1. |
Goin' to Arklow
05:00
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Four immigrants are talking home boasting to their friends
Comparing stories each the best legends never end
Our next migration to the Isle across that stormy sea
Our land is near our friends are dear home will always be
The stories flying high tales of conquest and the strong
A table full of memories the wise are never wrong
It’s great to be back in the land you couldn’t wait to leave
With pride and grace a wiser man we’re learning how to weave
I’m going to Arklow, maybe Avoca
Where the road winds through the valley
And our rivers finally free
I’m going to Arklow
Founded by the Vikings the water pleased them well
With centuries of battles past they’ve had their share of hell
Nineteen arches separating fairies from the flock
The handmade bridge with shiny plaque more accolades than Knock
I’m going to Arklow, maybe Avoca
Where the road winds through the valley
And our rivers finally free
I’m going to Arklow
The Tyrell boys they built them well the Ascard and the Moth
The Arklow girls are dancing as the sailors tie the knot
For potters all around the world that logo so endeared
This is our little east coast town we boast for all is dear
I’m going to Arklow, maybe Avoca
Where the road winds through the valley
And our rivers finally free
I’m going to Arklow
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2. |
Change the Ways of Now
03:14
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This is for me this is for you
This is all we can do
This is a song to make you think
And to follow things through
To believe that everything is going to be alright now
To achieve that feeling of hope and light… Now!
Change the Ways of Now
How can you see the world going on
With the things we’ve been through
What can you say the way our leaders act and treat you
You would think that we all just get along
Only hope for someone to hear this song
Change the Ways of Now
If we all just work as one
You will find out work can be done
And our children can go on
Singing this here same old song
It was written not all that long
Well you hope it lasts
Well you hope it lasts
Change the Ways of Now
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3. |
This Side of a Miracle
04:08
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Up the Mississippi from the port of New Orleans
A troubadour just out of the Merchant Marines
Like many a lad from every corner of the world
He’s lookin’ to catch the eye of an American girl
A mind full of wonder and a coupla quid
A bucketful of stories from his old Dublin town
He’ll sing them and dream them with a little Irish luck
The love of his life she’s in her wedding gown
This side of a miracle
By grace of God or force of will
I see so many lights
We must believe
I choose the path I go
I’ll get another chance and another dream
Another drop of whiskey for my friends and me
Play a tune to remind us of home
Another shot of revelry to make me free
I wanna hear the waves and feel the wind blow
Father Shea said no way he would make it through the night
The good times he’s having gonna cost him his life
A life full of glory no regrets and no remorse
But there is no temptation when you got no choice
This side of a miracle
By grace of God or force of will
I see so many lights
We must believe
I choose the path I go
I’ll get another chance and another dream
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4. |
This is True
04:22
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I still remember the first time
I saw you walking alone
Your silhouette in a harvest moon
I dreamed of taking you home
That time it seems so long ago
Stress of life taking toll
Stop and breath and say I love you so
And realize you’re in my soul
I Know this love is forever I know this is true
I know we’ll find what we’re looking for
I know where the road’s leading to
I know we believe in a better world I know this is true
I know it’s a long way to heaven though
I know I will walk there with you
You are my dreams come true
I would die for you
These words I carved into stone
A long time ago
Time goes on this endless love
Never led us astray
Doesn’t care about the rage of age
Or what the others say
And now children of children we’ve been so blessed
Friends and soul mates too
Dearly departed we’ve laid to rest
Through it all it was me & you
I Know this love is forever I know this is true
I know we’ll find what we’re looking for
I know where the road’s leading to
I know we believe in a better world I know this is true
I know it’s a long way to heaven though
I know I will walk there with you
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5. |
Train Song
03:41
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Well I wish I was on that train I hear that diesel whine
Don’t mind the pay or the rain with a tape of ‘ol John Prine
Sitting on pappy’s lap I learned the man I wished to be
In that Super Chief I’d get my turn every mile of track to see
On the drivin’ wheels of steel we rode
All the way to Baton Rouge
With a strong hand on the throttle
Never knew we had to choose
And no time left to lose
Through the small town she rumbled every evenin’ nine-o-five
We’d go down to the crossing gate what a time to be alive
Ol’ Haverty let us ride along tellin’ lies & jammin’ gears
Eight hour shift runnin’ right on time two hundred times a year
On the drivin’ wheels of steel we rode
All the way to Baton Rouge
With a strong hand on the throttle
Never knew we had to choose
And no time left to lose
I could hear that saw-back sway down the Union Line
