Music
In The West
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| 2. | In The West (Bus For Three Days) | Play | In The West (Bus For Three Days)
IN THE WEST (BUS FOR THREE DAYS) knock knock out the restroom he cut off a little old lady public bedroom is the subway wait for public patience? get a clue screw you happy new year see the ball drop a million people gathered zillion words talked at the cross stop she had the walk i can't believe he had the gall to cut her off they fenced off the bench- you gotta work to earn to pay to live in the apartments next to it your dog's gotta pee - leash and lock and walk down the stairs a block to the nearest tree if you're lucky Your friend slit her wrist So much for the cancelled play you made plans for you gotta split which train is it? i mean subway to be clear i'm sorry little hazy ran out of wit in the west we're just a little bit behind to make up our mind we take up our time a little less defined she's ok thank god what a day i gotta watch the apartment she's watching for my boss while she's away my houseguests from the west gotta come with me; they got nowhere else to sleep maybe they can walk the dog down the stairs a block to the tree to pee to free her for a minute then use the key I gave them to unlock the fence to spot the bench to sit down for a new york minute; for them it'd be free but they would never do that because it's freezing use the starbucks to take a pee and split use the local coffee shop to pee and split have a think buy a drink damn good hot tea thank you please bum gave him two and he asked for five bum cd player but he's scraping' by he got the keys to something but he can't survive? man i don't buy i don't buy i'm gonna use what I have of these broken eyes to go blind and just be to realize something's on my side take away my pride i don't usually pray but in it i confide surrounded by these people and surrounded by their mazes surrounded by these rundown cliché ghost-town farmer places i've lost my edge i've lost my pep i've lost my step and braces i've lost my map lost my way back I'm lost in my own mazes bus for three days? man you crazy! just trying to have fun and prove that we're tough despite the ear crust and the tongue fuzz leave my face on and cut my nose off next to me this dude just blew up scratch my dandruff try to hide it eyes wide open he saw the whole thing don't mean to be mean i'm throwin' him up! i'm throwin' him up! don't mean to be mean - he saw the whole thing eyes wide open try to hide it scratch my dandruff this dude just blew up next to me and leave my face on and the tongue fuzz despite the ear crust to prove that we're tough just trying to have fun man you crazy bus for three days! a little more refined |
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| 3. | Heads Up | Play | Heads Up
HEADS UP i saw it shimmer upon your eyes it takes a while to realize those waves of warmth flowing into me they've got be like a light on the horizon out at sea i hope we're ready for this ecstasy i don't say much when i feel this way i wish my eyes would communicate the journeys i'd like to take with you and break all the rules we'll burn some flags and fall off our bar stools i never though i'd act like such a fool we've got our heads up in the clouds i never heard the rains so loud we've got this window of opportunity don't think of how it used to be and live for what tomorrow brings i feel a storm coming in again we need the rains every now and then so lets stay warm by the fire tonight we'll be just fine we'll blow out all the cobwebs in our minds and laugh at all the bullshit that we find |
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| 4. | Inside | Play | Inside
INSIDE do you ever feel lucky to be alive? only you can provide that vibe don’t be a victim of your circumstance when you let life provide a second chance I tried and I tried and I tried to find that high and all along it was right there inside do you ever feel you could weather any storm? only you can be reborn I’m not a victim of my circumstance I feel this way cuz I get up and dance humble yourself and face your struggles with a smile love’s not far away never walk away |
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| 5. | If We Could Do Anything | If We Could Do Anything
IF WE COULD DO ANYTHING if you could do anything that you want would you float like a feather or drop like a stone? would flowers bloom behind your every step? could you be happy if you were alone? when i was a child i dreamt i could swim through the air for just a moment i could feel the space below i still close my eyes with all my might and try to return to those places i know if i had the power i would make us all believe in your darkest hour you can find relief there may always be a higher path to travel but when things tend to unravel there are places you can reach for if you plant a seed of live upon this earth you will find out what it's worth when it comes to be when it comes to be if i could do anything that i feel i would open up all of our hearts let sweet love pour in and we would all shine like the sun flow like the rivers through valleys so low and we would all grow together as one |
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| 6. | Raindrop | Raindrop
RAINDROP raindrop fall down on my head i can feel it but it's hard to tell if I'm alive or dead i don't care i can see the drop fall in your palm picture you picture me I swear I'm not the only one girl I know you're scared just like me i'm lonely It's my own fault for i won't give myself up for a single part of me part of me wants to throw it all away and walk with you right through the times until we die… but in the end i'd tear out all my hair and make a rope for you to tie into a noose to hang me while my mind would flash in and out of déjà vu scenes with you swingin from the highest tree girl you know you'd sicken me but in the end it's always me visions of blood bled from my pen seeping into images of your tongue soaking up his skin it's happening again-billions of raindrops flooding on the ground outside shining in between me and everything i know you far to well for your own good i swear you don't think I do but it's true don't worry i won't use it against you i know you far too well for my own good i see the way you look at me and i dare not stare back for fear that you might look straight past my eyes into my mind figuring eventually breaking down this secret sacred wall you know me far too well for my own good i swear you don't think you do but it's true don't hesitate to challenge me it ain't nothin' but a game to me so pick a piece to play me i am king won't you be my queen for now? |
