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Slowville
04:44
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SLOWVILLE
Put me on the train to Slowville
I long to go and I know the reason why
No, I'm not living in the past
But this world of yours it spins too fast
And I always seem to come in last
Except in Slowville
Won't you meet with me in Slowville
We'll have some conversation, you and I
We'll sit and watch the river run
Take things slow and one by one
And get all we need to done
When we're in Slowville
Don't drive so fast: you'll miss the turn to Slowville
See, you've left your spirit way behind
Driven by the things we lack
We'll have to stop and face some facts
We're going to have a long walk back
To get to Slowville.
The day may come we all must live in Slowville
When the gas is gone and the oceans on the rise
Can we show we truly care
About this earth that we all share
Or shall we leave it picked quite bare
This side of Slowville?
So come listen for the train to Slowville
Let's try to cultivate that state of mind
If we can learn to live aligned
With reverent hearts but open minds
And patience too, we may just find
Ourselves in Slowville
So I'm listening for the train for Slowville
I'm trying to cultivate that state of mind
The train to Slowville is coming down the line
The train to Slowville will be here by and by
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SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART
He played her like a soft guitar, he swore ‘We’ll never part’
He'd plucked the sweetest apple from the School of the Sacred Heart
As a peacock strutted silently in the garden down below.
She stared beyond the cypress trees as dawn spread across the town
His touch was like the warm wind moving her nightgown
But he’s gone, He’s long gone -She saw him go
Some pray for her body now, some pray for her soul
She kisses the dice for their advice every time she rolls
And she tosses her loose change to the losers down below
All I know, says Mother Superior, is she was the quietest child
But ever since those summer nights she’s been running wild
And she’s gone, She’s long gone -We saw her go
Everyone is searching for something,
As if there's something we should know
The sky is full of aeroplanes, and I don't know where they go
All I know is when she was with me, she swore we’d never part
'Til she passed along the lesson learnt back at the Sacred Heart
For all the while a taxi stood in the street below
I saw the sway of a woman's hips. I saw a little girl’s wave:
That memory's all she left to me and I'll take it to my grave
Now she’s gone, She’s long gone -I saw her go
She’s gone, She’s long gone -I saw her go
I saw her go
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3. |
Faded To Blue
04:12
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FADED TO BLUE
I work on this song sometimes
Write a few lines
Cross out one or two
I’m not too sure any more
Just who it is for
Or if what I am saying is true
So easy to be mistaken
So hard to read the signs
And I get caught up in rhymes too
While this photo of you
Faded to blue
I had this dream you were leaving
And the very next day you were gone
I had no inclination for grieving
But grieving is all that I’ve done
Till my photo of you
Faded to blue
I could not quite trust enough
To make do with love
The sky is never stays blue
All of it mine for a day
Till I threw it away
And I'm left still reaching for you
Once we walked in the scent of magnolias
It all comes back to me now
And your face so clear somehow too
While this photo of you
Faded to blue
Oh who can restore the colors
Of a love that's faded away
-Gone like the dew at midday?
But I still try anyway
They said not to wait at the crossing
But I had to look back at the train
Now my wallet is weighed down with my losses
And all it contains are some names
And a photo of you
Faded to blue
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4. |
Careless Rider
03:16
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CARELESS RIDER
Come to Kentucky, The race is as good as won.
Come to Kentucky, The race is as good as won.
I can’t get to Louisville, my horse won’t walk or run.
Careless rider, the reins slipped from his hand.
Careless rider, the reins slipped from his hand.
He’ll lose her love, he just don’t understand.
His horse has bolted, must have got the itch
His horse has bolted, must have got the itch
He’s come a long way, but he’s the same distance from the ditch.
Your careless rider, he’s heading for a fall
Your careless rider, he’s heading for a fall He’s riding blind, he can’t hear the children call.
She’s ridden to the river. The river is so wide.
She’s ridden to the river. The river is so wide.
Unborn children calling from the other side.
Come to Kentucky, The race is as good as won.
Come to Kentucky, The race is as good as won.
I can’t get to Louisville, my horse won’t walk or run
I'm a careless rider, the reins slipped from my hand.
I'm a careless rider, the reins slipped from my hand.
-How I could lose your love, I just don’t understand.
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5. |
So Easy With You
04:05
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SO EASY WITH YOU (Duet)
Verse 1. HER:-
Oh the landing stage is white in this stormy light.
Wind ruffles the water and here comes rain.
We're good friends alone together,
Caught by a change in the weather.
The pines are so private and the far shore has grown dim,
And if it wasn't for him, I'd say something to you
I'd say something about the way that you-
I'd say something about the way that-
But I'm not going to say that
-not here, not now, not to you-
Oh it's easy to fall, and if falling were all
It would all be so easy, so easy with you.
