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All in a Day
04:06
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The cop pulls up
To where he’s stopped and all
He’s had a few too many
With a friend named Paul
It’s been another year
Of loss and gain
But he’ll be doing fine
If he can just stay sane
It’s been many years
Since the rebel yell
And she sits alone
In a cozy cell
She might have been a star
Might have made it to the top
But then she lost a kid
And then she crossed a cop
(chorus)
Hey, Hey
It’s all in a day
Hey, hey, hey
It’s all in a day
Well there’s a Pizza Hut
And an Exxon sign
Give skeptics proof
Of a clear design
Down deadend Joe’s
Time is moving fast
It’s the damndest thing
How the fun don’t last
Just a tiny tear
In the fabric there
And all the sounds fall through
And fill the air
Just the hazy strains
Of old refrains
It’s just a slip
Have a pleasant trip
(chorus)
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We Wear the Mask
05:12
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We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!
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Witness Tree
04:02
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these fields were once a forest
tall trees far and wide
along came a man ax in his hand
he cut those tall trees down
tall trees grew by the river
clear water tasted like wine
til government planned upriver dam
sucked that river dry
we’re climbing, climbing
climbing up the witness tree
we’re climbing, climbing
climbing up the witness tree
these fields were fertile farmland
for barley corn and rye
til corporate brand poisoned the land
left those fields to die
these streets ran through the city
city built on a field
angry band with fire in hand
burned that city down
sweet dreams to all you sinners
sweat dreams of humble pie
nothing you try, none of your lies
will leave those deeds undone
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This Is the Way
05:24
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this is the way we see the world
in line and color in space
this is the way we hear the world
in sound and silence in time
raven-haired girl in a long pink dress
crawling across the brown field grass
toward the tracks that might lead home
through the unmowed mass before the barn
crooked-legged man playing guitar
his skin and clothes are threadbare blue
old woman below, child by her side
hidden from view under the oil
woman and man, his brother’s wife
embracing forever, laid bare to harm
in blackened bronze or marble white
their lips apart behind her arm
this is the way we fake the world
through perceptions of like and dislike
this is the way we make the world
through expressions born of our mind
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5. |
Run Like the Fire
04:26
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Driving me wild
Singing them lonely lines
Honey, run like the fire
Make it home to me tonight
Face the congregation
Singing in the choir
Your heart’s in the fire
And you come home late at night
Try to find salvation
But it’s taking a bit of time
Love won’t keep you honest
Doin like your doing tonight
Woman and the Devil
Put them side by side
Love don’t know the difference
Their both an angel dressed in white
Driving me wild
Singing them lonely lines
Honey, run like the fire
Make it home to me tonight
Face the congregation
Singing in the choir
Your heart’s in the fire
And you come home late at night
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6. |
No Law
03:57
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Somebody caught me
Some cop in Reno
Somebody caught me
and I’ve been let free, yeah
I wasn’t stalking
I was just talking
From sun up to sun down thinking of her
We were once lovers
I knew her only
I was whole when she when she gave herself to me
An ocean of passion
It flowed between us
A union so strong it could not be broken
She still loves me
I know this to be true
Mistakes were made but they can be corrected too (she made some too)
She mustn’t hide from me
It only serves to anger me
I don’t wish to frighten her
She’s the only one I’ve ever loved
In her new life
I can tell she isn’t happy
If I had the chance I could bring back her sunshine
One single look of longing
Will be my signal
One hundred years of hope still left within me
Somebody catch me
I’ve fallen for her
A wave of light washes over me
When I’m running
In the land of dreams
I’ll run faster and she’s chasing after me
She still loves me
I know this to be true
Mistakes were made but they can be corrected too (she made some too)
She musn’t hide from me
It only serves to anger me
I don’t wish to frighten her
She’s the only one I’ve ever loved
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won’t be comin around here
won’t be comin around here no more
too many cooks in the kitchen
too many people a’ bitchin
won’t be comin round here no more
won’t be whistlin that tune
won’t be whistlin that tune anymore
too many bad times come to mind
too many sad and sickly times
won’t be whistlin that tune anymore
won’t be walkin in step
won’t be walkin in step no more
too many evil deeds are done
too many claims of victory won
won’t be walkin in step no more
won’t be buyin you flowers
won’t be buyin you flowers no more
too many cut down in their prime
too many just to make you shine
won’t be bringin you flowers no more
won’t be givin you love
won’t be givin you love no more
too many fishes in the sea
too many fights around you and me
won’t be givin you love no more
won’t be openin that door
won’t be openin that big red door
too many chickens ready to fly
too many voices spreadin your lies
won’t be openin that big red door
won’t be wearin no shades
won’t be wearin dark shades no more
my eyes are fine to see the sunshine
I don’t need to be colorblind
won’t be wearin dark shades no more
all those days you called me honey
picked my pocket of my money
turned me away from your cold bed
so you could lie down with him instead
won’t be comin round here
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8. |
Flood of '55
05:45
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on August 19, 1955
the ol’ Mad River rolled up over the banks
where Housatonic and Naugatuck collide
bridges and bodies washed out to the sea
and the rain, rain kept comin
and the rain, rain kept comin
Hurricane Connie brought a half foot of water to New England
sent it running south from the hills to the valleys downstream
five days later came a Hurricane named Diane
another foot of water lit a hunt for the higher ground
and the rain, rain kept comin
and the rain, rain kept comin
heroes in the Waterbury streets and the roads of Winsted
doing everything they could to help a woman or a child survive
but it happened too quick, the rivers were running too high
they could only make it home to the arms of their worried wives
and the rain, rain kept comin
and the rain, rain kept comin
love was made in the flood
and the rain, rain kept comin
I was made in the flood of ‘55
and the rain, rain kept comin
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9. |
Run Away
04:56
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you want to be free
to run away from me
darlin here’s your shoes
don’t you sing the blues
run away but first take a minute for honesty
I know that you’ve been tryin hard
not to leave me with a broken heart
how did we come this far
look through the keyhole
see a part of you
only part of the big picture now
that I’m findin true
nothing will keep you
from being you
take a look at the big picture now
isn’t it a better view?
