Pre-Order The New Album “Up To My Neck In It”

Mason’s new album “Up To My Neck In It” will be released on April 2nd, 2013. You can hear the first track and pre-order your copy here.

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Mason Reed
Up To My Neck In It

Track Listing:

1. Thrill A Minute
2. Up To My Neck In It
3. Every Little Thing
4. I Guess I’ll Never Know
5. Creases
6. In The Moment
7. Hard Living
8. Far Gone
9. It’s All Right That We Don’t Talk
10. Guilty

Produced and Recorded by Stuart Mathis
@ Indian Cricket Studios Brentwood, TN

Players:
Stuart Mathis: Guitars, Vocals, Pedal Steel, Banjo, Violin, Mandolin, Drums, Percussion
John Oates: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Michael Webb: Hammond B3, Accordion, Piano
James Haggerty: Bass
Mason Reed: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Wurlitzer Piano, Organ, Harmonica

Additional Players:
Fred Eltringham: Drums on “Hard Living”
Trey Grey: Drums on “In The Moment”
Rick Schell: Congas on “In The Moment”

Tracking engineer Steve Bishir
Mixed By Mike Kyle
Mastered by Stuart Brantley @ Rodeo Punk Music
All songs written by Mason Reed
Except “Up To My Neck In It” Written By Mason Reed and D Henry Fenton

Album Art By Mo Valdez at Lastleaf
Cover Photography By Kim Mathews Jameson

 

Guilty

Guilty
Words and Music by Mason Reed

Lord I’m feeling guilty
You know where I’ve been

You’ve watched all my problems
You’ve seen how I handled them
And the wine and the women
I only needed a friend

But now I’m feeling guilty
You know where I’ve been

Well I’m lucky to be here
I’m grateful for living
But I fell in the wrong hole
and I never stopped digging

Well now its all my fault
But I’d do it again
Cause we sure had some good times
Lord you know where we’ve been

Far Gone

Far Gone
Words and Music by Mason Reed

I was born a young man
I’m going to die a young man too

Hey ma you know I wanted more
I found it at the liquor store
I’ve been down before
But not this far down

Hey ma I knew you’d understand
We thought I’d be a fine young man
But I wound up just like my dad
and he’s so far gone

Hey ma I never thought I’d fail
I read it in a fairy tale
We sold our souls for the holy grail
Yeah we’re all so far gone
Come on

Hey ma you know I paid my rent
Found me a job it was heaven sent
I got me a girl, she doesn’t know it yet
We’re all so far gone
Come on, come on

Hard Living

Hard Living
Words and Music by Mason Reed

Well its hard living, hard luck
hard getting back on the truck
three days home and I’m back on the road

It’s hard giving a flying fuck
Get driving, stay driven
Get stoned get drunk
Get home to find your baby’s little note

She wrote I got married I moved to Tennessee
With a looker who can cook and a drawl and he’s all mad about me
Don’t worry babe I’ll still sing your songs
About all them women who’ve done you wrong
And I hope I have been, the least bit inspiring

Well its hard living, hard luck
hard getting back on the truck
three days home and I’m back on the road

It’s hard giving a flying fuck
Get driving, stay driven
Get stoned get drunk
Get home to find your baby’s little note

Page two

Well I know you said you’d wait for me
But it’s been weeks and weeks and weeks
and weeks and weeks and a woman like me has got needs

so I went on a couple dates
When he asked I didn’t hesitate
Cause a man like you has got needs in every state
Oh my goodness!

Well its hard living, hard luck
hard getting back on the truck
three days home and I’m back on the road

It’s hard giving a flying fuck
Get driving, stay driven
Get stoned get drunk
Get home to find your baby’s little note

Some day
I’m going to get my way
I’m going to see for real
Everything that I’ve dreamed

And it’s all happening
Yeah it’s all happening

With or without you babe

Well its hard living, hard luck
hard getting back on the truck
three days home and I’m back on the road

It’s hard giving a flying fuck
Get driving, stay driven
Get stoned get drunk
Get home to find your baby’s little note

In The Moment

In The Moment
Words and Music by Mason Reed

I’m waiting at the bar
We all waiting on the man
We all waiting on that son of a bitch
We wanna drink while we can

I’m drinking to you baby
We’re drinking to us
Here’s to finaly getting a clue
Here’s to finally making a fuss

And it’s all right
If you dont love me in the morning
Because tonight
You’re gonna love me in the moment

That dress baby, turns me on
COme on and take me back home
I’ve been singing this lonely song
And I’m fixing to change my tojne

I’m drinking to you baby
We’re drinking to us
Here’s to nothing better to do
Here’s to causing a big fucking ruckus

And it’s all right
If you dont love me in the morning
Because tonight
You’re gonna love me in the moment

