I wonder if you’ll read these words out loud
Alone or in a crowd
Without making a sound?

It may come as a surprise 
To learn of my demise
But you never were that wise 
Or was it my disguise?

Saying goodbye for the last time
But you shouldn’t feel alone
When we all die for the first time
We go back to dust and bone

She’s sweeping up the floor while he’s dusting off the shelves 
Is this our true selves?
Will they buy it if we sell?

Headlights in the drive; quick,  put on your mask
If It’s not too much to ask...
how much longer will this last?

Saying goodbye for the last time
Not staying here, I’m going home
When we all die for the first time
We go back to dust and bone

Dust and bone 
(Saying goodbye for the last time)
Dust and bone 
(When we all die for the first time)

Waving goodbye for the last time
We’re alone but never alone 
When we all die for the first time
We go back to dust and bone 

Dust and bone 
(Saying goodbye for the last time)
Dust and bone 
(When we all die for the first time)
Dust and bone 
(Waving goodbye for the last time)
Dust and bone
(‘Cause when we all die for the first time)

I wonder if you’ll read these words out loud
Alone or in a crowd
Without making a sound?

Dust and Bone

Dust And Bone

We are pleased to have our 2021 "91 Seconds of Fame" winners, The Mood Kings on The  Independent Artist Spotlight, Wednesday, August 31 at 10 a.m.  We'll find out how their music career is going  and hear their brand new single, "Patches of Blue."  They will also announce the winner of this year's "91 Seconds of Fame" contest!

WSGE 91.7 FM interview with The Mood Kings - 08/31/2022

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Lyrics

What would you say if I left here today?
Would you be here tomorrow?
Would anything change if I stayed anyway? 
Would I beg, steal, or borrow?

Sometimes I’m feeling 
Like there’s no concealing
And I don’t believe in me 

I found a way out
From this hate and self-doubt 
Gotta cut and run, break free…

Patches of blue
Above me and you
And didn’t we laugh until we cried?

I wanna trade these old memories
For something new, something free 

And all the walls I’ve built 
With all this fear and guilt
Are nothing now to me

Patches of blue
Above me and you
And didn’t we laugh until we cried?

If I could do it all again
I’d change everything
    
If I could do it all again
I’d change everything
But me…

What would you say if I left here today?
Would you be here tomorrow?

Patches of blue
Always remind me of you
And didn’t we laugh until we cried?

Patches of blue
Above me and you
And didn’t we laugh until we cried?

Underneath the summer sky

Patches of Blue

The Mood Kings - Patches Of Blue (Single)

It's the breath before the splash 
It's the glance of childhood past
It's the groan of hope unfulfilled
It's the fatted calf before the kill

It's unbridled laughter in the yard
It's the blood that's now a scar
It's the sting of love that's lost
It's the prize without the cost

Oh, the wonder of it all

It's the fear that spurs you on
It's the grey that meets the dawn 
It's the treason behind the kiss
It's the reason for this this this

It's the pause before the end
It's the hand of a long-lost friend
It's the heart when all is said and done
It's the moon that hides the sun

Oh, the wonder of it all

Don’t waste time
Always looking back
You can’t change a thing
And you can’t take it all back

So, just pause the world
Try to take it all in 
What sets you free 
Is what you find within...

It's the touch that speaks of home
It's the hungry ache when you're alone 
It's the splendor of word and melody
It's the bend in the road that you can't see

It's the cry behind closed doors
It's the waves that crash upon the shore
It's the treasure behind the wall
It's feeling love in spite of it all
In spite of it all

Oh, the wonder of it all

The Wonder of it All

The Wonder Of It All

When I die, don’t put me in the ground
Don’t hide my bones where they won’t be found
Don’t put me in a hole where there ain’t no sound
When I die, don’t put me in the ground

When I die, I hope that you know
My eyes were tearful, ‘cause I loved you so
Will I miss you, oh how would you know?
When I die, I hope that you’ll know

Don’t fear no man, don’t fear no death
It’s a one-way plan, my final rest, my final rest

When I die, will you do this for me
Don’t sit around and mope, don’t hang from a tree
Call the boys up and have a round on me
When I die, will you do this for me?

When I die, don’t let the devil know
been lookin for me, both high and low
Tell ‘im I skipped town and had somewhere to go
When I die, don’t you let that devil know

Walk to the light, don’t fear no death
I’ll sleep good tonight, my final breath, my final breath

When I die, don’t forget about me
Don’t let me fade into a memory
When you make supper, set a place out for me
When I die, don’t forget about me

Walk to the light, don’t fear no death
May love be my final breath
Walk to the light, with no regrets
May love be my final breath, my final breath

When I die, I’ll be free
Of all this worry, pain, and misery
Don’t know what I’ll see, but I’ll know it’s for me
When I die, oh, I’ll be free

