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NEEDLE AND SNARK
02:05
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I WUZ CLEANING MY GUN
AND COOKIN SOME METH
WHEN THE SHERIFF KNOCKED
WITH PAPERS FROM MY WIFE
I GOT KINDA STUPID
AND I LET MY DOGS GO
AND BITE THE BLUE
AS THEY RAN FOR THEIR LIFE
NEEDLE AND SNARK
NEEDLE AND SNARK
GRANNY ASKED ME "WHERE'S THE BEEF?"
NEEDLE AND SNARK
NEEDLE AND SNARK
MY MORAL DOG AIN'T GOT NO TEETH
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JUST ANOTHER DAY AND I STUBBED BOTH TOES
LOST ANOTHER TOOTH, BLOODIED MY NOSE
HIT MY HEAD AGAIN ON THE SAME DAMN BEAM
IN THIS SLOW-MOTION NIGHTMARE
CRASHING THROUGH MY DREAM
JUST ANOTHER DAY AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF EGGS
ALL OUTTA STEAM...FEELING DOWN IN THE DREGS
LOOK IN MY EYE, YOU WON'T FIND MUCH GLEAM
IN THIS SLOW-MOTION NIGHTMARE
CRASHING THROUGH MY DREAM
TIRED OF CARHORNS, DOGS AND WHISTLES
POINTY THINGS THAT I DON'T LOVE
GIMME NO THORNS, NO TEARS, & NO THUSTLES
FLY ME AWAY
ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE
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MY DEAR OLD FRIEND
03:17
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I WALKED AROUND YOUR HOUSE
I LISTENED FOR YOUR PHONE
I COULD HEAR YOUR RADIO IN THE KITCHEN
AND I FED THE 3 CATS YOU OWN
MY DEAR OLD FRIEND
YOU CALLED TO SAY YOUR SIGHT WAS FADING
AND I CAN FEEL YOUR LIFE UNBRAIDING
HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN
MY DEAR OLD FRIEND
AND I CAN'T CALL MY WIFE
TO SEE IF YOU'RE STILL HERE TO CALL
BECAUSE THE ER IS A PLACE
WHERE I CAN'T REACH A CELLPHONE AT ALL
MY DEAR OLD FRIEND
YOU CALLED TO SAY YOUR SIGHT WAS FADING
AND I CAN FEEL YOUR LIFE UNBRAIDING
HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN
MY DEAR OLD FRIEND
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23 MILES TO DANVILLE
03:40
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23 MILES TO DANVILLE
FROM EDEN-BY-THE-DAN
23 MILES TO DANVILLE
TO PLAY FOR MY 5 FANS
to pick with some good pickers
maybe tell a few bad jokes
and have a beer with all of you
noisy Danville folks
23 miles back from Danville
my gas and time ain't free
will anyone in Danville
drive this far for me?
to pick with some good pickers
maybe tell a few bad jokes
and raise a glass with all of us
noisy NC folks
23 MILES TO DANVILLE
FROM EDEN-BY-THE-DAN
23 MILES TO DANVILLE
TO PLAY FOR MY 5 FANS
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DINER-WISDOM
05:48
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A DIAMOND RING CAN FALL INTO THORNS
and even the big golden gate can be locked
so fill your mind with the moment you're in
and don't go off half-cocked
OH, HURTFUL THINGS HAPPEN...WE GOTTA LIVE THROUGH IT
if we live through it,. 'cause you don't always do
when life hits the curb, you've gotta steer back to it
if you live through it,. 'cause you don't always do
OH, WE STEPPED IN A DITCH...THING GOT KINDA LOUD
we sort of lost our shit, yeah, I lost mine, too
we threw some punches with our texts and voices
we were meaner than Saul with the stones we threw
THERE'S ELITES SOUTH OF DANVILLE
we've got rich men down here, too
and all we are to them are tobacco-plugs
for them to spit out or chew
BUT, YOU CAN'T STOP A FLOOD...CAN'T STOP A MUDSLIDE
CAN'T STOP THE WIND...CAN'T STOP A TRAIN
CAN'T STOP A RUMOR AND YOU CAN'T STOP FALSE WITNESS
WHY CAN'T WE STOP LIVING THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN?
EVEN A GOOD HEART CAN GET TRAMPLED DOWN
and most critters ain't got no roofs
and even a fertile seed can get so scorched..
we just gotta keep dodging them hooves.
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I MIGHT BE YOUR LEVON
05:44
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I MIGHT BE YOUR LEVON
I MIGHT BE YOUR NEIL
MIGHT BE THE LIFE STORIES
MIGHT BE THE GUITAR SQUEAL
I MIGHT BE YOUR WILLIE, YOUR ARTO, YOUR MERLE
NO, I'M JUST ANOTHER MISERABLE SINNER
IN YOUR WORLD
Some say, "If my heroes did it, it can't be wrong."
