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Silver City
03:33
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On my way to Silver City
Was a man I meant to see
Drivin' through the Black Range Mountains
When it all came back to me
You said meet me by the river
We would start our brand new life
Your daddy swore you were his treasure
You would never be my wife
Chorus
A thousand tears fall in the darkness
A thousand times I've wondered why
How it hurts now to remember
I'd forgotten how to cry
They said he tried to stop you
You ran out into the night
Seven miles down that highway
When I saw those flashing lights
On my way to Silver City
Fightin' back those memories
Lord I've tried but I can't outrun them
Guess they'll always follow me
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2. |
Sanctuary
03:26
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Where do you go with a brand new foal?
Ground froze solid 'neathe the blowing snow
Sanctuary
Fought off the coyotes, fooled a lion
Got Black Hawk Creek in the back of her mind
Sanctuary, Sanctuary
Chorus
There's a southside pocket where the rimrock's ending
Cheat grass, water and a sun ascending
If her colt's gonna make it his life's depending
On Sanctuary
Morning breaks pretty on the canyon floor
A place that she's been looking for
She tests the wind until she's sure
It's Sanctuary
Chorus
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Hot Water Cornbread
03:27
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You need two cups of cornbread, finely ground
Make sure it's white when they mill it
And then some oil, about an inch deep
Real hot, but not smokin' in the skillet
Four spoons of flour, a teaspoon of salt
Then you pour from that whistlin' pot
Two cups of boiling water
Be careful, don't you spill it
Now comes the tricky part, you gotta add the water
To all that dry stuff you got
And the only way to do it is to put our hands in it
Do it quickly, 'cause it's hot
Drop 'em in the skillet when they're round
Turn 'em over once they're brown
Feeds four hungry people, and that's a lot
Chorus
Hot water cornbreat, my grandma's cornbread
I see her in the kitchen, oh, I miss her so
I hear my grandma saying "Bless my soul"
It takes me back to childhood Sunday mornings
Grandma singing in some mystery key
I hear my daddy saying "Rise and shine, you lazy cowboy"
Someone's in there cooking up a special treat for us to eat
And I know just what he's talking about so I jump out of bed
It's gotta be my grandma's sweet cornbreat
Chorus
Now I ain't had any hot water cornbread since I I grew up and moved away
'Cause the doctors nowaways say if you eat that fried stuff
There's gonna be hell to pay
Well, I guess they're right but here's what I think
If you spend your life trying to be in the pink
You don't really live any longer, it just seems that way
Chorus
My grandma used to say "Bless my soul"
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Bus To Baltimore
03:30
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She stood on the corner, lost in time
Trying to get back, to somewhere in her mind
"Mister, can you help me find the place I'm looking for?
I am waiting for the bus to Baltimore."
Pale blue dress, neatly pressed, nothing out of place
Snow white hair, coal black eyes, a sweet angelic face
"I' really got to get back home, I've got so many chores
So I'm waiting for the bus to Baltimore."
"That's where my two precious babies sleep
Where Dad and Harvey decorate the tree
Ruth still has a fever, Cathy scrape her little knee
They need me."
Then a younger woman came, took her by the hand
"Have you been telling stories, Mom, to this nice young man?
The house we had in Maryland burned down in '64
Still she's waiting for the bus to Baltimore."
'Cause that's where her two precious babies lie asleep
Where her daddy decorates the Christmas tree
Ruth has move to Philly, now all that's left is me
And she needs me
Sometimes late at night on the edge of sleep
I think about that sad, sweet woman on the street
And I wonder if she found the peace she was longing for
Oh, I hope she found the bus to Baltimore
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5. |
Comin' Back To You
05:49
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An ol' rusty nail stole the air from my whitewall tire
A black cat on a ladder crossed the moon
And I counted 13 steps from where you threw my mirror
I don't think I'm comin' back to you
Tried not to notice when you stepped upon that sidewalk crack
It didn't have to mean our love affair was doomed
But you laughed at me, and said I'm too damned superstitious
I don't think I'm comin' back to you
Chorus
You tossed my lucky boot
You replaced it with that chicken foot
I'm tryin' to figure out exactly when I lost control
A hurricane has wrecked my car, my pool is missing from my back yard
Hell, my dog's even starting to look like Marie Leveau
Now I think about it, since the day that you moved in here
My little parakeet's turned awfully mean and cruel
And just last night my goldfish nailed me with an evil eye
I don't think I'm comin' back to you
Chorus
Woke up this morning had this awful pain there in my neck
I saw a doll that looked like me danglin' from a noose
You can have my house, I left the keys out in the mailbox
I don't think I'm comin' back...I'm pretty sure I'm not comin' back...
