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New Day
03:24
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I don’t know where I’m a’ goin’
But I know where I been
I think my poor heart’s a growin’
It will bloom again
‘Cause today is a new day
There can be no other day
Lord, you move me
Yes you do
If I take it easy on the water
And don’t burn in the sun
It’ll rise slow and steady like it oughta
What’s begun has begun
Ain’t gonna feel bad about my healin’
Let it roll if it rolls
I remember swingin’ from the ceilin’
In my prisoner’s clothes
Some fly by me, some stay behind me
Well I am where I am
And if you wanna know where you can find me
Baby, whip out your calendar
And look up today
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2. |
Only Once
03:07
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I remember clearly I was younger than
The youngest in my grade
And I hold that picture dearly
There’s no way you can have
That picture made
We were shoutin’ out the windows
To a tune that everybody knew but me
And the wind was blowin’ every note
Takin’ all our troubles down the street
I wish that I could go back
Just kids sneakin’ in the back
Back when we swore true love
Was something that happened only once
Some days it’s hard to get up
I never slept through love
When I was young
Now the kids won’t ever shut up
And I call in sick so I can be alone
I used to think that I could be
Hopelessly romantic all my days
Now nothin’s really heavy
But it’s weighed enough
To keep me in my place
I wish that I could go back
Just kids kissin’ in the back
Back when we swore true love
Was something that happened only once
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3. |
Leave It Behind
02:56
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I’m gonna leave it behind, baby
I’m gonna leave it behind
It’s just a thought that crossed my mind
I’m gonna leave it behind
I’m gonna leave it behind, baby
I’m gonna leave it behind
Once I cross that Virginia line
I’m gonna leave it behind
Take a breath and hold the breath
Then blow it in the wind
Flash a shaky toothy grin
To explain the shape I’m in
I’m movin’ up the mountain
But I ain’t found no place to stay
I always been ok
Even when I ain’t ok
I didn’t leave a letter
There weren’t nothing to explain
And nothin’ to complain
It’s just the wind and rain
Some men hold and some men fold
And some fall in between
Some they build up steam
And some just up and leave
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4. |
I Call Everybody Buddy
02:57
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I call everybody buddy
But I don’t call anybody
I’m callin’ you tonight
To see if you’ll come over
It’s not only that I’m lonely
It’s more that you’re the only
Buddy that’ll hold me
Quite as loose as you do
There’s that inevitable separation
When this train leaves the station
It’s here and then it’s long gone
And we’re left here holdin’ these blues
I call everybody buddy
But I don’t call anybody
You’re the only one, baby
That’ll hold me quite like you do
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5. |
Married To A Train
03:43
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Shot my pistol around this town
Now her old man’s huntin’ me down
I been carryin’ this load
Up and down Rock City Road
Between two graves and a hungry ghost
Everybody’s gotta walk this lonesome valley
Walk this lonesome valley is what I’ll do
Oh I’m married to a train
And I don’t know her name
But I know, where she’s drivin’ to
Savior come quick to my door
I’m afflicted and I’m poor
In this lonesome valley
There’s no place to eat
Gracious lord please set me free
I’m conflicted and diseased
Ain’t no shoes to fit my feet
Everybody’s gonna walk this lonesome valley
Walk this lonesome valley’s what I do
Oh I’m married to a train
And I don’t know her name
But I know, where she’s rollin’ to
If there’s two cards that I love
It’s the jack a diamonds and ace of clubs
Stopped by to play
And got caught in the rain
Well I stayed in the game too long
They made the coffee cocaine strong
Met a heavy hip woman
Put her hand on my knee
Everybody’s gotta walk this lonesome valley
Walkin’ this lonesome valley is what I do
Oh I’m married to a train
And I don’t know her name
But I know, where she’s rollin’ to
But I know, where she’s drivin’ to
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Sailor's Request
