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Beyond The Crossroads
04:43
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In a faraway land, when the day is hot, you’ll find us hand in hand
Though the river is wide, the spirits are high…way up in the sky
We left our country heart in Nashville, to put up with this dirty road
We’re sweating on the run, since no one loans a dime to get a ticket to the promised land
We were numbed by the loss in a moment in time for the ones who paid the price
Though ‘tis hard to forget, there is work to be done and no boundaries at all
We sold our tickets back to Memphis and wait around for a little more
Like misfits on the run, since no one loans a dime to get a ticket to the promised land
Beyond the crossroads, far away from home and no way back
Beyond the Crossroads, cut your teeth on every single track
In a faraway land we run into the night with the devil on our side
We won’t think twice, cos there’s nothing to hide, might be written in the stars
We left our country heart in Nashville, to put up with this dirty road
We’re sweating on the run, since no one loans a dime to get a ticket to the promised land
Beyond the crossroads, far away from home and no way back
Beyond the Crossroads, cut your teeth on every single track
Beyond the crossroads, make it up for those who paid the price
Like misfits on the run, since no one loans a dime to get a ticket to the promised land
Beyond the crossroads, far away from home and no way back
Beyond the Crossroads, cut your teeth on every single track
Beyond the crossroads, make it up for those who paid the price
Beyond the crossroads, countdown to release the inner fire
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2. |
How Long
04:01
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I can’t find the words to make you see, the little things that matter to me
And I can’t find a place to lay my head, and rest my soul over and over again
When no one is around it’s much too easy
People all around, come and go, streets filled with burning desire
I just wanna stay in my solitude, so let me stay over and over again
Far away from those who hang onto my ear to say, for…
How long, how long have you been waiting for?
How long, for someone to rescue you from the buffer zone
And now that your time has gone, settle down before you’ll get too old
I made up my mind long ago
Step aside with your pities and sorrows
Try to understand once and for all
Loneliness is a friend I do respect
I can hardly stand you saying time and again
How long, how long I’ve been waiting for?
How long, for this time when no one judges me
Yeah now how long, I’ve decided to get ahead
I’ll shout it in the night, at the break of day
How long, how long I’ve been waiting for
How long, for this time when no one tells me If I’m right or wrong
Now I’d rather be alone than run around like someone else’s dog
I’ve decided to get ahead I’ll shout it at the break of day
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3. |
Give Back The Key
03:22
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Those thoughts I had then baby when we were young
Will stand the test of time girl, if you let them grow
I’m scared if I’m right, I’d rather just be wrong
My world would stumble into the unknown
I’ll shake you outta my mind babe
You push too far baby, you let me stray
It happened that I’ve found the key to unmask your dirty game
I looked the other way child, I turned the other cheek
A no was not accepted I did as you pleased
I will not beg for mercy no matter what you think of me
Now that I gave back the key that opens the fire burning between you and me
I broke the spell now that I’m brighter. You were a tiger
The truth is always tough boy, you could not be my friend
The members of our club kid are fair and honest men
How could you feel embarrassed, if you don’t know yourself
You’re pieces of a novel that no one’s written yet
A single role to handle on an empty Broadway stage
Now that I gave back the key that opens the fire burning between you and me
I broke the spell now that I’m brighter. You were a tiger
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4. |
By My Side
05:04
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I don´t wanna cry for the sake of my sorrow
Once I left behind my pride and gold, it´s so easy to talk
Loaded with cheap wine, stoned by this boredom
I don’t want you to come around with some words of advice
No…there is not much for me
Pick up the left overs and leave your dream
I could stay around, for a while if you need me
But I’m useless anyway I’m no longer your mate
See…how you are trying again
But your message to me it’s so hard to retain
Voices in my head blow my reason away
Demons laying down the strain are carving me up again
Pieces of my soul rolling down the drain
New words of wisdom come to me as a friend
Wish I could have stopped
Scolding myself with indulgence
You’re the one who calls me by my name
I’m the one to take the blame
See…you are trying again
But your message to me it’s so hard to retain
Now it’s time to talk baby
About you and me and what was left behind
By my side
Did you promise then baby
Hold me tight if I fell in the night
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5. |
Warning Call
03:32
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She’s living through another day, under self fuckin pressure
The strain of working overtime lets her little time to talk
But here I go eating humble pie ‘cuz I want us to face things together
There’s no need to hesitate, there’s no need to waste our time
She shall stand by the radio
But I’ll take my own decisions and I’ll make it on my own
I´m ready and dead set on finding something better
Does she ever take offense by the way I roll the dice?
