B i o g r a p h y (by Official site)
Titling her third album Sweet Heart Rodeo might appear a calculated risk but singer-songwriter Dawn Landes, Kentucky-born and Brooklyn-based, swears she didn't have the Byrds' pioneering 1968 country-rock classic "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" in mind. Instead she was thinking of her great-grandmother's beau, a young man who ran away to join the rodeo during the Great Depression and decades later inspired Landes to write the title song. A rodeo theme runs throughout the record, as Landes compares the ups and downs of romance to the rigours of bull riding. "I guess you could say each song is like its own bull," the twenty-eight-year-old deadpans, "each ride its own love-story...you know, trying to hang on to a wild thing isn't always graceful." Her feminist approach proved problematic when it came to turning up images of feisty cowgirls for the artwork. "There aren't many female bull riders," she admits. And with good reason. "I went to a few rodeos as research. They don't stay on those things very long." Though she grew up in Louisville her perfect variations on country and folk music have all been recorded in her adopted hometown of Brooklyn. The culture clash of urban and rural traditions is an intriguing base for Landes' material and audience. She spent most of 2008 touring with a variety of country/folk and indie-rock stalwarts like The Tindersticks, Midlake, Josh Ritter, Jason Isbell (of the Drive by Truckers), Alexi Murdoch and the Swell Season, to name a few. And though she might recognize kindred spirits in contemporaries like Conor Oberst and Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Landes is blessed with a voice as pure and ringing as any folk or country diva. The voice has always been there, but it's taken a while to be heard. Her first self-released records, simply called Dawn's Music and the EP two three four effectively proved her talent, but it was 2008's acclaimed Fireproof that revealed it to the world. Around that time her splendid bluegrass cover of Peter Bjorn and John's instant classic "Young Folks," performed with an elderly group of Texans called The WST Band ("It stands for 'we sorta tried'"), became a YouTube favorite. "Straight Lines," one of her best-known songs, sound-tracked in adverts on both sides of the Atlantic. Here it accompanied a cute campaign to encourage urban cycling. There it promoted Axe, the local equivalent of Lynx and the preferred perfume of adolescent males. Its writer was bemused. "The same song was used to promote bicycling in a childlike way and men's deodorant in a sexual way. What does that mean?" she once pondered. For a while she lived in France, learning to love Gainsbourg, Brassens and Francoise Hardy, and spent her time in Paris at the most unlikely joints. "I found myself in a lot of situations I wouldn't have been invited to otherwise," she says, "I played a lot of parties, fashion parties, one in a hotel where there was a bubble bath filled with champagne!" As you can imagine this is a world she doesn't usually inhabit. Since her last release, Landes (her surname has two syllables) has finished fitting out her own studio, Saltlands in Brooklyn. "I actually built it! Some friends and I put up the walls and floated the floors," she declares proudly, christening it with the recording of Sweet Heart Rodeo. Again working with regular collaborator, drummer and all-rounder Ray Rizzo, her recording outfit was completed by guitarist Josh Kaufman and bassist Annie Nero, a couple (of musicians) that she met on the road. A cover of Kaufman's composition, the charming, gentle "Dance Area" fits perfectly alongside Landes' own material. "Sweet Heart Rodeo" is packed with fine tunes, again beautifully sung. The opener "Young Girl" ponders gender stereotyping--competitive boys, jealous girls--over a reductive and distorted keyboard riff. The deceptively cutting "Romeo" berates a certain someone who ruined one of Landes' birthdays by standing her up. No wonder she borrows a hook from "16 Tons," Tennessee Ernie Ford's fifties nugget of resignation. The haunting 'Money In The Bank' marries down-home hippie wisdom ('the night before you die, what are you gonna buy?') to a glorious chorus bolstered by a wistful French horn. Dawn even drums on an unlikely cover of Margo Guryan's already unlikely "Love," a 1968 collision of cool jazz and nascent psychedelia. "She's amazing, one of these unsung geniuses like Vashti Bunyan was, who made one fabulous record then disappeared," she says of the woman behind the lost classic "Take A Picture." Rizzo's idiosyncratic harmonica style ("kinda cloudy--the opposite of ethereal") boosts the quirky "Wandering Eye," a rare song that combines sex and travel without causing offence, while "Little Miss Holiday" imagines a conversation between Jodie Foster and the teenage hooker that inspired her character in Scorsese's unhinged "Taxi Driver." It's tender rather than bleak. "Brighton" is a tribute to a magical day in that great Southern (English) town, yet it could hardly sound more American, Appalachian even. "I hope I captured it in the song," she says. By the album's conclusion, the wobbly wedding march of "All Dressed In White," you'll probably be thinking of giving love a try. Even if it does hurt when you fall off.
Dawn's music - 2002-xx-xx -
Suspicion Kissing Song Mud & Stars Traffic (Instrumental) Kids In A Play Accordion Song Scars Without You French Honey Bee
Young Girl Romeo Money In The Bank Love Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Clown Wandering Eye Little Miss Holiday Dance Area Brighton All Dressed In White (Instrumental)
Atlantic City Caroline Close Your Eyes Dark Eyes Dear Boy Do I Ever Cross Your Mind Down To The Valley Drive Fair And Tender Ladies For What It's Worth Heaven's Gate Lifeline Longer Than Always Moon River More Than This Morning Sun Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind Rocking Around The Christmas Tree Sleigh Ride Sun Street Southern Accents Straight Lines There's A Man Going Round Taking Names Young Folks What Goes Around Comes Back Around Who Are You
Dawn's music
Suspicion Suspicion, suspicion Can make you blind Just ask anybody with half a mind If they can imagine something in half Do you scream, do you scream, or do you laugh Suspicion, suspicion Can make you weak Like running, you're running, trying to speak I can hear all the breathing in-between You should rest, you should rest your head on me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me In me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me
Kissing Song The phone's ringing It's been ringing all morning And the knocking, it's not starting, it's stopping And the screaming, in the streets it's like barking It's nothing, they are kissing They don't hear anything They don't notice the lightning It's striking at the silent fighting The everything for control of the ceiling It's winning, and the rain pours down on her Soak in the carpet, their shoes and the furniture And he needs her to drown out all the water and noise in his head Someone's choking, someone's praying so hard They are listening to the stained glass for answers They don't come in from the walls Which are taking a beating from the wind on the outside And it's beating, all its way to the break And it's meeting, that will make them love sick The walls crumbling, they don't feel anything They feel nothing but the kissing
Mud & Stars Two men doubt through bars One saw mud, the other stars I think with eyes like ours, there are stars and mud And what the lover do But fix his down-cast eyes on you Wanting to fix you too And show you how to sing Maybe there's nothing more To feeling than getting sore But I'm willing to hurt you more To show you what I need What I need, I mean Do I need to be meaning to you as something to destroy Or so it seems, your dreams something screams Something dumb, and cursory-like jewel Two men doubt through bars One saw mud, the other stars I think with eyes like ours, there are stars
Kids In A Play Check, one, two We are like kids in a play Set in the Victorian age We only know what to say Because we practiced at home Or rehearsed on the bus Next to kids just like us Who couldn't help but think we were weird And you would open your mouth and it would kill me Just start to speak of the South, like I had been there And you would forgive yourself as you map my words I think it's your turn to leave and throw a fit And I will mumble and grieve and then sigh Brings the crowd to their feet and almost makes you cry What if no one comes What if we get bored Will you fit my clothes If we should switch roles Here we go We're like kids in a play Set in the Victorian age We only know what to say Because we practiced at home Or we rehearsed on the bus Next to kids just like us Who couldn't help but think, they couldn't help it They couldn't help it...
