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Magnolia Road
02:47
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Walking down magnolia road
walking along where the flowers grow
got no time got no goal
stop and shake the sand from my soul
If I had a car I'd take it here
drive it as fast as i think she'd go
chase some things that's been chasing me
let them find me where that old tree grows
Some lives come and some lives go
and I'm still scared of growing old
the things I've lost that the years have stole
find them down that magnolia road
Faces long gone rise to my mind
shining like the heat off the road
lessons learned and truths take hold
some things can't be bought or sold
I've been tired and I've been worn
done a few things left untold
some I'm proud of some I ain't
make my peace when that stone is rolled
Some lives come and some lives go
and I'm still scared of growing old
the things I've lost that the years have stole
find them down that magnolia road
Here in the sand time moves slow
pause to let your life unfold
the things I've lost that the years have stole
find them down that magnolia road
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Dead Men Walking
03:05
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There's dead men walking the streets downtown
just like me they don't know where to go
they say things used to be better
how the hell should I know
Hey brown haired girl wont you smile in my window
save me from myself and my devil soul
It's been a long time since I felt this lonesome feeling
the kind that just sinks down in your bones
this lonesome feeling has drove me from home
I'm scared it'll chase me till I'm dead and I'm gone
Hey brown haired girl wont you smile in my window
save me from myself and my devil soul
It hurts when I laugh and it hurts worse to cry
cause both are just sounds of time passing by
and the road keeps rolling and I keep looking back
at what I ain't got and what I never had
Hey brown haired girl wont you smile in my window
save me from myself and my devil soul
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Hear Those Hammers Fall
02:35
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The tracks are all rusted
the weeds grown tall
but listen close
you can hear those hammers fall
Ghosts of those who were
shadows cross the sight
look down and sigh
you can hear them in the night
Can't turn back to see
but theres hellhounds on my trail
no one left to run to
hear the ringing of the bell
The tracks are all rusted
the weeds grown tall
but listen close
you can hear those hammers fall
Hear those night birds calling
a cold song of fear
keep on moving son
there's nothing to help you here
That long black train
it's rolling down the track
come to take you down
and it ain't gonna be back
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Dark Sunglasses
03:20
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These dark sun glasses sure hide a lot
no I ain't been drinking well not that much
it's these road weary eyes that don't close at night
and your ghost hanging round outside the stage lights
They're the blackness of the highway
when you're all alone at night
little things I should have said and done
and ghosts in the taillights
And I'm too damn young to be seeing the man I see
when I look into mirrors I'm scared of what I'll be
if I took down the shades and let in the light
I'd be a different kind of man one you might not like
Gonna get a long black car to ride through town
lights in the front and lights all around
sunglasses on my eyes and blood in my mouth
if the devil's in georgia I'm headed south
And I'm too damn young to be seeing the man I see
when I look into mirrors I'm scared of what I'll be
if I took down the shades and let in the light
I'd be a different kind of man one you might not like
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Calling Mr. Cash
02:28
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It's a hard road I've been walking
and theres no end in sight
if I don't get home by morning
meet you in the by and by
the rains beating down on
my old window pane
and that lonesome train whistle
echoes the sound of your name
Operator please
could you get mr. cash on the line
tell him things down here
are far from fine
maybe you could let him know
if he could just come on back
this world could still use
a man in black
Those on top always looking down below
those down on the bottom
have nowhere else to go
well it's a sad world we live in
cause it happens all over again
no one wants to lend a helping hand
to save his fellow man
Operator please
could you get mr. cash on the line
tell him things down here
are far from fine
maybe you could let him know
if he could just come on back
this world could still use
a man in black
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Eatin' Pears
02:15
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Eating pears in the kitchen
barefoot on the cold cold floor
midnight and I ain't getting sleepy
you know you're getting old when you can't change no more
Sunlight through the windows
birds singing in the lot outside
I'm wishing it would never end
how long can a man live a lie
Some days money for nothing
but the chicks are never free
don't want back what I gave you
ain't no more guitar on the mtv
eating pears in the kitchen
ain't no more guitar on the mtv
eating pears in the kitchen
ain't no more guitar on the mtv
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7. |
If I Had My Way
03:24
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If I had my way
wouldn't tear no building down
