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Wanderers
03:45
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Wanderers over the mountain to Innisfree
Climbing to heaven and I'll bring it home with me
Peace rustles over me
You were not far behind
What spirits swim the Irish sea
Sand in my toes
Water swirling at my knees
Gently taking over me
You were not far behind
When I leave this island in the sea
There'll be miles and miles in between
But I found something in Innisfree
More a dream than a memory
You were not far behind
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Never That Far
03:10
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Have I ever said thank you
Have I ever told you I know
I have my father's face
And my mother's fearless soul is the spirit that carries me through
There've been times I've had to be carried
Now I carry you with me
A thousand miles isn’t really all that far
Cause I'm wherever you are
And I wrote this song to say
I'm thinking of you today
And I wrote this song to say
I'm never that far away
And I wrote this song to say
I'm thinking of you today
And I wrote this song to say
I'm never that far away
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Isle On the Water
03:47
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It's cold outside today
The sky is always gray
But in my mind upon your face
The sun will always shine
Over the hill there's a field of flowers
Where I'd like to spend the day
I'll bring them home and with them I'll fill
The blue vase you gave
Carry me to an isle on the water
I've always loved the sea
I'll go with you there as shy as a rabbit
Build a little house for you and me
In the evening I'll move by the fire
And light a candle in the room
Wait for you there shy in the doorway
Full of desire to lay with you by the moon
Carry me to an isle on the water
I've always loved the sea
I'll go with you there as shy as a rabbit
Build us a house and garden for me
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Some Divine
03:51
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There's a place in the South where Billy used to play
The town where he was born, he never thought he'd get away
From that old cinder block house his Daddy built
It wasn't always full of love
When I think of that old country town
Where the peaches grow so sweet
I hear the old gospel songs they'd sing
And believed every word the preacher preached
Love thy father, and have no fear
Somewhere on this music, God is here
So sing your hallelujahs and "Amazing Grace"
And pray to God he'll get you from this place
That old country town's been torn down
And there's a highway running through the living room
There's nothing of their childhood to be found
And nothing more to assume
But if you stop on a Sunday afternoon
Try the peaches, they're awful sweet
And listen for the lingering tune
of those old gospel songs they'd sing
And love thy father, have no fear
Somewhere on this music, God will hear
So sing your hallelujahs and "Amazing Grace"
Some how things will all fall into place
Born and blind, there must be some divine
Who can see you and me
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Don't Wake Me
03:28
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Don't wake me
I think I'm in a dream I like
Don't wake me
I finally feel alive
Fourteen seconds down the aisle
and a couple hundred miles to be my man
Don't wake me
This doesn’t happen every day
Don't wake me
I want to know if this feeling slips away
Don't wake me
Sit a little closer than you might
Don't wake me and I'll be yours tonight
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Dare the Devil
02:47
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They don’t often speak
But they’ll always know the words
To the songs they sang
When they were little girls
[Chorus]
They sang just like angels
With their feet up off the ground
Their hands raised to heaven
They’d dare the devil to come wandering around
People came from miles and miles
To hear those songs they’d sing
They’d turn the lights down low
Some things you don’t have to see to know
And they’d sing just like angels
With their feet up off the ground
Their hands raised to heaven
They dared the devil to come wandering around
Years have rolled by
And there’s silver in their hair
But anytime they’re together
You can feel it stir the air
When they sing just like angels
With their feet up off the ground
Their hands raised to heaven
They’ll dare the devil to come wandering around
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Goodbye Yesterday
03:22
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Goodbye yesterday
See you here tomorrow at the same time
Meanwhile I'll be here staring you down
And I'll claw my way up off the ground
Goodbye sorrow
It's time to leave this old friend behind
I'm going to go this road alone and find my own way
Someplace where the snow will cover the tracks you've made
[Chorus]
In this land where in the winter time
The air is bitter cold
I can feel it in my bones
But in the springtime the sun will melt it all away
And I"ll put my boots on another day
Goodbye fear
I can take it from here
I'm not afraid of falling anymore
I've seen the view from the bottom before
Goodbye yesterday
I will see you here tomorrow
If I have to beg, steal, cheat, lie for, or borrow
A smile
I've come miles and miles to find my way home
To this land where in the winter time
The air is bitter cold
I can feel it in my bones
But in the springtime the sun will melt it all away
And I"ll put my boots on another day
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Leaving
03:19
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I've been thinking of leaving for sometime now
Repeated myself and I know not quite how
You don't seem to mind by the look in your eye
You might have told me not to bother to try sometime ago
It's been sometime since I've been on my own
I don't mind the thought of living alone
Without all the struggle to read thoughts between the lines
Fighting silence or counting down the time
Since I told you I've realized the most
That I have been living my life as a ghost
Pensive and quiet I've kept to myself
Collecting dust like a book on the shelf that you read
Sometime ago
I'll build a home if given some time
And fill it up with friends of mine
Music and laughter and things I adore
I can't imagine I'll require much more of my home
And I’m going home (x2)
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Mockingbird
04:24
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Mockingbird, why is it that you always sing in the morning
Won't you sing for me in the evening
When I'm lonely 'cause he's gone
Sing a lullaby if you know a lullaby
To help me fall asleep
Till he's home again
Mockingbird I need a friend
To sing a lullaby
Mockingbird, will you fly away to him in the morning
Tell him I miss him so in the evening
And I'm lonely when he's gone
But now sing a lullaby if you know a lullaby
That will help me fall asleep
Till he's home again
Mockingbird I need a friend
Won't you sing a lullaby
Sing me something sweet
Something not too sad
To help me fall asleep
Until he's home again...
Till he's home again
Mockingbird I need a friend
Won't you sing a lullaby
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Would You Let Me Go
03:26
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I heard you say goodbye
But I didn't even bother to look you eye
I watched you walk away
But I chased you down
My head may be up in the clouds but my feet are on the ground
And I know, I don't want to see you go
You're a real smooth talker
And I like the way you leaned in to give me a smile
And once in awhile you seem to read my mind
Like I was no big mystery or your channeling divine
Either way I know, I don't want to see you go
'Cause when I look in your eyes
I hear music calling,"dance with me"
And this broken heart of mine just wants to break free
I wonder if you know what I know and if so, would you let me go
You've been on my mind
And I wonder if I'll ever know what it's like
To be the girl by your side
To share in your laughter and pull you inside
And if so, would you let me go
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Where Were You
03:19
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Where were you when I first left home
I had never felt so lonely as out on my own
Where were you when I wanted to call
To hear your voice say it’s okay, you’re not wrong at all
And where were you when I found my first love
Where were you to say, “She’s mine. Take care of my girl.”
Oh I miss you still
Oh I wish you were here
I thought I saw you a few days ago
It caught me by surprise it’s been so long
But you were here all along
Closer than ever before
And right by my side whenever I fall
I wrote this song to say hello
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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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