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Hey America
05:26
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45 years got a few friends I can trust
I got a couple more baby we don’t talk that much
I got a woman, my god, she’s the best I’ve ever seen
She keep me rollin like an 18 wheel machine
I’m on a roll, I’m rollin, rollin on
I’m an Indiana boy with a heart that won’t sit still
My cups runnin over but I still aint got my fill
Pray for me Mary that I keep my spirit right
Help me Jesus when I wanna give up the fight
I’m on a roll, I’m rollin, rollin on
I’m on a roll, honey I’m rolling
Hey America I’m lookin for a sign
Hey America, yeah a little sign of life
Hey America
Living by faith and not by sight
Drivin through the mountains in the middle of the night
Rain coming down but I think I see your light
Hey America
I’m on a roll, I’m rollin, rollin on
I’m on a roll, honey I’m rolling
Hey America I’m lookin for a sign
Hey America, yeah a little sign of life
Hey America
Living by faith and not by sight
Drivin through the mountains in the middle of the night
Rain coming down but I think we’ll be alright
Hey America
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City Care Forgot
04:28
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Gonna take a train to louisiana
Gonna find myself some company
Way Down, Way Down
Been feeling like this for a season
Like the whole world is gettin mean
And I need some shelter -
‘Fore it takes over me
It don’t matter
What you thought
It don’t matter what you’re not
In the city care forgot
I once spent some time in West Virginia
With people whose lives had washed away
Way down.. Way down
Family of four sitting in a driveway
Trunk filled up with sleeping bags
That Wills Creek water - took everything they had
It don’t matter
If you prayed
It don’t matter
If you stayed
That muddy water… gonna have its say
Maria I am looking for a reason
To pack up what we need and slip away
Way down way down
Take that train down to louisiana
Find ourselves some company
Find some shelter
Fore it washes all away
It don’t matter
If they talk
It don’t matter
True or not
In the city care forgot
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Solomon
05:30
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Solomon built a house
For the Lord
But the most high don’t livein a house of stone
Solomon built a house
For the lord
But the most high don’t live in a house of gold
He lives in the stars, and in souls
there is space beyond distraction
where ancient spirits wander free
whispering like a wheezing ember
There is a light in you you can still see
Solomon built a house
For the Lord
But the most high don’t livein a house of stone
Solomon built a house
For the lord
But the most high don’t live in a house of gold
He lives in space, and in souls
Precious stones and money don’t impress him
Nothing to defend or demand
Nothing but mercy and forgiveness
And the whole cosmos drawn into a lamb
There is a place beyond distraction
Right here sitting at this pub
The ghosts are wandering around us
The spirit pointing us to love
Solomon built a house
For the Lord
But the most high don’t livein a house of stone
Solomon built a house
For the lord
But the most high don’t live in a house of gold
He lives in the stars,
He lives in space
He lives in hearts
and in souls
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Arrested Decay
03:34
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We are not islands
We are not sunsets
The stories of the silent frisson and gold
The stories of the silenced gonna be told
Arrested decay
Arrested decay
Arrested decay but my heart is on the mend
We are not islands
We are not sunsets
The stories of the silent written in bold
The stories of the silenced gonna be told
Arrested decay
Arrested decay
Arrested decay but my heart is on the mend
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The Abyss (For Lydia)
03:59
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Some say the world will end in fire
Some say the righteous shall be flame
Meanwhile we balance on this wire
Hoping the gleam will light our way
Lydia I don’t know how you do it
But i know this place is better cause you’re here
Trace the lid of the cup try to quiet your mind now
And step away from the abyss
Some say the days are growing short
Some say the best is yet to come
You say there’s only one way out
And that’s to care for everyone
Lydia I don’t know how you do it
But i know this place is kinder cause youre here
Face the window and think of yosemite
And step away… from the abyss
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say the righteous shall be flame
Meanwhile we balance on this wire
Hoping that love will be our claim
Lydia I don’t know how you do it
But I know this world is better cause youre here
Put on Sigur Ros, try to quiet your mind now
And step away.. .from the abyss
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Gonna take a train to louisiana
Gonna find myself some company
Way Down, Way Down
Been feeling like this for a season
Like the whole world is gettin mean
And I need some shelter -
‘Fore it takes over me
It don’t matter
What you thought
It don’t matter what you’re not
In the city care forgot
I once spent some time in West Virginia
With people whose lives had washed away
Way down.. Way down
Family of four sitting in a driveway
Trunk filled up with sleeping bags
That Wills Creek water - took everything they had
It don’t matter
If you prayed
It don’t matter
If you stayed
That muddy water… gonna have its say
Maria I am looking for a reason
To pack up what we need and slip away
Way down way down
Take that train down to louisiana
Find ourselves some company
Find some shelter
Fore it washes all away
It don’t matter
If they talk
It don’t matter
True or not
In the city care forgot
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