Peter Cincotti
Musicien

Américain

February 21, 2024

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'Ghost Of My Father'
(Cincotti/Bettis)
copyright 2023
Freddy Eggs Records, LLC
Produced by Peter Cincotti
Piano, Vocals - Peter Cincotti
String Arrangement, Mixing, Digital Editing and Co-Production by Jochem van der Saag
Video Directed by Jordan Lisi

I SEE IT A LOT
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GOT
THIS LONG TRAIN OF TIME THEY CAN RIDE

FATHERS AND SONS
WHO CAN LIVE THROUGH A GOOD FIGHT OR TWO

BUT ME I WAS ONLY KID
IN A CLUB WHEN HIS HAND DISAPPEARED
AND I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO
SO THE MAN THAT HE WAS
WAS WHO I STARTED TRYING TO BE

AND FROM THAT MOMENT ON
THE GHOST OF MY FATHER
ON MY SHOULDER
SINCE I’M THIRTEEN YEARS OLD
AND I
I DON’T REMEMBER
A DAY
I WAS EVER ALONE

IT’S BEEN GOOD IT’S BEEN BAD
BUT IT’S ALL THAT I HAD
IT’S HARD
TO LET GO
BUT IT’S TIME
YEA, I KNOW

HOW MANY SONGS
HAVE I FOLLOWED ALONG
THIS KEYBOARD THAT HE NEVER HEARD?

HE MIGHT BE PROUD
OF WHO I AM NOW
I DON’T KNOW

BUT LIKE ANY MELODY
STICKS IN YOUR MIND
AS YOUR WALKING AROUND
HE’S SOMEWHERE IN EACH NOTE I PLAY

I WONDER SOMETIMES
IF HE LIKES WHAT I HAVE TO SAY

IN EACH WORD I WRITE
THE GHOST OF MY FATHER
ON MY SHOULDER
SINCE I’M THIRTEEN YEARS OLD
AND I
I DON’T REMEMBER
A DAY
I WAS EVER ALONE

IT’S BEEN HAPPY AND SAD
AND SOMETIMES I GET MAD
THAT HE’S GONE
BUT I JUST LET IT GO
'CAUSE IT’S TIME
YEA, I KNOW

WHEREVER YOU ARE
AND WHOEVER YOU ARE
MAYBE THIS IS THE BEST I CAN GIVE

HOLD EVERY DAY
LIKE THAT DAY’S THE LAST YOU’RE GONNA LIVE

REMEMBER ME
AND THE GHOST
OF MY FATHER
ON MY SHOULDER

EVERY DAY I GET OLDER
A DEEP PART OF ME
CAN’T HELP BELIEVING
HE’LL BE WHEREVER I GO
NO GOODBYES
YEA, I KNOW

Tony Danza joins his friend Peter Cincotti live at The Cafe Carlyle for the debut of 'One Too Many' on Feb. 11, 2023.


Lyrics by Peter Cincotti
Music by Peter Cincotti & Barak Mori
Freddy Eggs Records, LLC
Video by Mathew Miele
Audio by Katsuhiko Naito
copyright 2023
(Cincotti/Mori)

I HAD SCOTCH
SCOTCH THAT TASTE LIKE OAK
ONE TOO MANY
I HAD RUM
RUM WITH LOTS OF COKE
ONE TOO MANY

I HAD VODKA PEAR, A BLOODY MAR
AND THEN A BEER
AND AFTER SEVERAL SIPS
I FELT MY LIPS
MEET A
MARGARITA

I HAD SCHNAPPS
SCHNAPPS INFUSED WITH PEACH
ONE TOO MANY
I HAD SEX
ON THE BEACH
ONE TOO MANY

THEN I SAT ALONE
AND SHOT PATRON
FOR WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
'CAUSE ONE TOO MANY
AIN’T ENOUGH WITHOUT YOU

I HAD WINE
WINE OUT OF THE BOX
ONE TOO MANY
I HAD SWEET
BAILEY’S ON THE ROCKS
ONE TOO MANY

AND AFTER SHOOTING SHOTS AT A FEW MORE SPOTS
I START HEADING HOME
BUT THEN THE NIGHT LIGHTS POINT
TO AN ITALIAN JOINT
AND IT’S HELLO
LEMONCELLO

HAD CHAMPAGNE AND HIS NAME WAS DOM
ONE TOO MANY
KILLED THE PAIN WITH A SAKE BOMB
ONE TOO MANY

AND WITH EVERY POUR
I POUR SOME MORE
‘CAUSE WHAT GOOD’S JUST A FEW?

ONE TOO MANY
CAN BE ROUGH
BUT ONE TOO MANY
KEEPS US TOUGH
WE HAD PLENTY
BUT PLENTY JUST WON’T DO

‘CAUSE ONE TOO MANY
AIN’T ENOUGH WITHOUT YOU