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The Mystic
Cowboys’ music has songs about cabin, Uncle Sam, Deadwood, Bourbon Street,
rainmaker, sin, metal horses, happy toad, mama, Willie, tears, scarecrow,
butterflies, man in black, drink, sober, love, crazy, fairy tales, Sioux City,
lasso, clowns, Crazy Horse, Devil’s Tower, prairie, Roger Miller, too hot,
serendipity, Las Vegas, another world, angels, good luck, funny farm, secrets,
outlaw creed, brand new buffalo, second-hand smoke, honky-tonk, tornado,
Nashville, etc., etc.
Listed below are
the lyrics of the Mystic Cowboys’ songs.
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Wolves on the Horizon
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I take it with me when I leave here When I leave here tonight Wind is blowing in my grey hair Something don’t feel right There’s wolves on the horizon I hear them howling at the moon
Rain killed the dust here last night There’s new mud on the ground Maybe if you’re comin’ we’re gonna travel light Ain’t gonna leave my blood here in this town There’s wolves on the horizon I hear them howling at the moon
Travel is easier when you’re young Pain’s no surprise to the old If goodbye is just sitting on your tongue I don’t want to be told There’s wolves on the horizon I hear them howling at the moon |
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It's All Right
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When you don’t even know what side you belong to It’s all right, it’s all right When you don’t even know the words ‘cause the song is new It’s all right, it’s all right
I’ve got your teardrops in my wishing well I’ve seen the starlight in your smile Love’s stories are always so sweet to tell They never do go out of style
When you don’t even know what side you belong to It’s all right, it’s all right When you don’t even know the words ‘cause the song is new It’s all right, it’s all right
Wind and the water join in harmony We are all somewhere in between Our ears can’t hear what our eyes cannot see Some night we’ll all rejoin in the dream
When you don’t even know what side you belong to It’s all right, it’s all right When you don’t even know the words ‘cause the song is new It’s all right, it’s all right It’s all right, it’s all right
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Chasing A Song -I bet you don’t really remember me I’ve been gone so long Time really hasn’t changed things that much for me I’m still chasing a song
I remember high school was hard on you I remember you loved the silver screen I know, take it from me It’s hard to give up on a dream
This park still has pretty flowers Go ahead and put one in your hair How did you like San Francisco Someday I’d like to see the sunset from there
Do you think about that summers sand Do you cry about that war What about your lover Do you think of him anymore
Yeah I went down to Tennessee I didn’t stay too long I discovered I was gettin’ hard of hearing From chasing a song
I miss those drive-in theaters And hiding your little sister in the trunk But I swear I was a gentleman Those were our movies We just watched bad movies and got drunk
I always like the one will with Billy Jack That one could make me cry That night your sister was awful sweet to me Full harvest moon hung in the sky
Now please take a hug from a dreamer Don’t take me wrong ‘cause I’m gonna steal this whole sweet conversation ‘cause I’m still chasing a song
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Starlight Over My Head -When you left you blocked out the sun There was nothin’ that I could’ve done But now I seek the soft evening time Taste your kisses with my red wine There’s starlight over my head And I take your memory to bed
Now some days the sun shines too bright I find myself longing for the night And your red roses alone I can smell Love or misery no one can tell There’s starlight over my head And I take your memory to bed There’s starlight over my head And I take your memory to bed
When you left you blocked out the sun There was nothin’ that I could’ve done
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That Woman -I’ve got my roots I’ve got my pride Got family numbers on my side I’ve got snakeskin Sheds six times a year But it’s only that woman that I fear
I’ve sworn off confession and my crucifix I’ve flown with the crows and a nice bunch of hicks I’ve slept in the snow Brought in the new year And it’s only that woman that I fear
I don’t need her now ‘cause I’m almost dead Send me a sweet-hearted angel instead I’ve got snakeskin Sheds six times a year But it’s only that woman that I fear It was only that woman that I fear
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If Love Don't -So it flies on the dust Beyond the eyes that you can’t trust We turn it over now To the fates and the stars
You came here once When you were young Flower soft Hidden from the sun We turn it over now To the fates and the stars
If love don’t last forever then what truly can Flies off on the wind and can return For every woman and every man
It’s in the child that dies too young It’s true and wild Can’t be undone
We turn it over now To the fates and the stars If love don’t last forever then what truly can Flies off on the wind and it can return For every woman and every man
The sun will dry tears from your face The wind will cry Amazing Grace We turn it over now To the fates and the stars If love don’t last forever then what truly can If it flies off on the wind, it can return For every woman and every man
So it flies upon the dust Beyond the eyes that you can’t trust We turn it over now To the fates and the stars
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Every Christmas -Every Christmas I get a little sad Cause I’m still your dad and you’re still gone And every Christmas we light up the yard We send out a Christmas card And your face is there with ours And every Christmas we celebrate the star Wonder where you are and why you had to leave Every Christmas I’m still looking for the wise men So that there can be peace on earth And every Christmas Every Christmas
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The moon is up over the trees And the night wind is easy and warm When the wind is out of the east This time of year it’s a sure sign of storm
Well I filled the box with wood In case the lights go down It’s Christmas tomorrow Santa’s rollin’ to town
Christmas candles . . . Nothing I choose Shadows on the snow banks Old time Christmas blues
Shook the dice, landed on Boardwalk This time I loose Shadows on the snow banks Old time Christmas blues Old time Christmas blues Old time Christmas blues Old time Christmas blues The old time Christmas blues
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Lip Service -We busted our asses on New Year’s Day Bringing the southern rock band into town They won a Grammy twenty years ago Most everybody still really digs their sound There was a local asshole who thinks he’s a hero That was up way past his bedtime He was whining and crying he didn’t think the show was starting on time Well next time stay home with your broadcaster’s tone And polished tired bones and just leave us alone
Cause your lip service of support is nothing of the sort Cause your lip service of support is nothing of the sort And we love animals but you know what you can do to yourself and the horse that you rode in on
We busted our asses on New Year’s Day Bringing the southern rock act into town They won a Grammy twenty years ago Man everybody still really digs their sound And your lip service of support is nothing of the sort Yeah your lip service of support is nothing of the sort And we love animals but you know what you can do to yourself and the horse that you rode in on You know what you can do to yourself and the horse you rode in on |
Me and Bernie -Me and Bernie at Grandpa Duffy’s Cookin’ burgers in the early summer afternoon Me and Bernie were the best of friends but summertime ends Summertime ends in South Dakota, way too soon
Me and Bernie we shined some boots We were in sixth grade His uncle had a café We ate french-fries Had stars in our eyes We’d go up on Verendrye Watched rivers go by Watch the Bad and Missouri rivers rollin’ by
Me and Bernie, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn In that 1970’s world we were livin’ in Me and Bernie were the best of friends but summertime ends Summertime ends in South Dakota, way too soon
Me and Bernie were the best of friends but summertime ends |
Take Your Freedom -Don’t let no one hold you down tonight Take your freedom and be free That guy that’s laughin’ in your face Will never be what he wants to be
Your road is meant for runnin’ You got a hard rock callus on your feet The worm is finally turning And the fruit on your tree is super sweet
And be the man, don’t grovel to the man Try to learn outside your tongue Find your traditions, revel in them Don’t apologize ever for being young
Well change comes quickly so look for it Take your freedom and be free Roll with the punches and don’t ever quit And be who you are meant to be
Take your freedom and be free Take your freedom and be free
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Stranded Robin -Spring snowstorm caught all the sun From Detroit Lakes to Chamberlain Baby wasn’t at home to feed the stranded robins Their orange bellies on the tree branch against the white snow load
They said hey where’s your missus I bet tonight you miss her kisses
Baby wasn’t at home to feed the stranded robins Their orange bellies on the tree branch against the white snow load
Said the worms are covered in snow Where did that birdfeeder lady go
Baby wasn’t at home to feed the stranded robins Their orange bellies on the tree branch against the snow load
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The Soft Side -The soft side has your colors The soft side has your orange sunset And sunbeams through the clouds Shinin’ down on all that’s loud Rain is silent in your heart
The soft side don’t mind the rain The soft side wraps its arms around the pain Pat your back so lightly Whispers ever so slightly That the song comes to your ear Puts you to sleep
