Chris Kasper Sunlight In An Empty Room 1. Cold Cold World 2. Getting Right 3. The Only Ones 4. Shuffle on Through 5. Cry Me a Creek 6. Books From the Jailhouse 7. It’s Not Me, It’s You 8. Summer in the City 9. Ain’t it a Shame 10. When it’s Gone 11. The Hotel Song Produced by Chris Kasper, Jano Rix, Brook Sutton, and JP Ruggieri Recorded and Engineered by Brook Sutton Mixed by Brook Sutton with Jano Rix, Chris Kasper, and JP Ruggieri Mastered by Will Tyson Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered at The Studio Nashville BAND: Chris Kasper - Vocals, Guitar (piano on Books) Jano Rix - Drums, Keys, Shuitar JP Ruggieri - Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Brook Sutton - Bass (background vocals done by the band) Special Guests: Oliver Wood - Vocal and Guitar on Getting Right G. Love - Harmonica on Ain’t it a Shame Cover photo by Alicia Alarco Back photo by Brandon Finney Design by T.H. Jones Additional Design by Gregory J. Del Deo Thanks to Maeve Graham, Steve Poulton, and Kiley Ryan for help behind the scenes All songs written by Chris Kasper © ℗ 2024 Christopher Paul Kasper Ghost Jawn Music, BMI © ℗ 2024 Christopher Paul Kasper, under exclusive license to Royal Potato Family 1. COLD COLD WORLD I don’t need a million bucks Or a switchblade in my boot I get by on sittin ducks And low hangin fruit Had a taste of the sweet dream Had a taste of the big lie Loving you was sweet relief To the shiver in my spine It’s a cold cold world With a heart of steel Took a woman like you to remind me How the sunlight feels, in a cold cold world Freelance freeloader, free on bail Sitting in a room with a view Feet down on solid ground The likes I never knew It’s a strange feeling to say the least When you’ve been fighting just to get by Now that you’re eating right And sleepin tight And don’t freeze to death at night In a cold cold world With a heart of steel Took a woman like you to remind me How the sunlight feels In a cold cold world Where the dark is real Took a woman like you to remind me How the sunlight feels It’s a cold cold world With a heart of steel Took a woman like you to remind me How the sunlight feels, in a cold cold world In a cold cold world Where the dark is real Took a woman like you Took a woman like you Took a woman like you To remind me How the sunlight feels I don’t need a million bucks Or a switchblade in my boot I get by on sittin ducks And low hangin fruit 2. GETTING RIGHT There’s a river called the Jordan It flows to the Dead Sea Before it ends, it rolls along Those shores of Galilee You can jump on in the water They say anytime of day That’s the way I heard that you can Wash those sins away So before I leave, Before I go I’m gettin right with God Gettin right with God Before I leave, Yeah before I go, I’m gettin right with God Gettin right with God Gettin right yeah There’s a saint named Baptist John Liked to hang around the bank People came from all around To put holy water in their tank The Savior came one night, They had a campfire on the lawn John handed Him an old guitar And He sang everybody a song Went before I leave, Before I go, I’m gettin right with God Gettin right with God Before I leave, Before I go, Gettin right with God Gettin right with God There’s a river on the other side It’s the holiest one I know Carried the gospel From New Orleans to Chicago They say Muddy walked on water The say Lightning walked the line They tuned up and turned that Holy water into wine Sayin before I leave, Before I go I’m gettin right with God Gettin right with God Before I leave, Yeah before I go, I’m gettin right with God Gettin right with God Gettin right yeah (Gettin right) 3. THE ONLY ONES Wide awake in the morning Wide awake at night I’m wide Wide eyed and wondering When comes tomorrow Where goes yesterday And why Why would I feel stranded On an island of here and now Surrounded by a sea Eternal in sunshine It goes deeper and deeper Than anything I can imagine ‘Neath the surface of myself To who I am and how I got here Noises from the neighbors Noises from the street But its quiet Away from the city Yeah I moved from a ghost town You can move as you please If you’re light Light as a shadow Won’t you find your way into my morning Please don’t disappear, I need you now There’s nothing to hold on to Let’s go deeper and deeper Than anything we can imagine ‘Neath the surface of ourselves To who we are and how we got here We’re the only ones, only ones We’re the only ones, only ones You say we’re the only ones, only ones I say we’re the only ones, only ones Wide awake in the morning Wide awake at night I’m wide Wide eyed and wondering When comes tomorrow Where goes yesterday And why Why would I feel stranded 4. SHUFFLE ON THROUGH If you want to climb the higher mountain Gotta get up the hill If you want to clean the space around you Pick up what you spill Sometimes you gotta Shuffle on back, shuffle on down, shuffle on through Sometimes time you gotta Break yourself to make yourself somebody new If you want to see the stars above Got to get through the clouds If you want to stand alone You gotta stand out in the crowd Sometimes you gotta Shuffle on back, shuffle on down, shuffle on through Sometimes you gotta Break yourself to make yourself somebody new If you want to sail around the world You gotta wait for the wind If you want to find a dream in life You gotta stop sleepin Sometimes you gotta Shuffle on back, shuffle on down, shuffle on through Sometimes you gotta Break yourself to make yourself somebody new Sometimes you gotta Shuffle on back, shuffle on down, shuffle on through Sometimes you gotta Break yourself