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Wind River
03:30
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RUN RUN WIND RIVER RUN
THE GHOSTS OF CROWHEART BUTTE LIVE ON
IN THE DUST OF THE BUFFALO DANCE OF THE SUN
WHERE MAN AND MOTHER EARTH ARE ONE
SACAJAWEA AS THE LEGEND GOES
WAS LEWIS AND CLARK’S SHOSHONE ROSE
LED THE WAY WEST INTO HISTORY
WHERE MOUNTAINS RISE AND RIVERS RUN FREE
RUN RUN WIND RIVER RUN…
FROM THE BADLANDS TO THE PINE COVERED HILLS
ON THE WARM VALLEY TRAILS IT’S LIKE TIME STOOD STILL
NO WINDS OF CHANGE COULD TOUCH THE SOUL
OF THE LAND WHERE THE HEARTBEAT DRUMS STILL ROLL
RUN RUN WIND RIVER RUN
NOW THE WHEEL IS TURNED OUR TIME IS COME
AS WAX WINGS MELT BEFORE THE SUN
VOICES OF THE PAST RECALLED
WORLD IN THE BALANCE WOLVES AT THE DOOR
RUN RUN WIND RIVER RUN
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Heartbeat Waltz
03:58
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OH SWEET SENORITA WON’T YOU COME SIT WITH ME
I’M TIRED OF DRINKING ALONE
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR TOO LONG NOW
FOR SOMEONE WHO STILL HASN’T SHOWN
WE’RE BOTH DOWN ON OUR LUCK IT’S PLAIN TO SEE
YOU’VE LOST YOUR SWEETHEART AND THE BOTTLE’S FOUND ME
WE COULD JOIN FORCES POOL OUR RESOURCES
I’VE GOT THE WAYS IF YOU’VE GOT THE MEANS
ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND WE GO
‘TILL THE RIVER CALLS
WE CAN DANCE IT ALLAWAY
IN A HEARTBEAT AND A WALTZ
SHE WAS AN ANGEL INCARNATE DRESSED IN BLACK VELVET
I WAS THE DANCER AND SHE CALLED THE TUNE
‘TWEEN LOVE AND THE DESIRE HOT BLOOD AND HEART’S FIRE
ONLY HEAVEN CAN HELP THE FOOL
‘TWEEN MY SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND HER DARK EYES
I WAS DETERMINED TO WIN HER- WON’T YOU BE MINE TONIGHT
BUT I’M BOUND TO ADMIT THAT WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO IT
I WAS TOO FAR GONE TO TRY
ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND WE GO …
OH SWEET SENORITA WON’T YOU DANCE WITH ME
I’VE TRIED BUT I FEEL SO ALONE
I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TAKE THE LEAD
IN THREE QUARTER TIME WE’LL BE HOME
MAYBE TONIGHT I’LL DRAW A WINNING HAND
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS ON A ONE NIGHT STAND
SOONER OR LATE I’M BOUND TO MAKE HER
PASS THE BOTTLE AND STRIKE UP THE BAND
ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND WE GO…
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Your Town
02:49
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HE NEVER LOVED ELVIS AND HE LAUGHED AT JAMES DEAN
NO LIVE FAST DIE YOUNG CRAZY EIGHTEEN
A SMALL ROOM IN A SHARE HOUSE IN A SUBURB OF TOWN
WAS ONLY TV EXPECTATIONS TOLD HIM LIFE HAD LET HIM DOWN
HE DIDN’T DREAM OF MORE THAN A PLACE OF HIS OWN