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| 7. | Float | Float
FLOAT a heart is like an ocean seems so calm without motion beneath the surface is a world we know little about some set sail for a million miles some rely on another’s smile and still others will evaporate into the sky when those waters get to rough the eye of the storm is never enough you just drift on in to unknown waters start the engines and push it harder there's a calm after the storm the skies will be clear and the currents are warm we'll find a way to fly even without wings and open up ourselves to the mystery of all things as long as we remember we can float we'll be just fine at times it seems i am lost at sea other times you’re a part of me either way our dreams are our own at night some get lost behind the years some get caught inside their fears and still others will challenge the waters that rise |
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| 8. | Song Called Jah | Song Called Jah
SONG CALLED JAH Ya da da wake up in the morning in the sun and the grass called Jah tis i walking through this world called Jah wake up wake up to the love called Jah sing a pretty little song that’s been floating ‘round the mind called Jah happy living here ‘cause I never have to wear no shoes in this land that’s made for me called Jah now that we know there’s no where to go but Jah make love spread love to the one called Jah happy living here living in my Jah thank you for my here all of us my Jah I nurture every thought like a plant in the mind called Jah I do a little seeding and a little weeding for ya it’s every thing that’s thinking the thoughts of Jah oh lord lead me into the light that’s ya as we sing this song we sing love to ya we all sing this song this song we call Jah happy living here living in my Jah thank you for my here all of us my Jah happy living here cause I never have to wear no shoes |
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| 9. | Ganjaman | Ganjaman
GANJAMAN good herb for my meditation cool my nerves bring me that inspiration preserve the father’s creation more herbs need to be smoking baby you can call me the ganjaman cuz I’m holding the world in the palm of my hand and all across they globe they know see me plant the seed and watch it grow good herb for my meditation cool my nerves bring me that salvation preserve the mother’s creation no words need to be spoken |
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| 10. | Chunky Phunk | |||||
| 11. | Blues For The West | Blues For The West
BLUES FOR THE WEST why do we keep ourselves from crying? when it's the tears that can put out the fires the hunger of spirit and hope are the wings that can take us higher what is the point in salvation if all you can save is yourself reaching for preservation and the promise of riches and wealth everyday spirit is dying making life so hard to live pull all your insides out you'll receive as much as you give everyday spirit is born in a child's eyes there is light burning so bright like the sun it brings shelter to the cold cold night what is this gift of elation? can it spread like a seed in the wind? feeding the hearts of all nations bringing peace to our people again why do we keep ourselves from crying? when it's the tears that can put out the fires the hunger of spirit and hope are the wings that can take us higher |
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| 12. | Waterbed | Waterbed
WATERBED rolling around in the waterbed i gently remember those things you said and those things you didn't say you wished those things all away the wind from you vibrates such telling skin your body so easy to read i forget that it's not for simpler men who make things too complicated i know just how you tickle the spots that feel rough and dry are the same times that make you cry when i bring it up every time when i bring it up we notice our binding handcuffs one on you one on me-we cannot be free as we quiet my love it's time to go shut up I know you know quiet my love three days it takes for us to see day one as calm as day three day two not so friendly pity me never too pretty 'twas the longest day of my year a day that was longer than the year i prayed that i'd stay clear-at least for that day i called you but you were gone you answered my prayer last night you wished on a northern star and i'm way down here i see the same star and i'm way down here several miles south with one lower tear i ran dry so many years ago-afraid to open up my gates again flooding the ground with my dripping chin thoughts of our first night feel like a sin if I go on I know we'll meet again rolling around i just can't wait to be home again round and round rolling around in the waterbed i can't help but forget those things you said but I cannot forget those things you didn't say |
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| 13. | Highwire |
Released in January 2008
Dream When You Sleep
| 1. | New Highway | New Highway
new highway (lehe)-
there's a road just ahead i think we should take it for a drive might get wild throw another tape in if we drive for a while we just might catch the sun falling down on the water you are golden and i would like to see the way you light up the night i've been waiting for the rains to come so i can wash away all this dust sunlight is bringing on a new day just rolling down the highway there are roads ahead and behind fast forward or rewind to a point where memory fades ain't it funny how some things just fade away? |
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| 2. | I Can Stand | Play | I Can Stand
i can stand (lehe)-
a smile just like a sun ray like a shadow it fades away what can i do? to make you feel at home when it's a place i've never known this may be more than i can stand spending too much time with my head in my hands all i want to do spend some time with you open doors into finding something new all the simple things all the joys they bring with open hearts we sing for finding something new i see that you're pushing on where shadows never rise can i share a piece of your journey? in the sparkle of your eyes |
