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[Intro] I remember I remember I remember I remember Now I remember, my first love (I remember) Of course the whole thing went wrong (I remember) And my mama had some great advice (I remember) So I thought I'd put it into words of this song 'Cause I can still hear her sayin' (I remember) [Verse 1] She said, "Boy (Boy, ...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Only the Strong Survive
[Verse 1] I woke up feeling the sunshine Drift across my face It took me back to emotions From another time and place Those yesterdays Cruising in my Chevrolet I held my baby in my arms But my first love was always those songs [Chorus] I'm talkin' 'bout soul days Talkin' about those sweet soul days [Verse 2] I crawle...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Soul Days (feat. Sam Moore)
[Verse 1] Marvin, he was a friend of mine And he could sing his song, his heart in every line Marvin sang of the joy and pain He opened up our minds, I still can hear him say "Oh, talk to me, so you can see what's going on" Say you will sing your songs forevermore [Chorus] Gonna be some sweet sounds coming down on the...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Nightshift
[Verse 1] Here I am on bended knees I lay my heart down at your feet Do I love you? All you have to do is ask I'll give until there's nothing left Do I love you? As long as there is life in me Your happiness is guaranteed I'll fill your heart with ecstasy, darling [Chorus] Do I love you? Tell me now Do I love you? Do ...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
[Verse 1] Loneliness is the cloak you wear A deep shade of blue Is always there [Chorus] The sun ain't gonna shine anymore The moon ain't gonna rise in the sky The tears are always clouding your eyes When you're without love Baby [Verse 2] Emptiness is the place you're in There's nothing to lose But no more to win [...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
[Verse 1] Oh, darlin', I'm so lonely without you I can't sleep at night Just thinkin' about you But if I had the chance to start all over I'd be wishing today on a four leaf clover And leaving would be the last thing on my mind [Chorus] If I could turn back the hands of time (If I could turn back the hands of time) If...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Turn Back the Hands of Time
[Verse 1] Well, she used to be Everything to me When she was my girl When she was my girl [Verse 2] Oh, I held her near And I told her how much I cared When she was my girl () When she was my girl [Chorus] When she was my girl There was laughter and loving in my world every day When she was my girl Oh, what joy she w...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
When She Was My Girl
[Chorus] Western Union man Send a telegram to my baby Send a telegram, send a telegram, woah Send a telegram to my baby [Post-Chorus] This is what I want you to say [Verse 1] I want you to tell her that I'm all alone I tried to call her on the phone Tell her I'm in misery And I think she's avoiding me And if the tele...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Hey, Western Union Man
[Verse 1] Sunshine, blue skies, please go away My girl has found another and gone astray And with her went my future, my life is filled with gloom So day after day I stay locked up in my room I know to you, it might sound strange [Refrain] But I wish it would rain () Oh yeah [Verse 2] It hurt so badly, I wanna go out...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
I Wish It Would Rain
[Intro] Yeah, come on, let's get the band goin' [Verse 1] Don't play that song for me Though it brings back sweet memories Of the days that I once knew Of the days I spent with you Oh no, don't you let it play It fills my heart with pain Please stop it right away 'Cause I remember just a-what it said [Chorus] Well, i...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Don't Play That Song
[Verse 1] Here you come again You say that you're my friend But I know why you're here right now She wants to know how I've been Well, you can tell her that I'm happy Tell her that I'm doing great Tell her I wouldn't have it, no, no, no, no Any other way [Verse 2] People have been talking Since we been apart When I pa...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Any Other Way
[Verse 1] Have I told you lately that I love you? Well, if I didn't, darlin’, I'm sorry Did I reach out and hold you in my loving arms Oh, when you needed me? Now I realize that you need love too And I'll spend my life making love to you [Refrain] Oh, I forgot to be your lover And I’m sorry, so sorry [Verse 2] Have I...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
I Forgot To Be Your Lover (feat. Sam Moore)
[Chorus] (Seven rooms) I see a house A house of stone (Filled with gloom) A lonely house 'Cause now you're gone (Just seven rooms of gloom) Seven rooms, that's all it is Seven rooms of gloom (Filled with emptiness) I live with emptiness (Without your tenderness) Without your tenderness [Verse 1] You took the dream I h...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
7 Rooms Of Gloom
[Verse 1] As I walk this land of broken dreams () I have visions of many things () But happiness is just an illusion () Filled with [Chorus] What becomes of the brokenhearted Who had love that's now departed? I know I've got to find some kind of peace of mind Baby [Verse 2] The roots of love grow all around () But f...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
[Verse 1] Your voice comes calling through the mist I awake from a dream and my heart begins to drift Tonight we're on our own Tonight we're all alone Oh oh, tonight [Chorus] Someday we'll be together And the night will fall around us This love will last forever Someday we'll be together Together [Verse 2] I can't sl...