The soft side on the soft side The soft side
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My Old Country Songs -Well I’ll be back on my feet Shuffling down the street Singing my old country songs I’m simple as rain And I take my pains And put on my old country songs
My Dad liked butch wax He combed his hair back Sometimes it was long Sometimes it was flat
Didn’t like chickens Called them rats with wings I laughed at him now The tears that it brings
Well I’ll be back on my feet Shuffling down the street Singing my old country songs I’m simple as rain And I take my pains And put on my old country songs
Well the angels they sing And it comes on the wind Like the leaves in the fall All colors of friends And the circle of songs That roll in my mind Talk to my memory Don’t leave me behind
Well I’ll be back on my feet Shuffling down the street Singing my old country songs I’m simple as rain And I take my pains And put on my old country songs
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Cabin Fever - Click to Play There’s a fat brown Labrador trying to get out of the cold Layin’ out by the wood stove he’s getting old That storm would have ripped right through him Left three foot of snow behind But you can’t let cabin fever wrap around your mind
We danced round and round like swirling snow We danced round and round ‘bout as fast as we can go
Cabin fever’s got a big hat on this town Cabin fever’s takin’ us down
We danced round and round like swirling snow We danced round and round ‘bout as fast as we can go Round and round like swirling snow We danced round and round ‘bout as fast as we can go
My bike’s in the shed My woman’s in my head My bike’s in the shed My woman’s in my head Labor Jig (The Way It Always Goes) - Click to Play Pain was in my heart Thought it was my head I’m smiling but I’m hurt I know that I ain’t dead I heard her naked laugh But my brain was working slow She slid inside a silky shirt That’s the way it always goes
Fingernails peeled an orange Like she stripped away my soul A man ain’t got no hope when he loses self control My eyes were in her cleavage But my brain was working slow Heat burned away my sorrows That’s the way it always goes My eyes were in her cleavage But my brain was working slow Heat burned away my sorrows That’s the way it always goes
I was dancing like Travolta I’m fat but I can move A promise in her eyes Put me in her groove That woman tore me down My brain was working slow The Sweet Lord sends forgiveness That’s the way it always goes
That woman tore me down She powdered up my nose The Sweet Lord sent forgiveness That’s the way it always goes That woman tore me down She got me out of my clothes The Sweet Lord sends forgiveness That’s the way it always goes The Sweet Lord sends forgiveness That’s the way it always goes
Tomorrow - Click to Play There’s nothing really wrong Wish I could turn around and play some songs But the money stayed away And got no time to play today
But tomorrow I’ll fly like a blue jay in the summer rain Tomorrow we’ll laugh and play music, just two old friends Tomorrow we’ll spend time like it will never end Tomorrow Tomorrow
Hey what’s the fuss We both missed the bus to the clouds There’s a rainbow in the sky Please don’t you cry ,neither will I
But tomorrow I’ll fly like a blue jay in the summer rain Tomorrow we’ll laugh and play music, just two old friends Tomorrow we’ll spend time like it will never end Tomorrow Tomorrow But tomorrow I’ll fly like a blue jay in the summer rain
In This World (Bush) - Click to Play I’m pondering on the source of all the anger in this world Right now I just don’t have a clue There gun runners selling war in the midst of this world It’s crazy what greed makes people do
Tell me Mr. President do you figure you’ll always be in this world You talk like God gave you a big war plan Misdirection and deception are your footprints in this world It’s crazy what fear can do to a man
Stockpiles of wealth and privilege lead to killing in this world You’ve got to protect the treasures of your land Sharing, Loving and Giving are blessing in this world We’re all connected why can’t we understand
Pondering on the source of all the anger in this world
Easter Morning - Click to Play Grandma sitting at sunrise Waiting on the sun Songbirds sing her a lullaby Easter has come
Cold sad winter is in retreat Ice still covers Lake Madison But church bells are happier this morning Cause Easter Morning has come Easter Morning has come
Well Grandma looks pretty in a flower dress Plays her Irish Accordion Saint Patrick’s was in Holy Week this year Now Easter Morning has come Easter Morning has come
Grandma smiles young at breakfast Rowdy and noisy grandchildren Song birds are singing brightly Easter Morning has come Easter Morning has come
Go Easy and Run - Click to Play Leaping from a train On the sunny shore Don’t you worry about your troubles no more Find a little sand a little sun Go easy and run
Waking from a dream My you’re running fast Can’t hardly see the shadows you cast Find a little sand a little sun Go easy and run
Waking from a dream People off a bus Honey they don’t really think like us Let’s find a little sand a little sun Go easy and run Leap Day - Click to PlayDid you reach out for the light I think you might have tried Were love ones in sight I think you might have cried
Did that sleepy meadow change Did the flowers all bloom Were you grabbing your guitar As you left the room
Did the math between the stars All make perfect sense As Einstein dreamed
Did you reach out for the light I think you might have tried Were your love ones in sight I think you might have cried Did you reach out for the light I think you might have tried Were your love ones in sight I think you might have cried Not A Man - Click to PlayYou can see a tree for what it is Wind may have ravaged it’s limbs You can see a tree for what it is But it’s not a man
You can hear the sea in a sea shell Secrets it whispers may be true You can hear the sea in a sea shell But it’s not a man Oh no it’s not a man A man is of those things And if you listen close to that sea shell You may hear the songs of a distant land Sung by a small child But that echo’s not a man
Yes you can see a tree for what it is And time may have taken all its leaves Yes you can see a tree for what it is But it’s not a man No it’s not a man A man is of those things If you listen close to that tree You may hear the songs of a distant land Sung by a small child But that echo of that child is not a man Winter Season - Click to Play When he took to leaving He was awful tired of grieving Wanted to be out on his own
Blue uniform collar He’d sell anything for dollars He was smooth and hard as a stone
And now I know the reason He was in his winter season He was waiting for his shoots to crack the ground He found his occupation In the great lawless nation When he saw his horse go down Saw his horse going down Saw that horse going down
When he took to killing He was awful tired of spilling His own blood just to see the color red He left his homeland Became enough to make a stand Now he’s overseas and the yankee’s dead That’s how it gets out of the country sometimes Yankee
And now I know the reason He was in his winter season He was waiting for his shoots to crack the ground He found his occupation In the great lawless nation When he saw his horse go down Saw his horse going down Saw that horse going down
Lifted him off the ground Lifted him off the ground No Train - Click to Play There ain’t no train runnin’ through here No train runnin’ through here anymore There ain’t no train runnin’ through here No train runnin’ through here anymore
There ain’t no train Ides of March - Click to Play She’s limpin’ some but her stride is sharp Sundogs in the sky on the Ides of March Rainbow rising in an angel’s heart Gilded wounds on the Ides of March
She believes in angels She believes in angels
Well she’s in the mirror and it’s looking back She’s a flower in the shades of black She rides a rainbow she follows the arch Her years behold the Ides of March
She believes in angels She believes in angels Burned Gasoline - Click to Play Some secrets they just ain’t true It’s the finger pointing back at you Worm is in the apple core Blue collar worker is the rich man’s whore
And I’m locked into the mortal truth All these lies just drain the youth Show them games and make them play Give lip service about judgment day
Give ample drink to drown the fools Tell ‘em war ain’t got no rules W, he’s scaring all of us Fly your flag and get on the bus
Well how many soldiers die in vain And callin’ out their momma’s name Tell me has the American Dream All burned away in gasoline John F - Click to PlayAcross the universe inside a dream I was ridin’ on a light beam With a man I’d met from the past Who was introducing himself To the future
The spirits are returning from their sleep Still having earthly promises to keep I said John F you’re drivin’ fast back From the future Born Kings - Click to PlayThey were born to be kings But they die as a poor boy sings But that’s another song Another song
Guns kill a child Why ain’t the world wise That’s another song That’s another song Make Her Come Back - Click to PlayMake her come back Lord make her stay Don’t let the cold wild wind blow her away
Make her come back Lord make her stay Don’t let the cold wild wind blow her away
Under dark black clouds Babies cry You and I under endless skies Mother angel called you home She’s tired of being left alone
Make her come back Lord make her stay Don’t let the cold wild wind blow her away
Oh make her come back Lord make her stay Don’t let the cold wild wind blow her away Buy This Country - Click to PlayIf I had the money to buy this country I’d move down to Mexico If I had the money to buy this country I’d move down to Mexico
They arrested my brother They never liked us in Denver Did we even get a bails bondsman I can’t even remember
Hey meet me at the border I’m the Fourth of July I can’t even speak their words They make me cry
If I had the money to buy this country I’d move down to Mexico If I had the money to buy this country I’d move down to Mexico
