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Rhinestones and Ruffles
02:10
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"Rhinestones and ruffles
A belly full of wine
She’s begging you to love her
But your heart, well, she won’t find
Cue ball moon on the rise
Hungry eyes and a freckled face
Before promises broken
The first light of morning
Well, you’ve got to get out of this place
Black tie, black shoes
Where you going tonight?
Left her by the window staring
Worrying up such a fright
Dashboard lights, radio
Think the road is all you need
But it’s that line from Dubus you can’t refuse
We are, we are, we are
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Lullaby
03:52
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"See that winter willow tree, bent down on frozen knees
The sunlight’s playing hide and seek with the shadows
But the fruit has not lost its lust, a summer’s farewell kicked up in the dust
As the hillsides turn into gold
Another drink of last year’s wine, a recollection springs to mind
Of a time long gone, never thought to last
But the windows are fogging up again, and these walls feel so close and thin
As if they could not hold us anymore
Rain is falling on a silver street
I’ve made a promise that I’ve yet to keep
So next time you come around, won’t you drop on by
I’ll serve you up something warm and a sweet lullaby
The morning dew’s still hanging on, time for one more go around
Can you stand up and do what’s right?
See that woman lying next to you, tell me what shade of light is she to you?
Like the sun or more like the moon?
Rain is falling on a silver street
I’ve made a promise that I’ve yet to keep
Next time you come around, won’t you drop on by
I’ll serve you up something warm and a sweet lullaby
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3. |
Kept Free
03:12
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"I’m trying to write a love song, but I don’t know who it’s for
There used to always be someone who opened up that door
Now I’m punching numbers and letters into my phone
And I don’t know what it means anymore
Yesterday still lingers like old bacon on the stove
I hope today forgets itself so tomorrow never knows
What I did and what I said those thoughts run through my mind
Like a train that won’t slow down, derail at any time
Spent my life waiting for someone like you
It’s sad now to realize we arrived too soon
So typical of someone like me
To want to be kept and want to be free
I’m looking for an answer, don’t remember what was said
Head is full of whiskey, empty space up in my bed
I’m turning all the lights on, but still nobody’s home
I’m alone, I’m alone, I’m alone
Tomorrow is breaking and it promises to be
Another day of blue and black and shades in between
So I’ll take my coffee with some sugar and a song
And tell myself to just move along
Spent my life waiting for someone like you
It’s sad now to realize we arrived too soon
So typical of someone like me
To want to be kept and want to be free
I’m trying to write a love song, but I don’t know who it’s for
There used to always be someone who opened up that door
I’m punching numbers and letters into my phone
And I don’t know what it means anymore
No I don’t know what it means anymore
No I don’t know what it means anymore
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4. |
Foolish Ways
04:43
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"Would you take a bath with me?
Tell me, would you make the time?
I will bring the soap for you and me
Maybe you could bring the wine
Or maybe you’d rather take a walk
To the end of the road and around the water
I will tell you of my plans to write a book
And my dabbling as a photographer
And you will laugh, laugh, laugh at me
And my childish ways
And you’ll say, it’s so good to see you back
To your old foolish ways
I might take you by the hand
And I might take you by surprise
If it’s something simple that you’re looking for
You’re staring into the wrong pair of eyes
We’ll have clear skies in the morning
By night this house will be on fire
Find this ship floating aimlessly
‘Cause it takes more to fill these sails than just desire
You will cry, oh you will cry
And try and walk away
And you’ll say, there are times when I just cannot find the strength
For your old foolish ways
Sold my ticket for the train
Gonna give it another day
I’ll wait with my head, my heart so heavy on my sleeve
In the company of my old foolish ways
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5. |
Chimerical Days
04:47
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"Eight miles wide and two feet deep
You know you look so pretty when you smile in your sleep
Wondering where you are tonight
‘Cause I’m way up here in the wilderness
The moist air reminds me of your kiss
As it comes and goes across my weathered cheek
And I never said what I should, and I never did what I could
It’s all just water passing through my hands
When I come back maybe I’ll be a better man
I’m following a blue highway down the coastline to another day
Wish I could escape into the sea
There’s a stranger’s face in the mirror now, the clock froze at the top of the hour
A haunting sense of being late
I expect too much at the end of the day