Last Wishes

When I was a secret
When I was afraid
When I was so lost
You were the way

Now here we are together
In the sunshine
Now I've got an angel
And you are mine

And you will rise up
And put your light around me
You saved me
You saved me

And when I was a truth
And when I was so brave
And when I was found 
You were the way

Now here we lay together
Just staring at the stars
Now I've got an angel
And you've got my heart

And you will rise up
And put your light around me
You saved me
You saved me

And you will rise up
And pour your light all over me
And i am free
Well, I am free

And you will rise up
And put your light around me
You saved me
You saved me

And you will rise up
And pour your light all over me
I am free
I am free

Rise Up

Pack your bags, we leave tonight
Pull up stakes, the well’s run dry
Take what’s yours, leave the rest behind

Leave a note and tell her you’ll be fine
The tank is full and the moon is high
You get some sleep now, we’ll drive all night

Looking for salvation, crumbs of manna
Somewhere on the road to Texarkana

Don’t look back, it’s not your fault
Where we’re going, we’ll be big stars
No one there to hurt you, cross my heart

Some would say we’ve lost our way
looking for what’s ours on this highway
Funny how they miss you when you’re away

But, out here, there’s no time for nostalgia
We're Fueled with hopes and dreams to Texarkana

The further away you get
The better you’ll be
Yes, time heals all your wounds
But, still you bleed

The further away you get
The better you’ll be
Yes, time heals all your wounds
But, still we bleed. 

Pack your bags, we leave tonight
Pull up stakes, the well’s run dry
Take what’s yours now, leave the rest behind

Hey, it’s nickel night in Shreveport, Louisiana
We'll drown our dreams tonight in Texarkana

Be anywhere you wanna be…
Be anything you wanna be...
Be anyone you wanna be...

Texarkana

Open coffee table book
With dreams and fairy tales
The pages turned, but I never looked

Faded words and pencil marks
A list of all the things
I failed to start

Feel my life
Ebb and flow against the tide
And the weight of the world 
Is slowly pulling me down

And shadows lengthen on the wall
Don't worry me at all
Reaping whats been sown

See the lines upon my face
Where time has traced its place
In ways I'd never known

Feel my life
Ebb and flow against the tide
And the weight of the world 
Is slowly pulling me down

Looking for my footing
As the world spins madly on
I crumble and recover
When I see a brand new dawn

For a moment, then it's over
For a moment time stands still
I crumble and recover
And I float, I fear, I feel 

Feel my life
Ebb and flow against the tide
And the weight of the world 
Is slowly pulling me down
And the weight of the world 
Is slowly pulling me down

Ebb And Flow

Well, I never thought it would come to this
The house, the wife, and two small kids
When you're young and dream of a better life
You count the time but not the price 

She says, "I'm gonna go back and get my degree
'Cause this type of life, well it ain't for me"
They said "I could be anything I wanna be  
But this American life gonna ruin me"

Trying to make our way but it don't feel right
Pushing, pulling through this American life
Pushing, pulling through this American life.

I finally got a chance to follow my dreams
A Little body shop down on 5th and Greene 
It lasted 6 months, then I closed the doors
Cuz No one's got money for that anymore

I got a part time job on the production line
I threw my back out near quitting time
I got a handful of Oxy 5/325 
I’m numbing my way through this American life

Why does living always feel like a fight?
Pushing, pulling through this American life
Pushing, pulling through this American life.

So sign your name on the dotted line
And everything will finally be alright 
Your credit's good until the end of your life
You won't see it comin',
But, It's been here all this time...

Trying to stay loose, but things are getting tight
Pushing, pulling through this American life
Pushing, pulling through this American life
Pushing, pulling through...

Another year came and went on by
Trying to survive this American Life

This American Life

Paint your eyes, to hide the lies, so no one knows 
A lonely heart, a broken start, a soul gone cold 
The world is turning, and you keep hurting, but share that smile 
Here’s a new one, another lost one, the new old style
   
Always outside looking in, it never works out your way 
And I can see it in your eyes 
One directions all you know, when things get hard on you 
Sweet Loretta 

Hold on tighter, wannabe fighter, but still a slave 
Will he miss me? a shot of whiskey, to make you brave 
Flip through pictures, read the scriptures, dry those tears 
Your eyes wide open, here's to hoping, rest all your fears

One dimension, black and white, it never works out your way 
And I can see it in your eyes 
One directions all you know, and I can tell you’re gonna go 

Sweet Loretta, where you going to? 
Been down that road before 
And it won’t take you anywhere 
Sweet Loretta, Where you going to? 
The roads, they’re all the same 
And they will never bring you home 

Hard to stop you all your crying 
To find out just where you’ve been 
Save all the improvising 
And find your way back again 

One dimension, black and white, it never works out that way 
And I can see it in your eyes 
One directions all you know, and I can tell you've got to go 
got to go, but you have got to know 

Sweet Loretta, where you going to? 
Been down that road before 
And it won’t get you anywhere 
Sweet Loretta, Where you going to? 
The roads, they’re all the same 
And they will never bring you home

Loretta

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