Accordion Song Please could you Turn around Drop your dress On the ground Step up here Stand right there Don't be shy Cause you have fair skin And we are fair men You have fair skin And we are fair men Try not to move Cause if you do We may not Capture you Where we want to We're tired too We're paying you To be very still Cause we cannot get through To the people without you The people want you We're tired too We're paying you To be very still Cause we cannot get through To the people without you The people demand you Cause you have fair skin And we are fair men You have fair skin And we are fair
Scars I think, I think I raced you to those crazy shoes you wore That day, I decided that I wanted, I wanted you maybe I just wanted the shoes Fit me Maybe Hudson again, might as well be Mars People everywhere french-kissing in their cars These romantic scenes denigrate ours They're scripted and stars When you gonna get up Can I get more than shouting, it's not about you, it's about me Give me something to doubt Something sharp to annul everybody I know has Scars Scars Everyone that I know Has scars Maybe later Much much later We can compare ours Everyone that I know has scars And I'm sorry About this, about me ‘Cause I think I think I raced you to those crazy shoes you wore that day I decided that That I wanted you Maybe I just wanted the shoes When you gonna get out Can I have more than shout And it's not about you, it's about me Give you something to doubt Something sharp to annul everybody I know has Scars Scars Everyone that I know Has scars Maybe later Much much later We can compare ours Everyone that I know has scars
Without You Start over A bird flies overhead And I appear part of this turntable Over which I spread my head My head, my head, my head, my head My head, my head, my head My head, my head, my head, my head My head, my head, my head Hey, I like your verse But it's too well rehearsed To be clean Do you mean to tell me That I'm not allowed anymore So you shut me out at last Who really gives a damn for the past I was an offering Not sure the reward for what I do All the love I store Love from you Explodes into a year gone by And still I have my head The seasons while you mock Advertised reason Yeah, you mock advertised reason Yeah, you mock me now I want to advertise this feeling I want to advertise this feeling How do I advertise this feeling I want to advertise this feeling Without you Without you Without you Oh what do I do Without you Without you Without you Without you
French You are always blowing smoke in my face in my sleep You are always blowing smoke at me in my sleep La vie rêve des anges Nous sommes comme les enfants Quand nous dormons I'll be the one To hold you with my eyes Smoke comes from your fingers and from your mouth I turn away but it hits me somehow I feel light-headed it makes me weak I think that the smoke retards me when we speak And we hardly speak 'Cause you, you are always blowing smoke And if you kiss me sideways I can feel it in my Sidewalks they make bad highways To the place where you are And I could drive all night, baby If I had a car If I had a car La vie rêve des anges Nous sommes comme les enfants Quand nous dormons I'll be the one To hold you with my eyes 'Cause you, you are always blowing smoke in my face Yeah, you are always blowing smoke in my face You are always blowing smoke at me in my sleep
Honey Bee Hey, my little honey bee Oh baby, you been sweet on me Hey, my little honey bee Oh, my queen bee Rock me to my soul Rock me to my soul, baby, baby To my soul, oh Can you dig the sound Oh, watch it now lookin' around Stop now, shake it, son Hey, dad's having fun Oh, my soul Rock me to my soul, baby, baby To my soul Baby, won't you come by me Oh, spare me all the misery Sugar, won't you come by me Oh, I know you'd agree-gree-gree Oh, my soul Rock me to my soul, baby, baby To my soul This song was made for lovers This song was made for lovers This song was made for lovers Oh, my soul Rock me to my soul, baby
Fireproof
Bodyguard I had a dream that we were robbed They took the moldings off the walls Erased our signatures from things I heard them singing Where's my bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard Where's my bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard Be my bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard And guard me They stole the subjects from your paintings But left the canvas on the frame They ran off with years of clothing Stole your smell, stole your stain Just like rain Washed clean Of your name And all bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard Let down your bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard Where's my bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard To guard me 'Cause I saw a man I saw a man (x17) Where's my bodyguard Please guard me (guard me) (x3) Take, take, take, take my arms Got nothing to hold Break, break my legs There's nothing to stand on Take, take, take my bones There's nothing to fill me in Just skin Where you been Bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard Where's my bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard Be my bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard, bodyguard And guard me
I Don't Need No Man Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet Who's gonna glove your hands Who's gonna kiss your red ruby lips Who's gonna be your man Papa's gonna shoe my pretty little feet Mama's gonna glove my hands Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips I don't need no man No man The only woman he ever did love was on that train and gone The only car she ever rode was a hundred coaches long The only woman he ever did love is on that train and gone On that train On that train On that train Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet And who's gonna glove your hands Who's gonna kiss your red ruby lips And who's gonna be your man Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet And who's gonna glove your hands And who's gonna be your man On that train On that train
Tired Of This Life Tired of this life But you want to know what it's like Don't you want to know what it's like Tomorrow night Fireworks will fill the sky Fireworks will fill the sky Up in the air so high Over the world below For just long enough Let your worry go, go Let the worry go Tired of your trying But your eyes weren't only made for crying Your eyes were made for seeing things Tomorrow brings a brand new blossoming It'll only make your heart sing Like the birds so high Over the world below For just long enough Let your worry go, go Let your worry go Tired of this life But you want to know what it's like Don't you want to know what it's like
Twilight Another starless night Another dim streetlight If you turn your head just right The street becomes the sky And shooting stars go by They spark and they die You see the reason why You never catch the night Drags a long tail light Streaks of red vein the sky But you love twilight Oh, love me with your body I need one to hold Oh, love me with your body I need one to hold Tonight In the long, dim light Streaks of red vein your eyes Don't you love twilight Twilight (x24)
Private Little Hell You're driving down the road When something had to blow The car is filled with smoke It calls on you to grow But it makes you want to throw up To have to feel this bad Now you know what you want You want what you had Make it break in Make it break in... But you can't have that You can't go back... Now all the things were sold The ones that made you feel safe And the people that you told all moved away Now you've got something to say But no one there to tell So you write it all down In your little private hell Your private little hell Your private little hell But you wanna be well Make it break in Make it break in... But you wanna be well... Find someone to tell Make it break in Make it break in...
Picture Show Let's all go to the picture show Let's see famous people glow Maybe some light will rub off, you know Your next life's a pony show Ponies turn into glue Hey, hey, hey La-la-la-la-lollipop La-la-la-la-make it stop La-la-la-la-life's a gag La-la-la-la-you're a fag Hey La-la-la-la-submarine La-la-la-la-you're so mean There is so much suffering I can't do a thing Hey, hey, hey Digging, digging in the ground Looking for a thing to love The lonely ones are never found But they can tell you things about the soil They fill your heart with oil
Kids In A Play We are like kids in a play Set in the Victorian Age We only know what to say Because we practiced at home Or we rehearsed on the bus Next to kids just like us Who couldn't help but think we were weird And you will open your mouth and it would cue me To start to speak of the South, like I had been there And you will forgive yourself as you mouth my words I think it's your turn to leave and throw a fit And I will mumble and grieve in an aside That brings the crowd to their feet and almost makes you cry Cry, cry, cry What if no one comes What if we get bored Will you fit my clothes If we should switch roles Here we go We're like kids in a play Set in the Victorian age We only know what to say Because we practiced at home Or we rehearsed on the bus Next to kids just like us Who couldn't help but think, they couldn't help it They couldn't help it (x3)
Dig Me A Hole When it's hard to breathe in the city It's easier to drink Come to my house, we'll sit in the dark And try not to think About the green fields, the way the land feels All we left behind Oh, how a dream can block out the sun And cloud the mind Tear me From my hometown Dig me A hole in the ground 'Cause I leave I fall too far down Tear me A hole in the ground Tear me From my hometown Dig me A hole in the ground 'Cause I leave I fall too far down Tear me A hole in the ground When it's hard to breathe in the city It's easier to drink So come to my house, we'll sit in the dark And try not to think
I'm in love with the night Stepping out on the pavement Everyday feels the same I saw your face in my dream And couldn't recall my name And I don't wanna know Close my eyes and let go I can hardly see What it's doing to me I don't wanna fight You're in love with the night Walking on gravel and cement Always different from the day before I've got a lot to forget Old pictures in a drawer And I don't wanna know Close my eyes and let go I can hardly see What it's doing to me I don't wanna fight I'm in love with the night I'm in love with the night I'm in love with the night
*** Thanx a lot to Nicholle for this one ***
Goodnight Lover Goodnight, lover Lover, goodnight Will we meet each other in a dream tonight And will you remember the colour of my eyes Set in a million tigers sleeping on their sides Oh, sleeping on their sides (x3) Goodnight, lover Lover, goodnight Will you roll over in the bed tonight Turning a million circles, dancing in the night Like dancing on your side Dancing on your side Dancing on your side Sleeping on our sides Oh, sleeping on our sides Oh, dancing all the night Oh, sleeping on our sides Oh, dancing to the night Turning, turning Goodnight, lover Lover, goodnight
You Alone You alone are holy And you alone are beauty But you alone are lonely now When we're alone, you told me You'd tell me the whole sad story But we're never alone now Looks like you let it out For just a moment And I could see how You'd only lay me down On sheets that tore and gave out I'd never known anyone 'till now 'Cause you belong in poetry And you belong in fine things But you belong to someone else Yeah, you belong in prairie And you belong in black sea But you belong to no one town You really let it out For just a moment And I could see how You'd only lay me down On sheets that tore and gave out I'd never known anyone 'till now
I Won't Back Down Oh, I won't back down No, I won't back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won't back down No, I won't back down Won't be turned around In a world that keeps pushing me around Gonna stand my ground And I won't back down I won't back down, baby There ain't no easy way out I will stand my ground And I won't back down Cause I know what's right I've got just one life In a world that keeps dragging me down Gonna stand my ground And I won't back down Hey, baby There ain't no easy way out Hey, ah, I will stand my ground And I won't back down No, I won't back down
Sweet Heart Rodeo
Young Girl One, two, three, four Young girl I can't fight you Everybody wants to get inside you Just wanna remind you It's got nothing to do with you Young girl I don't like you Everybody wants to stand beside you Just something to rewind to It's got nothing to do with you Didn't you know Time's a rodeo Didn't you find People all aligned Didn't you say I'm trying to behave Trying so hard to hang on Young man terrifies you Gonna step right up behind you Swing a punch that blinds you Knocks you further into time Young man qualifies you Puts an expiration right on you Didn't even have to try to Did it with the gleaming in his eyes Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Didn't you know Time's a rodeo Didn't you find People all aligned Didn't you say I'm trying so hard to stay Trying so hard to hang on Young love gonna find you Gonna snake its way inside you Whisper and cry to you And call you all the time Young love gonna try you Gonna push and pull and lie too Tell you "baby, baby, I need you" Then cast you all the time Didn't you know Oh I'm a rodeo Didn't you find People out of mind Didn't you say I'm trying so hard to stay Trying so hard to hang on
