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Dixie Holiday
03:16
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Cool breezes off the Gulf Stream blow
Warm lovers on the causeway
Me and Lady, we’re cruising slow on a Dixie holiday
Stars sparkle on the velvet night
Touch fingers and the sparks flow
Nat King Cole’s on the radio on a Dixie holiday
And we get high just riding down the highway
Couldn’t care less about tomorrow
The miles roll by and they melt into the dark
I been wondering where you are
Real life’s a hundred million miles away
Steam rising off of Pontchartrain
Mississippi in the moonlight
From Pensacola ‘cross to Mobile Bay on a Dixie holiday
Fried chicken from a roadside stand
Dr. Pepper and a moon pie
Friendly faces, baby ain’t life grand on a Dixie holiday
Warm breezes off the Gulf Stream blow
Cool lovers on the causeway
Me and Baby know it’s time to go on a Dixie holiday
Don’t you know I wish I was, I wish I was, I wish I was in Dixie
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Blue Boat Upon the Water
03:59
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Blue boat upon the water, blue boat upon the water
Where will you go on your way?
Show me where you’re sailing on this sunny day, hey you
Blue boat upon the water, blue boat upon the water
Fishes below, God above
Rockin’ like a baby in your mama’s love, that’s you
Blue boat upon the water, blue boat upon the water
Sail straight into the sunrise
Take it straight into the sunrise
‘Cause I’m swimming to you, can’t you see?
I’m caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
That’s me
Blue boat upon the water, blue boat upon the water
Nothin’ but sun and sparkling sea
Bouncin’ like a baby on your daddy’s knee, so free
Blue boat upon the water, blue boat upon the water
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The Promise
03:45
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One November day, they looked out on the highway
Not your way, not my way, but together we’ll ride.
Then they made a vow, Now we’ll never be lonely.
And I love you only for the rest of my life.
When the night grows cold, when the rain washes down
When the hot wind blows, I will still be around
Welcome to the family, welcome to the guest of honor
The promise of Nancy and Henderson Gene
Wish that I’d been there when old tall dark and handsome
First stretched out his hand for miss sunny and fair
But that was long ago, and I was only a twinkle
Just barely a ripple in my mother’s hair
Now the years have flown, how the time hurries by
All our babies grown in the blink of an eye
So we raise our glass and we toast the commitment
This special Thanksgiving we share in our hearts
If I had the chance to make everything different
It’s you I would marry and never to part
When the night grows cold, when the rain washes down
When we both grow old, I will still be around
Welcome to the family, welcome to the guest of honor
The promise of Nancy and Henderson Gene
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Venus Rising
04:56
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There’s something in your eyes that keeps reminding me
Something in your smile I used to know
A feeling so familiar in your fingertips
Voices calling out from long ago
Venus rising deep in the heavens above us
See me smiling, soul of a woman in love with love
A healer and a teacher and a spirit guide
A sister and a goddess all in one
An ever present never ending mystery
Reaching out and touching everyone
Venus rising deep in the heavens above us
See me striving, soul of a woman in love with love
Now everywhere I go I hear you calling me
Everywhere I look your light I find
With every ounce of faithfulness and honesty
I’ll love you ‘til the end of space and time
Venus show me the way
Show me your star in the morning
Make me worthy today
Soul of a woman in love with love
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Jerusalem
04:08
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I tried to write a biographical tune in the way that Johnny Cash might have done it.
