100 Songs, by Bill Ludwig

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by Bill Ludwig

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1.	Seven Years 04:26	lyrics	buy track
Seven years to turn your heart dear Pictures hung with these two hands Your uncle walked you down the aisle then Your father died a wanted man And in your eyes I saw forever At least it looked like it right then We had some cake, you threw your bouquet And swore that song would never end (Chorus) Yeah we lost our tuning key Over years of drifting flat No we can't find the harmony Seven years to lose your heart, dear Pictures faded over time Though children threatened life once They never came though hard we tried (Chorus) Yeah we lost our melody Over years of drifting flat No we can't find the harmony That made us (Bridge) A warm car is waiting A new love here to pull you from my arms See forever in your eyes cold and hard Been seven years you're gone dear These walls are dark and bare Guess you took forever with you If it was ever even there Today I found this melody It appeared by this guitar And a two-part harmony Just a-lying there
2.	Drift 03:46	lyrics	buy track
Lay down, lost traveler Lay down your head Gone far 'nough for one day It's time for bed Lay down, bold pioneer Lay down your arms The world needs carrying But your turn is done -bridge- The valley walls surrounding Nature buzzing low A velvet womb-like cradle Deep waters flow Lay down, fair conqueror Lay down your path A blazed road traveling With loath soaked map Lay down, old warrior Your time draws short The breath still left to you While eyes distort Lay down, stone monument The time has come A cold hand fossilized Ash smolder sun -bridge- A shallow space falls open Beneath your soles Enveloping all-folding Drift gliding slow Adrift fallow lost traveler Adrift fallow bold pioneer Adrift fallow fair conqueror Adrift fallow old warrior Adrift fallow stone monument
3.	Ain't No Shame 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Never drove a Cadillac Guess I never will A shaky line of old used cars To roll me up that hill Never scooped no caviar No never would've done Never sipped that pink champagne (They serve) for shoreline setting suns To socialize with movie stars With royalty and all Give me an hour setting by a fire Over Cinderella's ball Yes, limousines and private jets Will carry you about But those things just ain't for simple folks With simple bank accounts Ain't no shame in just enough To hold you you over 'til Ain't no one no better than A shirt, some shoes, a fork and spoon, a meal to get your fill People say I'm missing out And maybe if I tried I could have some better things Like things compose my pride But I don't need your polished stuff To make me feel of worth I need a pen and a tuned guitar And to stand upon the Earth Ain't no shame in holding on A rough sketch of a life Never seem to find the goal Just moving between this and that, 'tween sleep and day and night
4.	Danny Wisdom 03:42		buy track
5.	The Big House 02:24	lyrics	buy track
I spent 19 years in solitary, baby The first time you took my hand I made parole But those prison bars done followed me here, baby And now it’s you and me in this jail cell we call home When I held this metal tray to bring you flowers That I traded cigarettes for down the hall Well you wrapped yourself around me for an hour Got our favorite colored jello and ate it all (chorus) We’re in the big house together, honey Spending time while doing time Ain’t no pardons, ain’t no jury gonna set us free We’re in the hoosegow, you and I I spent 19 years in solitary, baby But now I share my bunk with your blue eyes And we’re a-conjugating more than our verbs, darling I’d like to make you my life sentence bride (chorus) Here in the big house together, sugar Take your hand on bended knee We’ll walk the concrete aisle in the prison chapel, honey You’ll make an honest man of me
6.	The First Ever Day 04:23	lyrics	buy track
I was born before the sun The moon and stars and everyone Took a breath, the world was done The first dawn Feel my feet upon the ground A step or two and walking around To see the sights when all is new And find you Took a stroll up yonder hill Get me a gaze out further still My eyes could see beyond my will To walk to Saw a bird, a fish, a bear Saw something scurry past right there But not a hint of your golden hair Could I find (bridge) Not to waste the first daylight I shouted out in hopes that I might Catch your pretty ears or your sight Somehow Reverberating through the air Echoing off this to there My words, my soul done laid to bare And hopeful (Inst verse) You were born upon the waves A little breeze and you were there Perfect in most every way To my eyes Found you there upon the sand Your smiling eyes, familiar hands And breath of firey glowing bands Of orchids Took you up into my arms We melted in the new born sun The waves came and the day was done That first one We hadn't yet labeled dark as fear It was just magical and clear And velvet air it wrapped us here In shadows (bridge) Not to waste the gloaming hour We settled in, invented fire Found some things to feed each other Somehow When we slept we dreamt of light And floating above fields at night And when we woke we huddled tight To keep warm
7.	Drowned In The Wine 04:28	lyrics	buy track
With a yearning for wanting And a wanting to yearn And a longing for far off escapes She pulls out her eyes And she points them to mine Just a-waiting to feel like she's safe And he don't have nothing Which is something to some If you take him direct to his word But sometimes a nothing Is just what it says And what he says is just what she heard (bridge) Puts his face is his pocket Puts her eyes in his wine And she drinks him deep with a smile When all the applauding Gives way for a tune Their hands melt to one for awhile But if you go swimming With dogs in the dark They could mistake you for a bite And if you're believing The words that you found A found word believer just might (bridge) Her arms are like rainbows Across the divide Between memories and advice Her hair like a ribbon To cross finish lines In races you'll run once or twice (chorus) She's like wanting to borrow a dime Just to pay for a call for more time And the time that you're given Is more time that you gave And you end up a-drowned in the wine
8.	Hibernate 05:40	lyrics	buy track
In space, infinite space, floating away… Startled awake Can I just hibernate? Slide, slide up away, slide to embrace… Startled awake Can I just hibernate? Finally found me some time To get some shut eye And dream for a while And right when I start getting on To go for a ride The feeling subsides And pop goes my mind Take, so hard to take, everything's fake… Startled awake Can I just hibernate? My pillowcase pressed to my ear Suddenly fear And up like a shot Everything once peaceful here Disrupted my calm I want my mind sailing away…...
9.	Dandelion Wine 02:43	lyrics	buy track
Our bicycles clean Racing machines Roll down the old road One dot on the map Tucked in the sack Green grass a-flowing ________ Lay down our wheels, as we step to the field Our heads touch the sky with our hands brushing near Stoop to a bend, yellow flash pull the end One more to add to the pile, and we smile ________ A day in the air with the sun’s brightest shine And our baskets all full for the dandelion wine Here in the darkness forgetting about time While we sit by the fire drinking dandelion wine Light meal on the grass Clouds puffing past Blue skies and your smile Songbirds floating by Whistling high Dusk finds the treeline ________ Lifting a glass, pose a toast to the air A sip, warm and crisp, firefly swirling there Sparks bursting forth as we stoke up the fire One more glass for the miles, and we smile ________ A day in the air with the sun’s brightest shine And our baskets all full for the dandelion wine Here in the darkness forgetting about time While we sit by the fire drinking dandelion wine Laughing til dawn spread out over the lawn And our cups overflow with more dandelion wine Light breaks to day and we head on our way Heading home to make more of our dandelion wine
10.	Blues In Regret 04:55	lyrics	buy track
They give me only seven years A-fore my mama died They gave me only seven years Before those tears I cried She sure would have gave a few more Lord, she sure did try They give me twenty-seven years A-fore I found my home Oh, just twenty-seven years For grass to bury my bone Oh, I mighta found it sooner But that man denied my loan They give me thirty-seven years A-fore my woman leave Oh, I got thirty-seven years My baby she left me Oh, she mighta stayed some longer But Sarah-Lou’s got pregnancy They gave me forty-seven years A-fore my spirit fly The space of forty-seven years I lived each day of my life Woulda been nice to round out fifty But the reaper stole my time Thinking back on all those years My only one regret Many seasons, cloud and clear I just have one regret That I never picked you flowers Or took your hand at sunset These few forty-seven years The only years I’ll get
11.	Lesson 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Somewhere between fantasy And hemlock trees and vines There sits a vapor line Where we dream Breathing deeply, eyes a-closed Shimmer crystalline Symbols feed the mind While releasing me Planting feet upon the hill With grasses in the breeze At once begin to freeze While feeling warm In voices I can't understand They pass along a truth In a telephoning booth That's taking form ___ It's all perfectly clear I need to hear The lesson shared The words are slightly skewed In shades of blue Nonetheless true And I think of you ___ Out of all the things The voice it told me while it spoke There was one thing I will never feel regret 'cause whether I was right or wrong When choosing, I still chose And anyway when I wake I'll forget ___ After all the orators Went back into their rooms There was only one thing to do That was left I packed away the teachings And I wiped away the sweat That had blurred my eyes from seeing While I slept With what was left
12.	Moongazing 03:04	lyrics	buy track
And the weeks turning longer With the months turning year As we all grow yet older Through a gauze once was clear And what once was a guide as you made your way here Seems you just can’t recall the last time it appeared Kept your nose to the grindstone And your feet to the fire And your deep-seated feelings Pulled away on the wires That you used for connection to the empty desires While those that are dearest meet those that are dire (chorus) There’s no more moongazing No strolls by the sea No longing embraces Or you needing me ‘Cause we’re lost to the ether of our LED screens No one even noticed when the moon rising ceased
13.	Half Past Noon 05:27		buy track
14.	Cellar Door 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Heard a little knock on my cellar door Open up and in march the rockin’ four Setting up their drums and their big guitars They played until the sun went down Rockabilly, soul groovin’, big applause As all my neighbors packed in to see the show The walls were a-shakin’ and the ceiling quaked They played every tune they know ___________ Oh, the drums getting hit like a quarry sledge The bass man a-thumping like he took the pledge Guitars are twanging over all the din And the singer breaks it down like this.... The kids are up and dancing like they just don’t care Mom and dad are floating in the smoky air Everyone forgetting better things to do While the band tears up the room ___________ Saxophone ringing as the sun comes up Honking like the horn of a pickup truck Everybody jumping like they’ll never stop And the singer coming up on top… Out in the dawn of the early light The boys packed it up after playing all night Stacked all their stuff out on my front lawn And they all played one more song ___________ Yeah, they float like a moth, sting like a bee All the squirrels a bopping in the old nut tree All the cars are waving as they drive on past And the singer lets it flow at last… Everybody saying all their fond farewells Huggin and a-shakin’, back patting, swell Just a-staring at their phones, no one knows what for And I lock up my cellar door
15.	Pick A Side 03:49		buy track
16.	Starting Over 03:47	lyrics	buy track
Seven miles and starting over Took her arm so I could show her Another week and maybe we'll get home Had a drink, was called a fishbowl It was blue but tasted yellow Took a sip and asked for something cold ____ Once I had a cat named Spuggo He was wild but he was mellow He was mine and I was his friend too But the days were heavy-handed Had to part, I felt abandoned Shown the door, was nothing left to do Seven days we made the distance Kept the pace with some assistance From the breaths when coming up for air Stole a smile and held it closely Took a while, but that was mostly Just to add to my collection there _____ Once I had a painting of her She was green and sort of hovered That was pretty close as I recall And feel a twinge of sadness When I think of piles and mess That we built in mountains oh so tall _____ Once a solitary soldier Took a walk and grew much older She was wearing medals she had earned Still the thing that she most cherished Also made her most embarrassed All the light that dimmed when she returned All the light that dimmed when she returned All the light that dimmed when she returned