Only the Strong Survive
2022
Someday We'll Be Together
[Verse 1] Big black train comin' down the track Blow your whistle long and long One minute you're here Next minute you're gone [Verse 2] I lay my penny down on the rails As the summer wind sings its last song One minute you're here Next minute you're gone [Bridge] Baby, baby, baby I'm so alone Baby, baby, baby I'm co...
Letter To You
2020
One Minute You're Here
[Verse 1] 'Neath a crowd of mongrel trees I pulled that bothersome thread Got down on my knees, grabbed my pen and bowed my head Tried to summon all that my heart finds true And send it in my letter to you, whoa! [Verse 2] Things I found out through hard times and good I wrote ’em all out in ink and blood Dug deep in ...
Letter To You
2020
Letter To You
[Verse 1] Zero’s my number Time is my hunter I wanted you to heal me But instead you set me on fire [Verse 2] We were out over the borders I washed you in holy water We whispered our black prayers And rose up in flames [Chorus] Take me on your burnin’ train Take me on your burnin’ train [Verse 3] White sun burnin' B...
Letter To You
2020
Burnin' Train
[Verse 1] Well, Janey's got a doctor who tears apart her insides He investigates her and silently baits her sighs He probes with his fingers But knows her heart only through his stethoscope His hands are cold and his body's so old Janey turns him down like dope [Chorus] Janey needs a shooter now, a shooter like me on ...
Letter To You
2020
Janey Needs A Shooter
[Verse 1] Faded pictures in an old scrapbook Faded pictures that somebody took When you were hard and young and proud Backed against the wall, running raw and loud [Verse 2] Snakeskin vest and a sharkskin suit Cuban heels on your boots You kick in the band and side-by-side You take the crowd on their mystery ride [Ve...
Letter To You
2020
Last Man Standing
[Verse 1] In the afternoon 'neath the summer Sun We'd lie by the lake till the evening comes I run my fingers through your sun-streaked hair Baby, that's the power of prayer [Verse 2] Summer nights, summer's in the air I stack the tables with the chairs It's closing time, then you're standing there Baby, that's the po...
Letter To You
2020
The Power Of Prayer
[Verse 1] The blood moon shines across the vale Bells ring out through churches and jails I tally my wounds and count the scars Here in the house of a thousand guitars [Verse 2] The criminal clown has stolen the throne He steals what he can never own May the truth ring out from every small-town bar We'll light up the ...
Letter To You
2020
House Of A Thousand Guitars
[Verse 1] Parched crops dying 'neath a dead sun We've been praying but no good comes The dog's howling, home's stripped bare We've been worried but now we're scared [Verse 2] People come for comfort or just to come Taste the dark sticky potion or hear the drums Hands raised to Yahweh to bring the rain down He comes cr...
Letter To You
2020
Rainmaker
[Verse 1] There's a light on yonder mountain And it's calling me to shine There's a girl over by the water fountain And she's asking to be mine And Jesus is standing in the doorway In a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine He says, "We need you son tonight up in Dodge City 'Cause there's just too many outlaws tryin...
Letter To You
2020
If I Was The Priest
[Verse 1] I hear the sound of your guitar Comin' in from the mystic far Stone and the gravel in your voice Come in my dreams and I rejoice [Pre-Chorus] It's your ghost moving through the night Spirit filled with light I need, need you by my side Your love and I'm [Chorus] Alive, I can feel the blood shiver in my bone...