Here’s some money from my piggy bank At the slaughter house Well Lord I’m layin’ low Silent as a mouse
Hey meet me at the border I’m the Fourth of July Don’t ask me about old Juan That will make me cry
If I had the money to buy this country I’d move down to Mexico If I had the money to buy this country I’d move down to Mexico Today - Click to PlayWell today Today Well I’m walkin’ down the street Moanin’ out a wish Like I could see the future from down here The blackbirds surround me in their empty high branches Like they know my sentence and they’re watching me walk to the chair
Well today Today I started to pick up my wasted yesterday chances There’s nothing you can get your heart wrapped around like broken down busted blues
Well today Today I’m gonna see if I can forget the criticism that I level at myself And remember the beautiful touches from the past feminine fingers
Hell I’m walkin’ fast thinkin’ I was once fleet of foot I stop and eat a green apple As tart as childhood
Well today Today On my return I stand mirrored in the patio door There’s grey in my beard Our fat long-haired cat stares at me We both put up with each other and try to stay out of each other’s way The nice lady of the house pets us both some days Leap Day - Click to PlayDid you reach out for the light I think you might have tried Were love ones in sight I think you might have cried
Did that sleepy meadow change Did the flowers all bloom Were you grabbing your guitar As you left the room
Did the math between the stars All make perfect sense As Einstein dreamed
Did you reach out for the light I think you might have tried Were your love ones in sight I think you might have cried Did you reach out for the light I think you might have tried Were your love ones in sight I think you might have cried
(Down to) New Orleans - Click to PlayDrivin’ FEMA trailers to New Orleans It’s tin on wheels and mosquitoes screens
Truckers full of Benzedrine
Headin’ on down to New Orleans
Blue bird in the street in New Orleans
The sounds of hope and broken dreams
Poor boy, gumbo and red beans
Staples down in New Orleans
Lord in Heaven those poor boys blow
Mississippi it meets Gulf of Mexico
Lord you can hear those poor boys blow
Where the Mississippi meets the Gulf of Mexico
I’m passin’ through to old New Orleans
This country’s broke from gasoline
The river goes high in New Orleans
Sweepin’ up those broken dreams
Headin’ on down to New Orleans
It’s not Mardi gras it’s Halloween
Headin’ on down to New Orleans
On sweet hopes from broken dreams
Lord you can hear those poor boys blow
Where the Mississippi meets the Gulf of Mexico
Lord you can hear them poor boys blow Where the Mississippi meets the Gulf of Mexico
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Play Pretty Music - Click to Play
Let’s play pretty music all night long
Laugh and dance and sing some songs
Moon is bright the wind is sweet
Trees are swayin’ to an easy beat
This takes me back to beaches and sunsets of my
youth
All the kissin’ and the lovin’ and the tears that
ride with the truth
Let’s play pretty music all night long
Laugh and dance and sing some songs
Moon is bright the wind is sweet
Trees are swayin’ to an easy beat
The stars remind us we all share the light
It’s in our eyes, sparks our soul
It’s forever to tide us through the night
So let’s play pretty music all night long
Let’s laugh and dance and sing some songs
Moon is bright the wind is sweet
Trees are swayin’ to an easy beat
So let’s play pretty music all night long
Laugh and dance and sing some songs
Moon is bright the wind is sweet
Trees are swayin’ to an easy beat
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Clouds are Water - Click to Play
If you don’t know by now
Time won’t change your mind
Can’t we see real beauty
Until it’s left behind
Clouds are only water
Trapped up in the sky
They’re waiting on the rainstorm
They seem like you and I
Another moonlight confession
Is whispered in the dark
Lovers should always forgive
But that’s the hardest part
Clouds are only water
They’re trapped up in the sky
They’re waiting on the rainstorm
They seem like you and I
Clouds are only water
They’re trapped up in the sky
They’re waiting on the rainstorm They seem like you and I
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Fire, Wind and Hail - Click to Play
I hear your footsteps behind me
I feel you creeping on my trail
There’s three things that you deliver
Fire, wind and hail
Middle California there’s some weak minds
That you can bend to your will
Gasoline on the breath of hot winds
And fools with matches that kill
I’m a poor boy that don’t need your castles
If I’m eatin’ I guess I’m all right
I hope I’ll be floatin’ on the river
If your flames come lookin’ for me tonight
If your flames come look for me tonight
I hear your footsteps behind me
I feel you creeping on my trail
There’s three things that you deliver
Fire, wind and hail That’s fire, wind or hail
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As It Snowed - Click to Play
We talked for hours, hours and hours
As it snowed, as it snowed
The fire was perfect
The wine was red and warm
North wind whistled a lullaby in the storm
We talked for hours, hours and hours
As it snowed, as it snowed
Grandma’s quilt, woven squares and candlelight
Soft yellow words
Long love promises through the night
We talked for hours, hours and hours
As it snowed, as it snowed
We talked for hours, hours and hours
As it snowed, as it snowed
We talked for hours, hours and hours As it snowed, as it snowed
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Circle Song - Click to Play
There’s a frozen pond on the hillside
That’s lit up from the icy winter moon
And there’s a pickup moving slow
Down the gravel road
Snow plow ain’t left him too much room
There’s a blizzard comin’
You can feel it in your bones
East wind blowin’ it in
Should be headed home
You should be headed home
Horses are white from the snow, not movin’
The only dark is in their eyes
Dog in the ditch is huntin’ rabbit
Catches a lame one and it cries
There’s a blizzard comin’
You can feel it in your bones
East wind is blowin’ it in
You should be headed home
You should be headed home
There’s an ice shack on that small pond
Smoke from a stove curls in the air
They must be catchin’ some big fish
Or there wouldn’t be no one there
There’s a blizzard comin’
You can feel it in your bones
East wind is blowin’ it in
You should be headed home
You should be headed home
You should be headed home
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Stoplight for Christmas? - Click to Play
Would you like a stoplight for Christmas
The back lot seems to be full of them
I bought them at auction late this fall
And no I’m not jokin’ at all
Would you like a stoplight for Christmas
Would you like a pair of cowboy boots for Christmas
My closet seems to be full of them
I’ve worn them to rodeos, have a broke-in feel
Some even have no heels
Would you like a pair of cowboy boots for Christmas
Would you like a stoplight for Christmas
Money is a little tight this year
But I hear Christmas bells ring
Christmas love is a real thing So would you like a stoplight for Christmas
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Keep Your Soul Strong - Click to Play
Count all the baby curls and the white snowflakes
Have a small puppy, do whatever it takes
Taste it like ice cream or smell it like the rain
Hold it so tightly you cry out in pain
Whatever you do, live life hard
Play like you’ll always draw the winning card
Love long and never quit
Keep your soul strong, that’s most all of it
Don’t settle for walking if you want to run
Stand up to a bully if it needs to be done
Remember the fallen and play hard for your teams
Climb all your mountains and echo all your dreams
Whatever you do, live life hard
Play like you’ll always draw a winning card
Love long and never quit
Keep your soul strong, that’s most all of it Keep your soul strong, that’s most all of it
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Chase the Light - Click to Play
I chase the light into tomorrow
Leave the darkness of the night
Remembering the sunny love of golden yesterdays
And newborn dreams that were never out of sight
My pretty girls are prettier every time
Every time they grace me with a smile
The grumpy bear still likes a little bit of honey
I might limp but I’m walkin’ the extra mile
If I’m rockin’ in my old age
I pray the wind blows through my head
And I dance my cane to old jitterbuggin’ songs
And make a mess of things of instead of dyin’ in
my bed
I chase the light into tomorrow
I leave the darkness of the night
Remembering the sunny love of golden yesterdays
And newborn dreams that were never out of sight
Chase the light into tomorrow
Leave the darkness of the night
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The Rounder and the Princess - Click to Play
He’s a rounder
An Irish whiskey pounder
Jiggin’ on his feet
To yesterday’s beat
She’s a poor princess
Of falling picket fences
Believing in the best
Who won’t lay dreams to rest
Comes the cold north wind
They refuse to let it in
Bundle up as man and wife
Winter storm can take your life
He’s a pounder
He stays around her
She’s got a sweetness
Takes away his blackness
He spits and cusses
She prays and fusses
Must be some angels
Holding off the devils
Comes the cold north wind
They refuse to let it in
Bundle up as man and wife Winter storm can take your life
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Buzzy and Grandpa - Click to Play
Everyone says that life ain’t fair
Well neither is death
There’s good people that really care
Drawin’ their last breath
Then there’s them that’s suckin’ air
Out at the end of their line
Man that don’t seem fair
Them bastards just doin’ time
Buzzy asked Grandpa, do you think there’s a master
plan?
Grandpa said yeah, I think there is, it’s a fucked
up plan
Everyone says that life ain’t fair
Well neither is death
There’s good people that really care
And they’re drawin’ their last breath
There’s them that’s just suckin’ air
Out at the end of their line
Man that don’t seem fair
Them type of bastards just doin’ time
Buzzy asked Grandpa, how ‘bout them big wheels of
war?
