Lyrics from "The Humble beginnings of a Roving Soul"
Cannonball
Everyday the song we sung, everyone now a tattered son
Eyes black I'm short on breath, lost hope and I'm warn to death
carry on the dear old message, walk away from love invested
get help we all screamed, as we run from this broken dream
Ramparts have all been busted, shrapnel of the love we trusted
Let fear dictate your truth, a poison of a hundred proof
Gulp it down how sweet the sound, a solemn oath has hit the ground
Shinny eyes are growing pale, thought this love too big to fail
(Chorus)
We don't write we don't call, unless delivered with a cannonball
though the storms be in our lives, we set sail today to catch this lie
Talk this way cause its how i'm feeling, climbing out of this shattered celling
We can love but when its tested, give up all hope invested
Bitterness how weak your fruit, to make wine with the lies of youth
We can live without counting the cost, until we suffer loss
Every lie we dream, too our friends we scream, taring down the love we hoped in
Plant the joyful seed, pull up the bitter weed, a dab of faith can move a mountain
What's been lost won't be forgotten
Da Boss
We are the ones that keep this city moving
You should see the black holes that we crawled out from
backroom deals and brand new wheels
the middle class will never heal
someone call the cops, nah there under all our thumbs
(Chorus)
Cause they're dumb, dumb dumb dumb
they'll never know what hit em
tell them I'm the boss
skim it off the top, and line the right guys pockets
buy your local office, then on to washington
we will dance and we will sing for the progress that we'll never bring
the downfall of a nation was never quite so fun
Your blindfolds in the mail
light that cigaret before all of it falls down
your pretty words will fail, we know
My faith in you is drained, Its been poured out of this child like heart
You'll pay for all the lies you sold
Cause we are the ones that keep our city moving
we'll be the ones that send you off to jail
we will dance and we will sing for the justice that our voice will bring
justice of a nation, is coming down like hail
Cause your done, done done done
you'll never knew what hitcha
we gotta keep that city moving
farewell to the boss
The Peach Farmer
I'll tell you my story, so please don't ignore me
I'm a small town poet, who couldn't write a thing
So i'll sing you my stories, down by the morning glories
On the corner of hustle and bustle, I'm the man that time has lost
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Well I've got Georgia peaches, peaches for you
I'm a smiling preacher, that's what I do son
with a glance I'll take you, to another time
where a smile and a handshake is the daily grind
A smile and a handshake is my daily grind
A warn out face that the sun has warn
duct tape overalls all tattered and torn
they speak of hardships that i've been through
But a smile and a handshake is my gift to you
so walk with me as I sell my wares,
I'll show you a life without your cares
Just a crate of old peaches in Jars
down by hustle and bustle blvd
Timothy
Every day I tell the world I am, just as fragile as any man
Here is the truth afforded to you, I found peace in all that I've been through
I've seen the strong man falter on the seas, I've seen the forest through all the trees
cast away from this distant shore, I found joy while on the chaining floor
(Chorus)
Every man to me admits that he's alive, But in his pain, well can he thrive
Can you find joy in counting the cost, in the pain and in the lose
Here's the reason that I sing this to you, life has lies and life has truth
seek it hard now and seek it true, might be the last thing you ever do
Everyday I tell the world I am, just as fallen as any man
Here's the truth afforded to you, I've found grace in the pain that I've been through
I seen the humble rise up from his knees, I've seen the proud man beg by asking please
I was a killer who's hate defied the Lord, but I saw the light while on the blinding floor
Timothy!!
Hurricane
(Chorus)
And the north wind hums the east winds drum
your smile stops the rain
And My mind it runs with shallow puns
which swell this hurricane
A peaceful wind, wraps my ears with graceful sound
a whistling which calls my pain
you speak my name and calm the storm inside of me
each day I change you stay the same
All torn apart, this raft prepared just for me
a sinking hand beneath the waves
yet you respond, and challenge me to deeper thing
such a roving soul I am to save
Hurricane
(Chorus)
And the north wind hums the east winds drum
your smile stops the rain
And My mind it runs with shallow puns
which swell this hurricane
A peaceful wind, wraps my ears with graceful sound
a whistling which calls my pain
you speak my name and calm the storm inside of me
each day I change you stay the same
All torn apart, this raft prepared just for me
a sinking hand beneath the waves
yet you respond, and challenge me to deeper thing
such a roving soul I am to save
Someday Hun
Packed my bags and I'm heading westward
To Johnny Rioux's and then take a right
Johnny Cash playing on my Stereo, no place that we won't go
gotta play that show tonight
(Chorus)
I'll be home someday Hun
I'll be home someday Hun
Keep that boiling teapot on
Our love has just begun
I'll be home someday hun
Got a happy song to sing, but I still miss you
Every state that we drive through, your always on my mind
Got the Jacks playing on my stereo
no place that we won't go
Billy Bones always gets it right
Well I'm tired of waiting here she said
for all these months
Haven't felt the roads equal, no not once
so I've packed my bags and Im off to mothers
O I took the Dog,
You can have your brothers
You'll be home someday Hun
You'll be home someday hun
All you'll have is an empty room
and a Picture of a smiling groom
you'll be home but I'll be gone
Where did you go?
