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Carlos is on Fire (and Alicia Doesn't Know)

from Outa / Orda by Cannonball Statman

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So I'm standing on the Southeast corner of
2nd Avenue and East Houston Street
in New York City 3 years ago
at 3 in the morning on a Monday night or a Tuesday morning

I'm waiting for the stoplight
I'm waiting for the stoplight
I'm coming home from a gig
I've got my guitar

It's 3 in the morning
on a Tuesday morning
on a Monday night
3 years ago

on the Southeast corner of
2nd Avenue and East Houston Street
in New York, New York,
USA,
Earth

There's this old guy
This guy
This old guy
His name's Carlos

He's sitting in a wheelchair
across from me

His name's Carlos
He's an old guy
in a wheelchair

His name's Carlos

So I take out my guitar
at 3 in the morning
on a Monday night
Tuesday morning
3 years ago
in New York City

I'm on my way home from a gig

I take out my guitar
on the Southeast corner of
2nd Avenue and East Houston Street

Waiting for the stoplight

And I'm like
"HEY"

And this guy Carlos
This old guy
He's in a wheelchair
Sitting across from me

He's not waiting for the stoplight
but he's sitting across from me

and he's like
"HEY
MY NAME'S CARLOS"

And I'm like
"HEY CARLOS"

And he's like
"so there's this girl
this girl Alicia
and this girl is on FIRE
but her manager doesn't know
that this guy's on FIRE"

And I'm like
"WHO
WHAT GUY
WHO'S THIS GUY
WHO'S ON FIRE"

And this guy Carlos is like
"THAT'S ME
I'M CARLOS
THERE'S THIS GIRL ALICIA
SHE'S ON FIRE
BUT HER MANAGER DOESN'T KNOW
THAT THIS GUY'S ON
FIRE"

So I'm like
"Carlos is on fire
And Alicia doesn't know"

So Carlos is like
"Carlos is on fire"

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia doesn't know

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia doesn't know

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia doesn't know

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia doesn't know

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia doesn't know

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia doesn't know
'Cause she's famous-er than anyone I know

He's just an old man in a wheelchair
Singin' for strangers

Hopes that one day she'll see
Hopes that one day she'll notice

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia soon will know
He's fiery-er than anyone she knows

And I'm just Cannonball Statman with a guitar
Yeah, really that's all I know

I'm not ready for this
I'm not ready for this fire
I'm not ready for this
I'm not ready for this fire

So keep your copyright
I don't know how to use it
Save it for someone who really needs it

Carlos is on fire
And Alicia soon will know
He's fiery-er than anyone else

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from Outa / Orda, released March 15, 2016

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Known for his soulful lyrics and guitar style described by Bob’s Aural Delights as “the edge of madness”, and a tenderness and playful melancholy that can be called “romantic punk”.

"Statman has made a name for himself in the music scene, sharing stages with Jeffrey Lewis, Days N' Daze, and Sunflower Bean, as well as touring across America, Europe, and Asia." (amNewYork)
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