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Jack's Defeat Creek There's a pistol sinking and a whistling storm and a conscience broken and a baby born judge me not by gain but by what I seek and i'll find you down by old ephraim's creek Where the cattails stand and the mountainmelt meet we'll be raising jack up from defeat cupboard empty candles low broken glass and a cawing crow with a crimson thread hanging from its beak on the banks of the lonesome creek Where the cattails stand and the mountainmelt meet We'll be raising jack up from defeat come on sunshine i'm on my last dime i know no other way to pray take it back goddamn it jack it never should have happened that way golden buckets full of gleaming gold turnin tender blood so bitter cold stealing heaven from the dreaming meek please come meet me by the lonesome creek Where the cattails stand and the mountainmelt meet We'll be raising jack up from defeat Gnawbone Howard at the farm you know He used to be the law Left his long right arm one night Drunk in Omaha Well Jesus, Mary, fire alarm damndest thing I think I ever saw Momma tryin' to keep her baby warm Smothered him in her bra Old blue Bob’s got cable So there ain’t much he ain’t seen Misty’s young and able, lord And she just turned seventeen And hey there go hero Joe With his arm around Christine Walkin like he know some shit He ain’t never seen Get along boy and get long gone Gnawbone And Grandpa’s in the pumpkin patch Pullin' pumpkins off the vine Sayin' those way over there are yours And these right here are mine If this old town has its way You’ll shrivel on that there vine In this life there’s just some things You got to leave behind If you leave you’re mama cryin’ She can’t save you from your sin Kiss her cheek when it come time Tell her ‘til we meet again Then ride whatever it is you find Up beyond lake Michigan Jesus he rambled and he won’t mind But the devil might find you in Get along boy and get long gone Gnawbone Make Her Love Me Thirteen roses on my arm and the strength to raise a barn A little city, a little farm Now, ain't I somethin'? She pulls and pushes 'til I'm shot Do she love me, do she not Just wanna show her what I got 'Cause I got somethin' I'm gonna make her love me I got a little pocket change and I'm in need of somethin' strange See, this girl don't know my name I want her to know me Give Jack some magic beans Full of magic I ain't seen How do I truthify my dream? I want you to show me I'm gonna make her love me I seen inside yer magic ball Ain't no magic there at all I shoulda known not to call They warned me first Guess I'll take Jesus' magic fish Put my money in the dish Make a little wish Back at the church I'm gonna make her love me Lazy Summertime there went the ant man trundlin' his barrow up and over the ground carryin' twice his weight in coal enough to warm the whole damn town yonder lay grasshopper naked as a newborn bug wasn't thinkin' on nothin' but the sun just like an old cow chewin' cud lazy summertime ain't no time at all before you sing away the summertime and cry away the fall turns on a dime lazy summertime grasshopper, he had high times singin' from dusk to dawn life weren't nothin' but a melody to a fleeting slice of song the ant man didn't like dancin' and he didn't like rock n' roll he had his soul in the heavens and his body down in a hole lazy summertime ain't no time at all before you sing away the summertime and cry away the fall turns on a dime lazy summertime the ant man weren't no sinner but he prayed just like he was in the dark heart of the winter evil is as evil does the snows came early last year caught everybody by surprise the ant man prayed for safety before he nightly closed his eyes and he slept so sound that he never heard the song outside his door, so low playin' upon a broken wing by a frozen bow lazy summertime ain't no time at all before you sing away the summertime and cry away the fall turns on a dime lazy summertime Country Soil I came up on the river With each cuff up to each knee You can take me from the river But the river's gonna stay with me All the rivers in my memory won't dry easily It seems like I been walkin' Since the day I was free You can take me off the road But the road's gonna stay with me All the roads in my memory won't end easily Get me out of this house of mirrors Lift my head up from this book of dreams Set me down on country soil Where every little thing is what it seems Every place that i have lived in Gives the rain a road to sea You can take me from the raindrops But the raindrops always stay with me All the