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Straight Up Midnight

by Larry Hirshberg

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Wrote these lyrics years ago, when Th' Spectacles were still playing. The song, at the time, was an upbeat fiddle/guitar rockish shuffle, suitable for the shows we played. Song died when Th'Spectacles ended. Here's the 2024 bedroom/studio version, because... yer gonna do what you do.

Cover art by Judy Hirshberg

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It’s straight up midnight and I’m fighting my guitar
When tomorrow walks into the bar
Yesterday’s got my mind all twisted
Cigar smoke’s got my eyes all misted
It’s twelve o’clock

The clock looks like it’s only got one hand
The little one seems to have joined the band
Bells are ringing on the courthouse lawn
In the bar Coach Shane's gonna get it on

Straight up midnight
You’re gonna do what you do
Straight up midnight

Midnight at the bar or midnight in your bed
Yesterday’s gone like a skin a snake has shed
Tomorrow won’t happen for 24 more hours
Tip your bartender if you want to tap her power

Straight up midnight
You’re gonna do what you do
Straight up midnight

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released January 6, 2024
Written, Performed, and Produced by Larry Hirshberg at The Palace of Imperfections, East Missoula, MT. January 2024

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The years reveal what the moments are made to conceal.

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