In Twenty-Eight Days, by Robbie Tucker

In Twenty-Eight Days

by Robbie Tucker

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This is the original lyric sheet from when I wrote Trapped In An Orbison Song for my album, In Twenty-Eight Days—the only written text created.

I use a pencil and an eraser when writing songs, and I don't do rewrites; if I do, it's generally on the back of the same sheet of paper rewritten for clarity in case I can't make out my original hen scratchings when trying to record a vocal.

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This is the original lyric sheet from when I wrote I Can Only Assume (I'm A Fool) for my album, In Twenty-Eight Days—the only written text created.

I use a pencil and an eraser when writing songs, and I don't do rewrites; if I do, it's generally on the back of the same sheet of paper rewritten for clarity in case I can't make out my original hen scratchings when trying to record a vocal.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of WTF Is Happiness?, The Glitch, In Twenty-Eight Days, The Way I Feel Vol.1, Simplicity Scattered, Blue Candy, Peppermints, The Boy in the Bathroom Sink, and 5 more. , and , .

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1.	Trapped In An Orbison Song 03:37	lyrics	buy track
At what cost Do I need you? And do I really need To feel this bad all the time? Man, I feel lost Man, I feel blue Like I’m trapped in an Orbison song Dreaming about you Cause when I’m with you Yeah, you’re all that I need My love, I give you Yes, my love, I concede I know it looks Like our love is failed Like we’re trapped on the deepest sea In a ship that will never sail And now our time is frozen And our minds are closing Do you really think we can Get over all of these things? At what cost Do I really need you? Do I really need To feel this bad all the time? La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la At what cost Do I need you? Do I really need To feel this bad all of the time? Yeah, I feel lost Yeah, I feel blue Like I’m trapped in an Orbison song Dreaming about you
2.	I Can Only Assume (I'm A Fool) 02:59	lyrics	buy track
Last night was the first night That I slept in your bed And looking back to then from where I am now Well, It sorta hurts my head and my heart I can only assume I’m a fool Oh, but last night wasn’t the first night No, lately, I’ve been thinking of you And all of the new things you brought to my eyes And then all the things that I did to you Oh my god, why was I such a fool Oh, but heavy is my heart now It’s tearing me apart now How could I have done all those things To you, oh to you And now I am here waiting And my past is so degrading How could I have done all those things To you, oh to you I can only assume I’m a fool I knew it from the start, yeah You were the one Yeah, you were the one for me I say this from the heart yeah I really miss you for sure Our broken love is a tragedy ending My mind keeps on searching Through the rooms in my head dear So damn sorry for the things we went through I can only assume, I can only assume Well, last night was the first night That I slept in your bed And looking back to then from where I am now Well, it sorta hurts my Head and my heart, I can only assume Head and my heart, I can only assume Head and my heart, I can only assume I’m a fool My head and my heart, I can only assume My head and my heart, oh yeah My head and my heart, I can only assume I can only assume I’m a fool My head and my heart, I can only assume My head and my heart, oh yeah My head and my heart, I can only assume I can only assume, I can only assume I can only assume I’m a fool
3.	Your Willingness 04:03	lyrics	buy track
I would go in, in my bare feet If you think you really need me to Ahh, me too I’ve been walking a long time Long time been wearing these shoes Me too I’ve been mad but it’s alright Since you asked I don’t have a clue It’s so sad why you don’t wonder how It’s so bad when you’re under try to feel better I cracked the part of myself that I needed Now I’ve got no one and my soul is all but leaving me too Can you believe it? You were the only one I ever loved But now I just sit alone and cry I’m not living Yeah but still I just sit alone and cry I’m on my way My way to the other side Oh, thats so sad for me To hear that you’re having such a very hard time If only you could see That anything that you want or need You can still have from me Just don’t leave please Now as long as you understand Yes I am willing to try again But you’ve got to meet me halfway It can’t just be all about you again No I promise I’ll more than try Yes I’ll do everything that I can I’m grateful to you and for Your willingness to try to love me again
