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Hallelujah Now

by Graham Stone Music

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1.
Well the Pennslvania Turnpike’s a hell of a road Climbin through the mountains in the wind and the snow All the way to Pittsburgh up to Buffalo I just watch the Alleghenies and the Blue Ridge roll Watch the Alleghenies and the Blue Ridge roll Well a midwest winter and a frozen sky Drivin from Virginia with Georgia on my mind Still gettin higher than them Tennessee pines Between these hotels motels and little white lines Hotels motels and little white lines Highway away, Highway all day, Highway always: this highway’s rollin so far away Now I’m rippin through Ohio hope I dont break down Gotta get to Detroit city I’m bound Driving this Pontiac Bonneville round Through these hotels motels and sleepy little towns Hotels motels and sleepy little towns Well a quarter and dollar now nickel & a dime I’m runnin outta road we’re runnin outta time I’m ridin low and dirty through the gritty and the grime Well I wanna stand tall gotta steel my spine Wanna stand tall gotta steel my spine But I’m all outta whiskey almost outta wine Still got tobacco and it suits me fine But every drag I take I say will be the last time No more hotels motels and little white lines Hotels motels and little white lines Hotels motels and little white lines Highway away, Highway all day, Highway always: this highway’s rollin so far away
2.
One cloudy day deep in Appalachia Southwest Virginia rain drivin down Deep in the heart of them ancient mountains A young maiden fair was livin in a dyin town When in from the trail I came a stranger Gentlehearted soul just lost the way That maiden fair I’ll always remember She took me in till the light of day She took me in till the light of day Sweet darlin laurel my darlin fine She is the one I call my clementine Through all these years Lord I cant forget you And I keep your kindness always on my mind I hope this letter may still yet reach you My darlin Laurel Clementine When the mornin light came through the treetops Said Laurel won’t you come away with me You can take my hand and we’ll travel westward Lord I am bound for Tenneessee x2 Lord I'm bound, bound for East Tennessee She looked at me and said dear rambler Her eyes were clear as the light of day She said you know that I cant forget you But this here is my home and I’m bound to stay x2 But this here is my home, home and I’m bound to stay Sweet darlin laurel my darlin fine She is the one I call my clementine Through all these years I cant forget you I keep your kindness always on my mind I hope this letter may still yet reach you My darlin Laurel Clementine
3.
Seein' Red 03:13
One day on a long dark dusty road An old lonely man I did behold His beard was grey and his eyes were cold And this is what he said to me Hey there stranger better listen to me I got a gun in my hand and crazy tendencies so don’t try no funny business with me cause I’m seein red and I’d love to watch you bleed Well hey now ho now this aint on the low down & everybody knows me in this town so get up or get down run on down south cause I’m sick of hearin your big mouth there ain’t much I’ll take from a stranger and boy I don’t know you at all I dont know you so One false move and I’m pullin the trigger, click bang bang better call the grave digger or I could take this pistol to the side of your head I aint jokin but I’ll be laughin when youre dead I’ll be laughin when I’m standin there beatin you senseless & you're screamin on the ground curled up and defenseless What'd I tell ya bout messing with me boy? I can’t explain it I see red I can’t contain it I see red This whole town I’m gonna paint it red ha ha ha! Hear ye hear ye, people better fear me if ya don’t ya thinkin illogically Hera ye hear me I’m not crazy Though it might seem like it periodically No no I wont sing about it no no no thats for sure No no I wont sing about it not anything not anymore
4.
Cairo 03:47
woke up early in the morning darling shining bright sunrise like i've never seen before theres an ocean in between us darling thats alright i dont think i have ever loved you more whispering into wind i'm walking late at night a hush falls o'er the desert floor now the stars and the sands are calling this feels right its all a sign that i simply can't ignore inside the outside skin i'm cleaning i will fight i'm pullin fangs out from in my heel wide awake but feeling like i'm dreamin i just might strange at times the truth can seem surreal woke up on another morning darling i'm alright clear mind like i've never had before still ocean in between us darling thats alright because i know i have never loved you more
5.
Amelia Magnolia you been gone for so long I’m goin back down to Virginia you know thats where I belong The winter’s so bitter here so awful damn cold Been better if I never set foot in Ohio But in my mind you’re standin in the kitchen in a white nightgown With your barefeet slidin cross the floor to the radio sound Amelia Magnolia from that Wilson County border line Virginia singin down to Carolina Little sister there will come a time Well the time is right now Darlin here I’ll make my stand And I’ll follow you honey Wont you please take my hand And so we danced in the kitchen to the Leonard Cohen radio sound Singin hallelujah together as the sun went down Amelia Magnolia theres a few things I’ll never forget The way you yelled “you go straight to hell” The way you smoked your cigarettes When the warm emerald summer burned out Just like your last smoke And the fall came to the mountains we met up in Roanoke But a Southwest wind is blowin low and lonesome now Bringing lofty golden leaves to the hallowed ground I drove off in the early morning and left behind what we had coming down Just turned the radio loud, loud, loud Amelia magnolia I still cant believe you’re gone Were you all together different we’re you out there gettin stoned Well the last time I saw ya was that Appalachian town We were sittin on a front porch swingin as the sun went down But its so much harder singing hallelujah It’s so much harder singin halleujah now
