Hobson Park

Well the front porch swing
Sits empty next to you
And you’re are spelling out the words
Yeah words
Words I never knew

Your smile appears
And the rain begins 
To wash away the sky
I can’t say I knew what I was doing 
Day by day by day

You were gone in the morning
Slipped away with one last breath

You are my confident
My thoughts are safe with you

If it’s bad
It’s got to get better
If it’s good 
It can’t last forever

But you were gone in the morning
Slipped away with one last breath
One last breath 

I’m so sad 
Everything’s fleeting
I’m so sad 
Everything passes away 
I'm calling
I've been calling

I sat in the church
With the choir over head 
Not knowing it was you that I hear
Little box of ashes
Yeah you made it 
You made it so quite clear

Well your smile appears
And the rain begins 
To wash away the sky
I can’t say I knew what I was doing 
Day by day by day

One Last Breath

You said the one true thing about you 
I the one that I don’t know
But darling  I can see it
You take your final bow

I think about  the difference
Do you understand 
When the waters edge gets closer
I need to wade right in

I take to the  road 
And I climb up every tree
Never ever ever to fall again

When  you go missing
I sleep too much
When  you forget
I miss your touch
I give you my word
Like a little bird
Just like the one that told me

So we dig a little different
Just looking for something new
We plant a little garden
The garden is always true
 
The crown slips a bit
And I stumble  
I try to explain
But I’m sure that my addictions
Have  kept us from gaining steam

And when you see me standing in the rain
Won’t you come outside to say
Its a pretty shitty day

If  I could  see you now 
I know what I’d say
I know what I am doing
I see what you say

You said the one thing about you 
Is the one that I don’t know
And everybody’s got
To take their final bow

One True Thing/Second Mix

It was a pretty good day
I took you across the border
Sat on a stone wall
In the shade
And drank some coffee

Well you said that you used to travel
Then you lost your legs
But you didn’t unravel 
But it changed
Changed everything

Today we slip on the frozen river
Tomorrow we swim with nothing on
Summon up the others
When the others are gone

There’s a story I tell about the desert
How I saw you up in a tree
How I watched you from a satellite
And sent you erotic pictures of me

But the desert turned into the heartland
And the heartland lead to the sea 
Not what did you expected
Expect it to be

Well it seems like forever 
Could conceivably arrive
I’m hoping for the best 
But I know better
It’s late
Most things have come and gone
The water in my tap
Seems a little bit colder
And I’m happy just to see you
I’ll be waiting
You , you can count on me

Well guys like me we got nothing
We cast a wide net just to see..Just to see
But you can count on me

Frozen painted desert
Wake up in the Econo-line
Gap the points to get started
I’m headed for the state line
Headed for the state line

I light a candle with a stone
The way I drink alone

Well , I once had a garden
A garden where everything grew
Now I’m just  looking for someone
Plow it all under
And start something new

But You… you can count on me
B B B Baby
You can count on me

You Can Count On Me

What ya gonna do if the cows come home
And catch us looking this way

I watched her dance
She was beautiful
I made the bed
We took a walk
Past billboard town
And Watch the sun sink
Into the ground

I don’t think it could  have been better
With the river so close at hand
I don’t know if I had let her
Keep me from breaking in

Listening to your stories
I think I understand
How far away you feel
But I know you’re come back again

I never imagined forgetting your face but I did
I never imagined forgetting your voice but I did 
I never imagined forgetting myself but I did

What ya gonna do if the cows come home
And catch us looking this way

Billboard Town:

History Is Waiting

Crumbling Beauty

Where Has The Sun Gone

Way Out Yonder

The Storm

You have a certain way about you
 Something both smart and clear Y
ou should live in Europe 
They’d appreciate you there  
Birds with their simple ways 
Wake up early, stay busy all day 
I’m digging a hold to China 
I hope I find what I need on the way  
Maybe I would head for the desert 
Maybe I would wander alone 
Maybe I’ll just start drinking 
And never ever ever leave home  
I dream about my daddy’s knee 
He grew up on a farm 
Our garden took up half the back yard 
The sun would set with little regret 
Gallon of milk a day, gallon of milk a day  
Odd little flower  
Blooming at night I hope 
I never forget 
What I said and where I said it 
Why I said it, said what I did  
I might call it a path  
You might call it a dream 
Last time I saw blood It was on a sewing machine  
Venetian blind tattoo
My favorite picture of you  
I can’t watch the news 
I don’t dream the same dreams 
Yes, I am getting older 
You know I am getting older

