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The Happiest Lamb
02:44
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I once loved a shepherd,
A charming, handsome man.
One wave of his hickory staff,
And I'd follow him 'round the land.
'Til one day I noticed,
I weren't the only one,
There was all kinda other little pretty young sheep,
Havin' all kinda pretty young fun.
Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb! (x2)
I ran to mother Mary,
My face as white as snow.
She said 'Kid you remind me of someone I used to know,
Be grateful for your freedom, remember what I said;
"No shepherd man, alive, can grow the wool that gets him paid."
Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb! (x2)
I left my flock and headed off right to the promise land,
Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb.
It's raining, I'm frozen,
But I won't sell my wool to buy no shack.
I know it gets much colder when you let some shepherd sheer it off your back.
No shepherd man alive can grow the wool that gets him paid.
Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb! (x2)
I left my flock and headed off right to the promise land,
Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb.
And if you want to know about me,
Just ask around who I am,
They'll tell you I am.....
The happiest lamb.
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2. |
Millionaire
03:44
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When I was a little girl
My mama cried, "If only we had
Cold, hard cash."
Barbie Dolls and lemonade,
We sold it all, and all we made
Was gone so fast.
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Who wants some money to borrow?
Oh, a rich man today
Is a poor man tomorrow.
Swimmin' pools and limousines
And cover shots on magazines
And I don’t care.
Every answer came to me like
Pictures of my memories
But I'm not there.
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Who wants some money to borrow?
Oh, a rich man today
Is a poor man tomorrow.
You know
Money don't grow
On trees,
You know.
And they say,
"You’re never gonna run out of money."
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Who wants some money to borrow?
Oh, a rich man today
Is a poor man tomorrow.
Barbie Dolls and lemonade
We sold it all, and all we made
Was gone so fast.
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3. |
Snakebite
03:22
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I heard about the venom
At a broke down five and dime,
The rain cried down the windows
Just like those tears of mine,
Just then a gray haired woman
Sat down right next to me
Cause she heard me cryin'.
Looked in my eyes and said,
"Baby I got what you need.
You need the snake bite.
You got to get that venom
In your veins and come alive.
I know just what you go through
Every day; that pain inside.
But I can make it right
With the snake bite.
She handed me a map with streets
I said I’d never seen and she told me,
"My friend, this town has secrets
Darker than you could ever dream."
I went to some back alley
Behind a liquor store.
If someone had told me
How tight it would hold me,
I never would’ve opened the door.
My mama told me, "Baby be wary of
Evil ones who want to ensnare
The heavy hearted into their webs
And feed upon their souls".
Oh, Mama, I hope you never know.
It hasn’t been a year, now
And all my hair is gray.
You know, it's funny but
I don’t remember my own name.
I'd go and hurt that woman
Who put this pain in me,
But my heart is weak.
It wants that venom.
She comes around cause she knows
Oh, I got the snake bite.
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4. |
My Lonely Worry
03:24
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When you’re alone,
Do you imagine you’re
Dancin’ with me.
Whisperin’ passionate notions,
In my ear,
Of love set to motion.
Holdin’ me near.
When you’re away,
I sing the melodies
We used to play
And you come back to me,
Heaven in your voice
I wasn't ready.
You left me no choice.
And my lonely worry
Is I'm too late
For love's impatient belief.
Don't go findin’ someone
To pass your time
And leave you blind to me.
Oh, how I'm longing to be
Lyin’ beside you,
It’s only in my mind
You disappear when I
Open my eyes.
And my lonely worry
Is I'm too late
For love's impatient belief
Don't go fin in' someone
To pass your time
And leave you blind to me.
And my lonely worry
Is I'm too late
For love’s impatient believe
Don’t go findin’ someone
To pass your time
And leave you blind to me
Don't close your mind to me
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5. |
The Fable
04:50
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In the cold of the night,
In the forest so still,
He's breathing in time
With a heart that is longing
To run with his own.
But he knows he can’t
Run with his own.
Cause he knows that
He left her alone
For some sense of belonging.
Ooooooooo
In the shadows of fate,
Lying perfectly still,
She looks to the moon
As her tear drops are falling.
She tries to let go.
Knowing well that she’ll
Never let go.
Holding on to glimmer of hope
Every night while he's calling.
Ooooooooo
Silenced by guilt
And the chains of his past,
It’s broken his will
'Till he’s no longer trying.
How could he know?
She was listening but
How could he know?
From the moment she
Thought he'd let go
She has never stopped crying...
Ooooooooo
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6. |
Sullivan's Letter
04:32
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Sullivan Ballou,
July of 1861,
Wrote to his wife
And seven odd days later
He lost his life
In the First Battle of Bull Run.
And the letter read….
When the breeze
Brushes against your cheek,
Heaven is sending you
My breath.
Oh, my Sarah, dear,
Do not mourn me dead.
Think I am gone and wait for me,
For we shall meet again.
My love for you is deathless.
Unlike the flesh of men,
So if my love of country
Leaves me breathless
And I cannot write you, my love, again,
Remember….
When the breeze
Brushes against your cheek,
Heaven is sending you
My breath.
