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Songs From Life Part 2

by Dave Shiflett

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1.
Roll Rapture 03:07
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Roll Rapture Momma got fat, Daddy got even Ran off and married a guy named Steven Country music might not save my soul Sun came up just west of Frisco Elvis shot the Count of Monte Cristo Looks to me like the Rapture’s set to roll Old men got their memories Young men got their dreams If I had twenty dollars I’d go see sweet Francine Sun came up west of Frisco Elvis shot the Count of Monte Cristo Looks to me like the Rapture’s set to roll Daddy got chopped now he’s a lady Moved to Texas with a girl named Sadie Momma’s head is spinning like a top I’m heading south on a discount ticket To wait out the storm with Wilson Pickett He knows all but doesn’t talk a lot Old men watch the fireflies Talking to the night Young men think train whistles Will lead them to the light I’m heading south on a discount ticket To wait out the storm with Wilson Pickett He knows all but doesn’t talk a lot One day soon ‘neath a blood red moon The earth will tremble and the sky will swoon We’ll watch the Rapture roll roll roll And hope country music will save our soul So I’m heading south on a discount ticket To wait out the storm with Wilson Pickett He knows all but he doesn’t talk a lot And momma’s waiting for the other shoe to drop
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My Daisy True 04:04
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My Daisy True We rode out of the high country Chasing outlaws who stole our horses We were mounted up on burros I had my rifle I called her Daisy, my Daisy True Peter Driscoll rode out of Leadville There was no counting the men that he’d killed Rumor had it he’d scalped a marshal And tied his body to an anthill I do know Peter had stole my best horse I knew he’d shoot you right in the spine And I knew Peter would be waiting In the scrub pines by Copperfield Mine Sweetheart, I said do Daisy Don’t you fail me this afternoon When Peter rises up to kill me You do what you have to do I jacked a bullet into her chamber I sent the boys off to scout the ridge Then I rode down into the canyon Shut my eyes and I said my prayers I said my prayers We were halfway down the ridge line When Peter Rose up from the scrub pines He shouted Damn You, boy now you will die Fired a bullet, went deep in my thigh But Daisy flew across my saddle She did not falter despite my pain And I pulled Daisy down on Peter I said Sweetheart, it’s time for you to sing And Daisy sang Peter Driscoll hit the ground, blood flying all around I put one slug where his soul used to be Got my horse got his gun Left him cooking in the sun And I kissed my sweet Daisy’s hot steel cheek.
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Old Man Moan 04:29
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Old Man Moan I don’t buy no designer clothes -- wear no diamonds in my nose I like to watch the river flow down to the shining sea Been married now for 50 years Got my hopes and got my fears But I don’t shed too many tears and I hate that damn TV I think I’ll grab a cold one and watch the Devil dance Think I’ll grab my darlin’ girl and fly to Paris, France And there beneath the silver moon I’ll wonder why life ends so soon When I’m gone just sweep the room ‘fore the parson comes around I’m tired of seeing Madonna’s ass Girl can’t sing and she’s got no class I think the world’s gone crazy And TV’s half to blame If Gallup calls I’m not at home I’m down by the river all alone Wondering if old Beelzebub Ever feels the same One day they will come for me And ship me to eternity A place where they got no TV And Madonna scrubs the floors My old wife will take her broom And sweep my footprints from the room She’ll stare up at the silver moon And wonder what it’s for
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Old Country Town 03:19
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Old Country Town There’s a place I go in the country When nobody else is around Down a long road that cuts through a cornfield And leads to an old country town In that town lives a girl name of Sally With straw in her long auburn hair She once loved me so sweet and tender The best days of my life were spent there But I wanted gold in my pockets I wanted jewels on my hand I got all I was after But now I want Sally again In the late nights we’d walk through the meadow And count all the jewels in the sky She’d hold me so tight in her hayloft And hide all the tears in her eyes There’s a place that I go in the country When nobody else is around All alone with my gold in my mansion Far from my old country town All alone with my gold in my mansion Far away from my old country town
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Don't Want To Die On The Moon 02:10
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I want to die with some holes in my shoes Not too much booze flowing through my bloodstream I want to die like a natural born man I don't want to die on the moon Don't want to die with a price on my head Or a woman named Fred yelling at my momma Don't want to die with my heart full of sighs I'd really like to die in Virginia Don't want to die with a cat on my head Lying in bed, looking out the window I want to die like a natural born man I don't want to die on the moon Don't want to die with my head in the clouds Walking around in Jerusalem cruisers Don't want to die for some pie in the sky I'd really like to die in Virginia I want to die with some holes in my shoes Just a little booze flowing through my bloodstream I want to die like a natural born man I don't want to die on the moon --- no sir Don't want to die on the moon -- no way Don't want to die on the moon
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Bold Palominos 03:45
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Two chairs and thee down by the sea Remembering how life used to be Sun sinking slow toward old Tokyo Time and the tide at our feet We rode the bold Palominos We stormed the gates to the sun We stared down the sky with blood in our eye Now nothing much to be done Once there were four chairs by the shore Four chairs not so long ago Sons out the door, one off to war Riding that old ebb and flow All of the sad ballerinas Twirling to dust one by one The water feels cold, the gulls circle slow Like they got no place to go I could have been a sea faring man Chasing the king’s precious gold Now I feel the tide at my feet While the sun sinks so slow Toward old Tokyo Two chairs and thee down by the sea Like old times, just you and me Wise brother moon he’ll be here soon shining where we used to be Wise brother moon he’ll be here soon shining where we used to be
