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You Can't Lean Too Heavily on a Teenage Boy

by Stephen Scholle

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I'm on voice and guitar; Fred Gillen Jr.'s on bass. Co-produced.

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You can't lean too heavily on a teenage boy
You can't lean too heavily on a teenage boy
You can't lean too heavily on a teenage boy
No sir, no, you can't

He gets up in the morning at a quarter to two
The sun is shining brightly there's a lot of work to do
Take out the garbage, get your homework done
Don't forget to walk the dog before you go and have fun

Chorus

Goes to bed between midnight and a quarter to four
Don't know what he's doin behind his closed door
Talkin to his friends and he's on his PC
Playin World of Warcraft, it's virtual reality

Chorus

Lacin up his sneakers to play the big game
At least that's my fantasy, he claims to pull up lame
Seems he'd rather exercise his fingers and his toes
Then get his heart pumpin with his basketball bros

Chorus

My friends tell me brother you're a softy at heart
Gotta get the boy movin, gotta be smart
Gotta tell it like it is, make him do the right thing
But he already knows me and I'll feel like a ding-a-ling

Instrumental

So my advice to myself is to make a fresh start
Give the boy his rope so he can learn to be smart
I can't just do it over, there's a price to be paid
I know my son real well and I trust he'll find his own way.

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released November 6, 2013

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Stephen Scholle Hartsdale, New York

Picked up guitar in 1967. Began writing songs in 09 after a breakup. TY to Fred Gillen, Burr Johnson, Peter Calo and the Ashokan music community for supporting my passion. I write from the chord voicings and I write from the voice inside. Some songs channel moments. Sometimes words just sound good. I like to let the song speak and I like to work with others on that. If you'd like, get in touch. ... more

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