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Open Stage Tonight
Words and Music by Brian Griffin (4-10-01)

It’s Wednesday night and I’m heading down
Heading down Grandview way
Breaking up the weekly routine
There’s a place I want to stay
Listening to the acoustic music
So many great things to hear
Going down to the Open Stage tonight
Down at the Thirsty Ear

People with guitars come in one by one
Drop their name in the old top hat
At 8’o clock Donna draws them out
She lets you know where you are at
If we are lucky, she may do a set
And grace us with her songs
At 8:30 the lights go up
It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for so long
Everthing is gonna be alright
Here at the Open Stage tonight

Over at the bar is Crazy Pete
Sitting and talking with James and Jim
Ebn’s at a table with his group of friends
They may get up and play with him
Lisa’s voice flows like sweet honey
Her heart hanging on every line
Then it’s Al’s turn to get up and play
the crowd goes wild as he slides
Derek is lifted to the stage
His hands move fast to make up for his legs
He plays more notes in 15 minutes
Then the rest of us can ever hope to play
Jerry the owner sings some Beatles songs
And the crowd gets in on the act
Then Jason comes along and sings
A heartfelt song about his cat
Me- I go and play my 3 chord songs
About getting off the Sidelines and Finding My Voice
Hoping that someone has the ears to hear
When they hear, they have a choice
Everthing here is gonna be alright
Hanging at the open stage tonight

There’s the ones who come in once in a while
There’s the ones who play and never come back again
But as long as there is a Wednesday night
There will always be a place for them
I only plan to hang around a little while
But I end up staying all night
Once again caught up in the wild wonder
Of the Open Stage tonight.

It’s Wednesday night and I’m heading down
Heading down Grandview way
Breaking up the weekly routine
There’s a place I want to stay
Listening to the acoustic music
So many great things to hear
Going down to the Open Stage tonight-
Down at the Thirsty Ear

copyright 2000 BDG Music

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from Late Bloomer (Deluxe Edition), released May 21, 2015

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Brian "Clash" Griffin/ The Brian Clash Band Columbus, Ohio

Brian "Clash" Griffin has been a regular performer at various coffeehouses, benefit concerts, vigils against the death penalty and pro-peace rallies since 2000. In 2003 the debut album, LATE BLOOMER was released. Following album releases include HOMEFRONT and LOVELOSS (both 2005), LOVE AND PROTEST (2012), THE PHOENIX SESSIONS (2019). 2023 saw the release of LOVE YOU ALL with the Brian Clash Band ... more

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