04:36
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Darlin’ will you let me in
It could be my last time through again
You know me and you know dry land
The ocean you don’t understand
Sometimes I wish you’d get to me
Faster than the ones that I can’t see
They haunt my dreams back to the sea
Sometimes I wish we’d talk ‘em free
Well you think you can save me
And I’m glad you try
But I’ll be gone by tomorrow night
Feed me water, wine and bread
And find a place to lay my head
Before the mornin’ if I die
Take my bones from where they lie
Put me on a train before you hurt
You can keep my favorite shirt
Take me to the edge of God’s green earth
Leave me there for what I was worth
My soul will kick and twitch enough
To kick this coffin off its bluff
Where I’ll rest in the cradle of the deep blue sea
‘Cause she’s the only one for me
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7. |
I Don't Believe In Magic
03:38
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Every turn
Barreling down 10
Winding a road
I ain’t never been
Before or will be again
And it looked like magic
And it felt like magic
But I don’t believe it’s magic
Anymore
The hungriest ghost
Devours the heart
He can consume
The light in every room
But never the darker part
And it glows like magic
In a show like magic
But I don’t believe it’s magic
Anymore
I find my way
In the dark of the night
No creatures or trees
I can see in the light
Nothing takes shape
And nothing escapes
In the land there
Where all is fair and blind
Where it can’t be magic
Where we don’t see magic
And we don’t need magic
Just love
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8. |
What's Happenin' Here
04:35
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Oh baby, what’s happenin’ here
Was it happenin’ here before
It’s gonna keep happenin’ here I fear
And I wish it wouldn’t happen no more
I went to the market like my mama told me to
Three dollars, a case quarter and a dime
Give a turkey a little money
He won’t put it in his shoe
Poor turkey gonna blow it every time
Oh baby, what’s happenin’ here
Was it happenin’ here before
It’s gonna keep happenin’ here I fear
And I wish it wouldn’t happen no more
Everywhere I go
I carry this sack
On my back
Everyone I know is walkin’ this track
Whistlin’ to crickets
Without a ticket, wonderin’…
Oh baby, what’s happenin’ here
Was it happenin’ here before
It’s gonna keep happenin’ here I fear
And I wish it wouldn’t happen no more
I went to see my baby
Way down by the creek
Well, she told me she would meet me down there
I was talkin’ to a bullfrog
He said “Yonder come your sweet”
But she was walkin’ and talkin’ to a bear
Oh baby, what’s happenin’ here
Was it happenin’ here before
It’s gonna keep happenin’ here I fear
And I wish it wouldn’t happen no more
Everywhere I go I carry this sack
On my back
Everyone I know is walkin’ this track
Whistlin’ to crickets
Without a ticket, wonderin’…
Oh baby, what’s happenin’ here
Was it happenin’ here before
It’s gonna keep happenin’ here I fear
And I wish it wouldn’t happen no more
I wish it wouldn’t happen no more
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9. |
God-Sized Hole
03:40
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These walls are uneven
Narrow stairs split the house
The doors are all crooked
And the floor’s pitchin’ south
This place gets me dizzy
But I don’t think it’s the walls
Could be Lizzy lookin’ at me
Like the ghost in the hall
She says “Love don’t come easy
And I’m so hard to please
Since I gave mine to Johnny
Behind my daddy’s oak tree
But It’s a god-sized hole
And you won’t fill it
With anybody like me”
There’s a kid stuck inside me
And he was startin’ to bloom
Now he’s rotten with envy
In this hourly room
He says “Man, I ain’t angry”
But he’s bitter at the thought
That he spent all your money
On a bag that he bought
He was supposed to get coffee
And he was supposed to get bread
Then he met an old gypsy
And she kissed him on the head
“It’s a god-size hole
And you won’t fill it
With anybody like me”
I got rocks in my belly
I leave stains in the sheets
And I bet you can smell me
‘Fore I turn down your street
I got a funny disposition
And this smile on my lips
But they’re tremblin’ from tuggin’
All the weight of these ships
It’s a god-sized hole
And you won’t fill it
With all the ships in the sea
