Name: Laura (Let Herself Go)
Duration: P00H03M50S
Description: Ok, I know this is a slightly insulting and "un P.C." song, but so was the song that inspired it. Since Billy Joel's Laura was a stunner with total control over him, I wanted to make this song about a mess with no control over anyone anymore.

Laura (Let Herself Go)

from Behind the Nylon Curtain by Mark Aaron James

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Ok, I know this is a slightly insulting and "un P.C." song, but so was the song that inspired it. Since Billy Joel's Laura was a stunner with total control over him, I wanted to make this song about a mess with no control over anyone anymore.

lyrics

Capo 4
C G Am C F C
Laura’s let herself go, doesn’t she know that it kills me
F G C
Each time she brags of our past
C G Am C F C
It’s not that I don’t, look for the beauty inside things,
F G Am C
G-d knows all good things have passed
F G C
She smiles for show Laura has let herself go
C G Am F
Heard that laugh from across the room
God no, is that really her…Turns out that…
She’s a distant cousin of the groom
Wipes the sweat from her brow and her voice starts to slur

“Its so good to see you
What’s it been? A couple of years
We should get together”
Hell no there’s not enough beers in the world cuz…

She’s twice the size, now a wife with kids
Her husband gives me a glare
But I look closer and it’s not in anger
He’s pleading to get him the hell out of there

He’s at the table full of soccer moms
She waves me over to move
No thanks, I’ll stick with the singles
She’s got the eye of the tiger, wants to get back her groove cuz
Am F Am F
She stalks me out at the rest rooms, makes sure that I can’t run away
Am F Am G
With every white wine spritzer, a little less reserved a little more to say.

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from Behind the Nylon Curtain, released September 5, 2011
I played everything on this one. Guests musicians are coming soon.

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Mark Aaron James New York, New York

Raised in FL, schooled in TN, polished in NYC & just back from 3 years in London, Mark Aaron James is an acoustic powerhouse. Often playing solo with his guitar & innovative loop pedal, Mark holds the crowd in his hand whether playing critically acclaimed originals or one of 500 popular covers. His quirky, humorous take is firmly in place along with a striking voice and clever wordplay. ... more

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