A PRETTY GIRL TO LOVE WHEN HE’S FEELIN’ ALONE
IN YOUR TOWN
HE REMEMBERS HIS MOTHER AND THE WAY THAT SHE FOUGHT
TO KEEP THEM TOGETHER WHEN THEY TOOK LOVE TO COURT
AND THE MAN WITH THE BOTTLE THAT HE KNEW AS DAD
WHO LOVED LIKE ONLY A WOUNDED HEART CAN
HE REMEMBERS THESE THINGS BUT DOESN’T SHOW THEM AT ALL
BOYS DON’T CRY AND FROZEN TEARS DON’T FALL
IN YOUR TOWN
YEAH THE STREETS OF YOUR TOWN ARE ALIVE WITH THE DREAMS
OF ORDINARY PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU AND ME
SO LIFE’S A SOAP OPERA AND TRUE LOVE’S JUST A DREAM
THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING BUT THE SIRENS STILL SCREAM
IF YOU’RE LUCKY YOU CAN LOOK OUT AT THE WORLD GOING BY
AND SAY THERE BUT FOR THE GOOD GRACE OF GOD GO I
BUT IN A SMALL ROOM SOMEWHERE THERE’S STILL SOMEONE’S SON
WHO ONCE TOOK HIS FIRST STEPS WHO ONCE WAS LOVED
IN YOUR TOWN
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Rosie
05:04
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I’M GOING DOWN TO ROSIE’S
TELL YOU WHAT I’M GONNA DO
I’M GONNA FIND ME THAT WOMAN
‘COS SHE GOT ME FEELING BLUE
SHE’S A RUNAROUND
AIN’T NO TELLIN’ WHAT A MAN MIGHT DO
ROSIE DON’T YOU TRY SO HARD TO COVER UP
WHAT YOU’RE REALLY FEELING NOW
ROSIE YOU AND I WERE NEVER STAR CROSSED LOVERS
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY FEELING NOW?
I’M GOING DOWN THIS EVENING
AND I’M BOUND TO GO ALONE
I’M GOING TO THE END OF THE SEVEN OCEANS ROAD
‘COS SHE TURNED ME DOWN
BEFORE I GO
I GOT TO KNOW
ROSIE DON’T YOU TRY SO HARD TO…
THERE ‘S A TRAIN LEAVES HERE THIS MORNING
WILL TAKE ME FAR FROM HERE
THERE’S A FACE AGAINST THE WINDOW
CARRESSED BY A SINGLE TEAR
DON’T YOU TURN AROUND
DON’T YOU FEAR
ROSIE DON’T YOU TRY SO HARD TO…
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Won't Say Goodbye
03:52
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WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN YOUR SUN HAS CLIMBED HIGHER
WHEN I’M THE FLICKERING DISTANCE OF A ONCE RAGING FIRE
WHEN TIME IS THAT JET PLANE WRITING TRAILS IN THE SKY
THAT FADE WITH THE WIND YOU KNOW I WON’T SAY GOODBYE
I WON’T SAY GOODBYE I WON’T SAY GOODBYE
YOU’RE THE SPIRIT INSIDE THAT THEY CAN’T EXORCISE
LOVE DON’T COMPROMISE
AND I WON’T SAY GOODBYE
WILL YOU STILL HOLD ME WHEN I REACH TO YOUR ARMS
OR WILL I SLIP PAST YOUR MEMORY ON SOME OTHER’S CHARMS
WILL I JUST BEA COLD SPACE THAT ONCE WAS KIND
WHEN WE WERE TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT IN ONE TIME
I WON’T SAY GOODBYE
THIS MORNING YOU TOLD ME WHAT I SAID IN MY DREAMS
YOU SAID WHO WAS THAT GIRL AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHO’S THAT YOU CALL HONEY IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT?