Romeo Romeo, Romeo Waiting all day by the telephone I don't know, I don't know Should I hang around or should I go Romeo, Romeo Remember all the things that you told me though How'd it go, how'd it go You waited all the day by the telephone Waited all the day, just to be let down, let down What goes around, comes around, comes around You've got it coming and I won't stop it, no Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Romeo, Romeo Waiting round here watching the grass grow How's it go, how's it go "Another day older and deeper in" oh Romeo, Romeo Calling out loud on the radio I don't know, I don't know Should I sing along, yes or no Should I sing along Or go this one solo I Guess you never know, Romeo You've got it coming And I won't stop it, no Romeo… Coming… Sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper regret Honey don't you call me cause I won't go I don't owe my soul to no Romeo
Money In The Bank Money in the bank The night before you die What are you gonna buy Will you buy a house Plant a garden inside The night before you die Everything's right I got a rose inside It's brilliant and bright Growing all the time Everything's right I got a clear mind Tomorrow night I'll be sleeping in the yard Sleeping in the yard Sleeping in the yard Money in the bank The day that you were born What's that money for Did you buy a gown From the department store The day that you were born Oh, oh I need the sun and moon Oh, oh I need a bedroom Oh, oh I need a patient eye Watching me fall and get up again to try Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Til everything's right I got a rose inside It's brilliant and bright Growing all the time Everything's right I got a clear mind Tomorrow night I'll be sleeping in the yard Sleeping in the yard Sleeping in the yard Sleeping in the yard Sleeping in the yard Til everything's right I got a rose inside It's brilliant and bright Growing all the time Everything's right I got a clear mind Tomorrow night I'll be sleeping in the yard
Love ( Margo Guryan ) Love What does it mean to live between The beginning and ending of love Where do you go to start to know The reason why a brand new feeling Comes to take you away from reason Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Love How do you know the things you do You do not only from need And not from greed But only from love Love When do you get to be someone who can be And live without hurting someone you love Why do we grow and never show The little that we know of love
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
One, two, three, four Sweetheart of the rodeo you ride the devil's back Turn away now as you go, you're never coming back Little girl just four years old, daddy ain't no damn good Ran away with your piggy bank, took everything he could Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Sweetheart of the rodeo, gonna trade in your name For a ticket on the ghost train, ride it all the way to fame Little girl just four years old, never knew her daddy's voice Just the sound of a wild bull kicking up clouds of dust All around us, all around us, all around us, all around us Sweetheart of the rodeo you ride the devil's back Turn away now as you go, you're never coming back
Clown
Hey, hey, you're such a clown Got caught with your guard down I saw you dancing around You know how to shake that thing Running round and round the ring You'd chase anything You'd chase anything Clap your hands in the air Play the fool, you don't care People gonna laugh and stare Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Hey, hey, you're such a clown Got caught with your guard down I saw you dancing around
Wandering Eye Wander to Frisco Wander to Spain On to El Paso On to Ukraine Wander to Philly Wander to Maine India, gonna see everything Oh my, my baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye Oh my One time Atlanta Two times Rome Sometimes it wanders all the way home Sometimes it lingers long on the road Flashes of yellow, flashes of gold Oh my, my baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye Oh my Birmingham baby down at the show Ponytail high, neck-line low Eyes so wide in the front front row Gonna have to meet her after you know Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Oh my, my baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye Oh my Baby's got a wandering eye Baby's got a wandering eye Baby's got a wandering eye He wanders everywhere He wanders over and under sand Under the bridge, over the mountain tops To the river and to the river end He wanders to Atlanta and Texarkana Alabama and Texaco Mexico and Alfresco Everywhere, he wanders everywhere Oh my, my baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye My baby's got a wandering eye
Little Miss Holiday Four feet under the table Shoe strap stuck to an ankle Not much talk, no surprises Hollywood sympathizes girls Working girls Two working girls One's got twelve years on her Hundreds of fans and a ride from mother Other one's know fifteen years 'Bout Ninety five Johns, one brought her here Oh girls, working girls Two working girls Little miss holiday They put you in a film but you couldn't play The part of yourself okay They showed your face But no one knew your name Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin She's got television Cast herself in her own audition Lipstick and a kiss impression Hanging on the rim, something you don't mention to a girl A working girl, a real working girl If I'd of known her better I'd a wrote her name in a little letter Tied some hundred dollar bills together But sugar and spice don't stick together Like girls, working girls, two working girls Little miss holiday They put you in a film but you couldn't play The part of yourself okay They showed your face But no one knows your name
Dance Area
( Written by Josh Kaufman )
Money doesn't weigh that much honey But it holds a lot of weight on me So if you're gonna be a broke little bunny Better get on the floor and dance with me It'll be the best time you know Just you and me and the phono Money doesn't weigh that much honey But it holds a lot of weight on me So if you're gonna be a broke little bunny Better get on the floor and dance with me I'll play you my favorite songs Like you, they mean so much to me And if the mood is fine You know the dancing's free Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Money doesn't weigh that much honey But it holds a lot of weight on me So if you're gonna be a broke little bunny Better get on the floor and dance with me
Brighton Brighton, Brighton All your lights are shining Lead me out to the sea I'll be flying, flying Over the lights of Brighton Just want a place to be With a carousels and mirror lights A music box that plays all night A melody to hold you tight And walk you to your door Kiss your cheek and nothing more Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Brighton, Brighton All your lights are shining Lead me out to the sea I'll be flying, flying Over the lights of Brighton Just want a place to be Where seagulls sore They dip and spike And spin out of the darkest sky A blanket of sweet moonlight To fall along the shore A silouhette and nothing more Brighton, Brighton All your lights are shining Lead me out to the sea I'll be flying, flying Over the lights of Brighton Give me a place to be Just want a place to be
Mal Habillée
Mal Habillée Je me suis réveillée haute comme trois pommes Je me suis réveillée mal habillée Ce matin je ne sais pas ce qui se passe Hier soir, oh la la, j'ai eu la poisse J'étais dans une soirée vraiment très chic Avec tous mes amis c'était le pied Quand soudain ce garçon me dévisage J'ai eu chaud mais trop tard pour tourner la page Il a eu le coup de foudre, moi pas du tout C'est dommage mais tu sais, ça c'est la vie Ca cassait pas des briques, j'ai pensé Mais je me suis réveillée, mal habillée La Vie Au Lasso Tu crois que je suis une aventuriere Que je traverse tous les déserts Et que j'allume tous les réverbères De chaque capitale orientale Tu crois que je vis sans sommeil Que je vide toutes les bouteilles Et que je danse avec tous les marins De chaque bateau à quai Tu crois que je prends la vie au lasso Que je donne tout ce que j'ai de beau Et que je remplis des tonnes de seaux De cadeaux toujours bienvenus Tu crois que je ne suis jamais terre à terre Que je ne suis jamais par terre Et que je valse, valse, valse avec mes airs De reine gracieuse comme une étoile Tu as peut-être raison Mais ça m'étonnerait Oscar Je vais gagner un oscar Pour vivre à Los Angeles Peut-être à Beverly Hills Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard Je vais devenir une star Traîner avec Johnny Depp Avoir des pensées trop deep Et arriver en retard Quand j'aurai la statuette Que les gens me connaîtront Je les prendrais pour des cons Je dînerais chez Scarlett Là je vis chez mes parents Pas encore à Malibu Je m'appelle Marilou Vingt ans, coiffeuse à Rouen Je vais gagner un oscar Je vais devenir une star MariLou Toutes les Belles Inconnues Un, deux, trois Un, deux, trois Toutes les belles inconnues Sur la grande avenue D'en haut, vous êtes toutes Des vagues brisantes et curieuses L'inconnue de la journée A des yeux excités Elle marche pied à pied Personne ne peut la toucher Toutes les belles inconnues Sur la grande avenue Et aussi la petite rue Avez-vous rendez-vous L'inconnue de la semaine Cheveux noirs comme l'ebene Elle a l'air d'une reine Qui attend la guerre prochaine Toutes les belles inconnues Sur la grande avenue D'en haut, vous êtes toutes Des vagues déferlantes et curieuses L'inconnue de la saison Qui a toujours dit "non" Est partie de sa maison Comme une bulle de savon A l'inconnue de l'année Il faut dire "s'il vous plait" Et surtout ne plus parler Seulement esperer Toutes les belles inconnues Sur la grande avenue Et aussi la petite rue Vous a-t'on déjà vues ? Bonsoir Bonjour Il fait nuit Il fait jour Bonsoir Bonjour Je suis dedans Je suis dehors Dans le soir Dans le jour Je cours vite Je marche lentement Je te quitte Elégamment Je me cache Je fredonne Je me lache Je n'écoute personne Il fait nuit Il fait jour Bonsoir Dans le noir Charleville-Mézières ( Stéphane Cadé ) J'ai roulé doucement vers toi Dans mon coupé bleu, Citroën En roulant au bout de mes doigts Des cigarettes américaines Je suis revenu dans le film Cette fable des frères Dardenne En forme de journal intime Une love-story dans les Ardennes Dans la ville la plus triste du monde Deux amants les plus heureux du monde Et d'hôtel en hôtel Ils montent faire l'amour Il et elle Nous avons dîné de guimauve Dans la folle fête foraine Au milieu des dragons, des fauves Des barbes à papas, des baleines La nuit j'étais ses filets mauves Et j'avais ta main dans la mienne Sous les nuages qui se sauvent Comme des Rimbaud et Verlaine Dans la ville la plus triste du monde Deux amants les plus libres du monde Et les yeux dans les yeux Ils disent "Ô mon amour ! Si tu veux" J'ai roulé doucement vers toi Dans mon coupé bleu, Citroën En regardant autour de moi Tomber la nuit américaine Dans la ville la plus triste du monde Deux amants les plus heureux du monde L'ingénue Mais dites moi qui puis-je faire pour nous Vous ne mendiez qu'un rendez-vous Quand je vous ai pris pour un fou Vous ne teniez qu'à peine debout Quand ce n'était que le début Vous ne m'aviez encore déçue Malgré votre idée saugrenue Que je n'étais qu'une ingénue Nous n'étions que des abrutis Déjà amants, déjà pétris D'amours amers et d'insomnies Quand nous étions ces abrutis Quand ce n'était que le débat Vous me guettiez dans mes ébats Vous vous mettiez dans un état Quand vous commandiez un déca Vous me parliez de déco Lisiez des mots dans le dico Je sucais une glace Miko Vous ressembliez à Nico Moi Nous n'étions que des abrutis Déjà amants, déjà pétris D'amours amers et d'insomnies Quand nous étions ces abrutis Nous n'étions que des abrutis Déjà amants, déjà pétris D'amours amers et d'insomnies Quand nous étions ces abrutis La Cane De Jeanne ( Georges Brassens ) La cane de Jeanne Est morte au gui l'an neuf Elle avait fait la veille Merveille Un oeuf La cane de Jeanne Est morte d'avoir fait Du moins on le présume Un rhume Mauvais La cane de Jeanne Est morte sur son oeuf Et dans son beau costume De plumes Tout neuf La cane de Jeanne Ne laissant pas de veuf C'est nous autres qui eûmes Les plumes Et l'oeuf Tous, toutes Sans doute Garderons longtemps le Souvenir de la cane De Jeanne Morbleu Mon dieu
Bluebird
