The Absence Of Madalaine
1.) Madalaine, I don’t think I’ll ever be the same
Without you here
You took my name, you took my heart
And then you took my fear
And all my pain – disappeared
[refrain] – Now loneliness will come ‘round
Like a shadow ‘cross my door
And the lines around my eyes
Stare back at me like roads upon a map
That I have travelled so far down
That I don’t even recognize myself – anymore
2.) Madalaine, I still hear the whistle of that train
Pulling away
You’re chasing fame, to the bright lights of the city
With no shame
Don’t let the flame – disappear
[refrain] – Now don’t you come unraveled
You’re much stronger than I am
But if tears roll down your cheeks
Onto the place you rest your head
Travel so far down into a place
Where you will recognize yourself – once again
[bridge] – Now Madalaine I wish the days would pass
And you would come back home to stay – at last
‘Cause we’re not any younger
But I know I’d still fall underneath the spell – you cast
[vocal ad lib]
3.) Madalaine, just to hear you name
Gives me a thrill, I can’t contain
My heart is full
Just to see you step off of that train
Into my world – once again
[refrain] – Now here’s to hopin’ lonely days
Won’t come ‘round here no more
Your love’s come back to chase away
The shadows from my door
Light streams from the eyes across my pillowcase
I recognize myself – I recognize myself
Once again
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012 Davey O. Music (ASCAP)
No Money Down
1.) I got a home
With no money down
An old fixer upper
On the west side of town
Well, it ain’t in the greatest section
But the mayor said “next election”
He’d promise to turn this neighborhood around
2.) I got a home
With no money down
Built with beams
That measure two feet around
You know they don’t build ‘em like that no more
With lead glass windows and the coffin doors
But I got a home, I got a home
[bridge]- You know the hookers and the dealers
Start takin’ to the corner
Around the time the sun goes down
Well you can hang your head in horror
Or watch it all go down
Laughin’ as you tell yourself, “the circus is in town"
But I got a home, yeah I got a home
[instrumental break]
3.) Yeah I got a home
With no money down
A roof above my head
And food on the table right now
You know it might need a little touch of paint
The prettiest thing at times it ain’t
But I got a home
Yeah I got a home
I got a home
With no money down
With no money down
With no money down…
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012 Davey O Music (ASCAP)
Carnival
1.) City lights behind me
Sunset to my west
The company I keep these days
Has always been the best
That’s why I feel like I am walking on a cloud
Listening to this band play
At a carnival on the edge of town
Listening to a band play
At a carnival on the edge of town
2.) You can’t guess my age or weight
Or that clowns bring out my fears
Hell, I can’t even tell you where
I might be in a year
But this carousel keeps spinnin’ ‘round and ‘round
The horses sing a sad song
At a carnival on the edge of town
The horses sing a sad song
At a carnival on the edge of town
[bridge] – Fireworks are lighting up the sky
All along the lakeside
And there’s no place I’d rather hide
Than right here, in your eyes
[instrumental break]
3.) Asphalt in my mirror
Sunrise straight ahead
You leave one life behind
To find a better one I guess
So you pack it up and move it to new ground
‘Cause you’re just another sideshow
At a carnival on the edge of town
We’re all another sideshow
At a carnival on the edge of town
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012 Davey O. Music (ASCAP)
The Miners Waltz
1.) We have been travellin’
Over mountains and valleys
Oh my dear Sally
What happened to us?
We kept on tryin’
You know we kept on climbin’
The wheels they stopped turnin’
We better test ‘em for rust
2.) Only one hundred
Miles from Missouri
No reason to hurry
When you’re out on the dust
If someone’s a distraction
Well, you can add by subtraction
Let ‘em fall to the wayside
It’s Cali or bust
[bridge #1] – Movin’ with a band of horses
We do our best
No one held a gun
And forced us to move out west
Oh, the lure of the gold
And the stories they told
Was something we couldn’t resist
[instrumental break]
[bridge #2] – Eighteen hundred and fifty
Brought us to our knees
The consumption and a cold, hard winter
Nearly wiped us clean
We held on for our lives
Through long days and nights
We dreamed and we dreamed and we dreamed
3.) We are now settlers
We’re miners for the metal
Panning these waters
With faith and with trust
If we come up empty
You know the next town might tempt me
To keep my wheels movin’
And testing for rust
I’m gonna keep my wheels movin’
And testing for rust
I’m gonna keep my wheels movin’
And testing for rust
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012, Davey O. Music (ASCAP)
Ev’ry Single Day
1.) Beat and broken down rust belt man
Broken skin on his calloused hands
Blast furnace burnin’ like a midday sun
Oh, but ev’ry single day the work gets done
Ev’ry single day the work gets done
2.) Coal black dirt mixin’ with sweat
Well his eyes and his lungs don’t hurt just yet
And the steel flows like a molten lava run
Oh and ev’ry single day the work gets done
Ev’ry single day the work gets done
[bridge] - Friday night down at Trio’s Bar
He pulls himself a seat
Near the pickled egg jar
One last wish on a shooting star
‘Cause the pain rolls through
Like a Lackawanna railroad car
[instrumental break]
3.) Beat and broken down rust belt man
Well he never missed a day in a 20 year span
So he passed it on down to his daughters and sons
Tell ‘em ev’ry single day the work gets done
Ev’ry single day the work gets done
Ev’ry single day the work gets done
Ev’ry single day….
