A LITTLE BIT OF PRIDE
Grew up on the homefront in the state of Caroline
We swore a true allegiance ‘til the end of time
Our country came a callin’, the desert sand
Fightin’ for freedom, away we went
Fightin’ to stay alive
Fightin’ just to get a little bit of pride
I got your back brother, we fall in line
A tale of true redemption, one more time
We’re stormin’ through the desert, we hold our own
I’ve seen enough angels, let’s go home
Fightin’ to stay alive
Fightin’ just to get a little bit of pride
Remember the words, remember the story
Remember the love, remember the glory
Remember the darkness, remember the light
Remember what we swore on that hot August night
Come back stateside, the price you pay
Workin’ for the man every night and day
We finally found a freedom, we finally found a home
I swear to you brother, you’ll never be alone
Cause, brother I’ll be there on that line
Brother I’ll be there ‘til the end of time
Brother I’ll be there on that line
Brother I’ll be there ‘til the end of time
Fightin’ to stay alive
Fightin’ just to get a little bit of pride
Fightin’ to stay alive
Fightin’ just to get a little bit of pride
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ALL ALONE ON THE ROAD
Woke up this mornin’, took a look outside
Nothin’ familiar, where have we arrived
Another city, another town on the line
What is the meaning of this life of mine
The bus is waiting, the crew’s outside
Gotta be in Memphis by a quarter to nine
I’m on a mission, gotta fortune to make
Last night I loved you, didn’t mean a thing
All alone on the road
All alone on the road
When the party’s over, we go up to the room
Gotta make it quick cause the alarm’s ringin’ soon
Girls come and go, we come and they go
One more for good luck on the way to the show
All alone on the road
All alone on the road
We traveled long now, we traveled so far
Gotta be reminded of who the hell you are
Don’t have a master, but if I had one
I’d pray on my knees for the sins that I’ve done
All alone on the road
All alone on the road
All alone on the road
All alone on the road
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ANGELINE
Forty days and forty nights
The river it did rise
One by one we departed
Forever pay the price
Hey Angeline
Let me hold your hand
Hey Angeline
I wanna be your man
Wake up baby the sun is risin’
Together we will ride
No direction, ain’t got no plan
Baby, take a stand
Hey Angeline
Let me hold your hand
Hey Angeline
I wanna be your man
Send my love
Send my love
Send my love down the line
Send my love
Send my love
Send my love down the line
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CHASIN’ YOU DOWN
Saturday night down in New Orleans
The sisters told me the union deal was clean
But the bells started ringin’, sirens off in the distance
Spent the nights workin’ for you, gotta go now mister
Chasin’ you down
Chasin’ you down
Chasin’ you down
Yea they’re chasin’ you down
In the desert city neon lights abound
Don’t you come for redemption, it just can’t be found
With the DA on the left side and the boys on the right
A little voice in my head, you’re gonna lose this fight
Chasin’ you down
Chasin’ you down
Chasin’ you down
Yea they’re chasin’ you down
In the morning blue sky under a cloud of fear
I feel your hot breath on me, I feel the end is near
And the newspaper story, they shot a man today
Well they found me by the roadside and carried me away
Chasin’ you down
Chasin’ you down
Chasin’ you down
Yea they’re chasin’ you down
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COMPANY TOWN
They’re gatherin’ down at the station
The forecast calls for rain
Gonna meet you inside at The Rosedale
The roads up north are all washed out again
Walk on by, and leave me standin’ here
Walk on by, and then you disappear
The Holy Ghost he can drink with the most
The priest is pullin’ his reins
The company town’s in disarray
The company locked its doors down today
With a Winchester lyin’ in the backseat
A snub .38 sittin’ right by my side
One last kiss for my Old Grand Dad
This might be my final ride
Walk on by, and leave me standin’ here
Walk on by, and then you disappear
The Holy Ghost he can drink with the most
The priest is praisin’ his name
The company town’s in disarray
The company locked its doors down today
Oh can you hear them, oh can you tell
Oh can you hear them, the ringing of the bells
