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Like a Canyon

by Megan Bee

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dean-f On my first listening to this album, it was great! Megan’s voice is rich and the lyrics are deep. I just hope another album comes soon. Favorite track: Late 70s Ford.
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Color me like a canyon when the sun is hanging low down in the west Color me like a canyon and let the red and green and blues run down my legs Color me like a canyon Color me like a canyon and keep me in your eyes Color me like a cottonwood tree on the driest days right before the monsoon Color me like a cottonwood tree lookin brittle and broken but I’m just waiting for the right amount of rain to bloom Color me like a cottonwood tree Color me like a cottonwood and keep me in your eyes You could see all of my colors My shadows, my creases, and my folds And if we just keep looking at each other Heaven only knows Color me like the New Mexico sky when the ebony and the lavender collide Color me like the New Mexico sky and cut holes with your razor blade to to let the light shine thru from the other side Color me like the New Mexico sky Color me like the New Mexico Keep on tearing holes in the sky And keep me in your eyes
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Whatcha gonna do little birdie Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna eat some berries and crack some nuts Swallow some seeds and dig a worm up Build your nest out of sticks and leaves Sing a sweet song in the morning breeze Whatcha gonna do little birdie Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna fly away? Whatcha gonna do little oak tree Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna drink some water and stand up tall Change your color when it turns fall Stretch your branches way up high Dance in the breeze when it blows by Whatcha gonna do little oak tree Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna grow so tall? Whatcha gonna do little rock Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna hold somebody’s memory Skip across the waves headed out to the sea Be the firm foundation of somebody’s house Lay in the ground so the plants can sprout Whatcha gonna do little rock Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna lie so still? Whatcha gonna do little children Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna eat some berries and crack some nuts Swallow some seeds and dig a worm up Build your nest out of sticks and leaves Sing a sweet song in the morning breeze Are you gonna drink some water and stand up tall Change your color when it turns fall Stretch your branches way up high Dance in the breeze when it blows by Are you gonna hold somebody’s memory Skip across the waves headed out to the sea Be the firm foundation of somebody’s house Lay in the ground so the plants can sprout Whatcha gonna do little children Whatcha gonna do all day Are you gonna fly away? Are you gonna grow so tall? Are you gonna lie so still? Whatcha gonna do little birdie Whatcha gonna do all day
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The party’s dying down could you give me a ride? I’ve been looking for a reason to get inside Of your ‘78 Ford Ranchero You said ‘c’mon honey I can take you home’ Well there’s no headliner, thing sounds like a tin can And we’re riding real slow across the desert sand And the moon so bright it’s like a black and white movie You said ‘c’mon honey slide closer to me’ Rusted out late 70’s Ford Reminding me what the bench seat’s for I’ve got a foot on the dash, got a foot on the floor Of a rusted out late 70’s Ford Momma always said be careful out there But on a night like this man I just don’t care Cause you’re shifting with your left hand, steering with your knee Cause your right arm feels so right around me Chorus Sayin’ goodnight must of took two hours Between the moon and the stars and the creosote flowers And the dust and the rust and the sweat on the vinyl And the foot on the dash, foot on the door Fogging up the windows yeah we’re falling on the floor of a Chorus
4.
53 Years 03:31
She said ‘you fit me like a glove’ he said ‘you fit me like a mitten’ They ain’t always been in love but tonight they’re feelin smitten It’s been 53 years since they walked down the aisle When she was just a little girl she dreamed of a handsome prince But she ended up with Earl and she hasn’t looked back since Since it seemed convenient she just stuck around He kept her laughing, she fell in love with what they found And now the fire’s down to embers but it’s hot just the same And the mountain’s slowly crumbling to the sea And the stars are burning out way up in the Milky Way But new stars are being born everyday I hope it’s always gonna be that way Now he’s still whispering the lines that use to always make her blush But she’s heard so many times it doesn’t give her quite the rush That it use to, but she still likes to hear Their hair is gray with speckled strands, their eyes are sparkling in the light They still go walking hand in hand, they’re still kissing goodnight And it’s been 53 years since they walked down the aisle It’s been 53 years, he still loves to make her smile Chorus
5.
Adaline 03:02
Adaline why are you facing the wall You took your sweet time and then you took it all I broke down in the kitchen when you made the call Adaline why are you facing the wall Adaline I’ve been a lonely lost man But you danced with me on the Virginia Beach sand And I led to the left buy you pulled to the right Adaline where are you sleeping tonight I was never there to see you worry, you were worried But I’m not the kind who worries anyway And I’m not a man who tends to hurry, never hurries But I’m rushing home today Adaline why are you facing the wall You took your sweet time and then you took it all I broke down in the kitchen when you made the call Adaline why are you facing the wall Adaline why did you love me at all