Bluebird Bluebird, blue Flew by caught my eye and I fell in love with blue Don't know what to do Sweet song lead me on I just wanna follow you Oh, blue Walk down to the edge of the wood I know I shouldn't go but it makes me feel so good Tall leaves cover me in a hood And you sing to me da-dee-dee-dee Oh I feel so understood I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Fall in so deep to a warm summer sleep Caught in a rhyme losing track of the time No direction to divine Bluebird, blue Stay here I know you're near I just wanna be with you Don't know what to do Your song's sweet, I forget my feet Won't you let me dance with you Oh, blue Take in your flight On a warm summer night Fly back to me, I'll forget every need Just a tangle in the weeds Bluebird, blue Flew by caught my eye and I fell in love with blue Oh, blue Try To Make a Fire Burn Again I don't lie I just get by I'm not gonna try to understand I give it away Everyday Don't think I'm gonna understand I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Oh, getting out of hand Don't you wanna love me all over again Oh, coming over me Don't you wanna see me, mistreat me And try to make a fire burn again Bless my soul I fill my bowl I'm not gonna try to understand I wait for time An easy mind Don't think I'm gonna understand Oh, getting out of hand Don't you wanna love me all over again Oh, coming over me Don't you wanna see me, mistreat me Oh, getting out of hand Don't you wanna love me all over again Oh, coming over me Don't you wanna see me, mistreat me And try to make a fire burn again Bloodhound I was looking for clearer skies, I found I was just staring in the eyes of a bloodhound I don't know why you tracked me down Just smatter the reds and drag the blues around When you looked for me in the sun With your shadow on the wall like a canyon Did you lose the trail at all and fall in To another winding road of devotion Tell me my friend It's good to see you Good to see you again Good to see you It's good to see you again, my friend I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Did you come on back to me just to say hello Sing a little symphony howl and moan You're gonna run after me, not gonna catch me though Don't know what to do, didn't think I'd see you around Don't wanna let you down It's good to see you Good to see you again Good to see you It's good to see you again, old friend Heel Toe Going down south Put a song in my mouth Put a rip in my sleeve Grass at my feet A hand on my hip With a gentleman's grip Oh, steady me I'll try not to lead Oh, I'm learning to dance real slow Oh, here it comes again Heel toe, heel toe, heel toe Down in the bayou Man, they can hide you Necks in the reeds Swing in the breeze But don't mind you Walk inside to Kitchen scenes And sweet harmonies Oh, I'm learning to move as I go Oh, here it comes again Oh no, oh no, oh no I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Oh, we move like the wind blows Oh, yeah a body knows Hold on to me Then set me free Sweet Lafayette I feel like we've met In a song, in a dream A second-hand seam Tight on the skin We are where we've been I've been way down But I'm back again Oh, I'm learning to dance real slow Oh, here it comes again Heel toe, heel toe, heel toe Cry No More No matter how hard I try the pain lingers Our love's gone dry like grease on my fingers Don't need a reason why, just pull out the stingers I'm not gonna cry no more Not gonna cry no more I know what crying's for I'm not gonna cry no more Sing a lullaby, feel the wind blow I don't even sigh when I pass our old windows There's someone else inside That's just how time goes I don't need to cry no more Not gonna cry no more I know what tears are for I don't need to cry no more Feels like waking up No more sleeping My hearts still beating me up I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I wanna go outside and feel the summer Close my eyes and let the sun burn Remember the good times more than the others I'm not gonna cry no more Not gonna cry no more I know what crying's for I'm not gonna cry no more Not gonna cry no more I know what tears are for I don't need to cry no more Oh Brother Oh Brother, Oh Brother Do you have the time To get to know each other In a little pantomime Trying to walk the blood line Oh sister, oh sister Where has she gone You'd knew even know you missed her She's standing on the lawn Waiting for love to come Take her away Just trying to get away But I can't escape Mistakes have been made Chalk it all up to fate Oh brother, hey brother Did you really need a dime Just think it over You know you ask all the time You leave your mother crying You say sister, oh sister Get off my back Go and lose your temper, you'll never get it back Believe me I'll be gone I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I'm going away Just trying to get away But I can't escape The choices they made Oh we're trying to get away But we can't escape Chalk it all up to fate Oh brother, oh brother Are you a friend of mine Diamond Rivers Diamond rivers run in streaks Down my lovers cheeks They run for weeks And cut so deep Tell my lover I'm at peace Now that he sleeps Forever sleeps I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I feel a breeze Blow through me In a slow eddy I'm not ready to leave Carry me Gary Marry me Your Emily Love Song Up in the morning, I know you're there and the sun will rise Back of the evening lay down somewhere and we close our eyes I can't count on anything but the day and night I wanna write you a love song with my life Another season and that old moonlight shines down on us Don't got a reason to be out tonight, just a wanderlust I can't count on anything Come rain, come rust I wanna write you a love song you can trust I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Going way downtown tonight Gonna feel it out alright Gonna down this town tonight Head held high Sometimes I wonder if it's hard to know a world so bright The technicolor of a loving soul dimmed to black and white I can't count on anything but the stars in the sky I wanna write you a love song with my life Going way downtown tonight Gonna feel it out alright Gonna down this town tonight Head held high I wanna write you a love song with my life Gonna write you a love song with my life Let me write you a love song with my life Lullaby for Tony Let's get out of town, go swimming, swimming Move your arms around and we're wading so far out Nothing to cry about when baby made a sound Let's get out of here, go flying, flying You're so pretty dear, when you're minding Aren't you now, higher than a cloud When baby made a sound Oh didn't you find me Drawing a line We've been dragging it out Oh, didn't you know me Nothing to show we've gotta get out I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Let's get out of town, go sailing, sailing Throw the anchor down and head to heaven with me now Angel on the bow My baby made a sound Baby made a sound Home Lord please, follow me home ‘Cause I'm down on my knees and I feel alone Home, got nowhere to call home No one to call home When I'm out on the town I get what I need No one waiting around for this tumble weed at home Got nowhere to call home No one to call me home I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake They tell me my time will come and my soul will rise Over shadow and stone, the final surprise, home Won't somebody take me home I wanna go home
Meet Me at The River
Meet Me at The River When you were a young man, you stumbled and you feel You ran fast as hell for the valley When I caught up with you, brother I was running too Together we headed towards the sea You found a friend in me I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake As time went on we drifted apart a little bit I didn't think about it all that much You had to go your own way and me I followed mine We'd wander off but wind up back in touch Meet me at the river Watch the sun go down Sunlight on the water Clover on the ground Next to you there's nobody else I'd rather see next to me I saw California sink a thousand silver moons , what'd you see You saw a friend in me You said "When I'm gone, meet me at the river Running wild, running free Be strong when sun shines on the water I'll be the flower blooming there at your feet Meet me at the river Watch the sun go down Sunlight on the water Clover on the ground Meet me at the river Watch the sun go down Sunlight on the water Friends on the ground Traveling When I left New York this morning I didn't really have a plan Loretta on the radio, no real place to go Just a suitcase in my hand I'm not looking for a pot of gold Not reaching for a hand to hold I'm not searching, you know I'm just traveling I'm not waiting to be whisked away I'll take my chance on a southbound lane Wind is blowing again and I'm traveling Watched the sun rise over Graceland And go down in New Orleans Listening to Dr. John, one more and I'll be gone I hear the highway calling me I'm not looking for a pot of gold Not reaching for a hand to hold I'm not searching, you know I'm just traveling I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I'm not waiting to be whisked away I'll take my chance on a southbound lane Wind is blowing again and I'm traveling So what if I drag my wheels through the mud Can't help myself Got gypsy in my blood I'm not looking for a pot of gold At the end of the open road I'm not searching you know I'm just traveling I'm not waiting to be whisked away I'll take my chance on a southbound lane Wind is blowing again and I'm traveling I'm traveling I'm not looking for a pot of gold Not reaching for a hand to hold I'm not searching, you know I'm just traveling I'm traveling I'm not waiting to be whisked away I'll take my chance on a southbound lane Wind is blowing again and I'm traveling I'm traveling Why They Name Whiskey After Men You came at the right time Looking with eyes that shine Thought you'd be a friend of mine But what did I know Remember the day we laid Under the window shade Whatever it was we made I can't let it go I bet that's why they name whiskey after men It comes on strong and keeps you warm before it starts to do you in And in spite of the pain you go back again Must be why they name whiskey after men I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I saw your face today In a picture I threw away Shouldn't care about yesterday All this much Now I'm sitting in a barroom Talking to someone new About anything else but you It's still not enough I bet that's why they name whiskey after men It comes on strong and keeps you warm before it starts to do you in And in spite of the pain you go back again Must be why they name whiskey after men Now I know why they name whiskey after men It comes on strong and keeps you warm before the burn sets in And in spite of the pain you go back again Must be why they name whiskey after men I know why they name whiskey after men It comes on strong and keeps you warm before it starts to do you in And in spite of the pain you go back again I know why they name whiskey after men But that's why they name whiskey after men Cheers Old Memories Feeling fine Drinking my wine No surprise the label is blue You knock on my door It's open Sure turns back time seeing you Oh, where to begin Time slips away like the breeze Oh, look who walked in Speaking of old memories It's been a few years But don't count them I fear it might make us both feel too old I framed a picture of you Guess I held on too long It tarnished the gold I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Oh, where to begin Time slips away like the breeze Oh, look who walked in Speaking of old memories I hear that song and I sing along Thinking of you all the while Effortlessly that sweet melody Brings back a tear and a smile Oh, where to begin Time slips away like the breeze Oh, look who walked in Speaking of old memories Sometimes they're hard to believe Wind And Rain Oh, the wind and rain Coming down so hard again Feels like it's never gonna stop Hands up if you've had enough I don't remember when it started to storm It was cloudy, the air was warm I wasn't ready, you took me by surprise What was brewing in those dark eyes I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Oh, the wind and rain Coming down so hard again Feels like it's never gonna stop Hands up if you've had enough They say an ocean can destroy a shore A wildfire wreck a forest floor Oh, nature shows no mercy But I never thought you'd turn on me Oh, the wind and rain Coming down so hard again Feels like it's never gonna stop Hands up when you've had enough If it hits right now it's gonna strike again Coundting down from ten You can make a lot of noise But you can't drown out my voice I can't fight it, now I know I just decide to let the winds blow Come morning, it'll be alright Good thing I can sleep at night Oh, the wind and rain Coming down so hard again Feels like it's never gonna stop Hands up when you've had enough Hands up if you've had enough Hands up, I've had enough What Will I Do What will I do Where will I go Only the moon and stars can know When will it be Hopefully soon What will I do When will I know The time is right What if I misread the signs Or they don't come through Oh, what will I do I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake How will I know which way to turn I want every star that burns To fall into line and point me to my next move But I can get lost It's happened before Spend a year or two of course It'd be nothing new Oh, what will I do How will I know which way to turn I want every star that burns To fall into line and point me to my next move Now that I know I want something more I'm scared what's in store For me if I jump, open-armed into the blue What if I do What if I do What if I do So what if I do Southern Girl Southern girl, you know about God Come on down and pray for yourself Southern girl where to begin Fix them eyes on a Christian boy With a heavenly voice, yeah I don't know what path to take Heart's so heavy my back might break I can't take this pain again Why can't I fall for an honest man Will I even get the chance Bad boys roping me in Can't seem to stay away Lord won't you send me a man Who's not too proud to pray Do you