Billy Burroughs

by Last Year's Man

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This song is written by Jeffrey Martin. You can find Jeffrey's version on his 2017 album, On Go Around.

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I remember where I was when I first read
William Burroughs shot his lover dead
Put a highball glass on top of her head and missed

And I wonder if he knew it right then
Or if it took a while to sink in
That he would never come back again, not from this

Baby sit still and close your eyes
It’s only the price of a good time
Baby sit still and close your eyes
It’s only the price of a good time

Well I heard he hopped a boat to the east
Looking for that opium release
And hiding from the final scene with his next fix

All Jack’s horses and Ginsberg’s men
Couldn’t put him back together again
He was broken by the weight of his sin and his pen

Baby sit still and close your eyes
It’s only the price of a good time
Baby sit still and close your eyes
It’s only the price of a good time

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released June 5, 2020
Written by Jeffrey Martin (Tendra Tuwalip, ASCAP)
Tyler Fortier: instruments and vocal
Erin Flood Fortier: vocal
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Tyler Fortier at Little Orange Room in Eugene, OR.
Mastered by Thaddeus Moore at Liquid Mastering in Eugene, OR.

Cover art by Tyler Fortier
Layout by Joseph Intile

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Last Year's Man Eugene, Oregon

Last Year’s Man is the moniker of Eugene, OR based producer and songwriter, Tyler Fortier. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Fortier’s music has been placed on networks like CBS, ABC, MTV, Netflix, Showtime and the BBC. He has contributed music to libraries such as Warner Chappell, Universal, BMG, and Marmoset. ... more

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