4.	On A Day Like Tomorrow 02:34	lyrics	buy track
It could be bright Maybe start with the night But we won’t know until tomorrow The sky may be red Maybe words won’t be said By anyone when tomorrow comes Everything that is up Could suddenly be down Every happy face Could s suddenly be sad Simple things could become difficult And hard things might be easy Maybe raindrops Will still fall from clouds On a day like today Any plans could be made If tomorrows gonna find it’s way If a day like tomorrow Was suddenly right here Would you be happy Or would you be sad? Everything that is up Could suddenly be down Every happy face Could suddenly become sad Simple things could become difficult Hard things might be easy But maybe raindrops Will still fall to the ground So many things could happen On a day like tomorrow So tomorrow I will see you there
5.	In Twenty-Eight Days 03:20	lyrics	buy track
In twenty-eight days, I might still be here But that really depends on my mind In twenty-eight days, you might wish me gone Wish me gone in twenty-eight days In twenty-eight days, I could drive from here to there If I really wanted to In twenty-eight days, I could feel the fire Feel the fire of a wealthy man Who just lives down on the corner of the road He’s so sad with his pockets full of gold Growing ever more old so I am told In twenty-eight days, I’ll need to put my mind back into gear In twenty-eight days, I know it would be better if I’m not here In twenty-eight days, you might decide that you want me to stay I guess we’ll find out in 28 days Yeah, oh yeah Yeah, oh yeah Yeah Twenty-eight days would sure give me time To think about how I want to In twenty-eight days, everything could be fine Things might be fine in twenty-eight days If I didn’t live on the corner of the road I’m so sad with these pockets full of gold I’d trade everything I own Just to be here when you get home I don’t want to be alone For twenty-eight days For twenty-eight days For twenty-eight days For twenty-eight days
6.	Halfway There 04:37	lyrics	buy track
The intro excerpt is taken from Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate summit speech on December 23rd, 2014. Some people are born Born to last Some people will leave us Too fast Some people die Soon after they arrive Some people die Before they open their eyes Now some people twist Yeah, some people turn Some people don’t Get a chance to learn Some people dig Some people try Some people get even Some barely get by But if they could get halfway here Halfway between you and me Then maybe we could understand How precious our lives should be If they got halfway here Between you and me Some people laugh Some people cry Some people care Some people don’t even try Some of us live Some of us love Some people believe Something is waiting above Some try to lead But have no common sense Some of us bleed From a lack of defence We’re still fighting for Things with murder and war We are killing the earth So why do we keep wanting more? I know, I know I know, I know I know, I know I don’t know why you’re There’s nothing that you can do I don’t know why you’re saying This cause it’s clearly not true I don’t know why we keep on Repeating mistakes I don’t know why we can’t do Before it’s too late There’s a bomb in somebody’s hand The head of them stuck in the sands You cannot believe What you are fed anymore Cause the bombs are in all of our hands now Our brains are turning to sands If only we could see Beyond our smart TV I mean, come on we’re holding The world it is right here Just one swipe, one right click One right move away We’re only halfway there We’re only halfway there We’re only halfway there We’re only halfway there We’re only halfway there We’re only halfway there We’re only halfway there We’re only halfway there It’s up to us I know we can do it We just need to change right now It’s up to us I know we can do it We just need to change right now The Outro excerpt is taken from Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate summit speech on December 23rd, 2014.
7.	When The Heart Leaves 03:46	lyrics	buy track
When the heart leaves you broken Where the start meets the end I’ll be, I’ll be Waiting, shifting hopelessly drifting And dreaming of kissing The face and lips that I’m missing Of you, of you When the heart leaves I’ll be lonely Surely time won’t out last with me When the heart leaves me all alone When the part you’ve played is taken Your heart is more than breaking Into pieces, into pieces When the part you’ve played is taken A part of you is shaking To the bones, to the bones Waiting, shifting hopelessly drifting And dreaming of kissing The face and lips that I’m missing Of you, of you When the heart leaves I’ll be lonely Surely time can’t last out with me When the heart leaves me all alone When my heart bleeds I’ll be ending You’ll be gone there’ll be no reason When my heart leaves me all alone
