One More Cup of Coffee by Kosi
Special thanks to: Robert Martinez Credits: Kosi - vocals (all), guitar (8) Aron Marchak - guitar (all except 8) Produced by Akosua Gyebi Recorded and mixed by Joe Davi at Cathedral Sound in Long Island City, NY Photography by Daryl Lathon (back cover) and Akosua Gyebi (front cover) To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time. -- Leonard Bernstein
Tracks: 1. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat written by Charles Mingus 2. One More Cup of Coffee One more cup of coffee or maybe it was tea? These shoes are done with walking that don't bother me. One guitar string missing -- I think that one's the G? One knight in tarnished armor come to rescue me. 'Scuse me, I was on my way to nowhere and you look like you know how to get there so walk with me. One more cup of coffee -- my cup is running low. One more half hour talking and we're out of dough. Now the night is falling we've got nowhere to go. Take me somewhere secluded no one has to know. 'Scuse me, this is not what I had planned out but since you're standing there with your hand out come walk with me. One more cup of coffee One more tasty brew One more spoonful of sugar nothing's sweet as you Just a love story babe and I swear that it's true. Just a love story babe. 3. Little Miss Generous This is the story about a girl named Little Miss Generous. She ran out of money, so she gave up her soul then she plucked out her fingernails right from their cuticles peeled them right off and tossed them in a bowl and she gave it all away 'til she had nothing left to give. She plucked out her eyebrows one hair at a time tossed them in the bowl and left it on the table with a marker-written sign that said "free for the taking" and when nobody took she called them all ungrateful she gave it all away 'til she had nothing left to give. See her now on the corner, skinless and shivering nothing more to give now and even less to say but no one will help her, as they all know the score that anything you give her, she'll just give it away 'cause she gave it all away 'till she had nothing left to give 'till she had nothing left to give Oooh... 'till she had nothing
4. The Coldest Summer It was summertime and you were cold and I was feverish Really thought that I could warm your soul but that was long ago in those days I was foolish Even when I held you in my arms I felt alone. How could I resist your rugged charms even as I bruised my flesh against your heart of stone. Alone, I sat alone in a dark corner huddled to protect myself against the blizzard that was you. I loved you though you could not see through your icy cover Looking back I know that had to be the coldest summertime and you the falsest lover. And how can I have known that the pervasive chill that froze your spirit would come round and freeze my spirit too? I loved you though you could not see through your icy cover Looking back I know that had to be the coldest coldest summertime (6x) the coldest summertime and you the falsest lover. 5. Karen Your body was like a temple and I, like a burnt sacrifice, was laid on your altar, consumed by your fire and now I am paying the price cause I'm longing to love you, Karen I'm burning to taste you, Karen I'm learning to hate you, Karen dear Karen, sweet Karen A god of my own creation deceit in the form of a kiss that one who could love me the way that you loved me could ever in this life exist cause I'm longing to love you, Karen I'm burning to taste you, Karen I'm learning to hate you, Karen dear Karen, sweet Karen But who were you and where are you another sky, another space a vagabond, a bitter place what am I expected to do? You're only a passing distraction the thing I so wanted to find unfortunately now I'm bound to delusion I can't get you out of my mind 6. Autumn in New York written by Vernon Duke Autumn in New York why does it seem so inviting? Autumn in New York it spells the thrill of first nighting
shimmering crowds and glittering clouds in canyons of steel they're making me feel I'm home. It's autumn in New York that brings the promise of new love. Autumn in New York is often mingled with pain. Dreamers with empty hands may sigh for exotic lands but autumn in New York it's good to live it again. 