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New River Low
04:21
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There's light at both ends of the tunnel but only one way out
no place to go to the left or the right
I hate to turn around
when I get to the end I can't hear a sound
Fires are burning all around me, the rain won't come
don't want to put out what burns inside me
it's been simmering too long
just need a little more to complete the song
It must be time to go
it must be time to go
New River low
Just when it starts to get warm is when it stops working
Some are darkened by the years
but still retain the heat
the warmth is not complete
It must be time to go
it must be time to go
New River low
If it goes on too long and it's hard to touch
there's a fine line between too little and too much
It must be time to go
it must be time to go
New River low
New River low
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2. |
Pretty Please
03:52
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It's always there, you can count on that
and many wonder why
I remember more than I forget
(at least it's worth a try)
to put out there what no one sees
when the forests hide the trees
In times like these when no one agrees
whatever happened to pretty please
Sometimes the table's set for one too few
sometimes it's for too many
no one stops to ask the question
and assumes there is plenty
but the voices never heard
should have been preferred
In times like these when no one agrees
whatever happened to pretty please
When did asking and receiving become distraction and deceiving?
Pretty...pretty please
The loudest voices most always win
and they speak before they think
they believe they know better
when what's missing is the link
those that pause and try reflection
are never offered the right connection
In times like these when no one agrees
whatever happened to pretty please
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3. |
Corduroy Fields
03:11
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Caught a plane to Colorado
didn’t have a plan but that was OK for a couple days
took a ride up the mountain
took a drink from the fountain
just like it was yesterday
Corduroy fields take me home
Went much higher than we’d ever
been before to the edge of never
worth the ride to catch the view
had a little trouble breathing
but it was just what we were seeking
what was old became new
Corduroy fields take me home
Might not be long but it’s long enough to matter
a new song to feed our souls before we scatter
Found some grooves without much effort
like they were waiting to be caught
just what we sought
hard to hold back the smiles
that come despite the trials
just like medicine that can’t be bought
Corduroy fields take me home
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4. |
Heaven
05:23
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I've been to the top of mountains
I've floated on deep blue seas
just like that monkey on the beach
scheming with his friends to do what he please
just being what they're meant to be
Listening to music puts me in a place
creating it takes me to another plane
just like a painter not ever sure
if it will be much different or the same
or from whence it did begin
Heaven...it's in you, it's in me
heaven...it's where you want it to be
it's here right now, can't you see?
Ever wonder why you meet who you do
and which ones stick despite time and place
part of me part of you
sometimes can't tell the two apart
conversations there before they start
Heaven...it's in you, it's in me
heaven...it's where you want it to be
it's here right now, can't you see?
Thinking what you want will get better
or at least so in the end
won't change what you've got right now
and what's already been sent
make sure what you say is what you meant
Heaven...it's in you, it's in me
heaven...it's where you want it to be
it's here right now, can't you see?
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5. |
Community Pie
03:11
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It's almost that time again
the board is up, they trickle in
sweet melodies for all who enter
some to provide, all there to hear
all those like minds seeking the same signs
to help them find...community pie
It's not about what you do
or how long you've done it
or who you do it with
or if others have sung it
if it comes from deep inside
it will make them feel...community pie
My Thursday evening therapy
brings me back to reality
must be where I am meant to be
community pie
Never know what to expect
or who comes next through that door
And what they bring
you may have never heard before
It might be darker or make you think
but it always adds... to the community pie
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6. |
Worried
02:49
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I used to think about things I couldn't change
things that could not be so easily arranged
plans for the future seemed out of reach
if all else failed I told myself I could always teach
but now it seems so naive
there was really nothing there to believe
Of all the people I met along my path
most were good if I stop and do the math
even the bad ones upon deep reflection
spit me out into a better direction
I tried not to burn too many bridges
tried not to scratch too many itches
Worried about me
instead of trying to save the world
I should've been worried about me
What if I followed that inner voice
instead of destiny, was it a choice?
a world less traveled, a different direction
maybe made that soul connection
I bet you know who you are
You've probably ridden in my little blue car
Worried about me
instead of trying to save the world
I should've been worried about me
worried about me
looking back it isn't hard to see
I should've been worried about me
You should've been worried about me
They should be worried about me
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7. |
Ryan Adams Pizza Song
03:13
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Crepe myrtle flowers drifting down my street
a river of color outside my door
rabbits munching on my clover patch
black crows crowing forevermore
dogs walking people at a leisurely pace
no need to hurry when you're in the right place
More than you need but not too much
in the long run the Bestway thrives
it’s about reaching out and reaching in
it’s not about listsm it’s not about size
a candle lit from single lighter when passed to others makes everything brighter
Don’t have a river, don’t have a beach, don’t have mountain or a big peach
we don’t have traffic and we get along and now we even have our own song
My twenty minute city is right for me
nothing’s ever very far away
everything I need is on my little corner
farmer's market starts my Saturday
When I want a cup ‘o joe or something stronger
or a pizza named after a Ryan Adam’s song
Don’t have a river, don’t have a beach, don’t have mountain or a big peach
we don’t have traffic and we get along and now we even have our own song
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8. |
Denial
03:34
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"I've seen how inadequate my own words have been"
trying to bring together what should have been
gaps that are not really there
Few hate but most are in..
Denial...it's why you cry when you don't try
What generations did
made you who you are
and how you think even when you don't
know what happened in your car
embedded deep within your soul
now it's time to pay the toll for...
Denial...it's why you cry when you don't try
Forget who you are and what you do
put yourself in the other shoe
you’ll probably find that it won’t fit
too big, too small to walk in it
Misguided rhetoric
reveals what is hidden
coded messages
have become your bidding
can't escape when you’re connected
only to those like you in…
Denial...it's where you are
denial...when you can't see far
denial...it's why you cry when you don't try
Forget who you are and what you do
put yourself in the other shoe
you’ll probably find that it won’t fit
too big, too small to walk in it
Denial
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9. |
Taking Names
01:58
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Taking names both good and bad
it's so sad it's come to that
until the list comes to the fore
taking names will be just that
Taking names, playing games
hope it will go away
Taking sides, here's a shovel
remove the dirt, remove my muzzle
Digging deeper until I find
the sides become too steep to climb
Taking names, playing games
hope it will go away
I've been blacklisted
my mind's been twisted
I should've resisted
I'm so conflicted
taking names, taking names
Taking rides when I don't know where
the road is going, crazy driving
should've listened to my momma
what she said about hitchhiking
Taking names, playing games
hope it will go away
Taking over is what will happen
maybe if I just close my eyes
I will wake from this bad dream
someone else will save the day
Taking names, playing games
hope it will go away
I've been blacklisted
my mind's been twisted
I should've resisted
I'm so conflicted
taking names, taking names
taking names, taking hames
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10. |
Hair on Fire
04:44
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She said I was a victim of my success
towers of ivory
hastened the extinction
of the elephant in the room no one could see
She might be pretty
if she could only smile
but that stony facade
reveals the truth left behind
Hair on fire no matter what I do
everybody sees it but for you
We all thought he was the answer
the ying the yang so badly needed
stories to be told
hung out to dry, not seeded
Hair on fire no matter what I do
everybody sees it but for you
Hair on fire, hair on fire, hair on fire
Riding around like a prima donna
hard to ask the right questions
you think you've figured it out
time will tell without a doubt
Hair on fire no matter what I do
everybody sees it but for you
Hair on fire, hair on fire, hair on fire
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Bryan Toney Greensboro, North Carolina
Bryan Toney is a North Carolina singer songwriter with a distinctive Americana folk rock sound. www.bryantoney.com
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