1. |
Rise And Shine
02:44
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Rise and shine
The morning sky is getting clearer
Leave Mr. Worry behind
Shrinking in your rear view mirror
Tuck that belly in
Whistle like the wind
Count your blessings on your dirty fingers
Put on some favorite clothes
Hang a smile beneath your nose
I’ll meet you where the blues never lingers
Rise and shine
Get that chip off your shoulder
You’re one of a kind
There’s more to life than just getting older
Don’t try and pretend
You know how the story ends
You don’t even know where it is written
C’mon take a chance
Pull that wallet from your pants
And I’ll bet you this day’s worth living
Rise and shine
The morning sky is getting clearer
Leave Mr. Worry behind
Shrinking in your rear view mirror
And don’t be surprised
If happiness comes a little nearer
Like the sun in the sky
Let it rise and shine
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2. |
All Over That Girl
04:52
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I touched down in this Mardi Gras town about half past eight
And waited in line for the taxicab ride down to Vieux Carre
The moon was high in the Louisiana night when I hit the street
It was a carnival parade, a drunken masquerade and it felt so sweet
I saw her leaning there against a lamppost
An angel in red boots and black hose
She threw some plastic beads in my direction
I caught ‘em in my teeth just to get her attention
It was all over that girl, it was all over that girl
I pictured in my mind what it would be like to be with her
It was all over that girl, it was all over that girl
Outside of her there was nothing else I wanted in this whole wide world
Together we ran, hand in hand down to Jackson Square
She held me tight on a buggy ride through the humid night air
After a taste at a quiet little place we were flying high
She whispered “Trick or Treat” down on Rampart Street with the devil in her eye
Then she led me through the gates of an old graveyard
To a tomb covered with x’s and strange marks
I read the name out loud “Marie Laveau”
She kissed me and said, “That’s me, you know!”
(Chorus)
I woke up in the morning all alone
Leaning up against a broken headstone
Now I spend my time wanderin’ ‘round the Quarter
Vainly searching for her
I can’t get over that girl, I can’t get over that girl
I keep picturin’ in my mind what it would be like to be with her
I can’t get over that girl, I can’t get over that girl
Outside of her there’s nothing else I want in this whole wide world
It was all over that girl, now I can’t get over that girl
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Train whistles, piano music, burning leaves
Make me turn and look back up this one way street
You know I never kept
All those notes you left
But underneath the bed
I found one that said
It’s always summer somewhere
It’s always summer somewhere
I guess the truth just wasn’t very plain to see
We blurred the line between our love and perjury
I thought I knew you best
So I put it to the test
And forced you to confess
In a note that read
It’s always summer somewhere
It’s always summer somewhere
June romance blew hot just like the Santa Ana wind
July took us to places that we had never been
In August you promised me our love would never end
Then September drained these words out from your pen
It’s always summer somewhere
It’s always summer somewhere
This winter night has chilled me way down to my bones
This note you left behind drilled way down to my soul
It was tearing me apart
Until I had a change of heart
And found it held the secret
To my brand new start
It’s always summer somewhere
It’s always summer somewhere
Gone now are the reasons that I had left to stay
Gone just like the seasons in a world of constant change
I’m picking up your final note and I’m throwing it away
As I walk out the door I too will say
It’s always summer somewhere
It’s always summer somewhere
It’s always summer somewhere
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4. |
Inside Out
03:36
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Maybe you’re easy to please
And maybe not
Maybe I’m all you need
And maybe not
All I know for sure
Is I’ve got no place to hide
You’re driving me crazy but baby I’m enjoying the ride
Inside Out
I think you know what I’m thinking about
Outside In
I’ll try to hide it, but I’ll never win
‘Till I’m
Inside out
Round and round
Maybe you’re playing it cool
And maybe not
Maybe I’m playing the fool
And maybe not
All I know for sure
Is I’ll never be the same
Whatever we’re playing, honey I’m enjoying the game
(Chorus)
We thought we were playing it so discrete
Now I've heard the word has hit the street
And we’re
Inside Out
‘Cause they all know what we’re thinking about
Outside In
We’ll try to hide it, but we’ll never win
‘Till we’re
Inside out
Round and round (X3)
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5. |
Ahead On The Highway
02:41
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Big ass Cadillac, top down
2 lane drifter
I’m right on her back, hell bound
Look out sister
A foot from her bumper
I signal that I’m comin’ around, round, round
She flips me off
And pushes her pedal to the ground, ground, ground
Ahead on the Highway (X3)
She goes half a mile, top speed
Then flashes brake lights
I come up behind, high beams
She’s in my sights
I veer to the left
And give my engine a thrust, thrust, thrust
She cuts me off
And leaves me back in her dust, dust, dust
This situation will never come to no good, good, good
What the hell is she packing under that hood?