Grandpa said I’ve been there with them bastards
but I wouldn’t go there anymore
Everyone says that life ain’t fair
Well neither is death
There’s good people that really care
And drawin’ their last breath
And then there’s them that’s just suckin’ air
Out at the end of their line
Man that don’t seem fair
Them type of bastards just doin’ time
Everyone says that life ain’t fair
Well neither is death
There’s good people that really care
They’re drawin’ their last breath
And them there that’s suckin’ air
Out at the end of their line
Man that don’t seem fair
Them bastards just doin’ time
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Brown, Like the Old Wild West - Click to Play
Dirty from the trail
Woman on the mind
Crawl inside the sunset
See what you find
Brown, like the old Wild West
Keep your eyes open or you’ll catch one in the
chest
It’s brown, like the old Wild West
Crazy bounty hunters
Woman in the bed
Stumblin’ tequila runners
Changin’ words you said
Brown, like the old Wild West
Keep your eyes open or you’ll catch one in the
chest
It’s brown, like the old Wild West
Saddle sore with rashes
Woman talkin’ secrets
Behind her dark eyelashes
How many secrets
Brown, like the old Wild West
Keep your eyes open or you’ll catch one in the
chest
Brown, like the old Wild West
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Nemo Nightmare - Click to Play
Cat cry came over the mountain In the cold air that’s a long way to go Horses were restless and noisy But they calmed with the first sight of snow He went to split some firewood As the blizzard came crashing down It was blowing so hard and so heavy Immense, it covered all the ground The wind it ripped through the night Wind ripped through the night It snowed for nights and days And the horses were lost in the white Mountain cats they came callin’ On the wind of the night They went out to fetch more firewood The blizzard was still crashing down Red blood in the white snow No horses to be found And the wind ripped through the night Wind ripped through the night
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Hear the Sky - Click to PlayHear the sky talking thunder See the water from down under Drink the air like warm brandy Eat the future like cotton candy
Treat the trees like your brothers Loan your wings to many others Sometimes submit give up your control Remember lightening runs our souls
Hear the music in your silence Discover weakness in your violence Examine everything with closed eyes And know the truth may sometimes appear as lies
Hear the sky talking thunder |
Moody Sky - Click to PlayGoing down a gravel road scaring up the roosters Ooo ooo love to watch them fly Rain fighting with the rainbow Red light at the river Ooo under a moody sky Ooo under a moody sky
Like a woman crying for mama Cause her man is gone and restless Ooo ooo it's a mournful cry
Time don't stop for nothing Coyotes watch it all Ooo under a moody sky Ooo under a moody sky
I'm a child of windstorms I drink the rain Ooo ooo let it cry
When they flood this river they bury the towns Ooo under a moody sky Under a moody sky
Going down a gravel road scaring up them roosters Ooo ooo I love to watch them fly Ooo under a moody sky Ooo under a moody sky |
Sweet Kiss - Click to PlayGimme that sweet kiss That I'm gonna miss That's wet and warm Like a log cabin in a snowstorm
Let's have some red wine Take our sweet time Let the fires steam this place Feel it red hot on your face
We don't have forever But I will never Forget the light In your eyes tonight
Gimme that sweet kiss That I'm gonna miss That's wet and warm Like a log cabin in a snowstorm
Gimme that sweet kiss That I'm gonna miss Gimme that sweet kiss That I'm gonna miss |
Keep Your Soul Strong - Click to Play
Count all the baby curls and the white snowflakes
Have a small puppy, do whatever it takes
Taste it like ice cream or smell it like the rain
Hold it so tightly you cry out in pain
Whatever you do, live life hard
Play like you’ll always draw the winning card
Love long and never quit
Keep your soul strong, that’s most all of it
Don’t settle for walking if you want to run
Stand up to a bully if it needs to be done
Remember the fallen and play hard for your teams
Climb all your mountains and echo all your dreams
Whatever you do, live life hard
Play like you’ll always draw a winning card
Love long and never quit
Keep your soul strong, that’s most all of it
Keep your soul strong, that’s most all of it |
He Rode With Me - Click to PlayWe were ridin' into Deadwood The sun was comin' over the hill We'd been ridin' all night We'd only made it home on God's will
I said Frank this was crazy Why do you reckon we are the way we are? Next thing I knew a deer ran in front of us We was headed straight to ditch in that speeding car
He rode with me He rode with me Frank rode with me He rode with me He rode with me Frank rode with me
He had a way of livin' like each day of life might be his last When you're movin' like that you're young don't even know you're runnin' fast
He rode with me He rode with me Frank rode with me He rode with me He rode with me Frank rode with me
Now I've picked up the paper and black and white says he's moved on I imagine a night of pitch-black darkness him cussin' the approachin' dawn But I remember ridin' into Deadwood sun coming up on the day Now when the Lord comes callin' for me you know I just want Him to say
He rode with me He rode with me Dan rode with me He rode with me He rode with me Dan rode with me He rode with me He rode with me Dan rode with me |
Wing and a Prayer - Click to PlayThere's frost on the windowpanes Snow blowin' under the door It's the second week in April Shouldn't be winter anymore My little bro's talkin' desperate Like he's gonna take out a bank I understand where he's comin' from Four-dollar fuel in his tank
We're tryin' to fly around here On a wing and prayer
My sweetheart is limpin' Oh she's got a bad wheel Got to go to six different appointments It's a medical referral deal Got two kids in college Thank God they're both tough Like to give them some spending money But around here there just ain't enough
We're tryin' to fly around here On a wing and a prayer We're just tryin' to fly around here On a wing and a prayer |
Black Limousine - Click to PlayI had a little breakdown I tossed the blues around I should have left this town A long time ago Like train-flattened penny Hell I was one of many It quit being funny A long time ago
Last night I fell out of a dream Well I was ridin' in a big black limousine I can't tell you now how good I feel Well Jesus was right behind the wheel
A circle is a funny fate Life don't go straight Things you've grown to hate Come back around I'm a cowboy stony I ride a Shetland pony I'm feelin' kinda phony This time around
But last night I fell out of a dream I was ridin' in a big black limousine I can't tell you now how good I feel You see Jesus was right behind the wheel Jesus was right behind the wheel Jesus was right behind the wheel |
Tax Day - Click to PlayWell have your palms read Send a check to the Fed It's Tax Day It's April 15 The American Bad Dream It's Tax Day
One percent of this country owns 99% of its assets Them bastards only pay 20% of the bill The poor working class pays 80% of the taxes Send it like peasants to the kings up on capital hill
So have your palms read Send a check to the Fed Hey it's Tax Day It is April 15 The American Bad Dream It's Tax Day Pay the man or you'll end in the can It's Tax Day
It's April 15 The
American Bad Dream
Oh have your palms read Send a check to the Fed Hey it's Tax Day The American Bad Dream It's Tax Day Well pay the man or you'll end in the can It's Tax Day American Dream April 15 It's Tax Day
Hey man that's them callin' now Get your damn return in |
Deadwood +100 Years - Click to PlayFat boy I forget he used to drive a red Corvette But I think he wanted to be a biker Cowboy's car was stole My fault I suppose 'Cause I picked up a hitchhiker
Decent Darrel cookin' dogs The Sturgis boys are ridin' hogs Back there across from the Cripple Creek Law man layin' low Frankie I. doin' blow Pine sawdust coverin' the marijuana reek
Christmas time a baby boy Frank Bloom's pride and joy When mama makes her run goin' back East A gold tooth in his mouth Boone's been drivin' South Air shocks draggin' in the Lincoln Continental beast
Well bachelors with dirty clothes The houses are really closed So them boys sleep up in The White Door Miner contracts gettin' weak Music six days a week Blood in the sawdust on the floor
Barrels are stowed and old blackjack tables do unfold But who the hell called in the DCI And a barn full of pretty green The law boys are gettin' mean Both Grandma Joans start to cry
A shotgun rendezvous What's a runnin' back gonna do Mom and the boy stay at the doctor's house Two weeks in a bed, medicine to leave you dead Golden boy's headin' for the Big House
That's Deadwood 100 years later After the big Gold Rush
Well a fat boy I forget he used to drive a red Corvette I think he wanted to be a biker A fat boy I forget he used to drive a red Corvette But I think he wanted to be a biker |
Pine Ridge Blues - Click to PlaySaid I ain't goin' back to Pine Ridge Ain't goin' back there anymore
I ain't goin' back to Pine Ridge Ain't goin' back there anymore Tired of seein' my uncle outside that old Whiteclay liquor store I got the Shannon County South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation blues
Said I'm praying down on Wounded Knee Ridin' a horse to Manderson Well I'm praying down on Wounded Knee Ridin' my horse to Manderson
Well I'm headin' back up to the Badlands For a three-day fast under the sun I got the Pine Ridge Shannon County South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation blues
He said west of Oglala Red moon cries out to me Said west of Oglala Red moon cries out to me Gonna ride like Crazy Horse on a western wind Runnin' free
I got the Shannon County South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation blues Wanna run like Crazy Horse on a western wind Ridin' free I got the Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota Shannon County Pine Ridge blues I got the Shannon County South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation blues
I'm gonna run like Crazy Horse on a western wind Ridin' free
I got the Shannon County South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation blues |
Tomcat Chase - Click to PlaySwing set swinging in the park Violins after dark Parade of life has some clowns Pull smiles from sad frowns
Walk on your hands if your feet are sore Ignore strange looks from next door Cottonwoods will share their wind And bring the song to you again
Rabbits do not go to sleep When there are grapes to eat Moonlight shadows in their face Old tomcats that give no chase
The moonlight shadows in their face Old tomcats that give no chase |
Ft. Pierre Blues - Click to Play
We lived down a dead-end street
Pink liquor store was 100 feet
From our front door
From our front door
Hop, skip and jump away
The Hopscotch stage seemed like play
Small dance floor through the back door
Boys will be boys
Pretty girls looked like toys at that age
On that small stage
On that small stage
We went down to the Silver Spur
All I could do was think of her
We were shining boots
Outside an old front door
We went back to see the go-go dancer
She provided one more answer
Of what it was we weren’t lookin’ for
Boys will be boys
Pretty girls looked like toys at that age
On that small stage
On that small stage
We loved them go-go dancers
They provided one more answer
Of what it was we weren’t lookin’ for
