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Careful in the Future

from Careful in the Future - LP by James O'Brien

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Slipped into the time stream to find you
tell you, “Careful in the future”
this kind of thing, you’d tell me not to
do not seek you, give no warning
too late, though, it’s in the waves now
too late, though, the path’s unwinding

One thing
you should know
is no one
will tell you
in time

Found you back there in the time stream
with your T-shirts, tops still sleeveless
you were angry, disbelieving
I was desperate, I was not fawning
yeah, the secret to your convincing
a whispered name that you were keeping

One thing
you should know
is no one
will tell you
in time
one thing
you should know
is no one
will tell you
in time

Well, what else could I tell you
yeah, you’ll write more before it’s over
some words they get hot, like to blow up
some words stay cold, words are slow growers
but hey, be careful in the future
and hey, stay clear of snowblowers

One thing
you should know
is no one
will tell you
in time
one thing
you should know
is no one
will tell you
in time
one thing
you should know
is no one
will tell you
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from Careful in the Future - LP, track released August 15, 2018
Written, performed and recorded by James O'Brien
Mixed and mastered by Matt Girard

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James O'Brien New York, New York

James O’Brien toured the U.S. and the U.K. from 1998–2004 playing politically aware songs, sometimes solo and sometimes with a band, sharing billings with artists such as Hamell on Trial, Dan Bern, Michael McDermott, John Sinclair, Bill Miller and Freedy Johnson.

In 2017, after a 13-year hiatus, he began to release archival and new material, expanding his catalog to fourteen albums as of 2022.
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