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Storm Warning
06:45
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NIGHT’S SO STILL AS DARKENING SKIES
SHOW THUNDER STORMS ARE COMING
RACING CLOUDS AND RAGING WINDS
BRING A WARNING OF HAIL STONES DRUMMING
COMING DOWN WITH A VENGEANCE
REVENGE IS RISING UPON THIS ONE HORSE TOWN
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS THE SKY
AND LIGHTS THE NIGHT AS THE NIGHTMARE SOUNDS
THERE’S A STORM WARNING ON MY RADIO
STORM WARNING LORD THIS TIME SHE’S GONNA BLOW
HEAR THAT STORM WARNING ON MY RADIO
STORM WARNING GONNA PACK MY THINGS AND GO…
IT’S JUST A COUPLE OF ACRES OF DESERT SCRUB
WE’VE BEEN SCRATCHING THE SOIL
SINCE BEFORE THE WAR
ME AND MY BABY NEVER THOUGHT TO TURN IT IN
BUT IF THIS TWISTER TAKES ITS TOLL
WE WON’T BE FARMING HERE NO MORE
I HAD IT ON THE MARKET SINCE LORD KNOWS WHEN
BUT NO-ONE’S GONNA BUY IN TORNADO LAND
NO SUBSIDIES FOR DAMAGE
NO INSURANCE FOR LOSS
TOO PROUD, TOO DUMB TO WEIGH UP THE COST
THERE’S A STORM WARNING ON MY RADIO
STORM WARNING LORD THIS TIME SHE’S GONNA BLOW
HEAR THAT STORM WARNING ON MY RADIO
STORM WARNING GONNA PACK MY THINGS AND GO…
SILENCE HANGS IN TORNADO LAND
I GOT A TROUBLING MIND
DEBRIS LYING ACROSS THE GROUND
SOME THINGS YOU GOTTA KEEP
WELL SOME YOU LEAVE THEM BEHIND
SHE STANDS ON THE PORCH
CRYING TEARS IN THE RAIN
AND ALL HER PRETTY DREAMS ARE TORN
I WONDER WHAT CAN SURVIVE
WHEN ALL YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE
IS SHOT TO PIECES IN THE HEAT OF THE STORM
THERE’S A STORM WARNING ON MY RADIO
STORM WARNING LORD THIS TIME SHE’S GONNA BLOW
HEAR THAT STORM WARNING ON MY RADIO
STORM WARNING GONNA PACK MY THINGS AND GO…
© 2010 E D Brayshaw / Lesley Brayshaw. All Rights Reserved
Extra Lyrics: Wily Bo Walker
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Motel Blues
03:33
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IN THIS TOWN TELEVISION SHUTS OFF AT TWO
WHAT CAN A LONELY ROCK’N’ROLLER DO
A BED SO BIG THE SHEETS ARE CLEAN
YOUR GIRLFRIEND SAID YOU WERE JAMES DEAN
A STYROFOAM ICE BUCKET FULL OF ICE
COME UP TO MY MOTEL ROOM AND
TREAT ME NICE
I DON’T WANT TO MAKE NO LATE NIGHT NEW YORK CALLS
I DON’T WANT TO STARE AT THESE UGLY GRASSMAT WALLS
CHRONOLOGICALLY I KNOW YOU’RE YOUNG
COS WHEN YOU KISSED ME IN THE CLUB YOU BIT MY TONGUE
I’LL WRITE A SONG FOR YOU
AND PUT IT ON MY NEXT LP
COME UP TO MY MOTEL ROOM AND
SLEEP WITH ME
THERE’S A BIBLE IN THE DRAWER DON’T BE AFRAID
I’LL PUT UP A SIGN TO WARN THE CLEAN UP MAID
