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Anxious Blues
02:57
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Anxious, worried, troubled, tangled
Blues has got me and it won’t let go.
Toss and turn, can’t sleep at night.
Don’t know if I should turn left or right.
You ain’t living if you running too fast
Time you have, it sure ain’t gonna last.
Everything ain’t black and white.
Sometimes I’m just lost inside the grey.
Found a two-dollar bill; it’s a good-luck charm.
Think I’ll keep it, sure can’t do no harm.
Lost and lonely, if I could only
Change my luck and find my way back home.
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Shut it Down
02:45
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Gonna shut it down.
Gonna turn it off.
Going off the grid.
You know I had enough
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Gonna shut it down. Gonna turn it off.
Well you know I had enough.
I’ve been thinking ‘bout
the good old days.
You had to read a map
just to find your way.
You had to plan ahead.
Had to write it down.
If you don’t know
you gotta ask around.
Gonna cut the cord.
Gonna disconnect.
Gonna walk away.
I don’t need this mess.
Gonna travel far.
Try the woods awhile.
I want to live real free
out in the wild.
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3. |
Louisiana Song
03:48
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Just one place, among fifty states,
casts a spell and compels.
The tradition’s so bewitchin.’
Holy cross, eerie moss
in the air, everywhere.
Hear them reeds sing that Louisiana song.
NOLA city, fine and gritty,
mansions tall, stucco walls.
Races friended, people blended.
Culture’s deep, music seeps
in the air, everywhere. Hear them reeds sing that Louisiana song.
Get me down, to Eunice town,
to see Mr. Jerry. He’s legendary!
Get enriched in Jasper’s kitchen.
Two-step there, Cajun fare
in the air, everywhere. Hear them reeds sing that Louisiana song.
Baton Rouge, swampy Blues.
World-renowned, “Excello” sound.
Do you know, Slim Harpo?
Makes you move, with his groove
in the air, everywhere.
Hear them reeds sing that Louisiana song.
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4. |
Path You Choose
04:21
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It’s a cold, cold feeling, can chill you to the bone.
This cold can chill you, cold can chill you,
Chill you to the bone.
A raging storm is rolling through this land.
Raging storm is rolling through this, rolling through this land.
Shine, shine, I wish the sun would shine.
Sky’s been grey, and grey and cloudy, for a long, long time.
No one knows what’s up around the bend.
Road keep on twisting; twisting, turning, cannot see the end.
Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.
Got to keep on walking, keep on walking, along the path you choose.
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Beginning of the End
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Beginning of the end,
right around the bend.
A strange place to be.
The beginning of the end.
Nothings real no more,
that’s all I know for sure.
It twists and it turns.
Nothing’s real no more.
It's been a lonely day.
The sun slips away
Into the big-sky dream.
It's been a lonely day.
Don't die until your dead.
Keep on living strong,
Let your light shine on.
Don't die until your dead.
Send a prayer on up.
Hope it’ll be enough
To bring about a change.
Send a prayer on up.
In my soul there is a song,
helps me to get along.
I sing it all the time.
In my soul there is a song.
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6. |
Black Clouds
03:57
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I see black clouds sure heading this way.
I see black clouds sure heading this way.
Them storms are coming.You best take cover and pray.
Bad weather is upon us. Ain’t no sunshine here.
Them twisters gonna touch down Worse than any other year.
I see black clouds sure heading this way.
Them storms are coming.You best take cover and pray.
Lightening striking around me. There’s flashes everywhere. The air is electric.It’s your worse nightmare.
I see black clouds sure heading this way.
Them storms are coming.You best take cover and pray.
Hear them winds howling. Feel that thunder roar.
You best head for shelter. Close and lock your door.
I see black clouds sure heading this way.
Them storms are coming.You best take cover and pray.
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7. |
Destination Unknown
02:38
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Wrong way is the right way, too.
He’s not sure just what to do.
Went up the hill, he saw a town,
Come right back and turned around
Rolling along a long way from home
Not a care in the world destination unknown.
Lost his compass long ago.
Chart his course when the wind blow.
The winding road, it twist and turn,
It will teach and we will learn
Prettiest town I ever seen,
In the mountains like a dream.