6.
Lay Me Down 03:56
Lay me down in the river let the water wash over my shoulders Lay me down in the river where the water runs deep and cold Lay me down in the river let the water wash over my shoulders Lay me down in the river let the muddy waters cleanse my soul Been waitin all these years for your time to come around All life ever did it seems was let you down So you swore by God above youre gonna up and leave this town Never seemed to find your feet a place on solid ground Lay me down in the river when the rain comes fallin down Cleanse my heart cleanse my mind lead me on Lay me down in the river let the water wash over my shoulders Lay me down in the river where the water runs deep and cold Lay me down in the river let the water wash over my shoulders Lay me down in the river let the muddy waters cleanse my soul You know I aint ever been the holy rollin kind Rather pack my bags roll up and smoke my troubled clouded mind But I could never earn the steadfast love that shines Or the blood inside my veins with a heartbeat keepin time We’re all still fightin a war Lion prowls can ya hear him roar The river runs The river rolls to the Eastern Shore Well I know the lost are found each time I find my way And I know enough to say I love you Whether or not you‘re gay Or if you hate if you lie When we dont see eye to eye If we cheat and if we steal When we dont face what is real When we fail when we get high When we never wonder why In this place beneath these stars Words that heal these broken hearts If it takes all night and day I still know enough to say Living here aint for the faint of heart anyway We’re all still fightin a war Lion prowls can ya hear him roar? The river runs The river rolls to the Eastern Shore Lay me down in the river let the water wash over my shoulders Lay me down in the river where the water runs deep and cold Lay me down in the river let the water wash over my shoulders Lay me down in the river let the muddy waters cleanse my soul
7.
Lead me & guide me & help me please I’m so tired and I’m on my knees Lord I’m desperate desperate a desperate man Unclean lips and unclean hands Please don’t take me now Lord if you can help it Let me stay down here & keep workin for a few I’m a little worried now I’m bein' selfish But I ain’t scared to die no we all do Aw so take me & shake me & wake me up I'm down on myself & down on my luck Just for tryin to scratch an itch Or for trying to make a buck I’m sorry for the lies that I have told x3 But here I am again 4 in the mornin Old rag where I been coming since a boy It’s been the honor of my life to take the damage And the love from you has been my greatest joy Aw but please don’t take me now if it’s all the same to you Feels like there’s a lotta things here that I could do As a husband & a father & a son and brother too But help me to believe in what you choose Now help me to believe in what you choose x2 But what I wouldn’t give to see some grandkids And what I wouldn’t give to see you all grey This life we built I know that we’ve been given And it's the Lord that gives and its the Lord that’ll take away x2 But please don’t take me now Lord if you can help it Let me stay down here, keep workin for a few I aint so worried now or feeling selfish And I sure ain’t scared to die now thanks to you
8.
I am a man but I aint righteous I am a man and I aint clean My heart is weak and often wanders I aint the man I wanna be My eyes aint always full of wonder My lips won’t always sing this song Takes all the lightning and the thunder For to keep my hands from doin wrong Oh I know I’ve still got a long way to go I have asked to be forgiven Lord I have asked to be restored Though I still bear the weight of this burden For the rest of my days Lord Oh Lord that you would make me righteous Oh Lord that you would make me clean Strengthen my heart and keep me rooted Like an oak tree planted by a stream Oh I know I’ve still got a long way to go You say I have been forgiven You say I have been restored Though I still bear the weight of this burden Well I’m learnin to rest in your grace Lord So remember me in times of trial Lord forge the mettle of my soul That I might go the extra mile Fashion a diamond from the coal Oh I know I’ve still got a long way to go
9.
I’m not proud of the history Of the place that I’m from I’m not proud of the folks who teach lies to the young I’m not proud of myself Or the things I have done Thank God it ain’t my place to judge anyone Thank God it ain’t my place to judge anyone My lungs fill with breath my heart pounds in my chest Every day getting closer to the light In the throes of the darkness In the middle of the storm Still growing ever closer to the light Of the one who was born for to bear all the weight murdered at the hands of the church and the state Resurrected by love just as sure as you’re born And after the night comes a glorious morn after the night comes a glorious morn ice’ll thaw off the branches sun’ll dry out the wood Stack the stones to the remember this place Where you kept me protect me and deliver me Lord let me sing of your mercy and grace Forever I’ll sing of your mercy and grace My lungs fill with breath my heart pounds in my chest Every day getting closer to the light In the throes of the darkness In the middle of the storm Still growing ever closer to the light
10.
Jordan River 02:22
I’m going to the Jordan River I’m headin for the promised land And I’ll walk through the muddy waters If you take me by the hand I’m goin' down When I come to Jericho City I’m marchin to the trumpet sound I’m waitin for the walls to crumble Fall right down to the ground They’re fallin' down Lead me up to the mountain Take me to Holy ground I’ll drink straight form the fountain With you is where I’m bound It’s where I’m bound I’m going to the Jordan River I’m headin for the promised land And I’ll walk through the muddy waters If you take me by the hand

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released June 18, 2021

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