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Never Again
05:09
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Send me down to the water,, send me down in fire
May the river carry me away if
I've ever been a liar I've been truer than truth, I've been righter than rain
Mistakes I've made and I say never, never again
I've been submerged, baptised into your world
Felt more like stones and fire at first
I came ashore and found my feet
Rooted in the soil around me
Whichever the way the wind may blow
I'll change my place on the willow
Cause I don't fear your judgement day
No I don't need to clear my name
But if I haven't loved you well,
Know that a lie I did not tell
I stayed true to you for me, to never sell my soul For thee
It may just be that I walk alone
The only way is to let it unfold
I've made some sadness and done some good
I hope I've not been misunderstood
Send me down to the water,, send me down in fire
May the river carry me away if I've ever been a liar
I've been truer than truth, I've been righter than rain
Mistakes I've made and I say never, never again
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I’ve been a’running, I been trying, going out of my mind,
I’m spinning circles and going nowhere
Too many voices asking questions and they want a reply
But my patience is wearing thin
The clock is ticking louder as the hours go by
I’m ready for this day to end
Tonight we’re gonna chase the wind
I hear a storm is coming, get your motor running
Cause now I need a friend
Tonight we’re gonna chase the wind
See the storm clouds flying cross the delta sky
We’ll be riding free again
I’ve got a half a tank of gas and a cold 6-pack
And a bucketload of troubles to spill
Too many people being heavy and they’re holding me back
The sun is setting and I’ve had my fill
I need to see the colours to feel alive
I’m ready for some raising hell
Tonight we’re gonna chase the wind
I hear a storm is coming, get your motor running
Cause now I need a friend
Tonight we’re gonna chase the wind
See the storm clouds flying cross the delta sky
We’ll be riding free again
The levee’s holding steady but I’m not feeling strong
I’m tearing at the seams
The mighty Mississippi doesn’t wait for no one
Let’s go riding, you take the wheel
Tonight we’re gonna chase the wind
I hear a storm is coming, get your motor running
Cause now I need a friend
Tonight we’re gonna chase the wind
See the storm clouds flying cross the delta sky
We’ll be riding free again
We’ll be riding free, chasing the wind again
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3. |
In The Wild
03:11
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Fell out of the sky and into the wild
With nothing to find my way home
The years roll on, and now I belong -- lost and found, in the wild
Nothing to offer, with more than we need, living in somebody's dream
The ghosts of those gone tell their story in song - they live on
In the wild
I'm not born of this land
I'm a stranger here
But the wilds have taken me in
O mother, o nature, our haven, our leader
Your rhythm floats on the wind
The whistles and drums are the voices of ones who live on
In the wild
Fell out of the sky and into the wild where all directions are home
The years roll on, and now I belong - lost and found
In the wild
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4. |
Redbird
04:29
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Summertime finds him in the big fig tree
Listening to the wind for a melody
Redbird, redbird
Or sitting by the river at the water's edge
Looking at the fishes til it's time for bed
Redbird, redbird
It was a simple life for a man, indeed,
But peaceful was the way that he wanted to be
Redbird, redbird, goodbye redbird
Cold weather had him heading south for the winter
To find himself a warmer shelter,
Redbird, redbird
Watching the colour of the changing leaves
Relying on the wisdom of the trees
Redbird, redbird
We never knew for sure how long he'd be gone
Cause a traveling man must be moving on
Redbird, redbird, goodbye redbird
Springtime a'coming, bring our redbird home
Guided by the arrow pointed north
Redbird, redbird
He's following the river instead of the road
It might take him longer but he's coming home Redbird, redbird
We know he's close, we know he's near
And everything's better with our redbird here
Redbird, redbird, goodbye redbird
Time rollin', and seasons will change, again
Where is the start, or the end
Our redbird Jimmy liked to take it slow,
Pipe lit up and his radio on low
His time has come to go away
You can't make a redbird stay
Redbird, redbird
He's gone to ride the wind and fly
To take his place up in the sky
Redbird, redbird, goodbye redbird
Goodbye redbird
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5. |
Without You
05:46
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Climbing up the attic stairs
I don't know what I'll find there, it's all in there
For so long, locked away
Time stood still but nothing stayed the same, nothing remained
The letters that you wrote and mailed to me
Held promises but none that came to be
Put the jack back in the box
Put the genie in the bottle
Leave the past well in the past
Head on straight into tomorrow
I'm going home, I'm going home
Without you
Turning over in my hands
Everything I have, it's all I have
Puzzle pieces taking shape
Every memory has its place, fits into place
I found a lock of your hair, but it's not about what's there
It's about what's missing
I wanted to turn away
But the past is here to stay
Put the jack back in the box
Put the genie in the bottle
Leave the past well in the past
Head on straight into tomorrow
You can't turn back the clock
When the babe was in the cradle
You can't find the ones you lost
Put the horse back in the stable
I'm going home, I'm going home
I'm going home, I'm going home
Without you
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6. |
Not My Place
05:32
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For all I see in these fields
Growing row on row for infinity
There is so much more unknown
Than what is planted, then is sown
Follow the row til it meets the sky
Will i find peace, will i be wise
When i follow the river’s bend
To find clear water at its end
The same open air that makes me want to
Run and shout at the top of my lungs
Reminds me I don’t have anything to say
Is this freedom or a prison
Am i swallowed up by the vines
Like those old buildings on the old highway
It’s not my place
It’s not my place to say
Who do you know in a town so small
Besides everyone and all
But who is there when the clouds roll in
When thunder roars and lights go dim
