1. |
Getting Home
03:02
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I'm so tired of this never-ending race of looping around
These feelings that I chase and the boredom in my brain
Just can't seem to escape, no matter the stimulation
That this scrolling screen portrays
And I'm getting, oh, I'm getting home, no matter the way
For the woman I long
I'm getting, oh, I'm getting home to set free all the feelings
I've been dragging along
I can't wait to feel the ground beneath my feet
Yeah, the air around here is fine, but it's warmer than I need
And, three hours in the air coming from a place I don't know
Feels longer than 10 hours driving to see the girl I know
And I'm getting, oh, I'm getting home, no matter the way
For the woman I long
I'm getting, oh, I'm getting home to set free all the feelings
I've been dragging along
I'm getting, oh, I'm getting home, no matter the way
For the woman I long
I'm getting, oh, I'm getting home to set free all the feelings
I've been dragging along
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2. |
The Line
03:56
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It's 5 a.m. in the mornin
And my boots still soaked from the day before
The sun is rising just as early
To start heating up that forest floor
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
My muscles are aching, my face is dirty
Thank God I'm with my best friends
There's constant complaining and joking
About when this deployment's gonna end
There's ten days left on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
There's ten days left on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
My loved one's waiting for me at home
She's counting down the days on her phone
It doesn't seem fair I'm with twenty of my friends
And she's stuck at home all alone
But one day I'll leave this life behind
And I'll find a job a little closer to home
One thing I'll know, I'll miss the line
That we grinded on for so long
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
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3. |
Mountain Town
03:27
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The fire burns the front of my pant legs
As I watch you out dancing in the dark
All the people in this town are crazy
I miss the lands of the Western Meadowlarks
Mountain town and those big fancy lights
They sure know how to make a man feel down
But I will bear the traffic and I will hear their noise
Just so you'll be around,
Maybe it's about time that I stick around
My heart always fell hard on concrete
Not this time in the city with you
One day I'll bring you back to the country
When our lives are so big we need the space to
To grow old on some creaky hardwood floors
That we pulled from the old country church
Meadowlarks will sing their songs
Stars and no cell phones
Just so you'll be around,
Maybe it's about time that we get out of this town
Mountain town and those big fancy lights
They sure know how to make a man feel down
But I will bear the traffic and I will hear their noise
Just so you'll be around,
Maybe it's about time that I stick around
Maybe it's about time that we get out of this town
Nice
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4. |
Screaming For You
04:09
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Let the water keep on flowing
When I'm with you still
Let the trees keep on swaying
Like they've always been
Let this old barn keep filling
With stuff we'll never use
And my heart's gonna keep on filling
When I grow old with you
Let me know when you wanna go
I'll be outside screaming for you
Things change, oh, they're out of our range
But I love you still the same
When I left you all those winters
For someone else
All the years we spent apart
Made me want you back
Did you ever feel lonesome
All the days on your own
Hope you'll forever be happy
That you gave someone a home
Let me know when you wanna go
I'll be outside screaming for you
Things change, oh, they're out of our range
But I'll love you still the same
Let me know where you wanna go
I'll be outside screaming for you
Things change, oh, they're out of our range
But I'll love you still the same
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5. |
Can't Find A Light
02:53
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Can't find the light if no one's home
Can't find the light if no one's home
I've been waitin' for you so long
You can't find the light if no one's home
I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have you
The light's not quite as bright after full moons
I was a lost traveler rushin' through spring streams
Gettin' thrown through the rapids, always empty
Can't find the light if no one's home
Can't find the light if no one's home
I've been waitin' for you so long
You can't find the light if no one's home
The path provided's like a forest under fire
The light is hot and bright but we're standin' side by side
I'll stay with you, baby, to the bitter end
Like limb-tied trees caught in a winter's wind
I'll be the light on when you're gone
I'll be the light on when you're gone
I will wait for you as long
You'll leave the light on when I'm gone
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6. |
Self-Doubt Season
03:38
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You can't mind your business if you got none at all
You can't fail at falling in love if you never call
And the mind don't deal out favors when you're drowning in doubt
And the Lord don't see through the stained glass walls
Boy, better get out of your head
Self-doubt's not in season, it's dead
Go find a place to hang your hat and put on a smile
It's time you put on a couple happy miles
You're gripping that pillow like an old chainsaw
You're dreaming that the girl never left you at all