raindrops in my memory won't dry easily The country's like a mirror All you are is what you see You can take me from the country But the country stays with me All the country in my memory won't fade easily Get me out of this house of mirrors Lift my head up from this book of dreams Set me down on country soil Where every little thing is what it seems Louisiana Lullaby Hey long time how have you been I hear that you're still wanderin' Running lost from sand to sand Like a sailor stranded on the land You know you ought to come see me Out beneath my willow tree In my apron and those old blue jeans All decked out in New Orleans Louisiana lullaby Come and rest with me a while Pray the lord your soul to keep And sleep down where the willows weep Remember how those streets would shine At twilight when we lived on Vine They mocked us with their silver glow And left us feeling hollow When you left I wasn't far behind I wandered too and lost my mind Found a story where the river bends This last letter's how it ends Louisiana lullaby Come and rest with me a while Pray the lord your soul to keep And sleep down where the willows weep Do a favor for an old lost friend And lay back down beside me when The moon calls winter tides to rise And flood the last hope from your eyes Well its just a little place I found Where spanish moss hangs gently down And evergreen magnolias stand You're the only one who'd understand Louisiana lullaby Come and rest with me a while Pray the lord your soul to keep And sleep down where the willows weep Paper Match now see, i ain't so bad at all that screamin' bit, there weren't no call to scream, seems to me we're fine just smokin' smoke, and killin' time i bet you guessed me new in town yer right, i s'pose i been around and you, you're lookin' just a touch like maybe you ain't seen too much scratch, scratch, it's a paper match but i got more if that don't catch now don't fret, it's burnin' yet the rain just made it a little wet well, you and me'll be just fine and maybe in a little time you'd like to take a walk with me we'll light the night, see what we see i bet ya got some boys in town who like to try and put ya down they call ya names, and tug yer blouse well, god done sorts the sinners out so scratch, scratch, it's a paper match but i got more if that don't catch ain't no trick, i'll show ya this now see babe? it's all in the wrist but sometime god just lets us stand to sort things out as best we can and you, you ought to put them down sweet gal like you, could burn this town man like me, i don't take shit dismiss my gal? i don't stand for it if you was mine, i tell ya what i'd light this motherfucker up just scratch, scratch, a paper match and i got more, if the first don't catch here, take the book, girl, i won't look oh, heaven save what hell forsook boys, you got the wrong man here my hands is clean, my conscience clear now ain't the time to lose your head it's someone else you want instead now, i may be new, but i know who did this thing, it was that crazy kid no, not that boy in the cowboy vest that gal there, in the torn-up dress scratch, scratch, a paper match and i got more if that don't catch the holy book, the burnin' book oh, heaven save what hell forsook Mother May I Four-fingered sign board Been bendin' my spine lord There's all this temptation around My head's to the halo But my heart's hangin' way low And my legs just wanna lie down Oh mother may I I seen the fork in the road That you been warnin' about Separatin' salvation and sin But if you only look onwards Up and over the hill You'll see the road come together again Oh mother may I I'm callin' on my saviour Could you do me the favor Of convincing my neighbor That its alright to love thy Lord if there ain't Any available saint Do you mind if I Go over and try? Oh mother may I I know that feelin' you feelin' Ain't really got you reelin' Any more than you been reeled before I ain't as bad as they say You ain't as good as you play Let's meet in the middle and make sure Oh mother may I Fire and brimstone Honey and jam There's two sides to every pose I'll believe in heaven But I won't believe in hell If you'll keep your one good eye closed I'm callin' on my saviour Could you do me the favor Of convincing my neighbor That its alright to love thy Lord if there ain't Any available saint Do you mind if I Go over and try? Oh mother may I Stain Lifter Such a sin and I am dirty Oh and yes I bear the stain and although I may be righteous My own mouth may bear me blame Please drop me in the water And scrub me on the stone So I'll be wearing purest white When