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Little White Lines
02:21
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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
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2. |
Laurel Clementine
04:28
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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
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3. |
Seein' Red
03:13
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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
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4. |
Cairo
03:47
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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
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5. |
Hallelujah Now
04:56
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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
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6. |
Lay Me Down
03:56
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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
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7. |
Thanks to You
03:00
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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
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8. |
Long Way to Go
03:28
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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
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9. |
Closer to the Light
04:13
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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
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10. |
Jordan River
02:22
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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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