But a woman won't willingly love you unless you make them smile
But all you did was go and leave her appalled
Boy, better get out of your head
Self-doubt's not in season, it's dead
Go iron your old shirts and all your old crusty smiles
It's time you put on a couple happy miles
Boy, better get out of your head
Self-doubt's not in season, it's dead
Go find a place to hang your hat and put on a smile
It's time you put on a couple happy miles
Boy, better get out of your head
Self-doubt's not in season, it's dead
Go iron your old shirts and all your old crusty smiles
It's time you put on a couple happy miles
It's time you put on a couple happy miles
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7. |
Imaginary Friend
04:00
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Too tired to tame time's hold
On the days where I'm growing old
I don't think I want to grow up anymore
I've seen too many adults get lost when they're old
Once a boy bounded to the bluebirds and the sky
All I needed was cardboard to fly
Back when fun was so easy to find
I didn't need any substances for me to unwind
Can't remember the day I said goodbye
To my imaginary friend in my room
Wonder if he's still in there
Looking at the man that I stumbled into
Oh, I miss those days
Simple love songs in spring air
I love the way that she braided his hair
Made her laugh, made my whole body quake
Now I gotta buy her love so my heart doesn't ache
Used to watch the games on TV at night
All the players were gods in my eyes
I always dreamed I'd make the team one day
Now I'm just struggling to find my own way
Can't remember the day I said goodbye
To my imaginary friend in my room
Wonder if he's still in there
Looking at the man that I stumbled into
Oh, I miss those days
Can't remember the day I said goodbye
To my imaginary friend in my room
Wonder if he's still in there
Looking at the man that I stumbled into
Oh, I miss those days
Oh, I miss those days
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8. |
Dear Grandpa
04:00
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Walking beside you, my head near your knees
I'll never forget a pair of your faded blue jeans
No memory less than laughing ear to ear
Your hands engraved stories I'll never get to hear
Dear Grandpa, I would really like to thank you for all of the memories we share
Dear Grandpa, I wish I could still ask you about what I couldn't back then
What I couldn't back then
How'd you know that your wife was the one
That you wanted to be with to take this hard world on
Nowadays I wonder what you struggled with
And how'd you tame the tough times and if you ever slept
Dear Grandpa, did you ever have to talk to your son about his ways
Dear Grandpa, I wish I could still ask you about what I couldn't those days
Maybe it's not for grandsons to know
How our grandpas became the grandpas that we love and hold
Maybe it's not for grandsons to know
Until we become grandpas of our own
Dear Grandpa, I would still like to tell you I hope that you're listening up there
Dear Grandpa, I would really like to tell you that I'm settling into a career
Dear Grandpa, I would really like to tell you that I've met a girl down here
Dear Grandpa, we would all like to tell you that we all miss you down here
Dear Grandpa, we would all like to tell you that we all wish you were here
We all wish you were here
We all wish you were here
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9. |
July Sky
03:05
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Just another crystal clear July sky
Couple good deeds right on the fire
Everybody's passin' Everybody's laughin'
Until the stars just melt too light
Cedar slab sittin' and cold coffee
The boy don't need much to feel happy
Got a fierce fine lady and a river back eddy
Slow mornin's make me feel alive
The grass is brownin' from the sun's beat
Floatin' down the river once again
A couple Kootenay ales and the boys all spittin false tales
Is a five day work week remedy
Summer time, I'll, miss your skies It keeps me and the boys alive
Summer time, well, miss your skies It keeps me and the boys alive
Summer time, well, miss your skies It keeps me and the boys alive
Summer time, well, miss your skies It keeps me and the boys alive
Summer time, please don't go, ah the winter was long and cold
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10. |
I Know/Bound to Go
03:21
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I'm in a point in my life, Lord
Where the rewards don't come easy, and they rarely ever come forth
But, boys like me, we don't put the future first
We're just a day ahead of the game, and floatin' is our curse
And I know, oh yes, I know, that if I keep my head down
I will go where I'm supposed to go
And my soul, oh yes, my soul, is on a train where I'm bound to go
The twenty's are my tornado years
One day, I know where I'm goin'
Then the next, I'm twisted up in tears
And I'm old enough, don't ever tell me what to do
But I'll be drivin' home some days, just to grab myself a plate of food
And I know, oh yes, I know,
That I'm old enough, now I should spell tomorrow
And my soul, oh yes, my soul, is on a train where I'm bound to go
Do you ever look around and see the world just cavin' in
Was pressure high a thousand years ago, was it really more sin
But I'll sleep in on Saturdays, and I'll let the sunbeam warm up
And I'll pour myself a cup, and I'll kiss my lady when she gets up
And I know, oh yes, I know, there's no need to feel sad
Don't ever make yourself feel low
And my soul, oh yes, my soul, is on a train where I'm bound to go
Beauty
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Johnny Johnson Castlegar, British Columbia
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