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Save the World - Click to Play
What would you do if you ran this thing
Could you stop the war machine
Would you slow down all the greed
Separate wanton gluttony from the need
We can save the world
We can save the world
We can save the world
We’ve got to try
We’ve gotta try
Could you convince them that wind might be the key
Teach corporation how to plant a tree
Can we capture lightening and make it run a car
Or bottle the heat that comes from our star
We can change the world
We can change the world
We can change the world
We’ve got to try
We’ve gotta try
We can save the world
We can save the world
We can save the world
We’ve got to try
We’ve got to try
Got to try
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Valentine - Click to Play
Oh valentine
I see you comin’ home
Oh valentine
You see me all alone
Birds have flown
To the other shore
Valentine
I can’t fly anymore
Oh valentine
I found your name
I know you hide
From your fame
It hurts my eyes
To see your shine
Oh valentine
I wish that you were mine
Oh valentine
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The Best Cowboy for Her - Click to Play
Black dog is sneakin’ along
Up Adams Street
Tired waitress just off shift
Sits rubbin’ her feet
She’s waitin’ for someone
Who makes her smile
He’s the best cowboy
She’s had for a while
She’d like to ride off into the sunset
He might be the closest she’ll ever get
Time don’t wait on no one
That’s a big for sure
He might be the best cowboy for her
He’s a broken bull rider
He talks awful sweet
He can’t dance for nothin’
He’s got two left feet
She sachets to his pickup
As he opens the door
She knows he’s a good cowboy
She’s had them before
She’d like to ride off into the sunset
He might be the closest she’ll ever get
Time don’t wait on no one
That’s a big for sure
He might be the best cowboy for her
He might be the best cowboy for her
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Angels Fly With The Blue Jays – Click to PlayAngels fly with the blue jays and the woodpeckers
too You might not believe that but it’s my point of
view I see ‘em in the swirling leaves and I feel ‘em in
the wind I’m gonna ride with ‘em when my journey’s at its
end My journey’s at its end Angels fly with the hummingbirds and the finches
red and yellow You might not believe that but I’m a fair-minded
fellow I hear ‘em in the wind chimes talkin’ like they’re
friends I’m gonna ride with ‘em when my journey’s at its
end My journey’s at its end Angels fly with the winter sparrows scratching in
the snow You might not believe that but it’s something that
I know Blizzard winds are blowin’ hard up around the bend I’m gonna ride with ‘em when my journey’s at its
end My journey’s at its end Angels fly with the blue jays and the gray
woodpeckers too You might not believe that but that’s my point of
view That’s my point of view
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Yellow Light – Click to Play
There’s a yellow light
Soft on my eyes
I can trust the warmth
To separate the lies
I can ride the past
Like a friendly horse
I’ll let the wind
Mark my course
I’ll tell you now
I’m ridin’ with that light
I’ll tell you now
I’m ridin’ with that light
There’s a yellow light
Cryin’ behind my eyes
I trust the warmth
To separate the lies
I ride that past Like a friendly horse
The North wind
Marks my course
I tell you now
I’m ridin’ in that light
I’ll tell you now I’m ridin’ with that light
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Campfire King – Click to Play
At sundown cowboys gathered ‘round the campfire
He’d play guitar and sing out to the coyotes and the moon
In late June the river was so beautiful and no one knew
He cried to the moon the night before
Furthermore the coyotes were mostly female
And enjoyed the singin’ into the night
And the site of the coyotes on the ridgeline
Warmed the cowboys below
And the coyotes howled low to the singin’ cowboys below
And the campfire king never played a proper song too long
Cowboys sung off key mostly all the time
Didn’t worry about meter or rhyme They just sang with the campfire king
They sang with the campfire king
They sang out with the campfire king with the coyotes
Mostly female
That’s the end of this tale
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The Lost Juan – Click to Play
You found your wings
Flyin’ to the ground
Me and those hardhat boys
Just stood around
And you were back in Mexico
Before you hit the dirt
They found a lanyard for your safety harness
Hung it on the back of your shirt
Your brother screamed
He made the sign of the cross
The deputy sheriff
Was talking softly to your boss
You go back to Mexico
Before OSHA closed their
eyes
Three children down south
Wonderin’ why their daddy died
We learned your name
After you were gone
You were twenty-eight
And se llamo was Juan
You were back in Mexico
No one, no card of green
No workman’s comp
No American dream
And Chris said one life is too many
And Captain Ron said it’s damn sure plenty
And you were back in Mexico
We’re drinkin’ US beer
Thinkin’ of some words
To put inside of here
You found your wings
Flyin’ to the ground
Me and those hardhat boys
Just stood around
You were back in Mexico Before you hit the dirt
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Low Nest – Click to Play
She’s sunny and yellow
I’m cloudy and mellow tonight
Everything she says is something
I think nothing is nothing tonight
I don’t know the answer to simple questions
I don’t want to offer suggestions
I’m just flyin’ now from my low nest
On an empty tree
She wants to exercise
While I de-mystify my life
And she’s going off to bed
I’m asleep in my head
That’s my life
I don’t know the answer to simple questions
I don’t want to offer suggestions
I’m just flyin’ now from my low nest
On an empty tree
I don’t know the answer to simple questions
I don’t want to offer suggestions
I’m just flyin’ now from my low nest
On an empty tree
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I Found You – Click to Play
Once I was all alone
Rolling down a rainy road
Then I found you
Then I found you
Took me out of the rain
Dried away my pain
When I found you
When I found you
Now I’m no lucky guy
But the clouds cleared from the sky
When I found you
When I found you
Now I had no room to think
I was drownin’ in my drink Then I found you Then I found you Now I see the stars You pulled me from them bars When I found you When I found you
Now I’m no lucky guy
But the clouds cleared from the sky
When I found you
When I found you
Once I was all alone
I was running down a rainy road
Then I found you Then I found you
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Undiscovered Friend – Click to Play
When you find your brother hurtin’
Behind his velvet curtain
And you can smell his flowers
In the shade of wind towers
Then you’re ridin in the breeze
You’re cutting in the wind
You’re tryin to learn the name
Of an undiscovered friend
The grease of the machine
It smells like bloody dirt
Mothers never heal
From where their babies hurt
And papas just don’t cry
Unless they’re full of juice
And you’ve been running mean now
Straight to the hangman’s noose
And you’re ridin’ in the breeze
You’re cutting in the wind
You’re tryin to learn the name
Of an undiscovered friend
You’re ridin’ in the breeze
You’re cutting in the wind
You’re tryin to learn the name
Of an undiscovered friend
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Rainin’ in the Heart – Click to PlayYou don’t seem to know what side of the road you’re walkin’ on
I like to listen to a good bullshitter so please carry on
Is it rainin’ in your heart
Is it rainin’ in your heart
Sometimes we all fall apart
Especially when it’s rainin’ in your heart
Can’t change the future cryin’ about the past
The day you figure life out, man might be your last
Is it rainin’ in your heart
Is it rainin’ in your heart
Sometimes we all fall apart
Well especially when it’s rainin’ in your heart
I still talk in nursery rhymes
I’m a weatherman all the time
Is it rainin’ in your heart
Is it rainin’ in your heart
Sometimes we all fall apart
Especially when it’s rainin’ in your heart
Is it rainin’ in your heart
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Somebody Find My Boat – Click to PlayI wish somebody would find my boat The Big Skipper he took it out for a float I really ain’t in any really big hurry I figure it’s somewhere down the muddy Missouri I wish somebody would find my boat
Too thin to plow too wet to plant, yes it’s too wet to plant They say they can control it but they can’t I wish somebody would find my boat The Big Skipper he took it out for a float Hey I ain’t really in any big hurry I know it’s somewhere, somewhere down that muddy Missouri But I wish somebody would find my boat
It may be down close to Akaska For all I know it blew up clear to Alaska Well I wish somebody would find my boat The Big Skipper he took it out for a float I really ain’t in that big a hurry But it’s somewhere, somewhere down that muddy Missouri I wish somebody would find my boat I wish somebody would find my boat I wish somebody would find my boat I wish somebody, somebody please find my boat |
When You're Young – Click to PlayChildren say the world’s on fire We try lamely to explain We hide the truth, save the tears Tell ‘em fairy tales as it rains ‘Cause that’s the way it goes when you’re young That’s the way that it goes That’s the way it goes when you’re young Oh that’s the way that it goes
Crooked men beg for peace While they sell our to children out to war Send them home in wheelchairs and caskets Hang a cross and a flag on their door That’s the way it goes when you’re young That’s the way it goes That’s the way it goes when you’re young That’s the way it goes |
The Lost Star – Click to PlayWe hear you talking, walking in the wind Planning to travel far Watch the night sky searching for your friends On the lost star On the lost star
It’s hidden somewhere right before our eyes Do we know what light and color are? Angel hairs stand up against all lies On the lost star On the lost star
We’re a tiny speck favored by the sun Yeah we depend on that star So tell me true will I ever find you On the lost star On the lost star
On the lost star |
This Place Knows My Face – Click to PlayI hope you make it home tonight But I don’t know if you will The clouds are filling up with rain And I know they’re going to spill You've been known to frequent the dark side of this town There’s a woman that laughs at you When you are falling down
But this place knows your face And it smiles at you in the rain This place it knows your face And it cries with you in the rain
You’ve been known to frequent the dark side of this town There’s them that laugh at you when you are falling down But this place knows your face And it smiles at you in the rain This place it knows your face And it cries with you in the rain
But this place it knows your face And it cries with you in the rain But this face knows your place And it smiles at you in your pain
This place it knows your face And it laughs at you in the rain |
Damn You Tornado – Click to PlayClouds of ice have delivered their children in a tornado Frightened mice beneath the battered corn – they know where to go The sun has now returned or even comin’ back around There’s dark shadows between the remains of this town Damn you tornado Damn you for your work
Downed water tower don’t read the Class of 77 anymore Lights left without the power They took some souls to Heaven Well the sun has not returned or comin’ back around There’s dark shadows between the remnants of a town Damn you tornado Damn you for your work Damn you tornado Damn you for your work |