17.	Monday 02:20	lyrics	buy track
That Monday morning She was driving But she weren't looking At the road And when she killed them She was posting To social media About traffic woes She had a moment Do I keep driving This time looking At the road Or do I turn and Pull on over Stand and face them Face them all That morning started like any other They woke and ate and brushed and got dressed Their momma walked them out to the corner Sent em off with a kiss on their heads Bouncing while they wait at the crosswalk Held hands as they cross with the light Car rolled through without a second look No pain No tears No sight That Monday morning She was driving But she weren't looking At the road And when she killed them She was posting To social media About traffic woes
18.	Look Around 02:10	lyrics	buy track
Look around, now It's love that we're making Everyone has a someone A parallel soul Look around, now There's no hesitating While you're searching to find out They already know Spinning round this big ol world, there's Endless others, they spinning too 'Stead of spinning in my little circle Wanna share this circle with you (Bridge) Just like the moon and the stars like to travel Just like the sun lights your eyes Just like the universe floats in the nothing There's no point asking why Look around, now It's love that we're making Every soul has another To join as it goes Look around, now It's there for the taking Just open your heart up It already knows Look around, now It's love that we're making Everyone has a someone A parallel soul Look around, now There's no need for begging You'll know when you know When your heart tells you so
19.	I Don't Think We Can Be Friends 02:53	lyrics	buy track
I see you walking around like nothing matters Going down rabbit holes and chasing mad hatters Sucking on toadstools like a Cheshire catter I don't think we can be friends Spent all your time just a-instigating I liked you more when all your time was spent masturbating I just can't relate to your non-stop hating I don't think we can be friends (Bridge) And if I never told you so I guess the times now If you were expecting me I won't be coming round We had a couple good times down the memory hole they go down If I can help it I won't see you around Just in case you thought these are just words I'm singing Go ahead and try to make my phone start ringing You're right up at the top of the no-fly list I'm slinging I don't think that we can be friends (Bridge) And if you ever cross my path I'll try to avoid you Not like you're the devil I just don't enjoy you That shit you read on the internet is slowly destroying you But it ain't gonna be my end Keep on keeping on if that makes you happy It seems like mostly darkness that your face is slapping And I don't want to be around to watch it happen So we just can't be friends
20.	Time Spent Passing Time 03:34	lyrics	buy track
Look up, there's another decade gone Slipped past like a one-hit wonder song That they don't play on the radio no more Another week, another day, an hour Like a sundial in a morning shower Passing time just a-waiting out the storm Tarmac dreaming in econo class Thoughts of gettin home to you at last Time spent passing time when all my time should be Time spent with you Think I lost another twenty years A blink of eyes, faces, smiles, tears One or two I guess I'll not look on again Suppose you'd be hard pressed to say The hardships faced and the choices made Were anything but right to do just then Daylight dreaming on a red eye flight Wishing I was kissing you goodnight Time spent passing time when all my time should be Time spent with you Inst break G, A, D, F#-G, F#-Em, A (walk up to D) Think I found another hundred years When I turned and your face appeared Time spent passing time with you right here
21.	Test Patterns 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Seems so hard to find a quiet time And ease my restless mind Pouring through my eyes like foreign spies And twist how I rely And I think of how it used to be With test patterns overnight Once upon a time with choices small Experiences shared Morning talking limited and same Like everyone was there At 1am the flag was waved Test patterns fill the air Nowadays seems no one can agree The drowning man won't swim And those standing near enough to help Don't even notice him Cause the broadcast day will never end Test patterns torn and thin And we can't agree to disagree An empathic phantom limb
22.	Tarred And Scarred 02:04	lyrics	buy track
Been running wild so long I don't know Been twenty years or maybe more Done had a home, not any longer Done had a roof and walls and warm Hey passer-by You spare me an eye Just a coin or two before I shrivel up and die Don't treat me hard Or put me behind bars Years I'm a-living on these streets and I'm just tarred and scarred
23.	No Stars 03:34	lyrics	buy track
The sun don't shine The birds don't cry And the wind don't blow And the waves don't rise And it won't be long now, baby 'till there ain't no more anything Not even stars in the sky The moon don't rise The clouds don't break No more fireflies Just an Earth that quakes Been years since the snow did fall Soon there won't be nothing left at all Not even stars in the sky -chorus- A thousand years ago we maybe could've helped But we were busy with ourselves And couldn't see beyond our doors No phones to call No shows to watch No power at all No bread for lunch We just a-waiting for the end to come Better to be quickly flung Wish there were stars in the sky
24.	Fulfilled 04:24	lyrics	buy track
Twenty years or more Since you found my door And it hasn't always been all fine But I sure am grateful And when I wake in morn And leave you safe and warm You're the one that gets me through long days And the smile I come home to When it's late at night You're tucked in snug and tight And I'm sound asleep knowing you're fine And you have not one worry And in the quiet times You tell me you are mine And I am yours forever more There ain't nothing can change it And it's hard to say goodbye Even for one day, hey And it's hard to be so far Oh, so far away And those times I just can't stay Gotta get back on that plane Gonna fly high Towards the deadline And I miss you every minute Till I find a way to get back home Many years we stand Together when we can One day when all the work is done It’ll be all the time The days of quiet, still We’ll see the dream fulfilled And we’ll never ever be apart Till we go back home And it's hard to say goodbye Even for one day, hey And it's hard to be so far Oh, so far away And those times I just can't stay Gotta get back on that plane Gonna fly high Towards the deadline And I miss you every minute Till I find a way to get back home And it's ha-ard Missing you-oo And it's ha-ard Missing you-oo All the time
25.	Head Down 02:02	lyrics	buy track
In the morning keep your head down in the gloaming keep your head down in the evening keep your head down When the dawn comes keep your head down Coming around keep your head down coming around keep your head down coming around keep your head down coming around keep your head down Or you'll get torn away or you'll get torn away or you'll get torn away or you'll get torn away And if you put your head above ground you'll be seen when they come round And if you step a bit too loud go 6 feet beneath the ground
26.	Locality 03:42	lyrics	buy track
I used to wait outside all night to get a ticket just to stand in a crowd So I could almost see the band and almost hear a song through all of the loud And when the cash I had was getting too low, from too much watered-down beer I should have known, I barely had to leave home, there’s better tunes right here One time my girl and I we drove all night to get into a show far away And when we got there it was hot and we were out there in the sun all the day So we spent all our time a-chasing the shade, and kinda missed the show I should have known, we coulda stayed here near home, and been cool like a stone -bridge- It is a fact those bigger acts that roll around the world, they rake it in big time There’s nothing wrong with that as long as you don’t mind a little push and a shove To see some laser lights and dudes in tights and ringing in your ears two days later When after all you could have gone and saw some people play two doors down the road _____ So if you’re thinking ‘bout a night out on the town to hear a tune, get a brew Maybe just think about this thing I said and hit a local hole near to you And you might run into some folks that you know, or make a new friend or two I wish I’d known, before we went far from home, but thankfully now I do
27.	Give It On Up 03:30	lyrics	buy track
Baby, remember when your dreams were young You had the world laying at your feet Not a single thing that can’t be done Hey, babe… you chased it down with all your heart You ran face first into a big brick wall The race was over ‘fore it ever start I gotta tell you now (chorus) Hey, yeah… give it on up (x2) Baby, no shame in coming in second best Another dream is gonna come your way A chance to throw yourself at one more test Listen to me now (chorus) Hey, yeah… give it on up (x2) You got to bring down one time… Oh, yeah… I wanna tell you it’ll be alright As long as you keep trying and you give your all The world’ll give you every single thing that’s in your sights, oh listen now (chorus)
28.	Quarantine Blues 01:34		buy track
29.	Bouquet 05:38	lyrics	buy track
A field of flowers shifting slowly in a breeze A million blooms in the new day sun In yellow, pink and blue, the same but different too Could never find the prettiest one I brought a bouquet home for you most every day Next day there's new blossoms where those were Set 'em in a glass, and give a little water to keep the hue Then head out to push the gear that makes the world a-turn (Bridge) Sun goes down, the flowers close and darkness comes along The memories come creeping on back home Thought all day bout saying just how beautiful you are When I found the words to tell you You were gone Some forty years gone by, along the same old track And a train can't turn no matter hard you try And the old smokestack turns the tunnels black and it makes it hard to breathe As you stumble through the dark to find the sly And my weathered face is cracked and old but yours is fresh as dew The years have been a-kinder to you than me The light of day just bakes the sweat I pour on out for you As I pick a fresh bouquet for you to see (Bridge) Sun goes down, the flowers close and darkness comes along The memories come creeping on back home Thought all day bout saying just how beautiful you are When I found the words to tell you You were gone What do you need? When will you be free?
30.	The End Of The Day 07:05	lyrics	buy track
Set here alone, my mind it only… All thoughts of you Wish I could fly high right into your arms Want nothing more, and if I could I would But it just ain't to be My staying here won't do no one no harm -bridge- Throwing caution to the wind Might get me to you But sacrifice for greater good Makes us stronger too So I'm here biding time, thinking of ya baby Wanting you by my side But the distance between makes the heart oh so fond If the days turn to weeks, see your face my darling Every day on this screen Dream of the day I can hold you again And if the weeks turn to months, think I might just I might lose my mind But knowing you're safe and warm comforts me so -bridge- Throwing caution to the wind Might get me to you But sacrifice for greater good Makes us stronger too These pictures of you, oh you're right there honey So close but so far We'll be together again when these storm clouds, they part -chorus- At the end of the day I'm so blessed To have you in my heart It's just you and me, them and us, hanging on These days spent apart At the end of the day we'll join hands Raise our eyes to the sky On that sunny day, we're gonna be, alive and free So soon if we try
31.	Springtime 02:25	lyrics	buy track
Endless cold time Wearing on an old mind Storm line rolling through Flakes done float down Howling like a bloodhound Blowing like the answers do But let me tell you now Springtime Springtime coming To fill you heart with sunny days Springtime Springtime coming Watch all your troubles melt away New buds poke up Tilting like a tea cup Filled with morning dew Drink up sunshine Climbing like a twist vine Vegetate all afternoon Oh I'mma talking about Springtime Springtime coming Little bit of hope from ground Springtime Springtime coming Why'd nobody come around ___ When the warm wins ol' cold's game Every year it goes the same Flowers bloom but I'm still alone here Guess the green beats frozen days