they call my body home Oh my holy Stain Lifter Precious moonwhite Shame shifter Oh my bloodstone Soul sifter Oh my holy Stain Lifter Well my days run swiftly To the far to the away Like a ship speed on the ocean Like an eagle to its grave If I fear the guilt that's on me If I fear the tears I cry Must I wash myself with snow Must I cleanse my hands with lye Oh my holy Stain Lifter Precious moonwhite Shame shifter Oh my bloodstone Soul sifter Oh my holy Stain Lifter Well my clothes they hate to warm me And my robes are sewn to scorn me Met with yes yes I have harmed it Now its lifeblood soils my garment Please hang me out to dry And bless me while I wait To stand in pure white glory For my judgement at the gate Oh my holy Stain Lifter Precious moonwhite Shame shifter Oh my bloodstone Soul sifter Oh my holy Stain Lifter Long Time Since Long time since our love Been on my mind Long time since our love Been on my mind Well, its so hard On a dime Long time since our love Been on my mind Long time since your kiss Been on my lips Long time since your kiss Been on my lips Yes and the touch of your fingertips Long time since your kiss Been on my lips Long time since your time Was my concern Long time since your time Was my concern On a dime the dollar turns Long time since your time Was my concern Long time since our love Been on my mind Sarah Oh my father Oh my Sarah Oh can you see me Oh your eyes Oh my father Oh my Sarah The city falls The holy rise God help a dead man God help a digger God turn the ground And lift the spade Oh my poor father God speed your wonderin God help the exile I have prayed Oh my father Oh my Sarah Oh can you see me Oh your eyes Oh my father Oh my Sarah The city falls The holy rise Oh my father The king has passed on Your sentence lifted The holy sound Oh my father Someone is murdered God lift the spade And turn the ground Oh my father Oh my Sarah Oh can you see me Oh your eyes Oh my father Oh my Sarah The city falls The holy rise Oh my father Were you sleeping At the wallside All the while Oh the swallow Come tomorrow Will be followed By a child Oh my father Oh my Sarah Oh can you see me Oh your eyes Oh my father Oh my Sarah The city falls The holy rise Who lies beside us A tribal bias Oh Azarius Passing by us Count the silver Where’s the blindness Azarius Please forgive us Oh my father Oh my Sarah Oh can you see me Oh your eyes Oh my father Oh my Sarah The city falls The holy rise God help a dead man God help a digger God turn the ground And lift the spade Oh my poor father God speed your wonderin God help the exile I have prayed Oh my father Oh my Sarah Oh can you see me Oh your eyes Oh my father Oh my Sarah The city falls The holy rise Amen Corner i see my life go closing i see a darkened door i see an angel i don't believe in and i can see a crimson war i touch a burning building i hear a rattling cage i see my life go closing and i can smell book paper age i'm taking the turn down at amen corner the neck of the wears a bow i'm taking the turn down at amen corner candlelit window below i touch the edge of the ocean i hear a melody i see my life go closing and i can smell mahogany i hear through painted windows i touch a crippled weed i see my life go closing and i can smell the rains recede i'm taking the turn down at amen corner the neck of the night wears a bow i'm taking the turn down at amen corner candlelit window below i'm taking the turn down at amen corner the neck of the night wears a bow i'm taking the turn down at amen corner candlelit window below |
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Songwriting Credit and Copyrights: All songs © 2004 Will Scott (BMI) and Christopher "Preacher Boy" Watkins (Preach Songs Music, BMI, administered by Kobalt Music), except the following: "Long Time Since" original version © 2001 Will Scott (BMI), this version © 2009 Will Scott (BMI) and Christopher "Preacher Boy" Watkins (Preach Songs Music, BMI, administered by Kobalt Music) "Louisiana Lullaby" © 2004 Will Scott (BMI) "Paper Match," "Lazy Summertime," and "Sarah" © 2006 Will Scott (BMI) and Christopher "Preacher Boy" Watkins (Preach Songs Music, BMI, administered by Kobalt Music) "Stain Lifter" © 2005 Will Scott (BMI) and Christopher "Preacher Boy" Watkins (Preach Songs Music, BMI, administered by Kobalt Music) "Amen Corner" © 2007 Will Scott (BMI), Christopher "Preacher Boy" Watkins (Preach Songs Music, BMI, administered by Kobalt Music), and Christian Gibbs (Eastern Spurs, BMI) ....................................................................................................................... |