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you drove home with the radio on
and the birds singin’ loud through the windows
the driftwood piles and their climbin’ eyes
where they come from lord knows
that we’re all just comin’ and goin’
ah ha! comin’ and goin’, ah ha!
see all that strain on the rooster’s veins
at four o’clock in the morning
he says, “it’s comin’ up! oh babe, it’s comin’ out!
quick before it comes, quick before it goes!”
see we’re all just comin’ and goin’
ah ha! comin’ and goin’, ah ha!
that we’re all just comin’ and goin’
ah ha! comin’ and goin’, ah ha!
you went away
you said you’d be with me forever just not for this moment
and then when i turned around you were
gone
there’s a new used car in your driveway now
and the kids are playing tricks out the windows
they stick the wand right in, and blow the bubbles out
watch them climb, watch them go
see we’re all just comin’ and goin’
ah ha! comin’ and goin’, ah ha!
that we’re all just comin’ and goin’
ah ha! comin’ and goin’, ah ha
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'Til the Honey Come
04:51
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it feels good to be goin’
the red is the iron chasing that river
and the wild are the knowin’
let the truth be held by the hawks in the heavens
every, everybody, move your, move your everything
get up, get out, get on yeah ‘til the honey come...
if we’re still we’ll hear it creaking
the wood in the ocean, the rye and that rhythm
we’ll forget if we’re supposed to
lay down the axe
or dance with the arrow
every, everybody, move your, move your everything
get up, get out, get on yeah ‘til the honey come...
you’ve been lookin’ but no one will tell you
that you’ve been lookin’ the wrong way
with all that sweet on your fingers
you’ll never touch the light of day
the steel and its demons
the voice of the plume drowns out your mother
and you bandage the sugar
‘til it cracks and it spills
and the bee fights the hummingbird
every, everybody, move your, move your everything
every, everybody, move your, move your everything
get up, get out, get on yeah ’til the honey come
round
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i had a chimney fire
i went runnin’ from the smoke and the rubble
‘til the sound of the siren came and went
see i was just thinkin’ ‘bout the words to write
while the eagles slept in trees outside
watchin’ ashes as they float they fly
i had a madhatter at my back he was gunnin’
knockin’ everything down i tried to catch him
but that little fucker slipped right through my hands
see there ain’t no lion there to blame
inside no ring for you to tame
so live the love and leave the shame
woohoo! woohoo!
woohoo! woohoo!
i had a chimney fire
and the blaze burned a hole through my wall
and now i can’t keep the neighbors out, oh no!
and i do believe that i did save
all the edges of my days standing naked now in the rain
woohoo! woohoo!
woohoo! woohoo
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Home (feat. Sean Hayes)
03:47
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home, home, home...
we were young
lighting a fire under what we wanted
set a blaze through the hills
we were runnin’ from a place we called
home
the road was long
but burnin’ embers kept you on it
even when the rain fell
rain fell down
but after a while the geese fly by
and you find yourself under ‘em
not here nor there,
not there nor here,
no, we were
home, home, home...
she walked through the sand
a white flag in her hand
with a boy too wise for his years
he’d been chokin’ on the tears he cried for
home, home...
no concrete floor, no key to lock no door
no door for no key
just a blanket underfoot and she is
home, home, home...
home, home, home...
and when you feel it
it makes you stronger
and when you feel it
on, and on, and on, and on...
and when you feel it, it makes you stronger
and when you feel it on and on and on and on
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5. |
Get Free
05:02
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catch a breath and try
imagine love for the other side
drunk off all that noise
when down below there’s roots that know their way
ear to the ground now
soak up that sound now
good god they’re comin’ after you
you pulled down the fruit from the apple tree
you hammered the nail and you swam in that sea
yeah you lost all your money just tryin’ to get free
woohoo! woohoo! woohoo! woohoo!
neither yours nor mine
plenty to share there on the vine
numb from all that noise
the hearts that hold the blood that knows its way
ear to the ground now
soak up that sound now
good god they’re comin’ after you
you pulled down the fruit from the apple tree
you hammered the nail and you swam in that sea
yeah you lost all your money just tryin’ to get free
woohoo! woohoo! woohoo! woohoo
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6. |
Here We Are
04:47
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they will remember
the poor in the crossfire
we are the selfish ones
i’ve been so long waiting,
waiting for the answer
someone else to say it, “danger in the doorway!”
