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38 Degrees and Raining
04:18
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38 Degrees and Raining
38 degrees and rainin’ from an angry sky
38 degrees and rainin’ and I cannot deny
That it wearies my soul
It wearies my soul
38 degrees and rainin’ and my heart has turned blue
38 degrees and rainin’ and I worry about you
I can hear you cry
I can hear you cry
I don’t mind the drivin’ snow a hot summer day over Ohio
Lightning strikes on the banks of the Ponchetrain
But something about that cold cold rain
Turns my strong into weak again
Leaves me strapped like a ball to chain alone
38 degrees and rainin’ you can smell how it feels
All good liars borrow but the great ones steal
See the great one roam
Now we watch him roam
But there’s a line that’s plain to me between liberty and a felony
Every man’s gotta walk that line alone
Where’s the power of honesty when it’s been robbed of its dignity
Call the children, have them come back home
I’d be on a chair and shoutin’ like an auctioneer
If I thought any man or deity could actually hear
Hear me moan
Hear me moan
But I’ll walk out, I’ll face the sky, I’ll curse the clouds as they thunder by
They can’t dim the fire of this family home
One day soon the skies will part, the light will warm every weary heart
Call the children, have them come back home
38 degrees and rainin’
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On A Night Like This
04:30
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ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
WELL IT’S A CRUEL CRUEL WORLD ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
ON THE STREET ALONE ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
TO A WOMAN LIKE YOU ON THE STREET ALONE ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
SINCE YOU’RE GOIN’ IN MY DIRECTION LET ME OFFER MY PROTECTION
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE A ROOKIE, NO NEW YORK CITY COOKIE
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
PLEASE WAIT FOR ME, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME
I’LL BE GOOD FOR YOU BE A HANDY TOOL
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
HEY BABY BABY DON’T YOU THINK MAYBE
WE SHOULD MAKE A COUPLE, KEEP US OUTTA TROUBLE
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
SOLO (MODULATE TO A, THEN BACK DOWN TO G)
NOW AT THE DON’T WALK SIGN, SOMEONE SHOULD BE TALKING TO YOU
ON THE STREET ALONE ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
TO A WOMAN LIKE YOU ON THE STREET ALONE
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
HEY BABY BABY, DON’T YOU THINK MAYBE
WE SHOULD MAKE A COUPLE KEEP US OUTTA TROUBLE
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS ………PLEASE WAIT FOR ME, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME
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HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
I CAN SEE THE RED CREEK RISE
I SWEAR IT SWELLS BEFORE MY EYES
I CAN SEE THE RED CREEK RISE
(THERE’S NO KNOWING YESTERDAY)
THUNDER CLOUDS ARE TURNING BLACK
LIKE A SACK OF COAL ON THE DEVIL’S BACK
THUNDER CLOUDS ARE TURNING BLACK
(HANDS FROM HEAVEN REACHING DOWN)
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
WATER HIGH ABOVE THE RIVER BED
LEAVES THE WORLD TO THE COPPERHEAD
WATER HIGH ABOVE THE RIVER BED
(WHAT WE KNEW IS OTHER’S NOW)
WATER ROTS YOUR MOMMA’S BONES
SIX FEET SOUTH OF HER TOMBSTONE
WATER ROTS YOUR MOMMA’S BONES
(TAKE HER SOUL TO HIGHER GROUND)
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
OH LORD, GOTTA HOLD BACK THE WATER
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Dreamer's Lullaby
04:06
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DREAMERS LULLABY
THERRE’S A LIGHT SO MUCH BRIGHTER THAN THE MORNING LIGHT I SEE
FILLS THE NIGHT BURNS THE MOUNTAINS
AND IT DRINKS THE DRUNKEN SEA
OH IT MELTS THE SAND CLUTCHED IN MY HANDS
IT SEARS THE DEVIL’S EYE
OH BABY, HEAR THE DREAMER’S LULLABY
JUST SUPPOSE NOTHING MATTERED AND THE WORLD WAS OURS TO FIND
JUST SUPPOSE I CAME FROM NOWHERE AND THE PAST WAS LEFT BEHIND
SAY THAT DAWN SHOULD BREAK AND WE’D AWAKE
TO SEE EACH OTHER’S EYES
OH BABY, THAT’S THE DREAMER’S LULLABLY
I CAN WAIT, I CAN WRITE, I CAN STARE INTO THE NIGHT
I CAN WRAP THIS SOUL UPTIGHT FOR YOU
JUST SUPPOSE I WAS EVERYTHING YOUR HEART HAD EVER DREAMED
JUST SUPPOSE I REALLY FIGURED IN YOUR PLANS YOUR LITTLE SCHEMES
SAY THAT WRONG WAS RIGHT, AND LATE TONIGHT
WE’D KISS THESE BLUES GOODBYE
OH BABY, SING THE DREAMER’S LULLABY
OH BABY, SING THE DREAMER’S LULLABY
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LYRICS: You Always Do That To Me – Sometimes
You bend the blues
You count by two’s
I howl at night
You set me right
And you always do
That to me sometimes
Old things seem new
Lies now seem true
Mud fills my shoes
Black turns to blue
And you always do
That to me sometimes
Seafoam green thistles in your hair
A diamond smile in the midnight air
Healing strokes from your fingertips
Tighten into a lover’s grip
I dine on my regrets
You thrive on second bets
I plead the fifth degree
You see the best in me
And you always do
That to me sometimes
And you always do
That to me sometimes
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LYRICS: We Will Walk Through The Streets Of The City
We will walk through the streets of that city
That our loving ones have gone on before
We will dance on the bank of the river
We will study war no more
I am weak but as one we are mighty
We now join as one powerful hand
We will move with all merciful wisdom
We will sing in the liberty band
We will walk through the streets of that city
That our loving ones have gone on before
We will dance on the bank of the river
We will study war no more
There’s a soul in the songs of this city
There’s a soul in the sight of the blind
In our numbers there’s heavenly power
That no one man alone can deny
We will walk through the streets of that city
That our loving ones have gone on before
We will dance on the bank of the river
We will study war no more
To every pain, sin, sickness or sorrow
We’ll bring hope with our arms open wide
We’ll speak out to the preachers of power
With the sunshine of truth on our side
We will walk through the streets of that city
That our loving ones have gone on before
We will dance on the bank of the river
We will study war no more
We will walk through the streets of that city
That our loving ones have gone on before
We will dance on the bank of the river
We will study war no more
We will dance on the bank of the river
We will study war no more
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LYRICS: Here’s The Thing About America
Here’s the thing about America
She’s dirty as she’s clean
She’s as gentle as she’s mean
She’s everything between
Sheer hell and fantasy
She’ll take the best of you
And send it off to war
No telling what it’s for
Leave your lover at the door
Or in the vestibule
The workin’ man can’t understand
Why his world don’t seem free
Here’s the thing about America
if you wield the heavy tool
If you play by all the rules
In the end you feel the fool
When she leaves none for you
She’ll sing “equality”
As if she means every word
As if all those cries were heard
As if color lines were blurred
Just don’t sit next to me
The workin’ man can’t understand
Why his world don’t seem free
(not one shred of dignity)
There’s sin in silence
They say the lone wolf dies
But the pack always survives
We won’t know unless we try
To finally prove it
Here’s the thing about America
It’s only ours if we claim it
If we must then let’s reshape it
Lest the young rightfully blame it
On our apathy
The workin’ man can’t understand
Why his world don’t seem free
(won’t you take this walk with me)
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