still make em that way Southern girl,brought up right Made no plan for Saturday night Sunday mornign comes around You'll be singing a joyful sound Singing Hallelujah loud, yeah I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I don't know who I am Running around like a little lost lamb I can't take this pain again I just need an honest man to hold my hand Bad boys roping me in Can't seem to stay away Lord please send me a man I'm not too proud to pray Bad boys, handsome as sin Think I gotta stay away Lord won't you send me a man Who's not too proud to pray Do you still make em that way Southern girl, you know about God Come on down and pray for yourself How To Say "I Love You" It starts with a sigh, a hi, a hello And then a deep breath to decide what follows It's been a few years, I wonder who knows How to say "I love you" I know I love springtime, I know I love the fall The sound of the birds, the whip-poor-will's call But these little words trip me up, I stumble When I try to say "I love you" I want you, I need you, I swear that it's true I love you It's half the time funny, half the time sad You call me honey and I just make you mad Well call me your fool, let's agree on that I'm bad as saying "I love you" I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I love your big ears, I love your big toes Your Greek God curls and baby blue clothes How'd you wind up with so many of those I'm trying to say "I love" I want you, I need you, I swear that it's true I don't want anyone but you I'm trying to say, hopelessly, I do I love you I love you I love you Keep On Moving There was a man who walked to California He did grow his hair so long There was a man who walked to California Singing a song, singing a song There was a woman walked a thousand miles With her daughter on her arm There was a woman walked a thousand miles Saving the farmn saving the farm You gotta keep on moving Keep on moving, keep on Go on, get on to it Keep on moving keep on I know a guy went walking the Camino All the way down to St. James I know a guy went walking the Camino Making a change, making a change You gotta keep on moving Keep on moving, keep on Go on, get on to it Keep on moving keep on We walk for justice (keep on) We walk for peace (keep on) We walk to rise up (keep on) And be free We gotta keep on moving Keep on moving, keep on Go on, get on to it Keep on moving keep on There was the one they call the Peace Pilgrim She did walk her whole life long Everybody be a Peace Pilgrim Singing a song, singing a song I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake For justice (keep on) We walk for peace (keep on) We walk for freedom (keep on) From disease We walk for heartbreak (keep on) We walk for love (keep on) And for our brothers (keep on) And our sisters above We gotta keep on moving Keep on moving, keep on Go on, get on to it Keep on moving keep on My Church (Jimmy Driftwood) The floor of my church is the face of thea earth And its roof is the sky up above Where all men can worship, regardless of birth At the alter of brotherly love My church is under the tree My church is over the sea And deep in my mind may I always find My church in the heart of me The role of my church is all colors and creeds Religions too broad to confine It's not what you say but the weight of your deeds That makes you a brother of mine My church is under the tree My church is over the sea And deep in my mind may I always find My church in the heart of me The prayer of my church is so old that it's new He same as it always has been Let me do to others as I'd have them do If I were the others, Amen I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake My church is under the tree My church is over the sea And deep in my mind may I always find My church in the heart of me My church in the heart of me What Is The Color Of The Soul Of Man (Jimmy Driftwood) Tell me, tell me if you can What is the color of the soul of man Black or yellow, white or tan What is the color of the soul of man My grandma said I was a silly goose For asking questions when there ain't no use I cannot tell you the reason why But I'll keep asking till I die Tell me, tell me if you can What is the color of the soul of man Black or yellow, white or tan What is the color of the soul of man A red man married a snow white maid And all their kids were a copper shade It puzzles me both day and night Will the children's souls be red or white Tell me, tell me if you can What is the color of the soul of man Black or yellow, white or tan What is the color of the soul of man I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Moses stood on Mt. Sinai He saw the spirits from on high I looked and looked up in the skies But I don't have those kind of eyes Tell me, tell me if you can What is the color of the soul of man Black or yellow, white or tan What is the color of the soul of man I asked my daddy and my Uncle Dan What is the color of the soul of man Tell me, tell me if you can What is the color of the soul of man Soul of man I don't Dance (Feat. Bobby Bare) I can act dramatically Recite some poetry Sing a tune in Ancien Greek But if it's the cha-cha you seek I don't dance Well you know my two left feet Can hide out on the street But the minute they hit the dance floor I do "The Hustle" out the door I don't dance I don't dance and I'm not starting now I had my chance but I blew it somehow I'm not ashamed to say it out loud I don't dance, I don't dance Oh, you can say I'm no fun When I sit out this one Blame it on my sensitive side I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake You can call me shy Or really, anytime But don't call "The Electric Slide" I won't dance No, I don't dance and I'm not starting now I had my chance but I blew it somehow I'm not ashamed to say it out loud I don't dance, I don't dance Bet she's run circles around me Gracefully if she had her say He's got personality And he's quick I can see But "The Running Man" No way ! He won't dance No, I don't dance and I'm not starting now I had my chance but I blew it somehow I'm not ashamed to say it out loud I don't dance We don't dance, won't start tonight We'll stay right here for the rest of our lives Keep on singing till they cut out the lights but we won't dance We don't dance We don't dance... We won't dance I got a better idea Say yes No We don't dance...
My Tiny Twilight EP
Hello Hello, my sunshine Hello, my rain Hello, my blue sky, my speedy jet plane Hello, my morning Hello, my light Hello, my afternoon My tiny twilight The only word we know is "Hello" Hello, my moonbeam Hello, my star You shine so brightly where ever you are Hello, my quiet Hello, my loud Hello, companion from here on out The only word we need to know is "Hello" Woah what do you know Let's watch some flowers grow Ooooh how do you do When I say "Hello" I'm saying I love you, my sunshine I love you, my rain I love you, my blue sky My speedy jet plane I love you, my morning I love you, my light I love you, my afternoon My tiny twilight The only word we know is "Hello" Hello I'm Your Mama You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my honey, I'm your bee You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my sparrow, I'm your tree You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my honey, I'm your bee You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my sparrow, I'm your tree Hey, little songbird Singing oh so sweet You are my sugar Come on, give me a treat You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my honey, I'm your bee You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my sparrow, I'm your tree If you be my songbird I will be your tree You are the message I'm the melody You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my honey, I'm your bee You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my sparrow, I'm your tree Songbird, songbird I love to hear you sing You are my wind now Baby, I'm your wing You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my honey, I'm your bee You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my sparrow, I'm your tree You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my honey, I'm your bee You're my baby, I'm your mama You're my honeybee Everybody Dream You can't have a pony in the city You can try, but it won't fit To keep him cooped up would be a pity But go ahead and dream of it You can't have ice cream for supper You know, it'll make you sick Too much chocolate'll make you suffer But go ahead and dream of it Bedtime comes so soon (Bedtime comes so soon) The sun goes down, here comes the moon It's time to dream Everybody needs some time to dream Lose yourself in possibility - dee dee dee Everybody needs some time to dream You can't climb a beanstalk up to heaven Please, don't try those nursery rhymes at home There's no stopping your imagination So go ahead and dream on Bedtime once again (Bedtime once again) Close your eyes, my sleepy friend It's time to dream Everybody needs some time to dream Everybody loves a mystery - you and me Everybody needs some time to dream Well, you may never make a billion dollars But you will make some friends along the way The world is what you make of it, it's all yours So go ahead and dream away And bedtime comes around (Bedtime comes around) It's so exciting because now It's time to dream Everybody needs some time to dream Everybody loves a mystery - you and me Everybody needs some time to dream Everybody loves a mystery Lose yourself in possibility - dee dee dee Everybody needs some time to dream Everybody needs some time to dream Everybody dream I'm Wishing On A Star Have you seen the moon tonight So bright in the sky above All it takes is moonlight To miss you, my love I'm wishing on a star tonight I'm sending you a kiss goodnight I know we're so far apart But I hold you close to my heart I hope you have such sweet dreams Of sugarplums and fairy dust Snuggled up and cozy With your little lamb you love so much I'm wishing on a star tonight I'm sending you a kiss goodnight I know we're so far apart But I hold you close to my heart I hold you close to my heart Baby Please I'd give anything to stop your crying I'd give anything to stop your crying I would give away the house, the car No, I'm not lying Oh anything to stop your crying I'd trade everything to dry your tears I'd trade everything to dry your tears I would trade the happiness of all my younger years Oh anything to dry your tears Baby, please Baby, please Baby, please Baby, please Please I'd do anything to ease your pain I'd do anything to ease your pain I would take the fall for every single drop of rain Oh anything to ease your pain Baby, please Baby, please Baby, please Baby, please Please Baby, please Baby, please Baby, please Please Hushabye Flowers need water And friendships need time Babies need slumber To grow and to shine Springtime is coming And summer is too Close your eyes They'll wait for you Hush-a-bye, my baby Singing hush-a-bye Don't you cry Oh hush-a-bye My darling Just listen to the music and feel fine Hu-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh shh Hu-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh shh Hu-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh shh-a-bye Hushabye, my beauty Mama's here and daddy, too Oh hush-a-bye My darling Just close those heavy eyes, we'll see you soon Hu-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh shh Hu-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh shh Hu-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh shh-a-bye
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Independent Spirit I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit Coursing all through me Oh I feel it I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit I'm gonna let it guide me on I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit Like a voice calling Better listen to it I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit I'm gonna let it guide me on Give me strength (strength), faith (faith) To follow the road unknown There'll be danger, pain (pain) I'll need courage, I know You've got the courage You've got the courage I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit Coursing all through me Oh I feel it I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit I'm gonna let it guide me on History's daughters and bold sons Join me now in communion You're as near to me as the ocean Our forefathers were born brave They sought glory, some to their graves While our mothers stood with fists raised They raised us up (they raised us up) Raised us up so we'd be independent (independent) I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit Coursing all through me Oh I feel it I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit I'm gonna let it guide me on I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit I feel it, I feel it I feel the spirit, Independent Spirit I feel the spirit I feel the spirit I feel the spirit Now
