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Give Me Your Love
03:36
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Gary’s pumped gas in Park City, Utah
Since he was seventeen
Boss really likes him,
He’s honest as the day is long
And the days are long
He’s earning every buck he can
So him and Chrissy
Can marry and settle down
But there’s talk going round
They’re gonna close the station down
Laid in bed, he can’t sleep at night
She pulls him close says “It’ll be alright”.
Till the Colorado runs dry
Don’t give up on us
Till the Sun falls out of the sky
Give me your love
Give me your love
Chrissy runs a bridal store down in Oakley
Her dresses are something else
And she gives every bride a smile
As wide as an open church door
But there’s a global problem going on
Stalling overseas supplies
And if she can’t fill the orders soon
The business aint gonna survive
She wells up, calls up Gary on the phone
He says dry them eyes you’re not alone
Till the Colorado runs dry
Don’t give up on us
Till the Sun falls out of the sky
Give me your love
Give me your love
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Pensacola's Calling
02:58
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Took off on the I One ten
Left behind my lady- friend
For a job in Tennessee
Firing tiles in fancy styles
I miss Jenny all the while
Back in Escambia County
Jenny’s by the juke box
She don’t feel like talking much
Clock says it’s a quarter to three
Finishes her back to back
Working in The Shrimp Shack
Sign above the counter reads
“Smiles are free”
Give me Florida sand
And walking hand in hand
He’s a lucky man
Who has these things
See ya, feel ya, want ya, need ya
Pensacola sand and sea
See ya, feel ya, want ya, need ya
Pensacola’s calling me
Holidays come round and soon
I drive home beneath the moon
Guides me back to where I need to be
Sharing time with friends of mine
Jenny’s there- looks so fine
Smiling like she only smiles for me
Oh give me Florida sand
And walking hand in hand
He’s a lucky man
Who has these things
See ya, feel ya, want ya, need ya
Pensacola sand and sea
See ya, feel ya, want ya, need ya
Pensacola’s calling me
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3. |
Force of Nature
04:19
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Jessie was a farmer’s daughter
Born in Jackson South Dakota
And she was an only child
Apple of her momma’s eye
In all weathers she’d be out
Working dusk and dawn
Only thanks that she wants
Is a hug in momma’s arms
Jessie you’re a force of nature
Wilder than the wind
Don’t you ever change
For anyone
Jessie’s mom passed in 83
One year later Jess was married
To a man just like her father
Loved his whiskey, chasing women
She raised a daughter on her own
In a loving home
She don’t need a no good man
Stealing her momma’s farm
Jessie you’re a force of nature
Wilder than the wind
Don’t you ever change
For anyone
In the winter of twenty-ten
Jessie got sick from exposure
Couldn’t work all through the Spring
Racked up loans and risked foreclosure
Her daughter came home from LA
Said momma now it’s your time to rest
I’m gonna help you run this farm
I’m no farmer but I’ll do my best
And the only thanks that she wants
Is a hug in her momma’s arms
Is a hug in her momma’s arms
Jessie you’re a force of nature
Wilder than the wind
Don’t you ever change
For anyone
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Driven To Distraction
03:31
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We’re starting the car
Taking a road-trip
Putting the top down
Putting the hammer down
Don’t forget sunscreen
It’s a sunny day
Forget our troubles
Ditch our problems
Forgot the picnic
Forgot the cooler
Hope we brought sunscreen
It’s a lovely day
Love – like a new beginning
Love – when you feel you’re winning
Love - we should do this every day
Love – I really love you baby
Love –I think you love me maybe
Love- won’t you say you love me too
Say, say, say you love me
Say, say, say you love me too
Say you love me too
Been stuck in traffic
It ain’t moved for hours
This highway maintenance
Just ticks me right off
Love – like a new beginning
Love – when you feel you’re winning
Love - we should do this every day
Love – I really love you baby
Love –I think you love me maybe
Love- won’t you say you love me too
Jump in the car
Taking a road-trip
Putting the top down
Putting the hammer down
Don’t forget sunscreen
it’s a sunny day
Say, say, say you love me
Say, say, say you love me too
We should do this everyday
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5. |
A Condition Called Love
03:30
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Joey went to see his doctor
Said give me something for the pain
Cos Susie’s up and left for Vegas
And she aint’ coming back again
Doctor said Joe I’m sorry
There’s nothing that I can prescribe
Your condition’s called love and it’s something
Something only you can find
It’s a condition called love
A condition called love
Ah heaven’s above
Joey went and packed for Vegas
Caught a Greyhound out of Reno
Made Vegas coming up to midnight
Man that trip it sure seemed slow
Heads on down the strip to find her
He’s walking past a whiskey bar
Susie’s arm in arm with some cool guy
Joey’s so broke he could die
It’s a condition called love
Condition called love
Ah heaven’s above
It’s a condition called love
It’s a condition called love
Condition called love
Ah heaven’s above
Joey’s in a bar doing shots
When this pretty lady catches his eye
She says tell me your story, I’ll tell mine
And pretty soon they’re getting tight
She says my friends they call me Angel
Like an angel that is up above ya
Now Joey if you’re looking for love
I’m looking for a lover
Got a position called love
For your Condition called love
Ah heaven’s above
Got a condition called love
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How many months has it been
since this darkness fell on us?
