 70's from the Barnum and Bailey clown school got him a job with the circus Twistin' them fancy balloons Nadine drove the truck for her daughter Whose dog act was best in the show but she kept falling asleep while driving or Runnin' off the road in the snow So, Henry became their new driver He was young and handy all around Nadine would fall asleep on Henry's shoulder Each time drivin' to the next town Fancy Balloons, old country tunes. Playin' on the radio Fancy Balloons, we'll get there soon. Just lay your head on my shoulder Well the years and the miles all ran together In the cab of that truck they fell in love. Nadine didn't mind that he was younger Watching him change the oil and plugs Henry had never met a woman a woman the likes of Nadine It didn't matter -that she was so much older To him she was the the girl of his dreams Fancy Balloons, old country tunes. Play in' on the radio Fancy Balloons, we'll get there soon. Just lay your head on my shoulder Well Barnum and Bailey they closed down Set all of the animals free And somewhere in some circus museum There's a picture of Henry and Nadine with there Fancy Balloons, old country tunes. Playin' on the radio Fancy Balloons, we'll get there soon. Just lay your head on my shoulder
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These Harbor Lights (Breen) 04:30
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These Harbor Lights (Breen) These Harbor Lights shine like diamonds and the Autumn air is cold And the fog looks like a giant blanket starting to unfold and from this hill top we built dreams that sailed this harbor wide but now my love, you’re somewhere far beyond these harbor lights Seattle’s home, this is the place I carved your name in stone the waves would crack the rocks like thunder as we’d make love all night long but now the water’s calm and moonlight’s shining in the tide and the boat your on is somewhere far beyond these harbor lights (CHORUS) Oh they shine like diamonds they sparkle in the rain and my heart is wondering if I’ll feel that way again One by one the lights go out as the day begins to dawn And the morning chill makes me shiver and the wind cuts to the bone and it’s then I wonder if you’ve found someone to hold you tight and if you ever think of home and miss these harbor lights (CHORUS) Oh they shine like diamonds they sparkle in the rain and my heart is wondering if I’ll feel that way again These harbor lights shine like diamonds
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You'll Never Walk Alone (Breen) 03:47
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You’ll Never Walk Alone (Breen) You’ll never walk alone in this world of stone all the seeds you sown some will take you home You’ll never walk alone in this world of stone all the seeds you sown some will take you home Hey Baby where did those sparkling eyes go? They used to look towards the new day wherever that you’d roam Now you’re cryin’ like a baby ‘cause he won’t pick up the phone and he’s left your heart in pieces and he won’t be comin’ home You’ll never walk alone in this world of stone all the seeds you sown some will take you home Hey Baby, Where’s that suitcase that you own that’s full of cheshire smiles and possibilities unknown So just come over and I promise to keep you safe and warm and help you gather up the pieces and when you’re strong enough you’ll know You’ll never walk alone in this world of stone all the seeds you sown some will take you home and the world is a place time can’t erase and the dreams you thought were lost are just missplaced You’ll never walk alone in this world of stone all the seeds you sown some will take you home

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released September 11, 2022

Fancy Balloons
Mike Breen
Produced by Mike Breen and Ryan Breen
Mixed by Ryan Breen
Mike Breen - Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass, Synths, Keys,
Mandolin, Banjo, Harmonica, Lap Steel, Slide, Orchestration, Drums
Ryan Breen - Additional Drums, Synths, Vocals
Matt Cartsonis - Mandola and Vocals on "Fancy Balloons"
Mastered by Dan Coulant - Sun Room Audio
Original Art - Ernie Holiday
Copyright 2020 Michael J Breen, Breensongs Pub, BMI
Basilbone Records

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Mike Breen Phoenix, Arizona

Over the years Mike has gained an enthusiastic following for his "story songs."

"​Mike Breen may be an unfamiliar name but his songs have that warm. lived in quality that lodge themselves firmly within the subconscious..." John O'Regan - Rock-N-Reel

One of..."the best of the real indies..." Carolyn Adams - WDIY-FM ... more

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