Uptight
It happens in Brooklyn
It happens in your backyard
Somebody comes home stinking
You kill the lights when you hear that car
And you can feel that wind blow
Like it was blowing right inside
But don’t you feel uptight
Now they’re talking in a vacuum
Nothing’s heard but in your head
Because no one is listening,
To anything that the other one said
You can swallow hard
And you can find yourself a place to hide
But don’t you feel uptight
Chorus
There’s a lot more to believing than taking somebody’s side
In those fights over trivial points with their twists and flip flops and lies
Now you’re floating in the water
In a boat on the ocean side
And the land is receding
And that gulf is getting wide
You can paddle all you want
But you will not touch the land tonight
But don’t you feel uptight
Solo
Now you’re driving through the darkness
Open road under open sky
A man’s hands on the wheel now
But that child’s never far behind
You’re looking at the moon tonight
It’s so far away, but so close, and so bright
But don’t you feel uptight
Chorus
There’s a lot more to believing than taking somebody’s side
In those fights over trivial points with their twists and flip flops and lies
18 Years
I worked 18 years in a mining system,
Doing a job that I didn’t even like.
I’m going to go outside,
Oh yes, I’m going to go outside,
I’m going to go outside ,
And clear my eyes.
I worked 18 years in a mining system,
Came 19 days from a pot of gold.
I’m going to go outside,
Yes, I’m going to go outside,
I’m going to go outside,
And clear my eyes.
Bridge
And when I feel that heavy hat come off my head,
I’m gonna feel just like I’m dead and gone to heaven.
And when I feel that breeze blow through me like a word,
I’m gonna feel just like a bird, in flight.
I worked 18 years in a mining system,
Taking orders from the top.
I’m going to go outside,
Yes, I’m going to go outside,
I’m going to go outside,
And clear my eyes.
I worked 18 years in a mining system,
But I ain’t gonna work no more.
I’m going to go outside,
Yes, I’m going to go outside,
I’m going to go outside,
And clear my eyes
Coldest Night
It was the coldest night in history
And she started out like a fire
Coming from loving her long-time man
Two hours of sweet desire
Arrived at the residence of two old friends
Where the neighbor boy had stopped in for wine
Her lover would never have guessed that night
What he would find
When the smoke cleared from his eyes
And he knew that a new love had been baptized
While the old one went out walking and wishing to die
Beneath the soft frozen light of a night city sky
And he wanted to be held and he wanted her to lie
About the heat in the room where she kissed that boy’s eyes
It was so damn cold that nothing could move
Just the young ones out in the bars
And that’s where she went to with that neighbor boy
And they drove in his car
And he sat beside her, his hand in her lap
And she smiled as if he was the first
To ever have warmed her on so cold a night
But she knew her lover loved her
Til the smoke cleared from his eyes
And he knew that a new love had been baptized
While the old one went out walking and wishing to die
Beneath the soft frozen light of a night city sky
And he wanted to be held and he wanted her to lie
About the heat in the room where she kissed that boy’s eyes
It was the coldest night in history
And she started out like a fire
Alcohol |
Gravity
I learned the art of dancing when you dragged me on the floor
It was like speaking in a foreign tongue when you’re not quite sure
My feet felt like strangers, my legs were beams of iron ore
But I felt so graceful when I slipped my hand in yours
Chorus
Now I’m drifting slowly like the moon across the sky
While you spin in slow motion like the world beneath my eyes
And we’re pulling one another, deep inside
I learned the art of talking when I had to tell you more
Than perfect lies I’d used a million times before
My tongue started tripping over twists and turns that I had ignored
It didn’t make me happy but at least I was not bored
Chorus
I learned the art of living when just living was a cold and heartless chore
When I thought of leaving it behind, that’s it, no more
But your calm and faithful contact was there to reassure
Like the porch light shining through the night at your back door
Chorus
At The Mercy |
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Rob’s Deep River Blues |
Indecision
There’s a sweet girl waiting for you,
In the lot outside the bar,
You hide in the can, not even half the man
That she thinks that you are
Cause you told her that you loved her
And you knew it was a lie
Now you’re dying to slide, to cut the ties
That hold you to her life
But you waffle and you wait there
For a better way to hide
And a tender word in seldom spoken
Each time you can’t decide
You walk this road alone
And you wonder what’s gone wrong
Out on the fringes, out where no one cares
How you’re getting along
He had a rough road, they’ll say
He had promise once you know
But when one door shuts, it takes guts
To get back up and go
But you just sit there and stew
Choking on your foolish pride
While the rest of your life hangs in the balance
Each time you can’t decide
There’s a sweet girl waiting for you,
In the lot outside the bar,
You hide in the can, not even half the man
That she thinks that you are
Cause you told her that you loved her
But you know that was a lie
Now you’re dying to slide, to cut the ties
That hold you to her life
But you waffle and you wait there
For a better way to hide
And a tender word in seldom spoken
Each time you can’t decide
Awake in the Morning |
Red Bull Blues |
Letter in the box |
Hometown
If I am late or I am early,
Ain’t noone needs to know
If I get clean all white and pearly
Ain’t noone here to show
I’m a thousand miles from my hometown
On the river, on the Rothesay road
But I’ll still reside in my hometown
In my soul
Well it’s been years, since I last saw you
You were standing there at the bar
Then you left and no one’s heard a single word so far
You’re a thousand miles from your hometown
On the corner of the Gibbon Road
But you still rely on your hometown
It’s your home
We’ve all know since we were children
We’d keep moving all our lives
But something’s lost in every leaving
Something always stays behind
We’re a thousand miles from our hometown
And we know for sure we’ve grown
But inside we’re tied to our hometown
Our home