32.	Surviving Your Damage 04:46	lyrics	buy track
I was rolling up the Wilbur Cross Oncoming headlights blind There were crickets on the radio My best girl by my side And we were coming home From having watched him lose his mind And I was feeling weary from the crying Went through a tunnel, crossed a bridge And crickets turned to song And we sang every word just like We knew them all along Yeah it's been years of hearing And we don't often get one wrong But memory does fade while we're all dying The faces on the screen said words I'd never heard them speak A-telling of the days of old A shared creative peak And as the tale unwound Unwanted journeys they would seek They'd lost the trail and roadside started waving Eventually you walked away And kept a-walking miles Until you found your mother's home A quaint and lovely isle Where you could pour your darkness Onto canvas set on fire Cause none of it was worthy 'nuff for saving And as the decades passed I wonder did you come to terms With the words that fell out from your mouth And voices that you heard And people come to find you While you strolled amongst the birds As they watch you from afar in search of meaning Or did you just feel sadness For the loss of could have been Cause unwritten songs that fall away Are the most tragic kind of sin And just when it might seem You could shake off the hermit's skin You went and died Like a child who stops dreaming
33.	Folding Time 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Folding time On Sunday morning Years ago right here, as real as then Those regrets as sharp now Hasn't dulled with age Coffee cups and shame here Folding time In Sunday evening Echoes of the past, sit next to me Years from now I may face Memories that fade I'm OK with losing these (bridge) Holding hands With me from years ago See through those eyes A decades younger me today Who tries to find the words to say And it's far too late anyway Folding time While trying not to Here and now replaced, with there and then Where does someone go hide When what you're hiding from's behind your eyes
34.	Reminisce Tomorrow 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Once again I find you scrolling down the page Of those long lost times and mythic glory days The oft told tales and legends Before the stiff old bones of age Like you'll never have more times like those Naught left here but decay (bridge) Close the mirror Well make a quick exchange Find the doorway We’ll step out into day Shut the screen down There’s much we’ve left to do I don’t want to hear the good years are all gone (chorus) Let’s reminisce tomorrow About the things we’ll do today We’re just wasting time daydreaming ‘bout the past Let’s make a couple memories Try to live them while we do Since we’re on the ride We might as well watch while we’re passing through (bridge 2) Cause i don’t want to hear How great it was before All I recall is years of pain When you were young Your parents said the best times had all passed How’s it different when the words you say are all the same (chorus x2) Let’s reminisce tomorrow About the things we’ll do today We’re just wasting time daydreaming ‘bout the past Let’s make a couple memories Try to live them while we do Since we’re on the ride We might as well watch while we’re passing through
35.	Forget About Me Sunday 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Lordy, lordy mama Your voice it made me cross the road Like the sweetest bird song Ring out at the break of dawn And I walk around, arms out You're the only one I know And I step in, head high Hoping that you'll greet me warm I see you see me Melts me right down to the ground You see right through me Can't find a breath to make a sound And you walk right to me Take my hand and lead me on Serenading welcome Think my heart has found it's home Forget about me Sunday Forget about me Sunday Forget about me Sunday But Saturday I'm yours Think I feel a buzzing My phone just like a honey bee And I hope it's you and I hope you talking sweet to me You the first I think of Rise and shine at start of day You're the last I say goodnight When I'm a-tucked away Running on and on Like a man on fire Just to get a glimpse of you When I see your face I just can't not smile I'm a falling in while you falling too
36.	The Apple Tree Song 02:14	lyrics	buy track
Let's go walk and see Our favorite apple tree Where you'd hold hands with me When I was just a boy and you were just a girl of 18 Let's go to the field Where lightning bugs revealed Their glowing love appeals While all the lady lightning bugs a-figure out how they feel (bridge) Before you took my name We traveled round near and far Those years when we shacked up My head, it swum among the star The orchard where we'll go Our names carved years ago Where only we would know And we'll a-cuddle at the cider hut to warm up your nose (bridge) Before we settled down We couldn't wait to get around No grey there in my beard And no achey knees when I set down Come and go with me Let's see what we can see While we've got ability And we're free
37.	Compatriots 03:35	lyrics	buy track
When I woke up you were hanging there On the edge of the bed crying And I thought you might be joking But then I knew you weren't lying When you said "I never ever dreamed I'd end up here like this Just an old man driving down a big old hill Who doesn't see the coming cliff" And I laid my hand upon your back A little silent support show And my fingers stretched from my open palm Across your shoulders, to let you know That I would never let you roll on Down that decline without end While believing you were all alone A final journey with no friends ____ Don't go off while needing me Without me there with you Because you and me, compatriots Compassionate, come through When I got home you were packing up The truck warming outside I asked where you were going to You said "my one last ride" And I picked up your bag and said I'm coming along too Because my friend, I love you way too much To sit here while you do
38.	Elegy 04:32	lyrics	buy track
Like a wounded dog he calls across a smoke filled room Looking for another damaged soul to lick his wounds Bares his claws Lights another cigarette Had a couple drinks to think about another time Gets a little numb to steel his nerve and pad his mind And it comes Time can't dull sharp memories Elegy Count your change Elegy Lost your name And it comes to this again So your stubbled chin tears in as you lean your head to rest Sure the melody's remiss while the bass thumps in your chest Hanging low Don't think the floor should tilt like that Seems the bar looks soft while you search out a strip to land But before touchdown your shoulders pulled back by the hand Of a saint Or an aspiring preacher man Elegy From where you came Elegy If it's all the same To you, To me, To anyone Elegy Cry out your name Elegy It's a crying shame When you're lost, sinking low, thunder growls
39.	Song Of Age 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Twenty years from ‘round ‘bout now when my voice is hoarse and thin Will I still have this fiery ache that blooms in tunes to sing The rush of blood that comes along with melodies and rhymes And this need to squeeze my weary heart for drops of frozen time Will I need someone's outstretched hand to pull me to the stage Or a futuristic flying chair they lend to folks my age My fingers wrecked from countless times I slid them ‘cross a string Will I still have this book of songs or some newfangled thing In twenty years… You can count the words I wrote in all the lines upon my face like fallen elm tree rings So many years… Full of new joys and new pains and sicknesses and laughing wildly till tears run down my face But will you care Forty years from ‘round ‘bout now when I’m dust upon the breeze Will anyone fill up their rooms with songs that sound like these A yearning for a time when no one’s thoughts were on display Except in poetry and scribbled lines and a painted face of pain A distant echo hums with all these songs that poured out clear I’d like to think that someone would occasionally hear Or god forbid they cherish one or two that cuts to bone The ones that always bring a tear when listened to alone Oh, forty years… I’ll be nothing but a folder in some database that’s opened by the satellites For endless years… These things I sing to you might sometime be heard by a traveler of the galaxy But probably not Guess that’s OK
40.	Hold On 04:32	lyrics	buy track
Another Autumn down, how many more? The leaves that fell this year all swept and gone Gone… Another friend I had to say goodbye… to Another family left there wondering why The hands of time grow weak as they grow old The hands of time not strong enough to hold To hold on Another Winter gone, is there one more? The snow all melts away, what’s it all for? The hands of time grow weak as they grow old The hands of time not strong enough to hold To hold on to the faces You met along the way To hold on to the loving Things they say The hands of time lose grip as they turn gray The hands of time can’t wipe the tears away When you yearn for the old days That you watched slip away To the fog of your memories And you’ve lost the words to say Another Summer here, to warm my soul Another day to find your hand to hold Hold on
41.	Stanceless 05:11		buy track
42.	You Say 03:47	lyrics	buy track
You say: Why are you so sad? I say: Sometimes it’s easier You say: Could you just try to smile? I say: What’s there to smile for? You say: Come on let me help you I say: There’s nothing that you could do You say: Just lay down in my arms I say: It’s just too real to think about it (Bridge) You still hold my hand tight as I try to stand (Chorus) Why is it so easy to feel like shit? No there’s no explanation – no benefits It’s so hard to look up It’s nothing to keep looking down My gaze down on the ground I say: Maybe you should go You say: Not even if I could I say: Why is it that you care? You say: Because I love you (Chorus) Why is it so easy to feel like shit? No there’s no explanation – no benefits It’s so hard to look up It’s nothing to keep looking down My gaze down on the ground Why are you so sad? Sometimes it’s easier
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45.	Time Don't Heal All Wounds 04:34		buy track
46.	These Uncertain Times 03:46	lyrics	buy track
In these uncertain times I find My mind is stuck on space Not the kind with stars and moons But what's tween you and my face Six feet long Six feet wide In these uncertain times In these uncertain times I see The ones who don't believe An ER full of mannequins And microchip vaccines Drinking bleach Some UV light In these uncertain times In these uncertain times I wanna Hang around with you Watch 100 episodes Of shows I hardly knew What's it like To be outside In these uncertain times In these uncertain times I try To be a patient dude Practice social distancing And try not to be rude Mask my face While I wait in line In these uncertain times (Closing Bridge) I'd gladly never have go inside again If you'll deliver to my door Or curbside pickup at the store… I'll take that chore
47.	Chasm 04:17	lyrics	buy track
When all I saw was hoping in the eyes of those abroad I know it's gotta be it… gotta be it In sorrow's wake and tragedy appears now and again I know it's gotta be it… gotta be it And when those that live in fear do find A tiny shred of hope left in their minds That's when you know That a change has gotta come And even when it seems like all is lost And you've got nothing left to pay the cost That's when you know That a change has gotta come When all appears to be lost and you have no place to turn but still you keep on going… keep on going And when you're turned away and you must find another path oh yeah that's where you see it… where you see it And when those that live in fear do find A tiny shred of hope left in their minds That's when you know That a change has gotta come And even when it seems like all is lost And you've got nothing left to pay the cost That's when you know That a change has gotta come And when it feels like time is growing short And you're out of time and out of sorts That's when it seems Like a change is gonna come And the world it feels the consequence Of the chasm between first and last That's when it's clear That a change is gonna come
48.	Song Of Love 04:58	lyrics	buy track