Well I once knew you, Playing in my arms
killing with your charms, we once a part of that story made of gold
our love grew we were best of friends
darling there's know hint of that boy left without you
(Chorus)
where did you go, when the grief hit the ground
where did you go from the story that we found
babe my heart skipped a beat when my arms around you reached
where did you go, where did you go?
Tuesday
Anger fills the air, like a shadow void of life
bent on hurt and fear and suffocating life
Always told I never listen to anything but the truth
but I hear you
Tuesday morning comes like a door open to cold
the thought of losing you, and this impending lonely road
Still I can't get over the way you broke the mold
though your love is gone no one else can fill this roll
Cause I see you
(Chorus)
Sighing loneliest heart, calling for wisdom in the dark
Sighing my dear old friend, I hear you
Sighing hugging your knees
Longing for the world just to freeze
Sighing hope will find you in the end
Hope will find you again
It is well with my Soul
When peace like a river attendeth my wake
when sorrows like sea bellows roll
whatever my lot is, thou has taught me to say
It is well it is well it is well with my soul
(Chorus)
IT is well, it is well, it is well with my soul
Though Satan shall buffet me, though trials shall come
Let this blessed assurance console
that Christ has regarded, my helpless estate
and shed his own blood, his blood for my soul
My sin, o the bliss of this glorious thought
my sin not in part but the whole
has been nailed to the cross, and I bare it no more
praise the Lord Praise the Lord Praise the Lord o my soul
Burning Ships
I don't want a million things so impossible for you to give
All I want is your simple smile, and a simple life for us to live
Be my friend be my lover, as we cling to one another
and I'll give my all for you
grace abounds with the hopeful, even when you are a handful
I will do my best for you
May sound cliché but its true
I will burn my ships for you
all others just won't do
I will burn these ships for you
Keep it simple, keep it easy, It may sound cheesy
Read the quiver on my lips
love's a risky land, full of many hopeful plans
thats why I burn my ships
So I will burn, (4x) through these pages that we turn
So I will burn (4x) Your love language I will learn
Backpack
We built our home of glass next to a gravel road
Just to show the strength we were made of
our past a different time we sold, only till it came between us
hear the rumble the crumble, the crash of dreams
man I hope the grass was greener
O this life is just not what it seems,
but for grace these times would be meaner
I found the grace of the lonely road
I have found the peace of the lonely road
We walk alone!! Fighting the fragrance of pain
finding home!!! Just a backpack that calling my name
No freedom found in the mistakes that others have made
But by grace I remember the price was paid
forgiveness marks the start of this long long road
a daily fight of a creature with no legs of its own.
This experience has painted, painted a picture for me
kill my pride so that my blinded eyes can see
I'm not defines by the actions of another mans fear
only known by the heart of the son right here.
The Travelers
Baton the hatches these roving souls
These cracks in my face my grey hair bold
these old sea stained eyes, these pipe soaked teeth
all a portrait of a man whose name is grief
I've heard the beauty of a seagulls screech
with the promise of land just out of reach
cast far away by this wandering shoal
and recked by the fragrance of times of old
(Chorus)
We will sing, of these roving hearts as we sail
captured by these stars
We will dance in these boxcars of old
just two roving souls waiting for life to unfold
I've seen the white caps from which you have come
but the promise of freedom is not found In them
I know the secrets of wondering free
just a boxcar and a nap-sack is all that I need.
It can be dangerous that's for sure
running from bulls in these Chicago yards
but beauty unmatched is not out of reach
Just two rails below me and engine grease
Well my old friend we can daydream all we want
but when the whistle its sounds it commanding haunt
we shall return from our wistful old tail
cause we're just two average Joes in this factory jail
Just two average Joes in this factory hell
Dragonfly Tattoo
When I saw your eyes, right away
a fire was lit and it burns to this day
Just two renegades with history's to boot
Let all them talk, my eyes are on you
Just two misfit kids with Dragonfly tattoos
O the scares we bare, but the love we share
your tired ol eyes show me how to car
they say we're crazy, wild and so crude
Let all them talk, my eyes are on you
I know things haven't been easy
We've lived both through hell and through wonderful things
but you give me strength that inspires
It inspires me
When we're old and grey, kids have gone away
We'll remember the fears the pain and the tears
we're still standing strong with all we've been through
until the end these eyes are on you
Just two misfit kids with Dragonfly Tattoos.