And I tend to fall short in at least one way
Find my mind hard to settle down
But I’ll hold you close like a summer rain
Making green the finer things
And smile knowing I once held a pearl
And I never said what I should, and I never did what I could
It’s all just water passing through my hands
When I come back maybe I’ll be a better man
Eight miles wide and two feet deep
You know you look so pretty when you smile in your sleep
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6. |
Untitled
04:58
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"Summertime is walking out the door
The moon is drifting into the southern skies
I don’t remember the last time
I wasn’t up before the sunrise
I’ve been taking my time
But I’ve been working
Trying to see the light
Living isn’t always easy
But tonight well you know it’s just right
I hear church bells ringing down the street
Rain clouds are forming
I can see them in the east
Just want to lay down now Lord
Won’t you take these sins from me
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7. |
Trajectory
04:16
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"Northern winds and southern skies
Won’t you come sit with me for awhile
And wile away what’s left of this day
‘Cause tomorrow, who knows
Sitting on a westbound train
With the city lights all flickering
I remember you once told me
A story with just your smile
In the morning we’ll share a secret and a song
But we don’t know just how long
Like the scent of lilacs in the spring
It all just leaves you wondering
Record spinning western light
Come save my life if just tonight
I will do the same for you
Time and time again
The smell of rain keeps floating in
As porch lights begin to dim
Oh, the city falls asleep
I got a thousand words on this page
But they don’t mean anything
Won’t you tell me what you think?
Southern stars and northern lights
Come share a drink if it makes you right
‘Cause I won’t be one to say
That you ever owed me anything
All the time we have is right here
Passing faster every year
All we want is what we dream
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8. |
Cardinal
02:37
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"Oh my cardinal he sings the morning
And I want to weep
For you, and for me
Oh the darkness I feel it coming
And I’ve miles to go
Lost, from my home
You can always hang on
You could always let go
It’s that space in between
Where it’s so hard to know
My back door it swings so wildly
And I want to go
But no, I want to stay
My front porch is filled with sunlight
Eyes closed so alone
Oh where, did we go?
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9. |
Bend
04:39
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"Well I’m sitting on the fence can’t seem to make up my mind
I’m staring at the sun trying to figure out the time
Where it’s gone, I hear it when the birds sings and I thought I saw it on the porch swing
But maybe it slipped out the back door
Now we’re all just sitting, thinking about what we’re missing
When really nothing ever lasts that long
See the morning sunrise, illuminate that look in your eyes
Tells me you’ll be the one to prove me wrong
Only you can bend my will
And make me fall with ease
Only you when I act a little strange
Are gonna love me anyway
Don’t tell me to slow down or move fast
You know well, I’m gonna set my own pace
It’s hard to see it, well, when you’re in it
It’s really quite ridiculous this little race
Gonna buy low, sell high
Save it all and retire at thirty-five
But you and I know well enough is never gonna be enough
So we’ll keep on working til we die
Only you can bend my will
And make me fall with ease
Only you when I act a little strange
Are gonna love me anyway
I’m thinking it’s high time for a little bit of down time
Well, “Didn’t you just have some yesterday?”
Yes, you know but I’ve been working, maybe you weren’t looking
At the time I happened to be
So put the dog outside and push the windows open wide
Bring the radio into the kitchen
Wanna hear something old time, maybe one of those old soul songs
We can have a drink and all sing along
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay watching the time go rolling away
Oh, this here’s the house that Jack built
Oh, let me tell you, this papa’s got a brand new bag
Only you can bend my will
And make me fall with ease
Only you when I act a little strange
Are gonna love me anyway
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10. |
In Our Land
01:00
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"Somebody loves her
Somebody other than me
I don’t know just who he is
But he’s there I can see
So we’ll start over
We’ll start over
We’ll start over indeed
But we won’t get very far
Not here in our land
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Brian Erickson Minneapolis, Minnesota
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Brian Erickson began his musical studies on piano in second grade. His next instrument was the drums, which he started playing when he was in fifth grade, and he taught himself guitar along the way as well. His vocals are smooth like James Taylor’s and rich like Greg Brown’s, both distinct and familiar. ... more
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