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Plenty of Seas
03:36
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So you caught your true love truly messing around
Your DM is a deviant’s dream breeding ground
And you don’t really want to see a new face anyway
Find the shadiest lawyer, kick that trash to the curb
Put a sign on your door: “Death to All Who Disturb”
And prepare for enough bad advice to fill the Chesapeake Bay
You’ve probably heard what they always told me
They’re correct: there are plenty of fish in the sea
But it’s a whole lot better than that; there are plenty of seas
So you take your sweet time seeking out someone else
You can always start over, except with yourself
Try a different flavor than that old tired dating game
It’s like magic; cast off from the ampersand bar
Find a school of good catches meeting you where you are
If that’s your sort of thing – and if not, there shall be no blame
Driftwood dominates many a shore
But enough with the beach; you’re going to settle for more
It doesn’t get no better than now – here’s a world to explore
What do you want to do? Is a great story casting for you?
Prop your feet up by the fire in a cabin in the woods
You supply the services – Old Man Winter’s got the goods
Or maybe you would rather strap in
Break a record heading where you’ve never been
Turn out the lights, spin that wheel, and let your destiny provide
That’s the beauty of real freedom; you don’t even have to decide
Yes, you’re certain to be sick of the same cup of tea
While it’s true, there are plenty of fish in the sea
The news is so much better than that; there are plenty of seas
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Ray's Writing Closet
03:20
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I once told you a tale that barely made it out of yesterday
Thanks to a .jpeg someone posted
Of a yellowed newspaper interview with a man called Ray
He said that he wrote his songs on a glockenspiel
In a studio closet because he was so, so shy
The muse stayed there till she disappeared
Time mostly hangs loose, but you’d better believe it can fly
Now dust is its own kind of laurel
What’s a monument besides a deadweight
Whose skill is weathering slow?
While Tomo toured the globe, she felt no sorrow
For magic is stubborn and heavy
You can’t take it with you when you go
This here moment where you’re finding out a fun fact
It will surely fade
Along with heartbeats, breaths, adventures
Every choice, belief, and feeling, all the songs we made
You say forgetting is out of the question
I say time is on your side but it’s no one’s friend
We almost always screw up our last farewell
That’s okay since goodbye is rarely the end
And dust is its own kind of laurel
What’s that old safe space like now? I doubt if anyone knows
And I know that everyone doubts and dreads tomorrow
The fear of leaving joy behind is there, whether or not it shows
If Ray’s writing closet is just a memory
The wonder and magic remain
’Cause you can’t take it with you when you go
I once told you a tale that barely made it out of yesterday
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Into the Future
03:47
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The past was too bad and made you mad
And the present just made you sad
But in the future, there’s plenty to do
And a world right for you – into the future
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Rosemary
03:46
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I know you won’t believe me but listen to the words I say
I’m not much on talking but I’ll go on anyway
The love we shared; how did we let it slip away?
We all make mistakes, but is the price I have to pay?
Try to understand my problem if you feel it’s gone quite late
You don’t love me, no but I love you all the same
I can’t stand these sleepless nights, the pounding in my brain
Can’t we get it together and start all over again?
Well, I remember those days and all of the fields of daffodils
And I remember the long walks and the way we used to feel
Lying in the grass and watching the white clouds go by
Who would ever have though that such a love could ever die?
Try to understand my problem if you’re feel it's gone quite late
You don’t love me, no but I love you all the same
I can’t stand these sleepless nights, the pounding in my brain
Who would ever have though that such a love could ever end?
Hey, is that a tear in your eye? This surely comes as a surprise
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5. |
That Kid
02:52
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If I could go back and tell that kid all the crazy things we did
He could hold his head up and be well
If I told him about the darker days
And all the amazing mistakes we made
Then maybe he wouldn’t be so hard on himself
I’d like to tell that kid don’t waste your tears
One day you will look back on the years
And there’s a lot of things you will realize
Your perfect heroes will let you down
One day you’ll fill your cardboard crown
With the real stars loyally standing by your side
That kid once had his dreams, that kid once believed
I can’t allow myself to ever forget
However worldly wise I’ve grown, I was once that kid
These crazy tykes I see today
Do their own things in their own way
It’s all new and strange to me but I’ll admit
I may not understand it one bit
But when I see them take their shaky stands
They kinda remind me of that kid
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Well I don’t know it all but I think I know enough
The tough will get going when the going gets tough
And the days will get longer but I think I’ll be stronger in the end
From the sky to the ground, going up and down and back again
Yeah the past is secure but the future’s uncertain
One things for sure: I just can’t stop hurtin’
And the days will get longer but I think I’ll be stronger in the end
From the sky to the ground, going up and down and back again
Had this feeling for so long
If anything could go wrong, it would
You’d think by now I would have known
There’s no way that I can turn
Something bad to something good
Well I don’t know it all but I think I know enough
The tough will get going when the going gets tough
And the days will get longer but I think I’ll be stronger in the end
From the sky to the ground, going up and down and back again
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Tarantula Dobro
00:55
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Tarantula dobro is playing tonight
I’m the tarantula’s biggest fan, ooh
Tarantula dobro is going to play tonight, tarantula dobro
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8. |
Kiss of the Winter Wind
04:01
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Look out of your window; you’ll see snow
A rough day’s ahead of you and that you know
When you’re hurt, there’s problems with your dreams
You know this day’s gonna be harder than it seems
In the winter, kids play in the snow
It’s hard to get where you’re trying to go
It seems like winter is just a curse to send
But then you get the cold kiss of the winter wind
If your window on the world is broken
If you suffer with nary a friend
If your dying dreams are never spoken
There remains the loveless kiss of the winter wind
Look out of your window; you’ll see snow
A rough day’s ahead of you and that you know
When you’re hurt, there’s problems with your dreams
You know this day’s gonna be harder than it seems
The kiss of the winter wind: it can reach you, whomever you are
So take comfort in the bittersweet end
And the uncaring yet beautiful glow of a distant star
On this violent stormy night
From the storm’s point of view, it will be all right
In the winter, kids play in the snow
It’s hard to get where you’re trying to go
It seems like winter is just a curse to send
But then you get the cold kiss of the winter wind
If your window on the world is broken
If you suffer with nary a friend
If your last thoughts are left unspoken
Be stilled by the pitiless kiss of the winter wind
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9. |
Where the Railroad Ends
03:21
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It’s been so long since I went away
But now I’m home and I’ve got things to say
I’d like to see you and talk to you again
If you’ll meet me where the railroad ends
We used to go there in the good old days
I wonder if the railway bridge still sways
For old time’s sake I’d like to go again
If you’ll meet me where the railroad ends
That was the place we used to meet
Then we’d walk back to your street
We were friends where the railroad ends
We used to walk down the railroad track
And chase the train that was coming back
We never caught it although we tried
We always laughed until we cried
I thought I’d call just to say hello
But there is one thing that I’d like to know
It’s really good to hear your voice again
Will you meet me where the railroad ends?