Ain't a chance in hell I'm comin' back to you
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6. |
Grady
04:19
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Grady walked the two miles into town most every day
With his funny jerky gait, it seemed he galloped all the way
With his baseball cap on backwards, he’d sail into the wind
He was always on the outside, we wouldn’t let him in
The boys down at the fillin’ station said that he was touched
He hid a grin behind his hand, he didn’t talk that much
Mama used to say “You kids, leave that poor man alone”
But we’d follow him and giggle, sayin’ “Grady, sing your song”
Chorus
Grady would dance for a penny
While he sang “Those Oklahoma Hills Where I Was Born”
I carry this picture of old Grady
Even thought it’s getting kind of worn
The edges are raged and torn
Grady roamed the alleys, it made some people mad
Was he peeking in their windows, seeing what they had
Lots of folk were sayin’ they should put that boy away
They thought he was liable to hurt someone someday
I remember the day it happened, I was comin’ home from school
The banker’s baby daughter had fallen in their pool
Grady saw it happen…he climbed the fence and he plunged right in
He saved her life but he gave his…he never learned to swim
Chorus
I wish you could have seen the funeral they had for old Grady
He even got his picture in the paper
My dad cut it out and gave it to me…said he was a hero
Chorus
The boys down at the fillin’ station said that he was touched
And he was, by God
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7. |
I'll Waltz You Home
03:22
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I’ll Waltz you home, I’ll waltz you home
Come to my arms little darlin’
And I’ll waltz you home
Here we go dancin’ again we know this old tune by heart
We know how this fight’s gonna end the moment it starts
One step leads to another as sure as the night leads to day
When one of us tries to get closer, the other one dances away
Chorus
Sometimes when lovers get angry
They don’t mean the words that they say
When harsh words get spoken it’s too late to take them away
Let’s stop the music a minute…. see if we can’t change this song
Come to my arms little darlin’ and I’ll waltz you home
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
We’re spinnin’ and whirlin’ in danger of losing control
But our love is so strong.. it’s lasted so long
We’d be fools to let go
I don’t want a new partner and I can’t face dancin’ alone
So come to my arms little darlin’ and I’ll waltz you home
Chorus twice and tag
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The old man said it's in the canyon
It lives up there behind the mountain
(and) Every branch of every pinon tree
Maybe I was just too young then
Too damned smart and way too dumb then
It took me all this time to finally see
Chorus
Everywhere I go
It's underneath my skin
It's more than I can know
And it's always in the wind
Lightning streaks across the desert
I hold you close, wetry to measure
How long 'til the thunder makes the sound
Sometimes it can rain forever
First a drop, and then a river
And sometimes it don't even reach the ground
Chorus
Quaking aspens in the Fall
A song in the morning
A lonely coyote crying at the night
The laughter of a little girl
Dust devils in the distance
Heat waves in the noon day sun
New fallen snow
The smell of her hair
The moon sitting up there on the mesa
Bluffs rising up like ships on the horizon
After the thunder sleeps
Before the wind begins
Chorus
Hozh'q....Hozh'q...
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9. |
In New Orleans
02:57
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On the levee by the lazy Mississippi
When that sun goes down Cresent City starts to cookin'
We'll add a pinch of me and you
To that old French Quarter stew
'Cuz it don't matter who do voodoo
In New Orleans, only in New Orleans
If you want music it's there on every corner
Dancin' in the streets
They got them taps nailed to their sneakers
You can Dixie-Land or blues it, all you gotta do is choose it
You got a problem you can lose it
In New Orleans, only in New Orleans
Bayou ladies, they're tall and tan and sassy
My head turns clear around
Every time one sashays past me
If you can't find love down there you can't find it anywhere
'Cause there's magic in the air down in
New Orleans, only in New Orleans
Oh my plane left yesterday
But I'm still here to say
Laissez le....Bon Temp Roulez
In New Orleans, only in New Orleans
Laissez le....Bon Temp Roulez
Only in New Orleans
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He loved the game of poker, that's how I knew him best
By that time he was older, there was a cloud upon his chest
And if he won or lost his expression never changed
John was a student of the game
He wasn't much of a husband, he was married to his work
There were millions who loved him and a precious few he hurt
He was a man of vision who saw the world in frames
John was a master of the game
Chorus
And I saw Sierra Madre when I was just a kid
Somehow I had to find out how he did the things he did
His Red Badge of Courage, his African Queen
He taught me about life, casting shadows on a screen
No full house was showing the night John Huston died
Just faithful Maracella was sitting by his side
He found her hand and raised it high
A champ at the final bell
The last thing John said was "Give 'em Hell"
Chorus
He loved the game of poker, that's how I knew him best
By that time he was older, there was a cloud upon his chest
And if he won or lost his expression never changed
John was a student of the game
5. I've Lost My Touch (J. Cox)
Had the world in the palm of my hand
Back then I was a cocky man
And I followed my every hunch
Can't place where it all went wrong
But now I'm singing me a different song
Oh, no, I've lost my touch
I can't buy a break
I don't have a dime
And that don't get me peace of mind
She used to make my day
But then she walked away
Oh, no, I've lost my touch
When I was on a roll
Arrogance took its toll
I trusted my luck too much
Now I spin down, down, down
On a crash course with the ground
Oh, no, I've lost my touch
Everything that ever comes my way
Shining bright like a piece of gold
When it hits my hands it's a lump of coal
I used to make her sigh
Today she passed me by
Oh, no, I've lost my touch
Oh Lady Luck please hear my prayer
Don't turn your nose up in the air
Because I need a favor from you
Please send a seven for these dice
Or a better weapon than a knife
To cover me if I should lose
I can't buy a break
Because I don't have a dime
But right now I need to buy some time
She used to ride my arm
Now she's sent me into harm
Oh, no, I've lost my touch
Oh, no, I've lost my touch
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Facts
03:23
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Mars is red, Saturn in yellow
Pluto used to be a planet... now it's not
Venus is the only planet not named for a fellow
Ergo she goes backwards and she's hot
Sir Fredrick William Herchel loved to scan the skies
Came upon an object he could not identify
He called it Georium Seidus, his colleagues thought that heinous
So the worlds greatest minds changed it to Uranus.
