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Big in the USA

by Kris Ulrich

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1.
When I saw you dancing There on my phone I didn't feel so alone And I daydreamed I was dancing with you Yeah we swayed to the song like we could do no wrong I wonder if I'd stayed Maybe we'd meet somewhere on College Street And I'd ask you if you wanted a coffee I know a quiet spot if you wanna walk there Maybe that's as far as we'll get Maybe that's as far as we'll get Friends on the internet Friends on the internet I'd try to make you laugh You'd tell me all your favourite spots in town You know I'd try to figure you out I'd be trippin' on the words in my mouth Yeah and maybe that's as far as we'll get Maybe that's as far as we'll get Friends on the internet Friends on the internet Friends on the internet It's just a daydream I wish it was the real thing We'd share a bottle of wine You'd tell me all your fears and I'd tell you how it's Been such a long long time I've felt this way that you've been on my mind Maybe that's as far as we'll get Maybe that's as far as we'll get Oh maybe that's as far as we'll get Friends on the internet Friends on the internet Friends on the internet Friends on the internet Friends on the internet
2.
Hotel dive bar Bingo hall Local genius Knows it all Highway gas bar Corner stall Rest stop poem reads Good time call It's never too late I know you can't wait To leave this place Weekly meat draw Change your name Settle into Small town fame Paycheque burnout Weekend fight Call me out and We just might It's never too late I know you can't wait To leave this place Call me out and we just might
3.
I had a dream it was clear as day We made it big in the U.S.A I wrote a song that I'll never play Cause when I opened my eyes, the sound went away Can't work a job that will never pay Enough for the time that I'd be wasting away I had a dream that was clear as day We made it big in the U.S.A When you're a kid it's hard to understand And all you wanna do is play guitar in a band Your friends think it's cool, but you're older man And they're all having kids and you still live in a van I had a dream that was clear as day We made it big in the U.S.A Worn cassettes, and rolled cigarettes Livin' on gas station coffee If I could only remember the words from that dream We'd be front page on magazines I'm not famous on the internet And my record sales don't pay my rent I wouldn't change it for anything I've still got my guitar and I can still make it sing I had a dream that was clear as day We made it big in the U.S.A I had a dream that was clear as day We made it big in the U.S.A
4.
1994 02:49
Do you remember how it felt back then? Would you go back and do it all again? That way that it used to be When you were still 23 Sometimes I wish we could wake up And it's 1994 In the clothes that you made us Dancing on the living room floor And you're still there Alive in The house that you lived before Sometimes I wish we could wake up And it's 1994 You don't have to say anything You don't have to say anything You don't have to say anything You don't have to say anything Sometimes I wish we could wake up And it's 1994 In the clothes that you made us Dancing on the living room floor And you're still there Alive in The house that you lived before Sometimes I wish we could wake up And it's 1994 Sometimes I wish we could wake up And it's 1994 You don't have to say anything You don't have to say anything Sometimes I wish we could wake up And it's 1994 You don't have to say anything You don't have to say anything Sometimes I wish we could wake up And it's 1994 And it's 1994
5.
Lucky 03:00
I keep my fingers crossed It hasn't failed me yet On every sidewalk crack I always watch my step I've got a real good thing Don't wanna lose my luck Say the wrong thing once And mess it up I guess it ain't true that lightning never strikes The same place twice I don't need another sign to prove it I'm not gonna lose you I've got a rabbit's foot And it's got my back But I still lift my feet Over the railroad track If my plane goes down Over the Garden State I know that I'll be calm And you'll just have to wait I guess it ain't true that lightning never strikes The same place twice I don't need another sign to prove it I'm not gonna lose you I'm not gonna lose you I'm not gonna lose you Oh I'm not gonna lose you I guess it ain't true that lightning never strikes The same place twice I don't need another sign to prove it I'm not gonna lose you I guess it ain't true that lightning never strikes The same place twice I don't need another sign to prove it I'm not gonna lose you I'm not gonna lose you Oh I'm not gonna lose you
6.
How many times can you love someone and will it ever be the same? How many times can you break your heart before you never want to break it again? Is there a limit to the time you can lie awake in your bed at night? I'm asking you right now If you want to try again I'd like that You by my side again If you like that We could fade away In that old familiar way Never plan to stay Things are changing for the better I keep listening, looking for a pulse Checking for my breath in the mirror I wrote my name down in wet cement to prove that I was here If there's a reason that we walk this earth I don't think I've ever been nearer than I am right now If you want to try again I'd like that You by my side again If you like that We could fade away In that old familiar way Never plan to stay Things are changing for the better Things are changing Things are changing Things are changing
7.
It wasn't so long ago When we were still trying You had your hand on my leg While we were driving I'm not trying to dig up old graves I know that's where we should stay If it was so long ago then why am I still crying Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it It wasn't so long ago That I held you tightly I had your scent on my clothes And you came over nightly, nightly Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it Or you'll forget Don't think about it
8.
It's not so bad Being on your own I've got friends in my telephone Most days I'm fine Clean bill of health It's only nights I find myself Here in my mind It's you and I and we are dancing To a band that's way too loud We move through the crowd You take my hand We spin around I tell you I love you It's all in my mind When I close my eyes I remember well Those late night drives and old stairwells Here in my mind It's you and I and we are dancing To band that's way too loud We move through the crowd You take my hand We spin around I tell you I love you It's all in my mind tonight Here in my mind Here in my mind Here in my mind
9.
It's Okay 02:40
10.
You've got to be patient You've gotta breathe Take a step back so you can see Let it all go Burn it all down You've got to be patient You've got to be hungry If you're gonna eat Sometimes you wanna give it all away And go mumbling through the streets If you wanna be king Get in line You've got to be patient You're gonna be lonesome And you're gonna cry If you don't ever stop to think and wonder why You're chasing those dreams With your nose to the grindstone You're gonna be lonesome You're gonna be lonesome You're gonna be lonesome

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released March 31, 2023

All songs written by Kris Ulrich except “Never Too Late” by Kris Ulrich & Liam Duncan (Boy Golden)
Recorded and co-produced by Kris Ulrich and Boy Golden

All songs performed by Kris Ulrich except:
Dylan MacDonald (Field Guide) plays drums on “Friends on the Internet”
Roman Clarke plays drums on “Never Too Late,” “Lucky” and “Don’t Think About It”
Flavio Cirillo plays drums on “Big in the USA,” “Here in My Mind” and “You’ve Got to Be Patient”
John Baron plays bass on “Lucky”
Keiran Placatka plays keys on “Friends on the Internet,” “Big in the USA,” “Don’t Think About It” and “Here in My Mind”
Liam Duncan (Boy Golden) plays baritone guitar on “Never Too Late” and piano on “It’s Okay”
Cody Iwasiuk plays percussion on “Friends on the Internet,” “Never Too Late,” Big in the USA,” “Lucky,” “Don’t Think About It” and “You’ve Got to Be Patient”


Mixed by Liam Duncan (Boy Golden) and Kris Ulrich except “You’ve Got to be Patient” mixed by Gus van Go
Mastered by João Carvalho Mastering

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Kris Ulrich Winnipeg, Manitoba

Kris’ songs are built with a new sonic palette: production and songwriting built on driving drum machines, woozy synth layers, dogged hooks, and a clear lyrical voice. They are both hopeful and melancholic, simultaneously holding reflections of a dusty past played on old tape machines and the surging brightness of future possibility – all while sewn together with tongue-in-cheek self-awareness. ... more

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