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The Garland Smells like Darts

by Joe Ross

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I stored our plastic
garland in the shed
Now Christmas
smells like cigarettes
I'd go out there to smoke alone
But it's bone chilling cold

This time last year
I said I'd give you the world
But those summer beers tasted like Steinbeck's Pearl
Frankincense and myrrh
Were not on my mind
And that leads me to tonight

Where it's the shortest day of the year
And I've been
Waiting for the light
To make things clear

This Christmas
The worst is
You'll give me all of your
Forgiveness
This Christmas
The worst is
You'll give me all of your
Forgiveness
Then I'll do it all again

You liked the Fireplace Channel on T.V.
An air mattress
Just you and me
But I passed out
with the Leafs' game on
Now it's you
And someone else

This time last year
I said I'd give you the world
But those summer beers tasted like Steinbeck's Pearl
Frankincense and myrrh
Were not on my mind
And that leads me to tonight

Where it's the shortest day of the year
And I've been
Waiting for the light
To make things clear

This Christmas
The worst is
You'll give me all of your
Forgiveness
This Christmas
The worst is
You'll give me all of your
Forgiveness
Then I'll do it all again

Now take my money
Take all my credit cards
Watch me like a panopticon
But Shakespeare could stay
Inconspicuous
Even under 'Beth

This time last year
I said I'd give you the world
But those summer beers tasted like Steinbeck's Pearl
Frankincense and myrrh
Were not on my mind
And that leads me to tonight

Where it's the shortest day of the year
And I've been
Waiting for the light
To make things clear

This Christmas
The worst is
You'll give me all of your
Forgiveness
This Christmas
The worst is
You'll give me all of your
Forgiveness
Then I'll do it all again

Maybe this time
I'll leave it alone
Maybe this time
I'll leave it alone
Maybe this time
I'll leave it alone

Maybe this time

I stored our plastic
Garland in the shed

credits

released November 14, 2023
Recorded at Shiftwork Studio with Dyan Waugh
Joe Ross: Vocals, acoustic guitar, and bass
Al Jeffries: Mandolin
Greg Harrison: Synth
Andrew DeMerchant: Drums
Trip Lewis: Electric guitar

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Joe Ross Fredericton, New Brunswick

Joe Ross released an EP in 2003, played in Fredericton, and then became a teacher.

After an extended hiatus, he started playing again in 2018. Five years later, despite the brief interruption of 2020, Grid City's Matt Carter wrote, "Joe Ross has maintained a consistent presence on local stages" (2023).
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