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Dustbowl
04:49
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Dustbowl
Kicking up the railroad dirt, I ride these metal wheels
There's plenty of times those dozy bulls come snapping at my heels
They've got to let it go when I hop that old freight train
Never going to mess with me in this old town again
Some unholy angel going to fix me up alright
Heading for the county line making good time tonight
I'm riding high in the lowdown, you know I'm on a roll?
'cause kicking back is easy on the blue highways of the dustbowl
Nickel and dime the journeys you can ride from stay to stay
Cross that bridge when it gets here, just hopping on that plate
The rolling stock’s for rolling as the years turn by and by
No tears are shed for the lonely who find no place to die
Nickel and dime the journeys you can ride from state to state
Cross that bridge when it gets here, just hopping off that plate
The rolling stock’s for rolling as the years turn by and by
No tears are shared for the lonely who find a place to die
The times they ain’t for changing, my fortune’s on the wind
Can’t make no money doing nothing, for that’d be a sin
I'm rattled by the railroad track from dusk to break of day
I've no Bible, just a bottle to ease my soul away
Riding high in the lowdown, know I'm on a roll!
'cause kicking back is easy on the blue highways
out of the dustbowl, of the dustbowl
Nickel and dime the journeys you can ride from stay to stay
Cross that bridge when it gets here, just hopping off that plate
The rolling stock’s for rolling as the years turn by and by
No tears are shared for the lonely. The final place to die
Nickel and dime the journeys you can ride from stay to stay
Cross that bridge when it gets here, just hopping on that plate
The rolling stock’s for rolling as the years turn by and by
No tears are shed for the lonely who find no place to die
Nickel and dime the journeys you can ride from stay to stay
Cross that bridge when it gets here, just hopping off that plate
The rolling stock’s for rolling as the years turn by and by
No tears are shared for the lonely who find a place to die
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Lost in Action
04:07
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Lost in Action
You stake your claim on my time, and I succumb to a rhyme
I won't cry at this one, been toughened by friendly fire
This is all I've got, so I'm not wasting time; no time
Can I be lost in action? No reaction's what I've seen
Just a silent distraction, out of the picture, it seems, completely
You gave no time to my claim, and I ride out the blame
I just can't cry with this one; collateral damage is done
Can I be lost in action, action's not what it seems to be?
It's just a sign of distraction, out of the picture, it seems, completely
You're telling the story of the age, but it breaks your heart to say
There's nothing left of the printed page, nothing left at close of day
Can I be lost in action? Action's not my scene
It's just a failed reaction, out of the picture, it seems, completely
Can I be lost in action, when action's not what I've seen?
It's just a sign of distraction, out of the picture, completely
You stake your claim on my time, succumb to a lie
Not going to cry over this one, I've been toughened by friendly fire too many times
Can I be lost in action, action's not my scene
It's just a silent distraction, out of the picture
You stake your claim on my time, and I succumb to a rhyme
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Nomadic Soul
03:15
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Nomadic Soul
The amber shades of fen and stone
Spare world and time as soil tends bone
Those bells that herd the faithful home
Set free lost souls in Heaven's dome
What answers lie beyond the wind?
The reedbed trail goes on and on
Stone cast against the age of sin
To shed this mortal coil again
“I can't wait forever!”
Tideless echoes of a plaintive cry
It can't be forever
Soulless in this world I'll fly
There’s anger buried deep below
It fades with time as soil turns bone
We tend the spirits locked in stone
But, the falcon calls as it flies home
“I can't wait forever!”
Timeless echoes of a plaintive cry
It won’t be forever
Soulless in this world I'll fly
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Ebb and Flow
04:33
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The ebb and flow of tidal dreams
I can't quite put my finger on it
I was wilder in my dreams
Open hearted, full of promise
But, nothing's what it seems
The tide it turned against me
As it turns for everyone
A surge of loaded questions
Whose answers never come
Though carefree on the outside
I feel we've lost our sight
That harbour light once guiding us
Won't brightly burn tonight
The tide will turn against you too
It turns for everyone
We’re promised nothing, but to question
No answers ever come
You can't quite put your finger on it
Nothing's what it seems
The ebb and flow of wretched promise
Still tidal in our dreams
The tide has turned against you
No anchor for you to moor
The pull of loaded questions
Wrecks dreams on rocky shore
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The people we could be
04:54
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You remember how we flew home at night?
