"Open House" genre: Acoustic
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	I wrote this song during my brief tenure as a real estate agent. I often say that this song is the best thing to come of that flawed, misguided "career" choice. Despite including a number of the "tricks of the trade" used by real estate agents to get people to view houses and to keep them inside once they're there, in actuality this song is a plea to a wayward lover to return to the house that had been their home for so long.
	Credits: Aaron Levy
	Story Behind the Song This song was written for a songwriting class I was taking over the summer of 2000. Despite this sparse vocal and guitar style demo, I have always envisioned this song as a Beatles meets Bert Bacharach style song with horns and a lush, Henry Mancini-esque smoothness to it. Lyrics Open house today please make an effort to stop by The door’ll be unlocked and refreshments are free I’ll be waiting in the kitchen by the antique sink So I can let you know what your leaving has been doing to me You see I’ve been uptight, I can’t sleep In this spacious bedroom all alone Did I mention that the curtains and the carpets convey I’ve got hot rolls in the oven in the hopes you’ll stay So I can let you know what your leaving has been doing to me All of this time I’ve been sitting here pining away at the thought of the day we last sat here together And tried to decide if the clock in the kitchen had once been yours or mine Not the most pleasant of things I could think of to do with the woman who had until then been my lover And now because I just can’t sleep at night, or at anytime I just have to let you know just what your leaving has been doing to me Open house today just thought I’d call and let you know If the layout seems familier it’s a common design Go on and have a look around no telling what you’ll find That’ll let you know what your leaving has been doing to me I been out late driving around the circles in the neighborhood I’ve seen the early dogwalkers rushing home in the rain I’ve been contemplating all the signs that seem to say That you really don’t know just what your leaving has been doing to me All of this time I’ve been sitting here pining away at the thought of the day we last sat here together And tried to decide if the clock in the kitchen had once been yours or mine Not the most pleasant of things I could think of to do with the woman who had until then been my lover And now because I just can’t sleep at night, or at anytime I just have to let you know just what your leaving has been doing to me Open house today please do your best to make it by It backs up to the river there’s a dock for the boat I’ll be waiting in the entryway to take your coat And slip a note in the pocket saying “please come back cause this is your home, doesn’t it feel like home, isn’t it home?”

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