1. |
Heading West
02:52
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I'm heading west
To anywhere
May climb the Rockies
Or tame a bear
I'm out of money
But that's okay
Cause All I want is you
And all you got is me
I'll do the driving
You pick CDs
Our daughters sleeping
In the back seat
Let's wake her up
First sight of snow
This better life may be
All that she'll know
I'm starting to think Tennessee just ain't the place for me
Between the pollen and Republicans it's getting kinda hard to breathe
I think i I could go anywhere with and be happy
As long as I got you, you can have all of me
Oh God what are we gonna do
Oh God what are we gonna do
Oh God what are we gonna do
You gotta wake up before you dreams can come true
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2. |
Weeping Willow Blues
02:40
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Well the birds got the bees,
and you gotta leave
Wish I could make you stay
But you wanna see,
like the leaves on the trees
How far you can float away
I got the weeping willow blues
Those awful weeping willow blues
I wish a good strong wind
Would tear me up by the roots
Oh knock me over
Oh dry me out
Leave me stacked up
Under the house
Oh knock me over
Oh chop me down
Lets start some fires
all over town
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3. |
Coming Soon
03:10
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Most of the time I'm invisible
Except when I want to be
Most of the time I am miserable
Except when your spending your time with me
I never knew the reason
I feel best when I hide in the grass
These days it seems like forever
Since we had a moment to chat
And oh I know, I know,
I know it's coming soon
I know, I know
I know it's coming soon
If you've got more answers than questions
I could sure borrow a few
Mix them all up in a bucket
And drown myself in the truth
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4. |
Tomorrow
02:50
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If I don't wake up tomorrow
Could you please forgive me
Truth is there was no other place
I ever wanted to be
But quietly smiling
Where ever you are
Oh I hope God can hear me
As I beg in the dark
If I don't wake up tomorrow
Will you still know my name
I didn't know there were so many things
That I still had left to say
Like Remember I love you
Exactly as you are
Never let anyone tell you
You can ever fall too far
Now I know there's a reason
That I turned out like this
Now I know there's a reason
And I know who it is.
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5. |
The Bottom
02:45
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I found the dark again
Like an airplane looking for somewhere to crash
Candles and effigies, they burn
But God knows they can never last
Fallin out of the sky
The ground will swallow everything that stands
So I'll just lie
I already know exactly where I'm gonna land
If there's a bottom to this hole
I haven't found it
Next time I come down this way
I'll drift around it
Maybe I'll dig myself out
But I doubt it
If there's a bottom to this hole
I haven't found it
I found the depths again
Swept out into an endless blue abyss
Sirens try to call me back
But there's no need because I never left
The song subsides
They watch me as I write my name in the sand
Here comes the tide
To wash away everything I ever said I am
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6. |
Only Smaller
01:38
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Go as you came, only smaller
As a shadow draw near to the the light.
Go wash the feet of some stranger
Tell them everything's alright
Tell them we may be a long way from home
But at least nobody on this path has to walk alone
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7. |
Walk Away
02:34
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I'm too old to think that heartbreak lasts forever
But I'm still young enough to know it never goes away
an envelope you fold around a letter
You have to buy a stamp to send it on its way.
But if I try and I try and try
I'll never be who I was yesterday
So I'll say goodbye, I don't know why
Sometimes it feels better when I walk away
Years go by and the sun comes up regardless
A million little holes Like stars across the sky
I can't tell you if the grass gets any greener
It's all about whatever's on the other side
I wish by now I had something to show
For the time I spent anywhere but home
A life like that's not something that you choose
Sometimes it feels better when you lose
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8. |
Easy
04:00
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I won't compare our love to the stars
Although they are beautiful and bright and endless
Because the stars are millions of miles away
And I, my dear, I am here to stay
Loving you is easy
I can do it in my dreams
I won't compare our love to the ocean
Although it's alive and generous, and deep
Because the ocean is awfully salty
And your love, my dear, is always sweet
I won't compare our love to a mountain
Although it is solid and worth the climb
Because many people have died in the cold of its summit
And with you, my dear, it's summer all the time
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9. |
Drought
02:12
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The weatherman says there is gonna be rain
I ain't seen none of that in days
I look around for clouds
But I only see sky
Burning everything to the ground
Aint water to put me out
I tried to jump into the river
But the river was dry
Every time she goes
It's like a drought across the land
A spark lands quietly somewhere between my ribs
Her voice is the falling rain
But she ain't talking to me
Her touch is an ocean wave
But she's too far away
Her love is a rushing creek
Sweeping me up off my feet
I could reach for the shore
But I'd rather drown
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10. |
Another Sleepless Night
03:41
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I've been counting my breaths
And burning bridges at both ends
It's hard to tell a whimper from a bang
It's like I'm running in place
I can't chase the wind until it ends
Throwing stones with no dead birds to show
And if I sound like I've got it figured out
I'm probably lying
Can a person who is still afraid of the dark
Get over dying
I've been hiding from my shadow
For the best part of my life
Now I'm lying awake in bed
For another sleepless night
I've tried drinking and praying
But some fears you have to face
How can I feel so lost
When I'm always in the same place
I hear the silence it is ringing in my ears
I hear the silence it is ringing in my ears
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The wall came crashing down
The years came pouring out
You abandoned all your shame
What was the point of it anyway
I know that you are scared
It's foolish not to be
But as long as our lungs draw air
We have everything we need
As long as falling is easier than flying
As log as apathys easier than hope
As long as living is harder than dying
You are stronger than you know
And when you get out of bed in the morning
And carve a smile on your face
Know the darkness tries to destroy you
Because it's terrified of your strength
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