Letter To You
2020
Ghosts
[Verse 1] Well, the multitude assembled and tried to make the noise Them black blind poet generals and restless loud white boys But time's grew thin and the axis grew somehow incomplete Where instead of child lions we had aging junkie sheep [Verse 2] Well, how many wasted have I seen signed "Hollywood or bust" And lef...
Letter To You
2020
Song For Orphans
[Verse 1] The road is long and seeming without end The days go on, I remember you my friend And though you're gone and my heart's been emptied it seems I'll see you in my dreams [Verse 2] I got the old guitar here by the bed All your favorite records and all the books that you read And though my soul feels like it's b...
Letter To You
2020
I'll See You In My Dreams
Thumb stuck out as I go I'm just travelin' up the road Maps don't do much for me, friend I follow the weather and the wind I'm hitch hikin' all day long Got what I can carry and my song I'm a rolling stone just rolling on Catch me now 'cause tomorrow, I'll be gone Family man gives me a ride Got his pregnant Sally at ...
Western Stars
2019
Hitch Hikin'
[Verse 1] It's the same sad story, love and glory goin' 'round and 'round It's the same old cliché, a wanderer on his way, slippin' from town to town Some find peace here on the sweet streets, the sweet streets of home Where kindness falls and your heart calls for a permanent place of your own [Chorus] I'm a wayfarer,...
Western Stars
2019
The Wayfarer
[Verse 1] I got so down-and-out in 'Frisco Tired of the pills and the rain I picked up, headed for the sunshine I left a good thing behind Seemed all of our love was in vain Now my baby's coming in on the Tucson train [Verse 2] I come here lookin' for a new life One I wouldn't have to explain To that voice that keeps ...
Western Stars
2019
Tucson Train
[Verse 1] I wake up in the morning, just glad my boots are on Instead of empty in the whispering grasses Down the Five at Forest Lawn On the set, the makeup girl brings me two raw eggs and a shot of gin Then I give it all up for that little blue pill That promises to bring it all back to you again [Chorus] Ride me dow...
Western Stars
2019
Western Stars
[Verse 1] There's a place out on the highway ’cross the San Bernardino line Where the truckers and the bikers gather every night at the same time At seven the band comes in and locals dance the night away At Sleepy Joe's Café [Verse 2] I drive on down from the big town Friday when the clock strikes five As the red sun...
Western Stars
2019
Sleepy Joe's Café
[Verse 1] I got two pins in my ankle and a busted collarbone A steel rod in my leg, but it walks me home At nine, I climbed high into the boughs of our neighborhood's tallest tree I don't remember the fear, just the breeze [Chorus] Drive fast, fall hard, I'll keep you in my heart Don't worry about tomorrow, don't mind...
Western Stars
2019
Drive Fast (The Stuntman)
[Verse 1] Guess it was somethin' I shouldn't have done Guess I regret it now Ever since I was a kid Tryin' to keep my temper down is like Chasin' wild horses, chasin' wild horses Chasin' wild horses [Verse 2] Left my home, left my friends I didn't say goodbye I contract out to the BLM Up on the Montana line Chasin' wi...
Western Stars
2019
Chasin' Wild Horses
[Verse 1] I'm 25 hundred miles from where I wanna be It feels like a hundred years since you've been near to me I guess what goes around, baby, comes around Just wishing you were here with me, in Sundown [Verse 2] Sundown ain't the kind of place you want to be on your own It's all long, hot, endless days and cold nigh...
Western Stars
2019
Sundown
[Verse 1] Came into town with a pocketful of songs I made the rounds but I didn't last long Now I'm out on this highway with a bone-cold chill Somewhere north of Nashville [Verse 2] I lie awake in the middle of the night Makin' a list of things that I didn't do right With you at the top of a long page filled Here, som...
Western Stars
2019
Somewhere North of Nashville
[Chorus] I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth Said those were only the lies you've told me Those are only the lies you've told me [Verse 1] I pulled my collar to the wind and spit them on the ground You said those are only the lies you've told me Those are only the lies you've told me [Pre-Chorus] Sat on th...
