1. |
Crooked Babe
05:21
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You keep saying that you want me
I was playing your loosing game
I tried to understand to understand
What kind of man is holding your hand
I was dreaming of you outside my kitchen door
The lies I told myself the day before
I’m standing tall, baby you know I won’t crawl,
So long, goodbye
I would search all night for my sweet thing
But you’d stay out every night
You had you’re cel phone, I should have known
You’d break up our happy home
Cold cold winter nights that came too soon
The days alone in my living room
I’ll cry no more babe, that for sure babe
So long goodbye
So long crooked babe.
So long, goodbye
So long crooked babe
So long goodbye
All those nights I sang the River Hymn
And the days flowed by in the summer wind
You loved me too babe, You know its true babe,
So long goodbye
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2. |
One Foot On The Track
04:09
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One foot on the stair
The wind behind my back
One hand on the rail car
One foot on the track
Two trains running
Traces in my mind
The places where I’m going
The love I left behind
Here lies a lonesome traveler
At least that’s what they’ll say
When its time to close the curtain
When angels take me away
You’ll know that its over
Won’t be coming back
One hand on the rail car
One foot on the track
Moved here in October
Mask fell to the ground
A child born from ruin
Without a sound
One foot on the stairs
The wind behind my back
One hand on the rail car
One foot on the track
Here lies a lonesome traveler
At least that’s what they’ll say
When its time to close the curtain
6 horses carry me away
You’ll know that its over
Won’t be coming back
One hand on the rail car
One foot on the track
Got 10 steps to the tombstone
And I’m seven steps behind
The joker walks beside me
Tried to take away what’s mine
Is there any dignity
Almost at the end
If you find the devil pray to live
The devil ain’t your friend
You’ll know that its over
Won’t be coming back
One hand on the rail car
One foot on the track
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3. |
Reach For The Top
04:32
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Watched you from the window
Of the home you knew so well
Tomorrow tells you nothing
From what I can tell
Trail from south the north
East and west the same
Seen in both directions
Obscurity or fame
If you reach for the top, you’ll reach the middle
If you reach for the middle, you’ll reach the bottom
If you reach for the bottom, so sad I’ve been
So sad I’ve been
Taught the ones who raised me
Climbed on my mistakes
I saw you beat the system
You cheat the game
A spike to build the railroad
That’s who I became
Less the pain of change
Then the pain of staying the same
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4. |
Millionaire
04:39
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Soul that reach for the light
Stays warm in the rays of the sun
The blues is my companion
The blues will always be my home
My love has made me a millionaire
Some people call me a cheat
Well you know the blues has knocked me down sometimes
But I always get back on my feet
From the lowland to the highland
They always let me ride
There’s always a shoulder to lean on
Inches wide on either side
Some people call me childish
Some people think I’m old
I don’t care what they say about me
I don’t listen to what I’ve been told
All the songs that I heard of
The singers that I have known
I hear songs from the children
Watch them change by the time they’re grown
My love has made me stronger
I’m gonna share it with everyone I meet
You’ll know my life is over
When I can’t feel my heart beat.
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5. |
Find Your Way Home
04:13
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D7sus4
Watch me now as I drift through life
Em G C
Grabbing what knowledge I find
D D6 D
Actions speak louder than words
Cadd9
You raised me so gentle and kind
D7sus4
Its a busy life and I know the drill
Em G C
There’s people who lift and fall
D D6 D
Others chip away at your soul
C C/G
and others want nothing at all
Am D
When I call for you I know you’ll come
Em G C
Though the road takes you far away
D D6 D
Wherever you roam you can find your way home
C C #11 C |Am Am7, Am6 | D7 D/C D/B | D/A
You never expected me to stay
G
My ears can feel what my eyes can’t see
Em G C
When everything turns out fine
D D6 D
In the end there’s a heart that can carry us through
C
A light that I can call mine
D7sus4
Watch and learn he said to me
Em G C
Without a word from his lips
D D6 D
The stories you told from your gentle soul
C add9 C#11 C
Tell more then the shots from your hips
Am D
When you call for me you know I’ll come
Em G C
Though the road takes you far away
D D6 D
Wherever you roam you can find your way home
C C #11 C |Am Am7, Am6 | D7 D/C D/B | D7/A
You never expected me to stay
G
What came to light on that evening in May
Em G C
Not everything needs to change
D D6 D
I loved before I knew you
C C (#11) C
You merely extended my range
D7sus4
Every line you gave to me
Em G C
Remains to share with the world
D D6 D
The dissonant sound was always around
C add9 C (#11) C
The value you found in each pearl
Am D
When you call for me you know I’ll come
Em G C
Though the road takes you far away
D D6 D
Wherever you roam you can find your way home
C Am Am7, Am6 | D
You never expected me to stay
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Dan Mock Toronto, Ontario
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