My Favorite Picture Of

Kin After All

The storm you said was coming finally came
I saw you slipping and sliding through the rain
I know that feeling checking out
Too much of something rushing in

I light a candle for the rest
I will not ask where you’ve been

I’ll take to the road and I’ll never look back
I’ll hitch my fate to strangers
A few precious things in a small gunny sack

Justin Townes Earle
I know where you’re going
I’ve seen you the rear view mirror
As I head the car west
Headed west

It won’t be the last time I think this way
I heard the news you’ve gone away
Gonna follow the sun to that promise land
Where everything and nothing go hand in hand

Oh the saints, the saints, the saints, the saint of lost causes

After the sun went down I saw you by the fire
I had something to say and there was no one around
Ya know
I’m drifting over the landscape and I’m crying

I know the feeling checking out
Too much of something rushing in

Justin Townes Earle:

White Bird

The Barber

Daily Pray The Rosary

King Of The Neighborhood

The Thoughts That You'e Become

Effigy Mounds

Here is a link to the official Video.
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Gravity

Candles

We the living
Yeah we take our time
There’s always tomorrow
To make up our mind
We the living
We’ve got troubles ahead
Making mountains out of mole hills
I’ve heard that said
Oh I miss you so
miss you so
Oh I miss you so
We the living
Learn to laugh and smile
But love and understanding
That can take a while
Oh I miss you so
Miss you so
Oh I miss you so
Do you ever feel
Like you missed the train
You got off at the station
And there you remained
Every train that came by
Blew it’s whistle in the air
It wasn’t calling you
It wasn’t calling you
It wasn’t calling you
I wish my words meant more
So much more
They are hollow in my head

We The Living

Coffee And A Pen

Lyrics
Well the house on the corner burned down 
I took your picture where the living room was
You were holding
You were holding a baby 

It was a Polaroid  
And it  faded with time
Nothing to restore the view

New water
Through old grounds
Stronger then I remember
Stronger then I remember
remember it well

Sometimes I dream of the past 
Up against the fence I would finish what you started. 
You liked to call us strangers
And you told me what to do

They found a body in the river
Below the dogwood Bloom
Caught by the bridge and the branches

I stole my mothers cigarettes
In the winter
I stole my mother’s money 
In the spring

I know a man
Who drags his stuff behind him
And he goes from town to town

He’s a heavy metal gypsy
And he’s wearing the crown
His mother never told him 
She was proud

I see folks sitting by the ocean
Looking out over the water
And every day  I see more
I suspect they’re  lonely 
And the water Is a comfort
Knowing they can’t run anymore

They found a body in the river
Below the dogwood  Bloom
Caught by the bridge, caught by the branches

Caught By The Bridge And The Branches

E-Almond brothers chord-Cm-Dm

Ode to Precious Things

We gather here today
With our best intentions
We drink from the cup
That’s strapped to our belt
Through back our heads and say

Darling come back to me now
Come back and lie down beside me
The river is over it’s banks
The leaves are off the trees

If your heart is worn
Here is my melody
I am the song 
Not the singer
Out in the desert
To watch the sunset
The younger you the younger me

I walked past the card reader
She pulled me right in
She told me to buy her some smokes
She laid out the cards in a square as I watched
I asked her what she could see

She brings birds to the feeder
I watched her dance
With a version of me
Out in the desert
Walk one more time
The younger you and the younger me

Now we’re standing with the stars
This will be a memory
Like Children
Like children

Darling come back to me now
Come back and lie  down beside me
I can’t dance this dance without you

Best Intentions25-1

Saw the card reader sitting there
Walked past but she pulled me right in
laid out the cards as I watched

I’m Damaged goods
I’m the sweetest dream
I’m good to go
My heart is beating

Now we’re standing with the stars
Like a memory, Like Children
The best  that we can be

Dearly departed 
We gather here today
Drink a toast to those who left
Through back our heads and say

What ever happened to easy
Where all the landmarks go
The river is over it’s banks
And the rain has turned to snow

