The Band Album

Jost

Another autumn night, it's getting chilly
Birds are gathering : 'round, getting ready
The moon and the sun are both so heavy, barely off the ground
He's turning the wheels of his daddy's plow
Sowing the land that's been handed down
Singing a song from a book that's faded brown.

Mary she's on the step, she's waiting
Hair is like a light from heaven
The family comes together now, believe in what they found
Grace is said at the table round
A prayer before they settle down
Side by side in a book that's faded brown.

Have you ever wondered why
There's a rainbow in the sky ?
It's all the tears that God has been crying
And it leaves the world
And it leaves the world
With a rainbow for a crown, oh.

Those that said, said they're the outsiders
Are only easy riders on a horse that's going lame
For the way of the world is upside down
They can all hold handswhen they walk through town
Side by side with a book that's faded brown.

Have you ever wondered why
There's a rainbow in the sky ?
It's all the tears that God has been crying
And it leaves the world
And it leaves the world
With a rainbow for a crown, oh.

By the way have I told you already
That his parents were buried by a tree that they loved
The way of the world is upside down
Even the flowers stood without a sound
Pressed together in a book that's faded
Pressed together in a book that's faded
Pressed together in a book that's faded brown.

Bound together in a book that's faded brown.

Doherty-Helm-The Band

Well, I was searchin' by myself
Singin' old songs, see if they help
I took the low way along the sea
Met an older man and he said to me ..

'Sing me a song, son, lay it down'
'Bring it forth then stand your ground'
It smelled like winter, it all felt fine
In that dry bone hazy late November time.

He said : 'I've known high times, more than once'
'Now I stick strictly to the honky tonks'
'And I've known danger and I've known defeat'
'I've seen whole generations fall to sleep'.

'I've danced with angels, I've drank my fill'
'I've talked with God out on the hill'
'And I know my face but I live my name'
'But I go by Charlie Hawker all the same'.

Where are you goin' tonight ?
Where are you goin' so late ?
Your country needs you, boy, don't wait
Where are you goin' ?
Where are you goin' ?

And then he stopped : 'Come here to me'
'So that I can look at you, so that I can see'
But then he smiled, he let me know
And in that space lies all the things I'll never know.

And then the sun sank in the West
He said : 'Boy, you know you may never be at rest'
I turned around to face the light
And with a heavy heart I walked into the night.

Where are you goin' tonight ?
Where are you goin' so late ?
Your country needs you, boy, don't wait
Where are you goin' ?
Where are you goin' ?

La la la la, la la la, ...

Whoo whoooo .. all aboard .. last train to Memphis ..

Well it's the last train to Memphis
Ride the Tennessee Eagle
A lonesome whistle in the night
Echoes off the river

Take the last train to Memphis
Get the southbound Eagle
The King is gone but he still lives on
Deep in the heart of the people

Take the last train to Memphis
We gonna have a real good time
Memphis sits on top of the river
Right on the Arkansas line

Take the last train to Memphis
Put on your dancin' shoes
They got a lot of good music in Memphis
That's why she's the home of the blues

Ride the Eagle
Get on board
Ride the Eagle all night long
Next stop Graceland's door

Ride the Eagle
Get on board
Cross the Arkansas border by midnight
Next stop Graceland's door

It's the last train to Memphis
Ride the Tennessee Eagle
Memphis in May where we sing and we play
Party down with the people

Take the last train to Memphis
You better get on board
If you wanna see where the King come from
When he was a little boy

Take the last train to Memphis
Ride the Tennessee Eagle
The King is gone but he still lives on
Deep in the heart of the people

Ride the Eagle
Get on board
Ride the Eagle all night long
Next stop Graceland's door

Ride the Eagle
Get on board
Cross the Arkansas border by midnight
Next stop Graceland's door

Ride the Eagle
Get on board
Ride the Eagle
Get on board
Last train to Memphis
Last train to Memphis
Last train to Memphis
Last train to Memphis
Ride the Eagle
Get on board
Ride the Eagle

Pacheco-Danko-Helm

The sun feels great, I can tell today it's gonna shine
My lady's smiling both of us getting on just fine
Bills are paid, the Caddy's new, looks like the bad times they're all through
I'm in high cotton, I've forgotten that I had the blues.

There's a hundred lucky ladybugs landing everywhere I see
I won a million dollars for a dollar in the lottery
My best friend C.W. is due, he beat every charge that the police threw
I'm in high cotton, I've forgotten that I had the blues.