Ahead on the Highway (X3)
I’m back on her tail, again
This is an outrage
There’s a passing lane, ahead
And I’m on a rampage
I fake to the left and she tries to impede
So I pass her on the shoulder in a blaze of speed
I gaze in the mirror to glare my delight
But all I see is that trooper’s red light
(Slow down - Then stop)
So I pull over by the side of the road and watch as that big caddy goes tooling by doing 55
Yeah, there she goes …
Ahead on the highway (X4)
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6. |
Good Morning Girl
04:09
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Warm me up in your brilliant sunshine
Burn me alive in your flame
Feed me out of your fertile garden
Wash me clean in your rain
Let me gaze at the silver moonlight
Shining off of your skin
Let me rise in your starry heaven
Wrapped in your original sin
Good morning girl
I want to live in your world
I’ll count my blessings on a long string of pearls
If I can live in your world
Hide me in the dark of your cool, cool forest
Blow me away in your wind
Strand me out in your thirsty desert
Rock me to sleep in your limbs
(Chorus)
Blue diamonds shine in your skies
Gold glitters bright across your land
And the pearl necklace hung from the nape of your neck
Has no beginning or end, so
(Chorus)
Good morning girl
Good morning girl
Good morning girl
I want to live in your world
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7. |
Prison With No Bars
03:42
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Sweet, sweet baby
I really love you so
But sometimes
I just don’t let it show
I could be the man you need
If these bad habits would just let me be
Wish there was someone
That I could blame
But I’m the dealer
In my losing game
With each new hand I sit and stare
But I’ll be damned if I can make a pair
Oh, I know I’ve kept you waiting
There’s no anticipating my next move
It’s been a constant struggle
And this hole I dug will leave me sad and blue
But I’m tossing in my cards
‘Cause life’s become a prison with no bars
My knees went weak
Beneath a neon sign
My throat went dry
And my eyes went blind
In this dive where the pool balls roll
I’ll bury my pride and my self-control
(Chorus)
I’ve tried and tried so hard
But it’s all come apart
Because my life became a prison with no bars
Sweet, sweet baby
I really love you so
Sweet, sweet baby
I really love you so
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8. |
Cry, Cry,Cry
02:27
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Cry, Cry Cry
Baby tell me no more lies
I can’t believe you’d make a fool of me
I hope you had your thrill
Watchin’ me roll down that hill
But like Jack and Jill you won’t be far behind
What you did was wrong
Leading me on with your allure
Stringing me along
‘Till I was hooked for sure
(Chorus)
I’m tired of you and all your lies
So I’m gonna set you free
Even those big tears in your eyes
Look like forgeries
(Chorus)
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumblin’ after
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9. |
Ship In A Bottle
04:25
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Be quiet, the captain is sleeping
The anchor is deep in the mud
The bell in the tower is ringing
It’s morning, but I just can’t wake up
The sailors are all at the harbor
Awaiting the order to sail
But they’re landlocked at port and at starboard
By a clear glass waterless jail
My ship in the bottle
Never goes out to sea
There's nothing as hollow
As a voyage that never will be
I was born in this small upstairs bedroom
86 years ago May
This house is my only heirloom
It protects me from night and from day
Everything I’ve ever needed
Is contained by these windows and walls
But lately I can’t help but feeling
Like a boat with no ports of call
Like a ship in the bottle
I never go out to sea
There's nothing as hollow
As a voyage that never will be
I dreamed last night
That a rising tide
Washed out the downstairs door
And swept me away from this lonely old place
Off towards some long distant shore
My ship left it's bottle
And headed out towards the sea
As this ancient house toppled
I was finally free
I was finally free
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10. |
I Went To See Maria
03:58
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I went to see Maria
Went there on the train
It was too far to drive
And I was too cheap to take a plane
The porter was a lady
I think her name was Mo
She sat me in the dining car with folks I didn’t know
Those people talked about themselves
While I briskly ate
Then Mo came by to tell us
We’d be arriving late
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day
I said, “Mo what’s the problem?”
