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GET IN THE GAME

from BIG AS LIFE by HAMELL ON TRIAL

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Wrote this before I moved to Austin, stuck it in the middle of 'Sugarfree' for live performance and used to open with it. That certainly let 'em know what I was about right off the bat I figured. Kinda like Motorhead showing up at a New England folk night. SURPRISE!!!!

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I'm an odds and ends man, I'm a player and a fan and I just want to get in the game. I got my research down, I ain't no painted clown, I know the difference between happening and lame. And there's many things I'll do and I won't feel the fool if it'll help me get better at my trade, there's a reason why a look from George Forman's studied eye makes a younger man grow afraid. I ain't no hack, I will dye the clothes black of Johnny Cash if he needs me, and though it ain't right, I'll run prescriptions in the night if a stomach ulcer bothers Jerry Lee. Seek out raggae for Keith, cop Ziggy some reef, help Emmy Lou sweep the hall of fame, respect ain't no crime, my ears are open all the time, and I just want to get in the game.

While dreaming I acquire the repertoire of a liar, I ain't above it, you know how it goes. It was a quintet when the men and I met that day at Sun Studios. I looked Elvis in the eye, I said listen here guy, there's something that I think is important, when you open up to sing, instead of copying Bing, maybe try Big Mommy Thornton. Patted Carl on the back and almost got sacked checking out Jerry Lee's cousin's tush. Thought they would fold when I got bold and said Mr. Phillips any buttons I can push? In a southern drawl that made my skin crawl he said, "Kid, what is your name?" Well smiling all the while I said, "Hamell on Trial, and I just want to get in the game!"

I never took a vow, an oath is implanted now, I drink the brew of tirelessness. Here in my blood, generations flood and only make my fire restless. And hey it's alright, though sometimes at night my head gets the better of me. And hey, it's okay, though sometimes during the day I can't see the forest for the trees. But I still get a charge and I still get it large when I hear something bold and new. And I respect all the work in the face of so many jerks that it takes for this new stuff to get through. See, some want the money, some want the honey, the limousines the benefits of fame, but me I'll keep learning and me I'll keep burning 'cause I just want to get in the game.

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from BIG AS LIFE, released October 7, 2013

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HAMELL ON TRIAL Austin, Texas

Hamell on Trial is loud, fast music informed by politics, intelligence and a wicked sense of humor.
1995-Mercury Records-Big as Life, The Chord is Mightier Than the Sword.
1997- Choochtown
2003-Righteous Babe Records-Tough Love
2005, Songs For Parents Who Enjoy Drugs.
2007-“The Terrorism Of Everyday Life,” (Edinburgh Fringe Herald Award)
2012-New West Records -The Happiest Man Alive. ... more

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