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Saw Mill Baby
04:14
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nathan jones i’m a future man
you could see my soul there in my hands
see me walking down the track
i’m gone to texas ain’t never coming back
hear them singing in the pines
they all going east with the turpentine
from nachitoches out to farraday
i’ll be rambling round with all my pay
sayin boy what you gonna do
nobody got no use for you
one day you gonna see
it ain’t no way to be
when i was a baby boy
crosscut saw would be my toy
now it’s time i’m leaving home
cuz the sawmill won’t leave me alone
lay me down take off my skin
you came to me upon the wind
saw your lips a painted red
and the saw mill singing in my head
saying boy what you gonna do
nobody here gonna marry you
now you played out your string
all that’s left to do is sing
in my dream i was so free
i was fifteen miles below the sea
where i can’t hear the gears a rust
it’s just me and the octopus
got a faraway feeling in my head
i’m sleeping rough ain’t got no bed
can’t you hear the sawmill moan?
i’m a saw mill baby and i’m almost grown…
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Good News
04:18
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just a little good news
would be so fine
it’s been a long time
since the world’s gone wrong
just a little good news
might keep you going
when nothing can
heal you and steel you
and the light is almost gone
when you’re no one
a face in the crowd
and you ain’t allowed
to sing from your soul
though there’ll be days
when the sun shines cold
if you can hold out and hold on
good news is going to make you whole
and when your life is over
and everything you trust
turns to dust
and your song is not your own
you can never fall apart
if you hear what’s in your heart
i know you will never ever be alone
with a little good news
once in a while
make you feel like a child
on a sunny day
a little good news
more precious than gold
so if you can hold out and hold on
i know you can find your way
you just got to hold out and hold on
your good news is coming today
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Ain't The Same
05:22
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they stopped the world and now it’s safe to go
it’s coiffed and it’s curled somehow they made it so
tell me stranger—weren’t you here before?
the note on the table they say that it’s yours
your coat’s on the nail and your teeth in the drawer
out in the streets everything’s going to hell
everyone meets here at the same hotel
over and over to sing the sad refrain
the gang’s all here but it ain’t the same
tell me more tell me more
what did you come here for?
did you leave something precious behind the famous door?
check with the desk there might be a message for you
but your friends they have left
who knows what’s true?
they say what they say and they do what they do
take this key see if it fits the lock
nothing is free anywhere on this rock
hear what i say you’re playing a dangerous game
the rules are familiar but they ain’t the same
come here quick come here quick
jules and pietro are here
with the pills and the papers get you away from here
go past the verandah where everything’s bought and sold
people are carrying what they can hold
nothing to do but do what you’re told
in all this confusion how could it be a crime
life’s an illusion merely a piece of time
you’ll disappear nobody knows your name
the future is here and it ain’t the same
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when its quiet you can hear the drums
but i don’t really care
they denied that it was coming
but they got it written down somewhere
when the children talk in code
and the smart ones take to the road
when the skies expand and the spaceships land
would you wait for me?
when they sell us on the hue and cry on that fateful day
when they tell us that its do or die
let’s slip away
let the others have their fight
there’s only one more night
darling come with me ‘cause soon there’ll be
nothing left to see
would you sit by me tonight?
you can still see a little bit of light
take our shoes off and dance real slow
while we wait for the fireworks show
i was whistling in the dark waiting for my world to begin
had a ticket for the ark when you came drifting in
now that the end is near
we can simply stand right here
when the oceans cry and the bullets fly
there’s just we two…
would you sit by me tonight?
you can still see a little bit of light
take our shoes off and dance real slow
while we wait for the fireworks show
the world the world who wants a world?
we’re giving it all away
hang it on a nail then a weep and a wail
get down on your knees and pray
its a crashing and a dying everybody knows why
and we’ll all expire in the water and the fire
and we’re lost in the mud and the moon fills with blood
and the trumpet’s gonna sing through the heaven it rings
and jesus come around said its all going down
he says, “it’s all on you”
tells us, “baby i’m through”
he’s gonna wash his hands
but maybe i got plans…
would you sit by me tonight?
you can still see a little bit of light
take our shoes off and dance real slow
while we wait for the fireworks show
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Petty Larcenies
04:44
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you can wish on an ancient star
you can beat on a cheap guitar
you can sweep up around this bar
and make it pay
it didn’t matter who you hurt
if you were sweating through your shirt
if ernie only knew you, burt
he’d be gone…far away
‘cause if you can’t make it clean
you can always make it shine
and no one will ever see
your crime is gonna pay this time
you hung around with the boys
once or twice you lost your poise
with the guy who made that noise
on his stratocaster
it’s slippery down in the soil
so who is gonna be your foil?
