Name: Arlene
Duration: P00H03M01S
Description: When I first met my woman, I mistakenly took her step family as her Hungarian heritage. That mistake seriously influenced this foreign sounding "Hava Nagila" gem and I later found out that she is as American as McDonald's :) Still, this was the first song that made me want to consider doing a whole CD of just acoustic-style songs.

Arlene

from Don't Try This at Home by Acoustic Fingers

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When I first met my woman, I mistakenly took her step family as her Hungarian heritage. That mistake seriously influenced this foreign sounding "Hava Nagila" gem and I later found out that she is as American as McDonald's :) Still, this was the first song that made me want to consider doing a whole CD of just acoustic-style songs.

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ARLENE

Her eyes are alive
With a wisdom beyond their own time
Her words ringing true
In my head I try not to
But I can't help but hear

Arlene
She's one of a kind
And she's got my eye
Though I should know better

Arlene
What are we doing here?
Arlene
You're a rarity

She takes me by the hand
All the years disappear like magic
Though I've been here before
And I should know better
It's coming so naturally

She makes me sing
Filling my head with dreams
She makes me weak
And keeps me in mystery

Arlene
Where are we going here?
Arlene
Guess we'll wait and see

Arlene
She's one of a kind
And she's got my eye
And I can't resist her
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from Don't Try This at Home, released June 22, 2012

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