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I Will Never Be Alone
05:29
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i will never be alone--in this land
i will never be alone--in this land
i will never be alone
while i'm trying to go back home
i will never be alone in this land
i been trading time for change--in this land
i been trading time for change--in this land
i been trading time for change
there's things i got to rearrange
but i will never be alone in this land
i been running to beat the band these days
i been running to beat the band these days
i been running to beat the band
over rocks and trees and sand
but i will never be alone in this land
all the world is sad and lonely
everywhere i roam
we all want to be ready in this land
we all want to be ready in this land
we all want to be ready
and if i can keep things steady
then i will never be alone
i just might find my home
i will never be alone in this land
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As Long As You Let Me
03:17
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gonna do my dance up on the roof sing my song
for all my neighbors who haven't met me
i got a feeling today--can't be wrong
i'll love you as long as you let me
i love you for the secret smile we share
when we're overrun
you get me when no one seems to get me
now i got a feeling feeling so strong
i'll love you as long as you let me
yeah i got a feeling today
a feeling so strong
i'll love you as long as you let me
i love you for the way you feel real deep inside
and stare into the future that might yet be
this train's got a long way to go
so take my hand
i'll love you as long as you let me
this train's got a long way to go so climb on board
i'll love you as long as you let me
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All My Rivers
03:08
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found my dollars from mardi gras day
seems i had 'em all squirreled away
gonna take 'em out on the town
gonna throw the dog around
cuz all my rivers running right
i been dancing in double time
something's making everything rhyme
tie a rag upon your head
do it till you're almost dead
cuz all my rivers running right
come on and strike up the band
been this way since the blues began
come on and dance with me
like we was meant to be
somethings singing in my ear
got a breeze in my boutonniere
fill your bucket up with dreams
til you bursting at the seams
cuz all my rivers running right
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and now we see you handing out your mischief
and folks will pin a dollar on your shirt
tomorrow when i smell you in my jacket
i'll gather up those dollars in the dirt
before you realize that the dice are loaded
before you know it's some one else's game
the trap for you is set--when you get free from that net
you'll spend a lifetime clearing up your name
cuz you're one step away from the hole
you're one step away from the hole
you like the cards you're given
but you'd better fold
cuz you're one step away from the hole
behind the bleachers everybody's falling
and everybody blames the referee
the ones ain't busy falling's busy climbing
why don't they want to come down from their tree?
cuz they're one step away from the hole
they're one step away from the hole
ain't a one among them ready for this role
and they're one step away from the wall
i work the chain further down my ankle
i move the collar up around my neck
my wrists are red and raw forget the things i saw
perhaps someone will pull me from the wreck
cuz i'm one step away from the hole
i'm one step away from the hole
the drinks are pretty cheap here but you pay with your soul
and i'm one step away from the hole
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Me And My Bad Luck
04:45
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me and my bad luck just hit town today
down the road so many times nothing left to say
kick me out the doorway leave me in the rain
always in my business but i never knew his name
tells me i'm his only boy but it ain't the same
as a hook to hang my hat or a place to put the blame
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck coming 'round
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck coming 'round
someone's doing dishes in a dirty dining car
someone's making wishes on a thirty cent cigar
someone's standing in the rain wishing on a star
someone somewhere wants to know where all the people are
bad luck reassuring me he never will be far
i can't find him in the morning when he's hidden my guitar
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck come around
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck coming 'round
me and my bad luck we been on a roll
lost all our muscle washed up on the shoals
getting so i wonder just who is in control
who will pay the ticket who will pay the toll
bad luck disappears on me falls into a hole
every time i get the bill he takes it on a stroll
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck come around
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck coming 'round
i'm gonna take him by the collar put his hat upon his head
throw him in the river till i'm sure that he is dead
put a bullet in his eye and fill him full of lead
lace his boots up tight put him in his dying bed
will i say a prayer for him or do a dance instead
i must remember to forget the things my bad luck said
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck come around
me and my bad luck
me and my bad luck coming 'round
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6. |
The Get Go
03:51
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he was a flunky from st. john spit
he told himself that he was through with it
so tired of driftin and bumming around
he thought he'd cut himself a slice of town
she was a chippie from chicago
the only place she's ever seen before
she does her drinking from a gerbil jar
she keeps beneath the seat of the car
she like to hit it from the get go
she like to hit it from the get go
old cassandra and polly ann
lived together on their father's land
run off the neighbors one by one
shoot out the stars and sleep in the sun
you know in life there are no accidents
flunky creepin up along the fence
flunky he crossed cassandra so
he never gonna flunk no more
he got to hit it from the get go
he got to hit it from the get go
it ain't your business to reason why
you got to do before you die
you got to hit it from the get go
you got to hit it from the get go
roll the credits and fade to black
flunky never gets his dollar back
gonna settle down in kankakee
every evening watching busted tv
there's a message coming from the screen
you got to listen to the in between
he's going to finish all of his chores
to get to what's beneath the floor
he got to get it from the get go
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rode out west with the double o crew
did my best for the double o too
i was tall in the saddle sick in the soul
teeth on a chain sure as you roll
buried the rest beside the arkansas
i'm the man who shot the man who shot liberty valance
cakewalked clear across wisconsin
backwards with my high heels on, son
they saw me shake it by the saloon
in my crinoline cape and my pantaloons
used all my skills and all of my talents
I'm the man who shot the man who shot liberty valance
I'm the man I'm the man
who shot the man who shot liberty valance
so tie me upon my horse
'cuz if'n I lose my balance
I'll never get out of this town alive
so throw me the fist with the keys inside
string me up or cut me down--it's all the same to me
ten pounds of shit in a size nine boot
oh bury me not in a mohair suit
if there's one thing all dead men know
don't double cross dress the double o
i was the fastest gun west of tarzana
i was the man who shot the man who shot liberty valence
I'm the man I'm the man
who shot the man who shot liberty valance
so tie me upon my horse
'cuz if'n I lose my balance
I'll never get out of this town alive
so throw me the fist with the keys inside
string me up or cut me down--it's all the same to me
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8. |
Beneath The Rain
04:41
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what would you do to hear the fat man sing
would you walk through fire? would you do anything?
