Expect a fight

The sun comes over the mountain
The fog is breaking up
The coffee hits my lips
Faster than it fills the cup

The wolves are standing outside my front door
They’re after all that I have
I finish up my coffee
And sneak out the back
I sneak out the back 

It’s just my wife and me
the kids are all grown
I do the work of 20 men
All on my own

The pipe line came calling
Lied right to my face
They tried using their fancy words
Like eminent domain
Like eminent domain

who do you think you’re talking to you can’t take what’s mine
You can’t come on my land
And not expect a fight not expect a fight

You can call me unimpressed
By fancy suit and ties
They wouldn’t know the truth unless
It was dressed up like a lie

I was born on this farm
Here is where Ill lay my head
you can try to take it from me
When my body lays here dead

Expect A Fight

Missouri

I wonder if you still wear my ring
I forged with these two hands
With all the love inside my heart
It’s more than a wedding band

Do you ever think of me
When night calls and the world sleeps
As you say goodbye to your day
What memories do you play

Chorus: Mine is Missouri
And the time we shared
I close my eyes
And I’m right back there
When we had each other
I live for those days
With all the love inside my heart
I wish we would have stayed
(That night I’m Missouri
Is how dreams are made 2nd chorus)

Dreams of you come most every night
Reminds me of what we had
Sometimes I wake up lonely
Sometimes I wake up mad

I wonder if you ever feel the same
Or how you find shelter from the blame
I would give anything
Just to go back there again

Chorus: I miss Missouri
The time that we shared
I close my eyes
And I’m right back there
When we had each other
I live for those days
But those nights in Missouri
Is how dreams are made

Bridge:
I try not to think about
The words I didn’t say
If I would have had the right ones
Would your mind have changed

If I would have tried harder
Would you have stayed
For all the love we had
And the love we made

Chorus.

Missouri

Heart broke, proud

He liked Chevrolet’s
And dime store suits
Pocket knives and old worn boots
And high test whiskey

Small town living
And hand shake deals
Church on Sunday and pot luck meals
When the living was easy

He’s been married
For 70 years
They’ve had hard times but she’s still here
He doesn’t know how

They had three boys
Raised them up right
Lost one to the draft in 69
Heart broke but proud

Chorus
The sun comes up The sun goes down
This ole world keeps spinning around
You get back what ever you put in
Nothing compares to a life well lived

He retired
after 40 years
From running the rails as an engineer
Making that whistle whine

He’s got some medals
from the Second World War
And stories about it that he don’t remember anymore
He’s a victim of time

Chorus

Heart Broke, Proud (demo)

I’m sorry

Wish you were here
Wish you’d a stayed
Wish I’d a thought of
The right words to say

They never rhyme
When they come out wrong
Singing the same ole
Broken song

I’m trying to tell you
I didn’t mean what I said
Can’t get the words
Right in my head

I’m sorry I hurt you
With the things I say
I’m sorry I pushed you
So far away

I’ve missed you so much
Since you’ve been gone
But I know the reasons
You moved on

I’ve watched every moment
Dance in my mind
But I get it wrong
Every single time

I wish you would come back
But I know that you won’t
Please know that I know
It’s all my fault

I’m sorry I failed you
I’m sorry in love
Sorry I couldn’t give you
All that you wanted

Bridge:
I wish that I’m sorry
Would help you forgive
I wish I could take back
All the things I did

I wish that it mattered
All the things I say
I wish I could go back
And take it all away

Wish you were here
Wish you’d have stayed
Wish I’d of thought of
The right words to say

They never rhyme
When they come out wrong
Singing the same ole
Broken song

I’m trying to tell you
I didn’t mean what I said
Can’t get the words
Right in my head

I’m sorry I hurt you
With the things I say
I’m sorry I pushed you
So far away

I’m Sorry (demo)

Broken clock

In my life I’ve built a lot of bridges
But I always tear them down
I always end up just as empty
As a coal train rolling through this town

But I’m too poor to have a mid life crisis
And I’m too happy to be this sad
I’m too lonesome to sit and think about
All the things I never had

I built myself a wishing well
Spent all my wishes on you
I threw in everything I ever had
But none of those wishes came true

I sit and stare at an old broken clock
Trying not to go insane
I wonder if time will heal all my wounds
Or if times to blame

I’ve been a fool all my life
I wish it was different now
I’d go back and change my ways
If I only knew how

I spent all my money on 5 dollar whisky
Trying to drink you away
Every time I get to the bottom
Your memory never fades

Broken Clock (demo)

light of the day

You smoked cigarettes
I told stories
We stayed up all night

I thought you should quit
You thought I talked too much
I guess we were both right

I don’t know why I didn’t kiss you
Or why I was so afraid
Of this spell you have over me

You were tall and beautiful
I was young and dumb
You were so out of my league

Chorus
But words come easy
In the middle of the night
Something about the dark
Makes them sound just right

Morning comes
And I feel the same
But words they fail me
In the light of the day

I would give anything
To go back there
When we both felt so free

But only dreams
Can take us back in time
And there so hard to reach

I wish it was different
Or I would have changed
But my heart it yearns

For every word
Left unsaid
And every lesson learned

Chorus

Light Of The Day (demo) (1)

Backus holler

Daddy died a coal miner
Hes buried up in the woods
Momma was born again
Raised us the best she could

