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My Kind
03:03
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She looked at me, smiled and she said
I think it's bout time we get on outta here
Can't find a friend here in this town
And you know these winters always get me down
I'm just trying to find
Some of my kind
And a place we call home
Home yeah yeah yeah yeah
Lovers float into our lives
Tangled hearts wrap round our soul like vines
Roots run deep down under the ground
Next thing you know you settled on down
As the years go by
Got to thank those stars in the sky
When I start to feel down
I just look around
And I got you by my side
Now here we are another Friday night
You and me under a West Virginia sky
Raise up a big bottle of wine
Howl at the moon and we dance all night
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2. |
Something's Wrong
02:38
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There's something wrong with my baby
I don't mind, I don't mind
There's something wrong with my baby
Give her time, give her time
Well, her car never gets to where it's going
Comes back from bible camp with bite marks in her hair
And worst of all, when I go to kiss her good night
She ain't even there
She ain't even there
Well, she comes home drunk without drinking a drop
And whispers in my ear, You gotta tell me if you're a cop
She gets all nervous on bottom and dizzy up on top
I can't believe
I can't believe
Oh, there's something wrong with my baby
Or there's something wrong with me
I tell you there's something wrong with me
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3. |
Rambler
03:48
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Well it rained all day and it rained all night
In this dry town
So, I called you up in the truck stop light
But you're not there.
Well I go out to the bars
And I have a few
I spend a little money and spin some little honey
Oh but she ain't you
Here's a song for all the ramblers
Out there runnin' in the sun
May the miles roll softly behind you
And the wind always lead you there
Well I waited all morning in this border town
Lord it's so damn hot
So I bought a one way ticket on a greyhound bus
Up to Lafayette.
Well the wine was sweet and the liquor was fine
And the beer did flow
We drank all day and we danced all night
To the Zydeco
Maybe you are an orchard hand
Or a traveler in some far away land
Or out on the road playing guitar in a rock & roll band
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Roads
03:02
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Packed up the car, packed up the truck
They said goodbye, they said good luck
This old town's been good to me
But you know when it's time to leave
Been down one
Been down two
All these roads lead me back to you
Saw your face, welcome back home
Stayed up all night singing songs
Where have you been all these years?
Two wandering souls but tonight we're here
Seems like we've been here before
Take a look around and you're coming back for more
Boy you got to follow your heart
What you looking for? You're already there
Down to the fiddle, don't be late
After the show it's on to Mountain Stage
Singin & a pickin' and havin' a time
Here comes Chippy with the moonshine
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5. |
Waste Your Time
04:11
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Well I don't care if you think it's funny
How I spend my time and spend a little money
On the few fine things in this gray world I do adore
Well I've seen France and I've seen Oklahoma
Let me tell you both of them were slightly warmer
Than the look you gave me when I darkened up your door
Well, all I need's a little more
Baby, let me waste your time
We'll get along fine, We'll get on fine
Baby, let me waste your time
Well that's all right, I like my heart broken
Full of crooked thoughts better left unspoken
But I've either got to paint my ceiling or quit lying on the floor
And lately I've had reasons to be leaving
But there's a couple things I still believe in
Like you, hot coffee, cold winters, and Lesley Gore
Well, all I need's a little more
Baby, let me waste your time
Baby, let me waste your time
Somewhere out in Atacama I left what I had found
Beneath that Southern Cross, beneath the desert ground
All this nothing and there's nothing all around
And believe me girl, there ain't nothing else in this town
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6. |
Light In You
04:18
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What you running from my sweet sister
Take them pills so you don't feel sad
Don't you know it's only the season
And these storms ain't gonna last
Oooh Oooh oooh
Oooh Oooh oooh
What you looking for my dear brother
Don't you know that we all get sad
What's the point of all this running
Look up before your dead
Woah I can feel the warm sunshine
Woah light in me is the light in you
Oh let's dance again
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Santa Fe Train
04:51
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It was 1880 out in New Mexico
I went to work on the new railroad
Days were hot on that white desert sand
Time moves slow like the Rio Grande
There were cowboys, miners, and gamblers and such
It's a mean old town I'll tell you this much
No one knows your name, a friend you won't find
They'll cut you down for your last gold dime
You know me honey, I'll be fine
Don't you worry, don't you cry
And I'll be coming home to you
Well my sweet love I can't wait to hold
All that shines ain't always gold
