Old? . . .

. . . let's just say long-time . . .

“Old friends are best.”
-John Selden

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
-Walter Winchell

“Friends are treasures.”
-Horace Bruns

“Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.”
-Proverb

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.”
-Tennessee Williams

“A friend is a gift you give yourself.”
-Robert Louis Stevenson

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OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD)

My latest solo release, '2014', can be downloaded digitally at:

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Close . . .

. . . but no cigar. . . 

We complain the floor's uneven

When we simply don't know how to dance

In a sentimental treason

Each word is charged as every glance



My foes approach and I start singing

How do I defend against my friends?

The treasure buried where I fumbled

The ball into the tiger's den



Maddened fingers spar

With the laughing strings

I was very close but no cigar



We were on the corner with our cup

The lad with light feet made the girl light up

Putting the pep back into the step

Where you would leap is now where I have leapt



I'm an easy victim of nostalgia

I was making friends among the blind

The filament was bright at high noon

Radiating from the signs



Maddened fingers spar

With the laughing strings

It was very close but no cigar



Find the low denominator

With a hundred pairs of eyes

Leaning on an arm that failed us

Against the grain it's common life



I was choking on imagination

Still I know I get the gist

Sifting through a tired memory

In Paris turning with the twist


Close But No Cigar
By OHO [Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak]
(rehearsal recording)





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OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD)

My latest solo release, '2014', can be downloaded digitally at:

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your browser:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

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Working. . .

Two hour aloe baths run by James
He answers the telephone when it rings
Dinner and caviar in the sun or rain
The glass and mimosa trees make it all the same

Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain
I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you

It's off to Ibiza now for a weekend fling
To have the ability to do these things
Italian designer names in my sleeves and cuffs
In spite of such easy means life can be so tough

Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain
I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you

But one mane's treasure is not to all the same
These things of value like prizes in some game

Do you think the measure of any man should be
How much and how man things he as materially
What price for your sanity how much will you pay
Will these things be here awhile will they fade away
Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain
I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you



Working
©1998 Raymond M. Jozwiak





What do you think?
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OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD)

My latest solo release, '2014', can be digitally downloaded at:

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

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Close. . .

 . . . but no cigar

 
 

We complain the floor's uneven  When we simply don't know how to dance  In a sentimental treason  Each word is charged as every glance My foes approach and I start singing How do I defend against my friends?  The treasure buried where I fumbled  The ball into the tiger's den  Maddened fingers spar  With the laughing strings  I was very close but no cigar  We were on the corner with our cup The lad with light feet made the girl light up  Putting the pep back into the step  Where you would leap is now where I have leapt I'm an easy victim of nostalgia  I was making friends among the blind The filament was bright at high noon Radiating from the signs  Maddened fingers spar With the laughing strings It was very close but no cigar  Find the low denominator  With a hundred pairs of eyes  Leaning on an arm that failed us  Against the grain it's common life  I was choking on imagination  Still I know I get the gist   Sifting through a tired memory  In Paris turning with the twist

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
(from BRICOLAGE by Oho)
© Copyright-OHO Music (700261236407)
Record Label: OHO Music

Oho:  Jay Graboski, David Reeve and Ray Jozwiak
appears Tonight, October 19 at 9:00PM
at Bread & Circuses Bistro
27 E. Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, MD  21286
410-337-5282 http://bandcbistro.com/




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