One of These Rainy Days

Hey mister can I take the coat off of your back

It’s time to rest now until tomorrow

And when you leave it’s gonna be such a sight to see

A man can really let go of all his troubles

He comes and goes he comes and goes

And no one here seems to really notice

Sometimes I’m still singing songs about him

And sometimes it seems like he’s gone for good

But one of these rainy days he’s coming back this way

Just like I always knew he would

When I wake up in the morning and I’m all out of coffee

When my last cut just sails to the ground

I can see him standing there knocking

No not right now man won’t you turn back around

He comes and goes he comes and goes

And no one here seems to really notice

Sometimes I’m still singing songs about him

And sometimes it seems like he’s gone for good

But one of these rainy days he’s coming back this way

Just like I always knew he would

He comes and goes he comes and goes

And no one here seems to really notice

Sometimes I’m still singing songs about him

And sometimes it seems like he’s gone for good

But one of these rainy days he’s coming back this way

Just like I always knew he would

Before the Sun

Been running in to hard times lately

And the past year’s been out to break me

Now I’ve been praying for a little work to come along

For I lost my job last early may

And baby said she could not stay

But worst of all she stole my records and slipped away

Oh how we all broke down and cried

The day that Lady Luck up and died

Now will I ever come out on top

Will this freight train ever stop

Before we reach the sun

Before we reach the sun

And there’s a widow across the river

Who’s husband died in the fever

And she ain’t that pretty but she’s good company

She says she really loves me

But that I’m to dumb to see

What life with a good woman like her could be

Last week I drove out to the lake

To ponder the mistakes I’ve made

But the fish don’t jump much these days

But at least my mind is quiet there

Though it can wonder almost anywhere

And I would stay if it wasn’t that my dog got scared

Now the weather is getting cold

The summer turns to red and gold

And this hanging on by a thread is getting old

I might just rob the neighborhood store

But please tell miss Anna it ain’t the money I’m there for

Somehow prison don’t seem so bad to me

Never Gonna Last

Outside my window the sun is going down

And from my chair I can see to the other side of town

And I just hope there’s enough love to go around

To every home and everyone who’s out there

To every home and everyone who’s out there

And from the corner of my mind

There’s a song that sings it gets better down the line

And all you got to do is to give it a little time

Settle down, mellow out and take it easy

Settle down, mellow out and take it easy

Every song I sing seems to be the same

And every day I spend just like the last

And every night I wait for the dawn to brake

And save me from this dreaming of the past

Outside my window the sun is going up

So let’s just try to make the best of it

And soon these days will be long gone in the past

But for now settle down and take it easy

But for now settle down and take it easy

Every song I sing seems to be the same

And every day I spend just like the last

And every night I wait for the dawn to brake

And save me from this dreaming of the past

In a minute from now things are gonna get better

In a hour from now things are gonna get better

In a day from now things are gonna get better

In a week from now things are gonna get better

In a month from now things are gonna get better

In a year from now

Every song I sing seems to be the same

And every day I spend just like the last

And every night I wait for the dawn to brake

And save me from this dreaming of the past

Because it’s never gonna last

Good Evening

Come on mama won't you come down town
I know a little place where we could hide away
Push and pull and spill the beans all night
Tell me what do you say

We could go where no one would follow
I want to spend some time alone with you
The stars are out and the moon so bright
This night was made for two

Listen mama I want you closer
Let's do anything you want to do
And tomorrow we'll go walking by that

Little jewelry shop and say I do

If I ever did you wrong
It must've been that I was out of my mind

Because another one like you
Would be real hard to find

So let's just go where no one would follow

I want to spend some time alone with you
The stars are out and the moon so bright
This night was made for two

Listen mama I want you closer
Let's do anything you want to do
And tomorrow we'll go walking by that

Little jewelry shop and say I do

A Little Light in the Dark

I try to get up

But i get knocked down oh no

Something is holding me down so low

And if these chains would only let me go

Like a river I'd run

Like a river I'd flow

At least I've got Maggie

And shes good to me

Sweet like honey from the bee

Gives me every little thing I need

Stitches me up any time I bleed

She's the only

One to give this lonely heart

A little light in dark

She's an old friend

I'll stick with her to the end

And If she don't mind i hope she'll be mine

And I'll be her man

Maggie should have seen me go

When I was young and not so slow

You should have seen me way before

This old dog made his home on the floor

With bottle of pills and a head so sore

Oh I'm tired

Oh so god damnd tired

All the time

Got no peace of mind

So let me rest my hazy eyes on your smile

Even if its just for a little while

She's the only

One to give this lonely heart

A little light in dark

She's an old friend

I'll stick with her to the end

And If she don't mind i hope she'll be mine

And I'll be her man

Howlin'

