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Lonely Train
04:01
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Hey little sister, in the rain
Hey little sister the lonely train
Lonely train take you away little sister
Through the rain
Away little sister
From the pain, pain so deep in your heart little sister
Your heart of pain
Lonely train
Why so young I don’t know
But all things end I do know
We ain’t kids, but you can cry
You can cry on my arm baby sister
You can cry on your big brother’s arm
So hey little sister, do you feel the sun
Drying your tear drops one by one
One by one we all ride little sister
That lonely train
Ride little sister through the rain
From the pain of this life little sister
From the pain of this life
So hey little sister, in the rain
Hey little sister that lonely train
Lonely train take you away little sister
So ride that lonely train
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Someplace Fine
04:19
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One day I’m gonna dream myself to a better place
People’ll say that boy vanished without a trace
He must have gone someplace fine
I may be sleeping, or maybe daydreaming while I comb my hair
And suddenly I'll vanish in thin air
And come out someplace fine
I wonder if there’ll be rainbows in the sky
I wonder if I’ll have wings so I can fly
But the thing I wonder most about this castle in the air
I wonder if I will find you there
One day, you dreamed yourself to a better place
Girl you vanished without a trace
You must have gone someplace fine
I was sleeping, didn’t know I had a care
You just vanished in thin air
I hope you went someplace fine
And I wonder if you’ve got rainbows in your sky
I wonder if you’ve got wings so you can fly
But the thing I wonder most about this castle in the air
I wonder if I will find you there
The thing I wonder most about this castle in the air
I wonder if I will find you there
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The Old Sailor
03:18
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The sailor loved his wife
That old sailor loved his wife
She never wandered from him -- she made him love his life
The old sailor loved his wife
The sailor loved his gin
That old sailor loved his gin
And after every bottle he’d say never boys again
The sailor loved his gin
The sailor loved the sea
That old sailor loved the sea
Out on those vast expanses he felt that he was free
The sailor loved the sea
The sailor loved the wind
That old sailor loved the wind
When it blew him home to Norfolk he said thank you my old friend
Thank you my old friend
The sailor loved the sky
That old sailor loved the sky
He was staring at Orion when he kissed this world good-bye
The sailor loved the sky
The sailor loved his wife
That old sailor loved his wife
She never wandered from him but she could not save his life
She could not save his life
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Nowhere
04:20
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There’s a space between today
And the way that this day should have been
In that space I’ll find our love again
You say nowhere is the place our love resides
Well nowhere is an easy place to find
The mystery of how love’s lost is lost on me
I’m not so sure that lost it really is
You say nowhere is a place that suits you fine
I’ve been nowhere lots of times
I found you in a world so sad and blue
Where heartaches go a dozen for a dime
The mystery is how one love can be
In two hearts at the same time
There’s a space between today
And the way that this day should have been
In that space I’ll find our love again
There is nowhere in this world where you can hide
Cause I’ve been nowhere lots of times
And nowhere is an easy place to find
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5. |
Turn Your Heart
02:58
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Pretty lady you do not know my name – you do not know my name
I have something that I have to say – that I have to say
I see you looking back at me
Sweet-eyed beauty will you run away – will you run away
When you hear the words I have to say – the words I have to say?
I see you smiling back at me
Pretty lady turn your heart my way – turn your heart my way
Maybe you’ll like the words I have to say – the words I have to say
I have known since I saw you
I’d have to say
That I’m in love with you
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6. |
Virgins in Heaven
04:01
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Here I am in the great scheme of things
Listening to lies from latter day kings
And taking notes on a number of things
That make no sense to me
Got up this morning went walking around
Trying to collect some facts on the ground
But everyone sane long ago since left town
'Cause it's all so crazy now
And all God's children going rat-a-tat-tat
The ghosts of the martyrs flying thicker than gnats
Those virgins in heaven must like it like that
But it's all so crazy now
Ages come, the ages they go
The one we're in now looks like it might blow
The powers that be saying bring on the show
It makes no sense to me
Frankie he'd say let's fly to the moon
We'll dish out the karma with a big silver spoon
Those were the days but they ended so so
And it's all so crazy now
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7. |
From The First Time
03:49
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I know that nothing is what it seems
I know talk doesn’t mean a thing
I knew tears most every night
‘Cause I love you, and that’s alright
I’ll admit that I’m afraid
That one day you’ll walk away
But I can’t live another way
‘Cause I love you, and that’s okay
I loved you from the first time
I saw you for the first time loving me
Like I love you
So tonight before you sleep
Search your heart, you may find me
Listen close to what I say
‘Cause I love you and that’s okay
I loved you from the first time
I saw you for the first time loving me
Like I love you
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8. |
Talking To Myself
03:16
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Talking to Myself
Threw the Facebook in the trash, the IPhone too
Figured I could figure something better to do
I might leave my books on the shelf
And spend a little time talking to myself
No use in saying “how do you do?”
