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Beautiful Day
03:42
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Outside of my window its a beautiful day
I ought to go out for awhile
Call up a friend, lean on a stranger
I could sure use a smile
On this beautiful day
Beautiful day outside
Mama called this morning but I didn’t answer
Didn’t have the heart to say
That I’ve been feeling kind of lonely
Sometimes I get blue
And mama’s try to make it all okay
They want everyday to be a beautiful day
Beautiful day outside
Do you ever get lonely
And wonder how much farther you can go
Do you think you’re the only one who knows
Friend I know
I have seen darkness
I’ve got shadows inside
But I hold on for the light
I have never known a sorrow that didn’t make me stronger
There’s never been a day that the sun don’t rise
And bring a beautiful day
Beautiful day outside
So hold on my friend
No one sees clearly in the dark
Even the longest nights are just the start
Of a beautiful day
Beautiful day
Oh a beautiful day outside
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Diamond
03:37
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I used to know all the answers
To all the questions weighing on my soul
I used to call out to someone up above
I never heard a word
So I gave up
Sometimes I feel like a diamond clear as the light
Sometimes I feel like a miner left behind in the dark
Nobody told me I could believe
In a divine that lives within me
You know it takes time to bury it with your mind
It takes even more time
To let it shine
Sometimes I feel like a diamond clear as the light
Sometimes I feel like a miner left behind in the dark
So I called out just to see
If anyone would answer me
And I heard that sweet voice call from deep down inside
Saying I’ve been here all this time
To tell you that you’re already home
You’re already home
You’re already home
Sometimes I feel like a diamond clear as the light
Sometimes I feel like a miner left behind in the dark
I used to know all the answers
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One Moment At A Time
02:46
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I wake up every morning
And I take it one step at a time
And I face my days
one breath at a time
We are all one
Together in this life
That goes on and on
One moment at a time
Do we ever really know where we come from
Or where we’re meant to be
Exactly where we’re going
Are we ever really free
If I am you
And you are me
Sometimes all I’ve got
Sometimes all I know
Sometimes all that I can see
Is what is right in front of me
We are all one
Together in this life
That goes on and on
One moment at a time
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St. Vrain
02:13
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Instrumental
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River
03:55
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I’ve got something on my mind
I’m gonna give it to the river
I’ve got teardrops in my eyes
I’m gonna give em to the river
I’ve got stories in my bones want to be told
Lay my burdens down and let em go
River wash me whole
Heaven ain’t up
Hell ain’t below
My feet are tired, lord they’re tired
I’m gonna wash em in the river
My tongue is burning it’s on fire
I’m gonna fill my cup in the river
I’ve got stories in my bones want to be told
Lay my burdens down and let em go
River wash me whole
Heaven ain’t up
Hell ain’t below
We’ve gotta give a little, live with a little more love
What if heaven ain’t waiting up above
What if it’s right here
If you don’t live your truth
Hell will come find you
I’m gonna raise my hands up high
I’m gonna walk into the river
I’m gonna let my voice rise
I’m gonna sing out with the river
I’ve got stories in my bones want to be told
Lay my burdens down and let em go
River wash me whole
Heaven ain’t up
Hell ain’t below
We’ve gotta give a little, live with a little more love
Show the world what you came here made of
Follow your heart and free your soul
Heaven ain’t up
Hell ain’t below
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Apple Trees
04:09
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Seven years ago
We planted seeds in a row
Talked about getting old
And watching them grow
I dreamed of orchards and blueberry fields
Back then all my dreams felt so real
I thought that I knew my heart
’Til I tore yours apart
Tore it all apart
There are two young apple trees
Standing alone in that field
Keeping watch for the deer
And listening to the loons
I can still hear them too
The fires that we made
Like the bed where we laid
Have grown cold with time
There is hardly a trace
Of the love that we made
And the life that I thought would be mine
I remember you walked all alone through the fields
In the late afternoons
Now the smell of cut grass
Brings back the past
And the man I never really knew
There are two young apple trees
Standing alone in that field
Keeping watch for the deer
And listening to the loons
I can still hear them too
I wonder why some seeds take root
Others just die
No matter how hard we try
Like those two young apple trees
Standing alone in that field
Keeping watch for the deer
And listening to the loons
I can still hear them too
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7. |
Judgement Day
05:15
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My mother was a fighter
Born without a name of her own
Bought and paid for by her daddy
So he claimed
She took off with the first man
Headed out of town
Didn’t worry about the good life
Didn’t matter where he was bound
‘Cause she’s always bound
I came out of their union
They gave me my daddy’s name
He said with god as his witness
In these shackles she’ll remain
So mama took in on the lonesome road
We broke free of our chains
We fought hunger, church, and demons
Held our heads high and proclaimed