Merry-Go-Round – Click to PlayThe merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long The merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long It was sitting in the middle of the intersection downtown Sitting in the middle of an intersection downtown
The merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long The merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long And it's sitting downtown at the intersection of First and Main Plastic yellow daisies are twisted in its frame The merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long The merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long
Well the merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long The merry-go-round went around and around and around all night long |
Run Out of Range – Click to Play
There you go you emptied out your pockets
That laundered feelin' it comes along
You line up and you stare down the sunset
Selling out for a song
It don’t seem like it’s so sweet
It’s just something that you do
Your favorite color is still blue
Don’t tell me it’s all over
Don’t tell me that you’ve changed
Don’t tell me it’s all over
You’re just a funny thing that's
Running out of range |
I Can Still Ride – Click to PlayI don’t sparkle like a rhinestone cowboy But I can still ride Your angry words won’t find refuge in my ears I got a tough hide
Pop culture is a language we don’t speak We got sounds of our own Them pretty people on their losin' streaks Are sharing secrets by cell phones
I’d say I’m righteous I can’t say you’re wrong Anxiety don’t cook my goose I travel slow roads with a beautiful lady Man I try to hang loose Man he tries to hang loose
I don’t sparkle like a rhinestone cowboy But I can still ride I don’t sparkle like a rhinestone cowboy But I can still ride I don’t sparkle like a rhinestone cowboy But I can still ride He don’t sparkle like a rhinestone cowboy But he can still ride He don’t sparkle like a rhinestone cowboy But he can still ride |
19 In A County Jail – Click to PlayWorry and loneliness Crimes that you can’t confess Mostly perpetrated on yourself Mail don’t deliver You can’t forgive her Leavin' you here talking to yourself
There’s a light through the cell door It ain’t nothin’ more Than a Black janitor slopping ‘round a pail It’s a bad, bad dream when you’re 19 Wasting away in a county jail
Well the stale air don’t circulate Bad food that smells like hate Mostly all you want to do is sleep When you dream sweet ladies It's shattered completely Slamming cell door dreams you can’t keep
There’s a light through the cell door But it ain’t nothin’ more Than a Black janitor slopping ‘round a pail It’s a bad, bad dream when you’re 19 Wasting away in a county jail
There’s a light through the cell door But you’re praying that it’s somethin’ more Than a Black janitor slopping ‘round a pail You’d like to dream a sweet dream when you’re 19 Wasting away in a county jail |
Under the Cottonwood Trees – Click to PlayThere’s only one place for you and me Parked out underneath them cottonwood trees Layin' back and keepin' easy time Waitin’ for that moon to shine We’ve been down this road before Slept all night on that river shore The mighty MO rocked us to sleep We gave that river our souls to keep
Sacagawea can you hear our song Bless two lovers, let their hearts be strong There’s only one place for you and me Parked out underneath them cottonwood trees The mighty MO rocked us to sleep We gave that river our souls to keep |
That's My Girl – Click to PlayThat’s my girl She’s a funny girl Well she really makes me smile That’s my girl She’s a sweet girl She laughs like a sweet baby child Laughs like a sweet baby child
That’s my girl She’s a rockin’ girl She rocks me when I’m down That’s my girl She’s a rockin’ girl Keeps me from burnin’ down this town She keeps me from burnin’ down this town
That’s my girl Real girl Looks better than in them magazines That’s my girl Real girl I like the wiggle in her jeans I like the wiggle in her jeans
That’s my girl She’s a tough girl She’s tough enough for me Well that’s my girl She’s a tough girl So I say thank you and pretty please I say thank you and pretty please
That’s my girl
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Find Me - Click to PlayWe were strong, we were young How do you guess those things to come I picked fruit off of your tree I sang you all of my poetry
And now it seems like I’m livin’ in a dream I get lost some of the time But find me Please remind me Cause I get lost some of the time
I hear the sound of your dress in the breeze Way back by the lake The sugar’s on your breath and it’s warm in my ears Since the night we cut the cake
Now sometimes it seems like I’m livin’ in a dream I get lost some of the time But please find me And remind me I get lost some of the time
Cause I get lost some of the time Please find me And remind me
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Hey Little Girl - Click to PlayHey little girl you’d be flyin’ If it wasn’t for gravity holdin’ you down Sunshine smiles there’s no lyin’ As rose petals fall to your ground
Eternal love is in your love song Family is combing your hair A fine young man is dancing along He’s following your music there
Hey little girl you’d be flyin’ If it wasn’t for gravity holdin’ you down
A star is following you across the sky It’s shining upon your grace One true love is all you get in this life On Earth or out in space
Hey little girl you’d be flyin’ If it wasn’t for gravity holdin’ you down
Hey little girl you’d be flyin’ If it wasn’t for gravity holdin’ you down
Hey little girl you’d be flyin’ If it wasn’t for gravity holdin’ you down
Hey little girl you’d be flyin’ If it wasn’t for gravity holdin’ you down
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Would if I Could - Click to PlaySad phone call at 3 a.m. Split my night He said Dad have you heard this song I play it when things ain’t right I play it when things ain’t right
Sounds like someone we knew Man I’d punch him if I could Seems I can’t control anything I know I would if I could I know I would if I could
Don’t tell Mom I was crying Some nights it’s hard to see in the dark I’ve been flying on a swing set In the dark down at the park In the dark down at the park
What I’d give for ten minutes You can’t stretch between the stars It’s like the Irish and good soldiers It’s the stars out of the bars It’s the stars out of the bars
Dad I love you and I’m gonna be alright Them old songs just rock me good Sometimes I just like to forget But I don’t know if I would if I could I don’t know if I would if I could Don’t know if I would if I could Don’t know if I would if I could Don’t know if I would if I could Don’t know if I would if I could
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Trucker's Chapel - Click to PlayI’m prayin’ for forgiveness Out here on the road Fightin’ off the loneliness It is such a heavy load
You’re in a trucker’s chapel You’re stained as the glass It sheds colored light On the misery rollin' past
Head winds and the rain Man they scream across the prairie Poor little farm towns Leadin’ to the dirty city Seems old Mexico has moved up North Hard workin’ families With trouble pourin' forth
Hear your cousin lost a brother In the oil wars All the talkin’ heads They’re just lyin’ anymore Hey this country’s goin’ broke It’s been raided by the rich Yer tryin' to keep your rig from runnin’ in the ditch
If you ran any faster, Lord you’d be flyin’ You'll pray for wings when you get around to dyin’ You’re in a trucker’s chapel You’re stained as the glass So you beg your trucker angel To give you one more pass
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Ain't Goin' Back Home - Click to PlayI was sitting in a trucker’s chapel He started tellin’ this tale Said I got a new ID The company holds my mail
I left out on a dark day And I ain’t goin’ back home A good girl begged me to stay But I ain’t goin’ back home
Well I left with damn good reasons But it don’t seem like that now I make it through the seasons With the sweat off my brow
I picked all kinds of fruit and onions Been the deckhand on a fishing scoul I’m like an old dog with bad teeth Chewin on a bone And I ain’t goin’ home
The law was tryin’ to own me so I ain’t goin’ back home I’m not property so I ain’t goin’ back home
Been tequila drunk and Mexican blind I’m not a child in New Laredo I ain’t goin’ back home
Well I left with damn good reasons But it don’t seem like that now I make it through the seasons With the sweat off my brow
I picked all kinds of fruit and onions Been the deckhand on a fishing scoul I’m like an old dog with bad teeth Chewin on a bone
And I ain’t goin’ home My truck’s my home
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Like Spring Rain - Click to PlayI see your face at a place in the sun Somewhere where your soul can run Your skin is warm Your breath is sweet There’s no shoes on your feet And you can forget your tears like a spring rain
I know a secret I found in your eyes It rings in your dreams like sweet lullabies And you can forget your tears like a spring rain
There will be fruit heavy on your trees The sun will warm all your memories And you can forget your tears like a spring rain And you can forget your tears like a spring rain
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Inside a Photograph - Click to PlayTrapped inside a photograph That’s developed in my mind There’s a lilac and a lady Prettiest things this cowboy could ever find
It’s always April And the new grass is soft on our feet You were a blushing bride And a mother with child That smelled so sweet Mother with child That smelled so sweet
Well trapped inside a photograph Smiles are frozen in time While the clothing is vintage I can still taste the wedding wine
And it’s always April New grass is soft on our feet And a mother with child That smelled so sweet Mother with child You smelled so sweet
Well trapped inside a photograph There’s an image in my mind
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Family - Click to PlayThere’s a great wrestler A great debater And a pretty smart homecoming queen
They’re all a part of me and their mother And some things in between Take a look; take a look They’re in the good Lord’s book Hooked in our minds for all times Family
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House Lights Yellow - Click to PlayThe snow is coming and the wind is blowing You can hear it howlin’ through the trees Ya keep the fire hot and you stay inside When the snow is past your knees
House lights are yellow on the snow As I walk outside and hear the north wind blow
The snow is coming and the wind is blowing You can hear it howlin’ through the trees Ya keep the fire hot and you stay inside When the snow is past your knees
House lights are yellow on the snow As I walk outside and hear the north wind blow
The snow is coming and the wind is blowing You can hear it howlin’ through the trees Ya keep the fire hot and you stay inside When the snow is past your knees
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Easy Blessings - Click to PlaySpring is right around the corner One last snow in this go ‘round Wind chimes are singin’ and a dancin’ ‘bout a blizzard blowin’ in at sundown
I thought I’d walk along the willows And move my shadow through the trees An’ count all my easy blessings An’ scout out a rabbit from my knees
It’s easy to imagine As I move my shadow through the trees An’ count all my easy blessings That you are right here with me
It’s easy to imagine As I move my shadow through the trees An’ count all my easy blessings That you are right here with me