By the time this letter will find you
I'll be riding back East by the harvest moon
It was late September in the White Oak Saloon
When a band of outlaws came riding through
I was to leave early on the morning train
My pockets full of my hard-earned pay
He said everyone your hands in air
It's your money or your life, this I swear
I said that that's the one thing I cannot do
Then he reached in his coat, a pistol he drew
Shots rang out, bullets did fly
Many men fell, many a man died
The next morning out in the pouring rain
He was headed home on the Santa Fe train
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Scoundrel's Lament
02:36
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Somebody else's baby's gone
Somebody else is crying
Somebody else is ramblin' on
Cause somebody's baby's mine
Somebody else's ball and chain's
Got me pinned to the bed, the wall, the Denny's stall
I wish that I was sorry but I don't really wish that hard
Been sorry my whole life
Don't ask me for directions
I don't know where this river flows
I just grabbed on to the nearest thing to keep me afloat
Don't ask me for directions
I don't know where this river flows
I just grabbed on to the nearest thing to keep me afloat
Somebody else's baby's gone
Somebody else is crying
Somebody else is ramblin' on
Cause somebody's baby's
Somebody's baby's
Somebody's baby's
Somebody's baby's
Somebody's baby's
Somebody's baby's
Somebody's baby's mine
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Jones Avenue
02:46
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I've been thinking bout you, cause nobody new
Ever walks into this old bar
Why don't you come round this lonely town?
You thought you'd go crazy with me
And now it's been a while since I've seen your smile
Nobody can find a reason to believe
Let's run away
We can find a way
To bring some joy into this life we've found
I just want to feel alright
Wishing that you were here tonight
We were shady as the trees and thick as thieves
Hiding out on Jones Avenue
Sight for sad eyes making me want to cry
Want to get stoned but you spent all of your money
Was it fate, a big mistake?
Goddamn I miss you
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10. |
Don't Be Gone Too Long
02:23
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Well, you'll leave me in the morning
And you'll leave me late at night
And I'll come running
But I can't run very far
Well, you'll leave me in a supermarket
Between the twizzlers and the powdered milk
And I'll come calling
If they just let me use the intercom
Well I know you're gone
Just don't be gone too long
Well, you'll leave me in our kitchen
Where we drank coffee and fried our eggs
And I'll start crying
But I can't cry anymore
Well I know you're gone
Just don't be gone too long
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11. |
Old Friend
03:57
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Well my old friend
So good to see you
Been too long since we sang these songs
And the miles came in between us
Peace like a river
Love til we meet again
Then you came up to the valley
Just what I needed
Then I found myself in the great north woods
And you said nothing good comes easy
We hiked up in the Tetons
Trail under the stars
We toked a little bowl and she said we better go
Cause the bears come out at night
We still get together
Every now and then
We watch the kids play, laugh and talk about the days
We were still young and crazy
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12. |
Back Here Again
04:35
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We slept through the mountains
Woke up in the sun
Looking for something
Trying to stay young
Let's get out of this country
Let's get out of this bar
Neither direction
Has worked out so far
I've thought about leaving
All the places I've been
But every road I take
Leads back here again
Follow the footlights
Out past the bay
Give me a reason
Something to say
One of eighteen white horses
Running into the sea
Frozen together
Forever we'll be
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Oyo Marietta, Ohio
Boot-stompin' music from the banks of the Ohio River. Another Round out June 2023.
Oyo recommends:
In C from Clifftop, West Virginia 2014
by Various Artists
Amazing Appalachian version of "In C" put together by Ben Townsend, who recorded our first record.
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Hello Ambition!
by Coltrane Motion
Michael's old band - fuzzed-out synth indiepop
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Check out great music from Adam Remnant, who recorded our second album!
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2019.11.16 Buffalo, NY (Compilation)
by Goose
supported by 7 fans who also own “Oyo”
One of Goose's best shows of 2019 gets a vinyl release. While not the full concert, it features the great Arcadia, Hot Tea>Take On Me, and Teaprise. My favorite moment is the crowd's reaction when the synthesizer riff for Take On Me hits.
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supported by 5 fans who also own “Oyo”
A very clever songwriter and an album that bears many, many repeat listens. Worth the price for the Little Feat reference (in Tehachapi) alone, but it's her way with an image that sticks longest. "You left the building in a flurry / Had your boots on in the house."
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Meet Me at the River
by Dawn Landes
On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation.
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