AH! LEAH (M. Avsec/D. Ierace)

This is a song by Donnie Iris. I saw him do this song on a show called Solid Gold when I was a kid. I used to love that show. I saw The Vapors do Turning Japanese on that show too. Great show.
Ah! Leah was amazing so I bought his album, Back On The Streets, immediately. When I say I, I mean I convinced my Mom to buy it with gentle nagging and careful harassment.
I have done this song in almost every band I've been in. The Age Of Electric played it in clubs, Static In Stereo recorded a demo of it but I've never released a version of it until now.
When the Sinners started doing it it became a fave of our people pretty quickly so it was a no brainer to include it on Exile. It's a great song. It's certainly a lot more lush than anything I would write on my own. 3, 4 and 5 part harmonies. Crazy.
The band did a good job of reinterpreting this song without being too precious to the original while keeping it's spirit. It's certainly more aggressive.


Leah, it's been a long, long time you're such a sight
You're lookin' better than a body has the right to
Don't you know we're playin' with the fire
And we can't stop this burnin' desire

Leah
Ah! Leah
Here we go again
Ah! Leah
Is it ever cold in here
Ah! Leah
Here we go again
Ah! Leah

I see your lips and I wonder who's been kissin' them
I never knew how badly I was missin' them
We both know we're never gonna make it
But when we touch we never have to fake it

Chorus  

Baby, it's no good we're just askin' for trouble
I can touch you but I don't know how to love you
It ain't no use we're headed for disaster 
Our minds say no but our hearts are talkin' faster

chorus