Verse 2. HIM:-
The lilies lie so white, open and so white.
Wind ruffles your hair now and who could blame
Two good friends alone together,
Caught by a change in the weather?
The wind it is rising and the pines begin to stir,
And if it wasn't for her, I'd say something to you
I'd say something about the way that you-
I'd say something about the way that-
But I'm not going to say that
-not here, not now, not to you-
Oh it's easy to fall, and if falling were all
It would all be so easy, so easy with you.
Bridge.TOGETHER:-
Oh it's easy to fall, But I know most of all What I love about you
Is the way that you are true
HER: True to her
HIM:- True to him
Final Chorus TOGETHER:-
And if it wasn't for them, I'd say something to you
I'd say something about the way that you-
I'd say something about the way that-
But I'm not going to say that
-not here, not now, not to you-
Oh it's easy to fall, and if falling were all
It would all be so easy, so easy with you.
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6. |
Sometime Soon
03:19
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SOMETIME SOON
You're invited up to see the banker
He leans right across his desk
Shakes your hand with a smile on his face
And hands you a big fat check
CHORUS:
Must happen sometime soon, now
As the cow jumps over the moon
Must happen sometime soon
The President's signed the order
'Put the iron back into the mine
Put the coal back in so we can dig it again
And everything will be fine'
(CHORUS)
King Canute takes a walk down Main Street
The water's lapping the land
'The sea can't rise, it's all a pack of lies
I'll wave it back with my hand'
(CHORUS)
I had something important to tell you
What it was I seem to forget
I got me tune. The words must come soon.
It just hasn't happened yet
(CHORUS)
I'm sorry for all of you sinners
But I've got God on my side
When theRapture comes I'll be the one
To fly off into the sky (Bye bye)
(CHORUS)
Some folks write songs for money
But I wrote this song for my friends
I wrote it for them so they could all join in
Now they're wondering just when it will end
FINAL CHORUS:
Must happen sometime soon, now
As the cow jumps over the moon
Must happen sometime soon, now
Must happen sometime soon
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7. |
At The Mayflower Motel
04:49
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AT THE MAYFLOWER MOTEL
You and I, we share this cheap apartment
Apart we are, together just in name.
They say there’s something better round the corner
But the TV’s on, and on the TV it’s all the same.
CHORUS:
But not too much is wrong, as far as I can tell
Here out back of the Mayflower Motel
As we live out back of the Mayflower Motel.
Yours and mine, our fathers came for peace and plenty
I recall that Grandpa kept an open door
They thought this land was fragrant and empty
Now it’s full of noise and fear and thoughts of war (CHORUS)
They all say, At least the Governor’s got some answers
The governor’s making war on the trees
The bad news from abroad has all been cancelled
The baddies are beaten and I’m beaten to my knees (CHORUS)
They say there’s places people live for freedom
They say there’s places people try
There they are, purposeful and happy
But it’s not like that for
You and I as we share this cheap apartment
Apart we are, together just in name.
They say there’s something better round the corner
But the TV’s on, and on the TV it’s all the same.
CHORUS:
But not too much is wrong, as far as I can tell
Here out back of the Mayflower Motel
As we live out back of the Mayflower Motel
As we live out back of the Mayflower Motel.
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8. |
Girl From Fresno
03:06
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GIRL FROM FRESNO
I've got little to say, got so little to say
I've got nothing to say except to say
I never knew how much I loved you
Till I saw that highway sign
Outside of Sacremento:
Fresno 99
-and I was crying
It was long ago in London,
Under a snow-filled sky
That I met the girl from Fresno,
She was free as the 4th of July
Such grace in her face, but where was I?
CHORUS:
-I was always waiting
For the right time to a-
For the right time to a-
For the right time to
Arrive
Oh I was just a convenience,
Someone to show her London Town
I could have cried with Elvis
“'Please don't drag that string around'
You know that my heart is being torn apart
all the time”
(CHORUS)
Can we stop in Sacremento,
Park in the shade of those trees
And I'll tell how the girl from Fresno
Almost brought me to my knees
Oh the words unsaid, the tears unshed
-for half my life
(CHORUS)
And I never knew how much I loved you
Till I saw that highway sign
Just outside of Sacremento:
Fresno 99, Fresno 99, Fresno 99-
-and I was crying
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9. |
Center City
02:40
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CENTER CITY
If I understand correctly, there's nothing I can do
But I'm going to Center City to look for you
-To look for you
It's so far from where I'm living to where you may be found
But I'm going to Center City -that's where I'm bound
That's where I'm bound
Yes, I'm bound to you
Like the day is bound to night
I'm fumbling in my pockets, searching for the key
But I can't find me
And nothing is right
'Cause River Road is empty, the river is in flood
You in Center City, I'm wading through mud
I'm wading through mud.
