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Fireside
02:43
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I’m gonna pour myself a whiskey
And sit by the fireside
I’m gonna stare until
The embers light up my eyes
I’m gonna think about you nonstop
And wish you were by my side
I’m gonna dance around
The feeling of the fire tonight
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh now honey
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh now honey of mine
In the morning I see sunlight
Beaming through the fir trees high
I’m gonna keep on staring
’Til the sun fills up my eyes
I’m talking to the river
And I’m walking by myself
My mind is wondering around
My feet are just trying to help
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh now honey
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh now honey of mine
When the evening falls I wonder
If the night time will be alright
I’m gonna light that fire
And keep you to myself tonight
Yeah I’m gonna stare into the embers
And sip a little whiskey tonight
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2. |
Back to Work
03:04
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I stay up late
So I can work
But for a dog
There’s no sound
Now and then
An owl screeches
My work is done
I’m all alone
But I can’t sleep
It’s pretty dark
Look at the map
I think we’re lost
We’re not coming back
Let’s turn around
If we don’t stop
We might not get back
We’re not done
But I can’t sleep
It’s pretty dark
Look at the map
I think we’re lost
We’re not coming back
Let’s turn around
If we don’t stop
We might not get back
We’re not done
But I can’t sleep
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Easy on the Jake
02:35
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Easy on the Jake brake
Honey don’t slow down
I couldn’t stop if I wanted
’Till this road levels out
Easy on the Jake brake
That’s not my style
Well I’ve been driving this rig
For two thousand miles
Well I was scooting up the hill
On my way to Humboldt County
Then I crested the peak
And I headed right down it
Well I was going pretty good
When I came to Lake County
I had to do a double take
For a sign when I found it
Easy on the Jake brake
That’s what the sign said
I guess this engine break
Is inside of the head
Easy on the Jake brake
Let ’er roll right along
I don’t need a jack hammer
I’m busy singing my song
I’ve seen an ant eater, barn door,
Aligator radio, bobtail, beer bait,
Chicken lights, cornflake
Easy on the Jake brake
Never gonna get it straight, whoa
Well I was haulin’ a load
Of tomatillos from Yolo County
A little kiss on the cheak
Cup of coffee then highway twenty
Well I was flipping a tape
Of Red Simpson over when I looked up
I had to do a double take
When I saw the sign they had cooked up
Easy on the Jake brake
Honey don’t slow down
I couldn’t stop if I wanted
’Till this road levels out
Easy on the Jake brake
That’s not my style
Well I’ve been driving this rig
For two thousand miles
I’ve seen an ant eater, barn door,
Aligator radio, bobtail, beer bait,
Chicken lights, cornflake
Easy on the Jake brake
Never gonna get it straight, whoa
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Invisible Woman
04:41
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Daddy asked me knocked on my door
He said I’ve got a baby that won’t sit still
Daddy asked me knocked on my floor
I’ve got a baby that’s feeling ill
Daddy said son gonna make my day
Daddy said son gonna make you stay
If you don’t cry then I’ll be safe
If you don’t cry I’ll make my pay
Hold still
Don’t look at me
Hush little baby
I’m not your mom
Hold still
Don’t look at me
Hush little baby
I’m not your mom
Fear is in my face
I’ve got a fear I can’t disguise
The nail on the bed it hides my lies
The veil on my head it hides my eyes
Hold still
Don’t look at me
Hush little baby
I’m not your mom
Hold still
Don’t look at me
Hush little baby
I’m not your mom
Daddy said this one ought to be good
Daddy said this one better be good
Hold still
Don’t look at me
Hush little baby
I’m not your mom
Hold still
Don’t look at me
Hush little baby
I’m not your mom
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Cody Riggs
06:52
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Cody Riggs was a summer helper
But he moved grain like a trooper
Justin Oser was Cody’s buddy
They both worked on the elevator
Cody’s mom said you’re damn fool crazy
You know that bin is a widow maker
Cody Said it was just one summer
Next year I’ll get something better
I don’t want to make you cry
But mom I gotta try
I ain’t old enough to drive
That combine riding high
When the bin is full it’s pretty simple
The work gets done by the grain conveyer
But when the auger jams you can’t just stare
Sometimes you gotta send someone in there
Well it was almost noon and they were almost done
All the others wen to lunch
Cody said I’m going in there
Justin said I’m ging with you
They were waking down the corn
They turned off the PTO
But unless you lock it out
No one else will know
The machine was off when the boss came back
And he wondered why it wasn’t running
So he turrned it on and it was loud as hell
That’s why no one heard ’em yell
A wall of corn began to slide
It was eight feet deep and fourty wide
Justin managed to stay above it
But Cody fell before he knew it
They were waking down the corn
They turned off the PTO
But unless you lock it out
No one else will know
Well Justin tried but he couldn’t free him
Cody’s head was almost covered
Justin managed to clear an airway
But even he was going under
The boss looked in but he couldn’t see them
And he hoped to hell they got out somehow
It took six men and thirty minutes
For Cody Riggs that was just too late
And I don’t want to make you cry
But mom I gotta try
I ain’t old enough to drive
That combine riding high
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6. |
The Shadow Catcher
02:50
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7. |
New Glass
02:53
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Well your leaving doesn't suit me
It's too much change too fast
I prefer we were on a highway
And our car to get in a crash
Loyalty was your strong suit
Holding on can make it last
Can't believe you would ditch your brother
Maybe one day but not so fast
But you faked leaving your father
You even fake it in church and mass
What’s to say you’re not faking
