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Crooked Creek
01:15
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Crooked Creek will take me home
Straight to my door, I will not roam
I’ll find a way to be home by the morning
Shallow bed is good for walking
Pebbles lie both coarse and ground
Seasons flows, they have yet to come around
I long to lye my head beside you
Rise my feet up off this ground
Close my eyes, and settle down
And when I find my time is ending
I’ll find peace in parting ways
This Crooked Creek has brought me comfort through my days
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Dear Brother
03:07
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And I’ll ask you my dear brother, Won’t you please lend a helping hand
My life's last good fortune ran away with my twenty hens
Ant a way to feed my family, not a prayer of sleeping tonight
And I’ll ask you my dear brother won’t you help me see the light
Cause I’ve been waiting on a prayer to ease my troubled mind
I’ve been waiting on something to gone calm these raising tides
You’ve been living real well, and I’ve been watching you smile
I’ve been waiting on someone to make living feel worth while
Hold, Holding on
We’re just Hold, Holding on
We lost everything we own, Can’t make a call without a phone
So I’m shouting on you brother, we’re just holding on
And I hate, That we’ll be known
For dame everything, we didn’t own
And I’ll ask you my dear brother, Won’t you please lend a helping hand
My life’s last good fortune ran away with my twenty hens
Ant a way to feed my family, not a prayer of sleeping tonight
And I’ll ask you my dear brother won’t you help me see the light
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You and Him
03:17
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Well I had my judgment, The minute you walked in
And you had your pride, Strength and Fury
I stayed on my side, But i wasn’t surprised
When you came on over, Said hello, Where you been?
I’ve been hiding, Don’t want to do this again
I’ve been hiding, from you and him
It’s true i’ve been drinking, Doing little more thinking
and Trying to stay up, everyday
I can see it in your eyes, You pity my poor life
I should have stayed home, Should’ve stayed away
Kept on hiding, Don’t want to do this again
Keep on hiding from you and him
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Danskin Station
02:53
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Early Monday morning Pa put on his shoes and he says
Follow me on down to Danskin Station
Early Monday morning Ma put on her dress and she says
Follow me on down to the car
Woken from our rest, we got dressed for Danskin Station
Only the finest attire
Maybe once a month at best, we got fed at Danskin Station
Lord knows it brings me higher
Oh Danskin, Where have you gone
You lost your fame, you lost your glory
Oh Danskin, It's been too long
Since we enjoyed your sweet embrace
Come on sister take my hand, we'll explore this canyon land
Find a way down to the water by the sand
Now that winters come and gone, this dirt road will carry on
Good old Danskin finds relief with summers song
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Back Home East
03:02
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Chainsaw me a pallet to keep us warm through the night
I gone left out the gas on the porch in the plain sight
You've been gone a while, and well as far as I can see
You came back home east just to take care of me
Your Appalachian mother is doin fine in her age
I've eaten my peaches and beaten decay
If you're thinking of leavin cause I'm doing ok
I'll trip on my shoe lace and fall on my face
In other words, I'd love your you to stay
But if you are not needed I know that you'll stray
So fill me up a kettle, pour me some tea
Chainsaw me a pallet go on and take care of me
I know that you left your family
to come and take care of me
I know that you missing your new born
If you want i can cry and scream
Cause you'll be my favorite child
If you tell me you'll stay a while
Honey I'll love you more then the rest, At least for some time
In other words, I'd love for you to stay
Cause I miss my children more every day
And I find peace of mind, knowin we had our time together
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Vices
03:31
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Gone Leave, Leave me, Leave me to my vices
I've already lost this loosing game
Gone teach, teach me, teach me how to love you
It never worked in the past, why would it work today
You've got a train to catch, you've got a place to be
Don't you worry bout us, we make good company
So gone leave, leave me, leave me to my vices
I know right where I'm at, and it's right where I want to be
I got no place to go, no place to be
No doubt in my head, how you're gonna find me
Try to pick up the phone but It's too late to see
You've been a good friend to me
So gone leave, leave me, leave me to my vices
I've already lost anything I could gain
So gone leave, leave me, leave me to my vices
I know right where I'm at, and it's right where I want to stay
It never worked in the past why would it work today
Gone leave, leave me, leave me to my vices
I don't know why you've been calling
You don't give a damn anyways
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7. |
Wireline
03:59
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There's a man on a wireline, struggling to survive
While I'm sittin here in traffic tryin to figure out just why
