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The Money or The Time

by Goodnight, Texas

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"“The Money or The Time” - is an oblique reference to Frank Stockton’s 1882 short story “The Lady, Or The Tiger?” which has become shorthand for an unsolvable problem, an impossible choice. Sonically, it’s a bop: the bouncy mid tempo child of early 90’s Tom Petty and rooftop Beatles, with an Indiana Jones reference in the first verse. This song is unique in the Goodnight, Texas catalog: we nailed it as a four-piece on the first take. Sure, sure, we added some overdubs later. But the drums, bass, and two main guitars were all there on the first pass with Ian at Brothers (Chinese) Recording in Oakland." - Patrick Dyer Wolf

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It’s hard to take the idol
And replace it with the sand
The little bag you cradle tightly in your hand

You carry one, you want the other
And you wonder if you’ve got
A quicker hand than fate has dealt you or maybe not

You used to not have the money
Now you don’t have the time
You used to not have the money
Now you don’t have the time

When you were young you were a dreamer
With a seatbelt on your bed
Your big adventures laying fallow in your head

You traded everything, you pawned it
For a better night of sleep
You pray the lord your stocks and dividends to keep

You used to not have the money
Now you don’t have the time
Yeah you used to not have the money
Now you don’t have the time

You used to not have the money
Now you don’t have the time
Yeah you used to not have the money
Now you don’t have the time

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released April 15, 2024
Written by Patrick Dyer Wolf, Avi Vinocur, Scott Padden, Chris Sugiura

Patrick Dyer Wolf - Lyrics, Lead Vocals, Guitars, Piano
Avi Vinocur - Backing Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica
Chris Sugiura - Bass, Crowd Vocals
Scott Padden - Drums, Percussion, Crowd Vocals

Recorded by Ian Pellicci at Brothers (Chinese) Recording, Oakland, CA Mixed by Jay Pellicci at Brothers Chinese Recording, Oakland, CA Mastered by Amy Dragon, Telegraph Mastering, Portland, OR

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Goodnight, Texas San Francisco, California

Goodnight, Texas is the garage roots Appalachian collaboration of San Francisco’s Avi Vinocur (formerly of The Stone Foxes) and North Carolina’s Patrick Dyer Wolf.
The band conjures a feeling of a different heavy era in the United States - part 1930s, and part 1860s. The trick: heaviness comes from organic acoustic instruments. In this case, a banjo, acoustic guitar and a 1918 mandolin. ... more

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