Looking at me through the glass
Looking at me through the glass
I agree we’re all adults
But one of us has got to change
I think I’ve learned a lesson
Can I see you again
When we finally find each other
I will meet you at the door
Maybe I’m just like my mother
She was always wanting more
But you faked leaving your father
You even fake it in church and mass
What’s to say you’re not faking
Looking at me through the glass
Looking at me through the glass
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Swing Era
04:19
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Well the swing era is gone
And all the spats that sat uppon
All the two-toned shoes that danced the floors
Now I sit in SCUBA gear
While the mistress of the year
Speaks in seven different languages
She caught me on her skis
Just to shoot a little breeze
Any day there’s no better Attaché
From the Duke of tempreance hall
She got an envite to the ball
That described she would swim there all the way
Oh, oh, oh I’m going swingin’
Oh oh, oh she’s going swimin’
Well the ball it wasn’t cool
And the swim it was in a pool
Then the chlorine turned her dress from blue to gray
As I listened to her speak
I could feel my knees go weak
And my vision began to blur without a doubt
I dropped my SCUBA gear
’Cause the mask it wasn’t clear
And my two-tones coulnd’t manage all that spray
My tie was far from tight
She learned her knots from a shipwright
But she told me I should let it all go
Oh, oh, oh I’m going swingin’
Oh oh, oh she’s going swimin’
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Well the waitress and the widower
Packed their Studebaker
And set out for the Ruth Lake dam
They were waylaid in Bridgeville
Against their own will
By the likes of the Clementine Clan
Now the Clementines were ruthless
And they took that waitress
Who called herself Evelyn Bode
Saddled on horses
Up through the far hills
To a cabin on Shower’s Pass Road
Well the widower was loosing
On the river Van Duzen
He’d been tied up and left for dead
The hot sun was shining
And the ropes they were binding
And the windower was out of his head
Oh lord, he sighed
Oh lord, he cried
What’s gonna become of me
Oh lord, he sighed
Oh lord, he cried
Is this the end of me
Oh lord, he sighed
Oh lord, he cried
What’s gonna become of me
Oh lord, he sighed
Oh lord, he cried
Is this the end of me
Well his strong will persisted
And the bindings they untwisted
And he managed to get himself free
Well he hitchhiked to Dinsmore
And rounded up three or four
Of the high sheriff and deputies
Headed for the hideout
The posse had mapped out
They thought they knew the Clementine’s plan
When they got there they were stunned
At what Evelyn had done
To the outlaw Clementine clan
The Clementines with Evelyn
Arrived at the cabin
They were cut and tied and barely alive
What the Clementines didn’t know
Was Evelyn while in tow
Was a master of the steel-blade knives
Oh lord, they sighed
Oh lord, they cried
What’s gonna become of us
Oh lord, they sighed
Oh lord, they cried
Is this the end of us
Oh lord, they sighed
Oh lord, they cried
What’s gonna become of us
Oh lord, they sighed
Oh lord, they cried
Is this the end of us
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10. |
Shine When I Fall
04:27
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One day I was standing tall
And some time I lost it all
But I’m gonna shine when I fall
I’m gonna shine like a silver ball
My hands your skin make a beautiful song
My fingers play it when you’re gone
Your skin plays along
I’ll sing that song until the dawn
I’m a stealer and a scavenger
The fruit I find, I call it mine
And when I leave I leave some behind
For the seekers coming down the line
Water flows from a waterfall
With memories that I recall
I know I’ve seen them all
They’re gonna shine when they fall
Sixty, seventy, eightyfour
Panama don’t care no more
Daughter then is a mother now
A daughter then she’s your mother now
I hear her through a magaphone
The messages as old as bone
Her voice tears through the air
Speak your mind, lay it bare
You’ve got flare like a millionaire
I might say you’ve been unfair
But I played the game, I was aware
When the winter comes, be prepared
The picture in my window screen
Shows a place I’ve never seen
I searched it all and I found it down
I found out it isn’t in my town
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11. |
Confidence and Arrogance
02:53
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You have always believed
You’re an expert on what
Is an appropriate reaction
And what is not
You have always believed
You’re an expert on how
All the voices and the actors
Should finally sound
That’s your arrogance
Which by the way
Is the flip-side
Of your confidence
And confidence
Is a good thing
But too much confidence
Is arrogance
You taught me a skillDifficult
Difficult to drill
Backwards and sideways
’Till it paid the bill
New skills are better
But they get old
All is forgotten
Skills they become
Your arrogance
Which by the way
Is the flip-side
Of your confidence
And confidence
Is a good thing
But too much confidence
Is arrogance
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12. |
Who Cares
03:46
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I used to read reviews
And be ammused
I paid some dues
But who cares
I had a fast ride
I had pool slide
I had a pool
But who cares
All the people
Have moved on
But who cares
Who cares
All the people
Have moved on
But who cares
Who cares
Now I make my bed
In tool shed
My plants are dead
But who cares
I had a good look
I wrote a book
I like to cook
But who cares
I had some cool shoes
I had a nice pair
Now my feed are bare
But who cares
All the people
Have moved on
But who cares
Who cares
All the people
Have moved on
But who cares
Who cares
On bad day
I went to L.A.
I went the wrong way
But who cares
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Bottom Dwellers Woodland, California
The Bottom Dwellers are a four-piece Americana band from Woodland, California. Formed in 2003, the Bottom Dwellers have a uniquely diverse but distinctly Northern-Californian sound. Their broad range of songs within the Americana realm has landed them on the bill, opening for acts such as the Grammy-nominated Billy Joe Shaver, Dale Watson, Red Meat, and the Derailers. ... more
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