8.	Wet Dog And Cigarette 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Ah, okay, this is a story about Something that happened to myself And a friend of mine A very long time ago Now, I don’t really remember The whole of it but I remember, I remember When you and I in December or maybe It was in July We went for a drive You and I But ya know, I figure it’s like Just one of those things I’m gonna start it and It’s all gonna start coming back to me I’m going to remember the whole thing Now be truthful, and please Look me in the eye When I ask you If you ever thought we would survive? That we would still be here alive You and I Okay, yeah, I do remember There was some low-level danger We were never in any trouble I think I’m just exaggerating here I still taste it in my mind And sometimes in my mouth Though if you’re listening You won’t know what I’m talking about Unless you heard this story before Okay, obviously I’ve heard the story before I wrote this song I’m the one that called it Wet Dog And Cigarette I just don’t remember why Na, na, na, na, ruff Na, na, na, na, ruff Na, na, na, na, na, na ,na, ruff Na, na, na, na, ruff Na, na, na, na, ruff Na, na, na, na, na, na ,na You know what this Might have been a bad idea You know I thought if I Could get the song started It would start coming back to me But it’s not coming back I remember, I remember How could I forget In December (in December) Yeah, the coldest one that we had yet Even when I die I will never forget I’ll never forget Singing, I remember and I will never forget Over and over again Robbie Is not all that helpful Some of the story (Some of the story) Once so vividly and deeply defined In my memory Has all but faded now away From my mind like some Broken kind of Oh great, now I can’t remember the lyrics You know what let's just stop Just stop I’m not gonna remember it What a disaster let's just skip To the wet dog and cigarette part Wet dog and cigarette Wet dog and cigarette Wet dog and cigarette Yeah Listen everyone I’m really sorry This is so embarrassing Alright, at least do the na, na, nas One more time Na, na, na, na, ruff (Wet dog and cigarette) Ciggy, ciggy, ciggy Na, na, na, na, ruff Ciggy, ciggy, ciggy Na, na, na, na, na, na ,na Ciggy, ciggy, ciggy Na, na, na, na, ruff (Wet dog and cigarette) Ciggy, ciggy, ciggy Na, na, na, na, ruff Ciggy, ciggy, ciggy Na, na, na, na, na, na ,na Ciggy, ciggy, ciggy Oh yeah, now I remember Yeah, I’m not telling Anybody that story Wet dog and cigarette
9.	Nobody Cares 02:38	lyrics	buy track
Nobody loves me Like I want them to love me Nobody cares like I need them to care Nobody needs the way I need them to need the way There's no one to come Stay up late with me no Well, nobody sees me Like I need them to see me Nobody’s eyes Can be found anywhere Nobody hears me When I ask them to listen Nobody hears me Cause there’s nobody there I’m holding together With my iPhone forever It seems to me that The best is behind I’m scrolling forever Until the summer weather Comes back and I can go For a nice bike ride Nobody dancing Nobody romancing It’s just me watching TV On repeat in this chair And nobody laughing Nobody half-assing I wonder if they know How lonely I am? Yeah Well, nobody haunts me That I want to haunt me Nobody knows that I wish they were here Nobody feels like The way that I feel like And sometimes I feel like Nobody cares I’m holding together With my iPhone forever It seems to me that The best is behind me I’m scrolling forever Until the summer weather Comes back, and I can go For a long bike ride Nobody loves me Like I want them to love Nobody cares like I need them to care Alright
10.	Morning Sun 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Morning sun where were you yesterday? When I could not find my way You promised me you would be here But you lied you did not appear Morning sun, I believed in you Yeah, I put all of my trust in you And you promised to ease my mind But you lied you didn’t shine Morning sun When I needed someone You stayed behind And you didn’t shine So morning sun, please be honest About where you were yesterday And don’t lie to me No, think hard before you say Morning sun When I needed someone You stayed behind No, you didn’t shine Morning sun, now what can we do? Can I still believe in you? Could I ever trust again in your rays? Or morning sun will you stay away? Or will you just lie again like you did yesterday? Morning sun When I needed someone You stayed behind And you didn’t shine Morning sun When I needed someone You stayed behind You didn’t shine