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Poor Girl (Peach) 04:12
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She don’t wear no diamond Doesn’t drive a German car Doesn’t go to Aspen and hang out with those movie stars Doesn’t have big moolah, doesn’t have no Krugerrands Doesn’t have some honey singing in some big time band All she got was me, poor girl -- all she got is me She don’t hear no voices, doesn’t read no Ivanhoe Doesn’t check the tea leaves looking for the Golden Door Doesn’t have no status, doesn’t have the Gucci bag She puts things in boxes, gives them to the poor and sad All she got was me, poor girl, all she got was me All the possibilities, and all she got was me Solitary voices, in an empty ancient afternoon Listen to the birds sing the songs they always knew But we had much to learn I ask her what is new, she speaks the ancient words Doesn’t read no horoscope, doesn’t check the tarot cards Doesn’t have a swami telling us just where we are She can do the cha-cha, doesn’t bake no humble pie She reads books with verses, she says we will never die All she got was me, poor girl, all she got was me All the possibilities and all she got was me All of this infinity and all she got was me
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Afternoon Lamentations 03:07
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Hey, old pal of mine Partner in crime Most of the time I got a bottle of wine Needing some close inspection Let’s sit down for a while Chase a few smiles Remembering how We never dreamed we’d know These afternoon lamentations I’ve got a new telephone It’ll beam you to Rome Tell you how to drive home But when I’m all alone I know that my stuff will not save me I’ve got a house on the hill All the right pills, big time to kill Now I can’t find a new thrill Nothing that’s shaking can move me I miss those glory days Maximum bliss, minimum pain Now I just watch the rain Filling my afternoons So Hey, old pal of mine Partner in crime Let’s finish this wine I gotta go find my girl And sing her these lamentations
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Poor Dreamer's Wife 04:25
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I've still got that hat that you bought for me Before you knew my head was so damn big You’ve got those dreams that I gave to you Most of those dreams never fit You’ve had the life of a poor dreamer’s wife Set to a strange melody So let’s drink a beer up on the pier And watch the sun fall in the sea We’ve got some dreams nobody wants No one except you and me When I was young I was no chosen one My candle never burned very bright Somehow I knew if I could have you Some things might turn out all right Some of those dreams and crazy old schemes might take us where we should be Like drinking a beer up on the pier while the sun falls in the sea Dreaming our dreams nobody wants No one except you and me Somehow those dreams and crazy old schemes Bought us some sweet memories So let’s drink a beer up on the pier and watch the sun fall in the sea And dream our old dreams nobody wants No one except you and me
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I Want You With Me 02:31
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If I should tire of stars that shine On evenings rich with song and wine I'll find a quiet place to lie I want you with me when I die And all the pain will sail away And we will live in golden days I'll fly straight to paradise If you are with me when I die All my fears I can't disguise I just grew old while you grew wise I've see the promise of the skies When I look in your midnight eyes And if my soul turns dark as night If you are near I'll be alright I'll fly straight to paradise If you are with me when I die
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Little Raiya 02:27
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Rise and smile Little Raiya The whole world's been waiting for you The stars way up high Can finally shine The cow might jump over the moon The beautiful rose in the meadow Can shake off the cold winter snow You've got a long road to travel But you'll find the best way to go There will be times when the sun will not shine Just laugh out loud, make friends with the clouds There will be days when the joy stays away Good things return, that's one thing I've learned So rise and smile little Raiya The whole world's been waiting for you Love is the prize may your precious eyes See new worlds that we've never seen
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The Dirt of Galilee 03:45
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Love’s a rock, the poet says Even stones turn to sand Even time is growing old So darling take my hand And walk me down that long long road Past the house where I was born To the place they’ll bury me In the dirt of Galilee Dust to dust, we know the lines Heard ‘them all ten thousand times There’s nothing new under the sun Race is up ‘fore it’s begun But I heard a distant drum I heard songs still unsung I heard words in ancient tongues Saying there's a race to run

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This is the second compilation album of Dave Shiflett singing his own songs. Most of the studio songs originally appeared on Songs For Aging Cynics, Afternoon Lamentations. and Turn Your Heart. My Daisy True was recorded at Evan Davies's studio. It was the last recording session with Matt Boon, to whom this is dedicated. I Want You With Me, Little Raiya, Roll Rapture and Don't Want to Die on the Moon are home recordings (Audacity) with drums and piano added to Don't Want To Die on the Moon by Evan Davies. Additional information and lyrics accompany each song. Album photo: Christian Shiflett.

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released June 17, 2023

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Dave Shiflett is a lifelong journalist and writer, musician and, more recently, a composer. He has created a dozen CD-length recordings of songs for female and male vocalists, and another six for solo guitar, orchestra, and chamber ensembles. Most of that music will be archived at this site over the next several months. ... more

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