I SAID YOU KNOW IT WAS YOU BABY COS YOU’RE MY LOVE SATTELITE
I WON’T SAY GOODBYE
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When I Call Your Name
02:34
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Now I’m walking
Down a road of my own choosing
I don’t need no map to guide me
Now I know my way
There’s a light shines
Through the window of my leaving
I can feel the winds of freedom
Blowing closer day by day
Daylight come daylight fades
Everything change and it’s all the same
When I call your name
And I’m learning
That this world just keeps on turning
Whilst the fires they keep on burning
And nothing’s here to stay
But you’re beside me
And you soothe my mind and guide my feet
And though life changes in a heartbeat
I am not afraid
Daylight come etc
When the darkness sounds I will sing you to the light
If your step should falter I will carry you through the night
We got the one thing nobody else can steal
And we don’t need nothing but this road beneath our wheels
Daylight come etc x 2
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CHARLIE WAS A DREAMER BUT NOBODY’S FOOL
WORKED A WHITEFELLA WORLD WITH BLACKFELLA TOOLS
DARED MEN DANCE TO A DIFFERENT TUNE
BETWEEN THE LIGHTS OF THE TOWN AND THE DARK OF THE MOON
ROLL CHARLIE ROLL NOW YOU RIDE THE GLORY ROAD
ROLL CHARLIE ROLL
CHARLIE HAD A NOTION TO CROSS THIS YOUNG NATION
TOOK THE FREEDOM RIDE FROM STATION TO STATION
NOW TIME’S ON HIS SIDE AND THE TIMES THEY ARE A’CHANGIN’
BRAVE MEN WALK WHERE THE FUTURE’S AWAITIN’
ROLL CHARLIE ROLL ETC
HE SAID KEEP YOUR MONEY IT’S NO CURE FOR THESE BLUES
YOU NEED SOME MORE DOLLARS TO LINE YOUR WHITE SHOES
YOU MIGHT STEAL OUR LAND BUT YOU CAN’T TOUCH OUR SOULS
WE GOT FORTY THOUSAND YEARS OF STORIES TO BE TOLD
ROLL CHARLIE ROLL
WELL YOU GOT TO MAKE A LIVING JUST TO GET FROM DAY TO DAY
AND WE’VE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER AND WE’VE GOT TO LEARN TO PRAY
AND MEN WILL DREAM AND DREAMS WILL FLY
AND DREAMS WILL LIVE BECAUSE SPIRIT NEVER DIES
ROLL CHARLIE ROLL
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Lean On Me
04:14
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THE SUNDAY PAPERS BLOW LIKE TUMBLEWEEDS ACROSS TAYLOR SQUARE
THE WIND SHIFTS AND THE AUTUMN LEAVES TURN THE CLOUR OF HER HAIR
SHE BIDES HER TIME AS A PIGEON FLIES ADDING WINGS TO HER DISGUISE
IN DREAMS OF THIS HER EYES MAY MIST BUT SHE’S NOTHING LEFT TO CRY
LEAN ON ME HE WHISPERED SOFTLY TO HER
WE’LL BE FREE I NEED YOU BABY NOW
JUST YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD
LEAN ON ME
A CHINA CUP LIES BROKEN UPON THE KITCHEN FLOOR
SHARDS OF INNOCENCE AGAINST REFLECTIONS OF COLD WAR
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES WHEN LOVE HEADS FOR THE DOOR
ALONE TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN WHERE SILENCE LIKE A CHASM YAWNS
LEAN ON ME ETC
LOST IN THAT MOMENT WHERE THE PAST IS JUST A DREAM
YOU FEEL LIKE PRISONERS NOW WHERE ONCE LOVE SET YOU FREE
READ IT IN THE TABLOIDS AND IT’S ON THE DAILY NEWS
BLOOD ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS TEARS ON THE FACE OF THE MOON
NOW IT ALL COMES DOWN TO LEGALITIES NOT THE CURRENCY OF LOVE
WHEN TO GIVE A LITTLE HEART WOULD BE A BETTER WAY BY FAR
LEAN ON ME ETC
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Bring Me Whiskey
04:04
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G
THEY SAT TOGETHER IN A CROWDED BAR
Am
WHERE THERE’S NO FUTURE THERE’S NO PAST
C G
JUST THE MUZAK AND THE BEAT OF LONELY HEARTS
G
THEY WERE CLOSE YET MILES APART
Am
STOLEN KISSES IT’S AN ANCIENT ART
C G
GREET THE HUNGRY NIGHT WITH OPEN ARMS
C Am G
BRING ME WHISKEY DON’T SEND ME FLOWERS
C Am G
LEAD ME ON THROUGH THE DARKEST HOUR
Am
I NEED TO FEEL THAT I’M ALIVE
C
LATELY I’M JUST MARKING TIME
C Am G
BRING ME WHISKEY DON’T SEND ME FLOWERS
YOUR NEW LOVER SOMONE’S FOOL
CRYIN’ ‘COS HE’S BEEN UNTRUE
GREEN IS STILL THE COLOUR OF THE BLUES
YOU SAY THAT YOU’VE BEEN HURTING
AND IT’S NO WONDER WHY
YOU WISH FOR THE MOON BUT ONLY REACH TO THE SKY
