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04:16
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TOOK 30 YEARS TO FIND OUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO
DOING IT WELL TOOK ANOTHER 32
THIS OLD DOG’S STILL LEARNING SOMETHING NEW
I’LL NEVER ACT MY AGE I’LL NEVER STAY IN MY LANE
NEVER BELIEVE IT IS A YOUNG MAN’S GAME
AND I WON’T STEP ASIDE OR FEEL THAT I AM THROUGH
I STIL HAVE SO DAMN MUCH TO DO
MY PRIME….STARTS RIGHT NOW
MY TIME..…STARTS RIGHT NOW
OUR PRIME…STARTS RIGHT NOW
THIS IS MY TIME
IF YOU DON’T CHASE THE TRENDS YOU NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE
EXPERIENCE WILL GET YOU THROUGH THE PAIN AND THE TRIALS
AGE JUST GIVES YOU MORE MATERIAL
I WON’T WASTE MY TIME AND I WON’T MAKE EXCUSES
I’LL RUN OUT OF BREATH BEFORE I RUN OUT OF MUSES
I STILL HAVE SO DAMN MUCH TO DO
FEEL LIKE I’M STARTING OUT AT 62
THEY’RE FALLIN ALL AROUND ME / WATCH A FOREST CLEARING
HERE I STAND AGAINST THE / FEAR OF DISAPEARING
I HAVE SEEN THE END AND / IT WON’T LOOK GOOD ON ME
I’ll PUT MY FOOLISH FAITH IN / SOME KIND OF LEGACY
TOOK 30 YEARS TO FIND OUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO
HOPE I KEEP IT UP FOR ANOTHER 32
HERE IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD - I’LL DO WHAT I CAN DO
FEEL LIKE I’M STARTING OUT AT 62
MY PRIME….STARTS RIGHT NOW
OUR TIME..…STARTS RIGHT NOW
OUR PRIME…STARTS RIGHT NOW
THIS IS OUR TIME
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Soaring
03:54
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LOVE SOARS / A LEAP OF FAITH INTO THE VOID
HORIZON CALLING
BUT YOU DON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE FLYING OR FALLING
RAINBOW / PROMISES A GOLDEN TREASURE
SIMPLE SOLUTION
BUT THE RAINBOW ISNT REAL IT’S AN ILLUSION
FLY…..or FALL
SUNRISE / SWIRLING MIST IS GOLD AND GLOWING
THE RIVER FLOWING
THE WATER DOESN’T KNOW WHERE IT IS GOING
FLY…….or FALL
HOW WE SOARED / PROMISING A GOLDEN DOOR
THE LAMP IS DYING
FEELS MORE LIKE FALLING THAN FLYING
FLY…... or FALL
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Better Off
04:15
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I’M NOT YOUR - BABY, I’M NOT YOUR GIRL
DON’T NEED A - PROTECTOR, I’M NOT THAT FRAIL
I’VE HAD E NOUGH OF YOUR PATS ON THE KNEE
THIS IS YOUR NOTICE THAT I’M RUNNING FREE – I’M RUNNING FREE
I LOVE YOU, I DO - BUT IT’S JUST NOT GOOD FOR ME TO
I LOVE YOU, IT’S TRUE - BUT I MAY BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU
I’M TIRED, CONFUSED - I JUST DON’T KNOW
A SCOWL, A SMILE - WHICH SIDE YOU’LL SHOW
I’VE HAD - ENOUGH OF - THIS TUG O WAR
CAN’T STOP YOU / DON’T WANT TO -NOT ANYMORE
SO HERE’S THE DOOR - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
YOU’RE LEAVIN - I’M GONE - FELL IN LOVE WHEN WE WERE MUCH TOO YOUNG
I’M LEAVIN - YOU’RE GONE - HOW DID EVERYTHING GO SO WRONG
I LOVE YOU - I KNOW - BUT I NEED SOME ROOM TO GROW
I LOVE YOU - WHO KNOWS - MAYBE SOMEWHERE LATER DOWN THE ROAD
YOU’RE LEAVIN - I’M GONE YEAH, YEAH
I LOVE YOU / I KNOW / MAYBE SOMEWHERE LATER DOWN THE ROAD
BUT I MAY BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU
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The Home
