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I Was Driving
03:08
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Well I Was Driving
The 154
Me and my good man
Had to settle a score
Back in town there
Can't show our face
Yeah, but out here well ain't no one gonna be safe
Yeah, but out here well ain't no one gonna be safe.
Well, with one too many enemies
You'd be in our shoes
With no more options
Well up the pass we flew
But just as we turned off
Up there was a truck
And we knew we were straight out of luck
Yeah, we knew we were straight out of luck, now.
Well, we stepped outta the car
Bout to make our stand
But before I fired
They shot me in the hand
My friend, still standing
Got blown thru the face
I ran to the driver's side
Made my escape
And I floored that fucker
Like I was in a nighttime race
The boys, they hopped in the truck
And they tried to give me chase
But out here
There ain't no way
Yeah out here
There just ain't no way, no.
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2. |
Borrowed Time
02:48
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Desensitized
That's what they call it
But I don't know
If that's really fair
Do I feel
For the times unaccounted
Uncounted
For the way I feel?
There ain't no way
That I can explain it
Yeah all of them
Well they'd be too scared
It's not like
I'm in some kind of movie
I just want my friends to stay alive.
Well, I hope it's not too late
I'm running on borrowed time
For this heart of mine
Yeah, for this heart of mine
Well, I hope it's not too late
I'm running on borrowed time
For this heart of mine
Yeah, for this heart of mine.
Well, the oak trees shake and wander
While the morning fog rolls in
The boy I saw last Thursday
Staggered up to where I'd been
Don't think I'll introduce myself
Got things to do instead
Yeah, Butterfly has got to learn
Why I keep him out his head
I'll take him up to the castle
The one they used to say
Would get just one brick stronger
With every passing day
They castle was well founded
Stood tall for many years
But nowadays its stories told
To stoke them children's fears.
Well, I hope it's not too late
I'm running on borrowed time
For this heart of mine
Yeah, for this heart of mine
Come on now.
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3. |
Don't Be Left Behind
02:42
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Well, it doesn't rain much where the oak trees grow
Think about the things that you used to know
Much too young when you lost your soul
Couldn't find any innocence
Best to try again
I know
Well I used known by a different name
Remind me why you went and called me insane
I know that you're scared but I'm glad you came
Couldn't see past the evidence
Well, things have changed
I know
Coming out here in a four wheel drive
But you're staying out late now
Don't even try
If you stick around bet you'll find out why
Keep up with the circumstance
Don't be left behind
No, no, no
Said keep up with the circumstance
Don't be left behind
No, no, no
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4. |
Keep on Rolling
05:27
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Take a look at your hand now
Do you see a queen of spades?
If not best to wait for another day
If you find a good deal here
Don't wait till the sun may rise
Good fortune tends to come and go
Like the evening tide.
It's best to keep on rolling
Down the road
Don't you cry now
Let me ease your load
Keep on rolling
Down the road
And don't you cry now, no don't you cry
Let me ease your load
Well, let me ease your load.
My father, once he told me
Son, don't you get too down
If you play your cards right
Good things will come around
Keep some cash in your pocket
Cause once you spend it, it's gone
And save your sorrows
For when you're big and strong.
It's best to keep on rolling
Down the road
Don't you cry now
Let me ease your load
Keep on rolling
Down the road
And don't you cry now, no don't you cry
Let me ease your load
Well, let me ease your load.
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5. |
Sun Dial
03:50
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Well, I look across the sun dial
Feel the breeze blow thru my hair
I haven't seen my home in many years
I've been up and down these mountains
And I couldn't save my soul
But I just seen another who's not too lost
See, a car passed by last Thursday
A driver and his friends
But I was much too far to say hello
Yeah Bear was close, got there first
We'd met the night before
I said as long as you leave the boy we'll be all straight.
Well, I found him in the morning
Bit confused on where he'd been
I took him to the spot where I'd first wept
I think I'll take some care of him
In him I see myself
But Bear still has a lesson he's yet to learn
Well, then again these roads go long
He's got some time to think
His mind can't confine him to himself
Yeah I'll meet him at the ending
And a couple spots up in between
But otherwise it's best he's left alone.
Well I know just where I'll take him
From the valleys to the peak
I think he'll be a new man when I'm done
If I'd had someone like me
To show me to myself
Well I wouldn't be out here all alone.
He'll thank me when it's over
I would've done the same
A brother isn't just the one you've got at home
He'll never love another
Till he learns to love himself
I'll take him to the river, I hope he'll drink
Said I'll take him to the river, I hope he'll drink
Yeah, I'll take him to the river
I'll take him to the river
I'll take him to the river, I hope he'll drink
I hope he'll drink.
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Trespasser, I Saw
09:29
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I see you found
The spot my best friend died
Can you see him smile,
Can you see him smile back at you?
Trespasser, I saw
I Saw you come here
And you won't be leaving, no
Till I get thru to you
No you won't, no you won't
No you won't, no you won't
No you won't, no you won't
No you won't, no you won't
No you won't, no you won't
No you won't, no you won't
No you won't, no you won't
No you won't, no you won't
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7. |
There Was A Day
06:17
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There was a day
I saw a good friend of mine
Shot down right before my own eyes
Tell me
How many needles
Does it take a bring a good man down?
Well, last time he disappeared
I don't know what he found.
Come stand on the hillside
Feel the cool breeze blow thru your hair
And tell me all the stories you aren't allowed to share
Some call it a window
Some call it a way to live
I call it just one more day
The last inch I'll ever give
Oh, I'll ever give.
I keep blowing my mind out
But I find it's just one more day
Some time, I hope it'll all go away
Come see how I've suffered
From what they told me was wrong
One day I'll wake up and it'll all be gone.
Come see the condor
Fly thru the California sky
Don't you wish you could say goodbye?
Some call it a window
Some call it a way to live
I call it just one more day
The last inch I'll ever give
Oh, I'll ever give.
That I'll ever give
That I'll ever give
That I'll ever give.
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8. |
We Don't Get Any Snow
04:27
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I took him to a clearing
I'd once called my home
He sat down and cried
After all that he'd been shown
The warm summer breeze
Blew a heartfelt goodbye
As I left him there
To rebuild his new mind
And I watched him go,
Oh I watched him go
For here in the mountains
We don't get any snow.
I lay down on the hillside
That's where I rest my bones
I sat down to sing
After all that I'd been shown
The warm summer breeze
Blew a heartfelt goodnight
As I laid down there
To finally ease my mind
And I heard the warm wind blow
And I heard the warm wind blow
For out here in the mountains
We don't get any snow
No, no, no
No, no, no
No, no, no
No, no, no.
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Clay Rodgers Santa Barbara, California
State Route 154 (SR 154) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Los Olivos to Santa Barbara, crossing the San Marcos Pass in the Santa Ynez Mountains.
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