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Beth's Song
04:19
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It’s in her eyes
I see it all of the time
Oh there’s something inside of her, so gracefully kind
In every breath
She does all that she can
To carry your burdens and rid you of old
I have been empty
Now I can breath blissfully
Cos I can see in her eyes
There’s nothing but time
And time will stand by
It’s in her soul
All the love that she holds
May all the good that you bring to all, may it never grow old
I have been empty
Now I can breath blissfully
Cos I can see in her eyes
There’s nothing but time
And time will stand by
May your love break through those falls
May your fears be met with warmth
And may all you do
Bring peace to you
And may all you be
Run true, run free
It’s here we lie
As we get warm by the fire side
I sit and watch as the flames rise
And I know I’ve found home
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2. |
Capital Blues
04:10
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To the mothers and the fathers,
Yeah and your children to
Well we’ve been trying hard to reach you,
But we can’t get through
Oh to tell you about the news,
What they’re calling the capital blues
You want no hunger for your children,
No hunger of your own
Working thirty cents an hour
Two hundred miles from home
So let me tell you about the news
What they’re calling the capital blues
Man if you ain’t got no money,
They call it the capital blues
Man if you ain’t got no money,
They call it the capital blues
So let me tell you about that truth
What they’re calling the capital blues
We can share a little money
Share a little food
We’ll pass wine across the time and
Share our graces to
We’ll forget about that news
What they’re calling the capital blues
Man if you ain’t got no money,
They call it the capital blues
Man if you ain’t got no money,
They call it the capital blues
So let me tell you about that truth
What they’re calling the capital,
Tell you about that news,
What they’re calling the capital blues
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3. |
Fears
03:19
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Well she’s the thunder she’s the thief
That stole my heart away from me
Don’t throw the faith that I had in you
Forgive me for loving you
Forgive me for loving you
Don’t fight the feeling in your heart
Well you tore me down oh you tore apart
Please be kind, please be true
Cos I’d give everything up for you
We’ll I’d give everything up for you
The night will fall,
On this feeling of war
I won’t ignore,
My fears anymore
Don’t fear the ghosts held in your past
Cos we are stronger than the last
Bigger now with much to lose
Let me pick you up and pull you through
Oh let me pick you up and pull you through
The night will fall,
On this feeling of war
I won’t ignore,
My fears anymore
Well those summer days are fading so
So let your love bring me home
And wrap your worries around me
Let me be the one to set them free
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4. |
Cross The Line
03:38
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God damn what happened here
They pushed us back bout a thousand years
No home could stand the fear
They light them up like they were never here
I’m moving on gonna buy me some time
I’m heading west until I cross the line
Through stone and waters deep
I’m heading west til my back is beat
My bones break through the heat
For forty days, maybe forty weeks
I’m moving on gonna buy me some time
I’m heading west until I cross the line
I beg and I pray
That my good fortune carries me away
My lord, be good to me
And set me on a road that’s free
Oh holy father, I’m reading your signs
I’m heading west, until I cross the line
Until I cross the line
Gonna make it mine oh mine
When I cross that line
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5. |
The Gambler
05:20
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One day I woke to say
That today could be a better day
I put on a smile and I went on my way
And I lost my job the very same day
Can’t believe my luck’s so cold
These endless days they are getting old
When I needed help the beers were cold
So I drank my way into a better world
I’m six dollars short but my soul is clean
I need one more dime for the fruit machine
My kids will learn not to trust me
I’m the gambling man from New Orleans
Spent my time down at the race
You should’ve seen the look on an old friends face
When he’d seen how much I’d changed
I said I’m better off alone this way
When did living get so hard
I relied too much on the winning card
I sold my soul, I sold my heart
I sold my chance for a brand new start
I’m six dollars short but my soul is clean
I need one more dime for the fruit machine
My kids will learn not to trust me
I’m the gambling man from New Orleans
I wish my wife could’ve stayed
And for the first time I get down to pray
Forgive me lord I hear myself say
But can you spare me some change
I’m six dollars short but my soul is clean
I need one more dime for the fruit machine
My kids will learn not to forget me
I’m the gambling man from New Orleans
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6. |
Trouble
03:07
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Ain’t feeling right
Been burning up in the night
I can’t tell when it’s gonna end
Said doctor help
Been talking to myself
Set me straight and keep me rolling on
Said when will all this trouble see
That it ain’t gonna work it’s worrying ways on me
The fuel light’s on
Twenty minutes from home
But before I get there the engine’s blown