6.
Eli 03:01
Oh Eli it seems we’ve got some things in common At least we’ve got some ground to build on Cause we both come from the great state of Ohio Oh Eli being with you reminds me of my family Takes me back to places I use to be Maybe we could spend some time together here in the middle of nowhere File it in my memory somewhere between coincidence and me and you File it in my memory with hometowns and brothers and a corner booth Oh Eli don’t you want to meet me at the party You could brings that stray dog and stand in the corner But I saw you bust it loose last Saturday night Oh Eli don’t you want to come and take me dancing Maybe you’re just too young for real long romancing But I sure appreciate your enthusiasm File it in my memory somewhere between coincidence and circumstance File it in my memory between roller blades and ping pong and a swing dance Oh Eli remember that night we were in hot water You tried so hard to stand your ground But that man he would have killed us if we didn’t run File it in my memory somewhere between coincidence and someone I use to know File it in my memory with next time just back out real slow
7.
Fishing Line 02:29
Well I ain’t got much but I’ve got time and I keep the bait on the fishing line Sitting down by the river by the shady pine, honey you can find me there all the time Oh they say there’s a price to pay for everything under the sun Oh I pray that some fine day my paying time is done Well I ain’t got much but I’ve got time and I keep the bait on the fishing line Well I plant me seeds row by row, I tend my garden but the crops won’t grow So I pray for the sun and fear for the snow, I work in the rain with a shovel and hoe Please watch over my garden I don’t want to see it fail I put so much of my heart in and I really want to eat that kale Well I ain’t got much but I’ve got time and I keep the bait on the fishing line Well I went to the kitchen, what was there, opened up the cupboard and the cupboard was bare All we found were the tortoise and the hare, a little bear cub, and a broken chair Mary Mary quite contrary how can this all be I called for my pipe and I called for my bowl but nobody brought it to me Well I ain’t got much but I’ve got time and I keep the bait on the fishing line
8.
We are Rocks 04:07
Back bones and xylophones, a sidewalk sewer grate Tombstones, your funny bone, calcium carbonate Fingernails and tulip snails and boats on the Puget Sound Empty rain pails, if all else fails I’ll see you in the ground We are rocks, we are rocks, we are rocks we are water and soil and air Copper pennies for a mountain top to burn the coal at any cost Gold nuggets not to let it stop to look away while a life is lost Cut the trees shoo the birds and the bees so we can drink from a soda can Aluminum is deep and diggin’ ain’t cheap can you think of a better plan We are rocks, we are rocks, we are rocks we are water and soil and air Iron rich blood shed, another body full of lead, drillin’ for a little oil Them old dinosaurs turned into new wars and fightin’ on a sandy soil We are rocks, we are rocks, we are rocks we are water and soil and air Silver flute, the tin man suit and matchbox cars and steel strings Gold medals and bicycle pedals we’re all made of the same things Back bones and xylophones, a sidewalk sewer grate Tombstones, your funny bone, calcium carbonate Fingernails and tulip snails and boats on the Puget Sound Empty rain pails, if all else fails I’ll see you in the ground We are rocks, we are rocks, we are rocks we are water and soil and air
9.
The day before christmas I got a box in the mail general delivery up in St. Clair’s Pier An alpaca sweater the colors of a winter sunset and it might be the only present I get this year And that’s enough The lights out on main street are flickering The children in the church pew are snickering The mothers and the fathers are all wondering if that’s enough I don’t know if my ex-boyfriend loves me anymore but I’ll take responsibility for my part I don’t know if he still loves me anymore but I’m no longer afraid for the safety of my heart And that’s enough The lights out on main street are flickering The children in the church pew are snickering The preacher ten minutes into his sermon is wondering if that’s enough Christmas eve, it’s 5 degrees below and you’re the only one in this town I halfway know And the snow is piling up on the doorsteps and the sidewalks and the wind is blowing a piccolo thru a crack in the window And there’s a sofa in the living room by the fireplace but there’s a big bed up the stairs And we lay together under the comforter, under the canopy and you run your fingers thru my hair And that’s enough The lights out on main street are flickering The children in the church pew are snickering The bodies in the bedsheets are entangling The snow’s falling soft like dancing figurines And everyone’s wondering if that’s enough The day after Christmas I hang the spare key on the nail and my boots hit the concrete I’m all wrapped up in the warm colors of a sunset sweater and they’re taking the lights down on main street Cause that’s enough

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released September 12, 2017

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Megan Bee Athens, Ohio

Singer-songwriter Megan Bee writes with an unquenchable wanderlust and a raw love for the land. Her fourth studio album "Cottonwood" releases February 2022. It follows "Waiting" (2020) which was named album of the year by The Ark of Music. Bee has won The Ohio Music Awards Best Americana and Best Singer-Songwriter Albums along with a finalist spot in the USA Songwriting Competition. ... more

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