1. |
Oh Father
04:23
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Oh father, where did you go?
you left me alone
you left me outside with the wolves
and i struggled to follow your ghost
i walked up the coast
and watched all the lights from the city
i'm stumbling out on my own
i'm swallowing stones
in the hopes that the world might stop spinning
i'm breathing in salt through my lungs
the songs that you sung
they just keep on echoing with me
so mother, don't ask me to stay
im runnin away
im runnin from all of that pain and my troubles
this world that ive found
the ups and the downs
to all of my friends and my family
my brothers, you'll stay in my thoughts
as i travel abroad
through all of the states and the cities
and sisters, you'll stay in my heart
though we fell apart
i left you outside and im sorry
dear cousin, what you could have been
the light at the end
oh god, you were burning so brightly
and sorrow was all that i had
the weight at my back
i swear i could feel you beside me
and judy there's so much to say
i hope you're okay
i hope that you never forgive me
i want to know if you're with me
and i need to know if you're there
I just want to know
I just want to know
so i'll pray for each day that comes next
for me and my friends
as i lay awake in my bed
and i'll stay and i'll wade through the mess
with all i have left
i'll carry that flame in my empty chest
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2. |
Mariana
03:56
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i miss the days when we were younger
stayed up late out in the pouring rain
i miss your smile in the summer
now all that's left is empty space
but still i'd do most anything to keep you happy
and i'll do everything i can to make you proud
cause though my heart's about as deep as mariana
my thoughts are always lost up in the clouds
i called you up to say im sorry
i didn't mean to push you away
i hope you love me still, regardless
i just can't bear to see your face
but still i'll do most anything to keep you happy
and i'll do everything i can to make you see
that though our love may seem so distant on the horizon
my eyes are just as wide as they can be
but i don't wanna fall back in those ways
and i don't wanna crawl back in that cage
and i know what it takes to keep myself away
and when you left that day, i was alone; i was afraid
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3. |
Saratoga
04:37
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there's an old man in a parking lot off Main Street
he's tipping back the bottle till it's dry
he'll drink until the fourties are all emptied
then he'll turn around and find some more to buy
well i wonder what has brought him to such excess
but i wouldn't stop him even if i could
you wouldn't if you saw that blank expression
sometimes a little poison can be good
Saratoga, don't ya know that i'm never comin home?
Saratoga, don't ya know i'm movin on?
now i show up to this bar most every Tuesday
and the barman pulls my bottle off the shelf
and i guess there really ain't nothin to say
it's better than just drinking by myself
when i'm alone, i tend to be quite self destructive
i'd drink until my head would hit the floor
i'd drink until the glasses were all emptied
and then i'd probably drink a little more
Saratoga, don't ya know that i'm never comin home?
Saratoga, don't ya know i'm movin on?
well they say if you love something, set it free
but that saying never meant that much to me
cause i'm holding on with everything i've got
and i'll keep it there until my arms drop
this world is full of people who confuse you
you only should believe in what you see
so i'm drinking with my buddies like we used to
and if you're around then have a drink with me
Saratoga, don't ya know that i'm never comin home?
Saratoga, don't ya know i'm movin on?
i'm singing all these sentimental songs
til someone comes and turns the jukebox off
and i'm staring down a bottle filled with paint
i'm drinking till i see the light of day
i'm ordering another shot of whiskey
and i sink into that bottle like a ship
the old man from the lot is drinking with me
it might seem odd, but that's just how it is
Saratoga, don't ya know that i'm never comin home?
Saratoga, don't ya know i'm movin on?
Saratoga, don't ya know that i'm never comin home?
Saratoga, don't ya know i'm movin on?
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4. |
Love Like a Landslide
04:18
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last night, a forest grew around my bed
it broke through the walls and it crept in the back of my head
i staggered and stared as the whole world before me turned green
both wondrous and frightening, the roots took their hold of me
then the clouds turned to charcoal and down came a terrible rain
it swallowed the forest whole and it swept me away
it carried me west out to where the sun sets
and i swore i could see in the distance
the most beautiful smile, all reckless and wild
one who is just glad to be living
and i knew in an instant that wonderful image would never again leave my mind
yes you seemed at that moment so lovely and gold in the sky
*
Oh, your love is like a landslide
it carries me away
you move me with ease
like the wind through the trees
how i stumble and i sway
then i'm carried along
like the notes of a song
as i tumble my way into space
so i'm calling to you
like a man on the moon
how i hope you hear my cries
cause my heart it was stolen
the moment you opened your eyes
*
well i walked the line just about all my life and it shows
and i don't know why but i knew that i'd find you alone
well i don't think that i ever quite felt this way
and i'm quite the talker, but damn i don't know what to say
cause you stepped outside and you asked for a ride
but you never said where or how far
oh could it be, i've found my silver star?
*
Oh your love is like a landslide
it carries me away
you move me with ease
like the wind through the trees
how i stumble and i sway
then i'm carried along
like the notes of a song
as i tumble my way into space
so i'm calling to you
like a man on the moon
how i hope you hear my cries
cause my heart it was broken
the moment you spoke your goodbyes..
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5. |
Find My Way
04:53
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i will find my way
through the night and day
you will hear me say
i will find my way
i left my hometown to be near you
blurring through the county lines
i traded safety for a white line in the rearview
just trying to leave it all behind
and i will find my way
through the night and day
you will hear me say
i will find my way
made my way to carolina
to see the sunrise off the coast
you're selling something just to leave it all behind ya
and rollin down the open roads
and i will find my way
through the night and day
you will hear me say
i will find my way
well i was halfway to ohio
lost myself along the way
the storm it follows me most everywhere that i go
but i don't mind the pouring rain
cause i will find my way
through the night and day
you will hear me say
i will find my way
i will find my way...