Let’s get out on the weekend

I know we can have some fun

There’s a full moon out and we’re still young

Let’s play some songs from 1971

And we’ll get 10/10 and take that long walk back home

Let’s make some memories

Some good old souvenirs

To look back on after all these years

Good times come and good times disappear

But we’ll have more of them if we spend ours together my dear

And every song that I hear says come on come on

And let’s come together

We’ll go Howlin at the midnight sky

Float across the stars higher and higher

And even if we got to come down let’s keep our heads in the clouds for a little while

She said a little love won’t kill you

Oh but the lack of it will

And what you get is what you give

She’s my best friend oh but better still

She’s my lady she’s my life she’s my thrill

And every song that I hear says come on come on

And let’s come together

We’ll go Howlin at the midnight sky

Float across the stars higher and higher

And even if we got to come down let’s keep our heads in the clouds for a little while

A Strange Goodbye

The radio tells me the weather is oh so sweet

But i ain’t seen the sun in six or seven weeks

But it makes no difference to me

Might as well be snow and sleet

Sixty long years together neath the sun

We worked this land until each day was done

But then she slipped away from me

Twelve years before her body

Now she’s the bird that flies

And every star up in the sky

The wind that whispers and cries out a strange goodbye

He’d just turned nineteen and I was twenty three

When I asked him for a cigarette by the old factory

But never in my wildest dreams

Would that boy be marrying me

We bought a little place in the shade of some old pine trees

A couple of cows and a dog and a few old sheep

But now that’s all lost like a dream or some old forgotten movie scene

Now she’s the bird that flies

And every star up in the sky

The wind that whispers and cries out a strange goodbye

I remember the day she first forgot my name

And trying to remind her through a picture frame

But the grandkids often came

And she always loved them the same

And I’d stick by her though sometimes she beat me up

And the guys down at the racetrack said man ain’t you had enough

But she’s my best friend you see

And she’d do the same for me

Now she’s the bird that flies

And every star up in the sky

The wind that whispers and cries out a strange goodbye

The radio tells me it’s getting cold outside

And if this storm gets closer I don’t I’ll make it out alive

But maybe I’ll see my bride greet me on the other side

Honesty is No Excuse

Up 'til now I used to pass my time

Drinking beer so slowly, sometimes wine

No God, air, water or sunshine

And honesty was my only excuse

I took your love and I used it

Up 'til now my youthful stage

A useless rage, a torn out page, a worn out gauge

A dirty shade, a big charade, has been made

And honesty was my only excuse

I took your love and I used it

Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu

Du du duu, duu

Up 'til now my love life

A few sweet kisses, a little missus, a fork and knife

A happy home, a hand to hold, a land to roam

And honesty was my only excuse

I used to take life by the hand, and I abused it

Up 'til now I used to tap dance

Take a girl by the hand, saying I need your, I need your romance

Oh...

I had me some chances

And honesty was my only excuse

I used to take your love, and I'd abuse it

Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu

Du du duu, duu

Up 'til now the path of life was fair enough

Was fair enough, enough was fair, all was right

And now I know, I see the light

And honesty was my only excuse...

Brunnsvik

Today the lake lies still as a mirror

And I bet the sky thinks it’s looking just fine

And like the clouds I’m deciding on a new design

I hold my breath when I go under

Like I hold my hopes when I wonder

If everything little thing is gonna turn out alright

Can you see it

Can you feel it

The light that’s shining on us now

And would you believe it

If I everything you ever needed

Was right in front you all this time

Now my horse got spooked last night

He was kind of jumpy when I went for a ride

Almost bucked me for a shadow dancing in the light

Now this ain’t the life I thought I’d live

Though at 28 it ain’t to late to give

A damn about how it all will end up and what old friends to forget

And who to forgive

Can you see it

Can you feel it

The light that’s shining on us now

And would you believe it

If I everything you ever needed

Was right in front you all this time

Do Me In

Jenny where’d you go

I know your heart was set on the open road

But did you just pack your bags without looking back

And not a single word

But I guess it’s true just from what I’ve heard

And I guess you won’t call when you’d be getting there

But only god knows where

Jenny won’t you come back to me

I need your love and can’t you see

That all this hurting will do me in

And Jenny won’t you lay down your head

On my chest and lest roll in to bed

Cause all this crying will do me in

Heard you gone up north

Where the air is high like where you were born

And I guess you never did like the big city

And ran in you your friend

She said you found another man

And you’ve got yourself a child on the way

But you can’t believe what people say

Jenny won’t you come back to me

I need your love and can’t you see

That all this hurting will do me in

And Jenny won’t you lay down your head

On my chest and lest roll in to bed

Cause all this crying will do me in