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They tell me being country takes more than clothes
They say,
“It's a way of life... as everybody knows...
It's helping others when the chips are down
It's never giving up when nobody's around”
But here we are fighting fires side-by-side
You say you're country with plenty of pride
I start to wonder if I ain't country too,
Because deep inside I'm kinda just like you
You just smile and you shake your head
Maybe my boots ain't quite right
Maybe my hat's all wrong
Maybe I get all excited
when the radio plays that 80's metal song
Maybe I don't ride horses
Maybe I live in town
But when push comes to shove, I've got holes in my gloves
and plenty of heart to go around
You can say what you want,
but don't tell me I ain't country
I may seem stubborn when my mind is set
I try to forgive, but I never forget
While this crazy world is full of cheating and lying
if you're true to your word, I'll help you out, or die trying
But here we are fighting fires side-by-side
You say you're country with plenty of pride
I start to wonder if I ain't country too,
Because deep inside I'm kinda just like you
You just smile and you shake your head
Maybe my boots ain't quite right
Maybe my hat's all wrong
Maybe I get all excited
when the radio plays that 80's metal song
Maybe I don't ride horses
Maybe I live in town
But when push comes to shove, I've got holes in my gloves
and plenty of heart to go around
You can say what you want,
but don't tell me I ain't country
I've made plenty of mistakes
but I don't run and hide
I'm doing the best that I can
and God knows I've tried
Maybe my boots ain't quite right
Maybe my hat's all wrong
Maybe I get all excited
when the radio plays that 80's metal song
Maybe I don't ride horses
Maybe I live in town
But when push comes to shove, I've got holes in my gloves
and plenty of heart to go around
You can say what you want,
but don't tell me I ain't country
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2. |
The Rings
04:48
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Just a tile,
just a memory
Just a fading glimpse haunting me
I know there's no return
This is where I stood years ago
This is where I cooked,
"For here, or to go?"
This is where I made the rings
This is where I tried to sing
Tried to cook so many things
so long ago
I know there's no return
There's only waiting
to see what it looks like
when the walls come down
This is where I made the rings
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3. |
Dots and Dashes
16:09
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Take Kingsway past the Gasparilla Parade
Through stucco gates, down to the pier
And watch the sunset fade
The dimming lights that call the night
to center stage
Follow them down, deep into the waves
And let the music play
Not even sure why I'm here
What was I hoping to find?
I thought if I could buy a ticket to that time
Navigate the maze of long-lost days
Somehow I might just reclaim what was once mine
Exactly what I want is hard to define
Let's just suppose for a moment
I finally make it to you
I'd love to sit you down
Share a thing or two
Provide a distant early warning
For when you're feeling blue
CH
I'm tapping dots and dashes out into the ether
Drumming deep into my heart
Sending a signal the only way that I know how
Trying to reach you in your 'here and now'
Something deep inside me started stirring
Something in me, I can feel it aching
Peach-colored stucco slowly breaking apart
A thin facade hiding cinder block hearts
(CH)
How will I know when I have reached you?
How will I find you in these waves?
The wind is blowing
I can hear it still beseech you
What might happen if you ever forgave yourself?
Drifting off, find myself in an old hallway
Eyes are watching and they are not mine
Once confronted, driven away
I make my way into the darkness of another time
Through a forest, children laughing
Up ahead, fire glow through the trees
So transfixed, fall right into a hole
that you helped dig
Dirtying my knees
I call your name
Turn your head, look my way
You sit there watching me
As if in a daze
The others keep on eating
They cannot see or hear me
Your face speaks volumes
You do not understand
I wave and say hello
You recognize me
Walking over
you take my hand
I try to warn you of the coming waves
So you won't be the one who never forgave
But you just stand there looking up at me
Smiling, filled with curiosity
(You say) "Why do you worry?
Where did you come from?
And who are you?
