I grew up as a city kid with post-punk, grunge and all.
but somehow I ended up here, a mix of hell and Idaho
Never, really never did I think that I‘d be happy in the nowhere,
but when the world gets to your skin it can't hurt to slow things down

but don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
it's just that there are fewer
here, off the beaten track
but don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
we stare into the woods
and the woods stare back

You want a brand new life? In town, you just move two blocks away
If you got a bloody nose, downtown... you'll never see that jerk again. 
Out here, you can bet on that, they do know how to raise some cain
but whatever happened yesterday, you'll see them all again.

so, don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
it's just that there are fewer
here, off the beaten track
you may think the sky is blue
just when the clouds turn black
we stare into the woods
and the woods stare back

The kids are stuck in no-man's-land, they dream themselves away
They catch a glimpse of the outside world with every early train:
Racing through the suburbs, they check their phones so busily…
Someday they'll move away, and guys like me live here instead

so, don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
it's just that there are fewer
here, off the beaten track
you may think the sky is blue
just when the clouds turn black
we stare into the woods
and the woods stare back

The Woods Stare Back (Rehearsal) THE SANDBOX JOSEPHS

Cos I Got High

I would be a junkie without you

we sit up here you stand down there
I hardly see a face
they said there was some banjo band
that led you to this place
Gibson Banjo Weissenborn
it all seemed so clear
but seven songs of sadness 
and you seemed to wish the end was near

First song you were cheering
next not bad at all
but when we were thru 
with oh so blue
you could hear a needle fall
Joseph looks at Josev 
they both look back at me
here we go to save the night

we've got three songs left to put it right
don't look back the boring songs are over
three songs in the bag to put it right
Just watch me turn into a reckless rover
we don't leave that stage without a fight
we hope you payed, so you may stay 
we’ve got three songs left to put it right

Give the people what they want
Keep the demons pleased
Keep in time with their tapping feet
That’ll put yer mind at ease
Chew the line a second time
They’ve heard it just before
But I don’t mind to play the fool
at least, that’s what we came here for  

First song you were cheering
next not bad at all
but when we were thru 
with oh so blue
you could hear a needle fall
Joseph looks at Josev 
they both look at me
here we go to save the night

we've got three songs left to put it right
don't look back the boring songs are over
three songs in the bag to put it right
Just watch me turn into a reckless rover
we don't leave that stage without a fight
we hope you payed, so you may stay 
we’ve got three songs left to put it right

Three Songs Left To Put It Right

I Walk On Gilded Splinters - The Sandbox Josephs

Rocket

King's Highway

I'm On Fire - The Sandbox Josephs

Death, taxes and cellphones
they’re everywhere we go
But while we all share the same kinds of sorrows
I am living in a hell of my own

Fill my glass
Son have a drink with me
And while we watch the evening sun behind the trees
There’s a shadow only I can see

Suddenly the world goes slowly
And I see myself sitting by your side
While we’re laughing and living in the moment
I feel the call of time

Every little flower
Blooming by the wayside
Is twice as pretty when we share it
But, my love, even then I stand aside

All things must pass
Only fools feel sad about that
But even after all those years nobody knows
What kind of fool I am

Suddenly the world goes slowly
And I see myself sitting by your side
While we’re laughing and living in the moment
I feel the call of time

One day we all let go
Just to walk some pleasant mile
I won’t be surprised by all the trumpets
Cause I heard them all my life

Suddenly the world goes slowly
But I see myself no more
While I see all the ones I loved
And I don’t feel afraid no more

Call Of Time

Love at first sight in the Seventies: A little boy finding an old pin-up book in an abandoned gas station.

Porn Rodeo Sweetheart

I Ride Alone

VoodooChild 2018 REMIX

we climb on any mountain face the raging see
in fact we ain‘t done nothing yet we just watched it on TV
Get on up the world out there is waiting to be seen
and so we gathered on the shore to flee our day-to-day routine

real life now here we come with world peace on our mind
urban strife and city lights we leave it all behind
But suddenly as we walk on and the tricky path got steep
I can’t help myself, something’s calling from the deep

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 
papperdeckl ramshackle 
from the bottom to the tackle 
oh oh, please don’t go
don’t be stupid, come back in the house
   

One more look into the book, there’s no way to retreat
I remember when we made the plan and no one disagreed  
Stakes are high and so am I, come on now, off we go
Never mind the weather, how come you talk so low?