I already know that nothing is new
So hey there buddy how 'bout a glass of wine?
You know that suits me fine
'Cause we’re all drinking that alcohol
Dreaming big and living small
Nothing’s quite as empty as an afternoon room
Talking to yourself ‘cause you’ve got nothing else to do
Talking to yourself, you don’t learn a lot
Bank account’s empty, future is shot
But I don’t miss that political yack
A bunch of grim hyenas howling in a pack
I don't miss strangers who say they're my friend
Might shut the curtains and sip a little gin
We’re all drinking that alcohol
Dreaming big and living small
Nothing’s quite empty as an afternoon room
Talking to yourself ‘cause you’ve got nothing else to do
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9. |
Music City Melody
05:05
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I know a girl, she sings so sweet
She's a blessing to this world
She had her dream, to sing on the radio
And the Music TV
But the man he said no, 'cause you’re too fat
You're probably too old
I'm sure you can sing, I’m sure you are sweet
And I’m sure you ain’t got what it takes to compete
He knows the way, you play ten songs a thousand times a day
Ain't nothing discrete, you're like a pimp out working the street
But the girl she says no
I'm gonna sing 'cause that is my soul
The fat girl she cries, the fat girl she sings
Only the girl held on to her dreams
I know those girls
They sing so sweet across this sad world
Night after night they reach those angelic heights
Angelic heights
I love that girl
She sings so sweet
She's a blessing to this world
The man who said no
He spends all day just counting his dough
She knows his thing
He makes those cash boxes ring
And the fat girl she cries
The fat girl she sings
Only the girl escaped with her dream
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10. |
Back In The Day
04:12
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Back In The Day
The sun’s coming up I’m trying to remember
Just where I was when the sun went down
The moon and the stars have gone to go sleeping
The ghosts of the night are leaving this town
CHORUS
Back in the day, don’t you remember
The piper would play when we came around
Love was a song we sang all night long
I want to get back, back to the day
What’s up with you, did I hear you sighing
Did I see a tear appear in your eye
Did you mean to say you heard a bell tolling
Did I hear you say you might step aside
CHORUS
Back when the stars were endlessly shining
We wore the night like a crown
Sweet sweet romance we were constantly finding
Our feet never touched on the ground
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We lost it all, that’s not our fault
Some are blessed, some are lost
Close your eyes, I will drive
We’ll be okay
Tommy's gone, just twenty-two
Now we know what war can do
So we'll drive until we find a better day
Maybe somewhere Tommy sings
They say that time can fix all things
I’m trying to believe the best I can
But tonight the stars are cold
And I’ve just got you to hold
And I think we’re seven days from Birmingham
We’ll keep driving, we’ll be fine
We’ll cross that California line
And we’ll leave Birmingham far behind
We’ll find a place down by the sea
Time will dull our memories
And the wind will blow a constant lullaby
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12. |
Take My Dreams Away
03:45
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Lord please take my dreams away
Don’t let me dream one more day
I now know that dreams do not pay
So take them all away
I wished not for diamonds
Never for gold
Or big parades when I'm rich and old
I dreamed of a world that will never be
So take my dreams from me
And when I lay me down to sleep
Don’t let me dream of joy I won’t see
Don’t let me hope another day
Please take my dream away
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Dave Shiflett Virginia
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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