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He's Not Alone
05:39
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I used to have a big, black lab, old Will was quite a dog
Traveled with me everywhere I went
He’d lay there in the truck front seat, his head upon my lap
And stare up at me like I was heaven-sent
Been dead for half a decade yet his scent, it lingers on
Still got those popcorn paws, it seems
And after spinning once or twice, that flop-down lazy sigh
Before he’d drift off into some contented dream
But he went home, ya he went home
Perhaps the place where it’s all doggy treats and bones
And I wish that he were here, but of two things I’m real clear
That his soul’s alive and, man, he’s not alone
Michael was a friend of mine, his time with us was short
Hard to figure why that had to be
Got a little daughter, she’s bout eight years old, like mine,
By the grace of God, you know that could be me
And every time I drive by his house, man, I feel so sad
I think about his family and about mine
But one thing I don’t worry about’s old Michael anymore
Cause I know he’s with the man and doing fine
Cause he went home, ya he went home
And doesn’t get no junk calls on the phone
And I wish that he were here, but of two things I’m real clear
That his soul’s alive and man, he’s not alone
Graveyards late at night, they used to scare me half to death
And the Reaper, he was way much more than grim
Figured he would haul my butt right to the basement fire
And then laugh his ass off while he shoved me in
But if there’s a last laugh here, well, it belongs to me
Cause I can tell you sure as ash to dust
That when it’s time for me to head on down that country road
Well, I’ll be shouting Hallelujah-town or bust
Cause I’ll be home, ya I’ll be home
And I won’t get no junk calls on the phone
But that Hallelujah’s here, so of two things I’m real clear
That my soul’s alive and, man, I’m not alone
And I’m feeling home, I’m right at home
Cut my heart wide open, strip me to the bone
Cause you see, when I’m all here, then of death I have no fear
Cause my soul’s alive and man, I’m not alone
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2. |
Lifelines
04:44
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As I gaze into this mirror
See these lines that mark my face
They are the trenches of my war-zone
My embattled human space
All those nights that I have spent there
Closed my eyes but couldn’t sleep
And though I see now how I craved it
I just couldn’t even weep
And in those desperate darkest hours
With my cheek pressed against the mud
Well I’d have sworn the god of terror
Was about to swill my blood
But when I called out to the night air
When I stumbled to my knees
When I reached out there was someone
Who was there to hear my pleas
I know few things now for certain
Most days the sky it isn’t blue
But I can say that in my life I’ve had a taste
And I’ve known you
And all those existential questions
That shook and rattled in my head
Have mostly fallen onto deaf ears
But I’ve found the cure instead
Cause when I called out to the night air
When I stumbled to my knees
When I reached out there was someone
Who was there and heard my pleas
And so I’m grateful to that night air
Even to the terror I have felt
Cause in those deepest darkest moments
The devil’s grip began to melt
So as I turn back toward the mirror
And to these lines that etch my face
I can see now they’re the lifelines
That have led me to this place…
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3. |
The Midnight Special
04:14
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4. |
Early Morning Stretch
06:09
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5. |
The Place of No Undo
04:57
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6. |
A Twister's a-Coming
05:33
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Charlize Theron, would you be my girl
Your name’s a twister but I’d give it a whirl
I know it sounds a little crazy and all
I’m 5’10” shrinking, you’re probably tall
But that’s no reason to be freezing out the possibility
Of a little cosmic magic between you and me
Charlize, I’m older, I won’t tell you no lie
I’m mostly bald and got these droopy sad eyes
But in this dream I had, well, we were a pair
Of star-crossed lovers with nary a care
And since I’ve learned to trust my dreams, well, what do you say
Would you meet me out for coffee, how about later today
Charlize, honey, let’s cut right to the chase
This ain’t about you or your heavenly face
It’s rather all about my struggle to see
The things that I have done to circumvent me
And all this hiding in the shadows of just who I might be
If I open up my heart and what I want gets set free
Charlize, I’ve dampened everything I desire
A cold wet compress on the flames of my fire
Afraid of losing or rejection, it seems
I’ve never walked up to the girl of my dreams
And said, I’d like to dance with you now, if you please
Ah, that devil on my shoulder…She’s way out of your league
And that shoulder demon’s right now chirping at me
…Silly old dreamer, Hollywood wannabe
But I’m not buying it, no, not in this heart
Cause I’ve been to hell and back and earned this new start
And there ain’t no one gonna tell me I’m a minor league Joe
So I’m stepping up to this plate and it’s time for you to go
So, Charlize Theron, would you be my girl
Your name’s a twister but I’d give it a whirl
I know it sounds a little crazy and all
I’m 5’10” shrinking, you’re probably tall
But that’s no reason to be freezing out the possibility
Of a little cosmic magic between you and me
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8. |
This Little Boy
05:13
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9. |
Used But Good to Go
05:22
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Found this backward sunburst guitar, almost thirty years ago
Dusty in a storefront window, man said, Used but good to go
Told him right then that I’d take it, not sure why I took that leap
See that was bold and out of character, and lefty Guilds ain’t cheap
But as I stood there by that old man
His eyes whispering, It’s you
Made no sense at all but…I just knew that I just knew
Well that old whisper, heard it often, and sure do wish that I could say
That I’d spent my life in service to it, each and every day
But no, you know I’ve done my penance, to that other voice instead
The one that whines and scolds, and sees a bitter world chock-full of dread
But as I stood there by that old man
His eyes whispering, It’s you
Made no sense at all but…I just knew that I just knew
So many moments like that moment, dozens of them every day
Times when I can turn toward the somber me, or choose to play
And mostly these days, well, I’m choosing, bearing north instead of south
Thinking mostly with my heart, so let these feelings flood on out
Cause as I stood there by that old man
His eyes whispering, It’s you
Starts to make some sense cause…I just knew that I just knew
So when the Reaper come to get me, long dark cloak and all that stuff
When he hooks me by the shoulder, and says, Man, you’ve had enough
I’ll say, Grim man, no you’re wrong there, see I can’t ever get enough
Of all this grace that I say Yes to when I feel this old man’s love
Cause when I stand right here beside Him
His eyes whispering, It’s you
It makes perfect sense cause….I just knew that I just knew
I just knew that I just knowed
Cause I can feel it in my toes
A little used, but good to go…
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10. |
Sugar Maple
05:43
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11. |
Psalm 4
04:08
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Even in the midst of great pain, my friend
I praise you for that which is
And I will not, no, I won’t refuse this grief
Or close myself to this anguish
Oh let other people, let them pray for ease
They say, Comfort us and shield us from sorrow
They say, Big guy, you know you got to fix my world
And don’t upset my applecart tomorrow
But me, I pray for whatever you send
And I ask to receive it as your gift
Cause you have put a gold-card joy inside of this heart
And all this weight upon my shoulders, it lifts
So I lie down at night and trust the dark
Cause I can feel how you are near
Ya I lie down at night and love the dark
Cause always in this darkness, you appear
So even…when I’m curled up in a ball of sad
When I plumb the depths of anti-glad
You might think that I’m plumb loco and gone mad
Well…perhaps a tad
And even…even, even when I hurt
Even when I feel like dirt
Don’t you know it someone steals my shirt
Right from my yurt
Even, even lost and all alone
When I ache right to the bone
When my heart is like a stone
You call me home
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12. |
Galilee
05:51
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Bob and the Trubadors Montpelier, Vermont
Bob and the Trubadors offer up a fertile brew of original music, folk-based with shades of blues, jazz and world music.
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