I've had three drinks before my work day
Two drinks while I was on this drive
And I'm thinking to myself, we're not that different you and I
I hear um talking on the radio, trying to figure out just why
Any man would be caught walking unprotected in the ski
Some il call it circus acts, some people call it suicide
And i'm thinking to myself, we're not that different you and I
Cause there's a lot of room below us, a lot of space to fall
If you're low down now wait til you loss it all
This city's tryin to be the death of me
Someone told me once, the pavements thirsty
And if I make it out alive, I think the country's where i'll thrive
Take my watch, Take my arms, Take my family
As I find the space to move, I drive north across the bridge
Hoping that your safe upon the other side
Strangely I find your fate tied to mine
Cause there's a lot of room below us, a lot of space to fall
If you're lowdown now what till you loss it all
There's a blame for every season, cards to every call
If you're lowdown now wait till you try and crawl
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8. |
Mary Ellen
03:18
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I don't suppose you had fire and rage
I don't suppose you had really much to say
When it came to leaving you knew your way
You left me standing in the San Fransisco Bay
She had songs of being hard up and being blue
She had better words then the likes of you and me
Tho I never had a problem with her low down friends
I knew that's who she'd end up with in the end
Oh Mary Ellen please gone stay to the morning, Mary Ellen please stay
You need help, lets go get help today
She went south to see an old friend of mine
She heard he never got short of a nickel or an dime
And he don't know her but he's bound to take her in
Cause she's an old friend of mine
It wasn't long till he fell deep in her eyes
He said Mary Ellen, won't you please be my bride
And he don't know it, but she's leaving tonight
She'll be gone by the sun rise
Mary Ellen please gone stay to the morning, Mary Ellen please stay
You need help, lets go get help today
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9. |
Like You Want To
04:50
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You don’t know me like you want to
You just know me as a friend
You’ve been singing Frank Sinatra
I’ve been screaming Charlie Pen
I hope you write a song about it
I’ll help you find the melody
Cause you don’t know me like you want to darlin
It’s better off this way you see
I hung my hat above the door way
Sank down deep into my chair
Cool skin upon cool leather
Felt crisp as autumns air
I know not if i will arise
To meet this moonlit sky tonight
You might be dancing on your own darling
No sense in trying to be polite
You don’t know me like you want to
You just know me as a friend
You’ve been singing Frank Sinatra
I’ve been screaming Charlie Pen
I hope you write a song about it
I’ll help you find the melody
Cause you don’t know me like you want to darlin
Plenty fine with me
What strange impression did you get
That I had a life to bet
I lost it long ago, to a game in Chicago, I live amongst my debt
So please don’t try to wear me down
Please don’t try to lore me in
You’ll just end up loosing bait darling
I’m a monster born of sin
You don’t love me like you want to
You just love me as a friend
You’ve been screaming Frank Sinatra
I’ve been whistling Charlie Pen
I know you’ll write a song about it
I know you’ll find the melody
Cause you don’t love me like you want to darlin
Plenty fine with me
Cause you don’t love me like you want to darlin
it’s better off this way you see
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10. |
Home With You
04:54
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I do recall, The dying of a dead leaf in fall
As autumns leaves cascade from weathered trees
Dancing to the melodies lost
For the wind takes it all, forcing the music west of the call
And I just might follow, I just might crawl
Home with you, Home with you
And I do remember, feeling so proud
That I didn’t call you, When I was low down
But what is for pride, what is for shame
If you’d let me travel, I’d be there today
Home with you, Home with you
Oh the trouble is my memory is poor
And I’ve been lost travelin before
And I may be blind to your welcoming signs
But I don’t feel at home anymore
With you
Home with you
Home with you
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11. |
Atop This Hill
02:41
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There's a joy in the holding of you head
Heavy rest upon my chest and I am better by the minute
Trying to tell you your the one
The tree endures the sun and the both of us we feel
Summers breeze across our knees and I am better by the minute
Holding you atop this hill
I may not remember but I will be, Solely in your company
in this moment you mean everything to me
You've a gift in the coarseness of your nails
Gentle scratch upon my back and i am better by the minute
Knowing I can now be still
I will sing to you upon this canyons drive
Though the thought of you tonight could bring tears upon my eyes
I'll still try
And I may not remember but i will be, Solely in your company
In this moment you mean everything to me
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Joe Sullivan New Meadows, Idaho
Singer/Songwriter based out of New Meadows, Idaho. Previously of the band "Woodworks" and currently "Jughandle Parade" in McCall, ID. His first Solo Album debuts May 18th.
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