Western Stars
2019
Stones
[Verse 1] Sunrise, sundown The streets gone golden brown Auburn skies above I'm searching for my love I’m searching for my love [Chorus] There goes my miracle Walking away, walking away There goes my miracle Walking away, walking away [Verse 2] Moonlight, moon bright Where's my lucky star tonight? The streets lost in...
Western Stars
2019
There Goes My Miracle
[Verse 1] Had enough of heartbreak and pain I had a little sweet spot for the rain For the rain and skies of grey Hello sunshine, won't you stay? [Verse 2] You know I always liked my walking shoes But you can get a little too fond of the blues You walk too far, you walk away Hello sunshine, won't you stay? [Verse 3] ...
Western Stars
2019
Hello Sunshine
[Verse 1] There's a place on a blank stretch of road where Nobody travels and nobody goes and the Deskman says these days 'round here Where two young folks could probably up and disappear into Rustlin' sheets, a sleepy corner room Into the musty smell Of wilted flowers and lazy afternoon hours At the Moonlight Motel [...
Western Stars
2019
Moonlight Motel
[Verse 1] Monday morning runs to Sunday night Screaming, “Slow me down” before the new year dies Well, it won't take much to kill a loving smile And every mother with a baby crying in her arms, singing [Pre-Chorus] Give me help, give me strength Give a soul a night of fearless sleep Give me love, give me peace Don't y...
High Hopes
2014
High Hopes
[Verse 1] Downtown hipsters drinking up the drug line Down in the kitchen, working in the coal mine Got a special sin, mister, you can't quite confess? Messy little problem, maybe baby need a new dress? Razor-back diamond you shine too hard? Need a hammer help you handle little trouble in your backyard? [Chorus] Bring...
High Hopes
2014
Harry's Place
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High Hopes
2014
American Skin (41 Shots) - Studio Version
[Verse 1] One night in a motel room Eyes cast like steel I drank the wine that they left on my table I knew the morning was too far [Verse 2] I smoked my last cigarette I stay only to defy The night was dark, and the land was cold Now it's frozen right to the bone [Chorus] Just like fire would, I burn up Just like fi...
High Hopes
2014
Just Like Fire Would
[Verse 1] Sun comes every morning, but it ain't no friend I get dressed, and I go back again The rain, it keeps on falling on twisted bones and dirt I'm buried to my heart here in this hurt [Chorus] The fire keeps on burning You're waiting in the cold Down in the hole (Down in the hole) [Verse 2] Dark and bloody autu...
High Hopes
2014
Down in the Hole
[Intro] (Raise your hands, raise your hands, raise your hands) (Raise your hands, raise your hands, raise your hands) (Raise your hands, raise your hands, raise your hands) (Raise your hands, raise your hands, raise your hands) (Raise your hands, raise your hands, raise your hands) (Raise your hands, raise your hands,...
High Hopes
2014
Heaven's Wall
[Verse 1] Good morning, good morning The church mouse is snoring News is out all over town Frankie fell in love [Verse 2] Wake up, boys, wake up You drunken choir boys, shake it up Our Juliet says her Romeo's been found Frankie fell in love [Chorus] World peace gonna break out From here on in, we're eating takeout Sh...
High Hopes
2014
Frankie Fell in Love
[Verse 1] Brothers and sisters, listen to me These are the few things that I leave to thee This sword of our fathers with lessons hard-taught This shield strong and sturdy from battles well-fought [Chorus] This is your sword, this is your shield This is the power of love revealed Carry them with you wherever you go An...
High Hopes
2014
This is Your Sword
[Verse 1] I hauled myself up out of the ditch And built me an ark of gopherwood and pitch Sat down by the roadside and waited on the rain I am the hunter of invisible game [Verse 2] Well, I awoke last night to the heavy clicking and clack And a scarecrow on fire along the railroad tracks There were empty cities and bu...