Our dreams are nesting
In the tops of the trees
In spite of our best
Our best intentions

 If your heart is worn
There’s  is my melody
With candles lit
The best it can be

 The sea comes up to the sand
As usual,I wade right in
You give me your hand
You give me your hand
You give me your hand

I must be going
I hear my ship coming I
Would you believe it
We’ve done it again

Dearly departed 
We gather here today
Drink a toast to those who left
Through back our heads and say

Now we’re standing with the stars
Like a memory, Like Children
The best 
That we can be

Saw the card reader sitting there
Walked past but she pulled me right in
laid out the cards as I watched

I’m Damaged goods
I’m the sweetest dream
I’m good to go
My heart is beating



Best Intentions 25-2

I saw the card reader sitting there
Walked past but she pulled me right in
laid out the cards in a square as I watched

You’re Damaged goods
You’re the sweetest dream
You’re good to go
You’re heart is beating

it can be
Elusive
Like the breeze or the wind
Or the flames of a fire
Or shooting stars rushing in

Dearly departed
Oh we gather here today
Drink a toast to those who left
Through back our heads and say

What ever happened to easy
Where’d all the landmarks go
The river is over it’s bank
and the rain has turned to snow

I suddenly remembered
Then Let it all wash away
It was all with good intentions

Your heart is worn
There’s a melody
With candles lit
The best, oh the best
That it can be

The sea comes up to the sand
As usual,I wade right in
You give me your hand
You give me your hand
You give me your hand

Ya know I must be going
I hear my ship’s coming
Would you believe it
Would you believe it
We’ve done it again

Dearly departed
 We gather here today
Drink a toast to those who left
Through back our heads and say

Saw the card reader sitting there
Walked past but she pulled me right in
laid out the cards in a square as I watched

You’re Damaged goods
You’re the sweetest dream
You’re good to go
You’re heart is beating

Good Intentions

Good Intentions/re

I saw the card reader sitting there
Walked past but she pulled me right in
laid out the cards in a square as I watched

You’re Damaged goods
You’re the sweetest dream
You’re good to go
You’re heart is beating

it can be
Elusive 
Like a breeze  or the wind
Or the flames of a fire 
Or shooting stars rushing in

Dearly departed 
Oh we gather here today
Drink a toast to those who left
Through back our heads and say 

What ever happened to easy
Where’d all the landmarks go
The river is over it’s bank
The rain has turned to snow

I suddenly remembered
Then Let it all wash away
It was all with good intentions

Your heart is worn
There’s  is a melody
With candles lit
The best, oh the best 
That it can be




The sea comes up to the sand
As usual,I wade right in
You give me your hand
You give me your hand
You give me your hand

I must be going
I hear my ship’s coming 
 Would you believe it
Would you believe it
We’ve done it again

Dearly departed 
Oh we gather here today
Drink a toast to those who left
Through back our heads and say 

Saw the card reader sitting there
Walked past but she pulled me right in
laid out the cards as I watched

You’re Damaged goods
You’re the sweetest dream
You’re good to go
You’re heart is beating

Good  Intentions 2

I have a picture, out of focus
A group of my friends when I was twelve
It was taken in my back yard 
The swimming pool behind us

Late nights sitting 
In a room under the stars
Riding through the back streets
The moon follows the car

Well it haunts me just a little 
How much is just plain gone
Some are dead and I’m relying
On getting lost in that feeling.

And the quarry is full of water
It filled up so fast
I remember standing near it
How deep and empty it could be
 
I made a lemon cake
For no good reason
I threw in the rest of me

Maybe I  never tell them
It will go to the grave with me
What is sacred
And it is Sunday, the sun is rising

Imagining what it will be like
Imagine what will they  say
When you hear it
What will you tell them
Tell them about you and me

Maybe I will never tell them
Maybe it will go with me to my grave 

I have a picture, out of focus
A group of my friends when I was twelve
It was taken in my back yard 
The swimming pool behind us

Late nights sitting 
In a room under the stars
Riding through the back streets
The moon follows the car

Well it haunts me a little 
How much is just plain gone
Some are dead and I’m relying
On getting lost in that feeling.