I'm in high cotton, yes, I'm in high cotton
Soft and white as the clouds
I'm in high cotton, popcorn's popping
There ain't no stoping me now.

The summer wind is heavenly, the honeysuckle's everywhere
I'm gonna pick my Gibson mandolin on the back porch chair
Worst Stan …….. got the news, his wife took a lover and his money too
I'm in high cotton and forgot I got the blues

I'm in high cotton, yes, I'm in high cotton
Soft and white as the clouds
I'm in high cotton, popcorn's popping
There ain't no stopin me now.

I'm drinking Coca Cola in a bottle that's frosty green
C.W. turned up with an authentic Fifties coke machine
The old crowd is coming this afternoon for a good time rock and roll barbecue
I'm high cotton, I've forgotton that I had the blues.

I'm in high cotton, yes, I'm in high cotton
Soft and white as the clouds
I'm in high cotton, popcorn's popping
There ain't no stopin me now.

I'm in high cotton, yes, I'm in high cotton
Soft and white as the clouds
I'm in high cotton, popcorn's popping
There ain't no stopin me now.

Helm-The Band-Grebb

Night wheels rollin' on a cold black road
Got an uneasy feelin', haulin' a heavy load
Ease up on the hammer, it's getting pretty thick
It's startin' to rain and it's gonna get slick.

Oh, Kentucky downpour
It's coming down harder than we ever bargained for.

Storm clouds blowin' through the cotton fields
Black ice is forming underneath my wheels
Drivin' back home, this ain't no time for stormin'
You can't make no time when all the rain starts pourin'.

Oh, Kentucky downpour
It's coming down harder than we ever bargained for.

Oh, Kentucky cloudburst
My luck's run out, maybe went from bad to worse.

Thunder is crashin' and lightnin' is flashin'
We pray for peaceful times
Can a voice be heard above the din
When the winds are high ?

Still water runs deep through the fathom blue
The rain clouds pour down when you don't want 'em to
Ridin' and losin' track of when I comin' back
Or where I'm comin' from or if I'm on the run.

Oh, Kentucky downpour
It's coming down harder than we ever bargained for.

Oh, Kentucky cloudburst
My luck's run out, maybe went from bad to worse.

Oh, Kentucky downpour
It's coming down harder than we ever bargained for.

Oh, Kentucky cloudburst
My luck's run out, maybe went from bad to worse.

Oh
Oh.

Hiatt

Bound by the love that needs
Bound by the love that bleeds
Bound by a love that heals
We are bound by the love we feel.

Bound by a love that lives
Bound by a love that gives
Bound by a love that kneels
We are bound by the love we feel.

We have seen it all unwind from a troubled mind, from one life to nine
Been called up from down the line, you and me, baby, bound by love.

Bound by the weak and strong
Bound by an ancient song
Bound by two rings of steel
We are bound by the love we feel.

Bound by the family one
Bound by our daughters and sons
Bound by one wish revealed
We are bound by the love we feel.

There are bonds that set us free for all to be who they want to be
Heads held high for all to see, you and me, baby, bound by love.

Bound by the love that needs
Bound by the love that bleeds
Bound by a love that heals
We are bound by the love we feel.

We have seen it all unwind from a troubled mind, from one life to nine
Been called up from down the line, you and me, baby, bound by love
You and me, baby, bound by love
You and me, baby, bound by love
You and me, baby, bound by love
You and me, yes you and me
You and me, baby, bound by love
You and me, baby, bound by love
You and me, baby, bound by love.

You and me, baby, bound by love.

Ciarlante-Weider-Helm

This leg is long as a Georgia pine
Rollin' Mississippi levee on my mind today
But it's so far away.

Sedan DeVille, what a ride brand new
Four barrel wide open but you better pull over, boys
He's comin' on through.

Headin' up North, we're leavin' stills behind
The kids are wide-eyed
I know everybody wants to ride ..

Big white Cadillac
I hope somebody's got my back, boy
Wheels burnin' on the rim 'cause we're closin' in
We're gonna rock this town again.

Red knuckles smashin' on them rockin' 88's
Strings breakin', sticks flyin' every which a way
Man, ain't that something, the big doghouse thumpin'.

Camel walk, back flip, mohair what a touch
Who needs the King thank you, thank you very much
Ain't Yonge Street lucky, I know they are in Memphis and Kentucky.

But Little Rock, Newport, Oklahoma, New York
The kids are wide-eyed
I know everybody wants to ride ..