Too many hours, too many days and too many ways to lose her
Has she ever thought about not playing cats and mice?
She may cry with those T.V. shows
Where the audience has been paid off
To pretend they love it all
Hold back that warning to your happiness
Hold back that warning, live up to your happiness
Hold back that warning to your happiness one more day
Don’t you know it’s writing on the wall there is no better token
When you get rid of warning lights, you will have your feelings back
C’mon leave the sorrow right behind and just make it happen
If you listen to your heart instead of wondering about it all
I would start this right from the top though the cure to her welfare
Is within the lines I wrote
Hold back that warning to your happiness
Hold back that warning, live up to your happiness
Hold back that warning to your happiness one more day
Hey, you know, there is no other way
How many times do I have to say? How many warnings am I prepared to take? Where are the limit and the common sense, for God’s sake?
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6. |
All Hallows
04:54
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With the scars tattooed on my soul I’m still bleeding
I need to hear Lynott’s wistful voice, while I walk through the quays
I know I won’t be found I paid my dues long ago
Maybe you don’t know that I’ve been ‘round
Two blocks away from a place I call home, across the river Liffey
Tonight I paint the smile of the moon, just to keep me busy
Sore under my soles, I believe I’m reaching the end
One more for the road, one less to forget
Don’t you leave black roses in the mail again
Will I have to clean my trace?
If I’m better off under the rain
I leave behind the roar of the town, sirens wail in the city
The light has turned from the rocky ground, to the open Dublin skies
I know I won’t be found I paid my dues long ago
Maybe you don’t know that I’ve been ‘round
Don’t you leave black roses in the mail again
Will I have to clean my trace?
If I’m better off under the rain
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7. |
Reap The Harvest
04:16
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Look what I´ve done, teasing myself faces I barely remember
Wish I was in any other place.
Feeling alone, falling apart, getting close to the mirror.
Trying to face the man full of shame. They’ll come to hang me now
Pay the breaches back. There’s a road ahead for those who
Pay the breaches back, time to go down
Running away, fooling around, holding the rope at the end-a
Pretending good news is coming my way
Feeling alone, falling apart, getting too close to the mirror.
Dealing with the rules against the grain. They’ll come to hang me so
Pay the breaches back. There’s a road ahead for those who
Pay the breaches back, time to go down
Look what I´ve done, teasing myself faces I barely remember
Wish I was in any other place.
I’m feeling alone, I’m falling apart, getting too close to the mirror.
Trying to face the man full of shame
Listen Miss I thought I was playing into someone hands, but I pushed my luck too far
Now I know…I reap the harvest, there’s no way back
They’ll come to hang me.
I’m telling you how I feel.
How I feel
Pay the breaches back. There’s a road ahead for those who
Pay the breaches back, time to go down
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8. |
Strut & Dance
03:05
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For the sake of the men who are trying their best I have news today
But the nature of my game is not even to expect and everybody pays
Gimme some time now, watch the eagles coming down
Gimme a bit of time and we´ll be walking by the sundown
Under some circumstances I’m ready to change the beat along the way
Don’t you take me for granted ‘cause muses are swarming about my messy brain
Gimme some time now, watch the spirits coming down
Reach out and touch their faces, the kind of pleasure I’ve never found
Strut and dance sing it out sing it loud
Nevermind the blue lights, you’d better bust it out now
At the gates of the realm of your inspiration I’m bound to stay
Though I’m not trustworthy I’ll prove it to you with a leap of faith
Gimme some time now, watch the eagles coming down
Gimme a bit of time and we´ll be walking by the sundown
Strut and dance sing it out sing it loud
Nevermind the blue lights, you’d better bust it out now
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9. |
My Woman
03:52
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I wanna be part of your life sweet angel
Let me be your man let me be the only one
I wanna grow old near your face sweet angel
Let us give a try let me read your playful heart
Tell-me-what-I have to do babe to make it right
I wanna remain at your side sweet angel
This is what I am hit me with your blazing light
I wanna be part of your life sweet little angel
Let me kill the pain let me cure this broken heart
Tell-me-what-I have to do babe to make it right
You are my woman, Am I your man?