will it be the one who paints in oils
or works in plaster?
and if you can’t make it clean
you can always make it shine
‘cause no one will ever see
your crime is gonna pay
your crime is gonna pay
if you can’t make it clean
you can always make it shine
and stay right on the scene
your crime is gonna pay this time
so throw down your sword and shield
save it on your reel to reel
sit down to your last meal
and eat your fill
‘cause one day this will all be dust
so do exactly what you must
these rules are for the rest of us
for good or ill
‘cause if you can’t make it clean
you can always make it shine
and no one will ever see
your crime is gonna pay
your crime is gonna pay
if you can’t make it clean
you can always make it shine
and stay right on the scene
your crime is gonna pay this time
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Amarillo
03:21
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you say you’re through with louisiana
well that’s ok
we’ll pack the car and start to driving
out texas way
where the road goes on forever
and nothing feels the same
find a place off the highway
nobody knows our name
it’s been a long and lonely winter
nowhere to hide
we only walked around in circles
while the dishes dried
this rain came all the way from texas
just to make us clean
the biggest storm up in the heavens
that you ever seen
and when we get to amarillo
in the midnight air
i’ll throw away my denim jacket
and you can cut your hair
i guess we made it through december
but we almost froze
will we make it to the springtime?
only heaven knows
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Million O'Clock
06:13
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the clock’s on the ceiling
the band’s on the floor
your senses are reeling
you can’t take anymore
will you find your way home in the broad daylight?
somewhere between sunday or saturday night
it’s a million it’s a million o clock
can’t you see that a new day is dawning?
it’s a million, it’s a million o clock in the morning
on the edge of the circle like a broken old tooth
all your friends will be waiting in the front corner booth
are you uptown or downtown?
nobody can say
better know where you’re going or you might lose your way
it’s a million it’s a million o clock
came on without a warning
it’s a million it’s a million o clock in the morning
the air is hazy but your table is clean
you can be with your baby by the ice machine
and it shines like a diamond if you squint just right
and it’s where you can find me about every other night
it’s a million it’s a million o clock
even the future is yawning
it’s a million it’s a million o clock in the morning
won’t you give me slim harpo at maximum speed
all the lefty frizell that you’re ever gonna need
better turn off that racket on your radio
cuz if kelly don’t like it it ain’t never gonna go
it’s a million it’s a million o clock
they’re hanging six deep from the awning
it’s a million it’s a million o clock in the morning
caroline she’s flying she’s up to no good
and stephanie says we never do like we should
one day this will vanish it will all disappear
but for now we can dance because everybody’s here
it’s a million it’s a million o clock
left us a little bit wanting
it’s a million it’s a million o clock in the morning
would you pick up your head help me close up the bar
we can go to the quarter put your bike in my car
the sun is a coming so we better get lost
go and set the alarm it’s the sign of the cross
it’s a million it’s a million o clock
came on without a warning
it’s a million it’s a million o clock in the morning
it’s a million it’s a million o clock
gotta live with the skin that you’re born in
it’s a million it’s a million o clock in the morning
it’s a million it’s a million o clock in the morning
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Crazy World
04:17
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its a crazy world and i’m selling tickets
it’s a sticky old wicket i know
right this way to the end of the line
you’re just in time for the show
see the boy with his whip w the kung-fu grip
and the strongman the stagehand the freak
it’s a crazy world but it’s all we got
and we been held on for one more week
the clowns are all here ain’t no mistaking
can’t fake all that cake in their brains
pie for the face of the whole human race
while they loading us onto the trains
little lady of lourdes she’s swallowing swords
on a horse that can bark in chinese
and at the end of the night
move this trash out of sight
to a place no one ever sees
if your own bed of nails is getting you down
don’t frown cuz the end times are here
we can all pick our nose we can all pick a side
but you can’t pick your friend’s side it’s clear
but you can watch it for free on your porn-o-graph
did i say its free?
cuz it definitely ain’t free…
you can take it from me
we’ve already paid with our souls
it’s a crazy world but who knows maybe
today is the day
that everybody say
to hell with this screaming
let’s do a little dreaming
roll up our sleeves
and see who believes
that this might be worth saving
and while we’re behaving
let’s slip out of this trap while the devil is napping
stranger things have certainly happened
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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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