Half Mast

The sun is just coming up 
over a long line of cars and trucks 
Just your everyday morning parade
but no one is going to work today

They're down at the courthouse lawn
for a vigil at the break of dawn
to remember young lives that were lost
holding a candle a flower or a cross

And they'll raise the flag so proud
just to bring it back half way down
its not the first time  its not the last
the flag flies Half Mast

The news tells you who what where and when
and how could this happen again
but it won't tell you why you have to ask
the flag flies half mast

At the pawn shop at Liberty and Main
he bought the tools of his trade
and in the few long seconds it took
put generations of dreams, into history books

Now the morning sun will shine
on a sad sign of the times
enough,  enough is enough
please change please change
we can change

And they'll raise the flag so proud
just to bring it back half way down
its not the first time  its not the last
the flag flies Half Mast

The news tells you who what where and when
and how could this happen again
but it won't tell you why you have to ask
the flag flies half mast

Half Mast

From the cd Passenger Stanton - Joe Stanton

Not very Far

She asked me.  so wheres the nearest star
I said it depends where you are,  then not very far
ok then.   you're last day on this earth what would you do ?
I said thats easy too,   I'd be here with you

cause the only thing that matters
in this world of sticks and stones
is the hands you're holding on to
the ones you leave behind when you go

and you're leaving me behind

she said I'm sorry for this grief I'm putting you through
If I was you,   no if I was you
if theres just this little thing you remember me for
every day is precious 
every day is yours

Not Very Far

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99days

One day Older

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Something to Lose

From The CD " Sometimes you win " by the Precious Littles

Sometimes you win

From the CD " Passenger Stanton" Joe Stanton

11 Susan In The Garden - Reprise

The Voice of the wheel - Joe Stanton
I Wake up with the rising moon
Just outside of Saskatoon
The smell of coffee and the Diesel fumes
then I'm shiftin gears
Drive until the daylight comes
and the Rockies shine in the morning sun
when the asphalt meets the rubber and steel
thats the voice of the Wheel
I can't settle down
I love to hear the wheels go around
Heaven is a sunny day
at the end of a long highway
Some days you haul a full load down
a hundred miles of bad road
you just steer around the pot holes and
you carry on
the next day you've got a belly full
coasting down a gentle hill
you can see for miles and then some still
its the other side
I can't settle down
I love to hear the wheels go round
Heaven is a sunny day
at the end of a long highway
Some think its a lonely life
wanderin round the country side
long days and longer nights
but its not that way at all
I've got the road and 18 wheels
mountain streams and prairie fields
If I ever felt alone
I don't recall
I can't settle down
I love to hear the wheels go round
Heaven is a sunny day
at the end of a long highway

1-Voice of the Wheel-CPS-VR1.4

There You Go

Only Can Friends

from the CD Passenger Stanton - Joe Stanton

Passenger Stanton

New Years Eve

New Year's Eve

There a few artist that are able to capture the essence of musical expression. Joe Stanton is one such artist. Passenger Stanton is a beautifully composed album rich with depth and passion. Taking his experiences in life and fusing them with his expertise of the guitar, Joe gives Folk music a gift that is his music. From the moment I pressed play, I was awestruck by the talent of Mr.. Stanton and his band mates. Joe's love for the guitar is shown by his excellent picking skills, and are enhanced by his heart felt lyrics and powerful voice. The instrumental is absolutely 
beautiful, the vocals are full and vibrant, and the overall production of this album is flawless. I strongly recommend a listen to Joe Stanton's Passenger Stanton.


By Wayond Digges Roots Music Report
 



Gettin to know ya - Passenger Stanton

Saskatchewan Skies

Written during the shutdown of the spring of 2020,   reading about the clear skies around the world, communities coming together,  Good things are coming,
Recorded remotely with Steve Dawson and The crew at the Henhouse in Nashville,  Toronto and Vancouver,

Joe Stanton

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