God damn I am tired of living this way
For the chance to meet the good Lord
Another man on Judgment Day
Tired broke and weary
We came up on a man
He said if you’ll take my name
I will give you all I can
So I grew up with a family
Hidden right there in plain sight
Til I found a road marked freedom
And struck out on my own one night
I traveled out beyond the land of cotton and good names
But the road of all my questions
Led me right back from where I came
That’s where I met a man who promised
He walk right by my side
Asked me the life I wanted
And if I would be his bride
I said sir you seem a kind one
But your questions still remain
Who I am and where I come from
Hell, I don’t even know my name
God damn I am tired of living this way
For the chance to meet the good Lord
Another man on Judgment Day
God damn I am tired of living for the day
That I’ll meet my lord and savior
Another man on Judgement Day
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I don’t want to talk about it
You wouldn’t understand
I’m no hero
I’m just a man
You don’t know the things I’ve done
If I told you would you run
They say put the bottle down
I know I’m hard to be around
What’s wrong with a drink or two to clear my mind
Without that look from you every time
I just want to be alone
Let the phone ring
Or tell them I’m not home
I don’t want to talk about it
You think I’ve missed my mark
Bet you think God is afraid of the dark
Well I’ve seen him there by my side
He’s not the one running to hide
You look surprised that I pray
God’s the only one worth talking to these days
And I don’t want to be alone
I swore I wouldn’t bring this shit home
But who are you to tell me what is right and wrong
I don’t want to talk about it
I don’t want to be alone
Don’t want to hear you say you’re sorry
What’s done is done
Things that I can’t change
I can’t take back
And I can’t run from
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9. |
After The Fall
03:22
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Mama took me every Sunday to the church and made me pray
Daddy said I was a sinner and that God would make me pay
But I, I will outrun em all
I was born a man after the fall
I’m a rambler and a gambler only play when stakes are high
And I know every back road, boys always let me drive
They know that I, I will outrun em all
I was born a man after the fall
I could have been the man mama wanted me to be
But I listened to the preacher
Lord had mercy, set me free
He said you’re running with the devil son
I see it in your eyes
There’s only room for one of us
Best you leave tonight
He knows that I, I will outrun em all
I was born a man after the fall
They’ll hang me if they catch me, they don’t know the work I do
To keep them safe at night from all those devils on the loose
Oh I, I will outrun em all
I was born a man after the fall
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Rise Above
03:17
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Hold me down under the water
Wash me clean and set me free
I am my father’s daughter
Oh god give me strength
I feel the roll of the thunder
Under my feet
I can feel the storm a coming
Gonna bring me to my knees
And shatter into pieces
Everything to which I cling
Oh my body is a temple
Sheltering a soul it can’t contain
They say nothing lasts for ever
My darling, my soul shall remain
Fill me up with your laughter
Your light your beauty and your love
While I navigate the darkness
And walk through hell to rise above
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Run
03:36
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I am the last woman of my tongue
There’s no one left where I come from
I can navigate the seas
The stars and waters speak to me
And the gods are on the run, run, run
There on the run, run, run, run
There’s a halo around the moon
I know the rain is coming soon
There’s gonna be a flood
Mother Earth looks to the sky
I hear her whisper friend goodbye
Let the water run
Let it run, run, run, run
Let it run, run, run, run, run
I call out to the ones who came before
Tell me what can I do
They say daughter our stories cannot help you anymore
No one can hear you
We’ve lost the language of the land
There’s no woman, child or man
Who knows where they come from
We are running out of time
To save this planet, human kind
Where will you run
Where will you run, run, run, run
When there’s no where left to run, run, run
You better run, run, run, run, run
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12. |
Grandmother Moon
02:50
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Say a prayer to grandmother moon
Shine a light on me
You wax and wane just the same
Teach me how to be
A woman who walks the land
With strength and wisdom I will stand
Grandmother Moon I pray to thee
Mother earth walks by my side
I never feel alone
Her mountains, valleys, rivers, streams are the places I call home
She gives me everything I need
For every pain a remedy
The ground below and the air I breath
Mother Earth takes care of me
Grandfather Sun please do not hide away for long
We pray for rain to fill the wide river
But when the storms pass on
Paint a rainbow in the sky
Part the clouds that block your light
Grandfather Sun please do not hide
I will carry the light
So I can find my way
And when at night I lay my head
To creator I give thanks
Oh creator I give thanks
Oh creator I give thanks
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Abigail Dowd Greensboro, North Carolina
Abigail Dowd, who grew up under the longleaf pines in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, is known for her storytelling and command of an audience. She combines her classical fingerpicking style with the edgy bass and percussion of Jason Duff creating a sound that dances between folk, rock and blues. ... more
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