Big white Cadillac
I hope somebody's got my back, boy
Wheels burnin' on the rim 'cause we're closin' in
We're gonna rock this town again.

Big white Cadillac
I hope somebody's got my back, boy
Wheels burnin' on the rim 'cause we're closin' in
We're gonna rock this town again.

Oh my my, it looks like the fix is in
The trap is set, the secret's kept
The fire's burnin', the wheels are turnin'
We got to go before the smoke starts clearin'.

Big white Cadillac
I hope somebody's got my back, boy
Wheels burnin' on the rim 'cause we're closin' in
We're gonna rock this town again.

Big white Cadillac
I hope somebody's got my back, boy
Wheels burnin' on the rim 'cause we're closin' in.

Big white Cadillac
Big white Cadillac
Big white Cadillac.

Pacheco-Danko

I'm trapped on this mountain, two more hours 'til dawn
If they'd come in the morning, I'll have both guns drawn
I looked down the canyon, I can see their fires
All of my companions captured or expired.

And if I should fail on this fearful trail
Surrounded and alone and still pursued
If I don't prevail, if you get this mail
Know the last thing that I think of will be you.

I've seen storms erasing every dream I knew
But this danger I'm facing is the worst I've gone through
Your picture before me laying on a stone
The one where you're smiling, holding one red rose.

And if I should fail on this fearful trail
Surrounded and alone and still pursued
If I don't prevail, if you get this mail
Know the last thing that I think of will be you.

If they come with the rising sun, I will know by the hush of the birds
And the snapping of the twigs as they move in
I got a canteen full of rum if the worst occurs
I will drink it dry before the end begins.

And if I should fail on this fearful trail
Surrounded and alone and still pursued
If I don't prevail, if you get this mail
Know the last thing that I think of will be you.

And if I should fail on this fearful trail
Surrounded and alone and still pursued
If I don't prevail, if you get this mail
Know the last thing that I think of will be you.

Weider-Ciarlante-Danko-Helm

Tillerman tells a story, he turns a heavy row
Enter the circle where our spirits sowed by soul
Move with the rhythm, freedom will be there
On this first occasion when two enemies can share.

The secrets of this mystery let the message sing
Ancient wisdom tells us here's where it begins.

Dance, dance 'til the break of day
Dance all our cares away
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Dance, let the moon light the way.

Silvery stars start to shine and the moonlight is fine
Everybody dance.

A call of the procession is echoing
Through the valleys and the mountains you can hear it sing
Voices talk to the living in a perfect trance
From the body to the soul, it flows on it's path.

The sound remains a mystery, let the message sing
Ancient wisdom tells us here's where it begins.

Dance, dance 'til the break of day
Dance all our cares away
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Dance, let the moon light the way.

Silvery stars start to shine and the moonlight is fine
Everybody dance
Everybody dance.

Down in the bottom, the Creole heat
And it's moved into the street
Under open skies the whole night's a celebration
And I never want it to leave
And I feel the jubilation
And I never wanna let it go
So in our possession we have the power to make the fire glow, fire glow, fire glow, fire glow.

Dance, dance 'til the break of day
Dance all our cares away
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Dance, let the moon light the way.

Dance, dance 'til the break of day
Dance all our cares away
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Dance, let the moon light the way.

Silvery stars start to shine and the moonlight is fine
Everybody dance
Everybody dance.

Toussaint

I heard a train whistle blowin'
People was a-yellin'
There's a man on the railroad track
By the river with a brown sack on his back.

Don't look now, honey, no no
You'll see what they'll see right now
They see a fool blind by love and you see me.

I heard a truck horn blowin'
Dogs just a-barkin'
There's a man in the middle of street
Against the red light settin' there rubbin' his feet.

Don't look now, honey, no no
You'll see what they'll see right now
They see a fool blind by love and you'll see me.

I heard a boat whistle blowin'
People was a-yellin'
There's a man on the dock of the bay
About to jump and something to back him up.

Well, don't you look now, honey, no no
You'll see what they'll see right now
They'll see a fool blind by love and you'll see me.

I heard a train whistle blowin'
People was a-yellin'
There's a man on the railroad track
By the river with a brown sack on his back.

Don't look now, honey, no no
You'll see what they'll see right now
They see a fool blind by love and you'll see me
Well, they see a fool blind by love and you'll see me
Baby, baby, fool blind by love and you'll see me
Oh, fool blind by love
Fool blind by love
Fool blind by love
Fool blind by love.

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