1. |
Half Moon
04:27
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Well I got a half moon,
Yes I got a half moon mistletoeing me
Half moon, that's quite a half smile you got there
Half moon, you half full or just fooling me?
Dark road,
I see a dark road staring back at me
Dark road, you seem to darken forever
Dark road, what secrets do your shadows keep?
Now am I half damned, am I half saved?
Am I half grown, or am I halfway in the grave?
Half moon, half moon...
Half moon, it's such a long time to knowing
Half moon, I see your dark side is growing
Half moon, but while your light side is showing
Half moon, would you shine it down my way?
Stray wind,
I heard a stray wind blowing from the sea
Stray wind, I asked you where you were going
Stray wind, you never got back to me
I’ve got this half heart,
I've got this half heart bearing down on me
Half heart, you gotta beat so slowly?
Half heart, you're gonna seal my misery
Am I half broke, am I half made?
Am I half flown, or am I halfway here to stay?
Half moon, half moon...
Half moon, it's such a long time to knowing
Half moon, I see your dark side's a growing
Half moon, but while your light side is showing
Half moon, would you shine it down my way?
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2. |
Fantasy, TX
03:52
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I'm in the graveyard
In my daddy's snowshoes
I'm in the tiger's jaws tonight
And honey I'd come outside
But the darkness, it feels too bright
You peel your lemons, I roll the dice
My hands are heavy,
But they're reaching toward the light
My guitar, it is broken
And my feet are burning
And my walking shoes are wearing out
And you tell me that the oil is drilled, and
There's nobody left in doubt
I dance on the chimney
Of the smokin' house
And though the spirit’s in me,
She's laughing 'round the bout
My hero's fallen, dead and forgotten
And soon I'll be rotten too
But still I'm gonna throw my chips
On his broken record blues
One hand on the stick shift,
One foot on the moon
My head's in a whirlwind,
And my soul is split in two
But I pray for paradise in Fantasy, Texas
And I pray for sunshine on a sheet of ice
Sometimes I pray that it all turns out alright
Though my luck is fading,
And my dreams are dust,
And my heart is aching,
You know my tears will never rust
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3. |
Junebug
06:03
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Rising like a sun or like a phoenix
Rising like a slow smoke from a gun
I always thought you’d be there when I needed
But boy how I was wrong
I’ll never put my finger on it now
The city streets are lined with carbon cancer
There’s another virus spreading from the coast
And everywhere I look looks like disaster
I tried my best to cope
But I’m on the edge and hanging by a rope
Now I’m driving down to Phoenix
I’m gonna let it go
Am I headed for the helix or for the host?
Will I ever know?
Junebug, let’s go dancing on the river
Junebug, I will fly you by a string
The tide is rising high, and the moon’s a sliver
But that don’t mean a thing
Cause in your arms I feel just like a king
Why don’t you come on over, Angelina?
Why don’t we have fun on Mardi Gras?
I’m on my hind legs, I’m ready to receive ya
I’m begging to the gods,
I never thought that I could be so lost…
But now I’m starting to believe it
I gotta let it go
Am I headed for the helix or for the host?
Lord, will I ever know?
Tell me: Will I love, will I love, will I love, love anything I do?
If you do it true. If I do it for you?
You will love, you will love, you will love, love everything you do
If I do it true? If you do it for love.
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4. |
RV Park
04:29
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Darkness at the races,
You looked so amazing,
With your branded smile
And a bread-knife in your hand
That's where I found salvation
In the baseball celebration
You struck out before I even ran
On a midnight moon you told me
Boy this life could be the only
You better love me now or leave me while you can
So while we can,
Let's go to the RV park,
Hold each other close in the wandering dark
I will be your one true star
You can trust me
How far to the meadowlark?
How many miles till you break my heart?
Sometimes life is but a spark,
And sometimes it's burning
I met you in the trailer
With the cowboy and the sailor
The sun went down, they left us for New York
That's where you tried to woo me
In the darkness like you knew me
When I got up to leave you slammed the door
Back then the world was young and easy
And Father Time was but a feeling
Now you're lost, I been losing it, and more
And now I'm sure
Let's go to the RV park,
Hold each other close in the wandering dark
I will be your one true star
You can trust me
How far to the meadowlark?
How many miles till you break my heart?
Sometimes life is but a spark,
And sometimes it's burning
If the stars don't sing and the sun don't shine, you can trust me
If God is truly on our side, you can trust me
If hope is lost and death's on the line, you can trust me
I'll meet you on the borderline, you can trust me
You can trust me
You can trust me
You can trust me
Born with little courage
Frightened by the New Age
Brought up by the fads and the funeral arts
I wouldn't want to lose ya,
My mutual medusa
I think you and I could use another start
In the cold and pointless weather
I’m gonna march on toward forever
I feel you now more than I ever did before
And oh, my lord
Let's go to the RV park,
Hold each other close in the wandering dark
I will be your one true star
You can trust me
How far to the meadowlark?
How many miles till you break my heart?
Sometimes life is but a spark,
And sometimes it's burning
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5. |
Dukeland
02:36
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She came in with a service dog
Eyes wide shut and a wad of cocaine in her pocket
I held her hand in the parking lot
Asked her where she got that scar and she nearly lost it
She said, “I shot my head,
I shot my heart,
Shot my soul but the gun wouldn’t start,
And I started to pray,
"I lost my friends, lost my faith
Hanging around in a sorry state called Dukeland"
I took her to church and held her close
She took us to McDonalds and we started smoking
We drove all night on Juan Tabo
She asked me, “Is there any place you’d like to go?”
And I said, “You got the rocket.”
She left town on a belly ache
Wrote me a letter from the DEA
And I cried
She said, “Kings may rise and fade away,
But no one dies and no one’s saved in Dukeland."
