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Like a Canyon
03:30
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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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Little Birdie
04:25
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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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3. |
Late 70s Ford
03:37
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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
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53 Years
03:31
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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
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Adaline
03:02
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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
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Eli
03:01
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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
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Fishing Line
02:29
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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
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8. |
We are Rocks
04:07
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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
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That's Enough
04:35
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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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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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