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Appear
03:48
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There’s a wall, in my mind
And its too tall, for me to climb
So I'll sit, by the railroad track
And spend the time that I'll never get back
So I’ll stare, at this blank page
I'd write my thoughts but I don't know what to say
Sometimes I wish these
words would appear
the way, I want them to
For this road it's never gonna pave itself
These words ain't gonna put food on the shelf
I should stop wasting all this precious time
Cause the winter’s gonna put me outta mind
For this next year they say it's gonna change
But I know that it's gonna stay the same
If I can’t get these
words to appear
the way, I want them to
Are you ready for the show?
Are you ready to sell your soul?
I don't have the time
Awaiting on the rhyme
And for this tree is losing all its leaves
And pretty soon I'm gonna pack these bags and leave
And I don't want no one to see me go
And I don't want my presence to be known
I'm a traveler taking on the world
I won’t prove nothing till I get out there and be heard
And I can’t get these
words to appear
the way, I want them to
Yeah, If I can’t get these
words to appear
the way, I want them to
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2. |
The Bend
05:48
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Well I'm waiting on the first snow
For winter’s coming back
The page I'll clear in the coming year
As I approach the railroad tracks
Well I stood on by for too long
Until it tore me down
And the pain I felt was tenfold
When you threw me to the ground
Now I board the train in Houston
coming up to Maine
Anywhere that’s far from where you caused me all this pain
And as the train is rolling ‘round the bend
I can see the sun come out again
Well I can breath in clearly now
And take in all the breeze
The fog that covered up this town
Has fallen to its knees
And as I think and ponder of the
things that you have done
It gives me all the reason
To give up this life and run
Now I board the train in Camden
And I’m a-going to Kentucky
Running from the law out here, I guess I’m pretty lucky
And as the train is rolling round the bend
I can see the sun come out again
I was sleeping with the only leisure time I had to spend
And they caught up to me and told me that my journey had to end
Well but the Ohio was flowing right behind my feet
And I jumped right in to save myself from where I had to be
Now I’m flowing down the Ohio with a sheriff on my back
And I’m hopping on the next train that’s a-riding along the track
And as my body’s flowing round the bend
I can see the sun, oh
I can see the sun come out again
See the sun come out again
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No Footprints
04:15
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Well the first time she left
I couldn't get myself together I was
Fighting through weather but I was
light just like a feather
and I didn't know if I could love again
With all the screaming agony that stayed inside my head
Well I tore down the wall that I built
All the broken pieces that were spread across the floor and I can
No longer see where I have gone
Finally, I see where I belong
My friends, they don't believe me
The tv screen deceives me
The demons are coming near me
And I don't know where I am
Well I walk to the door of your apartment
And I’m hoping I could get the chance to talk to you again
But these bars hold me in some sort of compartment
And it's holding me farther from you than I have ever been
My friends, they don't believe me
The tv screen deceives me
The demons are coming near me
And I don't know where I am
I stand where no one stood
No footprints to guide me on my way
I never said what I should
But you shouldn't ever do what I say
My friends, they don't believe me
The tv screen deceives me, whoa
The demons are coming near me
And I don't know where I am
My friends, they don't believe me
The tv screen deceives me
The demons are coming near me
And I don't know where I am
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Jack Straw
05:04
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5. |
Meant to Be
06:10
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Woke up with sweat on my neck
Not knowing where I'm gonna go
No lights inside but city lights
Outside the window
If I just get a hold of the old me
Or maybe just get used to a new me
Something is blocking me out from where I’m trying to go
Escape from the passage in the back of the room where I gotta be
I don't recognize any of the strangers staring back at me
Maybe I should just turn back and run, come to terms with what I’ve done
But my eyes are telling me I've got to go to sleep
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
I had no reason to suck it up and stay
You never had the ears to listen to what I had to say
A light shined bright in my own two hands
Then it flew away didn't give me a chance
I'm outta my mind on the left side of the highway
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
I was lost in a cloud lost in a place lost in a time
Where people never thought to think and left it up to a puppeteer's mind
And while this guy was pulling the strings
He tugged the end of my arm and pulled me into a dream
And when I woke up I still didn't know what I had to find
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Can't you see the real me I'm free
I'm trapped inside a memory
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be
Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be, be, be, be, be
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Well my friends yeah they warned me ‘bout this growing complication
And your tendencies that lean towards all this changing rearranging
I said I was ready really could it really be that bad
But I didn't understand the consequences
Your timing was the worst of it to add to all my stress
Can't you realize that I'm just trying to get some rest
If it's time for moving on can't you wait a little bit
Cause my grip is slipping from the cliff I'm hanging on
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Wait until the sun comes out
Well I'm hoping you'll remember me and all the things we've done
The places that we conquered and the battles that we won
And when you're walking by your mirror you don't stop to say hello
Cause I've always told you not to talk to strangers
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Wait until the sun comes out
Well the cars roll by the 49, out the windshield
Tells me it's a busy day and how I'm supposed to feel