and it makes some sense when you listen to their songs
and look at their work ethic, their sorrows, and their strife
If you think I cut like they do,
I might be your knife
I MIGHT BE YOUR LEVON
I MIGHT BE YOUR NEIL
MIGHT BE THE LIFE STORIES
MIGHT BE THE GUITAR SQUEAL
I MIGHT BE YOUR WILLIE, YOUR ARTO, YOUR MERLE
NO, I'M JUST ANOTHER MISERABLE SINNER
IN YOUR WORLD
I like meatloaf, ... just like John Prine
And I've got scars all over me, ...like Frankenstein
I've got big feet like lots of men
But not one of those things makes me them
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AS SAFE AS KITTENS
03:44
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EVERYBODY'S HAPPY...EVERYBODY'S FULL
EVERYBODY'S COZY, DARK, AND WARM
FEELING AS SAFE AS KITTENS UNDER A WOODSTOVE
WHEN WE'RE NOTHING BUT BUBBLES IN A STORM
napping when the tornado comes
when I ought'a be on my knees
when Justice comes with her bog boots on
she ain't bringing wine and cheese
AN APPLE HIT HIM ON THE HEAD
A DIM LITTLE BULB LIT UP
HE LOOKED TO THE SKY WITH A TEAR IN HIS EYE
AS SOME WISDOM BEGAN TO ERUPT
napping when the tornado comes
when I ought'a be on my knees
when Justice comes with her bog boots on
she ain't bringing wine and cheese
soon, I'll be singing a different song
but I ain't never changing my tune
we all fail
and God's in charge
and many won't live 'til this June
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY...EVERYBODY'S FULL
EVERYBODY'S COZY, DARK, AND WARM
FEELING AS SAFE AS KITTENS UNDER A WOODSTOVE
WHEN WE'RE NOTHING BUT BUBBLES IN A STORM
napping when the tornado comes
when I ought'a be on my knees
when Justice comes with her bog boots on
she ain't bringing wine and cheese
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DON'T BLAME ME
05:01
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YOU CAN TELL BY MY BREATH
that I like meth .... got gaps between black teeth
hard to choose between keeping the lights on
and getting another ounce of weed
GOT ABOUT A HALF OF A 40oz BEER LEFT
to wash down this SlimJim and cheese
I don't believe that "children learn what they live"
So buddy, don't blame me
I SOLD MY SOUL FOR NO SELF-CONTROL
played dice with Fate and lost
my 'prosperity gospel' is "PARTY ON!"
'cause I like getting sauced.
I'M A SNOWFLAKE OF THE HIGHEST GRADE
A REBEL WITHOUT A CLUE
I JUMPED OFF GOD'S HAND YEARS AGO,
THO' HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO...
NO, HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO
MY CREDIT CARD BILLS TELL YOU
I like pills, cigars, and big yachts
ED meds and babblin' heads
attached to snobby snots
WHEN I DON'T GET EVERYTHING I WANT,
I stamp my feet and scream
It's MY party! And I WANT CAKE,
...burgers, and ice cream.
GRASS IS GROWING UNDER MY BIG FEET
growing up between my knees
what's going to happen on the other side?
what's gonna happen to me?
MAYBE IF I SLIP HIM 100 BUCKS
Saint Peter might slip me the key...
I ain't had time yet to get me ready,
so buddy, don't blame me
I'M A SNOWFLAKE OF THE HIGHEST GRADE
A REBEL WITHOUT A CLUE
I JUMPED OFF GOD'S HAND YEARS AGO,
THO' HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO...
NO, HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO
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MAJORING IN THE MINORS
04:48
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He said, "I don't love you because you're lovable or lovely;
I love you because you're you."
And "I don't love you for what you do on Sunday mornings;
but for every other thing you do."
I CAN'T SAY THAT I KNOW VERY MANY THINGS
BUT, I CAN TESTIFY TO ONE OR TWO
SO, I'M FINISHED MAJORING IN THE MINORS
AND WATCHING WHERE I PUT MY SHOE.
He said, "Death has no sting.
So let that be your vitamin.
You'll find that Heavenly Fitness
doesn't happen at the gym
I CAN'T SAY THAT I KNOW VERY MANY THINGS
BUT, I CAN TESTIFY TO ONE OR TWO
SO, I'M FINISHED MAJORING IN THE MINORS
AND WATCHING WHERE I PUT MY SHOE.
Some say, "Fasten your eyes on the moon...
Fasten your eyes on the stars...
Fasten your eyes on the planets
They'll tell you, "The red one is Mars."
But I say, "Fasten your hope on the Prophets..
Fasten your horse to the Truth.
Fasten your eyeballs on your own Scripture;
instead of some pipe-dream of Youth.
I CAN'T SAY THAT I KNOW VERY MANY THINGS
BUT, I CAN TESTIFY TO ONE OR TWO
SO, I'M FINISHED MAJORING IN THE MINORS
AND WATCHING WHERE I PUT MY SHOE.
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THE WHISPERER
04:59
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WHEN I'M ALONE, SOMETIMES I HEAR A WHISPER
sometimes it whispers when I drive
just a path, the sky, and these choices...
I want to fly in the Light and thrive
This isn't fighting, it's disagreeing.
This isn't slander, it's a fax from my truth.
And it ain't a secret, if I don't know your question
Some pass off nonsense and call it proof.
WHEN I'M ALONE, SOMETIMES I HEAR A WHISPER
sometimes it whispers when I drive
just a path, the sky, and these choices...
I want to fly in the Light and thrive
So, when a book becomes a map...
after an oath becomes a curse
when we finally reach that cul-de-sac
we'll know which choice was worse.
WHEN I'M ALONE, SOMETIMES I HEAR A WHISPER
sometimes it whispers when I drive
just a path, the sky, and these choices...
I want to fly in the Light and thrive
Get in the boat, you've always loved the sea
Bring a loaf of bread...bring an oar.
You can stand on this deck until Eternity
learning what this journey's for.
Forgive them, Father, for they don't read
and trust only what they see on TV
The powers of the air smell just like Death,
and the smoke and mirrors make it hard to see.
WHEN I'M ALONE, SOMETIMES I HEAR A WHISPER
sometimes it whispers when I drive
just a path, the sky, and these choices...
I want to fly in the Light and thrive
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Bret H. Hart Eden, North Carolina
Bret Hart is a musician, artist, and child of God living in North Carolina.
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"Life is too short to spend it making nothing."
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