BRING ME WHISKEY ETC
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
WITH SOMEONE ELSE’S BLUES
AIN’T IT STRANGE HOW LOVE’S ILLUSIONS BECOME YESTERDAY’S NEWS
LOVE’S A PERFECT STRANGER
AND TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE
MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU AND SUNDOWN BE YOUR GUIDE
BRING ME WHISKEY ETC
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Full Time Man
04:44
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I’ll be your full time man baby
Walkin’ across the water to your side
I’ll be your full time man baby
Nothing can stop me this time
Maybe an ocean in between
But there ain’t nothin’ gonna stop you being mine
Went down to the station
Got me a ticket on that line
Went down to the station
And I got me to the water on time
Got an ocean to cross
Left all of my salty tears behind
I left my mama and all of my friends
Gonna start a new life gonna make amends
I’ll be your full time man baby
Walkin’ across the water to your side
Gonna move to the country
Leave this crazy city life behind
Yeah I’m goin’ up the country
Baby ‘cos this livin’ feels like dying
Gonna tell everybody
It’s your sweet lovin’ makes me feel alive
I’ll be your full time man baby
Walkin’ across the water to your side
I’ll be your full time man baby
You pull me like the moon pulls the tide
I held you in my dreams
Now I’m comin’ home to make you mine
Yeah I held you in my dreams
Now I’m comin’ home to make you mine
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In the Pines
04:10
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12. |
Sisters of Mercy
04:22
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THEY SAY THE SISTERS OF MERCY ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO YOUR HEART
WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION THEY’RE LEADING THE FIELD IN THEIR ART
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHATEVER YOUR CREED OR YOUR CRAFT
THE SISTERS OF MERCY ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO YOUR HEART
SPENT MY LIFE UNDERGROUND NOW I WORSHIP THE LIGHT OF DAY
NOW MY COAL BLACK LUNGS FIGHT FOR EACH BREATH THAT I TAKE
I HAD ME WIFE BUT SHE LEFT WITH WHAT LITTLE I’D SAVED
AND I’VE DRUNK ME A RIVER TO WASH ME FROM LIFE IN THIS GRAVE
THEY SAY THE SISTERS OF MERCY…
YOU CAN LAY GOOD MONEY ON THAT THING
YOU KNOW THEY CAST THAT BELL AND NOW THEY’RE GONNA MAKE IT RING
THERE’S A WORLD OF CONFUSION WAITING OUT THERE TO BE BLAMED
FOR THE HARD TIMES, THE GRIEVING, STARVATION, THE FEAR AND THE PAIN
FOR THE GREED WHEN WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE CANNOT ATTAIN
BUT IT’S THE SOUL AT THE HEART OF THE MAN THAT KEEPS OUT THE RAIN
THEY SAY THE SISTERS OF MERCY…
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Jukebox Jury
04:46
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The Jukebox jury just sentenced me to life
Every time I hear Merle sing I see her eyes
Tonight the bottle let me down tho’ mama tried
And the Jukebox jury just sentenced me to life
Only came into this bar to kill some time
Now time’s been killin’ me ‘cos she’s not mine
Then somebody slipped that coin into the slot
And I’m the man that loves in the land that time forgot
Yeah the Jukebox jury just sentenced me to life etc
Now I’m going to have to ask you all to turn that music down
You been playing our song I could hear it clear across town
I used to be cold sober now I’m tight
Now I’m the man that lives on the edge of Saturday night
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Mark Lucas Sydney, Australia
Australian roots music – it’s a sense of place. In singer-songwriter Mark Lucas' word picture world you’ll encounter ghosts of the past & yearning spirits of the present, making themselves known in a variety of familiar locales, together with a motley cast of misfits & dreamers who could fit in just about anywhere there’s people & stories to tell. ... more
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