Released 2008
Rara Avis Records
- Gamblin’ Man’s Blues
- On My Feet Again
- Get My Head Right
- Don’t Feel Bad For Cryin’
- Long Way Down
- Fuddydud
- I Am The Wheel
- Fade Away
- That’s All Behind Me Now
- My Only Conviction
Lyrics
Gamblin’ Man’s Blues
THE SUN IS UP SEEMS LIKE IT JUST WENT DOWN THE LIGHT FROM THE MAKER SHINES ON THE HALLOWED GROUND REFRACTION TOF THE LIGHT THROUGH A STAINED GLASS DOOR I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PRAY TO GOD ANYMORE
HUSTLIN’ OUT ON THE STREETS FOR DAYS
COUNTIN’ MY SCORE AT NIGHT TO KEEP MY FEARS AT BAY
FOR EVERY DOLLAR I LOST THERE’S A PENNY I EARNED OH BUT I LEARNED THERE’S A HOLE IN THE POCKET OF JEANS THAT THE MONEY JUST BURNS RIGHT THROUGH I’VE GOT THE GAMBLIN’ MAN’S BLUES
STANDIN’ ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD TO OBLIVION WONDERIN’ IF MY LIFE MADE A DIFFERENCE TO ANYONE I WAS COCKY WHEN I CAME NOW I’M HUMBLES AS I GO I GUESS THE TOLSS TAKEN IN MY LIFE ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW
TATTERED CLOTHES AND A FACE THAT’S WORN
AND THE LOOK IN MY EYES SHOWS ALL THE DESPARATE PLACES THAT I’VE GONE
EVERYONE’S IN LINE AND THEY’RE PLAYIN’ FOR KEEPS BUT DEFEAT IS ANOTHER MOTIVATOR FOR THOSE WHO’RE BUILT TO LAST BUT SOME OF THEM ARE BORN TO LOSE THEY GOT THE GAMBLIN’ MAN’S BLUES
EVERYONE IS MET WITH SOME BAD NEWS
BUT IT’S HOW YOU CHOOSE TO REACT THAT’S UP TO YOU
BALANCING ON A MOMENT’S FLEETING CREST
LIKE A RIPPLE IN THE FABRIC OF YOUR WILDEST SWEET WET DREAMS’ NEW DRESS
FOR EVERY STEP YOU TAKE YOU TAKE TWO STEPS BACK THEN A CRACK HAS FRACTURED IN THE MIRROR THAT DOES NOTHIN’ BUT REFLECT THE FACT THAT NO ONE GIVES A DAMN ABOUT YOU YOU GOT THE GAMBLIN’ MAN’S BLUES AND THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
On My Feet Again
MAYBE I’M A LITTLE SLOW
MAYBE MY SKIN’S TOO THIN
BUT I STILL WANNA PLAY THE GAME
ALTHOUGH I MAY NEVER WIN
I MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE RULES
SO I MIGHT LOOK LIKE A FOOL TO YOU
BUT I STILL CARRY MYSELF AROUND
DESPITE YOUR RIDICULE
IF YOU LOOK ME OVER AND FEEL LIKE YOU HAVEN’T SEEN MUCH YET YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT I’M SOMEONE TO FORGET BUT IF YOU’RE LIKE ME AND A STORM IS RAGIN’ FROM WITHIN REMEMBER YOU CAN’T SAIL WITHOUT THE WIND THROUGH THE OPENING THAT’LL GET US OVER TO A NEW BEGINNING AND WE’LL GET BACK UP ON OUR FEET AGAIN
NOW IF WHAT I’M SAYIN’ SOUNDS A LITTLE GILB THEN YOU DON’T KNOW THE WAY I LIVE ALTHOUGH IT’S ON MY OWN TERMS I’VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN
THERE’S ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO’LL SING SWEETER AND MORE IN KEY YOU CAN LOOK TO THEM BUT ALL I HAVE IS ME IF IT’S TRUE THAT NOTHING’S BORN WITHOUT SOME PAIN AND NOTHING GROWS WITHOUT THE RAIN IT’S FINALLY SINKING IN I’LL POUR MYSELF OVER TO A NEW BEGINNING AND I’LL GET BACK UP ON MY FEET AGAIN
I MIGHT NEED A HELPING HAND
WHEN IT GETS HARD FOR ME TO STAND
IF YOU CAN’T HELP TO LIFT ME UP
MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE CAN
I MIGHT GET LOST ALONG THE WAY
TO HAPPINESS THERE IS NO MAP
YOU CAN OFFER UP DIRECTIONS
BUT I’LL MAKE MY OWN PATH TO WHERE WE’RE GOING AND ONLY THEN I’LL GET BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
Get My Head Right
HAD TO LEAVE FROM THE CITY
SO I DROVE AWAY LAST NIGHT
TO THE SEASIDE COUNTRY
WHERE THING’S ARE A LITTLE LESS UPTIGHT
NOW I’M SITTIN’ ON A HOT BEACH
SOAKIN’ UP THE SUNLIGHT
WAITIN’ ON A COOL BREEZE
JUST TRYIN’ TO GET MY HEAD RIGHT
IF I COULD GET MY HEAD RIGHT
I ’D TRY TO LEAD MY LIFE RIGHT
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN’ FUN
AND A FEW MORE LESS FIGHTS
STEER CLEAR OF THE WRONG TURNS
TRY TO KEEP MY LIGHTS ON BRIGHT
COOL THE FIRE SO I WON’T GET BURNED
TRYIN’ TO GET MY HEAD RIGHT
I USED TO TRY AND FIGHT IT BUT NOW I DON’T NOW I DON’T
THAT’S HOW I GOT MY HEAD SO WRONG WRONG WRONG
EVERYTIME I LOOK ACROSS THAT OPEN SEA
I THINK ABOUT HOW GOOD OUR LIVES COULD BE
