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Hellbender
06:10
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Ozark streams...
...are in my dreams
Stars moon leaves....laying in water
Hellbender!
Is there any water left for you?
Hellbender!
Where are you layin’ in water?
You’re one of the lucky ones
Where is your water comin’ from?
Is it Devil’s Branch?
Is it Devil’s Backbone?
Is it Devil’s Den?
Is it Devil’s Elbow?
Is it Devil’s Icebox?
Is it Devil’s Kitchen?
Is it Devil’s Rockpile?
Is it Devil’s Run?
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2. |
Abstract Fingers
03:50
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When I was young I went around the block
To visit the neighbor lady
Hopin she had something good to eat
I asked her and she said maybe
Then I saw it way up high
A golden brown delicious pie
I had to know what was inside
I reached on high, she asked me why
I said
Chorus
I got abstract fingers
They go where they’re not supposed to go
They go there because they think they know
That I ain’t watchin them
Then I started heading straight out of town
and woke up in a strange city
I started roaming all around
I'm not asking for your pity
I knew I could not trust my thighs
perhaps my eyes would make me wise
or my ears could keep me apprised
But I'm just outside a surprise
when I open a door . . .
Chorus
I’m respectable now, I got bunches of keys
I drive to the farmer’s market
I look for nice and legal space
I know just where to park it
But when I see the luscious fruit
I fondle every stalk and root
My lady she turns up her snoot
I’m buttoned up inside my suit
But from the wrist on down . . .
Chorus
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3. |
Walking Man
03:23
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If you see me don't try to free me
It has to be this way
Don't try to stall me don't try to call me
I won't have a word to say
I'm the walking man
Walking all over your town
I'm the walking man
Just walking up and down
I'm not looking for love or heaven above
Not looking for a smoke or a toke
Not looking for a glove not looking for a shove
Not looking for a poke or a Coke
But I'm looking for something
Looking for something . . .
Don't try to name me don't try to shame me
Don't tell me how to be
Don't try to save me don't try to shave me
Don't run me up your tree
I'm the walking man
Walking all over your town
I'm the walking man
Just walking up and down
I'm not looking for a pass not looking for a glass
Not looking for a meal or a feel
Not looking for a bath not looking for a path
Not looking for a wheel or a deal
But I'm looking for something
Looking for something . . .
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4. |
Last Day on Earth
05:32
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V1: It's your last day on earth, now, how you gonna spend it, how you gonna spend your very last day?
Are you gonna feel sad, are you gonna feel angry, gonna wish you lived your life a different way?
Or are you gonna feel strong, gonna feel ready, gonna feel you lived your life just the right way?
Well the camel can’t get through the eye of the needle, eye of the needle, camel can’t go.
So don’t look back as you slip through the needle, slip through the needle to the sky below.
CHORUS: I’ll see you through, it’s the last thing I’ll do; don’t look back, cross the gap.
V2: It's your last day on earth, now, how you gonna end it, how you gonna end your very last day?
You could listen to some music, listen to the heartbeat, following the rhythm as it fades away,
Or you could take a little walk, now, deep into a forest, find a place to sleep so far away
Well the camel can’t get through the eye of the needle, eye of the needle, camel can’t go.
So don’t look back as you slip through the needle, slip through the needle to the sky below.
CHORUS: Please don’t cry, as I wave good-bye; you’ll forget that we ever met.
Bridge:
Well I believe that each and every one, will find their own redemption, the journey has begun, following the sun!
And I believe the truth shall set us free, eventually; that we always need, that we shall receive!
End:
It's your last day on earth, how you gonna spend it, how you gonna spend your very last day?
It's your last day on earth, how you gonna end it, how you gonna end your very last day?
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5. |
In His Shoes
04:00
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V1
I think of him every day
I walk in his shoes
I think of what he would say
I walk in his shoes
Chorus
In his shoes
At least I got his shoes
In his shoes
I’ll walk away these blues
Verse 2
I try to be the best I can
I walk in his shoes
I try to be a decent man
I walk in his shoes
Chorus
Verse 3
He lost his dad when he was ten
He didn’t get no shoes
Mighty sad to lose again
At least I got his shoes
Chorus
Got his shoes...