For years you’ve asked me why I’m not demonstrative in love With flowers in my arms when I arrive Or why I never feel the need to put away the plates And laundry piles up around the hamper all the time My hugs and kisses, they don’t pay the bills or so they say A smile doesn’t stoke the old home fire The grass is grown above the sill outside our dining room The honey-do, it’s grown beyond the page it’s written on Oh, maybe I’m not one to build a cabin in your name Or grow a pretty garden in the yard But I can sing a pink and orange sunset to your ears And maybe that ain’t good enough, but baby that’s my heart And with the little time we have upon this dusty earth Would rather you have paint upon the shed Or everlasting words of love to float across the years Of looking in the sky and seeing angels overhead Of all the ways I have to show you everything I feel About the many days we’re side-by-side A diamond ring may tell you that you’re worth your weight in gold A song of love can tell the world our passion is alive And maybe I’m not one to get a skywriter to scrawl The things I want to say across the sky But I can sing a sweet bouquet of roses to your ears And maybe that’s not good enough, but baby give a try ‘Cause I can’t paint a picture of you pretty as you are And I can’t write a book to save my life But I can write a song for you exactly how I feel I hope that it is good enough to keep you here and mine
49.	Halfway Waiting 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Halfway waiting for the car Halfway raining from the clouds high up above Halfway wondering bout truth Halfway slipping between yellow, red and blue Water flows downhill Because of gravity were told But what if it's afraid of growing stagnant, stiff and old Halfway sure this is the way Halfway thinking that to be lost is OK Halfway watching from afar Halfway walking off myself to find the car Water flows downhill Because it's searching for the sea But what if it's just trying to get 'way from you and me Halfway giving up the ghost Halfway facing off with firing squads the most Halfway driving to the shore Halfway waiting for the voice to tell me more
50.	Something You Regret 04:31		buy track
51.	Seaside Town 02:55	lyrics	buy track
I love living in a seaside town All day watching waves bounce up and down A sense of change, but no cares in the world I take my bike to a dockside seat All the fresh fishes I could hope to eat A fork and plate Uncertain state A steady breeze of change I like working in my seaside town Using my hands, my brain and my brawn I’m sensitive, but tough enough I guess Afterhours, have a pint with the boys Winking at girls, bragging ‘bout toys A glass and a smile Invaders for miles And nobody knows it yet If I hear the rumbling far off away I'll keep all my worries to myself today Ignorance is bliss a wise man said And if the news should come along the steel grapevine They're walking towards my little town to take what's mine Will I take up arms A boat and a farm Will everyone end up dead I love living in my seaside life All day looking for my seaside wife But if bombs start to fall Will I jump the wall And walk into the sea I can't survive If my seaside town Is not gonna survive me Walking toward the surf and right into the waves Last I hear is crying and the pop of grenades And I take a deep breath An inhale of death And I picture my seaside town
52.	In Memoriam 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Let's reminisce About yesterday's tomorrows Let's reminisce Of dreams we had before Fondly recall About the plans we made for then Let's reminisce Of promises and faith I miss the things we missed The memories we never made or will The life we said we'd always live Let's say a prayer For days we lost in long debates In memoriam A calendar we laid to rest In mourning of The morning of the things we'll never do Remembrance Of anticipated hours gone I miss the things we missed The memories we never made or will The weeks and months now years The doors we barred, the glass we boarded up We made our way by not making any way To find a hand to hold or human touch Let's reminisce Those carefree days before these days In memoriam Memoriam Memoriam
53.	No More Christmases 03:45	lyrics	buy track
No lights on the rooftop No bows on the tree The mantle's not hung with stockings full No torn wrapping paper No cards in the mail No holiday cheer to heartstrings pull Santa's not sneaking Round my place this year I just couldn't bear if he did come No reindeer a clopping No chimney surprise Cause it's my first Christmas since you're gone There'll be no Christmas carols Or nostalgic cartoons No candy canes or jingling bells Not even Rudolph With his shiny nose Could light up my way from dark and cold This year's not like those Christmas before Cause it's my first Christmas here all alone And it won't ever be like When you were with me So there's no more Christmases No there's no more Christmases No, no more Christmases that's all
54.	Disasocietezation 02:19	lyrics	buy track
With the hedgerow high on the gated side All the fears kept out and the sun does shine While the world might burn and the smoke may rise Keeps a clean tool shed, gives a good high five With a driveway sealed and a collar high Just a good old boy with a polished ride See the 5G tower on poor man's rise For all the hi def pictures of poor man's lives -bridge- Lily white lives in isolation No need to ever have to deep inhale Cause every little thing in my imagination Comes on a truck when I ring my… bell Stuck a protest sign on the lawn with pride Shared a photo to the page then brought it back inside Cause a feather ruffled brings a critics eye And you wouldn't wanna be escorted back outside
55.	Fleeting Oasis 05:09	lyrics	buy track
New baby born New eyes to see things through New life to live New love directed to New hands to touch New voice to sing high and loud New shirt and shoes New place to hang your hat New pen and tie New metal filing rack New rolling chair New arms to carry the load Wasn't long till you found A new way to burn yourself A new way to fall A new way to hurt yourself A new way to moan A new way to bring yourself down Face first to the ground New colored tiles New paint and fancy sheets New padded cell New matching pillow sets New smart TV New ways for looking away Wasn't long till you dreamed Spent all day imagining A few days away A few days of nothingness A new promise of freedom The fleeting oasis of self For your mental health (Bm D Em A) Self perpetrating Inevitability Straight into another Self fulfilling prophecy Safe in the warmth of the disguise The prose and the cloak And just as the curtain Falls on another week You close the book With a page filled with self critique Never enough was the mantra Now never again New baby born New eyes to see things through New day to live New pool to wade into New time to make Those old mistakes yet again They come round like unwanted friends
56.	Tributaries 04:18	lyrics	buy track
I don’t give a damn about actuaries It don’t mean a thing until February I just wanna have a ball while the roof’s still there I don’t even want to hear about your money Never wanna owe to a friend a penny I just wanna get my kicks while the sun’s still there I ain’t got a single word of praise for Luther He’s just hanging on like a drunken trooper Dirtied all my cups and left me wanting more I said all I can for Mrs Sandy She dug in her bag for some ribbon candy I would do anything I could do for her But the reason I’m a-singing is the far east dreamer Looking at the maps like a spoiled toddler Cutting up the grass while the rain keeps dribbling down All I wanna do is just face my demon Tell him that’s enough and I just don’t need him Every time I try he wraps plastic ‘cross my eyes Falling down a well would be more fun than this Least I’d have a minute of some peace and quiet Scratching up my back like a lion/zebra show Once I saw a light like a man on fire It was just a lamp on a lawman's tires Everything I said made the days get longer still -Inst Break- I don’t give a damn about tributaries Just a second string in the water queries Flowing down a hill like it had a choice at all Rolling like a wheel on a stolen huffy Losing all my breath when it’s hot and stuffy Maybe later on I’ll stop
57.	Unearthed 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Rolling my heart away It’s used up and old, naught left to save Top of the heap til it’s withered and grey Just to rejoin the dust on the journals of age It’s beating has long gone stopped I remain upright by the will of my thought But will loses strength after years having fought All the value is gone from those treasures you bought (bridge/chorus) Experts will brandish their tools to expose Pieces of hands once held high They might have gripped on some tools of their own Working the same land as I (inst) Dragging my soul away It’s battered and worn, naught left to save Tossed in a hole that we’ll use as a grave Slowly dissolved by the forces of age (bridge/chorus) Holes in the ground are for finding the past Shovels a means to an end Brushing the sand from a story untold In hopes of unearthing a friend
58.	Journey 04:42	lyrics	buy track
She says she never wants to be alive Through a miracle of modern science Like the beating of a traffic light Sets the pace her heart keeps through the night Yeah she'd rather just to slip away Like a shadow on a cloudy day One time there and then it's gone for good Soon forgotten as it always should And it's on me to be the one to say That it is time for her to fade away And that we all just have let her go Cause she has often made her wishes known But now there's no more wishes to be made To fight for time that she strictly forbade I guess it's pride in always being strong And never wanting to be helped at all And there is not a thing I wouldn't give For her to say she wants to live More than she doesn't want to put upon Or be a burden on the ones she loves But if she only knew we wouldn't mind If it just meant we'd get a bit more time And maybe reminisce a time or more Before she slides on through that final door I know it everybody's choice to make How they would want the end their journey makes And I guess I'm honored you would trust me to So I will carry this and promise you But I don't ever want to say goodbye So I'll pretend we'll never ever die Cause life is good even when life is not That one more breath is one more parting shot You get to take at making something more Than just a watcher of the sun and stars Who goes in circles wearing through the floor Until the trench you made you're reaching for But anyway I guess I want to say We're here right now and this is years away And we don't need to say goodbye at all No we don't need to say goodbye at all
59.	Saturday 03:28	lyrics	buy track
What'd you even see in me Was it hero worship or envy Did the mirrors in your room stop to reflect That day when we stood on sidewalk You shouted words while I just talked And people stopped to watch us both get wrecked You told me I was hard to read Like a book whose pages dot the sea And that was something you could not accept I said that maintaining mystique Was all that kept us cheek to cheek I guess one word too much, cause then you wept Then hand in hand we strolled uptown To see a man about a gown I thought we asked for blue but it was red So dress in hand we took a swim And laughed about what might have been Had we not shared a room without a bed I looked up at the man in black He swung his arm then took it back Apologized for his social faux pas Suppose it would eventually Come out that me and you were we Congratulations never went so far I held my breath and you held yours You held my hand and made new sores And everything went black there for a time And in the end the only thing I ever gave my old class ring to Helped to lead me to a better rhyme The witches eye it followed close And your red dress and my full dose It came upon me when I needed more The Summer sun hangs clear and high In Beach Boys songs and sunglass sky Can kill you if you can't get back indoors
60.	Breaths 02:02	lyrics	buy track
As it once was said long days ago By one more wise than I We have a finite amount of breaths When they run out, we die So with that in mind, it seems a loss To allow one day to end Having not made time to love yourself Or showed love to a friend Cause I am here and you are there While we together close And the breaths we share 'tween now and death Are breaths I'll cherish most
61.	Don't Stop 04:50	lyrics	buy track
