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Love Bug

by Naomi Ashley

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1.
Love Bug 04:47
I’m a love bug baby, let me bug you with my love I’m a love bug baby, let me bug you with my love My heart it weighs a metric ton I’m melting like asphalt in the blazing sun I get so hot I cannot yield Til I’m crashing into your windshield I’m a love bug baby, let me bug you with my love I’m a love bug baby and I’m busting at the seams I’m a love bug baby and I’m the lover of your dreams Don’t be afraid I don’t bite You don’t have to run, don’t have to fight Just like a moth into the light I’ll keep you buzzing through the night I’m a love bug baby, let me bug you with my love Ooo-weee I’m crawling Ooo-weee I’m falling Ooo-weee I’m gonna fly I’m a love bug baby and I’m spilling over the side I’m a love bug baby, let me take you on a ride Cause my place right her next to you I’m gonna hug you babe and kiss you too Til the choir sings get a room I can’t help myself it’s just what I do I’m a love bug baby, let me bug you with my love
2.
Same Mistake 03:36
I’m about to make, I’m about to make I’m about to make, I’m about to make The same mistake, the same mistake I’m about to make, I’m about to make I’m about to make, I’m about to make The same mistake, the same mistake My brain says no, no, no, no My body says yes, yes, yes, yes My heart says I know how this goes So out of line, body and mind I’m about to take, I’m about to take I’m about to take, I’m about to take The same road, the same road I’m about to lift, I’m about to lift I’m about to lift, I’m about to lift The same load, the same load My body says no, no, no, no My heart says why not let’s try My brain says gee, I don’t know The blind leading the blind, body and mind I’m about to give, I’m about to give I’m about to give, I’m about to give Too much away, too much away I’m about to give, I’m about to give I’m about to give, I’m about to give All of my pay, all I’ve been paid My heart says we’ve been here before My brain says I know, girl, I know My body says let’s close the door We’ll be just fine, body and mind I don’t have to make, I don’t have to make I don’t have to make, I don’t have to make The same mistake, the same mistake I don’t have to make, I don’t have to make I don’t have to make, I don’t have to make The same mistake, the same mistake I don’t have to make the same mistake
3.
I used to watch for primrose in the springtime Marvel when the first buds would begin Until I fell into your winter and your nighttime And your tempers that keep changing like the wind I cannot get my brain to hush the chatter When you’re cold and greet me like a stone It’s no longer mind over matter Once the seeds of doubt have been sown Like a vine Wrapped around my heart and girdled tight So entwined My better nature cannot reach the light I know that it might look like I’m a coward But I have this tiger by the tail If I let go I’ll surely be devoured If I hold on I’ll starve to no avail I wonder if the angels will receive me Standing in the dark holding your phone It used to be so easy to deceive me But now the seeds of doubt have been sown Like a vine Wrapped around my heart and girdled tight So entwined My better nature cannot reach the light I’ve worked it out so nothing can surprise me I’ve traded down to not be made a fool If you saw me now you would not recognize me A dull and dusty rock made from a jewel Getting through the days the weeks the hours Once the garden beds are overgrown You tend to your weeds like they are flowers When the seeds of doubt have been sown When the seeds of doubt have been sown
4.
Other Side 03:05
It’s hard to see you in such pain Watching you try and try in vain I can’t be inside the storm But I feel the thunder You’re exhausted from the race If I could I’d take your place But you have almost reached the end You’re not going under I’m waiting for you on the other side To say I’ve been where you’ve been Doesn’t help with anything We all are in our pain alone I know that’s not a comfort Just keep looking for the sign The sweetness of the finish line I swear it’s there, so take a breath Feel all the hurt I’m waiting for you on the other side Waiting for you to make it through I’d sell my soul to pay your debt I’d forgive and I’d forget But when that bill comes due It’s only payable by you And after this long dark night Sure as the sun will rise You will emerge into the light And find us on the other side Waiting for you on the other side Waiting for you on the other side Waiting for you to make it through
5.
Here's to Us 02:55
Let’s thank our lucky stars Said the moon to mars Love is like the sun It can’t be lost or won Disappointed hearts Get limitless starts To brush off the dust Get back on the horse and trust Here’s to us Watch our fading fear In the rearview mirror We’ll leave it in our dust To the moon or bust Here’s to us
6.