It was easy to imagine As I move my shadow through the trees And I count all my easy blessings That you are right here with me
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Sky Turned Red - Click to PlayWhen the sky turned red Did your mama tell you some nursery rhymes When the sky turned red Did you sing with Bobby of changing times
When the sky turned red Did you hear Martin Luther and JFK When the sky turned red Did you hear Eisenhower warn of the CIA
Do you sing freedom songs under your breath As the war on terror scares you half to death
When the sky turned red Did we kill each other on television When the sky turned red Did you imagine there was no religion
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Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey - Click to PlayHey, hey, hey baby, I’m alright Tonight, golden apologies Tarnished memories Make me stop to find the light
Lovers in the morning They disregard all warning They don’t stop to find the light
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, I’m alright tonight Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey I’m alright tonight My orphan heart misses Those orange banana kisses And I stop to find the light
Well she could’ve been a dancer Her eyes shine out the answer And I stopped to find the light
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, I’m alright tonight Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey I’m alright tonight Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, I’m alright tonight Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey I’m alright tonight
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No Johnsonville - Click to PlayThere’s a crazy man screamin outta here On sleepless nights and full of beer There ain’t no way to get him back to Johnsonville
In your sleep there is no rain Out west there’s no corn or grain Ain’t no way to get him back to Johnsonville
Tell me you’re on hallowed ground But the Big Muddy’s goin’ down Who the hell’s gonna float your boat He’s turning green at the Palace Lounge Somebody get him outta town Ain’t no way to get him back to Johnsonville
Sitting Bull hears your prayers But he ain’t moved by yellow hairs And there ain’t no way to get him back to Johnsonville
In a covered wagon or a covered grave In the 7th Cavalry or a warrior brave There ain’t no way to get him back to Johnsonville
Tell me you’re on hallowed ground But the Big Muddy’s goin’ down Who the hell’s gonna float your boat He’s turning green at the Palace Lounge Somebody get him outta town Ain’t no way to get him back to Johnsonville
Tears are fallin in his sleep Big muddy ain’t getting deep Ain’t no way to get him back to Johnsonville
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Slow Children - Click to PlayWaitin for the day to pass Ain’t goin nowhere I’m out of gas Don’t want to hear of war today Slow children at play
If I had a dollar bill I’d run on up the hill Have me a drink today Slow children at play
I’ll take off my workin’ cap Grab my girl and take a nap We might roll in the hay Slow children at play
Let’s plan a jig and shake a dance Moonlight gives us a chance To laugh all our cares away Slow children at play
Glide and me we got the groove We don’t hardly have to move Smoke a ham or smoke a jay Slow children at play
Mi and Chuck are cookin’ in It’s cold outside but warm within Let the chips fall where they may Slow children at play
Waitin for the day to pass Ain’t goin nowhere I’m out of gas Don’t want to hear of war today Slow children at play
Waitin for the day to pass Ain’t goin nowhere I’m out of gas Don’t want to hear of war today Slow children at play |
Bluebird Offer - Click to PlayBreak the door and take me on down the road I’m broken now so take me on down the road The bluebird offered up his wings I understand him now when he sings Break the door and take me on down the road I’m broken now so take me on down the road
On a Japanese guitar I bought down in Omaha I wrote me a song that got me out of Omaha The bluebird offered up his wings I understand him now when he sings On a Japanese guitar I bought down in Omaha I wrote me a song that got me out of Omaha
So break the door and take me on down the road I’m broken now so take me on down the road
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Jesus’ Promise - Click to PlayWhen a rose drops its petals And they fall to the ground They change and become one with the earth But they’re still around
I know that you think of me When you come to this place Feel the wind and touch the grass As if it were my face
I was there when your mama cried Callin’ out your name And I was there when your daddy tried To cheer you through a losing game I’ll be there in the evening air When you’re thinking about me I’ll be there I’ll be there I’ll be there in the evening air When you’re thinking about me
So let your tears mix with the rain There’s nothin’ wrong with that Don’t cuss the clouds or the wind Remember where I’m at
I was there when your mama cried Callin’ out your name And I was there when your daddy tried To cheer you through a losing game I’ll be there in the evening air When you’re thinking about me I’ll be there Oh I’ll be there You know I’ll be there in the evening air When you’re thinking about me
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An Early Grave - Click to PlayThe simple life belongs to the young When the sweet songs roll off your tongue Don’t it seem all the good, fearless and brave All end up in an early grave
I swim at the river and I swim alone My thoughts and prayers are smooth and hard as stone Don’t it seem all the good, fearless and brave All end up in an early grave
I’m as hard as an old oak tree The bark and the leaves are fallin’ off of me Don’t it seem all the good, fearless and brave All end up in an early grave
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Barbwire Heart - Click to PlayThere’s barbwire around your heart You’re pushin’ us so far apart I can’t find my way back to you
Times can change when you cannot Some forget but I will not Even if I can’t find my way back to you
Let the world know I was your man Even if they don’t understand why I left you
Let the world know I was your man Even if they can’t understand why I left you
There’s barbwire around your heart You’re pushin’ us so far apart I can’t find my way back to you
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Troubadour - Click to PlayTroubadour I heard you’re headed for the sea Troubadour is there a place out there for me Troubadour, Troubadour you sing of love and war
Troubadour is there Irish in your veins I’m native blood can I ride with you across the plains Troubadour, Troubadour do you sing of home any more
Troubadour was your true love left behind Do sad songs bring her to your mind Troubadour, Troubadour you’re headed for a distant shore
Troubadour do you sometimes sing off key Troubadour it’s the same thing for me
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That’s Love - Click to PlayUnpredictable you can’t guess which way it runs Invisible like mist in the morning sun Irresistible like the best thing you ever ate Unbelievable it comes so close to hate
That’s love That’s love That’s love That’s love
It’s unattainable the stars are sometimes as near Unquenchable can’t feed it or soak it in beer But desirable if it flames try to stand clear Unbreakable that’s the way we talk around here
That’s love That’s love That’s love Hanny says That’s love
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Daddy Git Yer Gun - Click to PlayShe said he only comes around about twice a year It’s his anger that you should fear Don’t ever do me even slightly wrong I taught my Daddy this little song
Daddy git yer gun Git yer gun git yer gun Daddy git yer gun git yer gun git yer gun Daddy
Daddy git yer gun Git yer gun git yer gun Daddy git yer gun git yer gun git yer gun Daddy
She said I’m kind of a Daddy’s girl But boy I’m willing to rock your world Love me soft and love me long But remember I taught Daddy my little song
Daddy git yer gun Git yer gun git yer gun Daddy git yer gun git yer gun git yer gun Daddy
Daddy git yer gun Git yer gun git yer gun Daddy git yer gun git yer gun git yer gun Daddy
Daddy git yer gun Git yer gun git yer gun Daddy git yer gun git yer gun git yer gun Daddy
Daddy git yer gun Git yer gun git yer gun Daddy git yer gun git yer gun git yer gun Daddy
Daddy git yer gun Git yer gun git yer gun Daddy git yer gun git yer gun git yer gun Daddy
She said he only comes around about twice a year It’s his anger that you should fear
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A Good Soldier - Click to PlayIt’s been a long ride for a good soldier But he don’t complain His dressing’s dirty on his belly And it’s hot ridin’ on that plane
His mama’s gonna cry when she sees him She don’t know he won’t be walkin’
It’s been a long ride from Baghdad Purple is his heart Friendly fire? A guessing game The night was comin’ apart
His mama’s gonna cry when she sees him She don’t know he won’t be walkin’ It’s been a long ride for a good soldier But he don’t complain
It’s been a long ride for a good soldier But he don’t complain
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Without The Memories - Click to PlayThere’s a time in your life When every cloud brings rain And yesterday’s rainbows Can’t bring light to your pain And you fumble with the future And forget menial tasks You can’t answer simple questions A good friend asks
Are you sleeping at night The question sounds a little formal How’s everybody doin’ Is it all back to normal Man you’re just prayin’ That one fine day Your pain will soften Without the memories goin’ away
I’m prayin’ for you So that one fine day Your pain will soften Without the memories goin’ away
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No Perspective - Click to PlayThere’s a lighthouse at the harbor Looks like a candle from the sea And seems the moon overhead Is a yellow lantern to me Those great mountains in the distance You can paint on a canvas 4X4 All the big things they seem small now I’ve no perspective anymore
I have a lock of your hair I hold to the sunshine in the wind To me it looks like a wheat field That goes on and on without end Your cat looks like a lion On the living room floor All the small things seem big now I’ve no perspective anymore I’ve no perspective anymore
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Wanna Be A Flower - Click to Play
Well I wanna be a
flower
Well people say I've
got a pretty smile
I'm a selfish sunny
beach
Well I wanna be a
flower
Well
I wanna be a flower
Well I wanna be a
flower
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Harmonica and A Hardhat - Click to Play
A man with a harmonica and a hardhat
Picking up steel is a might hard deal
A man with a harmonica and a hardhat
A man with a harmonica and a hardhat |
Thursday at Friday Harbor - Click to Play
Let's go walkin' around this town
Taste the salt from the sea
In a corner bar we hear a mighty tale
Taste the salt from the sea
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Buffalo Blanket Girl - Click to Play
She's out there running with the deer
Coyotes listen as she prays
She lives like her people lived
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Six Weeks - Click to Play
It took six weeks to get her outta my bed
Six weeks can be a long, long time
Six weeks she rode me like a rented mule
Six weeks she went through a million bucks
For the next six weeks I'll be in the tank
It took six weeks to get her outta my bed
It took six weeks to get her outta my bed
