1. |
Hold Me Under
02:52
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Every time I go down
To the lake, you see
You know he's always out there
You know he speaks to me
Hold me under, he says
Hold me under, he says
Hold me under
My trailer's not that far
And each night after the bar
I watch the boats come in
And I think of Penticton
I worked up north a while
It'll make you lose your mind
I see a girl in town now
Just to pass the time
There's something about this town
Yeah, we all feel it here, babe
Something beautiful
And terrible and strange
Lights bouncing off the water
I don't scream like I oughta
The night is closing in
The last night I'll see him
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2. |
Teardrop Skies
02:33
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After the thunder clap
Your dog ran off
The rain came down
They rang the bells of the town clock
I put my shoes on
Slipped out of sight
Deafened by the pour
And blind in the black of that dark night
I walked a mile and then
I got a ride
Took me to a diner
Told of the love he'd left behind
We parted ways there
And I made my way
Got lost on the road
Long before the breaking light of day
I know I heard her
A woman's cries
Followed me as I wandered
Under wailing teardrop skies
Never found my way back home
You may not be surprised
Won't you pick me up
If you see me out on stormy nights
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3. |
Arkansas Valley
03:24
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I've cried enough tears
To get this county through a drought
Looking back on the years
You'd think I'd dry out
But I move the current faster
Than the trains on that old rail
As I kick away the dust
Over another lonesome trail
Secret city in a mountain
Overlooking all beyond that gate
Prison souvenir shops
And a thousand other things I hate
But the way that sky looks
Early winter when the evening's late
Helps us forget hell's heat
Two thousand miles below the interstate
The Arkansas will flood
Through every ranch and canyon
The dirt will turn to mud
Now that I've lost my companion
I saw a great storm cloud
Blend into the mountain
But you couldn't hear the thunder
Over all of my shouting
In a county full of prisoners
Guess I'm lucky it's just house arrest
Watching dozens of little birds
Fly down from their snowy nests
I know that the one I leave
Is not the one I love the best
But no matter where I go
My heart's always out in the west
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4. |
Take a Walk
03:33
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If I ever make it back
To the place that I left
No one had better welcome me
Back home
'Cause I left in search
Of the very word
Can't keep what I found
And now I have to roam
Some don't choose where they work
Some don't choose where they live
But you can choose who's around
So be good to those that you know
And if you get frozen out
Know you've still got a friend
Hope you can pack up and go
Where there's not all that wind and snow
Take a walk
In the sunshine
Honey, take a walk
Right down the path with me
You woke up this morning
Ain't that something?
Can't the world shimmer
Like golden aspen leaves
The more that I move
The worse I get stuck
Will I know when I've learned
What it is that I'm supposed to know?
And does it even matter?
We all end in the same place
No, I won't be alone
When it comes my time to go
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5. |
Last Seance
03:33
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Rosie, sweet Rosabel
I love her more
Than now I can tell
For me, she casts a spell
My charming, black-eyed, sweet Rosabel
We never had a child
We had an act
And on your deathbed
We made a pact
I've waited ten long years
To hear Rosabel
The costumes that I made you
Since 1926, they've laid away
And since that day
I've waited to hear from you
Beyond the grave
Tonight is the last time
I now know I've done all I can
But ten years
Is long enough to wait
For any man
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6. |
Satchel
03:17
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I can't take you any further
I'm afraid you'll have to leave
I frowned, opened the door
Pushed you out of your seat
Tires screeching in a puff of smoke
As I sped the car away
Didn't know if you would be alright
Didn't care if you would be okay
From there on you vanished
And to this very day
You wander that same country road
Vowing how I'll pay
It's said you were eaten by coyotes
Bones turned to dust and blown around
No one there to dig a hole
And put you in the ground
Oh don't you love the desert?
But not under the moon
You turn and ask me
"Baby, why do I feel so doomed?"
I kiss your mouth and laugh
Say it's gonna be okay
We all get what we deserve
When it comes our judgment day
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7. |
Mine
05:06
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Mine, oh
I know I'm alive
When I look at you, alright
Warm breeze whispering
Beneath a diamond sky
Crickets call out in the dark
Jasmine breathes a sigh
Won't you be a friend?
I know what I said
Keep you on my mind
Keep you in my bed
Keep the rest away
Keep the promises I said
Traveled seven lifetimes
Just to hear you breathe
On a summer night
Laying next to me
Asleep
Be mine
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8. |
Kettle Valley
03:45
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Oh, I know a thing or two
About the Kettle Valley Trail
Train's long been gone
Stopped running on the rail
Skip a stone into the lake
Build a fire by the tracks
Sit back and listen
I'll tell you the facts
Up here, we've got wolves
We've got black bears, cougars, too
Rattlesnakes wrap around the sage
Eagles fly over you
But there's none a greater threat
Than that of a strange man
I hurry on before it's dark
Whenever I can
I'm no great outdoorsman
No great outdoorswoman, either
Sitting by the fire, eating humble pie
'Til I get a sugar fever
But I'm always out here
In nature's company
What a mysterious friend
I have chosen for me
Salmon run down in the river
Not a cloud up in the sky
So you know the stars will come out
To sparkle from up high
There's a flurry of life
Way up in the trees
Where a million little starlings
Sing exactly as they please
Hummingbird beats her little wings
At a breakneck speed
Soon to fly back down south
Winter's coming, you see
But I'll be up here
Trying to make myself a home
And home it will be
Even if I'm all alone
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Steph Green
Steph Green's music is for those who fancy the art of songwriting, depicting a lonely world illuminated by strangeness and beauty.
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