Bridge
(That man was) Love, love
Love, lo-o-ove
He was love, love
every day
Verse 4
A brandy man / at toonie time
really made him grin
I never saw him drink too much
It never did him in
Chorus:
Did him in
It never did him in
Made him grin
Man, it made him grin
Verse 5
He was light on his feet
It was hard on his shoes
he taught me to accept defeat
sometimes you’re gonna lose
Chorus:
Gonna lose
Sometimes you’re gonna lose
Gonna lose
At least I got his shoes
Bridge
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6. |
Hot Sweet Boozy Cherries
04:26
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I’ve spent a lifetime being cautious
I’ve spent a lifetime being good
When it snows I always wear galoshes
I think that everybody should
But now I think my time is finally coming
Temptations and delights are all around
A lot of good intentions will be done in
When this good ship touches down
Chorus
Done in by hot sweet boozy cherries sitting at the bar
I’m feeling good and fine
Done in by sweet exuberance, I’m wishing on a star
That I could make you mine
When opportunity comes knocking
I’ll already be going out the door
I’m gonna let you do all of the talking
Cause I’ll be busy making love not war
I’m going where the menu is delicious
I’m gonna lay salvation on the line
Ain’t no one gonna make me do the dishes
I’m going where the sun don’t shine
Chorus
Repeat verse one and chorus
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7. |
House of Bad Ideas
04:20
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We want you to be happy
We want you to be well
But you can bet that your safety net
Is dragging you to hell
Without it you will prosper
Everything’s going to be fine
Just as it says in the gospel
“You’ve got yours and I’ve got mine”
You need easy answers
You need panaceas
Welcome, welcome
Welcome, welcome
Welcome to the House of Bad Ideas
We care about your water
We care about your air
They may stink but still we think
They make a lovely pair
All this regulation
Is just to much too much to pay
It stifles innovation
And just gets in the way
We’ll dig our coal and take the oil
From Sunnis and from Shias
Welcome, welcome
Welcome, welcome
Welcome to the House of Bad Ideas
Our military’s growing
And has us standing tall
To keep the peace we must increase
The budget for it all
We’re all in this together
Toward a better day
When all of you are winners
And the losers run away
We’re going to fix the Middle East
And both of the Koreas
Welcome, welcome
Welcome, welcome
Welcome to the House of Bad Ideas
We’re all about your liberties
Just don’t say certain words
“Science-based” and “climate change”
Are strictly for the birds
And skip that silly sympathy
For people down and out
Just sing “My Country ‘tis of Thee”
That’s what it’s all about
A border wall is just the thing
For Josés and Marias
Welcome, welcome
Welcome, welcome
Welcome to the House of Bad Ideas
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8. |
Blanket
05:37
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9. |
Tell Mama
04:08
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10. |
Liberal Man Blues
03:48
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V1: Pick up the paper, reading the story, another smack-down for the super-majority
Common man, he’s on the run, wealthy man, he’s having fun
Common man says, where do I sign, I’ll believe anything, keep me in line
You got me blaming the poor, protecting the boss, thinking up is down and a win is a loss,
I’m so confused, I don’t know what to do, guess I’ll scratch my head, and have another brew
Chorus: I got the over-educated, partly liberated, under-medicated ….. Yeah! liberal man blues
I got the blue state, red face, third place; cheap date, switch bait, can’t wait… … liberal man blues
Now ain’t it the truth, what are you gonna do.
V2: Watching Fox News, spinning the story, another defeat for the common glory
Working man, he’s working late, big boss man, he licks the plate,
Working man says, can I kiss your feet? Whatever it takes to get a little to eat
You got me under your thumb, fighting for crumbs, hoping I’ll do better when the next world comes,
I’m so confused, I don’t know what to do, guess I’ll scratch my head, and have another brew
Chorus
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11. |
Din and Sit
04:25
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late again
turn off the right
gate again
give back my sight
ann again
set out the <pi>
and again
let this dog lie
Chorus
patrinomy patrinomy pass the bride
you can't read the writing on the other's hide
matrimony matrimony take a ride
you can't tear the other from the other's side
word again
bodies expire
warm again
close to the fire
missed again
find the next prime
this again
nailed inside time
Chorus
will again
ills in alive
tillermen
cheat on their wives
coin again
stop all your cryin’
mine again
it’s only dyin’
Chorus
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12. |
Hold On
02:40
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