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Ode To Nanny And Cookie
05:20
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The snow swirls, and swirls, and swirls in here
And the walls of her house tremble
But yet she searches the grounds for you daily
You appear @ the tip of her memory
Where found is lost
And She's diving off
It's been a long time since the beginning
Fingers stitching the pattern of their love
Their hands embracing some sort of power
They created our beautiful life
Years passed it got harder to believe
That it wasn't some sort of dream
Flecks of grey found them but you see
They were ageless to me
Then the snow settles all over this world
And a moment of clarity reminds her of who we were
Then suddenly her world is upside down
And the snow is swirling again
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Honey I'm Not Him
04:43
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Hey I heard you've been hangin round my home
girl you better find another man to adore
the stars shine brightly on my pistol and this whiskey sure tastes fine
Time passes slowly in the middle of the night
Shadows dancing slowly playin tricks with my mind
I'm not sure what he told you, but honey I've got some news for you
I told you once don't make me tell you again
You better stay away from my man
The moon is shining big and bright
And it's not me who's looking for this fight
I've heard the way He's been howling through the night
My man can only take so much temptation in this life
I know the game you're playin
Honey I've walked these roads before
I told you once don't make me tell you again
You better stay away from my man
The moon is shining big and bright
And it's not me that's looking for this fight
Find yourself a lily white church
And ask forgiveness from your sin
I'm sure God will forgive you
But Honey I'm not Him
There's one thing you've forgotten in your plight
My man ain't the kind to go step-in out @ night
so run, run, run to those hills
Cause if it's not me that gets you
Your past surely will
Find yourself a lily white church
And ask forgiveness from your sin
I'm sure God will forgive you
But Honey I'm not Him
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Missing You
04:48
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Oh I'm missing you again
False hope dangles low above my bed
Oh, I'm missing you again
Billy he keeps calling me up every day
But his words won't take you away
And I wish to god you'd come around here
I'd let you in
Oh, I'm missing you again
Glimpses of you still surface on my skin
I shower & my world comes crashing in
& your smoke still lingers in the rooms of this old house
The mood here turns me over
Then blows me out
& People around here been driving me mad
They don't realize dear what we had
Oh, I'm missing you again
Oh, I'm missing you again
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Slip Of Paper
04:27
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I wore a slip of paper to bed that night
And sank boldly to the bottom of the lake
Where your eyes would never find me
As my finger tips ran across the silt
You softly touched my lips
Arms around my waist
You begin the descent
Damp reeds attempted to pull us back
Within their gentle nature
But you regained composure
lifting me through warm pockets
To the familiar air
that lovers share
And when I awoke that morning
Damp reeds were draped over my eyes
And smeared ink covered my body
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5. |
Separated By Time
03:22
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6. |
Taken By The Breeze
04:05
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In the morning light I looked in your eyes
& you were there looking back @ me
In the evening light you were by my side
Telling me everything is gonna be alright
Cause you've been gone, gone, gone
Takin by the breeze
& there's no way on this earth you'll be coming back to me
In the summertime you were in my mind
softly calling out to me
It was that witch of yours keeping tabs on me
With the spell you cast down by the sea
Cause you've been gone, gone, gone
Takin by the breeze
& there's no way on this earth you'll be coming back to me
All of this time
Passin me by
Got me askin questions like
Why all these reasons and these seasons
have never healed the wound you left behind
Saw your eyes today on anothers face
Like you were spying on me watching with disgrace
I had to learn to live
live without you babe
Which led to empty arms and dealing with the shame
Cause you've been gone, gone, gone
Takin by the breeze
& there's no way on this earth you'll be coming back to me
And if you could meet me now
Said if you could meet me now
I'd be down
I'd be down
I'd be down
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Miss You Mary
02:51
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Today was a good day to miss you Mary
I went looking for a place to bury the past with you
Today was a good day to miss you Mary
& it's through
Lately your life has been lingering close to the moon
Your pale now that summer hasn't been touching you
And every now and again I catch a glimpse of the truth in you
From you
And still to this day I haven't found anyone I can talk to
About the madness overcoming the pleasures I found in you
But sooner, or later I'll find some air I can breath
Easily
Today was a good day to miss you Mary
I went looking for a place to bury the past with you
Today was a good day to miss you Mary
& it's through
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8. |
Daughter Of The Sea
04:35
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My morning dove
My little love
My burst of spring
My song to sing
My little star
Shining from afar
You fill my nights
With light so sweet
Now come what may
You shall remain
My little love
My morning dove
You came to me
Was early June
Your big, blue eyes
So deep and true
My days are yours
The nighttime too
You hold the key from where we dreamed
Now come what may
You shall remain
My little love
My morning dove
For no one knows
Who lies within
And there's no way
I could've dreamed
You were waiting up ahead
Now all the time
That came before
Brought you to me
My Daughter of the Sea
Now come what may
You shall remain
My little love
My morning dove
My little love
My morning dove
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Fairweather Friends
04:08
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It was a rainy day when it started to begin
The lights were shot out
and the streets had grown dim
I heard you somewhere in the back of my mind
Caught up on the moments
You made me feel alive
Cause you're only good to me
When we're making up
After a night of
All the wrong stuff
And you're only there for me
When the timings right
You fair-weather friends
You break me every time
I always learn the hard way always put up a fight
My guardians come around to help me see the light
Learn to put down the bottle and search for peace of mind
Forgive not forget until the day that we die
Cause you're only good to me
When we're making up
After a night of
All the wrong stuff
And you're only there for me
When the timings right
You fair-weather friends
You break me every time
Caught me searching through memories
For the meaning of life
Broken and busted the fabric of our times
Pushin through hard thoughts
And fighting the fear
Screaming for order in a court that holds the years
Cause you're only good to me
When we're making up
After a night of
All the wrong stuff
And you're only there for me
When the timings right
You fair-weather friends
You break me every time
You break me every time
You break me every time
you break me every time
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10. |
Chasin' The Sun
03:15
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Caught my daddy chasin' the sun today
Caught my daddy chasing' the sun today
In those hills far away
Must have been the way he was raised
And for a moment I was there by his side
Caught the sunset and glory
Through his eyes
As I rolled over the plains
In our country just the same
We laughed and we talked about memories passing us by
Too aware that the street lights
had chosen to shine
As we pass through these times
Theres not a shiver of doubt in my mind
As the snow kissed the windows
The moonlight shown on down
And it's only in Carolina you can hear that sound
When I'm nearly going insane
I just close my eyes
You take me back that way
You lead me back that way
Chasin' the sun with my daddy all day
Chasin' the sun today
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The days when peonies prayed for the ants
Those were the days our love became
Our love became
Our love became
Those were the days our love became
The days when peonies prayed for the ants
Everyone saw as we walked by
The fire that burns in intimate eyes
Those were the days our love became
Our love became
Our love became
Those were the days our love became
The days when peonies prayed for the ants
Three years now with so much to show
The proof in our seedlings beginning to grow
Three years now with so much to show
Those were the days our love became
Our love became
Our love became
Those were the days our love became
And still the peonies pray for the ants
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Ellen Starski Nashville, Tennessee
The Days When Peonies Prayed for the Ants offers up a combination of sweeping string arrangements, stripped-down piano ballads, finger-plucked folksongs, and everything in between, all held together by a voice that's both emotional and elastic.
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