1.Swimmer,Dreams Don't Keep
You're swimming in the daydream
And I'm just watching from the bank
You're covered in sun and I forgot my camera
Wishing it was real
And I try and keep you in my eyes
Permanently save it into my mind
From here the world's spinning
And I swear I'd drown
Just to have you
Come hover over me
Speak something close to me
Oh, it's getting late
So I look for you when I sleep
But it's no good
Because dreams don't keep
April was the last time I think I saw you
You were carrying lightning
The way you walked into the room,
If I was a flower I would've opened up and bloomed
I say I don't care, but I'm a liar
Look how easy a heart can catch on fire
I say I don't care, but I'm a liar
Look how easy a heart can catch on fire
2.Ghost Bird
Shuffling through the morning
Bare-feet down the hall
I must've left the windows open
Cuz dear you don't belong here... at all
You were bluer than the bluebirds
I was hardly awake
And you looked up from your perch on my chair back
I thought 'Isn't this so strange？
So strange...'
You sang baby we're all running from the same things
You sang baby we're all running from the same things
Broken hearts, broken homes, the tired, and the loneliness
Broken hearts, broken homes, the tired and the lonely,
loneliness
And you stayed until the day sighed
Itself back to sleep
And I remember it exactly
You were all feathers and a heartbeat
Feathers and a heartbeat
You sang baby we're all running from the same things
You sang baby we're all running from the same things
Broken hearts, broken homes, the past, and the loneliness
Broken hearts, broken homes, the past and the lonely, loneliness
Now I leave every door open
Every window every shade
In the hopes that little ghost bird
Maybe he will come back... someday
He sang baby we're all running from the same things
He sang baby we're all running from the same things
Broken hearts, broken homes, the tired, and the loneliness
Broken hearts, broken homes, the tired and the lonely,
loneliness.
3.When You Need A Train It Never Comes
I was dreaming I was tied to a train track twisting in the sun
Burning up hoping the trains hadn't quit rolling
I was ready for it to be done
But when you need a train it never comes
I woke up to you wearing your winter coat
You're leaving everything here but your phone
And I leaned out the window but the tracks below
Were quiet, calm, and cold
When you need a train it never comes
When you need a train it never comes
The union pacific is due for a visit
And believe me I got a plan
But the plan's no good without the train
And when you need a train it never comes
When you need a train it never comes
Standing in the kitchen with all the dirty dishes
You left a lot of things here undone
The washer's leaking and the porch light's broken
Things you said you'd get around to
I could use a distraction and the noise of the engine
Its rumblin would at least be a break
From these thoughts screaming and your voice haunting
The only thing louder is trains
The only thing louder is trains
The union pacific is due for a visit
And believe me I got a plan
But the plan's no good without the train
And when you need a train it never comes
When you need a train it never comes
Crying in the sweater you gave me in this weather-
What am I supposed to do？
You can't leave me with your things as some sort of trade
Cuz you're wanting something new
It's mean and it's cruel.
The union pacific is due for a visit
And believe me I got a plan
But the plan's no good without the train
And when you need a train it never comes
When you need a train it never comes
4.She Let Go Of Her Kite
Just as she patched it up
It came unravelled
A crash collapse into the trees
A mess of garden twine and red fabric
Tangled up good in the leaves
She's getting tired of fixing the frame
Nothing's made to last
She let go of her kite
It was as easy as switching off the light
She watched it as it flew
It felt like the right thing
It starts out so enchanting
You just can't live without it
A shiny present in its wrapping
You can picture yourself and how it happens
And the newness wears thin
Nothing's made to last
She let go of her kite
It was as easy as switching off the light
She watched it as it flew
It felt like the right thing
They got it together in November
A stormy wind ripped her coat
A running start and they were sailing
It was easy until the tether broke
You start over and nothing's made to last
She let go of her kite
It was as easy as switching off the light
She watched it as it flew
It felt like the right thing
For a few minutes she didn't move
Just stood still and watched the air float through
The reel empty in her hands
Here's hoping it never has to land
It moved out of view
And nothing's made to last
She let go of her kite
It was as easy as switching off the light
She watched it as it flew
It felt like the right thing
She let go of her kite
It was as easy as switching off the light
She watched it as it flew
It felt like the right thing
The right thing to do
5.Love Be A Bird
Oh love be a bird
I could use some flying now
Oh love be a bird
I could use some flying now
I can't move to take a step
Or much less catch my breath
You've caught me now
There's a concrete cloud hovering
And the daylight's forever wearing
Not a gale or any unharnessed
Other wind could move me now
I've been fighting against the storm
Screaming for a downpour, some relief you know
I hate you're so far away
And that scratch you call a voice weighs heavy on me
Conversations I repeat
A simple night I constantly re-read
I can't move to take a step
Or much less catch my breath
You've caught me now.
Oh love be a bird
I could use some flying now
Oh love be a bird
I could use some flying now
6.Shake The Walls
Electricity snapped from the sky
And the trees stood still
And in that nervous moment I was alone
I was wanting you again
The ceiling fan tries to keep up with the heat
The chains clang in the third speed
The bed and the bath tub and the yard and the kitchen
We're all waiting
Would you just come over over come over
And shake the walls of this place
It's quiet as a candle I'm lonely
Come over shake the walls of this place
Time's just a clock a shade down the hall
And sometimes I just hate the day
I'd like to get a gun that can shoot down the sun
Let's have a night that won't go away
We don't need a name a word or a code
For whatever we're gonna call this
Just keep the shirts and the hands and the jeans moving
In a downward trend.