Said when will all this trouble see
That it ain’t gonna work it’s worrying ways on me
Said when will all this trouble see
That it ain’t gonna work it’s worrying ways on me
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Well don’t let the bastards get you down
They’ll try to break you and bring your spirits down
But their cold and harsh demeanor
Will soon come back around
So don’t let the bastards get you down
Oh well my ex girl she was something to see
I tried my best to please her in any way I could see
But she clung to all my best friends
And she clung to my defeat
Oh well I’m so glad that she never clung to me
So don’t let the bastards get you down
They’ll try to fail you and bring your good heart down
But their voice will be forgotten
As quickly as they mock
And they will carry no soul in that big old wooden box
Have you ever been hurt, have you ever felt pain
Ever hit so hard you could no longer stand
Well I say to the offender
With what values still remain
That you’re not worth all the blood that’s in your veins
So don’t let the bastards get you down
They’ll try to break you and bring your spirits down
But their cold and harsh demeanor
Will soon come back around
So don’t let the bastards get you down
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8. |
Keep On Runnning
03:16
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I’m driving through an open road
Where my mind is free man I feel reborn
My clothes are tethered but my heart is clean
Well I fill my lungs as I breathe it in
You gotta,
Keep on running
Keep on running through the heat
Keep on living
Keep on living til you sleep
I wandered through these city streets where
Those guys were mean man, them girls were cheap
They wonder through life through the 9 to 5
But there ain’t no point in living man if you don’t feel alive
You gotta,
Keep on running
Keep on running through the heat
Keep on living
Keep on living til you sleep
Ain’t got no time for misery
Ain’t got no worries babe, aint got no place to be
I ain’t got a lot of things that I’m told I need
Well I ain’t gonna worry when the lord comes down for me
You gotta,
Keep on running
Keep on running through the heat
Keep on living
Keep on living til you sleep
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9. |
Driving Home
04:15
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We are driving home
But we haven’t spoke
When did things
Start going wrong
Because I made you laugh
You never cried
Oh I won’t sleep
On this tonight
And so we watch the roots untwine
We’re just two strangers passing by
Can we repair what’s left behind
Oh not here tonight,
Not here tonight
You loved my friends
They loved you to
What more can I do for you
Because it won’t take long
To undo what’s done
I won’t sleep
On this tonight
And so we watch the roots untwine
We’re just two strangers passing by
Can we repair what’s left behind
Oh not here tonight,
Not here tonight
We lost what we’d become
But that don’t hold a place here anymore
We learn to live and let it go
Learn to love another for our own
And so we watch the roots untwine
We’re just two strangers passing by
Can we repair what’s left behind
Oh not here tonight,
Not here tonight
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10. |
Back On The Road
03:40
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Lately I’ve been running
From the most peculiar things
Digging deep for the life I’m living
Clipping all my wings
Time goes easy
It can seem so strange
Gotta take it easy
Gotta make a change
Wanna see open roads
Wanna see mountains and wilder things
Lay down my worries
And put freedom in it’s place
So I breathe easy
Turn the keys and go
Gonna take it easy
Gonna take it slow
Now I’m back on the road
Back on the road
Back on the road
Now the days feel longer
And the night plays a different song
Lazy days ahead of me
Taking each one as they come
So I breathe easy
And away I go
Gonna take it easy
Gonna take it slow
Now I’m back on the road
Back on the road
Back on the road
Back on the road
Back on the road
Back on the road
Back on the road
Steady as I go
I got time to burn
Now I’m back on the road
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11. |
Mine Oh Mine
04:19
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When will my dreams ever arrive
Am I just lucky just to be alive
Will I ever be content
Living a life that I never led
Oh how it echoes in my mind
That the clock’s a ticking and I’m losing time
So when I look at this little life of mine
I know I gotta make it mine oh mine
Gotta make it mine oh mine
I ain’t killing time
Cos I can’t see no reason to be dead when alive
Won’t find comfort in material things
Won’t feel the emptiness that living brings
I’m gonna teach my children to pretend
To never fear that bitter end
Oh my neighbour he had it good
But he fucked it up in a way that he never could of understood
So I’m gonna keep the good one’s by my side
While I make it mine oh mine
Gotta make it mine oh mine
I ain’t killing time
Cos I can’t see no reason to be dead when alive
Ain’t got no religion I ain’t got no pope
Man I ain’t got a lot of hope
I just keep the good one’s by my side
While I make it mine oh mine
Cos I can’t see no reason to be dead when alive
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Joe Edwards Devizes, UK
Blending traditional storytelling songwriting with the honesty and roots of Folk, Blues and Americana, Joe and the band aim to bring an intimate setting for both guitar and songwriting fans alike.
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