She pointed with her hand
Outside the window was a winter wonderland
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Because of all the snow
Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day
I stumbled to the sleeping car
And tossed and turned all night
When I got up in the morning the tracks were solid ice
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Because of all the snow
The rail switches froze
Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day
Then I went to the bathroom
A stench had filled the air
Mo said, “Hey buddy, I wouldn’t go in there?”
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Because of all the snow
The rail switches froze
And the toilets overflowed
Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day
Up and down the mountains
Those days became a blur
When I got to Maria’s town
I went to visit her
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Because of all the snow
The rail switches froze
And the toilets overflowed
By the time I got to Maria’s house she was married and moved away
I went to see Maria
Went there on the train
It was too far to drive
And I was too cheap to take a plane
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11. |
Thank You Brother
03:46
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I used to take for granted things would last beyond today
And the future when it happened would be oh so far away
Then I’d laugh and light another cigarette
It’s so hard to remember and so easy to forget
I used to look through blinders from a narrow point of view
Sometimes I wouldn’t call you for a week or maybe two
And I ever told you how much you meant
And I never thanked you, it’s so easy to forget.
Thank you for the good times brother
Thank you for the little things that I won’t leave behind
Thank you for those words when I had none to say
Thank you for the sunshine when those clouds got in the way
You know you made me grateful for everything I’ve got
Now I accept life for what it is and for what it’s not
You taught me my best lesson yet
But I never thanked you, it’s so easy to forget.
Thank you for the good times brother
Thank you for the little things that I won’t leave behind
Thank you for those words when I had none to say
Thank you for the sunshine when those clouds got in the way
Now I can look back without regret
And I just want to thank you
And I never will forget
(Repeat Chorus twice)
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12. |
Mama Mia
02:54
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When I was only six years old
My brother was a three-a
We were looking through my papa's drawer
To see what we could see-a
Beneath the socks in a jewelry box
Was a big ten cent cigar
We lit it up, had a few puffs
And my mother walked in the door and yelled
Mama, mama, mama, mama
Mama, mama mia (X4)
When I was 12 years old
I had a friend across the street-a
When his parents weren't home
We stole his papa's vino
I drank too much and I upchucked
Right in front of the house
My mama came out and began to shout
“My poor little boy is soused” she yelled
Mama, mama, mama, mama
Mama, mama mia (X4)
Now I'm grown away from home
My other stayed behind
But we go to lunch once a month
And have a glass of wine
When the waiter says, “Hey Lady,
What is it I can bring ya?”
I asy, “Hey matey, that's no lady
That's my mama mia” I say
That's my mama, mama, mama, mama
Mama, mama mia (X5)
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13. |
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My first job was at an Omaha meatpacking plant
They started me out on the swing shift
Just a bit above minimum wage
I remember at the end of my first full week
Smelling the ink on my paycheck
As I drove out the company gate
There’s was something fresh in the air
It ran like the wind through my hair
It lit up the sky like an independence day flare
It was that old Friday night feeling
Welling up inside of me
A feeling almost too good to believe in
Oh, my outlook gets back on the mend
When my baby’s waiting ‘round the bend
With that old Friday night feeling
It’ll carry us into the weekend
And the best part of my story comes at the end
After near ten years on the same loading dock
I noticed the shipments got fewer
And the layoffs were not far behind
After near six months on the unemployed line
I got a call at home from my foreman
Sayin’, “Drew, come on back to the job”
Last Monday I was back on the dock
Now it’s Friday and I just punched the clock
And there’s an old friend riding with me tonight in my truck
It’s that … (Chorus)
Now I’m coming around the bend
Down the block there’s a small piece of land
And there with my baby is where my story will end
With that …(Chorus)
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Drew James San Francisco, California
Award winning songwriter Drew James performs his solo act all over the west coast,
His 2007 release "Way Beyond the Maze"
includes the Great American Song Contest award winner "You Can Cry to Me" and the Billboard World Song Contest award winner “Thicker than Blood.” His 2006 release “The Last Second Chance,” includes the Billboard Song Contest award winner "That Old Friday Night Feeling."
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