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The Bones of You and Me
04:13
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Beneath the branches of this tree
Lie the bones of you and me
We've been gone a century
There's nothing left to see
But the bones of you and me.
We lived for all that we were worth
We travelled lightly on the earth
And ever since we've fed the turf
There's nothing left of any worth
But the bones of you and me.
Beneath this apple tree we lay
Propping up the roots
Not much else to do or say
But fertilise the fruit.
Above us growth and life
The spreading branches of the tree
No matter how they grow
Planted in a cemetery
Like you and me.
I loved the very bones of you
You loved the very bones of me
And ever since then
We have always been together
Beneath the branches of this tree
You and me
Beneath the branches of this tree.
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2. |
All He Needed
03:08
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He was a small-time player
He had no idea what was possible
He only knew
What he could do
And that was all he needed.
He used to feel their stares
He had no idea what they were staring at
He only knew
That it was true
But he had all he needed.
He was going strong
He was doing well
Never did anything wrong
But you never can tell.
He only found out after
He had no idea what had happened there
He only knew
What he went through
And he had all he needed.
He was doing fine
He was going well
There was trouble down the line
But you never can tell.
He had a hard time later
He had no idea how much he had changed
He stood his ground
That's when he found
That he had all he needed.
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Out on the Road
03:39
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The north wind blows against her coat
She pulls it tighter, she's a fighter,
She won't let the cold wind chill her now.
Since going out there on the road,
She's travelling lighter, she's a fighter,
She won't let the hard miles grind her down.
Out . . on the road
Out . . with the sunshine in your eye
Out on the road
Out . . in the storm when the hail stones fly
Out on the road.
She travels all across the land
Strength inside her, she's a fighter
She won't settle for a quiet home.
She's gone out there to lend a hand
She helps any, she helped so many
She won't let them struggle on their own.
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Telling on Me
03:22
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Never too far from the action
Always in sight when the time is right.
If you're ever in doubt
Just give me a shout
And I'll be there.
Guaranteed satisfaction
Always enough when you're feeling rough
If you ever feel low
Just let me know
And I'll be there.
Look in my eyes
What can you see?
Are my lies
Telling on me?
Never too far in the future
Always a day or two away
If you ever get free
Please wait for me
Cos I'll be there.
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Done and Dusted
03:02
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You May Be Close
03:15
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All this time I've been waiting
Waiting all this time.
Everything I get close to
Just goes too,
Though why, I don't know.
If you try and tell me why
You may be close
You might be right
I don't know, but
You may be close.
All this time I've been thinking
Thinking all this time.
Everyone I get close to
Just goes too
Though why, I just don't know.
All this time I've been wandering
Wandering all this time.
Everyone who had me worked out
Just walked out
Kept me on the run.
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7. |
Getting Going First
02:50
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Step by step, that's what they say
Step by step, that's how it works
Can't get too far in one fell swoop
Hard to go anywhere without the getting going first.
Piece by piece, that's the puzzle fit
Piece by piece, that's how it works
Never solved anything in one fell swoop
Hard to go anywhere without the getting going first.
Bit by bit, that's how it goes
Bit by bit, that's how it works
Rare to get it all worked out in one fell swoop
Hard to go anywhere without the getting going first.
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Roots
03:56
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The roots go deeper than you think
Underfoot looking for a drink
For years they grow
And most of us will never know
How far the roots go.
The branches spread into the sky
You see them proudly fly
They hold the leaves
But most of us would not believe
How far the roots go.
I've seen trees felled by gales
A few were wrenched from the earth
But most were split through or torn in two
As if the storm did not know
How far the roots go.
We stretch ourselves as we grow
Above as well as below
Even in our youth
There's a glimpse of the truth:
How far the roots go.
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9. |
How Long?
04:30
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How long will it be
Till we see
How things could be?
How long will we wait
Till we're too late
To say goodbye to hate?
How long,
How long?
From right
To wrong?
How long?
I've been keeping track
Of the way things unwind.
I've been hanging back
Biding my time.
But I can't stay quiet much longer
I can't do nothing as hate grows stronger
I won't stay quiet any longer.
Now I'm losing track
Wasting my time
Should be getting back
To the choice that was mine.
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10. |
Worry to Wonder
03:33
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The journey may be harder than you thought at the start
Your best laid plans will alter as you follow your heart.
And every time you worry just what could happen next
Change your worry to wonder.
Worry to wonder
The nonsense that you face sometimes may leave you for dead
Your best made case will falter as you follow your head.
And every time you worry just what could go wrong next
Change your worry to wonder.
Worry to wonder
The path is steeper
The darkness deeper
But don't go under
The plot thickens
Your pulse quickens
Worry to wonder
The journey turned out harder than it seemed at the start
Your best laid plans altered as you followed your heart
And any time you worry how much better it could have been
Change your worry to wonder
Worry to wonder
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11. |
Flying so High
04:06
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From here you can see
For many miles around
It's clear you may be
A while off the ground.
Flying so high
You rise up through the clouds
Flying so high
Your chance to let it out
Flying so high.
From here you can dream
You've left your life behind
It soon starts to seem
You love the peace you find.
The engines cut and our tail's in a spin
I panic but your cool head kicks in
And we glide through the air.
From here you can go
Anywhere you wish
It's clear that you know
Freedom like this.
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Ed Muirhead Dundee
old-fashioned songwriting, new-fashioned roots, folk songs & tunes
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