Put It Right

Written by Jack Cooper, © 2001, Socan

This is the oldest of the original songs on the CD. The first version of this song was completed around the end of 1991. I wrote this because I tend to lose contact with old friends very easily. I tend to burn my bridges on occasion and I'm not very sentimental about resurrecting old friendships. Before I brought this song to Ken, I played it on guitar based around a simple riff. Ken persuaded me to perform it in a jazz swing style which really suits the mood of the song.


Musicians

Jack Cooper Vocals, Taylor 510 Acoustic Guitar
Ken Brown Stand Up Bass, Backup Vocals
Matthew Shawn Fleming Percusssion
Anne Lederman Fiddle

Lyrics

I just can't remember where we got lost
Or what it was I was thinking
When I wrote you off
Now this empty feeling
Keeps me warm at night
The next time I see you
I swear I'm gonna put it right

We'd sit alone in the kitchen
For hours on end
Wild conversations
With no need to pretend
Now this empty feeling
Keeps me warm at night
The next time I see you
I swear I'm gonna put it right

Now, I'm not one
To simply walk away
Then one night you crossed some line
So I just couldn't stay
I've lived with strangers
And I've learned to live alone
But I can't brush aside this foolish pride
That keeps me mute as stone

Now this empty feeling
Keeps me warm at night
The next time I see you
I swear I'm gonna put it right
The next time I see you
I swear I'm gonna put it right