And the quarry is full of water
It filled up so fast
I remember standing near it
How deep and empty it could be

I made a lemon cake
For no good reason
I threw in the rest of me

Maybe I  never tell them
It will go to the grave with me
What is sacred
And it is Sunday, the sun is rising,

Imagining what it will be like
Imagine what will they  say
When you hear it
What will you tell them
Tell them about you and me

Maybe I will never tell them
Maybe it will go with me to  my  grave

You sing Hallelujah every morning
Good god all mighty every night 
Darker than you thought
Well that’s what you get 
When you pull down your pants down
In the middle of the set
You take out your gun
And you wave it around
Drive your truck home
To your hometown

Gone with the wind
Voice in my ear
Talked to my dad
I suppose you could hear
Eighty eight keys and a microphone
Five in the morning
Sink like a stone
I got a basement full of water
And a head full of dreams
I got nothing to loose
Nowhere to be

I beat the sun up in the morning 
Push it up, like a plant coming up 
In the spring
Naked in the basement
Waiting for the dryer
Small glass of red wine
A bit of desire
Well I asked myself a question
Will this ship ever sail again
 
Looked in the mirror
It’s Kind of the same 
Your house by the bay
Has burned down again
Turning back 
I whispered I’m sorry
This is who I am
And this is what I do


Three hour wait to leave for LA
It could be, no to could be the last time I see it
The ocean  I remembered
A memory
This won’t last forever
Someday we will be gone
One by one by one

It’s getting late
When I realize
Everything floats
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well Everything flies
Big gulp of whiskey
Little glass of wine
Its all about that sacred dream 
The one that doesn’t  last forever

Well the ice is so thin
The applause just a din  
Yeah Im drinking too much again
Said you knew me when
Said you knew me when


The river rose faster than we thought
Getting kind of scary
All the leaves are falling from 
the trees
I started walking again
I started walking again

Looked in the mirror
Its Kind of the same 
Your house by the bay
Has burned  down again
turning back 
I whispered Im sorry
This is who I am
And this is what I do







Gone with the wind

You sing Hallelujah every morning
Good god all mighty every night
Darker than you thought
Well that’s what you get
When you pull down your pants down
In the middle of the set
You take out your gun
And you wave it around
Drive your truck home
To your hometown

Gone with the wind
Voice in my ear
Talked to my dad
I suppose you could hear
Eighty eight keys and a microphone
Five in the morning
Sink like a stone
I got a basement full of water
And a head full of dreams
I got nothing to loose
Nowhere to be

I beat the sun up in the morning
Push it up, like a plant coming up
In the spring
Naked in the basement
Waiting for the dryer
Small glass of red wine
A bit of desire
Well I asked myself a question
Will this ship ever sail again

Looked in the mirror
It’s kind of a shame
Your house by the bay
Has burned down again
Turning back
I whispered I’m sorry
This is who I am
And this is what I do

Three hour wait to leave for LA
It could be, no it could be the last time I see it
The ocean I remembered
A memory
This won’t last forever
Someday we will be gone
One by one by one

It’s getting late
When I realize
Everything floats
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well Everything flies
Big gulp of whiskey
Little glass of wine
Its all about that sacred dream
The one that doesn’t last forever

Well the ice is so thin
The applause just a din
Yeah Im drinking too much again
Said you knew me when
Said you knew me when

The river rose faster than we thought
Getting kind of scary
All the leaves are falling from
the trees
I started walking again
I started walking again

Looked in the mirror
It's Kind of a shame
Your house by the bay
Has burned down again
turning back
I whispered Im sorry
This is who I am
And this is what I do

Curious child
Maker of things
The flowers are blooming
And the rain continues
 
Finger in the wind
It’s a hard stop
I say what I can say
But I have questions
 
I have some history
I’ve been out west
The road is the road is the road 
No more and no less

You drove your little car
From sea to shining sea
Now that car sits in the driveway
Waiting patiently.

You and me
In a strange world 
Together watching
Together watching it all 
I could use
We could all use
An early morning light
Oh a bird in flight

Finger in the wind
Oh It’s so hard stop
Yeah, I say what I can say
And I have questions

Seems like there’s so much at stake these days
Can’t let it can’t let it, get away

Well you drove your little car
All the way to me
And the car sits in the driveway
And its waiting, waiting waiting  
Patiently, patiently.
Oh the car sits in the driveway
Waiting patiently

Tim McFate

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