Would you just come over over come over
And shake the walls of this place
It's quiet as a candle I'm lonely
Come over shake the walls of this place
Would you just come over over come over
And shake the walls of this place
It's quiet as a candle I'm lonely
Come over shake the walls of this place
7.Detroit Or Buffalo
People expected to fall and hit that same old wall
Really they don't wanna help at all
They talk behind your back today
They shake their heads and they say
Well, I always knew that the boy would come to no good anyway
So better pack up and go to Detroit or Buffalo
Anybody wanna know where, you don't know
You don't know
God knows, everybody's gotta go sometime
And I'm taking this train 'til the end of the line
Missing every mile that friend of mine
I haven't been to Wilmer's Ville
A lot of time on the shell
Saying that I don't need help when I do
But I'm gonna be just fine
A lot of friends a little while
But really I wish I could see you again sometime
So guess I pack up and go to Detroit or Buffalo
Anybody wanna know where, you don't know
You don't know
God knows, everybody's gotta go sometime
And I'm taking this train 'til the end of the line
Missing every mile that friend of mine
It's hard to open up the door
Like you were gone so many times before
And really I think you can't do it anymore
So take a chance and take a train
Out into the pouring rain
And all you got is your suitcase full of pain
So I better pack up and go to Detroit or Buffalo
Anybody wanna know where, I don't know
No, I don't know
God knows, everybody's gotta go sometime
And I'm taking this train 'til the end of the line
Missing every mile that friend of mine
Missing every mile that friend of mine
8.Sloe Gin
Sloe gin getting through them quick
It gets clearer the closer we get
Are you feeling it？
Are you noticing that we're breathing the same air？
Breathing the same air
The same air
At the same time
Sloe gin pouring in
2 turns to 3 and now you're leaning in
It's easy, isn't it？
Are you noticing that we're breathing the same air？
Breathing the same air
The same air
At the same time
Sloe gin it's not a lie
It doesn't make things magically appear
That weren't already there
Are you noticing that we're breathing the same air？
Breathing the same air
The same air
At the same time
Are you noticing that we're breathing the same air？
Breathing the same air
The same air
At the same time
Are you noticing that we're breathing the same air？
Breathing the same air
The same air
At the same time
9.Kudzu
A star shower falling over the land and off into the sea
It's got nothing, oh nothing on you and me
An ocean wave rolling into the beach
Carrying shells like you've never seen
Of course they're tokens and they're meant just for this moment
All the dogwood and mimosa are blooming for you
I even found your name spelled out in Kudzu
That's what you do in love
The windows of your eyes are so clean reflecting mine
I know you can see we belong together
And it's exactly like they say
The clouds part and there's no place you'd rather be
Than in love, believe in love
And it's true all the flowers sigh
And the birds sing along your side
And you never really get it 'til it's happening to you
I don't know where you found that key
I thought it was lost on some surface street
This heart's been waiting, oh waiting to start just for you.
And it's true all the flowers sigh
And the birds sing along your side
And you never really get it 'til it's happening to you
10.Bees In The Shed
Briars and brush in the sunset's hush
There's never enough money
But there's bees in the shed
Biting horse flies and wasps in the trough
Rolls of old fencing and bailing wire
You don't need to cry
There's no reason to cry
Sure it stings for a minute
But it all goes by, by
Beer in the fridge
Weed on the plate
Money down the sink
And nothing in the the bank
Popsicle sticks
Tears in the drive
You're a pretty penny baby
Don't you cry
You don't need to cry
There's no reason to cry
Sure it stings for a minute
But it all goes by, by
You don't need to cry
There's no reason to cry
Sure it stings for a minute
But it all goes by, by
Shining in the sun
A green water-hose
Cotton mouth hanging 'round the watering hole
Sticky pine splitting in the heat
Ear to wall and all you hear is bees
Traps and tack old paint cans
Next to Cameo's bridle
And all those bees in the shed.
You don't need to cry
There's no reason to cry
Sure it stings for a minute
But it all goes by, by
11.Lovesick I Remain
There's no way you know it
But I been thinking about you
Days upon days turning silver
It's all I know how to do
Just thinking about you
There's no distraction not a person or a trip
No books and no bombs just this tick ticking
The thought of your impossible eyes
And how they get caught up so high
I can't reach to get you off of my mind
I like to think that this happens
That you're out there wanting me too
It's like I've been sewn to the walls of my room
Can you say that you're feeling it too
And you're out there wanting me too？
Cause I've tried lots of things
From poison to shopping
Potions of marigolds
But it's still your name dropping
You're permanent I think like promises and ink
And I still can't see how to get you off of my mind
It's the same old sky
It could be so much more with you
Star after star I'm so bored with the stars
They're really nothing new
Nothing's new without you
There's no thinking positive
And there's no good ending
We're on two different planes
Heading in two different directions
I got your number but I don't have courage
And if I did for a second I'd call you up
And I'd say something about how lovesick I remain...
12.Swimmer...Dreams Don't Keep (Instrumental)
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