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Big Ball Spins - Click to Play
Blood red eyes starin' at the sun
This big ball spinnin' our souls off into space
Greedy sons of bitches trying to screw all they can
screw
This big ball is spinnin' our souls off into space
There's great philosophers with every jailhouse vice
This big ball spins us all off into space
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Hoot Owl - Click to Play
A hoot owl snuck up on me yesterday
A hoot owl knows some secrets
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Fifty Questions - Click to Play
Where'd you come from yesterday
Where's the money you had in your sock
Have you been drinkin' with old Bruce
Where'd you come from yesterday
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I'm The Buffalo - Click to Play
Weak sunlight filters down today
I sleep inside the willows down the bank
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Nothing's The Same - Click to Play
In the yellow candlelight
Your sweet, sweet music
Water dripped upon you
Your taste of warm red wine
Your wild wood smell |
Return - Click to Play
Shining broken glass light
Can't you see the light is always shining
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Don't Waste Your Time - Click to Play
Don't waste your time
Don't waste your time
Don't waste your time
Don't waste your time
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It’s Hard To Be An Executive – Click to Play He touched on the north side of the alley He was flying extra low today In a black BMW with vanity plates He slept the rest of his birthday away
Sometimes it’s hard to be an executive Them purple shades don’t fit him like they should That whiskey was surely 90 proof But that cocaine wasn’t any good
Sugar plum ladies and sales quotas Took 99 percent of his attention There used to be a good dad looking back from the mirror Now a party boy owned that reflection
Sometimes it’s hard to be an executive Them purple shades don’t fit him like they should That whiskey was surely 90 proof But that cocaine wasn’t any good
Sharon please come out and wake him gently Tell him if he goes to treatment you might let him come back home
Sometimes it’s hard to be an executive Them purple shades don’t fit him like they should
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So Tell Me Father – Click to PlayI saw a bright light while sleeping My eyes were closed tight But we only see 5 percent Of all available light
So tell me Father When you see your Son Are you sometimes amazed
Of course I was crying Slight crystalline tears We don't know where we come from Before the traveled light years
So tell me Father When you see your Son Are you somehow amazed
Look yonder those candles There forever burn the sky They’re gone brothers and sisters Of both you and I
I’ll ride forever When my blaze is spent I’ll gather in darkness And retrieve where I went
So tell me Father When you see your Son Are you sometimes amazed
What I was feelin’ I’ve tried hard to explain Something electric Stepped inside of my brain
Let me rephrase this I know as a father We retrieve where we’ve went And I'll ride forever When my blaze is spent
So tell me Father When you see your Son Are you sometimes amazed
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She’s Purple – Click to PlayI’m certain that she’s hurtin’ I hear what she won’t talk I’m color blind but from what I see She’s purple
She envies how the yellow finches fly She feeds them as she walks I’m color blind but from what I see She’s purple
Give her a rainbow Drive the clouds away Give her a rainbow I’m color blind but from what I see She’s purple
Heat waves rise near the water She’s brown from the sun I’m color blind but from what I see She’s purple
Give her a rainbow Drive the clouds away Give her a rainbow Hell I’m color blind but from what I see She’s purple
Hell I’m color blind but from what I see She’s purple
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Ben Had A Bad Morning – Click to PlayIt’s a blue sky and a blue day Sometimes we all get swept away He was getting ready with his bloody Stein We all thought that he was doing fine Ready to do his time
But Ben he had a bad morning Ben he had a bad morning Ben had a bad morning So he went home He went home He went home
His husky had one grey eye and one that’s blue That dog can sleep the whole day through For a man that seems too long to rest Some days we’re just not at our best When we get put to the test
And Ben he had a bad morning Ben he had a bad morning Yes Ben had a bad morning So he went home He went home He went home
Yes Ben he had a bad morning Ben he had a bad morning Ben had a bad morning So he went home
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Morning in a Minor Key – Click to PlayDiesel smoke from a backhoe The tin sounds from a dobro And a barking dog Up the street They all compete With the south wind This morning This morning In a minor key
And there’s business emails That don’t mean much Blame the people that have lost their human touch And a barking dog Down the street They all compete With the south wind This morning This morning Is in a minor key
I’ve been distracted By noise In my ears Between my ears But this morning I hear it clear I hear it clear in a minor key This morning This morning Is in a minor key
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Joey’s Drunk But . . . – Click to PlayFrom the missions and soup kitchens To the alleys down the street Someone is laughing while someone is getting beat And it don’t take much to get ‘em high anymore
There’s always someone preaching and there’s always someone bent There’s always a single mother that’s hooking to pay the rent And it don’t take much to get ‘em high anymore
Joey’s drunk but he thinks he sees an angel Who am I to argue with that man? He’s on his knees in a makeshift alley altar He says he’s part of the good Lord’s master plan
The drunk tanks and holding cells are full beyond relief There’s weekend johns and pedophiles and a couple of common thieves And it don’t take much to get ‘em high anymore
There’s a God for the homeless and a God for the drunks God for the junkies and God for the punks And it don’t take much to get ‘em high anymore
Hey Joey’s drunk but he thinks he sees an angel Who am I to argue with that man? He’s on his knees in a makeshift alley altar He says he’s part of the good Lord’s master plan
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She Did Cartwheels - Click to PlayAs a young girl she did cartwheels Now she’s ready for high heels But she’s worried she’ll grow too tall
She used to wonder When she was younger At the birds flying south in the fall
One cold winter day She froze her fingers Oh how that memory lingers
As a young girl she did cartwheels Now she knows how mom feels Cause she’s held babies close to her breast
When she was younger She used to wonder What good can come from algebra tests?
One cold winter day She froze her fingers Oh how those memories linger
As a young girl she did cartwheels Now she’s ready for high heels
As a young girl she did cartwheels Now she’s ready for high heels
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Big Rooster – Click to PlayYou don’t know that you’re ragged Or know that you’re haggard ‘til it hits you And if you slow down some reaper or a clown will get you And the red in the sky and red in your eye means danger
Hey Tonto split and you’re running like some crazy Lone Ranger You’ve circled a wagon and burned up all your provisions You smoked a peace pipe and you had you some pretty good visions
Tell me big rooster why is it you’re still clucking I think buckshot is headed your way and you should be ducking
So tell me big rooster why is it you’re still clucking I think buckshot’s headed your way and you should be ducking
Tell me big rooster why is it you’re still clucking I think buckshot’s headed your way and you should be ducking
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New Compromise - Click to PlayThe grey settled in on a new compromise Took all the color from a sad girl’s eyes A train passing by crumbled all the sound Took all the music from the merry-go-round Brought a new compromise To a sad girl’s eyes
She fed a stray cat She scratched behind his ears Loaded up her clothes and counted out her fears A crack of moonlight put some yellow in the grey A small reprieve at the end of her dark day Brought a new compromise To a sad girl’s eyes
There’s a new compromise In a sad girl’s eyes
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Wedding By The Water – Click to PlayFor this wedding by the water We gathered this fine day We come as sons and daughters To give our love away
For this wedding by the water We pray for lasting love May this wedding by the water Be blessed from above
And we’ll dance We might even cry We’ll call our angels down From the sky
For this wedding by the water We gather this fine day We call his sons and daughters To give our love away
For this wedding by the water We pray for lasting love May this wedding by the water Be blessed from above
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A Little Beer And . . . – Click to PlayWell I’m a self-medicated Slightly over rated Guitar man
And my ambition Is to do more fishing I’m a river man
I’m an old ballplayer And my knees Hell they’re shot
So I drink a little beer And I smoke a little pot
I love family ladies Kittens and babies And big sunsets
And I don’t say never I believe in forever And few regrets
I’m grateful as hell But I’ve earned what I got
So I drink a little beer And I smoke a little pot
Now I’m slow go-getter But a damn good babysitter I don’t like liars That’s one thing I’m not
So I drink a little beer And I smoke a little pot
So I drink a little beer Smoke a little pot
I learned that from Roger Miller
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Rain Was Comin’ – Click to Play That rain was comin’ I could almost hear it The rain was comin’ And I needed it The rain was comin’ To wash away regret Rain was comin’
Let’s tie off across the river In those great grey cottonwoods That have been standing Standing with their toes up in high water
That rain was comin’ The swallows took flight Rain was comin’ Weightless clouds could no longer hold what dropped all night Rain was comin’ I could feel it Wash away regret Rain was comin’
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To Get Me Through – Click to PlayThis week has been kinda long Sitting here strummin’ on a song to get me through Song to get me through My toes should be in the sand My bosslady wouldn’t understand If I went south If I went south
I’m just watching the sun go down Sitting here grooving to my guitar sound Today went by just a little too fast So I’ll just sit and smoke a little grass To get me through To get me through To get me through To get me through
Tomorrow morning I’m gonna be all right I’ll be up and at ‘em at first morning light I’ll be clucking like that big rooster Clucking like that big rooster I am
I’m just watching the sun go down Sitting here grooving to my guitar sound Today went by just a little too fast So I’ll just sit and smoke a little grass To get me through To get me through
I said I’m just watching that old sun go down Sitting here grooving to my guitar sound Today went by just a little too fast So I’ll just sit and smoke a little grass To get me through To get me through What else am I gonna do To get me through
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We Can Heal Ourselves –
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