A little rain in the morning Ain't the end of your day ‘cause there's still hope There's sun yet to come And when you find some time Where you couldn’t do much Then what you do, you doing for love (now listen) Time spent daydreaming Isn’t time thrown away It’s time you’ve invested In you The day you ain’t dreaming ‘bout a day better than Is day that ain’t worth living through And if you believe in A god in the sky Who forgives all the worst That you do Does that mean that you’re free Just to do just for you Even if others hurt when you’re through On this rainy morning I’m dreaming of peace I know that it’s far Far away But if you lose hope Then what’s it all for How the hell do you get through the day (chorus) Don’t stop daydreaming Don’t stop wanting more ‘Cause you ain’t the only one who Believes that all people Wherever or who Just want to keep living with love And if it brings comfort For you to believe There’s someone who oversees all Just know that that comfort It doesn’t absolve From that self-centered shit That helps no one at all except you (inst) Yeah, just you If there’s rain in the morning Have hope for the day ‘Cause as long as there’s hope It’s all right And be sure your daydreams Are dreams for us all Of futures all peaceful and bright
62.	And Life Goes On 05:22		buy track
63.	Blah Blah Blah 02:43	lyrics	buy track
Walking up I know what's coming Before you even say a word Steel myself for word tsunami You speak fast as a chirping bird Just like that the flood is flowing Someone broke open the dam Endless talk while saying nothing You speak like snakes shoot from a can Blah, blah, blah If I could get a word in edgewise Between verbal boxing blows I'd suggest you might try stopping Sucking that shit up your nose Blah, blah, blah You're still talking I've stopped listening Would you notice If I walked away I'm walking away You're talking for days I'm tired of your face You've got nothing to say
64.	You Don't Have To Go Home But You Cant Stay Here 03:32	lyrics	buy track
I met him on a Tuesday and I guess I'd say Wednesday never crossed my mind There was Prince Charming with his number called Nowhere any friends to find Later he was shuffling looking for a seat Eyes like headlights paralyze deer You don't have to go home, no But you can't stay here I saw him on a city bus and he saw me Had a chance to make his move Took up all the empty seat right next to me Quite a bit of my seat too I told him it was my stop and I stood to leave He asked “Would if I could join you, dear?” You don't have to go home, no But you can't stay here You don’t have to go home Have to go home, have to go You don’t have to go home Have to go hoYou don’t have to go home Have to go home, have to go You don’t have to go home Have to go home, have to go You don't have to go home, no But you can't stay here Took a walk to Taco Tim’s and got a beer Saw Prince Charming down the bar Soon enough he sidled up right next to me Pointed outside towards a car Asked if I would wanna go for a ride Find romantic atmosphere You don't have to go home, no But you can't stay here You don’t have to go home Have to go home, have to go You don’t have to go home Have to go home, have to go You don't have to go home, no But you can't stay here
65.	If A Tree Falls In The Forest 03:19	lyrics	buy track
“If a tree falls in the forest,” asks the philosopher sincere “…does it even make a sound if there is no one ‘round to hear?” Well there’s no need to worry ‘bout such questions while we’re here There are creatures all around just sittin’, listening For years it leaned a bit this way, but suddenly leaned that The sparrow family that lived midway ‘tween root and top ‘Spite generations of domestic bliss determined it was time To move along that wooded highway, dewey, glistening The lightning bugs that flitted up and down the sappy twigs Their show attracted onlookers as they twirled the whirlygig And snapping beaks that swoop down unimaginably big Scoop their luminescent plankton like the whales do The tree that served as many homes for centuries it seems Did slowly fail beneath the weight of growing families The trunk once steely, stiff and broad must bend eventually As the dandelions release all their hair-dos
66.	Run Along Little Chipmunk 03:26	lyrics	buy track
Run along, little chipmunk You've been living here too long Our burrow sure was comforting and all But the time, it has come With your adolescence done And besides, our home was lost in the great fall But even if it hadn't been Your grown-up years today begin We’ll think of you and visit now and then So say farewell and make your way Live life, find love and happy days We’ll wish you well until we meet again --- With Summer coming to a close Go find a spot and dig a hole And gather all you need for Winter’s chill Maybe find a friend or three And horde some grubs and nuts and seeds Then huddle up and hunker down until Run along, little chipmunk We're so proud of all you've done And we can't wait to see what you do next We’re sure that whatever you do Those things that come to challenge you You'll face head on and do what's for the best ___ Shed no tears as you head out on your way Now is not the time to second guess Strong and sure with no thought of looking back Raise your little tall with confidence Run along, little chipmunk And if ever you're not sure Remember that one thing we always say A burrow's not a home until With love and harmony it's filled Until then in your heart our burrow stays
67.	The Butterfly 02:38	lyrics	buy track
Flutter fly As she float on by And she looks for a petal to lie Sun and sky Blade of grass, stalk of rye Looking through those eyes Of the butterfly Floating high On a wing and a cry Watchful Robin she does spy Flutter eye Berry patch, by and by With a hungered sigh Spots a butterfly Falling fast from on high Keep a watch flutter by Little butterfly Settle dry On the mossy side Unawares of the Robin nose dive Blink of eye Flit away, Robin cries Broken beak, bruised eye Peaceful butterfly Flower bed come in sight Restful safe for a night Little butterfly
68.	Old Little Eye 06:01	lyrics	buy track
Old little eye, old little eye Sweet little eye, sweet little eye Forming pictures in my head Old little eye, old little eye Sweet little eye, sweet little eye Swooping glass and leaping hollow Deep the hole so dark and cold Underneath a rambling water Cutting through a valley low 'Neath the rippling, rolling current Sliding sand and stone and reed Clinging grasses waving slowly Shimmer flash the fallen seed Old little eye, old little eye Sweet little eye, sweet little eye Images inside my head Old little eye, old little eye Sweet little eye, sweet little eye Have a waking dream instead From the sky drawn by the beacon
69.	Gone Gone Away 02:49	lyrics	buy track
When the darkest days are come And the clouds they block the sun Feels like nothing you can do to break the haze All the hills you have to climb Never peak and start decline Always marching up the mountain hardest ways (Bridge) But as long as you still stand You will find those helping hands That pull you up when you can’t carry on And the burden that you drag Feels much lighter in your hands And the darkness breaks beneath the rising sun (Music break) One day I sat and wept Couldn’t bear the life I kept Felt like everything was falling to the ground And despite my bestest try Couldn’t make the feathers fly Without a bird of flight to rise up from the mound (Bridge) But from the ashes suddenly Came a hand upon my knee A voice to tell me it would be OK And the backs of friends did start And raised the walls up in my heart My strength returned so I could face the day (Call/Response) Gone, gone away Gone, gone away All your worries up and gone away Gone, gone away Gone, gone away And there ain’t no way they’re coming back today
70.	Old Bare Maple 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Gonna set my worries By the old bare maple Gonna leave my troubles By the lonesome tree Then I'll turn my back and Stroll along the river Long that twisted shoreline Toward salvation be _ As I walk them lowlands And my eyes do wander Turn my face a-skyward Naught but clouds to see Hear the rivers flowing Roll along to freedom Far off from that maple Where my worries be _ And when I cross the valley To the feet of mountains Then I’ll kneel down humbled By the great unseen Set my legs a-climbing And my hands a-grasping Just a-higher and higher Where the great spirit be _ See the outstretched palms of The greater spirits hands And my grip it falters Till I’m falling free Just as sudden weightless With the burden lifted The great spirits mercy For to carry me _ Many tears start flowing Fall unto the the mountain With a trickle forming To a rolling stream Flow down to the valley And a river rushing Past that old bare maple To flow into the sea
71.	Hello Darling 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Hello, darling I know it's late, I'm So glad you answered the phone Suppose you're wondering Where I've been and Why I've left you alone Oh my darling, could you Find my spare key and Bring it down to the bar They've closed up and I was Coming to you but I Locked my keys in the car ___ I know I owe you an Explanation of How I came to be here I guess you know me a Bit too well to Believe it wasn't short skirts and beer ___ Hello, darling we Got cut off there it Seemed you hung up the phone Sure is cold out here Bet it's warm there all Snuggled up safe at home ___ Please don't leave me here I'm just freezing here I'll confess if you come If you find it in you To jump up out of bed and Take some of that warmth and bring me some ___ Hello, darling I know your mad but you Can't just leave me out cold Cause you know that I Love you so and I Need a helping hand to hold
72.	Rocketship 02:42	lyrics	buy track
Let's build a rocketship, my baby Out of this cardboard box I found A little tape and magic markers and some glue We'll makes space helmets from a colander or two Let's build a rocketship, my baby And go exploring 'mong the stars On Tuesday morning we'll fly up beyond the clouds With these blue balloons that I found (Bridge) There's no one I would rather Go explore the galaxy Than with my bestest friend, that's you, you know We'll bring along some sandwiches of salami and cheese And cracker animals to wander any worlds we go Let's build a rocketship, my baby And ask space creatures they wanna play They'll play parcheesi, ping pong, paddleball and pogs Then Twister, hopscotch and leap frog (Bridge) After a nap, we'll pile back Into our landing pod And float back to the rocketship up high We'll fire up our balloon engine, Aim ourselves toward home Our arms above our heads, space roller coaster ride we'll go Let's land this rocketship, my baby Take off our shoes and go inside We'll wash our hands, and eat some goldfish on the porch With our space creature friend who tagged along And play parcheesi, paddleball and pogs And Twister, hopscotch, ping pong and leap frog
73.	Newfangled Rectangle 04:00	lyrics	buy track
There is something, in my pocket A little black rectangle And if I touch it, with my finger I can see all the world If I ask it, any question It will answer in kind In a voice not, unlike my mother’s At least the one in my mind (bridge) And if she wasn’t with me I might lose my way And if she ever malfunctions I might just set here all day ‘Cause my little rectangle Is maybe my bestest friend And I’ll hold her right here Till the end If I’m driving, can’t remember How to find my way home She is there to, guide my way and Hold my hand as I go I wish I could, be so smart as Is there nothing she doesn’t know Guess as long as, I have her here There’s no need to worry at all (bridge) And if she wasn’t with me I might lose my way And if she ever malfunctions I might just sit here all day ‘Cause my little rectangle Is maybe my bestest friend And I’ll hold her right here Till the end Some will tell you, she is harmful With her invisible rays Like maybe someday, I’ll get sick and She’ll be only to blame But I know she’d, never hurt me And I’d never hurt her I even lock her, all in plastic In my pocket safe and warm (bridge) And if she wasn’t with me I might lose my way And if she ever malfunctions I might just sit here all day ‘Cause my little rectangle Is maybe my bestest friend And I’ll hold her right here Till the end
74.	1973 02:02	lyrics	buy track
F A# Oh I was born in 1973 C F The same year that Roe v Wade became law And for my whole life it's been the rule of the land I wonder what my mama would think now that it's gone My mother was Irish Catholic from Brooklyn New York You'd think that might lend us a clue But she went to Art school and painted and wrote Which probably throws things askew I wish I could ask her just what she believes Whether she is relieved or enraged But my mama she died when I was a kid Before I ever knew her political range Dm Am Let's bid farewell to choices and farewell to hope A# C That personal decisions don't require consult with the pope Dm Am Bodily autonomy done gone up in smoke C F And I don't know what my mama would have thought
75.	The Diplodocus Song 02:48	lyrics	buy track
