"SILVER DAGGER"

FLEET FOXES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRwKqPjmbVQ

 

Don't sing love songs
You'll wake my mother
She's sleeping here, right by my side
And in her right hand, a silver dagger
She said, that I can't be your bride

All men are false, said my mother
They'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies
And the very next evening, they'll court another
Leave you alone to pine and sigh

My daddy, he's a handsome devil
He's got a chain five miles long
And on every link, a heart does dangle
Of another maid, he's loved and wronged

So court another tender maiden
And hope that she will be your wife
For I've been warned and I've decided
To sleep alone all of my life

Don't sing love songs
You'll wake my mother
She's sleeping here, right by my side
And in her right hand, a silver dagger
She says, that I can't be your bride

 "DON'T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN"
COWBOY JUNKIES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIBuPkP6aTo

 Old man lying by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by
Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
As the buildings scrape the sky
Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
Dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around

Blind man running through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand
Red lights flashing through the window in the rain
Can you hear the sirens moan?
White cane lying in a gutter in the lane
If you're walking home alone

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around

 "THE WAY I FEEL"

COWBOY JUNKIES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygdI2cpMoh0

 
The way I feel is like a robin
Whose babes have flown to come no more
A tall oak tree alone and cryin’
When her birds have flown and the nest is bare

Now a woman lord is like a young bird
And the tall oak tree is like a young man’s heart
Among his boughs you will find her nesting
When the nights are cool she’s warm and dry

Your coat of green will protect her
Her wings will grow your love will too
But all too soon your mighty branches
Will cease to hold her she’ll fly from you

If I’d wings to fly
I’d follow you
If you’d wait for me
I’d fly away
I’d fly away

 "THE OPEN DOOR"

DARRELL SCOTT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhK1vBRBgQM

 Well, it's fare thee well, my true love
The song is in the air
I hear the West calling
See what's for me there

With the sun I'm leavin'
I'll be Montana bound
Ain't no use in grievin'
I'll show you what I've found

Yeah, some folks have it easy
At least that's how it seems
Reach up and pick an apple
Reach up and find a dream

Some travel in the darkness
And rest upon the shade
Some wrestle with their demons
And face them unafraid

We argue for our better selves
We only ask for more
We take the mirror from the shelf
And find the open door

I love you with a fever
I love you with a past
My heart is a keeper
As long as it will last

As long as it will last
I'll tell you what I know
We walk this road together
And we walk this road alone

 "WITH A MEMORY LIKE MINE"
DARRELL SCOTT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAtYbUwOGJc

 

I can see that train a' comin'
Watch that big light shine this way
Hear that whistle softly blowin'
Lord, it's been an awful day.
I watched him leave that Friday mornin'
It was in the month of May
I told my son to be a good soldier
But return again someday
He was returned just one year later
But I'll not forget that day
A baggage car is where he travelled
In a casket where he lay
Train man, keep your whistle blowin'
Make it moan and make it whine
It can make a man feel mighty lonesome
With a memory like mine
In that little country graveyard
On a dark and dreary day
They placed a flag upon the casket
And the casket in the grave
I couldn't stand it any longer
And I knew not how to pray
I cried "Oh lord, I cannot leave him
All alone beneath that clay"
Train man, keep your whistle blowin'
Make it moan and make it whine
You can make a man feel mighty lonesome
With a memory like mine (Just like mine)
I can see him as a baby
I can hear him call my name
I can feel him under fire
And see him risin' from the flames
Lord, if I could I would trade places
I would gladly give my all
I'd wrap that flag round me like a blanket
And listen for the clouds to fall
Train man, keep your whistle blowin'
Make it moan and make it whine
You can make a man feel mighty lonesome
With a memory like mine
Train man, keep your whistle blowin'
Make it moan and make it whine
You can make a man feel mighty lonesome
With a memory like mine

 

 "RIVER TAKE ME"

DARRELL SCOTT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjG35L4bMzg

 

It's been rainy and windy for seven days straight
I've been going to bed early and getting up late
I look out my window and it's one shade of gray
My wife and my kids don't have much to say
A man out of work only gets in the way

Oh, the river is rising now one inch an hour
And tonight we'll be lucky if we still have power
But I've got a flashlight, an oil lamp and I'm ready to go
And a fresh set of batteries for my son's radio
If the dam really breaks, least we'll know where to go

River take me, river take me
River take me far from troubled times
River take me, river take me
River take me far from troubled times

If I had a boat you know what I'd do
I'd float me and my family down to Baton Rouge
I wouldn't work in no factory, I'd live off the land
And live within means of my own two hands
Dance Saturday nights to a Zydeco band

Oh, the river flows and a young man dreams
And the river can drown you or it can wash you clean
It can take you away to some other place
It can power your cities, carry your waste
And give all that you drink, a peculiar taste

Oh, don't look to me, I've done my time
You see, I've had too many dreams for this one heart of mine
And I've stood on the bridge with the river below
Feeling all of the sadness that a proud man could hold
Oh, the river is full but there's no way to go

"MY LOVE IS ALIVE"

RICHIE HAVENS 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ianfkj6Odhg

 Well, I think it's time to get ready
To realize just what I've found
I have been only half of what I am
It's all clear to me now

My heart is on fire
My soul's like a wheel that's turnin'
My love is alive
My love is alive, yeah yeah yeah

Somethin' inside of me is makin' me crazy
I'll try to keep it together
'Cause what I say may not happen the same way
Now could be forever

My heart is on fire
My soul's like a wheel that's turnin'
My love is alive
My love is alive, yeah yeah yеah

You know it's true
Yeah yeah yеah

There's a mirror movin' inside my mind
Reflectin' the love that you shine on me
Hold on now to that feelin'
Let it flow, let it run

My heart is on fire
My soul's like a wheel that's turnin'
My love is alive
My love is alive, yeah yeah yeah

My love, my love, my love is alive
My love is alive
My love is, my love is alive
My love is alive
Oh yeah, you know it's true
You know it's true
My love is alive
My love is alive
My love is alive
My love is alive