here we are!
answer now the question
who now are we kidding
kids we are who question
question all the answers
here we are!
we’re in the final hour of tearin’ out the feathers
starin’ down the face of the mess we made together
so go on, go on, we made it this far this far we made
here we are!
here we are!
jesus and oil
makin’ a killing
everything is fine
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7. |
Wool on the Wire
04:13
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don’t you know better than standing around?
dreams fall down easy, don’t make a sound
impossible it seems to reach the other end
you sweat, you sway, all eyes on the wool on the wire
yeah the wool on the wire
he’s got your baby there in his arms,
with the cold iron and steel over his eyes
you pray for solid ground, to let your hair hang down
yeah you’ve a heavy load there strapped upon your back
you bleed, you ache to push through the wool on the wire
yeah the wool on the wire
we’re waiting on the day to end...
we’re waiting on the day to end...
poison the garden then wave that flag so high
the mirror cracks and stings...oh god, is everybody listening?
yeah you may lose some skin and salt along the way
but the fire it glows the gloom off the wool on the wire
yeah the wool on the wire yeah the wool on the wire
yeah the wool on the wire yeah the wool on the wire
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Impatient
03:20
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i’ve played all of my chips and i’m done
and by the look on your face i see that you’re already gone
impatient i’m
impatient i’m
impatient I'm
the lion’s share is there on the ground soaking in blood
and though you’re tongue-tied you swear it wasn’t your fault
but you’re the one
impatient i’m
impatient i’m
impatient I'm
mmmmmmm
so lay me down then on my back and i won’t go
‘cause all your tricks and the way you blame me
when i already know
impatient i’m
impatient i’m
impatient i’m
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9. |
Hours We Wait
04:12
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i’ve been waiting
for a little bit of time to come to me
i go out walking chasing down the hours of light
but i never win
you wake in the morning
weary eyed and homeless
and i sit here counting
the hours we wait
pick up the phone then
and speak the words you never thought
your tongue would taste
and let the grip loose
see it’s a river not a race
and it floats away
you wake in the morning
weary eyed and homeless
and i sit here counting
the hours we wait
the hours we wait
the hours we wait
when will we
face it all, face it all, face it all?
i’ve been waiting
for a little bit of
time
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10. |
Hold On
06:03
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i awoke today
feelin’ high above the clouds again
paintin’ wisps with my fingertips
just me and the feather flyin’
and you had quite a nerve
yellin’ up to me,
“come on down! the air’s better back here on the ground!”
i don’t believe a goddamn word
and there you were
somehow you found your way back up to me
and i was happy as a kid could be
but you didn’t look the same
and you said, “i never thought that i would go!”
but you do, and then you’re gone
and maybe that’s just fine
when you find your way
way that you are free
hold on, it looks good on you
ain’t never had nothin’ else like that
hold on, it looks good on you
ain’t never had nothin’ else like that
you worry about the money
‘cause you know you ain’t got a lot
you worry about the money
‘cause you know you ain’t got a lot
when you find your way...
well the story ends
whether or not you think it should my friend
you whistle birds there to the palm of your hand
then they’re all off and flyin’
so hold on, it looks good on you
ain’t never had nothin’ else like that
hold on, yeah looks good on you
ain’t never had nothin’ else like that
hold on, yeah looks good on you
ain’t never had nothin’ else like that
hold on, yeah looks good on you mmmmm
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Sway Wild Friday Harbor, Washington
SWAY WILD - New Name/Music from Mandy Fer & Dave McGraw. Sway Wild’s infectious sound explores the corners of folk, rock, pop, and funk, but at its nucleus it is undeniably a music full of joy. Sway Wild has shared stages with Iron & Wine, Lake Street Dive, and Watchhouse, and more. Mandy also tours as lead guitarist for Allison Russell and recently performed with Brandi Carlile. ... more
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