I’ll do whatever it takes to become your lover
I wanna belong to your dreams sweet angel
Let me blow your mind let me show you what is right
I don’t wanna impress you with words sweet angel
Let me prove to you all the good I got inside
Tell-me-what-I have to do babe to make it right
You are my woman, Am I your man?
I’ll do whatever it takes to become your lover
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Spirits In The Air
04:12
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I thought I heard something, like a vision in the night in the night
It sneaked into my conscience, and soon after left my mind
I played it just for me, when I was all alone
I could not help myself the tears rolled down my face
It’s like no other gift, if I cry it’ll dry my tears
It calls all your memories, and it brings them back to life
I was carried away by the poignant melody
It touched me deep inside, I could not runaway
I wouldn’t know how to replace it anyway
The chords will fly around like spirits in the air
They’ll light up on my face
They’ll softly slip away
Waiting for the break of day, when magic casts its spell
Let my angels take over while they make me testify
Well, it came out of the blue, but it shines so plain and pure
So close to finding the truth, this time oh, help me lord, it won’t desert me
This time I’ll make it through
The chords will fly around like spirits in the air
They’ll light up on my face
They’ll softly slip away
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11. |
Rebel Skin
04:17
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He was born and raised too fast, the pride and joy of every class, everybody says, Rebelskin
No surprise when he was four the legend says he was quite old for a boy that age, Rebelskin
The school was far from being sweet, no-one stands authority with a foot in the slums, Rebelskin
Years were gone and all alone, the grown up kid left his home with a case to fight, Rebelskin
He’ll loosen up, his step-father used to say
It must be some passing nutty state
Here comes the story, of the skinny gifted man
And his struggle to survive another town
How he made peace with God and sang about his own rise and fall
Days were gone without a home, and he soon became well-known in the streets, everybody says, Rebelskin
To hang around the music scene, gave his life a real kick, and the family sings, Rebelskin
Friendly Pete and Magic Ray stunned in awe when they noticed the voice of a soul-mate, Rebelskin
Both impressed with the new man in town, Magic Ray asked around
Did you hear what I heard? Rebelskin
He’s caught your eye, Friendly Pete told Ray
Hope is not some passing nutty state
Here comes the story, of the skinny gifted man
And his struggle to survive another town
How he made peace with God and sang about his own rise and fall
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12. |
Crime Of Our Time
03:44
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Taking every song in the right direction
Fighting against the odds on the way back, on our way back
Maybe we could change the view of the nation
For we’re living with a restless heart, one restless heart
Listen to our call every morning rising
The word is flying across the sky, one brand new sky
Give us something else when the world is dying
All you need is an open mind, you need a wide open mind
Crime of our time, art getting old
Nobody cares, nobody hopes
Willing & able to knock down this mighty wall
Lo & Behold when you stand before the world
Leave it all behind to be at the front line
The truth is waiting on the other side, one clear side
We gotta move on, we didn’t get enough
We’ll be forgotten but we won’t give up, we wouldn’t stop
Crime of our time, art getting dull
Nobody cares, nobody hopes
Willing & able to knock down this mighty wall
Lo & Behold when you stand before the world
Bond of brothers risking all for years to come
Many more are yet prepared to take its toll
Highest justice must come down, to start it off again, this nasty world
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