7. Need Your Love I can sing backup in anybody's band and I'll sing it so low 'cause I can do it like a man then I'll sing it so high 'cause I think it might impress you but I won't do it loud 'cause I'll never ever stress you I can bend my body I can twist it like a string of pearls bend over backwards, I can do it, I'm a yoga girl back so strong make you call me Aunt Sarah call me Jessie call me Mary 'cause the name don't matter I need you to love me Can I make you can I make you love me That's all I'm asking I can take humiliation if you serve it in a bowl I can tear it into pieces or just take it down whole I can grill it like a steak with some hot sauce on it and I won't share a piece 'til you tell me that you want it I can paint my body all in gold 'til it glitter I can be that little cutie you'd be strutting to be with her and I'd look so good they'd be like "who's that chick?" but if you don't want to see it I can put away my guitar I need you to love me Can I make you can I make you love me That's all I'm asking for 8. The Last Shot This may be my last shot of whiskey for a while, I'm jittery and I can't sleep. I know I shouldn't have so many but I thought that it would be okay You told me it would be okay I want to I'd even go so far to say I need you and everything you tell me I believe you when you put your arms around my waist and told me it would be okay You said that it would be okay You're pouring lies into my cup and I drink it down as you fill it up And I taste it I've had too much to drink and now I'm wasted I think I might be sick and God I hate it
and I need a cup of coffee but I think that I will be okay You told me I would be okay. This may be my last shot of whiskey for a while, I'm jittery and I can't sleep. I know I shouldn't have so many but I thought that it would be okay You told me it would be okay 9. Marlene vocals, guitar - Kosi (Akosua Gyebi) This could be your retribution, the perfect solution to all of this stuff, love. I gave you all that I could but I guess it's no good if I'm playing too rough, love. This is the way that I feel 'cause the shit just got real you're in need of protection. Watch where you're putting your lips while my body still drips with that poison infection. Run Marlene, go Marlene, don't take me with you. Run Marlene, go. Run Marlene, go Marlene, don't take me with you. Run Marlene, go. Now take your chance, get away 'cause you don't get an A just for participating. I have been lonely before it's okay, shut the door, I'll be here masturbating. Now that my love has been started you've opened your heart and it's going to break now. It matters not that I care but you'd better prepare for the violent takedown. You can put down your resistance. I love your persistance but you're going to burn, love. This is the point where it shatters 'cause it hardly matters that I tried to love you I wanted to love you my love is your curse it will only get worse if you stay with me. This could be your retribution the perfect solution to all of these issues. Since I'm the wretched who hurt you, I may not deserve to declare that I miss you. 10. Once and Future Ain't it funny how certain people never seem to get it right like when I try to say I love you and we end in a fight and maybe I'm sorry for the many stupid things that I do but I don't know another way for me to get back with you and I want to stare into the eyes of my once and future man It's not over, it's not over It's not over, not over, not over, no
And I promise if I could ever get myself out of this mess then I could be the love you need instead of causing you stress and maybe I'm holding way too tightly to a dying jones but I don't know another way to get the chill from my bones I want to stare into the eyes of my once and future man It's not over, it's not over It's not over, not over, not over, no And I'm begging you please, take me back My whole life is on a runaway track and maybe I'm sorry for the many ways in which I've been a fool but I love you, babe, I love you, babe, so please don't be cruel I want to stare into the eyes of my once and future man It's not over, it's not over it's not over, not over, not over, no it's not over, not over, not over, no it's not over, not over, not over, no 11. I Wrote You a Song (bonus track) voices - Kosi (Akosua Gyebi) I wrote you a song and I won't tell the words there's nothing but passion that I've cooled into verse they're the words I write when you find that I'm all alone in a corner while you stand there and just wonder but it's all okay 'cause eventually you'll move along I wrote you a These tender melodies I offer to you but you'll never hear them, you'll never hear them Never never never never I wrote you a song and I won't hum the tune not 'til I'm certain that you've left the room. See that's what I'd do if I ever thought that you had an interest in hearing what I have to say and I know you do 'cause you're not around to tell me I'm wrong I wrote you a song These tender melodies I offer to you These tender melodies I offer to you I wrote you a song that you'll never hear 'cause I'll only sing it when I know you're not near because that's the time when I'm all alone serenading your absence that I really have a handle see I find that I'm only sure of you when you are gone I wrote you a