From the recording Seriously
Basic tracks recorded at Sparta Sound by Rich Mattson - Additional recording at It's a Secret in Minneapolis by David J. Russ - Mixed at Sparta Sound by Rich Mattson - Mastered by Tom Garneau
THE BAND:
Dan Israel - acoustic and electric rhythm guitars (and a few leads), vocals, some rudimentary piano
David J. Russ - drums, vocals, and percussion - and orchestration on "How Do I?"
Mike Lane - bass,, vocals, keys on the bridge to "Take Off Again"
Steve Brantseg - lead and rhythm electric guitars
THE GUESTS:
Rich Mattson - various and sundry guitar/bass/keys/percussion contributions, harmonica on "I'm in New York"
Peter J. Sands - organ and piano
John Eller - piano on "Happy for Now"
Katie Gearty - harmony vocals on "Set Each Other Free"
Colleen Martin-Oake - harmony vocals on "Taking the Fall"
"The Hang of It" - Recorded/mixed/produced by Jon Herchert at Suburban Serenade, a Deck production - Dan Israel - rhythm guitar and vocals - Jon Herchert - lead guitars, bass, and harmony vocals - Ashleigh Still - harmony vocals - John Fields - drums
Cover art by Laura Bennett - Design by Jon Hunt - Photo by Steven Cohen - Special thanks and love to Eden Mollow - www.danisraelmusic.com
Lyrics
10. The Hang of It
(verse)
Hey, I’m getting out of the house, I’ve been crazy as a loon, I’ve been quiet as a mouse
Yeah, been going mad for a while, but I don’t care anymore if I was ever in style, no I don’t care anymore if I was ever in style
Hey, I’m going down to the lake and I don’t care anymore if it’s a terrible mistake,
Yeah, I’m gonna stare at the sky, and I don’t care anymore about my piece of the pie, no I don’t care anymore if I can ever decide
(chorus)
There ain’t one grand solution,
There ain’t no perfect fit,
It’s just the normal confusion,
And it ain’t so bad, once you get
the hang of it (once you get, once you get the hang of it, once you get, once you get the hang of it)
(verse)
Hey, I’m going downtown, won’t get myself jailed, I’m just delivering sound, yeah, I’m going down to the sea, and I don’t care anymore, who they expect me to be, no I don’t care anymore, who they expect me to be
(chorus)
I’ll never be that person, that role will never fit, there’s still a whole lot worse and, it ain’t so bad, once you get the hang of it (once you get, once you get the hang of it, once you get, once you get the hang of it)
(bridge)
Hey, going out past the lines,
Get away, from my cynical mind,
Go play, whatever song I feel,
Pray, that I’m gonna make it real,
That I’m gonna make it real, today…
(verse)
Hey, I’m going to the bank, gonna take a little money, gonna fill up my tank,
Yeah, I ain’t ever gonna quit, no I can’t stop now, just got the hang of it, no I can’t stop now, just got the hang of it (once you get, once you get the hang of it) - you got to keep on - (once you get, once you get the hang of it) - you got to keep on-on-on (once you get, once you get the hang of it) - HANG ON!