daddy’s little girl
with your eyes on the world
darlin here’s the chance
to make it by the fence
around your heart of gold
I know that I’ve been a fool
not to see the hard work left to do
how did we come this far
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Angels
04:39
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Jesse was learning to ride
Jack was a football fan
Daniel was fearless
in seeking happiness
Catherine cared for animals
Emilie always smiled
Allie, Allie gave her crackers
to a perfect stranger
close your eyes, close your eyes, hold hands
Jessica and James loved horses
Noah was smart as a whip
Dylan and Josephine
were too beautiful (for earth)
Maddy wore flowery dresses
Charlotte, her favorite pink
Chase always played outside
while Caroline helped the other kids
close your eyes, close your eyes, hold hands
Anne Marie was a happy soul
Rachel was gonna be married
Dawn, Vicki , Lauren, Mary
carried them all to heaven
Avielle loved to laugh
Olivia lit up the room
Ana would sing
remember, remember me
close your eyes, close your eyes, hold hands, walk to Ben’s lighthouse
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11. |
Isn't It Real
05:19
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isn’t it real
isn’t it lonely
isn’t it time to leave your fear behind
I know that it feels
that I’m not here for you
but isn’t it time to trust in who I am
when the day is done
and the last song has been sung
will passion still be there
will our temporizing
leave us a reason to care
I’ll always be near
cheering you on
as you take charge now
don’t look my way
stay in the moment
lay down the beat
lock on the dancefloor
fly us away
when the day is done
and the last song has been sung
when the thrills are gone will passion still be there
will our temporizing
leave us a reason to care
isn’t it real
isn’t it lonely
isn’t it time to find your way inside
isn’t it real
isn’t it lonely
isn’t it time to leave your fear behind
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12. |
Chris and Billy
05:55
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Chris and Billy went out for the night
didn’t think twice ’bout wrong or right
Chris, said Billy, let’s shoot some pool
Billy, said Chris, that’s cool
Chris, said Billy, let's have another round
Billy, said Chris, sounds good
Chris, said Billy, let’s smoke a jay
Billy, said Chris, okay
Billy, said Chris, let’s go for a ride
Chris, said Billy, all right
get a gun get a gun, a double-barrel shotgun
and a knife get a knife, a razor sharp knife
load it up load it up in a high jacked pickup
head on out head on out to the open field
see a flash see a flash in the long tall grass
take a shot take a shot before time runs out
hear him scream hear him scream in an awful dream
out of luck out of luck, that coulda been me
I could have been a killer
I could have been a killer
I could have been a killer
but the dice rolled the other way
Chris, said Billy, I’m so stoned
Billy, said Chris, right on
Chris, said Billy, here’s your gun
Billy, said Chris, point it down
Chris, said Billy, I think I’m done
Billy, said Chris, hold on
Chris shot Billy, the sheriff said
but Billy shot Billy in his own head
chorus
Chris and Billy
out all night
they didn’t think twice
’bout wrong or right
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13. |
Goodbye
04:53
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we turn our face to the wind
we hold our chest up high
do all we can for a friend
we turn the other cheek to the sky
love is in the distance
out of time
I’m so glad I had a chance to say
goodbye
brothers and sisters survived
seven husbands and wives
now you are the only one
who lived through all their lives
love is in the distance
out of time
I’m so glad I had a chance to say
goodbye
tell me about your life
tell me the secrets of time
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Common Railers Ithaca, New York
Common Railers is original indie rock and American roots music from Ithaca, NY. A rockin’ four-piece band with guitar, upright and electric bass, drums, sax, flute and accordion.
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