FAWM: "You Did Not Know Him Like I Did"

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did

2 days ago by @kosch

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did

kosch

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Liner Notes

I was kind of out of ideas.. but I found a list of local street names, I would see on my bike rides... I had, at one time planned to build a song around them, but never got to it. (was there a street name challenge one year? Maybe 50/90? Anyway...)

I've never been a story teller in my writing, but this was fun to build - I'm glad I have some interesting street names to work with! Maybe a #murderballad ?

As a side note... at our last picking party there was some capo related discussion among the guitar players (I'm typically playing harmonica at those things, unless I'm leading the song) and it was decided that placement any higher than the 5th fret was silly... so, of course, this is #capo7 😆

Anyway - this is an #acousticonetake (recorded directly after writing, so bear that in mind.) of my wander through my neighborhood.
Streets used:
Ben Merrill Rd
Rose Marie Lane
Titus Coan Rd
Ironworks Rd
Reservoir Rd
Taylor Ridge
Princess Pine
Kelseytown Bridge
(and I misread Marieann as Moriah in my horrible handwriting...)

Lyrics

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did
Ben Merrill took the call. Hadn't been sheriff very long
Titus' body was growing cold, and, Rose Marie, she was just gone

Titus Coan laid on the floor, Steak knife in his chest
Well, even the papers got that much But, some of us, knew the rest

Titus Coan was an evil man, Lived up on Taylor Ridge
He used to run the old Ironworks...but that wasn't all he did

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did
You Did Not Know Him Like I Did

He liked his money, oh, he liked his wine.
But, he liked his women... getting younger, all the time

Out past the old Reservoir, half way to Princess Pine
Once you cross that Kelseytown Bridge, there ain't nothing but the Coan mine.

And there's an old graveyard there - won't show on any map
Young ladies, over the years, have gone up, but they ain't come back

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did
You Did Not Know Him Like I Did

The world's a better place with him gone
The world's a better place

Oh, I knew Moriah, since her family came on though
On that day, she up and disappeared, I kew what I had to do.

Comes a time in every man's life - gotta think about the things he's done
Not sure this is one of those times, but that bell can never be un-rung

Now I'm wondering if Hell is real, as it's likely where I'll go
But, if it is, I know I'll see my old friend Titus Coan

You Did Not Know Him Like I Did
You Did Not Know Him Like I Did
You Did Not Know Him Like I Did
You Did Not Know Him Like I Did