"One of America's best -- and most underrated -- songwriters."
-- PopMatters
"What? You want some kind of description of the artist and his music? Just fucking listen to the guy and enjoy his prowess."
-- Frank Black a.k.a. Black Francis
"A voice to turn good girls bad...Maybe crazy but damn exciting."
-- The Village Voice
"A proudly weird talent with a nervy raw appeal."
--Time Out New York
"Best Actual Gig of the Year. Very very impressive."
--Sleazegrinder UK
"The bastard child of Sinatra and Lemmy. Great epic, minimalist rock tunes with that end of the night feel."
--Random Magazine UK
“For all his simplicity, Reid is like nobody else.”
-- Seattle Weekly
"Possessed with the voice of a drunken wolf. Songs that roar."
--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Best Of Manhattan"
-- New York Press
"A soot-black sense of humor as biting as an underfed Rottweiler."
--Cleveland Free Times
"An unholy howl of a voice."
-- CMJ New Music Monthly
"Reduce-you-to-tears razor wit...Reid Paley ought to be a household name."
--Pittsburgh City Paper
"One of the East Coast's best-kept secrets, his wryly misanthropic schtick is all his own. Live, he is the Bill Hicks of the blues. You need to see him."
--What's On In London
"Straightforward, sarcastic, funny and gifted at putting a song together."
--New York Press
"For fans of churlish honesty and unaffected one-man shows, REVIVAL is a nonstop riot."
--San Francisco Weekly
"A jarring reminder of what rock'n'roll once was and could be again."
--The Washington Times
"Reid Paley is the kind of artist Seattle loves."
--The Stranger
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lyrics
SOMEDAY I’LL BE OKAY (Reid Paley)
Never really knew how
Not to look into the sun
Thought I was beginning
Didn’t know that I was done
And she said
I can see you’re gonna be a lot of fun
Someday you’ll be okay
Once upon a time you thought
That it would never end
Remember when you said that
You were my best friend
I know I may be crazy
But there’s no need to pretend
Someday I’ll be okay
She caught me in a barroom
Said she was built to please
Said boy I’m gonna have you
She was walking on her knees
And then she said
Won’t you tell somebody please
Someday I’ll be okay
[Optimistic Instrumental Verse]
Just take your chance no second try
No time to waste or just a
Waste of time
Well I could be the stranger
I could be the missing link
There’s nothing making sense here
It’s getting hard to think
I think I need to get out
And get myself a drink
Someday I’ll be okay
So take my hand babe
We’ll see what we can see
I don’t know what you’re doing
Hanging round with me
They wait to see me break down
But as far as I can see
Someday I’ll be okay
Lyrics Appear by Permission
The Monkey’s Paw (BMI)
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