IF WE HAVE TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT
AIN’T GONNA EASE UP TIL THE MORNING LIGHT
MAYBE HAVE TO GET A LITTLE MEAN AND WAY LOW DOWN
TRYIN’ TO TURN OUR SWINGING HEADS AROUND
I MAY HAVE ME SOME DEEP BLUES
BUT I CAN SEE THE GOOD LORD’S LIGHT SHINE ON FOREVER
I’LL TAKE ALL THE HELP I CAN USE
TRYIN’ TO GET MY HEART AND HEAD TOGETHER
IT’S NOT THE DESTINATION IT’S THE JOURNEY THEY SAY
THAT’S WHY I TRY MYSELF MOST EVERY DAY
TO GET HIGHER THAN A BIRD OR A KITE
JUST TRYIN’ TO GET MY HEAD RIGHT
REPEAT CHORUS
Don’t Feel Bad for Crying
Some people bleed in torrents
While others never bleed at all
And some people’s blood just boils
cause they hate it all
Some believe in violence to change
Another’s will
And others think that peace will
Make the violence still
Some think it’s time to hit the breaks
‘Cause what’s the hurry
And some can’t see mistakes
‘Cause their visions blurry
Warm bright light in a dark and freezin’ nights
Give you just enough warmth to make
Everything alright
Sometimes pain can be your guide
So don’t feel bad for cryin’ tonight
Some of us take pills
We swallow just for thrills
While other tip the bottle for the
Pain it kills
Some of us do both
While others (smoke their) stick with tea
They say all things must pass if you
Wait patiently
How can you escape
When there is nowhere left to go
You cannot truly run away when
The wheels turn so slow
Cold dark thoughts on a warm and
Sunny day
Kill just enough courage to make
Your decay
I can see the light fading from your eyes
Well don’t feel bad for cryin’ tonight
Pain can make a healthy man sick
If he wallows and he lingers in it
But hope can lead a blind man home
If he feels it down to his bones
Or maybe he’s just one of the lucky ones
But even he still recoils in hurt
But no one wants to hear a
Grown man whine
But you shouldn’t feel bad for cryin’
(Repeat chorus 1)
Long Way Down
SOMETIMES A MAN CAN DO SOME WRONG IN HIS LIFE MISGUIDED BY SOME WRONG ADVICE IT’S NOT RAINING IT’S THE BROKEN PIPES THAT SPILL ALL THEIR WATER DOWN AND FLOOD OUT THE COBWEBS IN HIS MIND
THEY SAY A MAN CAN DROWN IN JUST ONE CUP OF WATER BUT HE’S STILL GOING OUT TO SEE THE PANORAMA OF THE OPEN SEA WHILE HIS FRIENDS BACK ON DRY LAND CUSS HIM OUT FOR CHASING HIS DREAMS
YOU WANT TO RUN AWAY
FROM SOME GRAY DAYS THAT
FEEL LIKE THEY’RE GONNA KILL YOU
CONFRONT THAT FEAR THAT’S IN FRONT OF YOU THERE’S NO BACKING OUT NOW ‘CAUSE YOU’VE ALREADY JUMPED OUT OF THE PLANE AND FORGOT YOUR PARACHUTE
IT’S A LONG WAY DOWN
WHEN YOU GET UP THAT HIGH
SINK LIKE A STONE OR YOU CAN FLY
YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE
DON’T SECOND GUESS YOURSELF
TO GET TO HEAVEN YOU’VE GOT TO GO THROUGH HELL SOMETIMES
IT’S A LONG WAY DOWN
WHEN YOU GET UP THAT HIGH
SINK LIKE A STONE OR YOU CAN FLY
YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE
DON’T SECOND GUESS IT NOW
YOU HEARD YOUR INNER VOICE FINALLY TELL YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR LIFE COMPLETE YOU CAN’T SEE THE ROAD UP AHEAD FROM THE BACKSEAT
Fuddydud
The horizon is rife with possibilities
I’ll be riding on the crest on a bold a new wave
To be embraced
By the arms of the world opened up
I got the message
From the writing on the wall
And I won’t stand here anymore
And wait to fall
Let’s pick it up
We need the strength to pull the weight of it all
Further up the ladder of evolution
I’m kickin’ out the rungs as I go up
Reflections of a new dawn
Are flickering in my head
And all the voices once unintelligible
Now I heard every word they said
To be extolled by the virtuous sides of this life
And what is right
What feels right
All is all right
I won’t wait for something physical in sight
Let’s lead the blind up to the faintness
Of a guiding light
Everybody wants some form or shape or way
To feel warm
Inside
I’ve been living out of hand in unstableness
And I’d never planned it
If ever there was a way for me out of this mess
Would I ever land it?