If I understand correctly, there's nothing I can do
But I'm going to Center City to look for you
-To look for you
Yes I'm going to Center City
To look for you
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Two Riders In The Rain
03:00
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TWO RIDERS IN THE RAIN
Last night I had that dream again:
Two riders in the rain,
And the long line of men and guns
Moving through the Wilderness.
And what it meant I can but guess:
Could you and I one day be
On the wrong side of history
Like Jackson & Lee,
Two riders in the rain?
But I never dream of 12-hour days
In sweatshops far away
Or distant fields where our food is grown,
-Coffee rice and sugarcane,
So could I too be much the same
And all our freedoms only be
At the price of another's slavery
Like Jackson & Lee,
Two riders in the rain?
Comrades in fate,
They saw their purpose so great
But were blindfolded straight
Defending, when all is said and done,
The right to do wrong.
Last night I saw them once again.
It's every night the same:
The endless line of men and guns,
The voice unheard in the wilderness.
And how shall we pass the test
When all we were or failed to be
Is written down in history
With Jackson & Lee,
Two riders in the rain?
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BAD WEATHER NEAR BUENA VISTA, CO.
The view looks good from where we are
You could almost believe in a world without war
Open valley, open hearts
But suddenly we look up to see
A whole new future
Just like that
Bad weather near Buena Vista
Coming from the mountains 'cross the Arkansas River.
Heading down to Santa Fe
Why does the world have such a lack of faith?
It's gone astray with too much hate
As suddenly we look up to see
A whole new future
Just like some
Bad weather near Buena Vista
Coming from the mountains 'cross the Arkansas River
Bad weather -we did not choose it
But you and I gonna have to ride right through it
That's all there is to it.
No one said it'll be an easy time
Rain's gonna fall and the road's gonna slide
Now's the time to open our eyes
Or all at once we'll lose the chance
Of a decent future
Just like that
Bad weather near Buena Vista
Coming from the mountains 'cross the Arkansas River
Bad weather -we did not choose it
But you and I gonna have to ride right through it
That's all there is to it.
Thirty miles to the Great Divide
Divide and rule is what they'll try
Bringing out the same old lies
About Black and White
To make them fight right out of sight in endless night
While those who have have all the rights
-But not if we unite
Reach out to each other
And ride a little closer together
Ride a little closer together
And if we're as one the day will come
We'll rise up singing
Right through that
Bad weather near Buena Vista
Coming from the mountains 'cross the Arkansas River
Bad weather -we did not choose it
But you and I gonna have to ride right through it
That's all there is to it.
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12. |
Prince George's County
05:08
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Above the broad river a grave you may see
-A cross in the earth, a heart carved in a tree-
Of the sweetest young lady that ever once rode
In a wagon from Maryland by the National Road
With her wedding-dress carefully stowed.
CHORUS:
She was the flower of Prince George's County
Shown only love in her home,
Fed on God's bounty,
And now she is gone.
It grieved her to leave her family behind
To marry a rich cousin -she hoped he'd be kind-
But saw at once she'd be nothing more
Than one more possession in his Zanesville store
So she ran right out of that door
(CHORUS)
Young Jamie the wagoner offered her new life
He took her to Indiana and took her to wife
He settled to work on his father's new farm
With the love in his heart and the strength in his arm
He swore to keep her from harm
(CHORUS)
Children she gave him, one two and three
There they could live most happily
But then she got sick, eaten inside
It was like an eclipse when birds wheel and cry
'Cause something's gone wrong with the sky
(CHORUS)
"Come closer my darling, it's dark in my eyes
When you look for another, may your choice be wise
Take care of the children, fear not where I'm going
Tell them to look for me in the spring
In the green shoots all a-growing"
(CHORUS)
And in far Indiana a grave you may see
-A cross in the ground, a heart carved in a tree-
Of the sweetest young lady that ever once rode
In a wagon from Maryland by the National Road
With her wedding-dress carefully stowed.
CHORUS:
She was the flower of Prince George's County
Shown only love in her home,
Fed on God's bounty,
And now she is gone.
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Rick Jerram Baltimore, Maryland
Rick was born in London, UK, and has been writing songs since 1996. He worked for twenty-five years in architecture before leaving in order to dance -and later teach- the spiritual movement practice of Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms. In 2008 he moved to the USA. After four years in Philadelphia, he now lives in Baltimore. ... more
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