THERE’S LOTS OF SOAP AND LOTS OF TOWELS
NEVER MIND THOSE DESK CLERK SCOWLS
I’LL BUY YOU BREAKFAST AND
THEY’LL THINK YOU’RE MY WIFE
COME UP TO MY MOTEL ROOM AND
SAVE MY LIFE
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Loan Me a Dime
05:47
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SOMEBODY LOAN ME A DIME
I NEED TO CALL MY OLD TIME USED TO BE
USED TO BE
SOMEBODY LOAN ME A DIME
I NEED TO CALL MY OLD TIME USED TO BE
LITTLE GIRL’S BEEN GONE SO LONG
YOU KNOW IT’S A’WORRYING ME
HEY LORD, IT’S WORRYING
WORRYING ME
WELL I KNOW SHE’S A GOOD LITTLE GIRL
BUT AT THAT TIME
I JUST DID NOT UNDERSTAND
I KNOW SHE’S A GOOD LITTLE GIRL
BUT AT THAT TIME
LORD I JUST DID NOT UNDERSTAND
SOMEBODY LOAN ME A DIME
YOU KNOW I NEED A HELPING HAND
A HELPING HAND
YOU KNOW I CRIED, LORD I CRIED
JUST LIKE A BABY
MMM, ALL NIGHT LONG…ALL NIGHT LONG
LORD I CRIED
MMM JUST LIKE A BABY ALL NIGHT LONG
OH ALL NIGHT LONG…
SOMEBODY BETTER LOAN ME THAT DIME
I NEED MY BABY
I NEED MY BABY HERE AT HOME
LORD I NEED MY BABY HERE AT HOME
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I Want to Know
06:13
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TELL ME YOUR SECRETS…
TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS
WELL IT SURE TURNED OUT LIKE SOME KIND OF SUMMER
WHAT WITH THE HEAT AND THE WIND AND THE RAIN
WE WERE LIVING IN THE DEEP SOUTH
A PASSION BURNING IN OUR VEINS
ONE NIGHT BABY SAYS SHE FEELS THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG HERE
SHE FEEL A TERROR LIKE A HEARTBEAT
DEEP INSIDE
AND THEN BABY SAID SHE WOULD
BABY SAYS SHE MIGHT
JUST TAKE A LITTLE DRIVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
I WANNA KNOW
WHERE BABY DON’T GO
I WANNA KNOW
I WANNA KNOW
WHERE BABY DON’T GO
WHERE GOES MY BABY?
MY BABY TONIGHT?
WHEN IT TURNED INTO THE COOL OF NOVEMBER
I KIND OF KNEW I’D NEVER SEE HER AGAIN
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
WHEN YOU TURN OUT THE LIGHT
I SWEAR I HEARD HER
CALLING OUT MY NAME
TODAY I HEARD THEY'D FOUND HER CHEVY
BURIED HALFWAY DOWN IN THAT TAHOE MUD
BUT IT WAS EMPTY INSIDE
LIKE MY BABY’S EYES
WHEN SHE TOOK TO DISAPPEAR OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
I WANNA KNOW
WHERE BABY DON’T GO
I WANNA KNOW
I WANNA KNOW
WHERE BABY DON’T GO
WHERE GOES MY BABY?
MY BABY TONIGHT?
AND I’VE BEEN DRIVING THROUGH THESE STREETS IN THE MOONLIGHT
TRYING TO FIND A REASON WHY
IT'LL TAKE A FOOL LIKE ME
NOT TO REALISE
I NEED MY BABY TONIGHT…
© 2012 Wily Bo Walker. All Rights Reserved.