to make yourself somebody new 5. CRY ME A CREEK Cry me a river, cry me a creek Keep on keeping on like the levee sprung a leak Must be something wrong Tears on your cheek Cry me a river, cry me a creek Show me a dollar, throw me a dime Keep on keeping on, one day it’ll all be mine Don’t wanna be broke Working overtime Show me a dollar, throw me a dime Going to the country Goin to the shore Keep on keep on keeping on Till there’s no place left to go Got five more miles So flies the crow Keep on keep on keeping on Till there’s no place left to go Lay me down in roses, lay me down in daisies too Keep on keeping on, I know you know how to My ghost is gone Had something to do Lay me in roses, lay me down in daisies too Going to the country Goin to the show Keep on keeping on Till there’s no place left to go Got five more miles So flies the crow Keep on keep on keeping on Till there’s no place left to go (alright) Yeah I’m going to the country Goin down to the shore Keep on keeping on Till there’s no place left to go Got five more miles So flies the crow Keep on keep on keeping on Till there’s no place left to go 6. BOOKS FROM THE JAILHOUSE All my books came from the jailhouse All my clothes from lost and found Found my father gambling On the outsides of town We both looked up at the sun Said what’s it doin now It’s high and low High and low Dreamt I was a lighthouse Along a stormy ocean blue So when you needed a light to shine I could shine a light on you Let you know you’re not alone Oh I’ve been there too High and low High and low So when you come back Down from your heaven Out from your underground So when come back Down from your heaven Out from your underground I’ll be waiting Right here when you come around Well we can’t change yesterday So let’s hold tomorrow’s hand It’s not how hard we’ve fallen It’s how soft we land Cause you and I are ocean tides Along a golden sand High and low High and low So when you come back Down from your heaven Out from your underground So when come back Down from your heaven Out from your underground I’ll be waiting Right here when you come around 7. ITíS NOT ME, ITíS YOU I’m not crying, you’re cryin I’m not crying, you’re cryin I’m just saying, I’m just saying its true I’m just saying it ain’t me, it’s you I ain’t laughing, you’re laughin I ain’t laughing, you’re laughin I’m just saying, I’m just saying it’s true I’m just saying it ain’t me, it’s you I’m not lying, you’re lyin I’m not lying, you’re lyin I’m just saying, I’m just saying it’s true I’m just saying it ain’t me, it’s you I’m not crying, you’re cryin I’m not crying, you’re cryin I’m just saying, I’m just saying it’s true I’m just saying it ain’t me, it’s you It’s you It’s you 8. SUMMER IN THE CITY Camping out On the fire escape Sirens a-buzzin Through the city landscape We got snacks in bowls A TV for fun So we can cheer with the neighbors After every home run It’s alright (it’s alright) Yeah it’s ok (it’s ok) Summer nights in the city Are as hot as the day And the sky is red From the neon lights There’s a few pretty ladies Out workin tonight And Ma’s in her kerchief Pa’s in his cap And the AC unit Is just a loud piece of crap It’s alright (it’s alright) Yeah it’s ok (it’s ok) Summer nights in the city Are as hot as the day Cats in the window Dogs in the road Pissin steam Whenever they go We’re all fish in a barrel Pigeons in coop Dreams and wishes Are asleep on the stoop It’s alright (it’s alright) Yeah it’s ok (it’s ok) Summer nights in the city Are as hot as the day It’s alright (it’s alright) Yeah it’s ok (it’s ok) Summer nights in the city Are as hot as the day 9. AINíT IT A SHAME Out there in the night There’s a star with no name No name No name Ain’t it shame Ain’t it shame Out there in the night There’s a fire with no flame No flame No flame Ain’t it shame Ain’t it shame Hold on to your heart Don’t let it get you down Or you’ll be longing for someone To throw your arms around Out there in the night There’s a flower with no rain No rain No rain Ain’t it shame Ain’t it shame Hold on to your heart Don’t let it get you down Or you’ll be longing for someone To throw your arms around Out there in the night There’s a song, no refrain No refrain No refrain Ain’t it shame Ain’t it shame 10. WHEN ITíS GONE When it’s gone it goes Where it goes no one knows Like a dying red rose When it’s gone, there it goes Burned out in the night Like an old kitchen light Hidin in the shadows When it’s gone, there it goes Slipped down the drain Like a loose wedding ring Washed away I suppose When it’s gone, there it goes Oooo oooo oooo Flew outta sight Like a song in the night Right before my eyes close When it’s gone, there it goes When it’s gone, it goes Where it goes no one knows Like a dying red rose When it’s gone there it goes Oooo oooo oooo 11. THE HOTEL SONG That little trip took way too long Not saying I was right But someone was wrong Well it’s alright now We’re back at our hotel They said it never rains In Southern California Woulda bought a raincoat But nobody warns ya Well it’s alright now We’re back at our hotel Crazy patterns lining the floor “Do not disturb” sign the door Drawing the curtains Let’s forget the world for a spell Your cousin’s wedding Has been over for hours We got drunk as bees On tequila flowers Well it’s alright now We’re back at our hotel Don’t need room service Don’t need a maid Just keepin cool On a big ol bed Lord don’t come a-knocking Don’t go ringing my bell Oh baby I’m tired Don’t wanna go craze Think I could sleep for A week and a day Well it’s alright now We’re back at our hotel Back at our hotel Back at our hotel (room service)