A sugar pop dropped down the delivery slot
'Cause he loaded it up
when I was there to buy some strings
Certain times like these
Mean everything to me
Tommy looked up at his novelty clock
He stopped and locked up the shop to play a piece
He turned and talked to me
'Till I would have to leave
He said "young boy you gotta let it fly
There's a song in your lung and a dream in your eye
Don't you beg for prayer when there's so much more
You can dream the whole damn store
There be many a night when you can't find food
From the long road home to the hotel room
But don't forget that I always believed in you"
Good on you boy
Good on me
Good on you
A cigarette shock to the marigold pot
As they wished me good luck
I shut the door and crossed the street
Every couple weeks
I would check in just to see
To dish up in the shock
With the telephone up
Put my cigarette, cough
And said "oh man it's good to hear from you"
And not believe
That Tommy had to leave
Hey there boy go ahead and fly
Say hello to your mom in the midnight sky
I won't forget that you always believed in me
'Cause many a night when I can't find food
Take a look at me now man I'm playing my tunes
I won't forget you
'Cause you were good to me
Good on you, boy
Hell, good on me
But good on you
'Cause he loaded it up
when I was there to buy some strings
Certain times like these
Mean everything to me
He stopped and locked up the shop to play a piece
He turned and talked to me
'Till I would have to leave
There's a song in your lung and a dream in your eye
Don't you beg for prayer when there's so much more
You can dream the whole damn store
There be many a night when you can't find food
From the long road home to the hotel room
But don't forget that I always believed in you"
Good on me
Good on you
As they wished me good luck
I shut the door and crossed the street
Every couple weeks
I would check in just to see
To dish up in the shock
With the telephone up
Put my cigarette, cough
And said "oh man it's good to hear from you"
And not believe
That Tommy had to leave
Say hello to your mom in the midnight sky
I won't forget that you always believed in me
'Cause many a night when I can't find food
Take a look at me now man I'm playing my tunes
I won't forget you
'Cause you were good to me
Hell, good on me
But good on you
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my guess to why its called 1331, is thats the address to the guitar shop tommy worked?
interesting song. anyone have any idea what J. is talking about??
Its about J's mentor who died just before the release of Vol. 1 I believe. The lyrics are pretty self explanitory.
igloothomas is right, if you've read much of the band's bio Loren was raised in a very religious environment. I think the line "Don't you beg for prayer when there's so much more" is likely something that Tommy, his mentor, told him many times to motivate him. The whole song reads like a collection of things Tommy told him whenever he was getting into playing music and it was obvious that he had the talent to be great.
why is is called 1331 though?
sorry: why is IT called 1331?
sorry: why is IT called 1331?
With all respects this song is about Tommi Reynolds, the proprietor of Culpeper Music. He must have taught or been a good friend of J’s. The songs name comes from the telephone number to the music store which ends in 1331.
This is an absolutely beautiful song. Thanks for the insight.
This is an absolutely beautiful song. Thanks for the insight.
LIFE is always more than the words that we speak,
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