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Sweet Love
02:34
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You make me feel like I’m living in a country song, one of the good ones
Lord, I’m one lucky son of a gun
There’s no heart breaking, hell raising, hard drinking, fist shaking,
Truck driving straight into a wall
Nothing but sweet love, sweet love
Nothing but sweet, sweet love
You make me feel like I’m living in a dream come true…like a Hollywood movie
Lord, you can strike me dead if I’m lyin’
We got knees knocking, bed rocking, high heels and red stockings,
Sparks flyin’ straight into the sky…
Plenty of sweet love, sweet love
Plenty of sweet, sweet love
Gimme gimme, you gimme everything I long for
You got the kind of loving I’m coming on strong for
C’mon, unplug the telephone, ain’t nobody home
But you and me dancing in the dark
Making our sweet love, sweet love
You give me plenty of sweet, sweet love
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My Garden Forever
03:42
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I awakened deep in your garden this morning
Seeds sown and sweetness complete
I turned for the gates but your murmurs bestirred me
Please sir, delay your retreat
And stay with me here in my garden forever
Here in this paradise made for two
And I will deliver the fruits of your planting
A girl for me and a boy for you
I’ll give you everything you’ve ever dreamed of
Amethyst fountains and rubies aglow
The Earth and its treasure I’ll lay at your doorstep
A hearth and a shelter forever to know
You’re kind and you’re generous, sweet master gardener
To offer me shelter and treasure and fire
But there’s only one vision I’ve ever dreamed of
Only one pleasure I require
Please stay with me here in my garden forever
Deep in this paradise made for two
And I will deliver the fruits of love’s labor
A girl for me and a boy for you
Come and sit with me here in our chair by the fireside
Dream with me deeply and lovely and long
And we’ll weave our memories, present and future
Into the verses of your song
Please stay with me here in my garden forever
Here in this paradise made for two
And I’ll give you everything you’ve ever wanted
A girl for me and a boy for you
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Almost Like Falling
02:49
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I don’t know why I love you like I do
You just do something to me
You walk in the room and my heart starts pounding
Head over heels, it’s just astounding
This is what happens when stars collide
When meteor showers throw sparks in our eyes
The Sun in his seasons, the Moon in her sky
Why it’s almost like falling in love
Once upon a time, forever and a day
God must have made you for me
With arms open wide to comfort and guide you
No other man makes you feel like I do
This is what happens when dreams reveal
The millions of secrets that daylight conceals
And miracles happen if only you feel
That it’s almost like falling, it’s almost like falling
It’s exactly like falling in love
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Mister True
01:58
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I need my baby to keep me straight
Help me to skate down the straight and the narrow
She got her hands full, yes she do
Keeping her mister true
I need my baby to keep me on time
Walking that line ‘tween the wine and the water
She always knows just what to do
Keeping her mister true
She got a face like Joan of Arc
She got a figure like Aphrodite
Green eyes that smoke and spark
When she tells the devil to get behind me
I need my baby to keep me on track
When I’m in trouble she runs on the double
She ‘bout as tough as a heart attack
Keeping her mister true
She got a face like Joan of Arc
A pretty little figure like Aphrodite
No fire no wind no water
Nothing’s gonna keep me from Neptune’s daughter
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Ruby Moon
04:14
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Little sister don’t you cry
Don’t you think I understand the questions in your eye
Believe me when I say it’s all right
For you to sit home alone on a Friday night
Little sister don’t get distressed
It ain’t no sin for you to think a little different from the rest
It’s a blessing just to be alive
And that’s a lesson you’ll learn in your own sweet time
I love you for the girl you are, not the girl you’d like to be
Why won’t you talk to me? Why won’t you talk to me?
Little sister you just don’t see
You owe it to the world to be the very best that you can be
It’s a pleasure to become yourself
‘Cause it’s so much better than being somebody else
Open up your frozen doors, let the wind blow through your room
Because you’re really very lovely, Ruby Moon
You’re really very lovely, Ruby Moon
Little sister you ain’t no fool
Even though I know you think you waste your time in school
You’re alone but Ruby that’s OK
Just remember somebody’s gonna reach you someday
Such a rare and precious jewel, it’s a joy to watch you bloom
Because you’re really very lovely Ruby Moon
Because you’re really very lovely Ruby Moon
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Sometimes the romance fades, lost in the day to day
Love is forever or so they say
But sometimes the romance fades
One time is all it takes for hearts on a holiday
Thrill to the fire in a loved one’s eyes
Spill your desire but don’t be surprised
‘Cause everybody knows the magic comes and goes
Only sometimes, only sometimes the romance…
Sails on a summer breeze
So much greater the possibilities
And you don’t have to tell me, I’ve seen the play before
And nobody’s walking, nobody’s walking out the door
Somewhere a fair one waits to hear you say
You’re not too busy or too afraid ‘cause
Everybody knows that love can only grow
Only sometimes, only sometimes the romance fades
Sometimes the romance fades
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12. |
Save Me Just a Taste
04:49
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I’m not blind but I stumble from time to time
I run in and out of rhyme to sing to you
I hear your breathing but a never see your face
Nary a trace, been searching everyplace
Save me now, save me just a taste
Restlessness, want to send you my very best
Moments I long to bless and bring to you
The time’s so precious now in oh so many ways
A couple of days, there’s never enough to say
Save me now, save me just a taste
Oh won’t you save me now, save a little space
It took so long to see, now it’s my responsibility
To give a full measure, ‘cause that’s where the pleasure lies you see
No matter how or why, there are friends who long to testify
And folks who love you until you die and that’s so fine to see, believe me
Sleepless nights, knowing soon that they’ll be all right
It’s useless to fuss and fight your strength away
And I would gladly trade my armor for your lace
The cover and case, a lover for all your days
Save me now, save me just a taste
Save me now, save me just a taste
Oh won’t you save me now, save a little space
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John Dodge Portland, Oregon
Folk-rock-classical-jazz. That’s my answer to “What kind of music do you play?” Considering the dozen states I’ve called home, it’s not surprising that my styles range as widely as my travels. But rather than try to label the sound—because everybody has a different idea (Americana/roots/urban folk pop/indie acoustic), I just go for three qualities in my music: it’s rhythmic, melodic and memorable. ... more
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