The same open air that makes me want to
Run and shout at the top of my lungs
Reminds me I don’t have anything to say
Is this freedom or a prison
Am i swallowed up by the vines
Like those old buildings on the old highway
It’s not my place
It’s not my place to say
Am I meant to stare through the window to the people outside
Are they falling into place, or are they just falling apart
No one can know how deep the well, what I could stand or why I fell
Least of all me, it’s not my place to say
It’s not my place, not my place to say
It’s not my place, not my place to say
It’s not my place, not my place to say
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If I had a nickel for every time you slammed the door
I’d be a rich woman, but I wouldn’t have you anymore
With every sharp word, and a hurtful look
Long moments in silence, shivered and shook
Never a sunset when I don’t recall, the very worst moment, the once and for all
You said goodbye, I love you
If I had a dollar for every reprimand,
I’d be a millionaire with empty hands
With every dawn a judgement day
Never knowing where I stand when you hold sway
I hear an echo ringing in my ear, your final farewell, my sweet, my dear
You said goodbye, I love you
I thought I had my hands on a bar of gold
That I’d hold on tightly to have and to hold
By now I’ve learned, there’s no going back
You slipped through my fingers and I fell through the cracks
Like turning a corner and running into a wall, like holding onto sunshine when summer
turns to the fall
You said goodbye, I love you
You said goodbye, I love you
You said goodbye, I love you
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8. |
Midnight Louise
03:11
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Vampire bats hang in the trees
Sinners’ beads are shimmering
The devil’s sweet breath is hot on her neck
Beckoning, Midnight Louise
A necessary evil, a mortal sin
That never quite shines clean
It’s never enough, no time to redeem
The clock ticks, Midnight Louise
Blamed for the thoughts in your head
Shamed for the acts in your bed
Another side of Eve,
Is Midnight Louise
The weary, the wicked, the beating heart,
Made not from the stars but the sea
Will carry and soothe, bewitch and betray you
From cradle to grave don’t you see
Son, don’t you worry
Your heroes will save you
It’s written in History
While quietly writing her own life story
Indelible Midnight Louise
Indelible Midnight Louise
Blamed for the thoughts in your head
Shamed for the acts in your bed
Another side of Eve,
Is Midnight Louise
Is Midnight Louise
Is Midnight Louise
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9. |
La Paloma
05:11
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The passing train, it rattles and it shakes
It snorts and roars and blackens dry grass in its wake
Left weeping in its wake
The dust blows over cracked and dry ground
That begs with open mouth for a drop of rain upon this town
A drop for this poor town
The lost, the wandering, the broken, and the ruined
Meet at La Paloma at high noon
The cruel sun reigns high from overhead
It tumbles on its fiery arc, leaves earth a dusty red
It stains, that dusty red
A hard seat for even harder souls
A weary breath and aching bones, a sigh that's ages old
Thank god we're finally home
The lost, the wandering, the broken, and the ruined
Meet at La Paloma at high noon
A pile of bricks, a bleached and wooden sign
From the sun, deliverance is divine
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10. |
Lay It On The Line
04:30
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All I know is everything you didn't tell me
And the story you tried to sell me
You're the illness that befell me
It took me years to become healthy again
Is it better to lay it on the line
Or is it better to keep it close this time
Is it better to lay it on the line
Or is it better to keep it close this time
Tried and tested I still don't know what's true
But I lost my senses when it comes to you
Lord only knows what it is you've put me through
But even he can't tell me, now, what am I to do
My heart's in my throat but I'm over it
It's what I tell myself when it hurts a bit
I'd like to think that I don't give a lick
But a running voice in my head asks me is it
Is it better to lay it on the line
Or is it better to keep it close this time
Is it better to lay it on the line
Or is it better to keep it close this time
Oh baby tell me to lay it on the line one more time
Or is it better to keep it close this time
Or is it better to keep it close this time
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11. |
The One Who Got Away
04:08
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She lives on only in the minds of those she's left behind
And if you seek you'll never find no hide nor hair of her
You're lying there in your despair, calling out her name
But the only name she'll ever wear
Is the one who got away (with it)
The one who got away
The air of mystery that rattles your nerves
Is home sweet home to her
The shadows that keep her company
Are fellows of yours indeed
A haunted house and a hollow home
No face, no trace of where she roams
But the only name she'll ever wear Is the one who got away (with it)
The one who got away
You push me, I pull you
You break me, I scatter
You sway me, I slay you
And vanish on into the blue
The only dust to settle here
Is the score I have with you
Dead sea salt on an ancient wound
Turns to fresh dirt on the mound
You'll never hear her voice again
Just a whisper that's always around
Love me now, and leave me be
And live to see the day
But the only name I'll ever wear
Is the one who got away (with it)
The one who got away
The one who got away
The one who got away
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12. |
Diamonds and Gold
04:41
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Sand, when it's shifting, uncovers things hidden below
Then it all blows away and what's left there is shiny and true
Things that don't matter all seem to slide out of view
And fair weather friends, they will fall by the wayside too
Hang on to the best
Forget all the rest
Diamonds and gold
It's all that I hold
Living my life, as a rolling stone
Wherever I roam
I've got diamonds and gold
So long as you're with me, I know I'm home
I've got no time to stand here and wallow in pity and sorrow
Yeah, I gotta keep moving cause life doesn't promise tomorrow
Hang on to the best
Forget all the rest
Diamonds and gold
It's all that I hold
Living my life, as a rolling stone Wherever I roam
I've got diamonds and gold
So long as you're with me, I know I'm home
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