Not quite sure what brought us here
Where we’re headed sure ain’t near.
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As We Are Now
05:04
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Illustration - My father’s father’s frown,
Replication - Right here on my brow.
We don’t know what the gene pool will allow.
Devastation - My mother’s mother’s town.
Relocation - Pulled right from their ground.
You never know just where you will be bound.
Immigration - Families take a route.
Adaptation - Dig a new life out.
You never know just where your kin will sprout.
Celebration! A boy, eight pounds, one ounce.
Generations come see, he’s theirs, no doubt.
For him they’ll leave life better than they found.
Compilation of the then and now,
Dedication to what time allows,
We’ll never be as young as we are now.
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9. |
My Kitchen
04:24
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My welcome mat’s well worn. Friends step in a lot.
I offer some good food cooked up on the spot.
I enjoy folks talking at the counter seats.
I don’t enjoy when my guest get under my feet.
Stay out of my kitchen. Stay out of my kitchen.
Stay out of my kitchen if you ain’t gonna cook.
Stay out of my kitchen. Stay out of my kitchen.
Stay out of my kitchen. I don’t mind if you look.
I’ve got a way that I like to get my cooking done.
No complaints from my guests, I can’t recall a one.
So when you say that you know just what I should do,
I smile and say, “Too many cooks will spoil the stew.”
Tell me some good stories and I’ll cook right along.
Look on through all my records. Play your favorite song.
Move on now, don’t you hover to see if I’m on track.
Read the words right here on my kitchen plaque.
It seemed to me that you had some things on your mind.
Wish that you had kicked back and tried to unwind.
In the end your praises sounded so sincere.
Its good to know, that you enjoyed your last meal here.
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Four Letter "F" Word
02:57
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I’m a cool cat, normally.
One word can make me go crazy.
That four letter “F” word – Free.
When I was a child my father told me
The best things in life are ones that are free.
That four letter “F” word – Free.
Don’t need nothin’ if there’s a fee,
But if there’s not, I’ll take two or three.
That four letter “F” word – Free.'
Slammin’ on the breaks. I’m so sorry!
But did you see what’s on that marquis?
That four letter “F” word – Free.
Sure don’t need it. Looks like debris.
If there’s no charge it’s going with me.
That four letter “F” word – Free
The woman has spoken, “Choose the stuff or me.”
Need to make choices or she will flee.
That four letter “F” word – Free.
It’s my weakness, everyone agrees.
Makes me stumble, it’s guaranteed.
That four letter “F” word – Free
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My Jesus
03:58
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My Jesus, you hear me, proud or on my knees.
My Jesus, you hear me, proud or on my knees.
When my head goes to bow I hope your voice is clear.
Sometimes I hear what I want to hear.
My Jesus sees his child clean and free of hate.
My Jesus sees his child clean and free of hate.
Men are cruel. Men will fall.
But mercy’s great and grace is free.
If anyone should not throw stones it’s me.
My Jesus, show me how to do justly.
My Jesus, show me how to do justly.
Hold my hand. Guide me through. I’ve been here countless times,
But sometimes I know can be so blind.
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12. |
Can't Take the Edge
03:44
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I can’t take the edge off of you,
No matter how I try. No matter what I do.
I can’t take the edge off of you,
No matter how I try. No matter what I do.
Some things stay the same. They don’t never change.
Like a tree in the forest, like a stone in the rain.
Some things stay the same. They don’t never change.
Like a tree in the forest, like a stone in the rain.
Sometimes I think I’ve got a haunted soul.
Something got a hold of me and it won’t let go.
Sometimes I think I’ve got a haunted soul.
Something got a hold of me and it won’t let go.
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Time is for You
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There are a million-and-one things to know,
There are thousands of places to go,
There are things, dear, that I’d rather do,
But all of my time is for you.
Time is for you. Time is for you.
Hours mean nothing, my time is for you.
Time is for you. Time is for you.
Daytime and nighttime, my time is for you.
There are people who bring me good cheer,
There are friends that I like to be near,
There are some who are just passing through,
But all of my time is for you.
There is work that has got to be done,
There is play that I know would be fun,
There is leisure with nothing to do,
But all of my time is for you.
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