Head full of memories I could tell
You shone when we caught sight of Paris
and smiled at the lights of La Tour Eiffel
It was so small, a golden dagger
In a playground of streetlights and bars
Full of the memories that make me stagger
A flashlight on streetlife and cars
Oh, how I wish I could find a way
To take us back to those nights, we'd see
The secret to happiness isn't time or place
It's the laissez faire of the c'est la vie
The secret to happiness isn't time or place
It's the finding the people we can be
The mighty drinkers in that old cafe
Who asked us all about The Queen
We shared their wine and spirit, I have to say
But we lost the thread, I felt so mean
We headed home along the banks of the Seine
I headed out on a limb
The easiest thing to do was to stake a claim
But, my mind was dulled and my eyes were dim
Oh, how I wish I could find a way
To take us back to those nights, we'd see
The secret to happiness isn't time or place
It's the laissez faire of the c'est la vie
The secret to happiness isn't time or place
It's finding the people we can be
We chased the plane in an airport race
Entangled in our own youth
Although I'd held back just to check out the place
What more did I need, in truth?
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Easy come, easy go
04:28
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There’s a tension in the air
Always someone being so unkind
Never found the right time to make that repair
To my confounded state of mind
Didn't see you out and about
You couldn’t bear to breathe the air
You’re clued up there is no doubt
But you missed your cue ‘cause you just don’t care
And, I feel
That something is missing
The lonely aren’t kissing anyone
Just before the dawn, I will know
If it's easy come, then it's easy go
Did I mention it today?
They're always looking for a fight?
Never found the peaceful way
To resolve the wrong from the right
And I feel
That someone is blessing
those second guessing everyone
Before the sunrise I will know
If it's easy come, then it's easy go
But, I feel
That we're all missing
That we're lonely and we're messing with our heads
To think we really ought to know
That if it's easy come, then it's easy go
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No Footprints in the sand
The days are colder and the nights drawn in
No barricades of comfort, now the aching will begin
I'm running down an unlit corridor
Pain can chase me, but I head out through an open door
And you won't find a clearer path today
If you turn your back on the future, try to run away
And, there are times when you can plan your day
But the tide will turn and wash your wishes away
But, I can see the warning signs ahead
They don't deter me, they draw me on instead
And I should say that we can choose a tougher path
'cause the path of least resistance was never going to last
Walk with me, I'll take you by the hand
Can't promise anything like a promised land
But, I’ll give you love, though nothing's planned
So walk with me, leave just our footprints in the sand
Summer comes around and the days are long
I thought I'd moved on, but something feels so wrong
And there you're kneeling with your head in your hands
Can't believe we found ourselves in this foreign land
Though I could see the warning signs ahead
They didn't stir me to turn away instead
And though I said that we should choose a tougher path
The path of least resistance was never at our backs
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Blessed Release
04:23
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Blessed Release
You whispered to me just days in the past
It was the last time, now forever’s holding fast
I turn to music this moment cannot cease
But, I skipped a beat before the blessed release
The chords seemed faked, the melody obscure
There was give and take, but nothing too secure
Unchained, as they say, you’re free to find your peace
But for those left behind, there is no blessed release
Blessed release, it comes to us all
Obscure but unmoving
Our backs against the wall
Blessed release, the end of it all
No cure, no approval
You have to take the fall
I heard a sound, it was the sighing of the night
Cut through my breath, because the binding was so tight
There is a feeling, the growing mystery of that peace
I tried to write it down before the blessed release
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Dave Bradley UK
Guitarist, singer-songwriter. Acoustic and electric indie pop and rock originals. Singer, guitarist with C5, bigMouth, TyrannoChorus, CTW, with DJ Ad, and BarbD
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