Mount Everest Why would you climb Mount Everest Why would you row the sea Why would I climb Mount Everest 'Cause it's in front of me Ask me, oh ask me, dear inquisitor What is it you don't see Why would I climb Mount Everest Because it's there for me Ask me, oh ask me, dear inquisitor Why put myself through all the pain My answer, my answer, oh inquisitor Will always be the same It's not about going from point A to point B Through solitude and all the uncertainty I'll confront my demons before they get to me Why would a caterpillar lock itself in a cocoon Just so it can fly free I'll slip into my row boat now and soon See what becomes of me I watch the seagulls and terns all head back to the coast The one who's flying the highest can see the most I wanna know what he knows It's not about going from point A to point B Through solitude and all the uncertainty I'll confront my dreams and come out clean
(Strong as a) Sister Where were you last year And the year before that Where were you this morning And after that Where will you be this afternoon When we're walking home You call yourself his protector But you couldn't protect a, a pocket Adults just don't make sense They think they've got it all under control But when they turn their backs It's a Machiavellian free-for-all With every boy out for himself In this dog-eat-dog old world Lamar, I'll always have your back You can't bully this girl So listen, mister Nothing's as strong as a sister I'll be there for you Don't you ever worry I'll come to your side in a hurry I'll know just what to do I'll always take care of you Remember back in Philly When we explored the woods We knew every rock and tree We could've mapped the neighborhoods Well, that's how well I know you now And no one's gonna do you no harm And if they try to hurt you, well They'll have to answer to my rock-throwing arm So listen, mister Nothing's as strong as a sister I'll be there for you Don't you ever worry I'll come to your side in a hurry I'll know just what to do I'll always take care of you I'll always be there for you Row (Feat. Carly Johnson, Sheryl Rouse & Kimmet Cantwell) A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do Call it a "girl thing" if you want to Go on and strap into those rowing shoes A girl's gotta go where a girl's gotta go Don't wait around for permission, no Got ammunition, come on, let's go Oh I feel the pull Burning like a fire in my soul Come on, let's go (Row, row, row, row) Come on, let's go (Row, row, row, row) A girl's gotta be what a girl's gotta be Come on now, be proud, Tori You're a fighter, a fighter, listen to me Come on and dance with me Come on and dance with me Oh I feel the pull Burning like a fire in my soul Come on, let's row (Row, row, row, row) This ain't no river (Row, row, row, row) A girl's gotta try what a girl's gotta try Belive in yourself and don't ask why Just sparkle and sparkle, just sparkle and shine Girl, you got something sparkly Go on, try mine No, really I got you, babe Go on an get it I got you, babe Oh I feel the pull Burning like a fire in my soul Oh I feel the pull I can feel the fire burn I can feel the fire in my soul (Row, row, row, row) Come on, let's row (Row, row, row, row) Come on, let's row (Row, row, row, row) Come on, let's row (Row, row, row) Come on, let's row Ode To Eric Fee (Feat. Ben Sollee) What's in a name That begs a refrain The sovereign king of the school He's quick as can be And taller than me Is it possible Eric Fee protected me And I didn't have to ask Eric Fee defended me Not to mention He's head of the class Oh Tori, you know I see you in science class I have to ask, would you like to go Go on a walk with me, talk with me Draw hearts in chalk with me And sing in harmony And one day marry me Benevolent king Of thee I sing Respecter of boys and of girls He's fast and he's strong And light as a song Gentle to animals Eric Fee protected me I didn't have to ask He's strong and he's sweet And quick on his feet Not to mention Head of the class Know what I mean Every king needs a queen First Storm, Moby Dick The ribs and terrors in the whale Arched over me a dismal gloom While all God's sun-lit waves rolled by And left me deepening down to doom I saw the opening maw of hell With endless pains and sorrows there Which none but they that feel can tell Oh I was plunging to despair In my hour of darkness here the captain cannot shine a light He had a crew of thirty men to help him pass the night In my hour of darkness, I rise Chasing the great white helplessness inside With speed he flew to my relief As on a radiant dolphin borne Awful, yet bright, as lightening shone The face of my deliverer God In my hour of darkness here the captain cannot shine a light He had a crew of thirty men to help him pass the night In my hour of darkness, I rise Chasing the great white helplessness inside Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise, rise (In my hour of darkness) Rise, rise Rise, rise (In my hour of darkness) Rise, rise Rise, rise (In my hour of darkness) Rise, rise Second Time Around (Feat. Will Oldham) Lord knows, I've seen a lot of things in my life Some good, some bad, my first kid, my first wife I guess I've weathered a storm or two But I've never seen a thing like you I've tried to be a good man on my own Work hard, share the yard with my own garden gnome Well, what's a single guy to do 'Til now I've never seen a thing like you Oh love, lift me up, lift me up When I'm feeling down Oh love, pick me up, pick me up When I get knocked down, come on now I hope it's better the second time around Who knows the things she must've seen out there So much time on your own can be hard to bear She's so strong and brave and more I guess I've never seen an angel before Oh love, lift her up, lift her up When she's feeling down Oh love, pick her up, pick her up Whe she gets knocked down, come on now Pelase, get her back on solid ground Protect her and keep her safe and sound Oh Amelia (Feat. Brigid Kaelin) Who owns the sea Who owns the sky Out here underneath the stars We set our course and fly Of course we fly Oh Amelia I'm about as old as you When you took your solo flight in 1932 Oh Amelia Maybe our paths crossed When you came down from the clouds to avoid the frost How did you want to be remembered How did you want to be remembered Even though you lost the adventure Was it still worthwhile How did you want to be remembered How did you want to be remembered Even though you lost the adventure Was it worth your time Who owns the sea Who owns the sky Out here underneath the stars We'll be at home awhile You and I Oh Amelia Did you feel any doubt Falling from three thousand feet that time that you spun out Oh Amelia You caught yourself, alright And showed the world a woman's place is sometimes first in flight How did you want to be remembered How did you want to be remembered Even though you lost the adventure Was it still worthwhile How did you want to be remembered How did you want to be remembered Spread your silver wings of adventure And go out in style The best things of mankind are as useless as Amelia Earhart's adventure They are the things that are undertaken not for some measurable result But because someone, not counting the costs or calculating the consequences Is moved by curiosity, the love of excellence, a point of honor, the compulsion to make or to understand They have in them the free and useless energy with which alone they surpass themselves It is wild ad it is free But all the heroes, the saints and the seers, the explorers and the creators partake of it They do not know what they discover. They do not know where their impulse is taking them They can give no account in advance of where they are going or explain completely where they have been They do the useless, brave, noble, the divinely foolish And the very wisest things done by man And what they prove to themselves and to others Is that we are no mere creatures of habit No mere automatons In our routine No mere cogs in the collective machine But that in the dust of which we're made There is also fire Lighted now and then By great winds from the sky How do you want to be remembered How do you want to be remembered Even if you lose the adventure Is it worth your while How do you want to be remembered
The Theology Of Adventure I've been to Timbuktu, scaled mountains in the rain A hundred miles I walked the Serengeti Plain I sat with tribal healers and I learned my spirit name High in the mountains of the great Alaska Range I felt a sense of awe, a coming of age I learned to mountaineer cross Mount McKinley's glacial face Some would say I'm lacking sense In my defense The unexamined life is not worth living In my defense To learn about survival and forgiving I turn to the wilderness In my defense As you already know, I had to take my leave To join the South Pole Expedition where I skied Seven hundred fifty miles in minus forty degrees The sheer audacity of this might make you smile Harvard Divinity field study in the wild But you can't fly a featherbed down wisdom's lonely aisle Hard lessons learned as recompense In my defense The unexamined life is not worth living In my defense The quest for meaning might be never-ending I've known failure and success It's so much sweeter on the summit as a shared experience Out on the streets of in the wild, life is perilous There's not much you can rely on, so just try to keep your eye on My defense Avinu Malkeinu, Star of the Sea (Feat. Carly Johnson) Avinu malkeinu sh'ma kolenu Avinu malkeinu chatanu l'faneycha Avinu malkeinu chamol aleynu Ve'al olaleynu vetapeinu Avinu malkeinu sh'ma kolenu Avinu malkeinu chatanu l'faneycha Avinu malkeinu chamol aleynu Ve'al olaleynu vetapeinu Stella Maris, star of the sea You know the dangers that threaten me Protect your sons and your daughters Travelling o'er rough waters Stella Maris, be good to us all The sea is so wide and my boat is so small Shine a light to guide me to shore Carry me safely through the storm Stella Maris, sh'ma kolenu Stella Maris, sh'ma kolenu Stella Maris, sh'ma kolenu Stella Maris Second Storm, Hamlet (Feat. SONUS Choir) Up and from my cabin now My sea gown scarfed about me In the dark, I go to my room And try not to look around me We defy augury If it be now, 'tis not to come If it be not to come, it's now If it's not now, oh here it comes In my hour of darkness now, no one can hear my cries I saw myself into this mess with my own eyes In my hour of darkness, I rise Facing this great white helplessness of mine Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise Close your eyes, soon it's sunrise Close your eyes, now it's sunrise Why would you climb Mount Everest Why Rise, rise (In my hour of darkness, I rise) Rise, rise Rise, rise (In my hour of darkness, I rise) Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise, rise Dear Heart When I was dreaming, I took my body To beautiful places I'd never been I saw Gibraltar and stars of Kentucky Burned in the moonlight, making me grin But when I awoke here, the sky was so cloudy I walk to a party where people I know Try hard to know me and ask where I've been But I can't explain what I've seen to them Oh listen, dear heart Just pay attention You're right from the start Oh listen, dear heart You can fall off the map But don't fall apart When I was out there, the ocean would hold me Rock me and throw me, light as a child But now I'm so heavy, nothing consoles me My mind floats like driftwood, wayward and wild Oh listen, dear heart Just pay attention You're right from the start Oh listen, dear heart You can fall off the map But don't fall apart Home of the Brave (Feat. Will Oldham & Sheryl Rouse) Oh say, can you see By the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed At the twilight's last gleaming It's a wonder to me How I stand on two feet When the ground underneath is falling Who am I now to know When it's time to let go Will I be left alone to my calling And the rockets take flight The bombs burst in the night And who am I to stop them Two hands aren't enough Raise them up to love We can build something great O'er the land of the free It's a wonder to me You're a wonder to me And the home of the brave
What Would Odysseus Do (Feat. Tyrone Cotton, Carly Johnson, Sheryl Rouse & Kimmet Cantwell) Create your own mythology You do you and I'll do me When you're making history You can't follow a recipe You've got the right ingredients Your training and your common sense You're missing perserverance It's your only interference What would Odysseus do He'd try to add you to his crew Ten years in exile, whew What would Odysseus do How would Odysseus know Which way the winds of fortune blow He didn't even have to row How would Odysseus know How would Odysseus feel Without his back up, for real He wouldn't make it to his next meal How would Odysseus feel How could Odysseus win Without the help of his friends Who laid down their lives, let me lay it down again How could Odysseus win Oh do you feel the pull Burning like a fire in your soul Come on, let's go Row, row, row What would Odysseus say He'd cry, Pen-el-o-pay That woman's his destiny What would Odysseus say What would Odysseus say What got Odysseus through Only a love so great, so true It guided him and it guides you That got Odysseus through You follow I'm young, she's young I'm fast, she's fast I'm strong, she's strong I'm the best, she's the best I'm pretty, she's pretty I'm pretty great, she's pretty great I'm the greatest, she's the greatest In the world Oh feel, feel the pull Burning like a fire in your soul Oh it won't let go Come on now, feel the burn Just feel the fire in your soul Row, row, row Feel the fire in your soul Row, row, row Third Storm, King Lear Contending with the elements That blow the earth into the sea Or swell the curled water now And flood the land for all to cease A mood to match the weather now I strike at lightning, spit at rain Bellow an echo to the storm I'll die before you win again In my hour of darkness here, I see a burning sky Let the fire of Hades come for me, stare me in the eye In my hour of darkness, I rise Facing the great white helplessness inside Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise, rise Rise, rise Tearing at my whitened hair Ripped by the wind with blinding rage Caught in the fury of its blast As I out-roar the wind and rain Second Time Around Reprise (Feat. Will Oldham) Oh love, lift us up, lift us up when we're feeling down Oh love, pick us up, pick us up when we get knocked down, come on now We know it's better the second time around Yes, it's better the second time around Dear Heart Reprise (Feat. Will Oldham, Brigid Kaelin, Carly Johnson, Sheryl Rouse, Kimmet Cantwell & Ray Rizzo) Security is mostly a superstition It does not exist in nature Nor do men or women as a whole experience it Avoiding danger Isn't any safer in the long run Than outright exposure So listen, dear heart Just pay attention You're right from the start Oh listen, dear heart You won't fall off the map Just follow your heart We'll keep our faces Toward changes And behave like free spirits In the presence of fate That's real strength So listen, dear heart Just pay attention You're right from the start Oh listen, dear heart Life is either a daring adventure or nothing