Drivin’ along by the riverside
I’m blinded by my faithless sin
The sheriff turns his glory lights on
Says “Son, I’m takin’ you in”
Ride on by, and leave me standin’ here
Ride on by, and then you disappear
The Holy Ghost he can drink with the most
The priest is callin’ my name
The company town’s in disarray
The company locked its doors down today
The company town’s in disarray
The company locked its doors down today
Ride on by, you promised you’d be here
Ride on by, and then you disappear
Ride on by, you promised you’d be here
Ride on by, and then you disappear
Stay, stay the night
I am on your side, our love they can’t deny
Stay, stay the night
I am on your side, yes I am on your side
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DADDY COME HOME
First you were here, then you were gone
Everyone cried out that you were wrong
Why did you leave, what did I do
You had to roam, daddy come home
I got the message, I got it clear
You couldn’t be bothered, havin’ me near
I tried to call you, isn’t anybody there
Please pick up the phone, daddy come home
Time slipped away now, the years they unfurled
I got me a little girl, she is my world
I hold her at night, I hope and I pray
She’ll never cry out, daddy come home
Daddy come home, daddy come home
Baby I’m here, baby I’m here, baby I’m here
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EVERYTHING CHANGES
When we were young
We didn’t have a care
We learned to be men together
We would always be there
We drove in the van
We were gonna be kings
There was nobody stoppin’ us, cause
We were gonna rule everything, but
Everything changes
Everything changes
Everything changes
As the years drove on
I made you mine
We would spend the years together
All we had was time
Cindy you were the one
But it wouldn’t be long
‘Til I saw you holdin’ his hand
And I was gone, gone, gone, cause
Everything changes
Everything changes
Everything changes
In this world
You gotta be strong
You gotta have faith
If you wanna move on
So c’mon baby
Let me hold your hand
I will lead you through this darkness
I wanna be your man, but
Everything changes
Everything changes
Everything changes
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LAST KNOWN AMERICAN BOY
Walkin’ down the highway
He’s thumbin’ for a ride
He ain’t got nothin’ to hold onto
He’s got nothin’ left inside
Then he reaches for his bible
He’s searchin’ for a sign
Then he thinks about the desert sand
And the friends he left behind
The last known American boy is comin’ home
The last known American boy is comin’ home
This ain’t no search for redemption
This ain’t no victory song
This ain’t no turnin’ back the clock
And cryin’ where did we go wrong
But they’re singin’ in the heartland
They’re singin’ in the rain
And they’re prayin’ in the small towns
It’ll never happen again
The last known American boy is comin’ home
The last known American boy is comin’ home
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LET IT RAIN
Monday mornin’ sun is hidin’
Thunder clouds are up ahead
Got no job, I got no woman
Guess I’d be better off dead
And then the lonely jukebox plays a song that
In my youth I used to know
Now the rain is fallin’ all around me
I got no where to go
Let it rain, Let it rain
Let it rain, Let it rain
Well the mother Mary’s callin’ for me
And the piper plays for free
And the magic man ain’t nothin’ to me
But a faded memory
So come on little darlin’
Yea won’t you take my hand
We’re gonna ride until the rain starts fallin’
Fallin’ hard across this land
Let it rain, Let it rain
Let it rain, Let it rain
I take a walk down to the shore, now
I see you on the sand
You’re busy being new romantic
With that ring upon your hand
I ain’t got no regrets my girl, now
I ain’t waitin’ for your call
I look up and I see the darkness
As the rain begins to fall
Let it rain, Let it rain
Let it rain, Let it rain
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LIBERTY HILL
A strong wind is blowin’, the rain comin’ down
The guns are protecting the souls of this town
When the levee collapses promise you will
Follow me down to Liberty Hill
Way down on Main Street the cars in the lane
Young kids are playin’ while the old man complains
And a mother she worries, her heart’s beating still
Her young girl surrenders up on Liberty Hill
Johnny is back home, back from the war
He sits in the darkness, “What was that for?”