We were young and wild
We were running free
In the shadow of the mine
Down on Backus creek

I was just a kid
The spring of 85
When the clouds opened up
And washed away the sky

Momma called us in
She said a little prayer
That when the morning comes
That dam will still be there

Chorus

Our house started shaking
There was a rumble in the ground
I screamed out to momma
What’s that sound

We all heard it coming
Someone yelled to run
The water came rushing down
To wash away everyone



Chorus:
No one is going to leave Backus holler
You’re born here you’ll die here just the same
Spend your life covered up in coal dust
Praying the damn won’t break

Some folks blamed the miners
Others the engineers
Some say it was an act of God
But I didn’t see him there

Chorus

Backus Holler (demo)

Elegy

The first taste of spring
When the Easter Lillie’s bloom
They cover the hillside
Under the Appalachian moon

The fireflies come early
We always chase their light
Like a right of passage
Waiting on summer nights

Chorus
Time may go
Things may change
But you can’t take
These memories away

Some folks stay
Others may leave
despite what you’ve heard
We don’t need your Elegy

Grandpa sat on the porch
Whistling through his teeth
Grandma would hum along
While stringing runner beans

If you can catch them early
They always taste the best
Cook some for super
Then you can the rest

Chorus

We gave you all our coal
We we fought in all your wars
You kept taking
And we kept giving more

We are always forgotten
In our mountain home
But it’s not just a place
It’s our soul

(2x)Some folks stay
Other may leave
Despite what you’ve heard
We don’t need your Elegy

Elegy (demo)

Doing me wrong

Sometimes sorry just ain’t enough
Sometimes sorry just ain’t enough
You try and hurt me then you run you try and hide behind your love
Sometimes sorry just ain’t enough

Sometimes words can’t take away the pain
Sometimes words can’t take away the pain
You keep saying the same ole thing
You swore this year it was going to change
Sometimes words can’t take away the pain

Sometimes at night It’s so hard to sleep
Sometimes at night It’s so hard to sleep
This darkness is misery When you won’t give your love to me
Sometimes at night It’s so hard to sleep

Chorus:
I’m trying so hard just not to fall
You can’t give more when you already gave it all
This has been going on way too long
You can’t stop doing me wrong

Some times I need you is all I want to hear
Sometimes I need you is all I want to hear
Sweet words to take away my fear
Make all my doubts disappear
Sometimes I need you is all I need to hear

Chorus.

Doing Me Wrong (demo)

Blue eyes

The first day I met you You were crying
Just sitting there all alone
Trying to be as Brave as you could be
Being so far away from home

Chorus:
Your eyes were blue
My heart was pounding
I could feel my love for you
I knew from that day
It would never be the same
The day I looked into your eyes so blue

Through the years our love did grow
Till one day I asked for your hand
We ran off to the mountains
The day I gave you this wedding band

I never thought my love could grow stronger
But I found that to be untrue
In the day you brought him into the world
He looked just like you

Blue Eyes (demo)

Divided

Talking heads on tv
Telling you who to hate
The truth comes sometimes
But it’s always too late

They defend the sound of children crying
That I can’t forgive
But you always change the channel
Before the guilt sets in

Chorus
I believe in something more
That we’ve forgotten
We’re all in this together till the end
We let ourselves be so divided
And I believe that’ll be our greatest sin

It’s hard to know everything
But it’s easy to listen and learn
From all the voices crying out
Dying to be heard

I am not sure when it started
Or if it’s always been that way
Or when we stared learning
To always fear change

Chorus

One day when you’re older
And all this time is gone
You can finally learn
What side of history you’re on

Chorus

Divided (demo)

The night John Prine died

I cried The night John Prine died
I will never be the same
He always knew all the right words
He always showed me the way

Chorus
Sweet dreams if you can sleep dear
Peace in your heart I hope you find
I’ll be here all night
Searching for the words he left behind

There’s a hole in my heart that can’t be filled
No matter how hard I try
If he were here he’d know just what to say
But I always fail to find the rhyme

Chorus

When times are uncertain we need love
To help us understand why
But there’s never really a good time
To say the words goodbye

Chorus

The Night John Prine Died (demo)

Fault line

I had one too many last night
Got a little loose and got in a fight
That whiskey makes me feel mean and tough
I always break out in a case of the hand cuffs

Chorus
She knew I was up to no good
It turned out just like she said it would
I wish I could say it was my first time
But I’m always dancing on the fault line

They drug me down town
Gave me one phone call
But I knew better than to dial that phone at all
I’ll play right here and sleep it off

Chorus

They let me out early So I darkened her door
She told me I didn’t live here anymore
I got exactly what I’ve been asking for
All my stuff was laid out on the front porch

Chorus

Tag

Fault Line (demo)

Trains. Whiskey and women.

I like songs about trains
And where there bound
The low mournful rumble
That high lonesome sound
And the warm steel rails
They go roaring down
I like songs about trains
And where there bound

I like songs about whiskey
And love gone awry
The bottom of the bottle
Always ends up being dry
Every morning I wake up
Too drunk cry
I like songs about whiskey
And love gone awry

Chorus
Songs about losing and leaving
Love and destiny
I hear your name In the melody
Of every single song that I sing

I like songs about truth
And how it sets you free
Truth is something
You’ve never said to me
Every word you say
I don’t believe
I like songs about truth
And how it sets you free.

Chorus.

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