High Hopes
2014
Hunter of Invisible Game
[Verse 1: Bruce Springsteen] Men walking along the railroad tracks Going someplace, there's no going back Highway patrol choppers coming up over the ridge Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge Shelter line stretching around the corner Welcome to the new world order Families sleeping in their cars in the southwest No ...
High Hopes
2014
The Ghost of Tom Joad - Electric Version
[Verse 1] Cigarettes and a bottle of beer This poem that I wrote for you This black stone and these hard tears Are all I got left now of you I remember you in your Marine uniform laughing Laughing at your ship-out party I read Robert McNamara says he's sorry [Verse 2] Your high boots and striped t-shirt Ah, Billy, you...
High Hopes
2014
The Wall
[Intro] Dream, baby, dream Dream, baby, dream Dream, baby, dream Come on and dream, baby, dream Come on and dream, baby, dream [Verse 1] We got to keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on and dream, baby,...
High Hopes
2014
Dream Baby Dream
I been knocking on the door that holds the throne I been looking for the map that leads me home I been stumbling on good hearts turned to stone The road of good intentions has gone dry as a bone [Chorus] We take care of our own We take care of our own Wherever this flag's flown We take care of our own From Chicago to...
Wrecking Ball
2012
We Take Care of Our Own
[Chorus] If you put on your coat, I’ll put on my hat If you put out the dog, I’ll put out the cat If you put on your red dress for me tonight, honey We’re going on the town now, looking for easy money [Verse] There’s nothing to it, mister, you won’t hear a sound When your whole world comes tumbling down And all them f...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Easy Money
[Verse 1] Gray morning light spits through the shade Another day older, closer to the grave Closer to the grave and come the dawn I woke up this morning shackled and drawn [Chorus] Shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn Pick up the rock, son, carry it on I’m trudging through the dark in a world gone wrong I woke up th...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Shackled And Drawn
[Verse 1] I'll mow your lawn, clean the leaves out your drain I'll mend your roof to keep out the rain I'll take the work that God provides I'm a Jack of all trades, honey, we'll be alright [Verse 2] I'll hammer the nails and I'll set the stone I'll harvest your crops when they're ripe and grown I'll pull that engine ...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Jack Of All Trades
[Verse 1] Well, no cannonball did fly, no rifles cut us down No bombs fell from the sky, no blood soaked the ground No powder flash blinded the eye No deathly thunder sounded [Chorus] But just as sure as the hand of God They brought death to my hometown They brought death to my hometown, boy [Verse 2] Now, no shells ...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Death To My Hometown
[Verse 1] Baby, I've been down, but never this down I've been lost, but never this lost [Chorus] This is my confession I need your heart In this depression I need your heart [Verse 2] Baby, I've been low, but never this low I’ve had my faith shaken but never hopeless [Chorus] This is my confession I need your heart ...
Wrecking Ball
2012
This Depression
I was raised outta steel Here in the swamps of Jersey Some misty years ago Through the mud and the beer The blood and the cheers I’ve seen champions come and go So if you’ve got the guts mister Yeah, if you got the balls If you think it’s your time Then step to the line And bring on your wrecking ball Bring on your wr...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Wrecking Ball
[Verse 1] No one ever found it Ain't no school ever taught it No one ever made it Ain't no one ever bought it [Chorus] But baby, you’ve got it Baby, you’ve got it C'mon and give it to me [Verse 2] Ain't no one can break it Ain't no one can steal it Ain't no one can fake it You just know it when you feel it [Chorus] ...
Wrecking Ball
2012
You've Got It
[Intro: Alan Lomax] I'm a soldier... soldier... [Chorus: Michelle Moore] We’ve been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground We’ve been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground We’ve been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground We’ve been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground [Verse 1: Bruce Springsteen] Rise...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Rocky Ground
[Intro] (Whoa, whoa-whoa, this train) (I'm ridin' this train) (Don't you wanna ride) (This train, this train) (This train, this train) (Whoa-whoa, get on, get on, get on, get on, get on) [Verse 1] Grab your ticket and your suitcase Thunder's rolling down this track Well, you don't know where you're going now But you k...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Land of Hope and Dreams
[Verse 1] There's a cross up yonder on Calvary Hill There's a slip of blood on a silver knife There's a graveyard kid down below Where at night the dead come to life Well above the stars they crackle and fire A dead man's moon throws seven rings We’d put our ears to the cold grave stones This is the song they’d sing [...