I could see the angels fly to the gypsy whiskey spine
The best of times as I recall but all good things must pass
Now there’s a yellow moon on the rise shining on my path
On the drivin’ wheels of steel we rode
All the way to Baton Rouge
With a strong hand on the throttle
Never knew we had to choose
And no time left to lose
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6. |
Golden Ghost
05:18
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Cloudy days & stormy nights
All alone without a light
Understanding I am lost
Up in the sky the golden ghost
Walking footsteps my own path
Making changes hope I last
Then I see the light ahead
Golden ghost wants me dead
Golden ghost wants me dead
Walk away & you are safe
Catch the comb is your fate
Call your family all the most
Up in the sky the golden ghost
Love your children say goodnight
Never know when it’s your last time
Watch your back the most
In the sky the golden ghost
Then I see the light ahead
Golden ghost wants me dead
Golden ghost wants me dead
I see you in the night
Not pretending
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7. |
Stone & Ice
04:27
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King Lir she cried
What have you done to me
You cast your spell and turn my soul to Stone and Ice
The white swans spread their wings and fly across the lake
They dance atop the waves in search of paradise
When he called them woe woe called them
They were saved from thorn and strife
Where the mountains woe woe mountains
Where the mountains crowned with light
In those days, there was no sorrow
Where the river shines like stars
In those days where all forsaken
Turned the light into the dark
There were fortunes woe woe fortunes
Blossomed branches in the sky
Where the heart glows woe woe heart glows
Fallen angels start to cry
Where the demon cries from that blackened heart
Where the beast screams in the night
All the children hide all the fear is wide
On our knees and pray to win this fight
King Lir she cried
What have you done to me
You cast your spell and turn my soul to Stone and Ice
The white swans spread their wings and fly across the lake
They dance atop the waves in search of paradise
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8. |
Hot & Bothered
04:00
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9. |
Wounded World
04:30
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This most amazing place we call the world slowly bleeding
The wars in the lands all the sorrow all the pain can’t go on
Little children on their knees praying for their mothers and their fathers
Fat man chases piece of pie the baker finds a place to hide so wrong
It’s a wounded world a field of ghosts
Come on your prophets and show us how
Let’s drink from the vine and gather up the tribes
The flags have furled
The bones have curled
Save this wounded world
A rabid pack of dogs disillusioned by the written word of freedom
Souls are seeking refuge for their sins we know the world is all alone
Spirits screaming in the night behold the shining light and resurrection
The bee still searching for her rose taste the tears in her lonely eyes
It’s a wounded world a field of ghosts
Come on your prophets and show us how
Let’s drink for the vine and gather up the tribes
The flags have furled
The bones have curled
Save this wounded world
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10. |
Annie
03:13
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Baby, I never imagined this heartache
I sit and wonder why
Maybe it's something I've done
Annie, my flower and my sunlight
It escapes me oh the lights no longer bright
Maybe its something that I haven't done right
I'll never know
Baby, I never imagined this heartache
I sit and wonder why
Maybe its something Ive done
You know the feeling when your heart is empty
One friend goes and then there are plenty
Not much you can say or even do
Except moving on
Baby, I never imagined this heartache
I sit and wonder why
Maybe its something I've done
Baby, I never imagined this heartache
I do not understand
Maybe it's something I've done
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12. |
Show Me a Soul
03:20
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Put aside your prophecies
We call the great perhaps
I know you are a seeker
With microscopes & maps
The devil & me we both agree
I hate him & he hates me
I can’t shake the hand that I can’t see
I should have been a fan
I’d rather meet the man
Who brings that hammer down upon
A million baby grands
The nights are short the weeks are long
Even if my faith is strong
Sometimes a man knows even Job was wrong
So show me a soul
Get down on your knees
Can you hold it in your hand
Can you pass it on to me
Good night Irene
Can you tell me what it means
You know what it takes to set me free
They wrote it down in numbers
A story carved in clay
Moses and eleven tribes
Their armies on the way
A righteous dance of sacrifice
Noah don’t have to tell me twice
And every saint got drunk on New Years Day
So show me a soul
Get down on your knees
Can you hold it in your hand
Can you pass it on to me
Good night Irene
Can you tell me what it means
You know what it takes to set me free
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The Elders Kansas City, Missouri
The Elders were founded in 1998 by six musicians with a passion for music rooted in Irish jigs & reels & American folk rock. Their original songs offer delightful story lines, with vibrant narratives that explore history, legends, tall tales and true-life experiences ... more
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