Tryin’s not an option for me
If I can’t get it done
And dying is a fallback for me
Because I’m living on
There’s no limit to the heavens in the night
Or what’s possible in this life
I Am the Wheel
I am an 18 year old wheel
I’ve been spinnin’ on the ground
And I don’t like the sound
Or the way I’ve been rolling
I’ve been traveling down the well-beaten path
I feel normal
But I know that it won’t last
Cuz I’m still crazy
And I love when I am movin’ oh so fast
Dear driver, dear driver
Please roll me along
Cuz I belong one million miles away
And you can stay right here
I’ve been in over my head again
Been takin’ bad advice from all my friends
Tell me when will it ever end
I want to know
Dear driver, dear driver
Please roll me along
Cuz I belong one million miles away
And you can stay right here
I am the wheel
I am the wheel
I am the wheel
I am the wheel
Fade Away
I never wanted more than this
I’ve been feigning for your kiss
Your arms around me and my big high hope I’m drunken on your dope
Carry me back to where we did our time
I’ve been walking on a thin, thin line
I’ve been holding out so long
I let go I’m not that strong
I’ve been dreaming of that big highway
I’m going there today
Just like in pictures as they fade away
Watch me in your mirror as I fade away
Fade away
Fade away
That’s All Behind Me Now
Ken Will Morton & Kristen Hall (Sugarland)
I was sorted in with snakes and vines
Like that rumpled old black coat of mine
I was standin’ on the precipice of a new frontier
So I cut them vines and shot them snakes
Then left it behind me in my wake
A river of regret runs into one big tear
But that’s all behind me now
Chorus
I’ve got better things to do with my time
Doubt and fear we don’t need you here
Move on, move on
‘Cause that’s all behind me now
Imagine we can break a mold
And change the way a story’s told
And it doesn’t cost a thing to take a new road
Life has means to make demands
And deal you up a losin’ hand
I used to try and fight it but
Now I don’t, now I don’t
‘Cause that’s all behind me now
Chorus
Cleanliness is an uphill war
I like four brick walls, no windows, and no doors
I’ve been tied up in your needs
Oh now listen to me please
I just can’t do that anymore
I’m not gonna live like the way I did before
Cause that’s all behind me now
Chorus
My Only Conviction
I KNOW IT ISN’T EASY
NOBODY SAID IT WOULD BE
LIFE GETS STRANGE
IN THE MOST WONDERFUL WAYS
IT GETS CRAZY EVERYDAY
IT ALWAYS MOVES SO FAST
AND NONE OF IT WILL LAST
WHY IS TIME
ALWAYS ON THE RUN
AND DOES IT EVER GET DONE
TAKING AWAY
EVERYTHING THAT YOU LOVE
IF YOU CANNOT STAND TO SUFFER
THAN YOU’LL NEVER TRULY EVER FEEL RELIEF AND THAT AIN’T OPINION THAT AIN’T BELIEF THAT’S CONVICTION MY ONLY CONVICTION
Muscadine Wine
PICK YER POISON IN THE BACKYARD FROM THE VINE
THE FRUIT IS RIPE
IN THE MIDDLE OF A SOUTHERN TOWN THAT’S QUIET
AND THE COUNTY’S DRY
WITH YOURS CASKS HOLED UP IN A ROOM
YOU THINK NO ONE IN TOWN KNOWS WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’
BUT I KNOW WHAT YOUR DOIN
HOLDING UP A GLASS AND TOAST THE WORLD
THE WORLD IS YOURS
GOOD WATER MAKES GOOD WINE
LIKE IN OLDEN TIMES WHEN THEY DRANK
MUSCADINE WINE
NO ONE’S GONNA TELL THE POLICE WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’
OR WHO YOU SUPPLY
THERE’S A PARTY IN THE HOLLER GOIN’ ON TONITE
YOU MIGHT SHOULD COME BY
IT’S NOT WHAT THE LAW WILL ALLOW
THE SHERIFF’S GRANDFATHER SHOWED ME HOW
NOW WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOUR DOIN
CHORUS
BRIDGE
LET’S TOAST TO ALL THE BEST
LET’S TOAST TO HAPPINESS
THE SMOKE BLOWS UP IN A PLUME
INTOXICATING FRUIT SURROUNDS YOU
CHORUS