“I’ll give up my left eye, they can have my right knee
But no one is takin’ my freedom from me”
Now the bells are all ringin’, the parade is near
The crowd on the streetside for Johnny they cheer
And the plaque for the fallen, forever it will
Be a remembrance on Liberty Hill
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LITTLE RUNAWAY
She came walkin’ in
I was standin’ all alone
She said hey cowboy
Will you take me home
She had a bad reputation
As a girl who played
My girl…the little runaway
Well I heard Del Shannon
Sing about my girl
Then I heard old Johnny boy
She changed his world
What you don’t know won’t hurt you
She’s here to stay
My girl…the little runaway
Woke up this mornin’
She was gone
There was a note on the table
Said “I’m movin on”
She left no reason
Just the words on the page
My girl…the little runaway
Once in your life
You find someone
Who will love you forever
Forgive the sins you’ve done
Better hold on tightly
Or she’ll break away
My girl…the little runaway
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LODI GIRL
She grew up on the hillside on the other side of town
When she came home from school there was nobody around
So she dreamed about the good life made a plan to move on
And nobody noticed when she left home
She was a Lodi girl (please take me home)
She was a Lodi girl (I don’t wanna be alone)
She was a Lodi girl (please take me home)
She was a Lodi girl (I don’t wanna be alone)
She drove across the desert landed in LA
Where she met a man and he offered to pay
So they made a little home they were livin’ the lie
And she took off when the well ran dry
She was a Lodi girl (please take me home)
She was a Lodi girl (I don’t wanna be alone)
She was a Lodi girl (please take me home)
She was a Lodi girl (I don’t wanna be alone)
Come back darlin’ yea come back home
Come back baby where you belong
Come back darlin’ yea come back home
Come back baby where you belong
She was a Lodi girl (please take me home)
She was a Lodi girl (I don’t wanna be alone)
She was a Lodi girl (please take me home)
She was a Lodi girl (I don’t wanna be alone)
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LONG, DARK NIGHT
It’s five to midnight in this lonely town
Johnny Blue’s on fire
He stops to talk to the girls downtown
It cools his burnin’ desire
It’s a long, dark night in the city
A dark night in the city
It’s a long, dark night in the city
To find your way home
Shots ring out from a Brooklyn gang
Turn the streets to red
Everyone cries as the church bells rang
Cause, two children are dead
It’s a long, dark night in the city
A dark night in the city
It’s a long, dark night in the city
To find your way home
Walkin’ down the boulevard
I turn my head to see
A nine year-old boy on the hood of a car
Pointin’ his gun at me
It’s a long, dark night in the city
A dark night in the city
It’s a long, dark night in the city
To find your way home
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LORELEI
It was late in the evening
She was alone at the bar
I slowly walked over
She said “I just got back from the stars”
She was a dancer, she was a dreamer
She was a lover by trade
We spent the night tellin’ secrets
And not alone or afraid
Sunlight is risin’
A sucker is born every minute
I asked for her hand
And just like that I was in it
Her dark eyes looked right through me
Her storm had encircled my life
Then she took over
I came along for the ride
I said oh Lorelei I used to be your only guy
What’s a poor boy to do when he’s lost you
The days kept on rollin’
We walked the streets as one
When I look back I can see
You were lookin’ for somewhere to run
You were mine, I was lost
On this crazy wild ride
You said you’d always be mine
Then came the day that you lied
I said oh Lorelei I used to be your only guy
What’s a poor boy to do when he’s lost you
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MARY AND KIM
Two little orphaned children named Mary and Kim
Down by the railroad tracks they’re walkin’ again
Can anybody even offer a little red cent
For two little girls who need it Mary and Kim
Mary and Kim
Mary and Kim
Mary and Kim
Take ‘em away
Take ‘em away
