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Persephone
05:51
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Persephone, what’s takin’ you so long?
Persephone, what’s takin’ you so long?
It’s been so cold here since you’ve been gone
Persephone, is he makin’ it hard to leave?
Persephone, is he makin’ it hard to leave?
Is he feeding you something stronger than pomegranate seeds?
Persephone, I’m tryin’ hard to understand
Persephone, I’m tryin’ hard to understand
He was only supposed to be your winter time back door man
Persephone, do I need to send your mother down?
Persephone, do I need to send your mother down?
I know the kind of parties they have there in the Underground
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2. |
If I Was You
04:49
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If I was you I’d tell that girl just how I feel
I’d tell her I know she’s the only one for me
If I was you, I’d let her know I mean forever
And make damn sure that I love everything about her
Chorus
But I’m not you and your shoes don’t fit my feet
Empty words come all too easy when it’s not about me
Cuz I’m not you, I’ve got no skin in this game
No harm, no foul, no blame
It don’t matter what I do
Cuz I’m not you
If I was you, I’d take that job out of town
Pull up all of my old roots and put some new ones down
If I was you, I’d leave the bullshit all behind
And toss a match in once I’d made up my mind
Chorus
Bridge
If I was you I’d stop listening to unsolicited advice
If I was you I wouldn’t be stuck in my own damn dead end life
If I was you I’d throw seeds instead of rice
I would take my pick and wouldn’t think twice
If I was you I’d tune everybody out
And make sure that my own heart is turned up loudest
Chorus
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Thundersnow
04:32
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I haven’t seen it snow like this in years
It’s coming down like giant tears
From a heavy sky
It’s covering the farm, stilling everything
Silence reigns, but for the laughter we bring
As we run outside
Watch it comin’ down through the thundercloud
Like wet, white rain
See it tumble, hear the rumble
Feel alive again
Oh for joy
Oh for joy
Pears are still hanging on the tree
We pull them down and start to eat
It’s magic of the highest order
No taste has ever been so sweet
As these snow-covered pears, right off the tree
It’s nothing short of nectar
You and me the only souls
Out here in the cold
It’s like some kind of secret
And I could almost cry for joy
That I got to share this with my little boy
The silence and the sweetness
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4. |
The Old Straight Track
05:09
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We got lost in the woods one evening
We got soaked to the skin, we were freezing
But as night - fell down - we started walking
On a path not marked but long traveled
We found the old straight track
It’ll take you back
Back to the second path
From there you can find your way home
Repeat
Through the dolmen trees, cross the valley below
To the top of the ridge, do you see the stone
Standing tall - alone - a long forgotten marker
Of a way nobody remembers anymore
Follow the old straight track . . .
Lost doesn’t mean forsaken
And there’s magic in not knowing the way
Sometimes you have to get lost in the dark
To see the light you can’t see in the day
By the souls of my feet I know this way
I have walked it before with a different face
And I know - that you - will remember walking
By my side, many times, beyond counting
Walking the old straight track . . .
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5. |
Hard Luck Story
04:09
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There’s a road outa town, it’s a back way
Kind of thing you hit at the break of day
when you’re leavin’,when you’re leavin’
tank full of gas and the coffee hot
Car packed up 200 in the pocket
Leavin’, leavin’
Don’t give me no hard luck story
Don’t give me no hard luck story
Engine hums and the wheels whine
Seams in the pavement got me keepin’ time
On this highway, on this highway
Interchanges slip and slither
Twist like snakes in my rear view mirror
on this high way, on this highway
Don’t give me no hard luck story
Don’t give me no hard luck story
Don’t need to think about how I feel
when change needs to happen I just get behind the wheel
And drive on, I drive on
No time to rehash my mistakes
Don’t make me slow down, don’t make me put on the brakes
No, I gotta drive on
Don’t give me no hard luck story
Don’t give me no hard luck story
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6. |
Down to That River
03:19
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I’m goin’ down to that river
I’m gonna shed my old skin
I’m goin’ down to that river
I’m gonna shed my old skin
I’m gonna wash
In that water
Until I’m new again
I will bathe in that river
Until I crawl out on the bank
I’m gonna bathe in that river
Until I crawl out on the bank
I will swaddle myself
In fine woven linens
And then I’ll give thanks
I’m goin’ down to that river
I will plant my garden there
I’m goin’ down to that river
I will plant my garden there
From seeds
Within my body
And water from my tears
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7. |
Desire Dance
04:52
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Dark dance under a moonless sky
All I can see is you
We’ve both done time dancing in another line
Now we’re through with anything but love
We spin and weave under infinity
Stars burst out of their skins
Midnight glows with a multitude of sins
It’s ours to discover, ours to design and do
I don’t desire to dance with anyone but you
Sometimes I slip, sometimes I stumble
And grace is in short supply
But I trust you teach me again to fly
And glide like an angel
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
it’s all about give and take
You make me feel like I can’t make a single mistake
Chorus
We dance alone in this Forever
I’m gonna call it Paradise
I catch my breath as I see the green flash in your eyes
Chorus
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8. |
Starlings and Crows
03:55
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Fragments of blue behind the clouds
shine on waters mirror still
Starling chasin’ the sunset down
Hey, won’t you take me along
I can’t remember how the crow flies
Roads nothin’ but curves and hills
Gettin’ weary of this shotgun ride
Honey, take me home
Chorus
Home, take me home
I can’t take much more of these mobius roads
As much as I love bein’ with you alone
Ah honey, let’s get on home
Darkness falls upon us now
Memory sleeps in the northern hills
Starlings chasin’ my dreams around
Hey won’t you take me along
I can’t wait to get up and drive
Out of these Ozark hills
North to roads straight and wide
Honey, let’s go home
Chorus
Bridge
Oh starling guide my way
Oh crow, lead us straight
Back to where we belong
Cuz it’s time to get on home
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9. |
Silence
05:10
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Sitting under a half empty moon
Watching darkness and shifting light
We don’t speak because we don’t have to
And there’s no pressure to fill the silence
I lose myself in my own thoughts
I imagine you’re doing the same
It’s too dark to read shifting emotions
And there’s no pressure to fill the silence
The everyday turns upside down
In the home of stars there is no sound
And what a gift to hold
The silence safe and sacred now
We’re holding space and we’re holding silence
We’re not afraid of the dark
All the chatter and the whine of the highway
Disappears in the wake of our silence
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Alma Drake Iowa
Alma Drake (fka Gayla Drake) has been playing and performing music for over 50 years, and writing songs for over 40. They are currently a full-time sound therapy practitioner, but they continue to create and perform music on their own, with several bands, and with the Family Folk Machine choir. ... more
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