The work gets done
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012 Davey O. Music (ASCAP)
Eventually
1.) I am doing alright
Your leaving didn’t cut that deep
I will turn out the light
And I will talk myself to sleep
I was thinkin’ that we already knew
So we, held it together
With matchsticks and crazy glue
I held your hand and I beamed like the sun
But I knew this day would eventually come
2.) No reason to fight
No reason to sit and weep
I will burn just as bright
Once I get back on my feet
I was thinkin’ I could just hang around
Turn on the TV
And not make a sound
Sleep on the sofa
Quiet as can be
But I know eventually you’ll ask me to leave
[bridge] – Now I’m alone – left to wander
Left to wonder, left to bleed
On my own – without a partner
It’s getting harder to believe
In anything
In anything
3.) I am doing alright
I think of you from time to time
When I turn out the light
That’s when you seem to cross my mind
I was thinkin’ maybe way too much
I crossed my fingers
And I pressed my luck
Now I’m as lonely as an Orbison song
But I knew this day would eventually
I knew this day would eventually
I knew this day would eventually come along
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012, Davey O. Music (ASCAP)
High Water Days
1.) Raging river rise
I know that I can't meet you on the other side
And I'll bet it's getting cold now where you are
Above the water line
Mud stained buildings are etched into my mind
And I hope you made it out of there in time
[refrain] - Rolling hills, and a warm, safe place
Winding roads, and a picture of your face
In my mind
I count what I have lost
And left behind
In these high water days
2.) When it all goes down
Who knows what will be left of this town
Will the steeple stand above the voice of doubt
Fingers pointed toward the sky
Curse the god and rain that made the water rise
And swept away a daughter and her child
[refrain] - Rolling hills, and a warm, safe place
Winding roads, and a picture of your face
In my mind
I count what I have lost
And left behind
In these high water days
[bridge] - Water to the earth
Earth up to the sky
I will never understand
Or know the reasons why
They say it's in his will
And well out of our hands
To die before your time
Well it's been written in the plan
[refrain] - Rolling hills, and a warm, safe place
Winding roads, and a picture of your face
In my mind
I count what I have lost
And left behind
In these high water days
3.) I can't dry my eyes
I hope someday I'll see you on the other side
And I know it's really cold now where you are.....
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012 Davey O. Music (ASCAP)
I Once Knew
1.) The lonely sound of a steel guitar
Is my only friend tonight
As I wander through the landscape
Back to my life
Where I push my way through the echoes
And sounds of my past
There's no escaping the memory
Of things that don't last
[refrain] - But you know I am a dreamer
I am a fool
I see the stars above
When the sky is full blue
As blue as the eyes of
A girl I once knew
2.) The rain that hits my window pane
And falls upon my roof
Is the sound of a breaking heart
I need no further proof
Of all the nights I spent wasted
Living in my head
Surrounded by your memory
And all those things you said
[refrain] - You said I am a dreamer
I am a fool
I see the stars above
When the sky is full blue
As blue as the eyes of
A girl I once knew
As blue as the eyes of
A girl I once knew
[bridge] - Scars are reminders
Of where my heart's been
But I've found it's much kinder
To sink when it's too far to swim
To sink...
When it's too...far...to swim
[refrain] - But you know I am a dreamer
I am a fool
I see the stars above
When the sky is full blue
As blue as the eyes of
A girl I once knew
Lyrics by Davey O., © 2012, Davey O. Music (ASCAP)
