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Raging Waters - Acoustic
03:17
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RAGING WATERS
I was born in the Conemaugh Valley and married at 19 years
Henry was a Johnstown steeler, but Lincoln needed volunteers
Little Rosie Marie was holding on to his knee
Then he kissed her goodbye and was gone
From a Johnstown train to the Gettysburg rain
Raging waters keep flowing on
Some folks said he was a coward and others blamed soldier’s heart
He kept on drinking as the years went by and he kept on falling apart
Day after day of just drifting away
Crying out at the break of the dawn
He would have been slain but for the 20th Maine
Raging waters keep flowing on
I never knew much about South Fork or the high class from Pittsburgh
Someone said the dam wasn’t safe, but no one listened to a word
Then the heavy rain came from Nebraska way
Pouring down at the break of the dawn
And the dam gave in with the rain and the wind
Raging waters keep flowing on
I don’t know where Henry came from
But Rosie surely would have drowned
He loosened her free from the burning debris
And carried her to higher ground
When the second wave came he was swept away
But in glory just before he was gone
He looked up to the sky and the flame burned high
Raging waters keep flowing on
And when I see him again beside the river bend
Raging waters keep flowing on
Raging waters keep flowing on
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Madeleine - Acoustic
04:36
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Madeleine
You stepped off a train in Montréal
I stood back and watched you spin, caught in a whirlwind
A yellow dress a light brown shawl
Colours where your beauty swims, and you broke my heart again
Down along Lachine Canal
Someone played the violin, and I think what could’ve been
Madeleine, oh, Madeleine
I’m standing here outside your gate
I see the stars and I feel the wind
And I realize I’m far too late
I know I’m far too late
I know I’m far too late
We went down to the Ale House
A man with roses hobbled by
He offered and I declined
Down along the Seaforth Coast
Drunk on my Fat Bastard wine, and you in the firelight
Every time I see your ghost in this coffee shop at closing time
Empty chairs and Spotify
Madeleine, oh, Madeleine
I’m standing here outside your gate
I see the stars and I feel the wind
And I realize I’m far too late
I know I’m far too late
I know I’m far too late
Many times I thought I’d call
Searching for the perfect words, I guess I’ll never learn
Madeleine, oh, Madeleine
I’m standing here outside your gate
I see the stars and I feel the wind
And I realize I’m far too late
I know I’m far too late
I know I’m far too late
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Nowhere Train - Acoustic
04:00
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NOWHERE TRAIN
I packed my bag and made the bed
You were leaning on the wall
You needed comfort as I left
I never said a word, at all
Late at night and I’m alone
Down at the station with the blues
I’m gonna play that rolling stone
I’m gonna live the life I choose
Nowhere train you know I won’t ever change
So I’m leaving and I don’t know where I’m bound
Nowhere train won’t you take me away
To a nowhere town, nowhere to be found
Forgotten strangers on the street
Dark and empty hotel rooms
And now the past is out of reach
Another thousand miles from you
Nowhere train you know I won’t ever change
So I’m leaving and I don’t know where I’m bound
Nowhere train won’t you take me away
To a nowhere town, nowhere to be found
It’s far too late to go back home
Rain is soaking through my shoes
Late at night and I’m alone
Down at the station with the blues
Nowhere train you know I won’t ever change
So I’m leaving and I don’t know where I’m bound
Nowhere train won’t you take me away
To a nowhere town, nowhere to be found
To a nowhere town, nowhere to be found
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Somewhere in Her Heart
She’s got questions that deny what I believe
I can’t afford to fall
I’ve got answers that just answer back to me
Conclusions I can’t draw
But that’s okay ‘cause I know that somewhere in her heart
The innocence remains
And even though I know she’s tearing me apart
I need her just the same
I’ve got clueless scenes and crimes that don’t exist
A mystery unfolds
She’s got a stranglehold on everything I’ve missed
It’s beyond my control
But that’s okay ‘cause I know that somewhere in her heart
The innocence remains
And even though I know she’s tearing me apart
I need her just the same
That’s okay ‘cause I know that somewhere in her heart
The innocence remains
And even though I know she’s tearing me apart
I need her just the same
I need her just the sam
I need her just the same
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IF ONLY A MIRACLE
There’s a picture of you and me outside the door
Tomorrow was something unknown
We walked alone down the path to the shore
And back to the old dead end road
Now I’m here writing my lines again
I keep going back but I’m not where I’ve been
And I’m answering questions nobody asks
If only a miracle could last
We’re ready to leave now
Our bags are all packed
I know that I’ve been here before
Leaving my first love or leaving my last
No one will watch from the door
Now I’m here writing my lines again
I keep going back but I’m not where I’ve been
And I’m answering questions nobody asks
If only a miracle could last
After so long wondering what could it be
I keep on holding on to something I’ve never believed
There’s a picture of you on the day you were born
Somehow it stays tucked away
I try to hold you but I’m never that strong
So I let go with no more to say
Now I’ve forgotten my lines again
I know I’ll remember remembering when
And I don’t answer questions nobody asks
If only a miracle could last
If only a miracle could last
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ROSES GROW WILD AND BLUE
It’s all over now
You’ve made up your mind
We’ll leave everything behind
It’s time to let go
And I know it’s true
Roses grow wild and blue
No need to explain
No need to defend
Why should we try to pretend?
We’ve done everything
What else can we do?
Roses grow wild and blue
There’s a risk that we take and times that we break
We struggle and lose in the end
But soon all the wounds start to mend
And we return to love again
And I won’t be here waiting for you
Roses grow wild and blue
There’s a risk that we take and times that we break
We struggle and lose in the end
But soon all the wounds start to mend
And we return to love again
I don’t blame myself
Sometimes I fall
I made a mistake, that’s all
I believed in a lie
When you said we’re not through
And roses grow wild and blue
Roses grow wild and blue
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Malagash Shore
Late in November, night's getting cold
The dogs are asleep, down beside the wood stove
You lie in my arms and you whisper to me
Listen to the sound of the wind on the sea
On the Malagash Shore
On the Malagash Shore, with you
Your father’s old records sounded so great
Sometimes they skipped on his old RCA
We played Summer Wages
We played Both Sides Now
Songs that we loved, forgotten somehow
On the Malagash Shore
On the Malagash Shore, with you
Make no mistake, now, the feelings are gone
We're so far away and we keep moving on
But, sometimes at night when I’m lying awake
I still hear the waves on Northumberland Strait
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