Oh, the… lumbering Diplodocus In search of munching leaves Said hello to Mrs Allosaurus Patting down some seeds Mrs Allosaurus Saw Diplodocus as food But Diplodocus was tall enough To avoid getting chewed The lonely dinosaur Just strolled from tree to tree Perpetually in search Of tasty bits of green When the lumbering Diplodocus On one such sunny day Came upon another strolling along On their Diplodocus way So, our hero (the Diplodocus) Worked up a little nerve Well, maybe not so little As we surely can observe Anyway, the pleasantries They shared were more than nice The Diplodocusses knew that They would share a giant life The lonely dinosaur Just strolled from tree to tree Just looking for a lunch But found eternity And the lumbering Diplodocusses Went their merry way And Mrs Allosaurus Grew their wedding day bouquet
76.	Hollis Gulch 03:52	lyrics	buy track
I took a walk round Hollis Gulch My best girl on my arm I had a chance to sneak a peck As we passed Bull Run Farm But just as she done pulled me close To warm my youthful heart A chill wind blew across our souls And blew us far apart Oh, my best girl was Ginny Jean And her best boy was me Her daddy didn't like me none 'Fore he fell tragically _ My Ginny turned pale with a fright And looked to turn and flee She said "That was Daddy's ghost Stop you from courting me" Oh, I reached out for Ginny's hand But she just run back home And there I set near Tortoise Creek And wailed a mournful moan I never did believe in things Like haunting spirits flight But Ginny's disapproving Dad Sure haunted us that night _ I took a walk round Hollis Gulch My Ginny on my arm Despite a fear of daddy's ghost We live her daddy's farm One day her daddy came to her A-crying in her dream He said he simply couldn't bare She gave her love to me But she done swore him up and down And told him I was fine Since long that night his ghost is gone And Ginny, she is mine
77.	Chapter 12 03:45	lyrics	buy track
In Chapter 12, Miss Bonnie she hangs up her washings Her children play, running carefree in the yard And in the air, the breeze kicks up high growing darker She looks to the horizon, narrows her eyes She swallows hard, her stomach folds in as she races She grabs a hand, and frantically grasps for one more She works the latch, the air growing thick with her soil She wonders will they have a home at dawn -Bridge- And did the horses get in safe and sound And her cows lay down low to the ground And Mrs Finlay who lives down the road Did she get down in time At quarter past, the silence defeating the maelstrom Like prairie dogs, climbing in hopes of the sun And thankfully, barely a scratch on the young ones They live to flip the page, start Chapter 13
78.	Tell Me 02:53	lyrics	buy track
Somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong Cause I just don’t have all, the things I see online You’d think at my age, that I’d be better off But I’m barely holding on Somebody show me what button to turn on This fancy gadget that I just brought home You’d think at my age, I’d have learned somehow But this one has passed me by Is it supposed to beep like that I’m not quite sure It’s whirring now, I guess that’s good The quick start manual said nothing bout the screen Flashing cryptic error messages Somebody tell me how to make it go Cause I thought I'd figure, but clearly I don't know You'd think at my age, I'd have seen it all But it just won't work at all
79.	Winsome (Lose Some) 06:06	lyrics	buy track
In the end all you have is the memories you’ve saved Misplaced a few along the way In your hands all you have are the hands that chose to stay You led a few of them astray In the sky are the same stars that you saw before A little thousand year old light In the clouds are the faces that call you towards the shore And if you don’t put up a fight Yeah you’ll hit the ground running (inst swell that continues under next verse) Do you fight for the air that you take into your lungs Or do you take your one last breath And does the time that you have seem like time you never had At every turn expecting death Or do you paddle away from shore… Do you dream of something more Do you turn back from that door Is your time worth fighting for You win some, you lose some But you’ll never win if you never fight
80.	Refugee 05:49	lyrics	buy track
It’s been long now, since we got here Feet were bound, arms were chained And we cried out, to our fathers A workmans cage, and we sang And we looked back, to our mother Across the ocean, tall and green But no turning, could redeem them Walking forward, still we stayed And do I see a canopy to shade me from the sun? And can I get there at a walk of should I break to run? And was that sound I heard before the men that held me down? Their faces red from cutting dust that swirls up from the ground It’s been long now, since we got here Feet were bound, arms were chained And we cried out, to our fathers A workmans cage, and we sang And we looked back, to our mother Across the ocean, tall and green But no turning, could redeem them Walking forward, still we stayed And will the ones who keep them safe protect me here or no? Or should I be afraid of them and do they wish me harm? And will the ones who oversee provide me with a way A buoy in a churning sea to hold ‘til break of day It’s been long now, since we got here Feet were bound, arms were chained And we cried out, to our fathers A workmans cage, and we sang And we looked back, to our mother Across the ocean, tall and green But no turning, could redeem them Walking forward, still we stayed And is there anyone who even wants us in their land? Where we can find a bit of peace away from closing hands Where children’s eyes won’t be exposed to sights no eye should see A future of remembered days of immediacy (Im-Uh-Dee-Uh-See) It’s been long now, since we got here Feet were bound, arms were chained And we cried out, to our fathers A workmans cage, and we sang And we looked back, to our mother Across the ocean, tall and green But no turning, could redeem them Walking forward, still we stayed
81.	Waiting On The Line 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Waiting on the line for you The days I spent just getting through I'll wait until distractions fall away Cause I've got a dozen words Or maybe more, I'm not quite sure But I know I've got things they're needing saying It's not like it's pressed to my ear Your muffled voice is still quite clear Despite your best attempt at plugging sound So I tap my toe and tap my pen To music running through my head That keeps my message safe from falling groundward (chorus) Waiting to say to you I'm sorry things just aren't how they ought to be but anyway Waiting for days To make things clear Waiting to say the words I've wanted to impart to you for oh so long but couldn't do, I've Apologized but not enough Hanging on the line for you With sorrow-filled and heartfelt words I hear your conversation winding down When finally a chance to say All tumble from my face we wade In splashing tears that pool up ‘round our story (chorus) Remorseful on the line with you With sorrow-filled and heartfelt words I said my peace and tried to say goodbye But before any fond farewell You stop me short with words to tell In flowered prose of love's dawn breaking morning
82.	Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder 03:49	lyrics	buy track
C G Oh, you been kinda hard on me, and I been feeling bad C G Cause when a working day don’t lead to rest, the rest is getting mad C F Now I know a man ain’t live the life my daddy done before C G F C But my tired arms ain’t got the strength to carry work and more C G And if there were a dozen horses tried to drag me ‘way C G I’d kick and fight to stay my darlin’, kick and fight to stay C F But a poet in my ear done said it might be good to part C G F C Just for a day or week or two to thaw out both our hearts C Distance makes the heart grow fonder F All the reason more to yearn and wander G You’ll be a-smitten when I’m off yonder F G C Soul mates apart and pretty fine at home C G Time I headed for the door and said my fare-thee-well C G I’d like to think a day away will twist the knife to hell C F I haven’t been apart from you since I was twenty-four C G F C And it seems my feet are slow to step outside our homely door (chorus) (bridge) F C We first met we both were kind and decent you and me G C We held our hands and held our tongues in deference to thee F Am And we’d be lovers everywhere from sea to shining sea C G F C But the blades of time done scarred our hearts like they ain’t ‘sposed to be (chorus)
83.	Lets Get Back To The Greatness 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Hey, let's go back in time We'll relive all the good years When everything was wholesome Not like now Maybe the 1860s They look good, oh wait There's all this genocide and slavery Ok, no The 1890s, they look good The war is over But these women won't shut up About the vote Maybe the early 1900s Are the good ones But the kids that work in coal mines Don't seem fine (Chorus) These days when all the ones in charge Insist on ruining my superhero Movies with their Woke agendas now It seems there's just no places left For all us self-absorbed misogynists To express all our suburban Privileged rage Hey let's go back in time And find all of the good stuff That made America great The first time round Let's try the roaring 1920s That pandemic sounds like it was worse than ours But it seems fun Oh no the stock market is crashing And the people lost their jobs And all the farms Got took away The big new deal with their big Socialist agendas All the bridges, roads and oops Pearl Harbor bombs (Inst break) (Bridge) These days when everywhere I go The SJWs Make fun of all my MAGA gear But all I ever want to do Is make the US effing A Great how it was before the closets Opened wide Hey let's go back to when The greatest generation They came back home from the war And settled down Ok, I guess all that Domestic violence And segregation and all that Was pretty bad But the economy And curvy, shiny cars And blonde and curvy movie stars And rock and roll Those dirty hippies Screwed it up with all their free love And their drugs and peace And rights and all that trash (Chorus) Hey, it's my god given right To shoot all the guns And drive a monster truck And speak my mind and take no guff And all you fragile pansy so and so's Who'd defund roving death squads Like your life it matters more Than Jesus does
84.	Living With A Heartache 03:22	lyrics	buy track
You say you're living with a heartache The kind that weighs you down You you're living with a mind break Won't let you come around You say you're crippled around people Afraid to speak your name Let me tell you all a secret The rest of us all feel the same You face your fear and find the answer You shout out loud and overcome That every voice deserves a listener That every word pounds like a drum You say you're living with a heartache You say you haven't strength to say Let me tell you there's a secret The rest of us feel the same way And when you think you just can't do it And feel the need to curl up small There's people all around to help you To lift you up when you might fall
85.	Skin And Bone And Suede 04:10	lyrics	buy track
As the sun falls to the ground And the dust it blows around While my truck it rolls on further towards a change Cause the life we used to have Took my heart and made it sad So I'm headed for a new day And a chance to find new pain We first met I sure did think You were a long haul tall cold drink We swallowed deep and set out for a run And the miles passed in blur And a darkness slowly stirred Then one days hurtful shouting Became hitting me for fun <chorus> Skin and bone and suede Leather seats will fade Left in the sun too long they'll crack While wearing out from age Skin and bone and suede To kill the life we made Before that life done killed my dreaming And all the other things what I am made As the sun climb up my back My belongings, this old sack My companion every time I walk away Left my mama with my pa All these many years ago Cause she wouldn't come a-longing Much too scared to leave she stayed <chorus> As the sun falls to the ground And the dust it blows around From my old truck to my new door With my new set of keys
86.	Where Clouds Go 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Laid in the noonday sun The sky far up above A shadow cool across my chest This days got makings of There's seconds in the minutes There's minutes in the hours The hours I've been setting here Got me from then to now (Chorus) I've seen the clouds float left I've seen them floating right I've seen them smiling full And crying for the night I wish that I could go Where clouds slide past the hill No I can't float and I can't fly Just daydream lying still
87.	Henpecker 02:38	lyrics	buy track