06:25
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ON A COLD AND BITTER NIGHT SOUND REALLY TRAVELS
I HEAR THE PLOW ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MILES AWAY SOMETHING HOWLIN IN THE DARK
AND JOHNSON DOWN THE HALL, ATTENDANTS ARE SCRAMBLING
IT’S NEVER REALLY QUIET HERE AND NOTHING AND NO ONE EVER GETS BETTER
ON A WARM AND HUMID NIGHT SOUND REALLY TRAVELS
I CAN HEAR THE OWLS BY THE RIVER, AND TRAINS COUPLING MILES AWAY
MY MIND GOES WANDERING PAIN FADES AWAY
FLOATING AGAIN ….AND I REMEMBER… OH I REMEMBER
OUR HOME WAS HAVEN MUSIC ALWAYS PLAYIN
LOVING MADE US LAUGHTER SAVED US
WE WERE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS
NOTHING COULD FAZE US EVEN THE DAYS THAT
WAYLAID US STILL REMADE US
WE WERE YOUNG AND COURAGEOUS
IT’S A DARK AND SILENT NIGHT I CAN HEAR NOTHING
I CAN FEEL THE NOTHING NOTHING’S RIGHT HERE BESIDE ME
NOW I AM DREAMING MORPHINE DREAMING
IT’S A BRIGHT AND SUNNY DAY IT’S A BRIGHT AND SUNNY DAY
AND I REMEMBER
OUR HOME IS A HEAVEN, I HEAR THE MUSIC PLAYIN
LOVING SAVES US US WE’RE COURAGEOUS
NOTHING CAN FAZE US NOTHING CAN FAZE US
HOME IS A HAVEN, MUSIC ALWAYS PLAYIN
I CAN SEE YOU I CAN FEEL YOU I CAN SEE YOU I CAN FEEL YOU
HOME IS A HAVEN LOVING WILL SAVE US
NOTHING CAN FAZE US NOTHING CAN FAZE US
WE’RE YOUNG WE’RE COURAGEOUS
HOME…
I’M GOING HOME
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Let It Wash Away
04:23
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I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AS YOU LAUGHED JUST BEFORE YOUR WORLD WENT GREY AND OVERCAST
SUN-SHOWER SUMMER DAY THE RAIN AND SUN AT PLAY NO THOUGHT OF TROUBLE AS YOU DANCED THE RAIN AWAY
THE LIFE SHE KNEW ERASED A SAD BEWILDERED HAZE THE FRIGHTENED CALLS THAT WOUND DOWN TO THE FINAL DAYS
HIT FROM THE BLIND SIDE BEREFT AND VILLIFIED THEN HIT AGAIN, AND AGAIN, TILL YOU COULD ONLY CRY
NO WIN CHOICES THAT ONLY YOU COULD MAKE SECOND GUESSERS AND ALL THEIR HURTFUL GAMES
AND THAT IS WHY I SAY
HEY, HEY, HEY …LET IT WASH AWAY HEY, HEY, HEY …LET IT WASH AWAY
FEEL THE WARMTH OF THE SUN, THE SOOTHING RAIN LET THE SUNSHOWER WASH AWAY THE PAIN
YOU WERE THE ONE WHO STAYED YOU HAD TO TAKE THE WEIGHT /OUR CARE -FREE WAYS DISSOLVED INTO CARE-GIVER DAYS
AND I KNOW HOW IT’S BEEN BUT I CAN SEE YOU THEN I WANT TO SEE YOU DANCING IN THE RAIN AGAIN
I HOPE YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY I KNOW THAT YOU’LL BE ALRIGHT FUTURE IS BRIGHT THERE WILL BE BETTER DAYS
I KNOW THE REASONS THEY LEFT I KNOW THE REASONS YOU STAYED I KNOW THE WORK YOU PUT IN AND THE PRICE YOU PAID
I KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED I KNOW THE VULTURES WHO PREYED I HOPE WITH EVERY NEW DAY THE FEELINGS WASH AWAY
THE SUN IS OUT TODAY THE PAIN WILL WASH AWAY LET IT WASH AWAY
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I'm Still Listening
06:18
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JUST 12 YEARS OLD / WHEN HIS MOTHER DIED / HE WAS AN ORPHAN, THOUGH HIS FATHER SURVIVED
ONE OF 18 BORN, OR SO / THE REAL NUMBER NO ONE KNOWS / AND SHE WAS ONLY 39
NOT WELCOME AT HOME / STEP MOM COULDN’T COPE - SENT TO WORK A FARM / THAT AN UNCLE OWNED
