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Jumped In Anyway
03:40
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In the night you roll over
we meet in the middle
talk about harmonicas
maybe a fiddle
cat purrs, smile and giggle
go back to dreaming
And I remember the coast
the clouds coming in
we went out beyond the shore
we jumped in, we jumped in
hardly knowing what to do
we jumped in anyway
sometimes it's easy to say yes
even if your're not sure of the answer
let go of the shield be a romancer
matching smile to your grin
as you led me across the dance floor
How could I ask for more?
the crowd circling in
we danced out beyond the din
we jumped in, we jumped in
hardly knowing what to do
we jumped in anyway
and you trip and you fall
hope grace might answer your call
what was the name of that tune?
something about Johnny and June
won't you sing it for me now
I know it's dark outside
moon hovering over the water
you are somebody's son
I am somebody's daughter
children playing in the sand
building our castles
Somewhere on the coast
the clouds are coming in
we'll swim out beyond the shore
we'll jump in, we'll jump in
hardly knowing what to do
we jump in anyway
we jump in anyway
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Record of a Day
02:48
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Placed a 'for sale' sign on the telephone pole
furniture on the lawn all the things to let go
to lighten up and move not a lot to explain
look around you, story seems pretty plain
Heartbreak is about to take the stage
headline news wishing it was on the back page
all my wishes at the bottom of the well
a record of a day by myself
stacks of books we read in bed
framed quote of what Willie Nelson said
then there's that 12-string electric guitar
all the stuff I can't fit in the car
heartbreak is about to take the stage
my latest news on the front page
was a different story I wanted to tell
a record of a day by myself
there's a fig tree out back
maybe I'll take some shade
run my hands through the grass
chew on a blade
the mailman will be by by noon
knows I'm leaving at the first of June
for now my letter sits there on the shelf
a record of a day by myself
a record of a day
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Overseas and Faraway
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we loved him so Daddy was never mean
doing his best moving us town to town
littlest one wondering why he hardly stuck around
gone off to places we couldn't see
fighting wars we didn't want to believe
all the things he couldn't say
about overseas and faraway
overseas and faraway
pat on the head sent you off to bed
mamma wondering was this the man she wed
scars on his body blood on his hands
this was how you made a man
gone off to places we couldn't see
came back we didn't know how to be
all the things he couldn't say
about overseas and faraway
overseas and faraway
you can say he was wrong
but he never meant bad
said he was sorry
can't you tell he's sad
some stories can't be unread
some pictures never gonna leave your head
gone off to places we couldn't see
fighting wars we didn't want to believe
all the things he couldn't say
about overseas and faraway
overseas and faraway
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Found
03:32
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jumped out of an airplane just to find the ground
chasing my tail running around
"you'll get it out of your system" what dad said
but its hard to give your parents cred
all they wanted
was to be home
found
flying through storms eye of the hurricane
finally found his calm beyond hail and rain
she's city girl raised on B movies
didn't think all that wild was so pretty
all they wanted
was to be home
found
the wind does blow, rattle and shake
pokes holes in alibis uncovers mistakes
one person leaves the other stays
then they think of each other til the end of their days
now I tend my well, plant new corn
find the berries beyond the thorns
fossil records, scars on my shins
all the places since traveled, places I've been
if I turn just so I swear I hear her voice
using different words making a different choice
one person loves the other abides
buckle their seat belts hang on for the ride
all they wanted
was to be home
found
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Shattered
03:48
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I met a man needled and inked every other day for a year
tattooed gods from head to toe he was shattered don’t I know
when you’re shattered there isn’t one place
when you’re shattered and fallen from grace
when you’re shattered there isn’t one place
you won’t go you won’t go
how did this happen how did he get through
all he’d seen and all that he knew
came unraveled he came unfurled
waving to all he waved off the world
he was shattered don’t I know
when you’re shattered there isn’t one place
when you’re shattered and fallen from grace
when you’re shattered there isn’t one place
you won’t go you won’t go
the quiet rage the losing score
his buckled knees and esprit de corps
his broken self becomes decor
like mirror shards across the floor
sugar skulls more fragile than eggs
crack the shell the question begs
when you're shattered don’t I know
when you’re shattered that’s how it goes
when you’re shattered don’t I know
when you’re shattered there isn’t one place
when you’re shattered and fallen from grace
when you’re shattered there isn’t one place
you won’t go you won’t go
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Make this House a Home
03:15
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this house needs a paint job
it’s been standing 100 years
all these lives moving through
voices filling its ears
make this house a home
little weary, little broken
from hearts roaming
through its rooms
make this house a home
this house needs a sweeping
it’s filled with dust
like a heart that’s abandoned
will turn to rust
doors that stick
when they should open
they should open up again
and make this house a home
pour a strong foundation
a place to stay
make this house a home
mend the fence
wash the floor
come right in
shoes at the door
make this house a home
it’s been standing 100 years
all this love dispelling old fears
make this house a home
light a candle replace the glass
make a wish build it to last
make this house a home
it’s been standing 100 years
all this life laughter and tears
make this house a home
make this house a home
make this house a home
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Beauty Everywhere
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you used to say all the world's a miracle
all the flowers coming up in bloom
all this life keeps going on
despite the strife and the gloom
beauty, beauty everywhere
I'm looking all the time
beauty beauty everywhere
won't you be mine?
remember the tulips under the old windmill
so much color for the eye
so much stillness in that thrill
the center I don't won't want to bid goodbye
beauty, beauty everywhere
I'm looking all the time
beauty beauty everywhere
won't you be mine?
there's the rub, there's the rose
there's the bright sun glare
hummingbirds are flying
make their flight a prayer
beauty, beauty everywhere
I'm looking all the time
beauty beauty everywhere
won't you be mine?
beauty beauty everywhere
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Deborah Crooks Alameda, California
"Deborah Crooks makes the case for a return to the roots of rock"- Consequence of Sound
California-based
songwriter Deborah Crooks' music draws on folk, rock, and the Blues. Her diverse, ever-evolving artistic path has included studying writing and poetics at The Naropa Institute, voice in India, co-founding the band Bay Station, and gigging throughout the Western US.
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Deborah Crooks recommends:
Go Out and Make Some
by Bay Station
Literate songs imbued with aspects of Americana, blues, jazz and rock and roll.
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Aluminum Oasis
by Michael McNevin
Michael's one of the finest songwriters in the Bay Area
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Western Addition
by The Vivants
Toe-tapping goodness with excellent vocals by Emily Bonn
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These sweet, sad indie pop tunes accompany Ian Coss's podcast of the same name, in which he interviews his family about their divorces.
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The gorgeous and gripping new record from Anika Pyle features minimalist folk & pop songs that struggle to make sense of loss.
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Will & James Ragar One
by Will and James Ragar
featured on Bandcamp Radio May 9, 2023
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