& what would you give to see the emperor dance?
to begin you gotta give in to a certain trance...
and what would you give to hear the golden chef?
hear her laugh on the line up in the treble clef
that laugh could cut you down kill you where you stood
but i swear its always there when i'm feeling good
all that's good--all that's sweet beneath the rain
i see it every time you look my way
i see it every time you call me friend
on down the road until the end of a sadder day--
i went to the r-bar i was looking for you
they sent me to charlie's and i went there too
they said you'd gone to molly's and i turned away
i thought that i would see you on some other day
so what is the scene on the golden shore
do you stay up all night baby do you walk the floor
let your thoughts drift over gentler days
oh the breeze in the trees running off the summer haze
all that's good--all that's sweet beneath the rain
i see it every time you look my way
i see it every time you call me friend
on down the road until the end of a sadder day
couldn't believe you saw me with those eyes again
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i can't wait 'til they turn my baby loose
can't wait till she's walking out the door
all is forgiven and i know
she will soon be giving me everything i'm hoping for
i stand outside this barroom every night
i can pick her laughter out of any crowd
and when it's closing time i'll feel her hand in mine
and off we'll go together on a cloud
ain't it a pity on an evening so pretty
a main must learn to dance alone
underneath this old oak tree
i can dream she's here with me & we're
dancing close and slow
and now the band is saying nighty night
get 'em out the door but it ain't no use
they sing another song i'll have to wait a little longer
until they turn my baby loose
and now the band is saying nighty night
get 'em out the door but it ain't no use
they sing another song i'll have to wait a little longer
something bout the evening got the power to seduce
hope you get my meaning i don't want to be obtuse
i can't wait until they turn my baby loose
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10. |
Texas Again
05:23
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lying here wasted with the cold running through me
throwing my past on the fire
shadows stretching their way to forever
the boys are about to retire
the smell of the diesel the feel of the damp
come to be my only friends
i'm holding steady but i ain't near ready to go back to texas again
sometimes it seems like a lifetime or two
since we wrote our names in the sky
drove all night with the moonlight upon us
made love while the mockingbirds cried
and how would i know that someday you'd go
just as easy as counting to ten
i'll love you forever, but i thought i'd never go back to texas again
texas again, where the wind doesn't see me
texas again, run through the same fire
texas again where i knew i was the same old liar
oh now go keep your coat
and let me be
i thought my rambling soon would run through me
somehow it never let go
one day i woke up on the dry side of life
knew i'd be always alone
next freight i knows heading to san antone
stop for a moment and then
she's pulling away i can wait one more day
to go back to texas again
texas again, where the wind doesn't see me
texas again, run through the same fire
texas again where i knew i was the same old liar
oh now go keep your coat
and let me be
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11. |
Otis At The Wheel
05:12
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now hear this the ringmaster's gone
he has been relieved
the kid will be around to put you in the book
do not be deceived!
gather up your trumpets gather up your wits
you're leading the parade
the lord is coming down the telephone line saying
do not be afraid
bring all my children up to heaven
tiny and me and the kid makes three
apples in the fall
I cleaned all the cages I gathered up the gate
and I caught the cannonball
there's a fire on the midway you shouted to the wind
you said "take me when you go"
well there's always a place for a winchester girl
in a wild west show
just take your bullets to the strongman
someone lit a fire on the stock car floor
started up a stampede open up the door
circus train rolling on the sarasota shore
with otis at the wheel
faster faster faster faster faster
can you hear the singing?
now we're grinding up the gears, there's a fire in the box
the bells are ringing
Tiny is a goner the boy ain't no good
that leaves me and you
locomotive screaming through the okaloosa woods
tell me--what you gonna do?
when this train is lifted up to heaven...
someone lit a match on the stock car floor
started up a stampede opened up the door
hundred miles an hour on the Sarasota shore
with otis at the wheel
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12. |
Diamonds In Your Hand
03:33
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the ones that nearly drive you up a wall
will be the ones to catch you when you fall
and when you run away
they can find you any day
you can never hide forever from a friend
the ones who have some chore for you to do
will be the ones to tell you what is true
and even when it hurts
when they drag you through the dirt
they'll be the ones who make you whole again
the ones you love are diamonds in your hand
hold them just as tightly as you can
the bitter will be sweet oh you only got to treat
the ones you love like they're diamonds in your hand
you don't come by a diamond every day
they're sometimes very far away
but whenever you're alone
and your boat is full of stones
just remember there's a diamond shining somewhere
you can take these diamonds everywhere you go
you can hide them in the lining of your coat
and when your coat grows thin
you can cash your diamonds in
as long as there's a little left to share
the ones you love are diamonds in your hand
so hold them just as tightly as you can
the bitter will be sweet oh you only got to treat
the ones you love like they're diamonds in your hand
the ones you love-- they're diamonds in your hand
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Alex McMurray New Orleans, Louisiana
I'm a New Orleans based singer songwriter type. I play in a bunch of bands. I make recordings sometimes. Some of them are here. Thanks for supporting my work. Drop me a line--I'd love to hear from you.
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