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Little One
03:36
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Little one, little one
Time to be moving on
Little one, little one
By the time your daddy reads this I'll be gone
Everybody told him son you'll never hold her
Everybody said she's bound to be a bolter
Everybody warned one day you'll turn around and she'll be gone
Everybody Everybody everybody wasn't wrong
And he's gonna find out some folks were made to run
Little One little one
It just might break the man
But he really should have seen it coming
I've given everything I can
Everybody told him son you'll never hold her
Everybody said she's bound to be a bolter
Everybody warned one day you'll turn around and she'll be gone
Everybody Everybody everybody wasn't wrong
And he's gonna find out some folks were made to run
Little one this suffocation
All I ask is to be free
And I give up any claim I have on you
And I forfeit any love you have for me
It'll hurt Little One but that's how it's got to be
One more time Little One
Let me breathe you in
Then it's goodbye Little One
Never see you again
Everybody told him son you'll never hold her
Everybody said she's bound to be a bolter
Everybody warned one day you'll turn around and she'll be gone
Everybody Everybody everybody wasn't wrong
And he's gonna find out some folks were made to run
Everybody told him son you'll never hold her
Everybody said she's bound to be a bolter
Everybody warned one day you'll turn around and she'll be gone
Everybody Everybody everybody wasn't wrong
And he's gonna find out some folks were made to run
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Lucky You
03:42
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Did you ever know you'd be so lucky?
Did you ever know you'd find a path so true
As the one ahead of you?
Did you ever feel you had it coming or
When you felt it coming was it a bolt out of the blue?
And did it level you?
All the tracks you laid
All the dues you paid
All the bridges that you burned
All the miles you trod
In your search for God
Was there anything you learned?
Did you ever know you had the answer?
It was just the question somehow bedeviled you
It's ok, I've been there, too
All the dizzy days
Every hapless haze
All the mysteries and lore
Every guru scam
Every holy man
You won't need them anymore
Did you ever know you'd be so lucky?
Did you ever know this life would show itself to you
As more than something to be got through?
Did you ever know you'd be so lucky?
Did you ever know you'd be so lucky?
Did you ever know you'd be so lucky?
Did you ever know you'd be so lucky?
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3. |
Eyes of the World
03:53
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Old dog lying on the gravel drive, in the heat of the summer sun
Panting and grinning, too tired to move, too underwhelmed to run
Old man sittin' in a rocking chair, in the shade of an apple tree
Pickin' and spinnin', the same ol' tales, of how things used to be
Things are quiet here in the summertime
You and I we got it made
Eyes of the world ain't on us no more
I kinda like it that way
Oh yeah I kinda like it that way
Fat old bumble bee, taking his time, admiring a hyssop bloom
Time to go now, for he knows, that the rain is coming soon
Things are quiet here in the summertime
You and I we got it made
Eyes of the world ain't on us no more
I kinda like it that way
Oh yeah I kinda like it that way
Oh yeah I kinda like it that way
I kinda like it that way
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4. |
Talking Moonlight
03:37
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I love to watch you when you sleep
Wearing nothing but a shaft of moonlight
That's kind of creepy if you ask me
And by the way how'd you get this number
All your secrets are safe with me and I won't tell as single soul
I ain't got no secrets I've only got dreams and this one is kind of a nightmare
Talking moonlight me and you
But you only see what I want you to
Talking moonlight can't you see
That I've got you where I want you
It's gorgeous how the glow of your screen
Dances across your freckles
I'm not really sure what you're looking for
But man you've got my attention
I don't want anything from you
Just to talk and have you listen
You ever feel like your in a movie
Because man that's what I'm getting
Speaking of films you've got what it take
Oh you could be a star
But Hollywood's bound to change you
And I love you the way you are
Talking moonlight me and you
But you only see what I want you to
Talking moonlight can't you see
That I've got you where I want you
Love that's a pretty big promise
Are you sure you've got what it takes
Anything you're wanting
Just ask me and it's yours
Man you're pretty old school
And that's unfortunate for you
In the time that we've been talking
Well I've stolen a thing or two
Your bank account your credit score
Even your Netflix queue
The next time you wanna talk moonlight
Better know who you're talking to
Talking moonlight me and you
But you only see what I want you to
Talking moonlight can't you see
That I've got you where I want you
I've got you where I want you
I've got you where I want you
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5. |
Dearly Departed
03:22
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Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Well
You and I both know that the house is haunted
And you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange
You used to bite, I used to moan
But now I'm mumbling and you choke
Well I ain't so scary on my own
Tell me honey, what's a dagger without a cloak?
Well I don't know
'Cause
You and I both know that the house is haunted
Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange
In the midnight hour, you came alive
I was looking for my crystal ball
I was busy trying to charm that snake
When the sun came up we had no place to hide
And you had to tell your friends that my fangs where fake
I just had to
Well you and I both know that the house is haunted
Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange
But even when one is dead and gone
It still take two to make a house a home
Well I'm as lonesome as the catacombs
I hear you call my name but no one's there
Except a new one in the air
Oh you and I both know that the house is haunted
Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is you
You used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'dem doors
Well I'm all grown up now and I don't scare easy no more
But you and I both know
Ooh
Yeah you and I both know
Ooh
Yeah you and I both know
Ooh
Ooh
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Well I'm sitting here remembering them days when I still wore your ring
Them hazy days so long ago, long before these hands started shaking
Well, it could have been the coffee or it could have been the crime
I don't know
And it's true they haven't caught me, but I'm still doing the time
Oh-ohhh
Because you're haunting me
You're in every blue-eyed stranger's face I see
Yes, you're haunting me
When you let me go you wouldn't let me be
Well, the last time we spoke we were stepping on that train to Carolina
You told me, don't worry, babe, I'll be back when the weather is finer
But seven years they came and went, it's always the same old song
You never know how good you got it, never know what luck you had till it's gone
Because you're haunting me
You're in every blue-eyed stranger's face I see
Yes, you're haunting me
When you let me go you wouldn't let me be
There's a ghost in my bedroom
There's a ghost in my bed
Ohhh...
