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With the Wind

by Scott Shipley

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1.
Stick Around 05:16
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The pink sunrise in the morning sky The light of a new day fills my eyes Yellow bird playing in the apple tree She’s keeping real busy she’s got mouths to feed Time to get working when I want to play I got to get going but I want to stay Milk snake crawling through the front yard grass Two little birds trying to mark his path Got a little nest in the apple tree Gonna chase that snake till he heeds their plea Time to get working no time to play Got get going though you want to stay I will stand and face this life Till I have no cares, have no cares no more Blue bird sitting on the garden fence Working on a meal feeling no regrets Drops to the ground in a flash of blue Back to the wire with some fat to chew I know he’s working but it looks like play Don’t want to get going you know I want to stay Ravens whirling in the summer sky Songbird mobbing them on the fly Shadow of the wind in the distant trees Sounds of the summer carried on the breeze Got no notion what it’s all about Still want to stick around to see how it all turns out I will stand and face this life Till I have no cares, have no cares no more The scarlet in the west of the day’s sunset The sailor’s rejoice with just one regret The blossoms turn to apples on the front yard tree Gonna fall to the ground when its time to break free Time to get working when I want to play I got to get going but I want to stay
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With The Wind 03:38
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Life’s like the longest too short day Breezes and winds to blow us away So why don’t I hold you Till we’re gone With the Wind Love’s like a dance that can’t be named Steps to mess you up that keep on changing So why don’t you hold me Through this song Till it ends Tell those white lies to me We’ll always be That its part of a plan And I’ll understand Just hold on to me We’ll see what we see Share those white lies with me We’ll always be That its part of a plan And I’ll understand Just hold on to me We’ll see what we see Life’s like the longest too short day Breezes and winds to blow us away So why don’t you hold me Through this song So why don’t I hold you Till we’re gone With the Wind
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Little Surprises 03:19
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Just when you think that you have got it made The morning comes and wakes you up again Just when you think you’ve got the planet saved The alarm goes off and your dream abruptly ends You single handedly have won the war You take your bow and as the crowd still cries for more Just when you think you’re doing a-ok You realize you’re sleeping on the floor Just when you think you’ve got your dues all paid The bill collectors got you by the throat You’ve done your best to save your daily pay But the automatic teller says you’re broke The market crashes and you lose your stock You sit at home and wait for Ed McMahon to knock The IRS informed you yesterday They don’t take tax evasion as a joke Just when I think I’ve finally got this song I realize I have to change the key That’s when I find I’ve got the notes all wrong And I’m wishing I was someone else not me I worked my part out and it sounded so sweet That perfect solo was well within my reach And all that practicing that took so long Has only served to make my fingers bleed Just when you think you’ve got your plans all made The pitching ace of life throws you a curve Some say you never get back what you paid While others say you get what you deserve You think you’ve got your life under your control Then all the sudden there’s another bell that tolls Its just like live to upset your whole day I tell you that its got a lot of nerve
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Better Angels 04:18
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Gather the faithful There are beds to be made Closets to clean out Dues to be paid There's work to be done So let us pray We've resolve enough To carry the day Gather the mindful There are dreams to be made Puzzles to sort out Stones to be laid Living to be done So let us pray We've loving enough To cradle the day Gather the hopeful There's a future to build Minds to be opened Hearts to be filled Caring to be done So let us pray We've patience enough To see through the day Gather the peaceful There are songs to be sung Words to be spoken Bells to be rung We've along way to go still So let us pray That the best of our angels Will save us again
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Coal Train 03:44
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Coal train coal train rolling down that track Take away that mountain and you can’t bring it back Freight train freight train hauling that coal Take away that mountain and you leave a hole Empty the hillside fill up the holds To push back the heat and stave off the cold Down to the valleys through the countryside To fire up the furnaces and melt the ice Coal train coal train rolling down that track Take away that mountain and you won’t bring it back Freight train freight train hauling that coal Take away that mountain and you leave a hole Harvest the mountains to feed the lights Bury the silences Drowned the night This hobo's lullaby this landlocked ship No going home on this one way trip Million years in the making gone in no time at all Who’s going to answer when the world comes to call? Steel wheels and iron lungs They cough and they choke Take trees from ancient worlds and send them up in smoke Coal train coal train rolling down that track Take away that mountain and you won’t bring it back Freight train freight train hauling that coal Take away that mountain and you leave a hole And you leave a hole…
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Ole Me 02:20
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Ole me ole me Got a knot of a lot to say keep on trying along the way But I can never ever fit it in song Hold me hold me Haven't got that much to trade Simple notes tailor made As the days keep rolling along Roll me roll me Deal me in cause I want to play Set em up lets start today Life just isn’t that long Show me show me Lets have us a good time A way more subtle rhyme As we’re heading down the road What if we stayed here and hid in our home Sat on the porch let the world turn alone
