Album Notes

Acoustic blend of original music.

The following are the lyrics for this CD

***Walkin’ Ain’t Crowded
Well I know just enough
to have a little fun
I know you’re waitin’ for a hero
but baby I ain’t one

Let’s take a little walk
out in the summer sun
let’s just see what happens
let’s see where we wind up

Well I ain’t much for talk
and I might get us lost
but walkin’ ain’t crowded
and I got an open heart

Well I know just enough
to have a little fun
I know it’s hard to find a good time
and this town could dry you up

Let’s take a little walk
out in the summer sun
Let’s just see what happens
Let’s see where we wind up

Well I ain’t much for talk
and I might get us lost
but walkin’ ain’t crowded
and I got an open heart

***Papa Can’t Break Down
My feet are tired…My hands are sore
I’m waiting for…that bell to ring
It’s hard times here…on the killing floor
you can get used…to anything

I’ve helped you up…and I’ve let you down
but I’ll come around…in my own way
I’m thankful for…everything I got
And all I’ve had…to give away

And when I sleep…my worries slip away
And when I dream…I’m floating in the waves

I wake up tired…before the dawn
I’m waiting on…that bell to ring
I may wear out…but I won’t fade
Papa can’t break down…till the end of the day

***My Broken Compass
My path’s been crooked
My heart’s been bent
but you’ve been here with me
Wherever I went

Well I’ve wandered aimless
and I’ve been misled
I followed rainbows
Straight to a dead end

There’s always someone lookin’
For another way to go
Well I found that kindred spirit
And they took another road

My path’s been crooked
My heart’s been bent
but you’ve been here with me
wherever I went

Well I’ve wandered endless
and I have misled
but my broken compass
found a place to begin

***Big Hands
Not gonna send a letter
Won’t take it by hand
Not gonna leave a message…my friend
May as well write it in the sand
I’m in no big hurry
But I won’t wait behind
I’ll do my best to help you…help yourself
Cause all we got is time

Don’t hold me to the sunshine
Cause I might bring you rain
I may get lost…out in the trees
But I know no other way

Today might be forever
I got nothing but a song
But there’s nowhere else I’d rather be
Nowhere else that I belong

I got no cause to worry
I’m gonna lean towards the light
And I won’t fear the unknown…I know
We’re in big hands tonight

Don’t hold me to the sunshine
Cause I might bring you rain
I may get lost…out in the trees
But I know no other way
I may get lost…out in the trees
But I know no other way

***Hard Way Blues
Guess I had to go the hard way
had to wind up where I stood
they say nothing good comes easy
sometimes I wonder if it could
if it could

Last chance to come out good

All roads keep leading back here
full circle back to you
walk away from a train wreck
but the healing hurts more than the wound
…and here beneath the moon
somewhere…it shines on you…

Out on the broken highway
I seen a flower growing through
Always had to go the hard way
Always wind up standing here
Thinking of you
Thinking of you

***Big Bright Star
You’re a big bright star
see your name in lights
got a fast red car
a trophy of a wife
Better shine your shoes
and bleach your teeth
don’t keep em waiting
you’re the next big thing

You’re a big bright star
brightest in the sky
straight from the gutter
into the limelight
You used to be no one
now you won our heart
You used to be a scumbag
now you’re an overnight star

Oh I can see it now…You’re the talk of the town
Oh the money and the fame…and everyone will know your name

You’re a big bright star
Got a brand new shirt
And a castle on the hill
Overlooking the world
Better shine your shoes
and bleach your teeth
don’t keep 'em waiting
you’re the next big thing
don’t keep 'em waiting
you’re the next big thing
***Stronghold
There’s a place in your heart
With the windows broke out
Curtains blow off the rods

All the paint’s fading off
And the doors are long gone
Everyone comes and goes

Rusty nail on the wall
Where a picture would go
We wore a path in the floor

Oh the tales we’ve told
And the years start to show
If these walls had the words

There’s a place in your heart
You can never go back
And you’re never gonna leave

***Seasoned
Seasoned by the weather
Tempered in the sun
Days would last forever
And blink and they were gone

Long nights in the moonlight
All have left its mark
So many long forgotten
Found a place in his heart

Look into his eyes
He’s like an ancient tree
The storms have made him strong
And the roots they run so deep

And in the coldest winters
They wound up in his bones
Lookin’ at his hands
I swear they speak of every road

Seasoned by the weather
And the rains would run their course
Floating down the river
Goin’ back home to the source

***Key Lime Blues
Well I think she’s been fixin’…to get rid of me
But she can’t kick me out and…I just won’t leave

I went for a joyride…but I’m back here still
The wheels fell off my…Sedan Deville

I found a jug empty…no antifreeze
And my lucky knife’s been…missing for weeks

I used to think papa…didn’t raise any fools
But sometimes you gotta…just know when to lose

It’s gettin’ so hard now…to sit here at ease
Take a lot of rat poison…to get rid of me

But I may be doomed here…any which way this goes
Cause I just can’t sleep here…with both eyes closed

She served a late dinner…by candlelight
And I waited for her…to take the first bite

Now I got a bad feeling…cause my chicken was burnt
And I just couldn’t eat that…key lime dessert

***Least of Your Bros
Won’t you cover me…I need a way to heal
Won’t you shelter me…I need a better way to feel
I know there’s something left
I could salvage from my soul
Won’t you look out for me
I’m the least of your bros

Is there someone there…I can’t see beyond my eyes
To deliver me…from my own device
Won’t you help me stand
In the path of the storm
Won’t you look out for me
I’m the least of your bros

***Shitload of Blues
My well has gone dry
In the middle of June
No relief from the sky
Not a tear left in you
My woman lit out
By the light of the moon
I’m headlong in a drought
I’ve been left to ruin
Got more troubles than I could ever use
Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues
My luck was much better here before I met you
Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues

Not a cloud in the sky
Now my crops are all through
My throat has gone dry
And I’m all out of booze
My luck has run out
My chances are few
I’m headlong in a drought
I’ve been left to ruin
I bet way more than I could ever lose
Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues

I keep gettin’ closer
Then I’m falling back through
Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues


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