Wrecking Ball
2012
We Are Alive
[Verse 1] I fell asleep on a dark and starlit sea With nothing but the cloak of God's mercy over me I come upon strange earth and a great black cave I dreamt I awoke as if buried in my grave [Chorus] We've been swallowed up We've been swallowed up Disappeared from this world We've been swallowed up [Verse 2] The bone...
Wrecking Ball
2012
Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)
[Verse 1] What is this land America so many travel there I'm going now while I'm still young my darling meet me there Wish me luck my lovely I'll send for you when I can And we'll make our home in the American land Over there all the woman wear silk and satin to their knees And children dear, the sweets, I hear, are gr...
Wrecking Ball
2012
American Land
[Verse 1] Got a '32 Ford, she's a 318 Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor She's waitin' tonight down in the parking lot Outside the Seven-Eleven store Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch And he rides with me from town to town We only run for the money, got no strings attached We shut 'em up and ...
The Promise
2010
Racing in the Street - '78
[Verse 1] Hey girl, now won't you come on out tonight Yeah girl, where the stars are shinin' bright? [Chorus] Gotta get that feeling (Gotta get the feeling) Yeah, we gotta get that feeling (Gotta get the feeling) Woah, back again Yeah, back again [Verse 2] Tonight, you know there's something here in the air Tonight, ...
The Promise
2010
Gotta Get That Feeling
[Verse 1] It's all over now, the things we had I ain't sorry, girl, I just feel mad You walk real pretty and you talk real fine But night after night, babe, I'm on the line My life's the same story Again and again [Refrain] I'm on the outside looking in (I'm on the outside looking in) [Verse 2] Well, every day just b...
The Promise
2010
Outside Looking In
[Verse 1] Your voice comes calling through the mist I awake from a dream and my heart begins to drift Tonight we're on our own Tonight we're all alone Oh oh, tonight [Chorus] Someday we'll be together And the night will fall around us This love will last forever Someday we'll be together Together [Verse 2] I can't sl...
The Promise
2010
Someday (We'll Be Together)
[Verse 1] Well, if the sun should fall from the sky tomorrow If the rain brings a tear to your eye, I would share your sorrow If you must go then take your leave Our love was strong, our love was sweet [Refrain] But we were walking on the wild side Running down a one way street [Verse 2] In the night I see only the f...
The Promise
2010
One Way Street
[Verse 1] Take me now, baby, here as I am Hold me close, try and understand Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe Love is a banquet on which we feed [Pre-Chorus] Come on now, try and understand The way I feel when I'm in your hands Take my hand, come undercover They can't hurt you now They can't hurt you now They can...
The Promise
2010
Because the Night
[Verse 1] Turn on the radio, turn off the lights We'll bring an end, darling, to your endless night Here on the wrong side of the street [Verse 2] I see your fortune in the lines in your face I know you're looking for your saving grace You're on the wrong side of the street [Chorus] Fear and desire, such a sweet conf...
The Promise
2010
Wrong Side of the Street
[Verse 1] Well darling, oh won't you come a little closer? I promise pretty darling, I didn't know what I was saying And now I'm praying that you won't say it's over Come here pretty baby and rest your head upon my shoulder Just one kiss and we started [Chorus] Now don't leave me to the brokenhearted The brokenhearted...
The Promise
2010
The Brokenhearted
[Verse 1] I had a dream our love would last forever I had a dream last night, she had a dream too She'll be there tonight If I'm down then she'll make me feel right [Refrain] Ooh, rendezvous [Verse 2] Haven't I told you, girl, how much I like you? I got a feeling that you like me too Well, if you'll hold me tight We'...
The Promise
2010
Rendezvous
[Verse 1] Well, in Candy's room there are pictures of her savior on the wall But to get to Candy's room you've gotta walk the darkness of Candy's hall Strangers from the city call my baby's number and they bring Candy toys But when I come knockin' she smiles pretty She knows tonight I'm gonna be Candy's boy [Verse 2] ...