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6. |
Time's a Roaring River
02:07
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time's a roaring river washing everything away
so take my hand and walk with me today
you only could believe in what you saw
no, you never could believe in love
i know it's not your fault
it's just who you are
but time's a roaring river washing everything away
so take my hand and walk with me today
you never thought that you would be the one
no, you never thought you'd be the one
the one to fall in love
but it's just who you are
time's a roaring river washing everything away
so take my hand and walk with me today
time's a roaring river washing everything away
so take my hand and walk with me today
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7. |
Sisters in My Sleep
03:23
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Ooo baby we were sinking in that bottle
pouring through the photographs
and all the words we swallowed
Ooo baby i been swimmin in my whiskey
thinkin of the times i should have
asked you to come with me
but i set my sights too high
cause you were, the one that i could stand by
you were born with a tear in your eye
and it's hard now, harder than we realized
so i set myself to wander all the while
Ooo sisters in my sleep
will you take all of the photographs
and hang them in my dreams?
will you take all of the memories
and all the good and bad
you can hang them in the belfry
and never look back
ooo baby we were straight out from a circus
dancing down the tightropes
with our blessings and our burdens
ooo baby we were closing up the curtains
holding back the stolen laughs
in bottles filled with bourbon
but i set my sights too high
cause you were, the one that i could stand by
you were born with a tear in your eye
and it's hard now, harder than we realized
so i set myself to wander all the while
Ooo sisters in my sleep
will you take all of the photographs
and hang them in my dreams?
will you take all of the memories
and all the good and bad
you can hang them in the belfry
and never look back
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8. |
Songbird
04:51
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When you were young, you played outside
You'd lay and watch the planes go by
And as they flew into the sky
The seasons passed before your eyes
The love you found was never much
You lost it all when you grew up
You were a songbird in the summer
You were the sun over the lake
You were a cold stone in the river
Nothing could ever make you sway
Then winter came, and in good time
You learned to love yourself alright
You found your friends, you found your war
You found what you'd been searching for
cause you were the wind that blew through the trees
You were a storm and a soft, summer breeze
Yes, you were the one who brought me to life
I knew I was home when i looked in your eyes
so where did you go? cause i need you right now
and i never meant to let you down
Cause you were the ground beneath my feet
yes you were the center of gravity
You were a songbird in the summer
You were a cold and steady rain
"You were the sound of rolling thunder"
And now all that's left is pain
Time marches on to the beat of it's own drum
You know it'll come for us all
and I hope I'm wrong. that these words will carry on
carry on in our children's thoughts
and the songs that they keep in their hearts
your dreams will fade as you grow old
time will start to take it's toll
the leaves will change before you know
the winter winds will start to blow
the world you loved so long ago
has come and gone in soft repose
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You'll never find that yellow bird
Cause happiness is just a word
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9. |
Lost in the Valley
05:08
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I was lost in the Valley
I was stumbling out in the cold
I was scared and uncertain
I was naked and I was alone
I was drunk in the garden
I was drowning in all of my pain
I was free as a river
I let the whiskey wash me away
But I was in chains, I shouldered the blame
I carried your weight, I carried your weight
Down by the lake, I buried my face
I was ashamed. I was ashamed.
I was ashamed...
In my youth, I was restless
With my blood burning hot in my veins
I was strong. I was reckless.
But you grabbed both my hands and you showed me the way
I was caught in a whirlwind
With my thoughts spinning out of control
So I walked through the forest
and I looked everywhere, but now where did you go?
They buried you late, on a hot summer day
We carried your weight. We carried your weight.
I watched the sun fade, and there I remained
I was afraid. I was afraid.
I was afraid...
I WAS LOST IN THE VALLEY
I WAS STUMBLING OUT IN THE COLD
I WAS SCARED AND UNCERTAIN
I WAS NAKED AND I WAS ALONE
I WAS DRUNK IN THE GARDEN
I WAS DROWNING IN ALL OF MY PAIN
I WAS FREE AS A RIVER
I LET THE WHISKEY WASH ME NOW-
WASH ME AWAY..
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10. |
Once Like You
03:33
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as a child, i used to dream of living out at sea
and watching all the waves as they grew distant on the beach
but now i have a family of my own
a lovin' child to take my house and turn it to a home
i struggle and i strain, just to get right through the day
till i'm free to make my way back home to you
when i see you son, it fills my heart
but it breaks me down to tears
cause when i look into your eyes
i can see myself in them
so son you listen up and you listen good
cause i was young once, too
and i guess we all had something to prove
but i said it once, i'll say it twice
it don't take much to recognize
i know it don't sound nice, but it's the truth
that i was once like you
starry eyed and bullet-proof
like walking on the moon
but every dog has its day
well i was strong once, too
and i guess back then the world was ours
and our lives were still in bloom
cause we were driving late down country roads
or watching storms light up the coast
and laughing hard at every single joke
well i was once the fool
teary eyed, and terrified
like a thunderstorm in june
i struggled just to stand
but i did the best i can
to try and build a better home for you
you've got to find that silver star
and win or lose i'll stick with you
no matter where you are
cause you might not make it there
just be careful where you land
i swear to god i know you'll make it far
i swear to God i know you'll make it far...
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Shane Casey New Jersey
"NJ singer-songwriter misses the mark"
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