She lies hopeful on a bed of stone Watching the fireflies go swirling home She doesn’t think about them any more Well, sometimes But these days she’s in a better place More often than not with a smiling face Crossing her toes there with a certain grace In sunlight -bridge- But she never puts another down And she never lets an angry thought or wears a frown She wants the world to be a better place Cause she loves it here with her She holds her hand when they cross the street Always encouraging a daring feat They’re running barefoot in the summer heat The cool grass No greater beauty in a flowered dress Collecting buttercups for books to press Nothing could darken skies today unless… But it doesn’t -bridge- And she never has a critic’s eye And she doesn’t ever want to see her cry She holds her hands up to the perfect sky And she twirls there -chorus?- One time she saw herself and she resolved To never feel that way again while Earth revolves And all the darkness it simply dissolved And light came They walk along the shaded, wooded path They find a spot to watch the birds in bath With people smiling as they’re strolling past ...Peaceful
88.	Yours And Mine 02:54	lyrics	buy track
I dreamt of Zanzibar, you dreamt of space I marched to stop the war, you marched for race When we got home I nearly got to third base And that’s good enough for one day I said Madagascar and you said Nepal Me Lucky Strikes and you with Pall-Mall We agree that we agree on nothing at all Except that we’re two halves of one I held your hand till you let go and run But you came around over time Now we share all but a mind Yours and mine You saw the flowers while I saw the stems You see the conflicts and I see the friends You like the reading and I guess the end I suppose we’re from opposite poles Like a yin and a yang getting smudged all to grey We get real blurry at times We share it all but a mind Yours and mine I write my words You tell me “Say it this way” I try your way “You made it better,” I say I suggest Kathmandu, you say “OK” We get some tickets and we fly away Nepal was your dream but I never say You know that I know anyway You know that I know anyway
89.	Honeydew 02:07	lyrics	buy track
Honeydew, you're so dang sweet Took my hand and swept me off my feet Honeydew, you blow my mind all the time Honeydew, you walk with style A little dip and heads will turn for miles Honeydew, you heartbreaker. You're setting souls on fire But when I see you coming up my way Feel like butterflies might float me 'way Honeydew, you blow my mind all the time Honeydew, you make me lose my way But your smile brings right back down to earth again Honeydew, you steer me straight when I'm driving blind
90.	Where Were You pt 1 05:03	lyrics	buy track
Where were you when I needed a friend Where were you as I faced the end Were you home with the shades drawn down low And did you think of me or were you just gone Where were you when I was afraid Where were you when I had to stay Did you lose yourself in your TV Or did you fade into nothing ‘spite me (bridge) Took the long spiral down, not a sound Just some tears in an ashtray Like a stray dog at night, life in flight Hope for scraps in your bowl Where were you that day I stopped by Saw your face nothing behind your eyes Did you see the bright lights on your brow Could you even break surface ‘fore now (bridge) Hear the cars driving by, from the sky Where’s everyone going Do you wish you could go, hit the road Does it even get through Where were you as you stood in the cold Where were you when the story was told Did you know that a verdict came down Or do you still keep your head underground (bridge) Shining light in your eyes, recognize Like a fish in a barrel Feel the weight on your chest, from your nest Maybe two rooms away Where were you when I called your name Where were you when I turned away Did you even realize I’d been gone Guess to me you’ve been gone for so long
91.	Nobody Has Ever Called You An Angel But I Just So Happen To Know That You Are 03:04	lyrics	buy track
Nobody told you you're an angel But I know it to be true Nobody said that you rise light upon the air But they never should have held those words from you Hands out from your side Pair of feathered wings to fly high Flowing hair a halo ‘bove your head Maybe they don’t see They should fall upon their knees when Words they hear are words you might have said Nobody told you you're an angel But it’s clear as eyes can see No one has ever said you’re sent down from above But I am sure as sure as I can breathe Perfection isn’t true But no one comes closer than you At least no other anyone could know No statue could be carved Before the artist slowly starved Attempting just to capture half your glow Nobody told you you're an angel Least not til I said today All would worship you if granted audience Holding service just to say… You’re an angel
92.	Everything Is Green 03:26	lyrics	buy track
I like to see the trucks they sit Around at night At times they go I like to see the trucks they go They haul the things That move around (chorus) And everything is green Everything is green I like to be green Everything is green Everything is green I’m happy to see things are green I like to see the stars at night The way they light The dark at night I like to see the dark at night The way it hides The light at night (chorus) I like to see the trees, they live Out in the wood And all is good I like to see the trees that live Out in the wood They live there good (chorus) Yellow, blue Yellow, blue Yellow, blue Yellow, blue Yellow, blue Yellow, blue Yellow, blue...
93.	Take (The Things That Hurt) 05:09	lyrics	buy track
Take my hands ‘Cause I don’t want to feel anymore It’s just too much for one person to bear I stand beneath the waters as they try to heal my scars But often only time can truly mend Often only time can truly mend Take my eyes ‘Cause I don’t want to see you like this again It’s just too much for one person to bear What I was before you isn’t what I am today And what you were was almost everything What you were was almost everything Yeah I still think of you endlessly like I used to do Late into the night with shaking hands And sometimes in the shadows I swear I can see you there Come close Don’t go I don’t want to be alone Take my mouth ‘Cause I never want to say things that hurt you It’s just too much for one person to bear Sometimes the words fall out of me like drifting sands will burn And teardrops aren’t beautiful to me Teardrops aren’t beautiful to me Take all the things That hurt me away And things that I hurt you with too Cause I can't go on And I just can't bear The pain that I'm putting you through Take my heart ‘Cause I don’t want to break ever again It’s just too much for one person to bear A starry night where I will raise my hands up to the sky Imagining light raining down on you Picturing light raining down on you
94.	Good Day For Living 03:14	lyrics	buy track
It's a good day for waking up It's a good day to rise It's a good day for breathing deep And a good day to smile A good day to shine If the day ends in Y, let's all live It's a good day for putting pants on One leg at a time It's a good day for cream and sugar And good to get outside A good day to shine If the day ends in Y, let's all live (Chorus) Oh, every day's the best day That I've had since sleepy time The newest day I've had since yesterday The universe just hands em out Like samples at the mall But there's no greater gift, I'm sure you'd say It's a good day for walking slow It's a good day for style It's a good day for whistling a tune That makes folks smile A good day to shine If the day ends in Y, let's all live (Chorus) Oh, every day's the best day That I've had since I was born At least the best since sun came up today The universe just t-shirt cannon Shoots em to the crowd But there's no better gift, I bet you'd say It's a good day for coming home And looking in your eyes It's a good day for holding hands And a good day for night A good day to shine If the day ends in Y, let's all live Let's all live Let's all live
95.	The Grey 03:11	lyrics	buy track
I don't know what I expected But this is not the thing I tried I just thought that you might see it There's nothing everything inside While I walked down Without a sound She slips off into the grey Now and then I see a glimmering Of the dream or how it used to be Then it fades into a history Like a breath is lost from memory While I walked down Without a sound She slips off into the grey
96.	Glimpsing 05:05	lyrics	buy track
A step stool, a ladder, a staircase, a carpet A TV, a man, a cloud, biting Fluorescent, a shadow, pulling, a run Smoking and breathing and driving and home Aware, afraid, untouched, unfazed Illuminate, cover, doorway, cold Pillow, sheet, blanket, sleep Hugging, snugging, breathing, peace Railing, wall, paneling, pointed Circular, climbing, streaming, shimmering Colored, tinted, creaking, steam Lawn, hole, falling, falling Tears, rescue, bandage, mothering Antidote, river, paintbox, razor Typing, expressing, fitting, shortening Bread, cutting, sermon, judgement Trucks, rope, stifling, tree line Blurring, sharpening, burning, walking Fragile, heavy, scrambled, glass Chrome, silver, laminate, salt Coffee, napkin, ashtray, exhale Cavern, nestled, habitat, shoes Radar, graduate, migrate, rural Water, sky, evergreen, ceiling Hunter, river, undergrowth, leaf Gravel, copper, wooden, damp Planks, swinging, branches, beaches Fishes, frozen, toasted, seasoned Plate, napkin, laughter, anger Quiet, thunder, working, crashing Surgeon, driving, calling, sleeping Dreaming, falling, bridges, sharing Lonesome, busses, turtles, painting Adding, pencil, playground, sunshine Hiding, tube, plotting, kickball Running, testing, sitting, clapping Cloudy, brick, blinding, clean Leaving, crying, knickers, schoolhouse Quill, chalk, frog, pond Panting, teasing, farewell, seasons
97.	Where Were You pt 2 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Where were you just then Where were you last time Where were you when I Needed you here to keep me alive Where were you that night When I called your name Where were you as I Sat here alone needing you so When you, you slip away into the ether And I hold on to hope that you're coming home to me Where were you just now When you looked through me Did you see me here Looking at you looking at me
98.	Fixin To Break 02:28	lyrics	buy track
I was a-born to a long lost soul Lived off the crumbs from an old man’s bowl Safe from the trees when they creak and a-roll Never seen the sun ‘til my arms were old Took a little walk down the dead man’s aisle Stones on their heads makes it so hard to smile Dirt on your chest that they held for miles Born pretty old and you died a child (chorus) Wait for the bus with a worn down sack Clouds pushing hard on my worn down back Ain’t seen the rain since the ground done cracked Not one more day in that lonesome shack I fell apart when the spirits come Genie in a lamp full of sawdust rum I broke the mirror with a lawman’s thumb And I don’t give a damn when my next meal come (chorus 2) Set on the bus with a heat scarred head Far in the shadows with the newborn dead I hear the echoes of the words she said Ringing up my ears with the cans and thread I hope I die like a poor man’s dream Up to my eyes like a bread and cream Slowed like an engine running short on steam Come to a stop and pull apart my seams
99.	Lonesomeville 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Does that wall still stand ‘cross the gravel and sand Where we walked when the summer was still Where we perched on high Legs a-dangling wide Pack a smokes, couple matches, watch the girls on the hill Is that can still there ‘cross the gravel and sand Where a fire would smoke out the flies As the night grew long And we belt out a song Singing Hey Diddle Diddle, to the girls strolling by The general store still there Mister Mason’s slicked hair Like the 50s might never let go But he slinged a mean scoop While the pinballs they swooped And the old men debated what newspapers know (bridge) The horses running distant To prove their existence But everyone's sure that they're there A five gallon hat'll Prepare you for battle When war’s taking drinks on a dare Does the church still stand ‘cross the gravel and sand Do the guilt ridden kneel like they do Are they wracked with faith Like the cracks in their faces Hold all the colors from the stained glass shone through
100.	Learning How To Breathe Again 02:49	lyrics	buy track
C/G C G C (G) ‘Twas a year spent with heart on the sleeve C G C (G) Days of looking past shoulders to see F G And nights on the edge C F Of a dream littered bed C G F Just a-hoping to find how to be C/G (bridge) Bm Em Living in silence sure does make it hard F C To cry out for help when you need Em Am Waving your arms might get looks at a cost F G (G7) When life is spent not being seen C G C (G) No trust left for making a friend C G C (G) When smoke clears and burns start to mend F G And life takes a turn C F With the freedom you earned C G F Learning how to breathe again C G C (G) Learning how to breathe again