You say you’re looking for someone to understand ya I’m in the front row raising my hand Why don’t you call on me Why don’t you call on me Give me the answers or make me learn the hard way I don’t care as long as you stay And kindly satisfy my curiosity Cause I wanna know I wanna know everything I wanna know the feel of your skin I wanna know where you end and where you begin I wanna know everything I know I’m looking at you like I’m gonna eat ya I can’t help it you’re just so sweet I don’t’ just want a bite I want the recipe I’m wanna see ya, hear ya, feel ya, smell and taste ya I’ve got 5 senses and I’m not gonna waste ya Set the table please, can you do that for me Cause I wanna know I wanna know everything I wanna know the feel of your skin I wanna know where to end and where to begin I wanna know so sweetheart just let me in I wanna know everything You say you’re looking for someone to understand ya I’m in the front row raising my hand Why don’t you call on me Give me the recipe Cause I wanna know I wanna know everything I wanna know the feel of your skin I wanna know where you end and where I begin I wanna know so sweetheart just let me in I wanna know everything
7.
I love you but I’m gonna keep my secrets Let’s go on saying words we’ve always said My burden is mine alone to carry I love you but I’m gonna keep my secrets I wake up early in a cloud of memories With that old flame blowing with the breeze There’s no use talking about the past, you can’t do nothin I love you but I’m gonna keep my secrets You keep asking what I’m thinking Like you’ve got something on my mind Inside the glass the sand is sinking And we’re only losing time You keep asking what I’m thinking I swear it’s nothing that you’ve done Under our feet the sand is sinking Let’s just have a little fun Lay down beside me, your arms around me, hold on tight Close your eyes babe, let’s fall into the night Tomorrow will be here before we know it I love you but I’m gonna keep my secrets
8.
Soft blue wedding dress Cleaning up the mess Brand new shoes Shy I do’s Disappointed smiles I remember bits and pieces Red cigarette sparks Sirens in the dark Olive drapes Great escapes Stickers on the wall I remember bits and pieces Sitting in his chair Dishes everywhere Milk is gone TV on Time to go to bed I remember bits and pieces
9.
Sometime 03:20
On that blanket by that fire That one time we were strangers People get stupid with desire And it’s dangerous to speculate That if you go away You’ll come back to me someday And it will all be okay Sometime I always get this way in October After watching the summer die You’d think it’d be better that I’m sober But nothing’s better than you and me And I’ll let you go if then You’d come back home again We’d be back on the mend Sometime
10.
Merry Christmas I think I’m in love again It’s cold outside and you look like you need a friend Hey look above us, there’s a mistletoe If you say yes I won’t say no I don’t want to go home and spend Christmas with my friend James Merry Christmas you sure look cute in that hat Peace on earth and good will, yeah, I’ll drink to that Parked outside’s my one-horse open sleigh And I could give you a ride if you’re headed my way Just don’t make me go home and spend Christmas with my friend James You see, my friend James he wants to marry me He said he’d take me round the world sea by shining sea We’d live in his cabin off of 53 And we’d be together til the cemetery Merry Christmas I’ve never been one man’s girl So if you’re ready to roll I think we should give it a whirl I’ve never slow danced to jingle bells We should give it a try baby what the hells I’m not gonna go home and spend Christmas with my friend James Merry Christmas I’m always in love again The fire’s so warm but it always cools off in the end Someone to hold is rare nowadays Been nice talking to you Happy Holidays I’m gonna go home and spend Christmas with my friend James Yeah, I’m gonna go home and spend Christmas with my friend James Can’t wait to go home and spend Christmas with my friend James

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released February 14, 2024

Released February 2024
Produced by Jon Williams & Naomi Ashley

Naomi Ashley – vocals, guitars
Jon Williams – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Josh Piet – bass
Jason Batchko – drums
Brian Wilkie – pedal steel (Keep My Secrets, Sometime)
Matthew Pittman – slide guitar (Same Mistake)

Recorded and mixed by John Abbey at Kingsize Sound Labs
Mastered by Blaise Barton Joyride Studio
Cover art by Sepia Studio

All songs written by Naomi Ashley
except Love Bug written by Naomi Ashley and Jon Williams
and Other Side written by Naomi Ashley and Mike McHugh

*“Here’s to Us” recorded in Naomi’s apartment

This album was proudly made in Chicago, IL and partially funded by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Individual Artists Program.

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