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September Red
07:30
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LISTEN TO YOUR HEARTBEAT, BABY
CAN YOU FEEL IT NEXT TO MINE
LIFT YOUR LOVELIGHT TO THE WORLD
AND LET IT SHINE
CAN YOU HEAR THOSE WAVES A-CRASHING
DARLING,
SOUND LIKE THUNDER ON THE SHORE
BREATHE IN DEEP THE NIGHT
LET YOUR SPIRIT SOAR
BABY
I WILL TAKE YOU BY THE HAND
WHEN I SAY THAT I WILL DIE FOR YOU
I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
BABY
I WILL BE THERE FOR YOU
WHEN YOUR DEEP SEPTEMBER RED
TURNS TOO…
WHEN THE DARKEST SHADOWS FALL
CAST YOUR NIGHTMARES TO THE WALL
I WILL HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS
SHELTERED FROM IT ALL
WHEN THOSE DEMONS IN THE NIGHT
LORD, AND THAT LIGHTNING STARTS TO STRIKE
I WILL TAKE YOU BY YOUR HAND
AND LEAD YOU TO THE LIGHT
BABY
I AM JUST A MAN
WHEN I SAY THAT I WILL DIE FOR YOU
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
BABY
I WILL BE THERE FOR YOU
WHEN YOUR DEEP SEPTEMBER RED
TURNS TO WINTER BLUE
BABY
I WILL TAKE YOU BY THE HAND
WHEN I SAY THAT I WILL DIE FOR YOU
I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
BABY
I WILL BE THERE FOR YOU
WHEN YOUR DEEP SEPTEMBER RED
TURNS TOO…
BABY
I AM JUST A MAN
WHEN I SAY THAT I WILL DIE FOR YOU
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
BABY
I WILL BE THERE FOR YOU
WHEN YOUR DEEP SEPTEMBER RED
TURNS TO
WINTER BLUE…
© 2012 Wily Bo Walker. All Rights Reserved
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Killers on the Run
09:55
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WELL I DON’T KNOW WHAT I SAID TO YOU
ON THAT STRANGE AND FATEFUL DAY
YOU TURNED AROUND AND SMILED YOUR SMILE
WALKED AWAY
SOMETHING IN THE WAY YOU MOVED ME
SOMETHING DEEP INSIDE
I NEVER SAW YOU SO ALONE
THE NIGHT
JUDGE CARTER DIED…
THE NIGHT JUDGE CARTER DIED
MAMA C. CAME UP TO ME
IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME WELL
TAKE A DRIVEE DOWN ROTHKO BOY
TAKE A MOONLIGHT RIDE TO HELL
HER EYES SHONE LIKE DIAMONDS
ECHOING YOUR PAIN
AND IF I SAW YOU JUST THAT ONCE
I NEVER SAW YOUR FACE AGAIN
AND WHEN THE STARS COME OUT
I’LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHERE WE ARE
STUCK BETWEEN HEAVEN
AND THE BACK SEAT OF YOUR DADDY’S CAR
DON’T THE MOON ON THE GROUND
MAKE SUCH A DELICATE SOUND?
WELL I’M SORRY IF HE HURT YOU
I’M SORRY IF HE MADE YOU CRY
BUT TONIGHT WE GOT EACH OTHER
WE GOT MIDNIGHT AS OUR ALIBI…
WHEN I THINK OF YOU I BURN, I BURN…
WHEN I THINK OF YOU I BURN…
AND WHEN THE STARS COME OUT
I’LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHERE WE ARE
LORD WHERE WE ARE
STUCK BETWEEN HEAVEN
AND THE BACK SEAT OF YOUR DADDY’S CAR
WELL THIS ROAD RUNS FOREVER
TWEEN SAND AND THE SKY
DOWN AMONGST THE PAIN AND THE LIES
WHERE YOUR DREAMS BECOME TWISTED
TANGLED UP IN THE NIGHT
OH DARLING…
WHEN I THINK OF YOU I BURN, I BURN…
WHEN I THINK OF YOU I BURN…
AND I’VE BEEN THROUGH EVERY MEMORY
AND IF A STONE S’BEEN LEFT UNTURNED
IT’S WHEN IT ALL COMES DOWN I THINK OF YOU
AND I BURN…
I BURN…
WHEN I THINK OF YOU I BURN…
I BURN…
I CAN TELL YOU TALES OF MURDER
I CAN SPIN YOU SUICIDE
WHEN THE TRUTH COMES DOWN I SWEAR TO GOD
I NEVER REALISED
BABY TALKS IN SWEET REVENGE
BABY’S GOT A GUN
WE HITCHED A RIDE TO CALIFORNIA…
WE’RE BOTH
KILLERS ON THE RUN
WE’RE ALL JUST KILLERS ON THE RUN…
ON THE RUN…
OUT HERE WE ARE TWISTED
OUT HERE WE ARE ALONE
OUT HERE WE ARE
BEAUTIFUL…
OUT HERE WE ARE STONE
OUT HERE WE ARE ALONE
OH SO BEAUTIFUL…
STONE COLD BEAUTIFUL…
© 2015 Wily Bo Walker. All Rights Reserved.
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