Get me away from Dukeland.
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6. |
Looking
03:57
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Well I been looking,
I been laying low
Mama I miss your cooking
Girl I miss your soul
Last night I was dreaming
Of a world I believed in,
Can't place the feeling
That's on my mind
But I'll be looking all night
You know I'll be looking all night
Though my body is freezing,
My heart's on fire
And I'll still believe in
These higher powers
And though I'll be beaten,
Bruised and bleeding,
Fooled and feeling oh so tired,
I'll still be looking all night
You know I'll be looking all night
Well I been writing
Haven't you heard?
Yes, I been revising
My whole life's worth
And soon I'll be rising
Revitalizing
And I'll be flying across the earth
But now I'm looking all night
You know I'll be looking all night
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7. |
Only a Child of Roses
03:57
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Who laughs like love,
And cries like pain,
In teardrops of
The falling rain?
For all my faults
Who takes the blame,
Forgiving all
While he is slain?
Who sings a precious melody,
Sits beside and comforts me,
When I'm alone?
Oh, only a child
Only a child of roses.
Who gives away
His precious things
To stubborn fools
And wicked kings?
Who lifts the veil
So I might see
The greatest gift
Inside of me?
Who takes me by the weary hand,
Shows me through the desperate land,
And leads me home?
Oh, only a child
Only a child of roses.
Who rows the boat
And needs no oar
Through the wind and cold
And greets the shore?
Who fights with hope
And wins the war?
Who gives the flower
And keeps its thorn?
When dusk to dusk meets dawn to dawn,
When the road is lost and the feet have gone,
Who seats the throne?
Oh, only a child
Only a child,
Oh, only a child,
Only a child of roses.
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8. |
Gethsemane
04:36
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Brother help me off the road of darkness I’m walking on
For all I have forgotten comes to haunt me long
Hard times are coming, I’m moving on
I’m running!
Brother, I’m running!
Until the siren passes you’re gonna keep smiling
For all you love won’t last in the hour of bad timing
Old roads are crumbling, but the new one is going gone
Like nothing!
Brother, like nothing!
Hard choices, easy living, that’s what David told me
But even Jesus Christ, he cried in the garden of Gethsemane
Tell me my brother, what's going on? I been praying
My god, are you watching? I'm looking up.
Am I crazy?
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9. |
Devil Rides Beside
06:14
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Sun's goin' down,
Everybody knows it's time to go home
But my house burned to the ground,
Mine is a pile of stick and stone
Summer breeze gonna break me down,
Crying on the backyard porch
Devil rides beside me now,
I never been so far off course
Tonight I give you all I own,
a rusty spoon and a mortar shell
I won't be back tomorrow morn
But I hope this letter finds you well
If anybody asks you where I went,
Tell em' they don't need to know
I just had to catch my breath,
Look out thunder, here I roll
If you are sleeping, I won’t dare to wake you
Just keep on dreaming, hope the day don’t break you
I’ll keep believing that the lord can save you somehow
Damn it child, it’s a long way down
Walking on that beat down road,
Where saints are made and men have died
And I'm thinking about Jesus,
Wishing I was crucified
Forgive me big brother,
Don't you know I'm terrified?
Tell mama that I love her,
Tell Daddy that I'm on his side
I fell asleep in Dukeland,
Woke up down in Mexico
And I met a child of roses
Giving away all he owned
Some folks carry their homes on their backs
Some folks carry so much worse
Devil rides beside me yet, but
Someday I will lift his curse
You're on the deep end
I am on the bayou
Once I was dreaming
But now I don't have time to
You keep on driving
No one's trying to find you now
Damn it child, you're a long way down
Yesterday the stars were shining
Today they're beaming black as hell
I thought I saw the final light
It was just another old motel
And a voice called as I stepped inside
Said, “what you think you’re doing here?”
I said, “I haven't slept in seventy miles,”
He said, “Rock me mama like a wagon wheel”
Now I'm back in the pouring naked rain
Shining shoes for pigs in sties
I made it to the Bitter End
And I never thought I'd be so high
But the hard part ain't the comedown
It's the climbing back up the hill
When the devil rides beside you
You either know it now, or soon you will
If you are weeping, I won't dare to shake you
If you should meet me, with open arms I'd brace you
My heart is breaking, don't you know I need you now
Damn it child, I'm a long way down
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10. |
In Harlem
04:58
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Beyond the wild, forgotten streets
The frozen fires and sleeping kings
And the fields of rotting dreams I hear a lonesome melody / As she’s sweeping up on Aisle 2 in Harlem
In the restaurant missing a front porch step
The french fries taste like cigarettes
The whole place smells like death but yet it’s home to me
And the jazz band's playing softly on the roof in Harlem
And they were singin’, ooooooh
Though the devil rides beside every step
My lord above is watching yet in Harlem
Gonna keep my heart on a silver string
My broken bell, gonna let it ring in Harlem
Well my back is bent as a girder rail
And my best friend’s stuck in county jail
And I can’t afford to pay the bail so I keep working
But there’s always something more that you can do in Harlem
As I lie awake in the sleeping car
With a dime to spare and my deck of cards
I stare up toward the stars and watch ‘em shuffle into the sea
I been prayin’ that the big man comes to save me soon from Harlem
And I was singin’, ooooooooh
Though the devil rides beside each step
My lord above is watching yet in Harlem
Gonna keep my heart on a silver string
My broken bell, gonna let it ring in Harlem
I got a good ol’ feeling this world don’t mean a thing
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John King Cave Albuquerque, New Mexico
John King Cave is the musical, poetic, and artistic vessel of Paul Waxler-Fahey, a folk artist currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The name recalls the story of John the apostle in the Cave of Patmos receiving the revelation of Christ the King. ... more
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