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| 3. | Swimming In Your Rain | Play | Swimming In Your Rain
swimming in your rain (rogers)
I remember we were running along the edge, it was cold outside I remember it like a fairytale You put on your red dress and I’ll wear the same clothes I wore the day before Don’t need much more to survive We were rich with no money, had fame with no money and we lived with the funny idea that one day we’d no longer have to live this way Back then running was better than, to stay I’m swimming in your rain, I swimming in your pain I’m swimming in your rain I had dinner with an old friend; it’d been long enough for us to look in the eye It felt the same but without the game this time we’d find the other to be wise We preached and we prophesized and we justified and we wondered why people lie… ‘Tis that same somethin’ my friend that brought us there that night “Twas alright. But we felt like we shouldn’t have been I’m surprised you didn’t need an alibi Surprise, surprise Pain, roll along my elbow… Off of me. Paindrops dripping from my dreams I can’t stand to see the next scene Rolling, Aye yae yae We’re rolling; I can’t wait to act the next scene Rolling, aye yae yae yae yae yae yae yae yae I remember the pain I caused, but I forget the rules to the game we made up as we went along. I remember the jewelry you made; you finally found your trade yeah, I remember your big change I remember the fights your family had The pain of and from the words paralyzed me in the other room mesmerized I remember your hand in mine, jumping from happy time to happy time Gaps were chasms below and close behind but… I remember your hand in mine |
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| 4. | I'm Not the Only One | I'm Not the Only One
i'm not the only one (lehe)-
i've got some time later on the week i'd like to see you for a while your the first thing that i think of when i need a simple way to smile i feel your rhythm from your head down to your toes your kind is hard to find i'm not the only one who knows i wish we had more time in the day so we could waste it all away just another hour or two of light and maybe three or four to help us through the night |
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| 5. | Going Under | Going Under
going under (lehe)-
i was in a dark parade with balloons and cars in shades of grey we drove to the south side of town where the going was getting down it was black but for the moon the band marched on without a tune we had found the end of the road where all the rivers seemed to flow you were there soft and calm like air upon the breeze i was in the sand reaching out to touch your golden glare when i closed my hands i felt nothing you were everywhere the one thing that i found you had it covered you turn the tides and i go under |
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| 6. | Life Inside the Blue | Life Inside the Blue
life inside the blue (lehe)-
i found myself adrift beneath the waters frothy edge and dancing on the surface were the sparks of lives i've led somehow there was no fear the water filled my lungs with ease i opened up my eyes to my surprise i still could breathe the pressure did not feel unpleasant or unreal so slowly did i sink i never stopped to think what had i become somehow i had become one with this life inside the blue until the shock would lift there'd be no way to understand just gazing at the webbing on the fingers of my hand i questioned all i heard it seems the sound was crisp for miles i found that i could swim like it was going out of style the currents all collide i watch it from inside how quickly did i change no time for feeling strange what have i become somehow i have become one with this life inside the blue |
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| 7. | down to mexico | down to mexico
down to mexico (lehe)-
hey baby why don't we go down to mexico we'll save a couple grand and go make love in the sand we'll drink tequila in the afternoon and take siestas until the moon rises up upon the view it's so easy to be loving you |
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| 8. | Sierra Starlight | Sierra Starlight
sierra starlight (lehe)-
the distant lights that fall a million years of dancing for us all they travel fast tell us of the places they have passed to never be home again it burns into the soul and challenges our instincts to control as we give in erasing all the places we have been were on our own this quiet is just what i need a chance for my thoughts to recede the filters are gone the days linger on the mountain whispers low and tells me of things i should know i open wide adapting to these places deep inside remember to breathe this time |
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| 9. | Life Of The Party | Play | Life Of The Party
life of the party (lehe)-
where did all the silver lining vanish to? some devils wait at the crossroads others just hide in you well i know i'm not the first to say that i hope our youth never fades away is it wearing thin? all the childlike fascination that inspires imagination may come again i'll always find the wonder in the sun relfections on the water that swirl like the lights inside your soul a soul is so golden to be seen like the edges of a dream almost like vapor it floats up into the atmosphere with no business being here tied to the ground we can make it in time drifting too deep in a dream it's like life never started fill your cup up with wine dream when you sleep just for now your the life of the party so when you send out that special wish choose the brightest star all that california dreaming only goes so far when i feel those raindrops from the sky it's like mother moon when she starts to cry and it's pouring down and she's dancing on my cieling it's that special kind of feeling and it's all around |
Released in January 2007
Live @ Bobolink Music Festival '08, Thurs-Set I
| 1. | Heads Up | Play | Download | |||
| 2. | Bronks | Play | Download | |||
| 3. | Swimming In Your Rain | Play | Download | |||
| 4. | Wind Up, Wind Down | Play | Download | |||
| 5. | The Harder They Come | Play | Download | |||
| 6. | The Fire | Play | Download | |||
| 7. | The Fountain | Play | Download | |||
| 8. | Relle Belle | Play | Download | |||
| 9. | Bouncing | Play | Download |
Recorded by Bay Recorders Organization (www.bayrecorders.org)
Photo by Bear