That was the place we used to meet
Then we’d walk back to your street
We were friends where the railroad ends
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10. |
A Taller Hill
04:22
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Walk ’round the lake, see the geese come back home
Ignoring the worry and pain
The wind shapes the water like a Fourier transform
Should the clouds cry, I’ll dance in the rain
On a taller hill I will make my stand
One can take in the lay of the land from a taller hill
Who would have guessed that fumbling through years
Would lead me to someone like you?
I was a blindfolded fool with cotton in his ears
Yet somehow the wisdom got through
Now we’ll stay near these heights, or at least that’s the plan
I’ll defend them the best that I can from a taller hill
Wealth sticks to power; only time trickles down
Already some life’s slipped away
When I glimpse the big picture, it’s Miss Havisham’s gown
And the painter has nothing to say
“Let’s not fight without reason” was the major’s final command
If I must die as an obsolete man, I’ll choose a taller hill
So much needs changing and it’s too hard to change
Left alone, everything fails
There’s a fast train on fire racing through the cold night
And this is the view from the rails
If I ever have the heart to let go of this teenage band
I will make my stand on a taller hill
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Butterfly
02:36
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Raindrops and falling stars, butterflies gathering from afar
Stay with me, linger while the light fades over your hills
Show me your rain, dance with me as your fire flies
Like sparks in the night from your fingertips
Fly, raindrops and falling stars
As raindrops renew, heal my heart
Words whispered like winds flowing down souls
Falling star releases butterfly as the sun rises
Rise, butterfly, open your velvet wings to fly
Fly, butterfly, fly into the sky dark with rain coming
Dance in the wind, velvet wings soaring, spinning, dancing
Twirling and turning, soaring free, butterfly, free
Caught in the winds of fate; raindrops and falling stars
Butterfly soar free, butterfly, free butterfly, butterfly free
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12. |
Things Never Last
03:59
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There was a time when my books seemed immortal
Wheelbarrows and ball goals irrefutably stout
Vibrant colors charming eager eyes in the summer sun
There was a time when I hadn’t figured out
That things never last; some fade slowly, some break fast
Maybe memory tricks the senses but things never last
It stuns the mind to see cherished toys lie in pieces
To dread the motion of a hand you used to hold
Or see a pasture chipped away by “Wet Cement” signs
It strangles the heart to watch loved ones grow old
But things never last, no matter how they’re clasped
Surely pictures stave off desperation
Yet they too can’t help but pass
Oh, my eyes still see what I know’s no longer there
My ears can summon voices decades gone
And in a way it’s good, the world works as it should
What once was clears a path for what’s to come
I know it has to be this way
To be overwhelmed by knowledge is okay
There was a time when worry was a stranger
I’ve spent so much energy growing both stronger and weaker
And things never last; the truth leaves me relieved and aghast
Perhaps some faithful few will be proven right by chance
That’s their business
The future is vast, perspective tiny by contrast
Recoil in horror and take comfort, for things never last
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13. |
The Meaning Is Near
03:02
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A simple star hangs in the sky
Explodes and thinks it’s going to die
In point of fact, it grows more bright
Bringing more beauty than ever into the night
An old oak tree, roots deep and strong
Been still in the woods for so long
Finally it falls to the ground
Asks a distant survivor: did it make a sound?
The meaning is near, no need to worry
Life doesn’t have to be lived in a hurry
Going on endlessly, it’s always there
This holds true whether or not we’re aware
A little child, young, full of wonder
It doesn’t understand all the splendor
One day it thinks it finds a path to love
It loses itself, forgets what it’s made of
Forget all you thought that you knew
Soon you’ll see the sky isn’t blue
There is no you and there’s no I
There’s only the dream, there’s not even a why
The meaning is near, no need to worry
Life doesn’t have to be lived in a hurry
Going on endlessly, it’s always there
This holds true whether or not we’re aware
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Fextonia Hawesville, Kentucky
Founded in 1996 amid the hills of southeastern Kentucky, Fextonia quickly evolved from a high school jam band into a songwriters' convention and continues to record original albums.
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