You wanna love me and you know yes you know
You wanna love me and you cant tell a soul
You wanna love me and you know yes you know
You wanna love me and you can’t tell a soul

And it’s all right
If you dont love me in the morning
Because tonight
You’re gonna love me in the moment

Creases

Creases
Words and Music by Mason Reed

I’m starting to show my creases
But believe me I’m happy I survived
I keep holding on to Jesus
You can tease me
But it’s peace of mind

Oh my my I pray that one day I may find
My one true love and i hope I’m holding her hand when I die

I never tried to do no wrong
But sad songs sometimes happen this way
I sat there thinking for so long
I missed out on most good days

Oh my my I’m so grateful I got the try
To find my one true love
I hope I’m holding her hand when I die

Take up all of your problems
Let em all go
Let go all of your worries
It’s out of your control
Take a breath and just know
THat we really don’t know
Let it all go

They say it may never happen
But when it happens they say you’ll just know
Have pity on any man who thinks he can go it alone
Oh my my I pray that one day I may find
my one true love and I hope i’m holding her hand when I die

I Guess I’ll Never Know

I Guess I’ll Never Know
Words and Music by Mason Reed

My back’s been broke by the wind and the snow
I’m looking up from the bottom of this big hole
and I’m all alone, ain’t got no where to go
If life don’t get no better, I guess I’ll never know

I made my mess out New Mexico way
She wore a black dress on our wedding day
It was all I could do, lets just say she had to go
If life don’t get no better I guess she’ll never know

I ain’t never sinned before
I always thought there’d be more
I always saw myself growing old
Sitting out there on the porch
Sometimes it happens quick son
Sometimes it happens slow
IF life dont get no better
I guess I’ll never know

I ain’t never sinned before
I always thought there’d be more
I always saw us all just growing old
Sitting out there on the porch
that woman broke my heart
I got nothing to show
IF life dont get no better
I guess I’ll never know

Every Little Thing

Every Little Thing
Words and music by Mason Reed

The sun’s throwing shadows that you wish you could die in
Like finding true love
Then finding out she’s been lying
It’s all just part of the grand scheme
The big ol dream

The wind’s pulling tricks
SHe kicks up dust in your eye and
spins you round, knocks you down
sends you home thanks for trying
but you’re not crazy for following your heart

don’t let every little thing bring you down
cause then every little thing is going to bring us down

The sun’s throwing shadows that you wish you could die in
working all day my back is broke the dogs are crying
I’m smiling up at the sky cause i know someday
he’ll take the hurt away

don’t let every little thing bring you down
cause then every little thing is going to bring us down

The night not only is lonely
But she’s dark and full of fear
i’m not holding on to what you told me
cause what you told me makes everything clear

don’t let every little thing bring you down
cause then every little thing is going to bring us down

Up To My Neck in It

Up To My Neck in It
Words and music by Mason Reed and D Henry Fenton

So many times I tried to walk away
but she kept on calling me back
I tried and I failed but she never lost faith
She kept on calling me back

Oh Oh Oh
Oh to heck with it
I’m up to my neck in it
I’ve been alone
I’ve been a lonely man

She never expected
She’d get so impressed with me
She kept on calling me
She kept on calling

I spent so many days
Trying to look the other way
But she kept on calling me back

I stayed out all night
I stayed out real late
But she waited up for me
She held a cup for me

Whoa oh oh
Oh to heck with it
I’m up to my neck in it
I’ve been alone
I’ve been a lonely man

Oh to heck with it
I’m up to my neck in it
She gets so depressed
But she wears her best dress for me

Thrill A Minute

Thrill A Minute
Words and Music by Mason Reed
Copyright 2013 Mason Reed Media. All Rights Reserved

You broke my heart on Thursday babe
By Friday I was out on the town
I drove by your place on Saturday
Was sad to see you creeping around
Early Sunday morning knocking walking in
You’re sleeping in my bed
You smell like booze and cigarettes
And sex and sweat and suicide lead

You’re gonna lose me honey
You’re gonna lose me quick
You’re gonna lose me honey
You’re just a thrill a minute

Well it’s up, down, up, down
Roller coaster mood swings
I run a thousand miles an hour
Just to please the queen of everything

Up, down, up, down
Roller coaster mood swings
When you don’t get your way
I know you hate to make a scene

You’re gonna lose me honey
You’re gonna lose me quick
You’re gonna lose me honey
You’re just a thrill a minute

Well it’s bye bye baby
It was fun while it was
But now your loving ain’t no good for me

And it’s bye bye babe
I can’t beleive the way you behave
You made a mess you passed the blame to me
Can’t you see, honey I’m going to leave

You’re gonna lose me honey
You’re gonna lose me quick
You’re gonna lose me honey
You’re just a thrill a minute