THE LIBERATED WOMAN'S SONGBOOK Hard Is The Fortune Of All Womankind (1830) (Traditional / A.k.a. "The Wagoner's Lad") Oh hard is the fortune of all womankind She's always controlled, always confined Controlled by her parents until she's a wife A slave to her husband the rest of her life Oh I am a poor girl, my fortune is sad I've always been courted by the wagoner's lad He courted me daily, by night and by day And now he is loading and moving away Your parents don't like me, they say I'm too poor They say I'm not worthy of entering your door But I work for my living, my money's my own And if they don't like it, they can leave me alone Your horses are hungry, go feed them some hay Come sit down behind me as long as you may My horses are hungry, they won't eat your hay Thee fare you, darling, I'll be on my way Your wagon needs greasing, your whip is to mend Come sit down behind me as long as you can My wagon is greasy, my whip's in my hand Thee fare you, darling, no longer to stand Oh hard is the fortune of all womankind She's always controlled, always confined Controlled by her parents until she's a wife A slave to her husband the rest of her life
Bread And Roses (1912) As we go marching, marching In the beauty of the day A million darkened kitchens A thousand mill lofts gray Are touched with all the radiance That a sudden sun discloses For the people hear us singing Bread and roses, bread and roses As we go marching, marching We battle too for men For they are women's children And we mother them again Our lives shall not be sweated From birth until life closes Hearts starve as well as bodies Give us bread, but give us roses As we go marching, marching Unnumbered women dead Go crying through our singing Their ancient cry for bread Small art and love and beauty Their drudging spirits knew Yes, it is bread we fight for But we fight for roses too As we go marching, marching We're standing proud and tall The rising of the women Means the rising of us all No more the drudge and idler Ten that toil where one reposes But a sharing of life's glories Bread and roses, bread and roses Hearts starve as well as bodies Give us bread but give us roses Bread and roses, bread and roses
Non Albums tracks
Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen / Dawn Landes & The Kentuckians / Covers EP) Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night Now they blew up his house too Down on the boardwalk they're getting ready for a fight Gonna see what them racket boys can do Now there's trouble busing in from outta state And the D.A. can't get no relief Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade And the gambling commissioners hanging on by the skin of its teeth, yeah Everything dies, baby, that's a fact But maybe everything that dies someday comes back Put your makeup on, fix your hair up, pretty And meet me tonight in Atlantic City Well, I got a job and tried to put my money away But I got debts that no honest man can pay So I drew what I had from the Central Trust And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus, yeah Everything dies, baby, that's a fact But maybe everything that dies someday comes back Put your makeup on, fix your hair up, pretty And meet me tonight in Atlantic City But luck may have died and love may be cold With you forever I'll stay Going out where the sands turn to gold Put on your stockings 'cause the night gets cold Now I've been looking for a job, but it's hard to find Down here it's just winners and losers and you don't get caught on the wrong side of the line And I'm tired of coming out on this losing end Last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him Everything dies, baby, that's a fact But maybe everything that dies someday comes back Put your makeup on, fix your hair up, pretty And meet me tonight in Atlantic City Meet me tonight Yeah, meet me tonight (in Atlantic City) Meet me tonight (in Atlantic City)
Caroline (Straight Lines EP) Hey girl, what an awesome sight You lie on your back in the club last night Slinky thing, you move left and right I bet anything you were left alright Caroline's feeling feline Arch in your back draws a rhythm line In your mind we're a chorus line Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine Will you be mine You move so slow Gotta take control Who will love you back Yeah, with a heart that black A heart that black Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline You move so slow Gotta take control Who will love you back Yeah, with a heart that black A heart that black Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Close Your Eyes (Straight Lines EP) Hey, hey I found a way through your stare No one will know Don't you wanna go there Take the dare Take the dare Close your eyes Close your eyes You'll find me on the other side
Dark Eyes (Bob Dylan cover / Dawn Landes and Bonnie "Prince" Billy / A Tribute To Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One LP) One, two, three Oh the gentlemen are talking And the midnight moon is on the riverside They're drinking up and walking And it is time for me to slide I live in another world Where life and death are memorized Where the earth is strung with lover's pearls And all I see are dark eyes A cock is crowing far away And another soldier's deep in prayer Some mother's child has gone astray And she can't find him anywhere But I can hear another drum Beating for the dead that rise Whom nature's beast fears as they come And all I see are dark eyes They tell me to be discreet For all intended purposes They tell me revenge is sweet And from where they stand I'm sure it is But I feel nothing for their game Where beauty goes unrecognized All I feel is heat and flame And all I see are dark eyes Oh the French girl, she's in paradise And a drunken man is at the wheel Hunger pays a heavy prize To the falling gods of speed and steel Oh time is short and the days are sweet Passion rules the arrow that flies A million faces at my feet But all I see are dark eyes
Dear Boy ( Paul McCartney Cover / Before the Goldrush LP ) I guess you never knew, dear boy What you had found I guess you never knew, dear boy That she was just the cutest thing around I guess you never knew what you had found, dear boy I guess you never knew, dear boy That love was there And maybe when you look too hard Dear boy, you never do become aware I guess you never did become aware, dear Boy I stepped in My heart was down and out But her love came through And brought me 'round Got me up and about Dear boy, dear boy Dear boy, dear boy I stepped in My heart was down and out But her love came through and brought me 'round Got me up and about I hope you never know, dear boy How much you missed And even when you fall in love, dear boy It won't be half as good as this I hope you never know how much you missed, dear boy How much you missed
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (Dolly Parton cover / Justin Townes Earle & Dawn Landes) Well, sometimes I go walking through fields where we walked Long ago in the sweet used to be And the flowers still grow, but they don't smell as sweet As they did when you picked them for me And when I think of you and the love we once knew How I wish we could go back in time, back in time Do you ever think back on old memories like that And do I ever cross your mind Oh how often I wish that again I could kiss Your sweet lips like I did long ago And how often I long for those two loving arms That once held me so gentle and close Oh when I think of you and the love we once knew How I wish we could go back in time, back in time Do you ever recall those old memories at all And do I ever cross your mind And when I think of you and the love we once knew How I wish we could go back in time, back in time Do you ever think back on old memories like that And do I ever cross your mind
Down To The Valley (Harry Nilsson cover / Matthew Caws, Catherine Russell, Dawn Landes & Nathaniel Rateliff / Songs From The Point! LP) Going down from the mountain to the valley Down from the valley to the people Teach 'em how to play Down from the mountain, down from the hill side Down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley, gonna teach the children how to play Down from the mountain, down from the hill side Down to the valley where the people all stay Say, down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley, gonna teach the children how to play He came down from the mountain, down from the hillside Down from the heavens, down by the riverside Down to the village, down to the people Down to the children, he teach 'em how to play Down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley, gonna teach the children how to play Down from the mountain to the valley Down from the valley to the people Teach 'em how to play Down from the mountain, down from the hill side Down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley, gonna teach the children how to play Let's go down from the mountain to the valley Down from the valley to the people Teach 'em how to play Down from the mountain, down from the hill side Down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley where the people all stay Down to the valley, gonna teach the children how to play Down from the mountain
Drive (Straight Lines EP) You've had a hard time Living with a hard heart You hardly feel a thing And you don't know where to start 'Cause I done you wrong, I done you wrong, I done you wrong But it won't change a thing 'Cause it won't be long, it won't be long, it won't be long, long 'Til you can make it sing It won't go away It's coming after you all day You're surrounded When you look at me that way I don't have a thing to say But I just found it Drive C'mon, c'mon and drive C'mon, c'mon and drive Maybe it's bad luck Leaving well-enough alone When you leave everything It's so hard to go home It won't go away It's comin after you all day You're surrounded When you look at me that way I don't have a thing to say But I just found it I can't walk away Drive (drive) C'mon, c'mon and drive (drive) C'mon, c'mon and drive (drive) C'mon, c'mon and drive (drive) I can't walk away (I can't walk away) I can't walk away (I can't walk away) Drive C'mon, c'mon and drive C'mon, c'mon and drive Just sail away, sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail away, sail away Just sail away, sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail away, sail away
Fair And Tender Ladies (Traditional song / The Many Are one: A Beating Drum Compilation LP) Come all ye fair and tender ladies Take warning how you court your men They're like the stars on a summer's morning First they appear and then they're gone They'll tell to you some loving story And make you think they love you well And they'll away go court another And leave you in your grief to dwell I wish I was on some tall mountain Where the ivy rock is black as ink I'd write a letter to my false lover Whose cheeks are like the morning pink Oh love is handsome, love is charming And love is pretty while it's new But love grows cold as love grows older And fades away like morning dew Come all ye fair and tender ladies Take warning how you court your men They're like the stars on a summer's morning First they appear and then they're gone
For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield cover / Petaluma Presents: Songs Of Peace & Protest Vol. 1 LP) There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side I think It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away We better stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
Heaven's Gate (Dawn Landes & Piers Faccini / Desert Songs EP) Show me the way to Heaven's gate Show me the way and I'll walk Show me the way to Heaven's gate Show me the way and I'll walk Tell me the way to redemption's door Time ticking on the clock Tell me the way to redemption's door Answer me when I knock I'll follow them to Jerusalem It can't be that far I'll follow them to Jerusalem Just tell me who they are Show me the way to Heaven's gate Show me the way and I'll walk Show me the way to Heaven's gate Listen when I talk Birds have wings and winds to fly They carry no demands We have notes and songs that cry Praying with our hands All the mistakes a man can make Being on this road so long All the mistakes a man can make Must they all be wrong Show the me the way to Heaven's gate Now that I forgot Show the me the way to Heaven's gate Show me the face of God