Take ‘em away
The years they slowly moved on for Mary and Kim
The street they called their home and, the street was their friend
They’re cryin’ in the night now, please forgive our sins
Ain’t nobody listenin’ anyway to Mary and Kim
Mary and Kim
Mary and Kim
Mary and Kim
Take ‘em away
Take ‘em away
Take ‘em away
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MI HIJO
Well the lights go down in this town tonight
Soon the sun it will be risin’
Like a door that revolves we live our life
Wonderin’ what’s on the other side
We’re born to dream and born to live
Prayin’ our sins Lord you’ll forgive
Like a child in the night, ain’t got no one
We’re all searchin’ for a place called home
Mi hijo, Mi hijo
Now the company man opens the door
Says “Don’t come round here no more”
And the walls are crumblin’, they’re crumblin’ down
Say goodbye to this company town
Mi hijo, Mi hijo, Mi hijo
Well the lights go down in this town tonight
Soon the sun it will be risin’
Like a door that revolves we live our life
Wonderin’ what’s on the other side
Mi hijo, Mi hijo
Mi hijo, Mi hijo
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SHINE
In the break of daylight, east of Amsterdam
A little girl she lights my fire
With her eyes wide open, she walks out on the street
She smiles and whispers, “It’s alright”
In the heat of Broadway, a lonely curtain falls
It’s been years since anybody came
Night falls on the city, it’s cold out in the dark
The light of you will lead the way, I pray now, baby
Shine, baby, shine
In New York City
Baby you’re mine
Shine, baby, shine
In New York City
Baby tonight
In the break of daylight, east of Amsterdam
A little girl she lights my fire
With her eyes wide open, she walks out on the street
She smiles and whispers, “It’s alright”
Shine, baby, shine
In New York City
Baby you’re mine
Shine, baby, shine
In New York City
Baby tonight
C’mon angel, I’m thinkin’ of you
Baby where did you go
C’mon angel, I’m dreamin’ of you
Tell me now, where did you go
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THE DEVIL’S ROAD
I come from the backwoods of an Ohio town
Where love pays for money and tonight the money ain’t around
My daddy told me with a bottle in his hand
He said son, “A gun and a bible, that’s what it takes to be a man”
Go, here I go
Go, here I go
Go, here I go
I’m drivin’ down the devil’s road
At eighteen I left the homestead, I left my family and left my name
For freedom and I was lookin’ for fortune, but the fortune never came
I went down and I joined the army, cause I had nothin’ better to do
The staff sergeant told me “To the desert we’re sendin’ you”
Go, here I go
Go, here I go
Go, here I go
I’m drivin’ down the devil’s road
The mornin’ I came home, I got a gun I made a plan
The bank teller she fell down, shots rang out then I ran
They found me way down in Wrightville, with a smile lyin’ on the bed
A gun was found on the table, and a bullet in my head
Go, here I go
Go, here I go
Go, here I go
I’m drivin’ down the devil’s road
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THE DREAM
Last night
I dreamed I saw the desert sky
Above me was only night
Below me was you
When I woke I was amazed
You were only half your age
Then I remembered you were gone
Now I’ll never be the same
The kids are lyin’ in the streets
They’re blind to everything they see
Nothin’ really matters no more
Cause all you see is death and war
The future is about to come
We’re waiting on the Holy One
To rise and save us from the seas
I’m beggin now please
I saw you on the dance floor
Like you never were before
Then you faded quickly
And now it’s only me
Remember when we came here
Now there’s only pain here
Why is everyone mad
Why is everyone sad
In times like this you can’t refrain
The future is up ahead
Oh Mama hold me
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THE ROAD IS FREE
There’s a strong wind blowin’
There’s an open road
There’s a million reasons
Why we should never go
We got a half pack of cigarettes
We got rock and roll on the radio
I got you, you got me
I got you, you got me
Baby pack your bags
The road is free
I hear your beating heart
