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Wheels Up
03:50
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Flying over the blue ridge mountains
Rolling hills are all I see
Big old world don’t seem so bad
from 20,000 feet
Sometimes I get to thinking
Is this where I’m supposed to be?
Rolling in my bed, living in my head
Put an end to all this means
Wheels up, off the ground
Get lost in some big old town
something good, something real
Wheels up
Now a voice says that we’re getting closer
Parking lots and old train yards
Falling down to you feels so lonesome
Does it have to be this hard?
Gotta steal away gotta steal away
Just to heal an aching heart
sometimes along the way
You got to make a brand new start
Wheels up, off the ground
Get lost in some big old town
something good, something real
Wheels up
Fly away tonight, leave it behind
when I come back home
You’re still on my mind
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Queen Bed
02:52
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Friday night we went out on the town
drank all the beer that we could hold
stumbled all the way back home in the morning light
Saturday we threw away the plans from the night before
hid our eyes from the bright sunlight
Swore we’d never do it again
But we’ll do it again
yeah we’ll do it again
You and me pretend this queen bed
is an island floating in the middle of a dream.
Sunday came like an old freight train
Busting right through my door
My head is aching, my hands are shaking
Won’t you pour me some of that white wine
Ain’t nothing getting done
Put the ball game on
hum along to some old Roger Miller country song
I don’t know where to begin this old life of sin
woman don’t you weep for me
Don’t you weep for me
You and me pretend this queen bed
is an island floating in the middle of a dream.
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When I look in your eyes
Darling, I don’t get no surprise
Taste my mouth in your ear
Baby, you know just what to hear
Well, I brought you the sun
But you already had one
I brought you the moon
But it got full too soon
I brought you the sea
But it wouldn’t part for me
Shake this fruit from my tree
Gonna make a fool out of me
When I look in your eyes
Darling, I don’t get no surprise
Taste my mouth in your ear
Baby, you know just what to hear
Well, I brought you the sun
But you already had one
I brought you the moon
But it got full too soon
I brought you the sea
But it wouldn’t part for me
Shake this fruit from my tree
Gonna make a fool out of me
Well, I brought you the sun
But you already had one
I brought you the moon
But it got full too soon
I brought you the sea
But it wouldn’t part for me
Shake this fruit from my tree
Gonna make a fool out of me
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Old Buck Moon
03:39
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$12 shower at the Flying J
All I wanna do is sleep all day
We got a show tonight in Charlottesville
If the storm lets up we can make the bill.
We got trucker speed and homegrown weed
Little white pills to help you sleep
Keep the van in between the ditch
Hoping this old trailer don’t bust that hitch.
And it’s miles to go to make the next gig
It’s a fiddle tune dancing in my head
Sing another song for those gone
Under the light of the old buck moon
Another cup of coffee and get back on the road
Wondering why that I left my home
Miss my bed and I miss my dog
Folks at the show watch the game on the wall.
We drove all night and made Omaha
Teton pass we drove through the fog
Roll the window down can’t see the line
Another night here might lose my mind.
And it’s miles to go to make the next gig
It’s a fiddle tune dancing in my head
Sing another song for those gone
Under the light of the old buck moon
Small town bar lit by neon light
Dude yelling Skynyrd was looking for a fight
Waffle House at three a.m.
This life on the road it’ll kill you my friend.
Said we’d never leave this time last year
How you gonna live off tips and beer
Memories runnin’ through my mind
All them good people, so many been kind
Miles to go to make the next gig
It’s a fiddle tune dancing in my head
Sing another song for those gone
Under the light of the old buck moon
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5. |
Hanging On
03:17
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I knew when I met you
gonna regret you baby
Watch out she’ll break your heart
Too many late nights
under the neon lights
and phone calls from the road
On and on we go
But you and I both know
We can’t get along
Let’s figure out where it all went wrong
Turn everything into sad songs
‘cause nothing good ever comes from hanging on
We should take a holiday
Try to get away
and turn back the hands of time
Where do we go from here?
Just pour another beer
And try like hell not to burn it all down
On and on we go
But you and I both know
We can’t get along
Let’s figure out where it all went wrong
Turn everything into sad songs
‘cause nothing good ever comes from hanging on
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6. |
Cheat River Girl
03:16
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Say do you like to gamble?