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Wine, Women, and Song 03:30
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Wine women and song Have made me what I am I could have dined with Presidents Instead of cold beans from a can My constant drinking all night long Has led me far astray From the once bright blossom of my youth Into the wilting light of day Yodele….. I’m now as dried up as a prune My virtue lost long ago I once ate sweets from June to June But now am chewing crow My lifestyle choices point the way To my end up on boot hill Until that day I’m here to stay To wallow in my swill Yodele….. Behold the beauty of the this world Petunias and pansies I see it all from where I hang A swinging in the breeze One day my bones beside the road Vultures to pick them clean My entrails strung like popcorn strings Amongst the Christmas trees Yodele….. My eyeballs squished My fingers broke My soul to burn in hell I will not mind the infernal heat But sure will hate the smell Of burning flesh And sins exposed And wailing all night long For folks who’ve been dead for many a year They sure can carry on. Yodele……
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Lets Have a Moment 03:40
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I think so and so is crazy You think pretty much the same I've got to point a couple fingers You've got to tear apart a name So let's have a moment Headstrong Stand tall Know it all Cat call Fill the frame Let’s have a moment Cut down Low down Hit the ground shooting rounds Sound insane You want everyone's attention I want every eye on me Let's chew awhile on bones of our contention Till they break where everyone can see Let's have a moment Fast talk truth balk Sunny squawk Break chalk Play the game Let's have a moment Tall tale Strong rail Bearing nails Never fails to Make a name Let's have a moment Instrumental bridge I’m always ready with an answer You've got one to go as well I've got a plan for curing cancer You've got a plan you cannot spell Let's have a moment Make hay Word play Turn gray We pay Same refrain Let's have a moment Trade barbs en garde Cue card Prison yard Cut to fade
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Know My Name 03:57
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So pleased to meet you A flower on the wall 50 years reduced to A quiet walk in the rain And dreaming of the southern coast of Spain These memories in graves You don't know my name. Stood up to greet you Answering your call With arms stretched out to reach you As the springs turned to falls The years passed by with no reasons at all As we sheltered from the rain You whispered my name. That look on your face You're losing it all We have run out of grace The long arm of nature's law Standing here to greet you Brought pictures for your wall Placed here to remind you Of how we went walking in the rain We'll make out for that southern coast of Spain With what memories that remain You will know my name
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Identity Crisis 04:06
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Stole my tax deductions Got me where I dwell Can you take the look upon my face? Took my credit rating Blew it all to hell Just another number that’s now a case Filling out my papers like you know me Holding out your hand to get my due Wasn’t long ago that I was someone Now I’ve met the man you never knew Did I fail to mention Or forget to write it down I don’t have the means to keep your pace I hear your bad intentions Are coming to my town Kicking down the back door of my space Should I ever meet you will I know you? Can you take my family with my face? There’s a lesson learned here I’m almost certain Sweet revenge might cure this bitter taste You don’t care if you know me Well I got dues to pay Just another sucker lost in space But look in my direction Hear what I have to say Before you disappear without a trace I’ll be looking for you in the shadows Wouldn’t mind to see you burn in hell I suppose I wouldn’t recognize you And maybe never know myself as well
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Rainbow 04:29
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Once upon a time not far, far away Morning papers’ old news blown away It spoke of signals and notes under doors Lifeboat's listing with rats drawing straws But we come in yellows and greens, reds and blues Rainbow Ones were silent now have their say Blacks and whites now turn to gray True religion leaves by the back door The past’s contrition still keeping score But we come in yellows and greens, reds and blues Rainbow A cup ½ empty still has a chance The music’s playing so there’s still time to dance 7 billion, we're still adding more Making up steps paint new feet on the floor In all those yellows and greens, reds and blues Rainbow
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Dog's At Bay 04:46
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You got no business hanging round my front door Don't come around again Cause you're not welcome round here anymore What game you trying to play? I'm just trying to keep these dogs at bay These hounds are calling me no chance they'll relent Wade in the water now to hide my trail and knock them off my scent Free these feet of clay Running wild to keep these dogs at bay You staring at me all this meat on these bones You've gone and tracked me down Caught me barricaded in my home When did I turn up prey? Now I'm trying to keep my dogs at bay You bare your teeth at me You going to ground Your hackles up your eyes ablaze But there’s no way I'm backing down I know I'll be okay Till then I will keep these dogs at bay You got no business hanging round my front door Don't come around again Cause you're not welcome round here anymore What more have I got to say? I'm just trying to keep these dogs at bay

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released September 6, 2015

Recorded and Produced by Falling Barn Productions, Hermon, NY

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Hails from the northernmost reaches of NY. It's called the North Country and it's beautiful. Any more north and we'd be in Canada. Which is nice too.

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