I see your broken smile
Baby hop on board
Cause tonight we’re gonna ride in style
I got the top pulled down
Let the sun shine on your pretty face
I got you, you got me
I got you, you got me
Maybe we ain’t got money
The road is free
I see the light ahead
There’s hope above the rise
Behind there’s distant memories
Of someone else’s lives
Sister, hold your head high
And wipe your tears, and darlin’ dry your eyes
I got you, you got me
I got you, you got me
Baby, you got shotgun
The road is free
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THE WEIGHT OF A MAN
I wake up each morning
I put my clothes on
I stumble out the door
That’s the weight of a man
I get to work late
The boss man’s irate
He says “One more time and you’re gone”
That’s the weight of a man
Day by day I walk the line
Tryin’ hard to prove
Holy Father forgive me
For I know not what I do
I get home from work
Put on my t-shirt
And try to forget what’s real
That’s the weight of a man
Outside the snow is fallin’
Soon it will be mornin’
And I kiss my son goodnight
That’s the weight of a man
That’s the weight of a man
That’s the weight of a man
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THIS BODY’S ON FIRE
Hey, lonely girl
I know you rule my world
When this night is over can I take you home
This body’s on fire, I don’t wanna be alone
Searchin’ for paradise, in my backseat
Take it easy, you know what I mean
We’re steamin’ up, the window pane
This body’s on fire, I don’t know your name
So let the truth be written, let the truth be told
You wanted more, than this band of gold
So baby you ran off, out on the open road
This body’s on fire, baby come home
This body’s on fire, this body’s on fire
This body’s on fire, baby come home
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WAIT FOR ME
I remember you, there was always somethin’ new
In the summer filled with rain, you ran off with my best friend
So the night turns into day, the heart is filled with pain
I know that you are gone, but still the hurt goes on and on
Wait for me, and I will love you
Wait for me, and I will need you
Wait for me, and I will love you
Wait for me, yea
It’s a rollercoaster ride, when will this pain subside
I thought you were the one, but look at what you’ve done
Wait for me, and I will love you
Wait for me, and I will need you
Wait for me, and I will love you
Wait for me, yea
It’s a rollercoaster ride, when will this pain subside
I thought you were the one, but look at what you’ve done
Wait for me, and I will love you
Wait for me, and I will need you
Wait for me, and I will love you
Wait for me, yea
Wait for me, wait for me
Wait for me, wait for me
Lonely is the night, lonely is the night
Lonely is the night, lonely is the night
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WORLD
I was born in a railroad station
On the other side of town
Yesterday’s child and yesterday’s nation
Yesterday’s dreams were yesterday’s lies
C’mon baby, take a walk with me
And I will love you eternally
Be my lover, and be my friend
We’ll walk this long, hard road ‘til the end
Holy mother, the tortured one
She’s on her knees, she’s lost her son
He ran off to the desert sand
Lord, where is your promised land
The world is burnin’, this land’s on fire
Woman quench, your man’s desire
There’s bedlam down in Bethlehem
They’re waiting for you, to rise again
It’ll take some love
It’ll take some love
It’ll take some love
So hold my hand now
It’ll take some love
It’ll take some love
It’ll take some love
So hold my hand now
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YOU MAY BE
You may be a movie star
You may drive a fancy foreign car
You may own a mansion in the hills
But if you don’t have love…you lose
You may be Paris Hilton
You may think this life is grand
You may hold your head above the rain
But if you don’t have love…you lose
You may be a baseball player
You may hit the ball over the wall
You may sign your name for a million fans
But if you don’t have love…you lose
You may be a politician
You may think it’s all a game
You may pray for your soul redemption
But if you don’t have love
If you can’t find love
If you don’t have love…you lose