Well lay your money down
Cause those big waves crashing, is the only sound
That you’ll hear now
You’ll hear now
She was born up in mountains where tall pines grow
far from your city streets and lights that glow
She’s got a mind of her own
Let her go
She’s a wild gypsy
She’s runnin’ free
She’ll steal your mind and then she’s gone
Her beauty cannot hide
She’ll take you for a ride
Cheat River girl
Watch out boys she’ll take your life
I said watch out boys
Better hold on tight
But she ain’t meant to hold
Gotta let her go
She’s a wild gypsy
She’s runnin’ free
She’ll steal your mind and then she’s gone
Her beauty cannot hide
She’ll take you for a ride
Cheat River girl
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Almost Heaven
03:24
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Your old boots and your old records
lay on my floor collecting dust
Mine was yours and yours was mine,
Still think about the time
We danced underneath the Elkins moon
Swinging all around to a fiddle tune
From down in Pocahontas to the Blackwater Falls
we watched that sun go down behind those canyon walls
Here I sit in West Virginia
way up high, feeling low
Folks say it’s almost heaven
but not since you’re gone
Or that time in Dolly Sods we got caught out in the rain
We found an old birch tree to hide out for the day
Laughing all the while I held your hand
Then we laid down made love in the sand
Here I sit in West Virginia
way up high, feeling low
Folks say it’s almost heaven
but not since you’re gone
Now its drinks all around another Friday night
Gang’s all here, but it don’t seem right
singing songs again about the ones we love
Maybe something else just as long as it ain’t slow
Here I sit in West Virginia
way up high, feeling low
Folks say it’s almost heaven
but not since you’re gone
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8. |
Love Won't Wait
02:56
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Couldn’t sleep last night
I was thinking about you
Lord knows what we’ve been through
Play these bars, smoke and drink
I can’t help but think
I called you from the interstate
You said love won’t wait
It won’t wait for you in Austin
or out in Omaha
It won’t wait for you in Nashville
if you even come back at all
Want me now, I’m yours to take
She said love, this love won’t wait
We’ve been through about everything
Out on the road I pick this guitar and sing
From town to town and about every place in between
I can’t help but think
I called you from the interstate
You said love won’t wait
It won’t wait for you in Austin
or out in Omaha
It won’t wait for you in Nashville
if you even come back at all
If you want me now, I’m yours to take
Love, love won’t wait
She said love, love won’t wait
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9. |
Leave Me Alone
02:46
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You left me shook up
You left me stoned
You left me hollerin’ all night on my own
You left me on the tarmac at the Charleston airport
But I never thought you’d leave me alone
You left your shoes on
‘cross my white floor
You left your number carved into my door
You left your Mitch Miller vinyl but took Zep 1, 2, and 4
But I never thought you’d leave me alone
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
I never thought you’d leave me alone
Well, you left when I was right and right as rain you’ll leave me soaked
But I never thought you’d leave me alone
You left so quickly
I didn’t know
that you’d rightly left a long long time ago
So now I’m right here right behind you leaving right before I go
But I never thought you’d leave me alone
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
I never thought you’d leave me alone
Well, you left when I was right and right as rain you’ll leave me soaked
But I never thought you’d leave me alone
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
Leave me alone(Leave me alone)
I never thought you’d leave me alone
Well, you left when I was right and right as rain you’ll leave me soaked
But I never thought you’d leave me alone
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10. |
New Year's Day
07:12
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New Years resolution
What are we choosing?
Only keep what we’re using
Leave all the rest
January
Too much to carry
Ain’t feeling very
much like myself
Days are strange
They all seem the same
But I can’t complain
Just another year gone
Auld Lang syne
Try to find
a little peace of mind
in good things to come
And you know it’s all gonna fade
someday when we up and move away
I guess we better laugh
just to keep from crying
And you know all the stories
Next round is on me
I guess we better laugh
just to keep from crying
Ooh Ooh
Call the doctor
Call the medicine man
We’ve got to get back to this land
Hear the ancient tones
Rattling bones
Underneath this moss and stone
Ooh Ooh
On forest floor we will sleep
From clear springs we’ll drink
Returning to unconscious dreams
Please let this stillness be
Ooh Ooh
You cant buy or sell
Take or borrow
Down the road with you tomorrow
So whatcha gonna give?
With this time create
These hearts were meant to break
Go outside find you a lover
Sing ‘em a sweet song every night
Go climb a mountain
underneath the stars
And don’t forget to drink you some rye
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Oyo Marietta, Ohio
Boot-stompin' music from the banks of the Ohio River. Another Round out June 2023.
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