It’s a god-sized hole
And you won’t fill it
With all the water in the sea
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10. |
Ain't Your Baby No More
03:31
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I spent some time in Nashville
In the money and the pourin’ rain
Too much too young
I had no will to wrestle with Bobby again
So I packed my case and left that place
And killed that man in a storm
I thought that I could save my face
And keep my baby warm
You got to know
You got to know
When to let your baby go
You got to know
You got to know
When it ain’t your baby no more
I dipped my feet in 12 mile creek
With the ghost up on the trail
And I told that soul it was time to go
A ghost can’t pay no bail
I held him here for many a year
And I guess he served me well
But he can’t hear and he’ll grow in fear
As a far as I can tell
I took my boy to a fishin’ hole
And I showed him how to cast
And I told him how to use that thumb
To cut down on the lash
I taught him how to cut and cook
But I can’t make him eat
And told him “Fred, go lay your head”
But I can’t make him sleep
So head on down to your hometown
And tell everyone your back
And hold your head up straight and high
To every Johnnie and Jack
And gather your skeletons from the dance
Them bones were made to break
Then say a prayer and leave ‘em there
At a fire down by lake
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11. |
Suzanne
03:55
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There’s a twenty
In an envelope
In there with it
A note that I wrote
There’s no anger
And there’s no pride
But a deeper seated
Anchor inside
She’s a deep water ship
And it’s a deep water crew
We can keep to the coast
But we’re toast if we do
I can still see the sunset
A’ comin’ down on you
Will you write me back
Will you write me back
Will you write me back
Suzanne, Suzanne
There’s no highway
Too far to drive
Fill the tank
And keep your eyes
On the open sky
If there was currency
From you girl
I could buy enough fuel
To drive the world
It’s the longest road
I’ve ever driven in a day
And I only made two stops
But I still lost my way
Couldn’t get you to say
That you wanted me to stay
Will you call me back
Will you call me back
Will you call me back
Suzanne, Suzanne
Almost patient
And mostly kind
But this mountain’s
Been wearin’ on my mind
There’s no river
Too far to cross
But I keep losin’ my footin’
On the rocks
If I was a poet
I’d find the right lines
Tried to pay off the muses
But I blew it this time
And I used my last quarter
Now I’m down to a dime
Will you call me back
Will you call me back
Will you have me back
Suzanne, Suzanne
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12. |
Working On A New House
02:28
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I’m workin’ on a new house
That’s what it’s all about
I’m workin’ on a new house
Can’t work on the old house
Got wrecked in a hurricane
When the geese were flyin’ south
So I’m workin’ on a new house
Think it’s better than the old house
I used to do work for hire
Settin’ everything on fire
If you needed anything burned down
I’d burn down this whole town
I specialized in bridges and old ships
Til’ they’d sink to the bottom of the sound
I’d do any work for hire
Even settin’ the woods on fire
Now I’m makin’ an aeroplane
Outta paper from a diary
Glued together with sweat and tears
From workin’ in a factory
I used to make gadgets and widgets
And heart-shaped candy treats
I’m makin’ an aeroplane
Outta paper from a diary
Blow your trumpet at the new moon
Take up a new melody
Start singin’ a different tune
Stop singin’ ‘bout you and me
Write a song about the secrets of crickets
Or the dish runnin’ ‘way with the spoon
But don’t sing about you and me
Blow your trumpet at the new moon
Stop singin’ ‘bout you and me
Blow your trumpet at the new moon
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Kenny Roby North Carolina
Founding member of 6 String Drag. Their 1997 album “High Hat” was released to national critical acclaim. (co-produced by
Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy and released on Earle’s Warner Brothers imprint label E-Squared)
In 1998, Roby went solo and released three excellent but vastly different solo records: Mercury’s Blues, Rather Not Know, and The Mercy Filter. His new album Memories & Birds out 4/2/13.
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