Lifeline (Harry Nilsson cover / Songs From The Point! LP) Down To the bottom Hello Is there anybody else here It's cold And I'm so lonely Hello Is there anybody else here Hello, hello, hello Won't you throw me down a life line I'm so afraid of darkness And down here it's just like night time Are all around me Hello Please, send down a life line Down There isn't any hope for me Unless this dream which seems so real Is just a fantasy
Longer Than Always (Dolly Parton / Dawn Landes & The Kentuckians / Covers EP) I will love you longer than always Longer than always I'll love you Longer than always and forever Love you honest, love you true You have been my inspiration Guiding light and sweetest friend Longer than always and forever With a love that has no end I will love you Longer than always (Longer than always) Longer than always (Longer than always) Longer than always There's no need for you to harbour Fear or doubt or jealousy 'Cause there ain't nothing in this whole world That I love as much as thee I am there for the duration Through the laughter, through the tears see you through life's situations Through the passing of the years I will love you Longer than always (Longer than always) Longer than always (Longer than always) Longer than always When the world has turned the last time Will it always turn to dust You can always turn to me Pure gold will never rust I will love you longer than always Longer than always I'll love you Longer than always and forever Love you honest, love you true I will love you Longer than always (Longer than always) Longer than always (Longer than always) Longer than always
Moon River (Henry Mancini / Dawn Landes & The Kentuckians / Covers EP) Moon River Wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style Some day Old dream maker You heart breaker Wherever you're going I'm going your way Two drifters Off to see the world There's such a lot of world To see We're after the same Rainbow's end Waiting round the bend My huckleberry friend Moon River And me We're after the same Rainbow's end Waiting round the bend My huckleberry friend Moon River And me
More Than This (Roxy Music / Dawn Landes & The Kentuckians / Covers EP) I could feel at the time There was no way of knowing Fallen leaves in the night Who can say where they're blowing As free as the wind Hopefully learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of turning More than this There is nothing More than this Tell me one thing More than this There is nothing It was fun for a while There was no way of knowing Like a dream in the night Who can say where we're going No care in the world Maybe I'm learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of turning More than this There is nothing More than this Tell me one thing More than this There is nothing More than this Nothing More than this
Morning Sun (Straight Lines EP) You're living the life of a stranger Follow him into the ground The difference between daggers and anchors A matter of what's been held down And you've got a face they hold onto You've got a place in their town But you never seem to afford to turn an offer down Keep your head to the morning sun When you're facing the morning sun Keep your head to the morning sun You'll be facing the mourning some You're leaving the likes of the stranger Loving the lean of the road Riding on years of hard living turns your hair to gold You will never grow old You will never grow old You will never grow old So you'd better not let go You'd better not let go You better not let go Keep your head to the morning sun When you're facing the morning sun Keep your head to the morning sun You'll be facing the morning sun
Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind (Bessie Smith cover / The Empress Of The Blues: A Tribute To Bessie Smith LP) I've cried and I worried, all night I laid and groaned I've cried and I worried, all night I laid and groaned I used to weigh two hundred, now I'm down to skin and bones It's all about a man who kicked and dogged me 'round It's all about a man who kicked and dogged me 'round And when I try to kill him, that's when my love for him comes down I've come to see you, gypsy, begging on my bended knees I've come to see you, gypsy, begging on my bended knees That man put something on me, take it off of me, please It starts at my forehead and goes clean down to my toes It starts at my forehead and goes clean down to my toes Oh how I'm suffering, gypsy, nobody by the good Lord knows Gypsy, don't you hurt him, fix him for me one more time Oh don't hurt him, gypsy, fix him for me one more time Make him love me, but take him off my mind
Rocking Around The Christmas Tree (Happy Holiday Christmas Snowflake Jingles LP) Rocking around the Christmas tree At the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop Rocking around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some caroling You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear Voices singing "Let's be jolly" Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rocking around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily In the new old fashioned way You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear Voices singing "Let's be jolly" Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rocking around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily In the new old fashioned way In the new old fashioned way
Sleigh Ride (Happy Holiday Christmas Snowflake Jingles LP) Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling you Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy and cozy are we We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be Let's take that road before us and sing a chorus or two Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling you Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Giddy up Giddy up Let's go Let's go
Southern Accents (Tom Petty / Dawn Landes & The Kentuckians / Covers EP) There's a southern accent Where I come from All the young 'uns call it country And the Yankees call it dumb I got my own way of talking Yeah and everything is done In a southern accent Where I come from Yeah that drunk tank in Atlanta's Just a motel room to me Think I might go work Orlando If them orange groves don't freeze And I got my own way of working Yeah and everything is done In a southern accent Where I come from Just a minute I was dreaming Just a minute it was all so real Just a minute he was standing there with me There's a dream I keep having Where my mama comes to me Goes and kneels over by the window And says a prayer for me I got my own way of praying Yeah and everything is done In a southern accent Where I come from Where I come from Where I come from I got my own way of living Yeah and everything is done In a southern accent In a southern accent In a southern accent Where I come from
Straight Lines Remember when we were young How you asked everyone to marry you All of those songs we sung Changing all the words you used to make the heroine die Why Remember when we were right God threw his darts at stars in the night I had a kite You had a trampoline and a BMX bike You didn't even like I don't want to say it's breaking my heart And I don't know where to start Old friends are falling apart Time like the name of a man Covered and we both can whine I miss the straight, straight lines The old times Remember when we got caught Dirty hands and make-believe drugs We never got Give me all your money Bank robbers and cowboy cops Make-believe rocks Remember when we held hands Red rover and marching band You had a tan Staying outside that long's gonna make you man Never going back, never going back again I don't want to say it's breaking my heart And I don't know where to start Old friends are falling apart Time like the name of a man Covered and we both can whine I miss the straight, straight lines The old times The old times Remember when we were young Remember when we were young
Sun Street (Katrina And The Wavers cover / BrooklynVegan Presents Sun Salute LP) It picks me up, puts me down again I never know when my troubles will end This little street with its den of sin Where I see all my fair-weather friends And it's good when I'm a little high And it's good, my glass is never dry And it's good when everything is spinning Now I feel like I'm finally winning Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street It makes me blue, but keeps me coming round Life is cheap, a smile is free Before the dust on the window pane It's hard to see, Sun Street's not for me But it's good when I'm a little high And it's good, my glass is never dry And it's good when everything is spinning Now I feel like I'm finally winning Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street And it's good when I'm a little high And it's good, my glass is never dry And it's good when everything is spinning Now I feel like I'm finally winning Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street Na na na na na na na na na na We're all living on Sun Street
There's A Man Going Round Taking Names (Lead Belly cover / Piers Faccini feat. Dawn Landes & Sylvie Lewis) There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names He took my father's name And he left my heart in vain There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names He took my mother's name And he left my heart in vain There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names Well, he took my sister's name And he left my heart in vain There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names He took my brother's name And he left my heart in vain There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names There's a man going round taking names
Young Folks (Song by Peter, Bjorn and John / Dawn Landes and the WST Band) WST Band: Young folks Dawn Landes: If I told you things I did before Told you how I used to be Would you go along with someone like me If you knew my story word for word Had all of my history Would you go along with someone like me WST Band: I did before and had my share It didn't lead nowhere I would go along with someone like you It doesn't matter what you did Who you were hanging with We could stick around and see this night through Dawn Landes & WST Band: And we don't care about the young folks Talkin' bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talkin' 'bout the old style too And we don't care about our own folks Talkin' 'bout our own stuff All we care about is talking Talking only me and you WST Band: Usually when things has gone this far People tend to disappear No one would surprise me unless you do Dawn Landes: I can tell there's something goin' on Hours seem to disappear Everyone is leaving, I'm still with you Dawn Landes & WST Band: It doesn't matter what we do Where we are going to We can stick around and see this night through And we don't care about the young folks Talkin' bout the young style And we don't care about the old folks Talkin' 'bout the old style too And we don't care about our own folks Talkin' 'bout our own stuff All we care about is talking Talking only me and you
What Goes Around Comes Back Around (Justin Timberlake cover / With Ben Sollee / Backstage Shenanigans in Louisville, USA) Girl, is he everything you wanted in a man You know I gave you the world You had me in the palm of your hand Why your love went away I just can't seem to understand Thought it was me and you, babe Me and you until the end But I guess I was wrong Don't want to think about it Don't want to talk about it I'm just so sick about it Can't believe it's ending this way Just so confused about it Feeling the blues about it I just can't do without ya Tell me is this fair Is this the way it's really going down Is this how we say goodbye Should've known better when you came around That you were gonna make me cry It's breaking my heart to watch you run around 'Cause I know that you're living a lie That's okay, baby, 'cause in time you will find What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around Now, girl, I remember everything that you claimed You said that you were moving on now And maybe I should do the same Funny thing about that is I was ready to give you my name Thought it was me and you, babe And now it's all just a shame And I guess I was wrong Don't want to think about it Don't want to talk about it I'm just so sick about it Can't believe it's ending this way Just so confused about it I'm feeling the blues about it I just can't do without ya Can you tell me is this fair Is this the way it's really going down Is this how we say goodbye Should've known better when you came around That you were going to make me cry Now it's breaking my heart to watch you run around 'Cause I know that you're living a lie That's okay, baby, 'cause in time you will find What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around What goes around, goes around, goes around Comes all the way back around
Who Are You (Straight Lines EP) Who are you What you gonna do Who are You Do you wanna ask me too Who are you I do