And it's not that I don't want you
Just don't want you in my head no more
So I'll pack my lipstick, pack a bag
Pack my gun, I'm headed out the door
Going to hop that train, track you down
Clear the air, settle this old score
So now we're sitting, reminiscing on them days long before we were through
And I'm sorry that I shot that boy, but damn, he looked an awful lot like you
So I thank you for the coffee and I thank you for your time
And I'm glad I finally found you, and I'm glad you're doing fine
But I guess I better move a little further down that line
I just have one more thing to ask if I get out of this alive
Because you're haunting me
You're in every blue-eyed stranger's face I see
Yes, you're haunting me
When you let me go you wouldn't let me be
Won't you stop haunting me
You're in every blue-eyed stranger's face I see
Yes, you're haunting me
When you let me go you wouldn't let me be
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7. |
The River
03:48
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I was born on a Monday, when the sun hung red
And the clouds bled fire and my mama said
Oh this one will be trouble she's gonna break my heart
Tear my world apart she'll be better dead
So she took me to the river, for to cleanse my soul
Lay my body down, make my spirit whole
She left me where she killed me as the sky turned black
She walked away and never looked back
And the river it did love me
The river it embraced me
The river, the river pulled me down
Well my daddy never knew me, though he knew the pain
Of the hopeless struggle, of he fight in vain
When she came home empty handed, empty bellied how he raged
Feel my righteous anger like the rain
Then he took her to the river, for to save her soul
Lay her body bare, cut her pretty throat
And he held her in the water as her sight grew dim
And he let the river pull him in
And the river it did love them
The river it embraced them
The river, the river pulled them down
And the river it did love us
The river it embraced us
The river, the river pulled us down
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8. |
What She Left Behind
03:26
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He was the steady type silent and strong
She was a mail order bride
He never did her no kindness never Did her no wrong
She arrived on his doorstep at harvest time, she whispered
Bury my bones overlooking the sea
Place a compass and oar in the coffin with me
Tell St Peter in heaven he'll just have to wait
I've a promise needs keepin' before…it's too late
She measured the years in disease drought and flood
Housework and husbandry
And in rare quiet moments she could smell brine and blood
If her ears weren't deceivers she heard a gull scream
Five daughters she gave him to make his heart soar
Four sons to carry on his name
3 died in infancy 2 died in war
One felt saltwater in his blood, set out for the main
She whispered
Bury my bones overlooking the sea
Place a compass and oar in the coffin with me
Tell St Peter in heaven he'll just have to wait
I've a promise needs keepin' before…..it's too late
15,000 long nights by his side in his bed
He never questioned what she left behind
And though she never begrudged him the things left unsaid
She had one firm request on the night that she died
She whispered
Bury my bones overlooking the sea
Place a compass and oar in the coffin with me
Tell St Peter in heaven he'll just have to wait
I've a promise needs keepin' before…..it's too late
She whispered
Bury my bones overlooking the sea
Place a compass and oar in the coffin with me
Tell the devil in hell that he'll just have to wait
I've a promise needs keepin' before…..it's too late
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9. |
Beautiful Confession
03:51
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Can We turn the conversation 'round to you again?
You got a funny way of avoiding all my questions
And it always ends the same
Because you're brilliant at this game
I'm watchin' and learnin', this time I'm not giving in
I'm not looking for a beautiful confession
I'm not asking you to go the extra mile
Just a break from all these millions of distractions
Or maybe just sit quiet for a while
You never want to be the center of attention
It would kill you if you thought you were a burden
I'm not a maiden in a tower
I'm not a delicate rare flower
You might find that I can handle what you're carrying
I'm not looking for a beautiful confession
I'm not asking you to go the extra mile
Just a break from all these millions of distractions
Or maybe just sit quiet for a while
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10. |
11:30
04:40
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Tomorrow is my wedding day
She said as she poured my drink
And thoughI am not afraid
I wish I had another week
See I'm not sure that I love him
Though I like it when he holds my hand
What I feel is complicated and I'm not sure that he would understand
And he's good to me
Ooo Ooo he's good to me
He helped me through a heartbreak
He taught me to be strong
He helped me through the dark days
He held me all night long
I'm grateful for his kindness
And I am humbled by his love
I know he deserves better
And I think that I should maybe just move on
And he's good to me
Ooo Ooo he's good to me
Can I offer you another, she said
She wouldn't meet my eye
It's not that I want to hurt him
Just don't want to live another goddamn lie
He says I'll grow to love him
I just got to give it time
I want so to believe him
And, you know, maybe he is right
And he's good to me
Ooo Ooo he's good to me
So tomorrow is my wedding day
She said and she handed me another drink
I've made this bed and I will lie in it
I just sort of wish I had another week
I am fond and he is a gentle lover
But my heart beats steady when he takes my hand
And his brother is due back Sunday
There now, you see, I think you understand
And he's good to me
Ooo Ooo he's good to me
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Our newest release "Follow the North Star" hits June 7!!
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