The Promise
2010
Candy's Boy
[Verse 1] Now there's something coming through the air that softly reminds me Tonight I'll park out on the hill and wait until they find me Here slippin' through the ether, a voice is comin' through So keep me in your heart tonight and I'll save my love for you [Verse 2] So turn up your radio and darlin', dial me in c...
The Promise
2010
Save My Love
[Verse 1] Well you don't like, don't like the way I walk And you don't like, don't like the way I talk You criticize about me endlessly Logic defies how you get stuck with me And you complain about the clothes I wear And you explain there's other boys out there You complain my car makes too much noise And you cry I'm a...
The Promise
2010
Ain't Good Enough for You
[Verse 1] Hey, little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire [Verse 2] Tell me now, baby, is he good to you? And can he do to you the things that I do? Oh no, I can take you higher Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire [Bridge] Sometimes it's like someone took a...
The Promise
2010
Fire
[Verse 1] Hey little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? Baby, I been watching you for a long, long time Come close, we could have us some fun And after the burning is done Our ruins will shine through the night Where you took me with your Spanish eyes [Verse 2] He's your Saturday night s...
The Promise
2010
Spanish Eyes
[Verse 1] Well, I walk the way you want me to And I'll talk the way you want me to And I've tried to do all I can just to please you Well, I work hard every day for you And I brought home all my pay for you And I've cried my tears through the rain night and again [Chorus] And oh woah girl, it's a shame Oh woah girl, i...
The Promise
2010
It's a Shame
[Verse 1] Put on your black dress baby and put your hair up right There's a party way down in factory town tonight I'll be going down there if you need a ride Come on, come on, let's go tonight [Verse 2] How many men fail, their dreams denied? They walk through these streets with death in their eyes Now the man on the...
The Promise
2010
Come On (Let's Go Tonight)
[Verse 1] Well, every night I see a light shine in your window And every night you don't answer when I come knockin' at your door Your daddy won't ever let me in And I see from the street your silhouette sittin' close to him What must I do, what does it take to get you to [Chorus] Oh, talk to me Well, until the night'...
The Promise
2010
Talk to Me
[Verse 1] The way she kisses so tenderly The way she gives her love to me I been foiled by the graces and angels up above [Chorus] The little things my baby does The little things my baby does The little things my baby does That make me love her [Verse 2] The way she sighs when I hold her tight Good times and bad wil...
The Promise
2010
The Little Things (My Baby Does)
[Verse 1] Sonny abandoned his car last night Had a meeting on the docks with a light blue Monterey To breakaway Sonny was playing all his cards last night In a hotel room he dealt his life away To breakaway [Chorus] Now the promises and the lies, they demand it Let the hearts that have been broken stand as the price y...
The Promise
2010
Breakaway
[Verse 1] Johnny works in a factory And Billy works downtown Terry works in a rock and roll band Looking for that million-dollar sound And I got a little job down in Darlington But some nights I don't go Some nights I go to the drive-in Or some nights I stay home [Bridge] I followed that dream Just like those guys do ...
The Promise
2010
The Promise
[Verse 1] Taxi cab, taxi cab, at the light Won't you take me on a ride through this city of night? I got some money and I'm feeling fine I ain't in no hurry so just take your time [Verse 2] Some people wanna die young and gloriously But taxi cab driver, well, that ain't me I got a cute little baby down at Twelfth and ...
The Promise
2010
City of Night
[Verse 1] He was born a little baby on the Appalachian Trail At six months old, he'd done three months in jail He robbed a bank in his diapers and his little bare baby feet All he said was "Folks, my name is Outlaw Pete." [Chorus] I'm Outlaw Pete! I'm Outlaw Pete! Can you hear me? [Verse 2] At twenty-five, a mustang ...
Working On A Dream
2009
Outlaw Pete
[Verse 1] In the room where fortune falls On a day when chance is all In the dark of fierce exile I felt the grace of your smile [Chorus] Honey, you're my lucky day Baby, you're my lucky day Well I lost all the other bets I made Honey, you're my lucky day [Verse 2] When I see strong hearts give way To the burdens of ...
