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Soft Hands
04:08
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I can’t wait to get back, my hands are getting soft from the city
Sitting in skyscrapers idly just twiddling my thumbs
They’ll build their fires again, and I know that I’ll be needed
But for now, I’m crossing off the days, waiting for spring to come
Buses ain’t driving themselves, yet, but we all gotta get somewhere
Transportation to the ranger station you know it ain’t free
I got a brown bag of bribes and two days away from working
So grab a six pack and a road map and babe, come on and ride with me
I took my time making up my mind
Second guessing every step that I took
Tip-toeing ‘stead of going never leapt no matter how long I looked
Searching starboard and port, trying to chart my course
But my map’s so fucking incomplete
To fill it in I threw my caution to the wind and started moving my feet
This day’s as long as a month, but I bet the sun is fleeting
In a week or so I know we’ll see the stars again
Until the day that I die, every August I’ll be grieving
I take a look to the sky and I’ll say goodbye to what could have been
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White Crown
02:56
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Good morning my friend, I can’t see ya but I hear ya
I’m happy to know you made it through this short night
I’m walking alone, I don’t mean to disturb ya
I know if I get too close, you’ll surely take flight
It’s mid-afternoon, your song it stays with me
I’m whistling your tune long after you’ve gone
The sun’s shining bright and the water lays still now
The clouds in the sky cast no shadows at all
The day’s getting on, the flowers are blooming
The mountain reflects upon the day, so do I
I have one last request of my white-crowned neighbor
Once more sing your melody and I’ll bid you goodnight
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Fairbanks Bound
02:31
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It’s high time that I need a resupplying
Of dry goods and good times
This one horse town has been getting me down
I gotta drive a paved road with lines
My bags are packed and I’ve counted my stacks
And it’s seven hours ‘til sundown
I’m gonna kick up dust in this bucket of rust
When I’m Fairbanks bound
She’s going to the city gonna get real pretty
Or at least as fine as Fairbanks can
She’ll get her black hair styled at the only joint for miles
And then she’s gonna see her man
When I picked her up that night, her face was snow white
And her mouth was screwed up in a frown
Until she laughed as we stared at her blown-out hair
When we were Fairbanks bound
It was only two days but at least we got away
And I don’t know how we fit it all in
The Econoline is filled and we’re recalling our thrills
With tired eyes and weary grins
For weeks and years I hold these memories dear
As I think about the friends I found
Spinning yarns about the Marlin’s charm
When we were Fairbanks bound
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Bush Pilot
03:21
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Sitting on my front porch, watching the clouds roll in
Wishing I was up there, riding on the wind
Jimmie Rodgers had his freight trains, but hoboin’ ain’t the same
As flying higher than the spires, a mile above the rain
Watching the bees and birds, makes me feel at home
Like a sailor smelling the sea when she’s on the shore
Looking down from up above shows me what it means
I hope your passion finds you and in it you believe
If I was a bush pilot we’d travel near and far
And everywhere we’d go we’d find more of who we are
We’ll touch down when we have to and take only what we need
Leave our possessions by the way and see the forests from the trees
If a fog should roll in, and I lose my way
And if I don’t return, don’t worry, I been saved
You can cry if you have to, but let no tears for me spill
My body may be empty, but my soul’s fulfilled
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A Perfect Day in July
03:40
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“I found the jackpot,” Silas says as he jumps in the mud
Forget your clean clothes and your woes wiggling toes feels so good
I'll take a shower after the dinner hour, until then I'll be covered in dirt
My life sure ain't perfect but I know I could have it off worse
Then the sky opens up and we fill up our cups with water so pure and so sweet
The two sparrow's song says the rain won't last long so we down our glasses and pick up our feet
Cousin Jim's on the tractor, he told me he asked her to the line dance this Saturday night
We move to the caller, she hoots and she hollers, "Ma to the left and Pa to the right"
It's a perfect day in July
The kind of time when you don't have to try
Every jump shot goes in, they don't even touch the rim
It's a perfect day in July
This life that I lead, sometimes I can't believe just how lucky and rich that I am
My bank account's thin but I carry this grin as often and as wide as I can
A friend told me music's a gift, I should use it to bring far away folks to my front door
So I’ll sit here painting with words, common phrasing, and not the least of which four simple chords
It's a perfect day in July
The kind of time when you don't have to try
Every jump shot goes in, they don't even touch the rim
It's a perfect day in July
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Abandon the Dream
05:35
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As I look to the skies for inspiration
All I can find is a needle spinning
Round and round it turns, when am I gonna learn
Markings on the map are nothing but stains
I’m hopeful the stars, won’t lead to sandbars
I can’t help but grin, I’m paid up for my sins
Wishful thinking (Is so damn easy)
While we begin (To secondguess and)
Make up our minds (To abandon)
The dream
Looking skywards has it’s advantage
This age-old advice gives way to my greed
Should I caulk or ford, just what can I afford to lose?
If the price is right, I’ll take the ferry
I met my end, round the riverbend
The tide rushes in, I’m paid up, I’m paid up
Wishful thinking (Is so damn easy)
While we begin (To secondguess and)
Make up our minds (To abandon)
The dream
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Tumbleweed Connection Osceola, Wisconsin
Tumbleweed Connection (FKA Fletcher Magellan) draws influence, instruments, and imagery from gospel, R&B, and psychedelic rock along with both kinds of music (country and western).
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