"Come on over... I'm pretty good at cooking hot dogs
My little brother likes to burn them up
And eat them blackened
I've got everything I need right here"
So here I sit on the side of the boulevard
Chipping stucco from the cracks in my heart
That's the deal we made
That's the deal we made
And when I reach the pier
Where heartglow torches call the night
to center stage
I'm gonna follow them down
I'm gonna follow them down
The smell of rain
Bicycle family goes rolling by
Seeking shelter from the summer showers
I send you blessings as I recognize
I smile and wave
You catch my eye and wave right back
Rolling onward into your adventure
Everything is right on track
And I recall the words of a friend:
"It's all unfolding just as it should;
Don't be afraid to see the Good."
And I recall the words of a friend:
"Beware those who would have you believe
the sky is falling. Beware."
And as you round the corner,
Just before you disappear from my sight
I see you looking back
And I can hear you calling:
"Take Kingsway past the Gasparilla Parade
Through stucco gates, down to the pier
And watch the sunset fade
The dimming lights that call the night
to center stage
Follow them down, deep into the waves
And let the music play
I'll be right here
Let the music play"
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4. |
Rumor
04:00
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I'm starting a rumor about you
Telling everyone I meet on the street
that you're a being of love and light
That you're already good enough
just the way you are this minute
right now
I'm spreading the word
that you don't have to look for love
(you are love)
whispering to my coworkers
you don't have to search for light
(you are light)
I'm starting a rumor
that you're lovable, you're worthy
that all the wisdom, generosity and kindness...
All the acceptance and forgiveness,
understanding, hope, and courage
of the universe already live inside
the inner temple of your heart.
And when the darkness of fear
begins to appear at your door
You only forgot who you are,
You only forgot, and nothing more
I'm starting a rumor
in the hope that it will spread
to the corners of the earth
Until word gets back to you
and you realize
that the rumor is true
I'm starting a rumor about you
I'm starting a rumor...
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5. |
Jetlag
03:26
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Jetlag, just got back in town
Baggage claim, no one else around
The echo of my footsteps, it's the strangest sound
Eternity, I just wanna go home
I notice that I'm not alone
Two of us humans passing through
Then I realize it's you
CH
I wonder if you saw me see you
I wonder if you saw me turn away
Someone up there has a sick sense of humor
It's gonna be hard to forget today
We shared some time, we shared some space
We shared a moment in this place
But please, God, tell me that's not your face that I see
I could laugh if it weren't so funny
I could laugh if I weren't about to cry
I could laugh if I weren't so busy trying to say goodbye
CH
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6. |
Entropy
04:48
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I've read the books
I've said the quotes
I can spell "ephemeral"
I've heard the jokes
The sound of one hand clapping
The sound of one cat napping
Screwing in the lightbulb
Screaming in the dark
CH
Sit back, relax
And watch it all fall apart
Sit back, relax
And watch it all fall apart
How many times they'd warned me
How deeply I'd believed
How many hearts lie broken
How often we've all grieved
And this is not the first
No, this won't be the last
Old knots, they tend to loosen
And I can't hold them fast
CH
Don't think I ever imagined
Don't think I could have guessed
Scattering dust and hangnails
Struggling to clean up this mess
"We're either fools or heroes"
Playing this game, you and me
There is no road to follow
And the odds of survival don't look so good to me
CH
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7. |
Another Chance
04:23
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Every bed sheet becomes a sail
in the heart of a child
Crazy sparkle in the eye
and hair growing wild
Only such a hero would dare
jump off the back of the slide
Break his leg, hop on his big wheel
and go for a ride
Another chance to be a hero
Another chance to be free
Another doorway to another galaxy
Beach towel is a cape
Bandanna's a mask
This combination, in the right hands,
takes evil to task
Another chance to be a hero
Another chance to be free
Another doorway to another galaxy
Bathtub becomes a race car
Doormat becomes a death star
Couch cushions become a cave
Clouds in the sky become something to save
Every bed sheet becomes a sail
in the heart of a child
Every day another race
to dream through the miles
A cloud of dust
as a minibike flies through the air
I'd like to think our superhero
is still out there somewhere
Another chance to be a hero
Another chance to be free
Another doorway to another galaxy
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