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In Twenty-Eight Days

Amidst promoting my latest album, The Way I Feel Vol.1, on social media, I received a message via Instagram asking if I would participate in the RPM Challenge in February, which is a challenge where you create an album of new material that is any length and any style within those twenty-eight days. Since I’d no doubt spend February watching my Spotify followers fluctuate between twenty-five and four, I figured it couldn’t hurt.

I received a twenty-five dollar gift card from Staples for Christmas, which I used to buy a package of ten yellow writing tablets. Whenever I’m working, there’s always a pencil behind my ear, and I love writing on yellow-lined paper with a pencil. I love writing down the wrong word, discovering it doesn’t fit, erasing it, and then trying to find the right word. Sometimes I’ll write on white paper, but I need a blue pen. However, the former is my go-to, and the blue-pen songs differ from the yellow-tablet songs.

It’s no secret that I’ve had Parkinson’s Disease for the last twenty years, so I won’t yammer on about it. I will say that it’s made me deeply appreciate my functional time, and I know that it’s never a guarantee, so I’m pretty strategic in how I use it. When it’s time to exercise, I do my best. If it’s time to sleep, I climb into my bed. Whatever strict schedule I need to follow, I happily follow. Having a routine that needs to be respected works out since I sort of zone out when making music. I become this musically-induced-creating-zombie, and I forget what time it is, I forget to eat, I’d forget to take my medication if my incredibly loud-oversized-watch-alarm didn’t bang off every 3 hours, reminding me of my much-needed routine. Though it’s become hellishly annoying over the years, it’s like having a built-in babysitter reminding me to stay on track.

February came quickly, and I was excited to get started. I decided the album would have ten tracks though I wasn’t how to go about releasing them. Usually, I’d go through CD Baby, which takes weeks before the songs become available, but I wanted people to be able to listen to them right away. Finally, I decided on Soundcloud. I created a new playlist, In Twenty-Eight Days, and began uploading the songs as I finished them.

Recently I’ve become quite active in my Instagram Stories and thought it would be the perfect social medium to keep people updated while allowing them to become involved in my RPM Challenge journey. I could share the whole creative process and make the finished song available as soon as it was ready.

As I write this, we are nearing the end of February. In fact, in four days, it’ll be the 28th. I plan to have the album completed and uploaded to Soundcloud and Bandcamp by then if people want to buy it. I also decided to sell the lyrics to each song as merchandise in my Bandcamp store. These are the original lyrics, numbered in the order I wrote them. You will see my erasing, re-writes, and edits, which I think from the fan’s perspective; to be able to purchase this unique one-of-a-kind item is pretty cool.

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released February 28, 2023

Robbie Tucker - Percussion, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, MIDI Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Backup Vocals, Mixing, Mastering, Recording Engineer.

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Recorded using Garageband 10.3.4.
Audio Technica 2020 Microphone
Steinberg CI 1 USB Audio Interface
PreSonus Eris 3.5 Studio Monitors
Yamaha Digital Piano YDP-143
Yamaha Acoustic Guitar FGX800C
Schecter Diamond Series Electric Guitar
Yamaha Electric Bass TRBX174
Fender 12 String Acoustic Guitar CD-100/12 NAT
The Epiphone Mandoline MM-30 VS
Seagulll Merlin Godin
Kala Ukulele KA-8

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Robbie Tucker Miramichi, New Brunswick

Robbie Tucker - singer, songwriter and producer from Miramichi, New Brunswick, continues to pump out true art rife with fantastical imagery. His musical heroes include Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, and Elvis Presley.

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