About the changing times as the road goes ever on
And I'm just trying to get back up on to my feet again
So thank you for your little tap that pushed me off the edge
As if I wasn't dealing with the thoughts running through my head
Yeah, you that knew I was vulnerable, my shield was on the ground
But you took my heart and broke it open anyways
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Wait until the sun comes out
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Wait until the sun comes out
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Darlin’, please don't leave me now
Wait until the sun comes out
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7. |
He Ain't Coming Home
03:33
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You took him for granted
But he didn’t care
Some nights you’d leave him
When he needed you there
So he chose to go dear
But you didn’t know
How much it’d hurt you, watching him go
He lurks in the shadows
Just outside your view
You can’t seem to shake him
Whatever you do
And he makes you feel lonely
When you’re not alone
You got the blues, he ain’t coming home
It sure hurts your ego
You must feel regret
You lost the one thing
The best lover you ever met
If only you knew that
When he was around
But you blew that one chance now he’s out of town
He lurks in the shadows
Just outside your view
You can’t seem to shake him
Whatever you do
And he makes you feel lonely
When you’re not alone
You got the blues, he ain’t coming home
You still keep his picture
‘Cause you can’t forget
While you sit alone
He’s moved on with it
You thought you had everything
In the palm of the hand
But he slipped away and you can’t find a man
He lurks in the shadows
Just outside of view
You can’t seem to shake him
Whatever you do
And he makes you feel lonely
When you’re not alone
You got the blues, he ain’t coming home
You got the blues, he ain’t coming home
You got the blues,
And he ain’t coming home
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8. |
Off the Rails
03:39
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I’m on the right track
To going off the rails
It seems like everything I do is sure to fail
So I’m dusting off my back
To maybe get my life on track
On the right track, to going off the rails
Well the factory it’s a-wearing out my hands
Don’t make a lot but I’m doing the best I can
So I’m a-gonna roll up my sleeves
Maybe make enough to leave
Well the factory it’s a-wearing out my hands
Well this bed I lay in’s only built for one
And I sit here and I think of what I’ve done
Well I haven’t done a lot
But I’ sure as hell gave it a shot
Well this bed I lay in’s only built for one
I’m on the right track
To going off the rails
It seems like everything I do is sure to fail
So I’m dusting off my back
To maybe get my life on track
On the right track, to going off the rails
Well the ups and downs don’t mean a lot to me
Cause I’ve been so low that I can barely breathe
And there’s nothing they could say
That’ll make me want to stay
Well the ups and downs don’t mean a lot to me
Well life is gone as soon as it ignites
And this lack of pay, it makes us so uptight
But the Taxman I don’t mind
if the Reaper's short behind
Well life is gone as soon as it ignites
I’m on the right track
To going off the rails
It seems like everything I do is sure to fail
So I’m dusting off my back
To maybe get my life on track
On the right track, to going off the rails
I’m on the right track, to going off the rails
I’m on the right track, to going off the rails
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9. |
Left It All Behind
07:15
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My mind faded into blackness
For just a moment I was gone
When I awoke from my traveler’s sleep
I knew there’s something going on
The room was steel with no windows
As I emerged from a trance
My legs were weak my mind was empty
And my gait a drunken dance
My mind drifts like the ocean
And I start thinking about my love
I feel like I said goodbye yesterday
But yesterday was in another life
I can’t remember what I told her
I can’t remember what I said
And so i thought about reality
To get her thought out of my head
I left it all behind
Something I’ll never find
Now that life’s a one way track
I’ll be never coming back
The endless stars beyond the windows
A void that seems to pull you in
The endless road of possibilities
How could anyone begin again
Because I’d take that chance
I’d throw my life on the line
Without knowing where I’m going
Without knowing what I’ll find
I left it all behind
Something I’ll never find
Now that life’s a one way track
I’ll be never coming back
I made my way to the cockpit
So many noises flashing lights
The powers is on reserve, please return back to earth
And I know the voice was right
And so I looked over the records
To see just how far I’ve flown
and I got knocked off course 20 years ago
And I ain’t ever coming home
I left it all behind
Something I’ll never find
Yeah, I left it all behind
Something I’ll never find
Now that life’s a one way track
I’ll be never coming back
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11. |
Better Day
03:00
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Don’t try to row my sailboat
You know the wind’s gonna blow
Take us away to a better world
To see a better show
And all the blues that we had before will all get blown away
So don’t try to row my sailboat
And we’ll see a better day
We can wait a little longer
No need to push us off course
Pretty soon we’ll hear, “land ahoy”
And march ahead with full force
And just the chance to be with you is good enough to stay
We can wait a little longer
We’ll see a better day
We can share the world like a meal
And hang a hammock on the stars
Just give it time and we’ll be able
Just give it time it’ll be ours
Just don’t look down dear
Just don’t blow away
Just cause you can see it all around here
Doesn’t mean it’s the right way
If we’re ever gonna get there
Well I don’t know
I only care about the highways
Only care about the roads
And the seat in the car on my right side filled with you someday
If we’re ever gonna get there
we’ll see a better day
If we’re ever gonna get there
we’ll see a better day
If we’re ever gonna get there
we’ll see a better day
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Kyle Ledson Camptonville, California
I was lucky to grow up going to bluegrass music festivals. I started playing music at age 3 so I feel the music is in my blood..
Also be sure to check out my band page, Broken Compass Bluegrass.
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