How many days start and end
exactly like the last?
Except the face in the mirror
looks a little older
And the face in the mirror
It’s looking like a stranger
Saw a story on the news today
There’s solutions on the way
Promises of better times
Our return to yesterday
It’s just a question now
of us all holding on
It’s up to everyone
to play their part
Promises, promises
Come our way again
Promises, promises
And nothing changes
How many weeks has it been
Since I felt a human’s touch?
How many weeks till I get a smile
Even from a stranger mouth?
Seem the experts on TV
They might have got it wrong
And the problem might just last
A little longer
Promises, promises
Come our way again
Promises, promises
And nothing changes
And nothing changes
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7. |
Sweet Sedona
03:55
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I rode the Southwest Chief
All the way from Chicago
Then I boarded a bus from
Flagstaff on my own
They say the journey counts
Not the destination
But I’ve been sitting so long
I just want to get home
In the heat of Arizona
Lies my sweet Sedona
Every time I leave her
She says I’ll be waiting here for you
Winter in them Northern Lakes
Drives me crazy
For my little oasis
Walled by red rock and dust
And I’ve got a mind to quit
That job in Illinois
And bury my life-long
Rootless wander-lust
In the heat of Arizona
Lies my sweet Sedona
Every time I leave her
She says I’ll be waiting here for you
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet Sedona
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A Tale of Two Islands
03:20
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Eight months holding back
The black dog
Pawing at my door
Seized a fleeting chance
To leave these
Wintry northern shores
On another island waiting
South across the sea
Met the reason I believe
In something more than me
Got a taste of hope for tomorrow
I can dream a bright new beginning
Now tomorrow’s not just another day
Once I felt the world getting colder
Now I feel the sun on my shoulders
Chasing all the dark clouds far away
Though the sunshine’s giving way
To monsoon wind and rain
They can’t dampen spirits now
That pulled me here again
Twenty-three days pass to soon
In the blinking of an eye
Looking down on that fair island
Monday morning skies
Got a taste of hope for tomorrow
I can dream a bright new beginning
Now tomorrow’s not just another day
Once I felt the world getting colder
Now I feel the sun on my shoulders
Chasing all the dark clouds far away
And I can feel it
I can feel it
I can feel it
I can feel it!
Got a taste of hope for tomorrow
I can dream a bright new beginning
Now tomorrow’s not just another day
Once I felt the world getting colder
Now I feel the sun on my shoulders
Chasing all the dark clouds far away
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9. |
Savannah Mama
03:38
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Been driving so long
Hands stick to the wheel
Montana to Savannah
Just a hauling steel
And I been solo so long
I forgot how to charm
Charm a woman
Into my arms
Driving so long
I’ve been driving so long
Solo so long
Flying solo so long
Stopped at a Motel
In Georgia State
Man that truck stop
Sealed my fate
At a joint called ‘Imps’
Where they play rock n’ roll
Met a woman called Bella
Who stole my soul
Rock n’ roll
She Rocks n’ rolls
She stole my soul
She stole my soul
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
Deadly as a mamba - yeah
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
She hit me like a hammer
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
Deadly as a mamba snake
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
She hit me like a hand grenade
I’ve been driving so long
Hands stick to the wheel
Savannah to Montana
Just me and my wheels
And a woman called Bella
Who stole my soul
At a joint called Imps
Where they play rock n’ roll
Rock n’ roll
We Rock n’ roll
Rock n’ roll
We Rock n’ roll
Stole my soul
She stole my soul
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
Deadly as a mamba - yeah
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
She hit me like a hammer
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
Deadly as a mamba snake
Down in Savannah
Rock n’ rolling Mama
She hit me like a hand grenade
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Been together now close on two years
And I wouldn’t change a thing
But I’m so tired of waiting tables
And making cocktails that I can’t even name
I’ve got a little money put aside
To buy some land out in a desert town
Try our hand at raising cattle there
I’ll do my best to never let you down
And ooh maybe
You’re never gonna wanna leave
Say you’ll come away with me
Escape with me
If your heart’s up to the test
We can make it
Just you and me
Living free
As the sun sets in the west
I know Atlanta is your home,
And you’re really gonna miss your folks
But they can visit us whenever they want
It’s time to snip the ties that bind us here
And ooh maybe
You’re never gonna wanna leave
Say you’ll come away with me
Escape with me
If your heart’s up to the test
We can make it
Just you and me
Living free
As the sun sets in the west
We’ll be sitting round a camp-fire
Watching the flames burn bright
With our arms around each other
On a star-filled desert night
Say you’ll come away with me
Escape with me
If your heart’s up to the test
We can make it
Just you and me
Living free
As the sun sets in the west
Say you’ll come away with me
Escape with me
If your heart’s up to the test
We can make it
Just you and me
Living free
As the sun sets
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Sun-Pinned Leaves England, UK
Christopher Brown and Neil Faulkner are an established song writing partnership whose prolific output has resulted in six
full albums being released in 48 months.
Melody and intellectually perceptive lyrics combine with a myriad of Americana -influenced musical styles to produce some memorable and enduring works.
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