Hey, you look so tired, think we better have a rest
I admit I also feel some pressure on my chest
If I’d close my eyes I’d surely fall asleep
Hush now, do I hear something calling from the deep
 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 
papperdeckl ramshackle 
from the bottom to the tackle 
oh oh, please don’t go
don’t be stupid, come back in the house

Come Back In The House (Stompversion)

A musical version of this classic Emily Dickinson poem.

A something in a summer's day
As slow her flambeaux burn away
Which solemnizes me.

A something in a summer's noon -
A depth - an Azure - a perfume -
Transcending ecstasy.

So looking on - the night - the morn
Conclude the wonder gay -    
And I meet, coming thro' the dews
Another summer's Day!


And still within a summer's night
A something so transporting bright
I clap my hands to see -

Then veil my too inspecting face
Lets such a subtle - shimmering grace
Flutter too far for me –

So looking on - the night - the morn
Conclude the wonder gay -
And I meet, coming thro' the dews
Another summer's Day!


The wizard fingers never rest -
The purple brook within the breast
Still chafes it narrow bed -

Still rears the East her amber Flag -
Guides still the sun along the Crag
His Caravan of Red -

So looking on - the night - the morn
Conclude the wonder gay -
And I meet, coming thro' the dews
Another summer's Day!

A Something In A Summer's Day (rehearsal)

Joseph!Josef!Josev!

Gabsteiger Night Bakery

When the Bars close down and you’re back out in the night
At one a.m. and you feel just like you’d need a bite
If you wanna nibble on a pork roast bread you’ll see
You can get it right here at the night bakery

While all the gangsters sleep in jail
The guards show up, but the nightbirds still prevail

And we all meet
At the night bakery
Gabsteiger night bakery

Just where do we go now
without the night bakery

Gabsteiger Night Bakery - THE SANDBOX JOSEPHS

DRAGON’S LAIR

We used to be mere kids				
Climbing on each tree
We used to call this land our own
As far as the eye could see
We used to walk each extra mile			
We used to jump each fence
We swore we were blood siblings
We used to be best friends

Now see me run						
From a world undone
My home so fair
Now a dragon’s lair
								
And then one day a general came
With his stinking torture squad
You couldn’t run quite fast enough
And they did I don’t know what
They took away your pride and joy
A new age had begun
They took away our childhood toys 
And handed you a gun

Now see me run
From a world undone
My home so fair
Now a dragon’s lair

What a difference a day makes			
Turning all our tomorrows into yesterdays
It’s so easy to break
A human life now there’s no more come-what-may

Now see me run
From a world undone
My home so fair
Now a dragon’s lair

Dragon's Lair (demo version)

How can you do it
All by yourself
Don’t you know we outta
Bear and share the burdens
Don’t let em crush you or break you down
Don’t you know, Don’t you know

Do you recall those
Warm hot summers
When we sat on your front porch
Gretsch and Fender
Like it was Wim Wenders
Staring in the burning firewoods

How can you do it
All by yourself
Don’t you know we outta
Bear and share the burdens
Don’t let em crush you or break you down
Don’t you know, Don’t you know

Down in the valley
The fair was calling
Yes, we said, it won’t get late
But to be honest
That broken promise
Was a walking dead right from the start

How can you do it
All by yourself
Don’t you know we outta
Bear and share the burdens
Don’t let em crush you or break you down
Don’t you know, Don’t you know

Modern life’s so intricate
For every little thing there’s another little damn certificate
Life’s a rush, so don’t be late
When was the last time we got laid? 
If you look like us you mustn’t hesitate

How can you do it
All by yourself
Don’t you know we outta
Bear and share the burdens
Don’t let em crush you or break you down
Don’t you know
Don’t you know

Don't You Know (Rehearsal)

Josef, Joseph and Josev play CountryNoirGospelFolkBluegrassRootsMusic on their Weissenborn and Dobro. Or Banjo. Or Mandoline. Or whatever they find.

The Sandbox Josephs

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