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For the ten months between June, 2023 and March, 2024, prolific, award winning and Hall Of Fame inducted singer-songwriter Bill Ludwig spent every moment of his free time writing and recording songs. This effort has now resulted in his most ambitious project to date: 100 Songs.

With a head start of 70 +/- tunes in the archive, Bill wrote another 30 songs and enlisted several friends to appear throughout this epic journey:

- Christian Loftus (Danny Wisdom, Folding Time)
- Dan Thompson (Gone Gone Away)
- Liz Reed (Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder)
- Victor Flores (The Old Bare Maple)
- Jon Tarbox (Skin And Bone And Suede, Fixin To Break)
- Ryan Konopka (Learning How To Breathe Again)

Presented in the order the songs were recorded, 100 Songs is a diverse collection of styles and genres: blues, folk, rock, bluegrass, psychedelic Americana and roots songs are woven throughout this massive collection.

The songs included here represent a full clearing of Bill's unreleased songs, some dating back as far as 2007 with others as new as having been written in March, 2024 - weeks before the album is planned for release.

A 10 CD box set is scheduled for release in May, 2024.

credits

released April 23, 2024

All songs written, performed, recorded and produced by Bill Ludwig

Several guests appear as follows:

- Christian Loftus (Danny Wisdom - piano, Folding Time - rubber bridge guitar)
- Dan Thompson (Gone Gone Away - lead and rhythm guitar)
- Liz Reed (Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder - vocal harmony)
- Victor Flores (The Old Bare Maple - lead vocal)
- Jon Tarbox (Skin And Bone And Suede - guitar and vocal, Fixin To Break - guitar)
- Ryan Konopka (Learning How To Breathe Again - piano)

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Bill Ludwig Manchester, Connecticut

The founding member of MARMO (marmoband.bandcamp.com)

But mostly just a guy who writes and records songs... mostly so I have stuff to listen to in my car on the way to and from work.

Sometimes I sing to my chickens. ... more

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