Oh, my Sarah, dear,
Do not mourn me dead.
Think I am gone and wait for me,
For we shall meet again.
And our future lies
In ashes.
And Sarah, you must rise
From ashes.
When the breeze
Brushes against your cheek,
Heaven is sending you
My breath.
When the breeze
Brushes against your cheek,
Heaven is sending you
My breath.
Oh, my Sarah....
Wait for me, for we shall meet again.
Sullivan....
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7. |
Bandida
03:15
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For certain you go onwards,
For certain you will fight
For certain you will meet your death and meet the stars this night.
Take your blade and armor,
I'll cloak my face and hide
You'll fight your nation's battle,
And I'll battle at your side.
(Ahhh, Ahhh)
What nation meets (needs) no army,
What army meets no foe'
What soldier travels far and wide,
While wives are free to go'
What would I do to keep you'
I'll cloak my face and hide
I'll veil myself in black and steel,
And battle at your side.
(Ahhh, Ahhh)
No mercy have I for you,
No God can save my soul.
It's love and life I fight for
With blade and gun in tow.
(Hey, ahhh)
My darling, please forgive me
I'm feared in every town.
I'm stopless now to save you,
The bandida's comin' round.
What would I do to find you'
I'll cloak my face and hide.
I'll veil myself in black and steel,
And battle at your side.
(Ahhh, Ahhh)
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8. |
Smoke
04:16
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Fire on the hill.
Blood on the ground.
Not what you see
On the good side of town.
Not what you'd think.
Gone in a blink of an eye.
Did he know?
Silent and still,
His broken prayer
Falls from his lips,
Vanishing in thin air.
Falls to his knees,
Breathing his sweet lullaby.
And he knows
But could he tell?
Stuck like a horse
On a carousel.
All of the plans
That he made himself
May as well be smoke.
What’s left undone
Pours from his side.
Soul fades away
As an ambulance cries.
So close to home.
There all alone in the dark
And he knows
Last night,
Somebody’s baby,
Last night.
Somebody’s baby died.
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9. |
Little Sparrow
04:27
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Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Fly so high and feel no pain
All ye maidens hede my warning
Never trust the hearts of men
They will crush you like a sparrow
Leaving you to never mend
They will vow to always love you
Swear no love but yours will do
Then they'll leave you for another
Break your little heart in two
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Fly so high and feel no pain
If I was a little sparrow
O'er these mountains I would fly
I would find him, I would find him
Look into his lying eyes
I would flutter all around him
On my little sparrow wings
I would ask him, I would ask him
Why he let me love in vain
I am not a little sparrow
I am just the broken dream
Of a cold false-hearted lover
And his evil cunning scheme
Little sparrow....ahhhhh....ohhhhh
All ye maidens fair and tender
Never trust the hearts of men
They will crush you like a sparrow
Leaving you to never mend
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Oh the sorrow never end
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10. |
The River
04:02
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I've done a bad thing it's okay
I'm going down to the river today
And the river's gonna wash my sins away
Till I'm born again tomorrow
Oh to get over my head
Make me forget my sorrow
I'm going down to the river alone
Don't tell mama and daddy I'm gone
And if they cry when I don't come home
Just lie and tell them I'm funnin'
Whoa to get out of my eyes
Into the river wide I'm runnin'
And I can't swim
But it's alright
'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could
And if it weren't for him and the love that night
I'd be living for the light like a good girl should
'Cause a good girl should
This old town'll have my skin
I can't speak the trouble I'm in
So if I don't come back again
Go lie beneath the willow
'Cause where I carved my name
Is where my soul will remain
And I'll still know
Lord, and I can't swim
But it's alright
'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could
And if it weren't for him and the love that night
I'd be living for the light like a good girl should
'Cause a good girl should
When I meet the Lord so kind
I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind
And I'll tell him I wanna know why oh why,
When he's so damned forgivin'
My daddy won't look in my eyes
Momma knows the lies I'm living
Oh, I can't swim
But it's alright
'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could
And if it weren't for him and the love that night
I'd be living for the light like a good girl should
....As a good girl should [fade]
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11. |
Lightening in a Bottle
04:33
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I used to be
The lucky one.
My only task,
To bask in sun.
My golden years
Came so suddenly.
Now I just try to pretend
It doesn’t torture me.
Loosin' all I ever wanted.
Learnin’ what I really need,
I made lightning in a bottle,
But I forgot the recipe.
If you had seen
My golden hair
Fallin' down around
My shoulders, bare,
You'd have done for me
What ever I asked you to.
Now when you look at me
I feel you seein' through.
Why won't the time
Come back to me?
And why didn’t I
Grab ahold and seize
All the days I spent
Lyin` there, in the sun,
Prayin` for some way
To make a little fun?
My golden years
Came so suddenly.
Now I just try to pretend
It doesn't torture me.
Loosin' all I ever wanted.
Oh, learnin’ what I really need,
I made lightning in a bottle,
But I forgot the recipe.
Oh, I made lightning in a bottle,
But I.... forgot the recipe.
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