COULD NOT ABIDE BY THEIR / ADVENTIST DECREES / VOLUNTEERED FOR WAR / AT ONLY SEVENTEEN
HIS STORIES ECHO IN MY EARS / AND WHEN MY PATHWAY ISN’T CLEAR
IT’S HIS GUIDING VOICE I HEAR….AND I’M STILL LISTENING…
RUNNING WILD AT 21 / A NAVY VET OUT ON THE TOWN / A HELLION WITH AN UNTAMED HEART / NO THOUGHT TO SETTLE DOWN
SHE WAS A SWEET 15 YR OLD / FROM AN ANGRY, TROUBLED HOME / MET A CHARMING OLDER MAN / THE STORY IS WELL KNOWN
AND NATURE RAN IT’S COURSE / AND NATURE HAD IT’S SAY / NATURES E-TERNAL SURPRISE / A BABY ON THE WAY
ALL THEY HAD WERE POOR EXAMPLES / EITHER WEAK OR ABSENTEE / HAD TO GROW UP AS THEY LEARNED / TO MAKE A FAMILY
THOUGH IT SHOULD HAVE GONE ALL WRONG / AGAINST ALL ODDS THEIR LOVE WAS STRONG
AND THEY WROTE THEIR OWN LOVE SONG…. …
A JUNIOR INHERITS A WEIGHT / A PATRIMONIAL ESTATE / ALTHOUGH I CARRY ON HIS NAME / I’M NOT THE SAME
BUT I’M STILL LEARNING …AND LISTENING STILL
MY OLDER SISTERS TRIED HIS PATIENCE / THEIR TEENAGE BATTLES PAVED MY WAY / AND I WAS BORN A SON, A JUNIOR /
THEN DAVE A FAVORITE MISTAKE
LOVING, GENEROUS AND KIND / HE BUILT A LIFE TO HIS OWN PLAN / I CAN NOT EVEN IMAGINE / A BETTER FATHER OR A MAN
GONE NOW ALMOST 30 YEARS / WHEN MY PATHWAY ISN’T CLEAR / IT’S HIS GUIDING VOICE I HEAR
AND I’M STILL LISTENING…
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The Next Rodeo
04:15
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HE LEARNED HOW TO PLAY GUITAR / BY COVERING JOHN PRINE
NOT THE AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL KID / IN 1999
HE COULD SING AND PICK REAL WELL / HAD A DEMO ON CD
A NOTEBOOK FULL OF SONG IDEAS / THE WORLD ON A STRING
PAID HIS DUES IN LISTENING ROOMS / RUNNING UP THAT HILL
GOT A LOT OF FOLKY LOVE / BUT SECOND ON THE BILL
WOUND UP DOWN IN NASHVILLE / THE SONGWRITERS LAMENT
SHOWCAS AFTER SHOWCASE / THE STRIP TO MAKE THE RENT
15 YEARS OFF ALMOST / DOWN TO GIGS FOR TIPS AND COKE
AND WAGON WHEEL FOR BACHELORETTES / WHO WEREN’T IN ON THE JOKE
WHO THE HELL WOULD PLAY THIS GAME / ALWAYS THE FIRST RODEO
ON YOUR KNEES FOR WEALTH AND FAME / WHORES IN NASH VEGAS BORDELLO
NOW HE PAYS ATTENTION / TO THE TRENDS THAT MAKE THE CHARTS
AND HE CAN FAKE SINCERITY / FROM THE MIDDLE OF HIS HEART
PUTS ON A SOUTHERN ACCENT / SINGS BAD BOY DRINKIN’ SONGS
TELLS STORIES ABOUT REHAB / AND HOW HIS FIRST WIFE DONE HIM WRONG
BUT HE GREW UP IN MADONNA TOWN / SURROUNDED BY NO DOUBT
THE BYRDS AND GILDED PALACE / MADE IT TO HIS EARS SOMEHOW
DIDN’T FIT AS A KID / NO ONE UNDERSTOOD
WHY HE THOUGHT ‘HOT BURRITO NO. 1’ / WAS SO DAMN GOOD
I STILL HAVE MY NOTEBOOK / AND MY DEMOS ON CD
SONGS DELIVERED FROM MY SOUL / INTO OBSCURITY
WHO THE HELL WOULD PLAY THIS GAME / ON TO THE NEXT RODEO
ON MY KNEES FOR WEALTH AND FAME / WHORING IN NASH VEGAS BORDELLO
500 MILES FROM ANYWHERE / FROM ANYONE LIKE ME
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IT WAS A MISERABLE FLIGHT AND MY HEAD DON’T FEEL RIGHT
IT’S BEEN A LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG DAY
IT’S FREEZING OUTSIDE AND THIS BED DON’T FEEL RIGHT
AND THE BLACK DOG WON’T GIVE WAY
I’M FEELING BAD ABOUT FEELING SO BAD
SPIRALING DOWN TO A CRASH
DANCED WITH DESIRE AND PLAYED WITH THE FIRE