Working On A Dream
2009
My Lucky Day
[Verse 1] Out here the nights are long, the days are lonely I think of you and I'm working on a dream I'm working on a dream Now the cards I've drawn's a rough hand, darling I straighten the back and I'm working on a dream I'm working on a dream Come on! [Chorus] I'm working on a dream Though sometimes it feels so fa...
Working On A Dream
2009
Working On a Dream
[Verse 1] There's a wonderful world where all you desire And everything you've longed for is at your fingertips Where the bittersweet taste of life is at your lips Where aisles and aisles of dreams await you And the cool promise of ecstasy fills the air At the end of each working day she's waiting there [Chorus 1] I'm...
Working On A Dream
2009
Queen Of The Supermarket
[Verse 1] There's a pillar in the temple Where I carved your name There's a soul sitting sad and blue Now the remedies you've taken Are all in vain [Chorus 1] Let me show you what love can do Let me show you what love can do [Chorus 2] Darling I can't stop the rain Or turn your black sky blue Well let me show you wha...
Working On A Dream
2009
What Love Can Do
[Verse 1] A bang then stardust in your eyes A billion years for just this night In a way it will be alright A blackness then the light of a million stars As you slip into in my car The evening sky strikes sparks [Chorus 1] This life, this life and then the next With you I have been blessed What more can you expect [V...
Working On A Dream
2009
This Life
[Verse] I was standing by the river Where the cold black water runs I was standing by the river Where the cold black water runs I had my good eye to the dark And my blind eye to the sun I had all of the riches I had each and every one I had all of the riches I had each and every one I had my good eye to the dark And m...
Working On A Dream
2009
Good Eye
[Verse] Where the cold wind blows Tomorrow never knows Where your sweet smile goes Tomorrow never knows You and me we've been standing here, my dear Waiting for that time to come Where the green grass grows Tomorrow never knows In the field your long hair flows Down by the tail end of the tracks Beneath the water tow...
Working On A Dream
2009
Tomorrow Never Knows
[Verse 1] We met down in the valley, where the wine of love and destruction flows There in that curve of darkness where the flowers of temptation grow I left the rest for the others it was you and nothing else You felt so good to me, baby, as good as life itself [Chorus] You were life itself, rushing over me Life itse...
Working On A Dream
2009
Life Itself
[Verse 1] With you I don't hear the minutes ticking by I don't feel the hours as they fly I don't see the summer as it wanes Just a subtle change of light upon your face [Chorus] Walk away, walk away, walk away, walk away This is our kingdom of days [Verse 2] I watched the sun as it rises and sets I watched the moon ...
Working On A Dream
2009
Kingdom Of Days
[Chorus] Well surprise, surprise, surprise Yeah surprise, surprise, surprise Well surprise, surprise, come on open your eyes And let your love shine down Well surprise, surprise, surprise Yeah surprise, surprise, surprise Well surprise, surprise, come on open your eyes And let your love shine down [Verse 1] Well today...
Working On A Dream
2009
Surprise, Surprise
[Chorus] Sundown, sundown They're taking all the tents down Where have you gone my handsome Billy? [Bridge] Sundown, sundown The carnival train's leaving town Where are you now my darling Billy? [Verse 1] We won't be dancing together on the high wire Facing the lions with you at my side anymore We won't be breathing ...
Working On A Dream
2009
The Last Carnival
[Verse 1] Have you ever seen a one-trick pony in the field, so happy and free? If you've ever seen a one-trick pony, then you've seen me Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street? If you've ever seen a one-legged dog, then you've seen me [Chorus] Then you've seen me I come and stand at every d...
Working On A Dream
2009
The Wrestler
[Verse 1] I was trying to find my way home But all I heard was a drone Bouncing off a satellite Crushing the last lone American night [Chorus 1] This is radio nowhere Is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere Is there anybody alive out there? [Verse 2] I was spinning around a dead dial Just another lost...
Magic
2007
Radio Nowhere