just sit and watch the trains roll by
wondering where they're bound
times like these they can test a man
make him swim or drown
I'm just treading water
and listening for the sound
So sing me a song about outlaws
and the way life used to be
this old world keeps rollin on
but it ain't gonna bother me
find a cool green pasture
in the sandy hills I've known
lay down by the railroad track
let the whistle take me home
Grab me a guitar
and an empty bottle of wine
break off that old bottleneck
and I sure can make it whine
play you a song about my life
or just one on wasting time
things ain't what they once was
but the sun sure still does shine
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Drop Of Rain
03:01
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Look in the mirror in the morning to see
what kind of questions are looking at me
I should have shaved about 2 days before
it's getting easier to just sleep on the floor
Make ten dollars a day to put up keep out signs
but to sing my songs they won't pay a dime
A nickel to drown my trouble and pain
not a penny for a thought on how that's a shame
There ain't a lot left to tell you
but some words and some thoughts I'm too scared to show
there's too few hours of sunlight each day
and nights are too long to let this all go
It's no easy path I've set for my feet
the steps are all twisted and the band is offbeat
all things aren't fixed by the ripple of time
there'd be no more need for rhythm and rhyme
There ain't a lot left to tell you
but some words and some thoughts I'm too scared to show
there's too few hours of sunlight each day
and nights are too long to let this all go
I hear the whining of the midnight train
and these busy times make for a lonesome refrain
a sea of faces can't make up your one drop of rain
your one drop of rain
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9. |
Sad, Sad Songs
02:38
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Sitting in church on sunday morning
fire brimstone hell and paradise
wishing you were here and I don't know how
somewhere I got so mixed up in life
They tell me hell's full of little demons
holy fire and burning soot
but these days to me hell's more
of little things that won't stay put
Don't play me no sad sad songs
I cant take no more doing wrong
don't play me sad sad songs
wait till I'm gone, long gone
Wake up and tell me with a smile on
something's wrong and you got to go
i just laughed and turned away
honey tell me something I don't know
Don't play me no sad sad songs
I cant take no more doing wrong
don't play me sad sad songs
wait till I'm gone, long gone
gone, long gone
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10. |
Crow Jane
02:11
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11. |
Four Miles
02:34
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Four miles to freedom
and I can almost see the light
and though you left me hurting
I think I'll be alright
Cause I'm crossing a bridge now
and I'm going on an island
your soul it sings out to me
your heart shines like a diamond
Four exits to heaven
and I can almost see the light
and though you left me hurting
I think I'll be alright
Laughing and talking
rising all around
searching for the music
ear pressed to the ground
For the life of me
I just cant understand
why you wouldn't stop
and let us just be friends
Four hours to sunrise
and I can almost see the light
and though you left me hurting
I think I'll be alright
Four exits to heaven
and I can almost see the light
and though you left me hurting
I think I'll be alright
Four miles to freedom
and I can almost see the light
and though you left me hurting
I think I'll be alright
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12. |
On The Road
02:53
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When I was younger my folks didnt know
just what I was trying to do
play that guitar til my fingers bled
they said boy what's wrong with you
Told them I knew their life wasnt for me
couldn't be chained to a desk all day
gonna make it big in a rock and roll band
dream of working for MCA
Well time flies when you're flying high
until you hit the ground
till then I'll keep on running
just to hear that guitar sound
Well I wasn't there in sixty nine
but I heard some talk that it sure was fine
got the blues didn't seem to care
brothers' music was in the air
And I wasn't there in seventy two
but I heard the story and I know it's true
a simple man showed them how it's done
but Ronnie'd tell you he aint the one
Well time flies when you're flying high
until you hit the ground
till then I'll keep on running
just to hear that guitar sound
Now it's rich folks driving down easy street
in their long black limousines
got my cheap sunglasses and my hair hanging down
you know they don't want to deal with me
Got just one thing to say to you
getting down on life just watching the news
spin that record kick off your shoes
let the band sing away your blues
Well time flies when you're flying high
until you hit the ground
till then I'll keep on running
just to hear that guitar sound
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Ben Haggard Columbia, South Carolina
Born in Augusta, Georgia, Ben Haggard started his musical training early with lessons in piano and cello. It wasn't until several years later that he found a true passion for music, when a neighbor gave him a copy of Hendrix's Are You Experienced. His playing is influenced by the mixture of stylings that have their roots in the Southern states he grew up in, including blues, country, and soul ... more
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