I FOUND MYSELF SIFTING THRU ASH
IT’S BEEN A HARD LIFE TO BUILD / I WANNA BLAME MY TOOLS
WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN ON ME
ONE LESS VICTIMLESS CRIME, ONE MORE DAY AT A TIME
IF I CAN GET MYSELF TO SLEEP
TOMORROW STARTS IN THE DARK / JUST LIKE YESTERDAY
THE PROMISE OF DAWN / SEEMS SO FAR AWAY
WHEN HOPE IS A THING WITHOUT ANY WINGS
LET THE DEMONS OF THE NIGHT
DISAPPEAR IN MORNING LIGHT
TOMORROW STARTS IN THE DARK
THERE’S A JEKYLL INSIDE WHO JUST BARELY SURVIVES
AND A HYDE I CAN’T SEEM TO ERASE
AND A FAILURE OF WILL THAT KEEPS SENDNG THE BILL
FOR THE STORY YOU SEE ON MY FACE
I HAVE BEEN TRIED DON’T KNOW HOW I’LL SURVIVE
ANOTHER YEAR JUST LIKE THE LAST
ASHE IS TO ASHE AS DUST IS TO DUST
TOMMOROW CAN’T GET HERE TOO FAST
TOMORROW STARTS IN THE DARK / JUST LIKE YESTERDAY
THOUGH THE PROMISE OF DAWN / SEEMS SO FAR AWAY
WHEN THE LONG NIGHT IS DONE THERE WIILL BE A NEW SUN
LET THE DEMONS OF THE NIGHT
DISAPPER IN MORNING LIGHT
TOMORROW STARTS IN THE DARK
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Happy Song
05:19
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MY GIRL WAS LISTENING AS I TRIED TO WRITE A SONG / I COULD TELL THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG
SHE SAID RONNIE WHY ARE ALL YOUR SONGS SO SAD / DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT EVERYTHING'S SO BAD
I SAID HONEY ALL THOSE HAPPY SONGS ARE DUMB / WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANOTHER ONE
I'M A TORTURED ARTIST AND MY STANDARDS ARE SO HIGH / I'LL NEVER SELL-OUT LIKE THAT HOOTIE BLOWFISH GUY
JUST FOR YOU I'LL TRY WRITE SOMETHING NOT CRAPPY / ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT SEEM TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL HAPPY…LIKE:
SUNSHINE, PUPPY DOGS, AND CANNABIS/ RAINBOWS, BUTTERFLIES, AND PORN
BASEBALL, WATERFALLS, FELLATIO / 'SPECIALLY FIRST THING IN THE MORN
SO MANY THINGS CAN BRING SUCH PEACE AND HAPPINESS / I'VE JUST LOST TOUCH WITH ALL THE LITTLE JOYS I GUESS
SUNSETS ON THE BEACH AND HOT VACATION SEX / YADA YADA RAINBOWS YADA YADA ALL THE REST
AND IF YOU THINK THAT THAT MY SINCERITY IS FALSE / AND IF YOU THINK THIS SONG IS JUST PANDERING SCHMALTZ
WELL - I LOVE PUPPY DOGS AND YOU KNOW YOU DO, TOO / AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF IS NICE ...IT'S REALLY TRUE
UPBEAT SONGS AREN'T ALWAYS SAPPY / HERE'S A SONG TO MAKE US HAPPY….
SUNSHINE, PUPPY DOGS, AND CANNABIS/ RAINBOWS, BUTTERFLIES, AND PORN
BASEBALL, WATERFALLS, FELLATIO / 'SPECIALLY FIRST THING IN THE MORN
THIS IS THE BRIDGE WHERE OTHER CHORDS ARE INTRODUCED / THE TRICK HERE IS TO MAKE CHANGE, BUT DON'T MESS UP THE MOOD
DON'T BE A DOWNER BOY, PUT ON YOUR HAPPY FACE / HIT THE VAPE PEN AND THEN FIND YOUR HAPPY PLACE
THE WORLD IS FULL OF WONDERS, I SHOULD NOT FORGET / THERE ARE STILL SOME SINGLE MALTS THAT I HAVE NOT TRIED YET
I PASSED THE BREATHALYZER, SO PASS THE TANQUERY / PASS THE SPECIAL BROWNIES THAT YOUR STONER BUDDY MAKES
A FEEL GOOD HAPPY SONG IS REALLY HARD TO TOP
THIS WHOLE STEP KEY CHANGE WILL MAKE SURE THE CHORUS POPS
MAKE THE CHORUS POP
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