(we're talking facts )
Ooh name the brightest planet ... and which one has the fastest winds
Which planet spins the quickest on it's axis.. and which one emits more energy than it takes in? (these are the facts)
Ain't no life on Mars, just a bunch of rustin' robots
MakeMake has no atmosphere
Ceres has fresh water ... even more than we got
A Venus day is longer than it's year
Jupiter's the biggest, with a massive storm a ragin'
Three hundred years and still goin' strong
Mars has giant dust storms... Saturns signs are icy
Mercury and Neptune.....
Mercury and Neptune...
Are not mentioned in this song.
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Let her go… say goodbye
No excuses, no alibis
She’s gone away
Against the wishes of my heart
Late night….
I lie here and she’s not with me
I’m all alone
Against the wishes of my heart
Chorus
My heart don’t speak that language
You broke it in two
After all the time we spent together
Can’t face a day without you
Solo
Repeat chorus
So goodbye
Goodbye
I’m gonna walk away
Against the wishes of my heart….
Against the wishes of my heart
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13. |
Portales Story
03:17
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Portales
04:19
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You ain’t got no money.. your Visa was declined
That’s what the cashier told me
She said, “You’re holdin’ up the line”
The pretty girl behind me rolled her eyes and shook her head
I was diggin’ in my jeans for my last ten dollar bill
And I wished that I was dead
But that’s life in Portales
The only place we’re better than is Dallas
That’s life in Goober Gulch
God help me please
I was there buying beer, she was picking up some cheese
And while the cashier was engaged in higher mathematics
We began to shoot the breeze
She said, “I think I know you… Didn’t you work down at Sears”?
I said, “Yeah, but that was when I was in high school…
During my first Junior year”
That’s life in Portales
I told her my favorite team was whoever was playin’ Dallas
That’s life in Goober Gulch
God help me please.
solo
She said, “I see you bought some Rolling Rock”
“Yes mam, that’s the only brand I drink”
I said, “I see you purchased some Velveeta”
She said, “You bet I did… Them fancy foreign cheeses STINK”
That’s life in Portales
Who’d a thunk I’d run into Alice
That’s life in Goober Gulch
God help me please
Now, I got a whole lot a so-called sophisticated friends
Who turn their nose up at Rolling Rock
And those same damn snobby people
Go for cheese that tastes like a week old sock
This was a match made in heaven... the best day of my life
And come next Christmas morning, I’m gonna make her my third wife
Merry Christmas from Portales
Even baby Jesus ain’t too keen on Dallas
Merry Christmas from me and Alice
God help us please
Rolling Rock…. Velveeta Cheese
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Quintanaroo
04:22
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The shadow of a ceiling fan sweeps across the floor
He stares at the shutters, stays out of view
So many reasons, he's forgotten them now
But he followed them all to Quintanaroo
He'd kill for a cigarette, the Cuervo is gone
Nowhere to go, nothing to do
So he waits for the chance, slip out with the dawn
But dawn takes forever in Quintanaroo
Chorus
Once it was easy, you could always talk your way out
It didn't matter if what you said was true
Truth and lies are all the same, hell, everything you knew
Don't mean nothing in Quintanaroo
From Lupo's cantina music seeps through the door
And it plays like a movie there in his head
The burning white flash, the look of surprise
The cobblestone street, a river of red
Chorus
He knows that they'll find him, it's just a matter of time
No one can save you in Quintanaroo
Truth and lies are all the same, hell, everything you knew
Don't mean nothing in Quintanaroo
No one can save you, in Quintanaroo
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Catherine
04:03
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Catherine came into this world a little early
She came into this world on a prayer
Oh, how could anyone that small have any chance at all
There is a reason...must be a reason
She was born to make a difference
She's got something, something to do...something to do
Dr. King came to Memphis on a Thursday
The garbage men were marching arm-in-arm
Those K boys warned him not to come, but King would never run
He had a reason...a real good reason
He was there to make a difference
He had something...something to do...something to do
Oh, oh, oh he had something
Oh, oh, oh he had something
He was there to make a difference
He had something...something to do...something to do
Something to give...something to share
The courage to see it through
To make a stand, to carry on
Can sometimes move a mountain
Look around this world has got some problems
The air we breathe..the homeless on our streets
Oh, what if you and you and me, if all of us could see
There is a reason....we've got a reason
And we could make a difference
We've got something...something to do...something to do
Oh, oh, oh we've got something
Oh, oh, oh we've got something
Together we could make a difference
We've got something...something to do...something to do
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