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Texas state bird

by the infinite mercies

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1.
Back in St. Louis...the first time was rough But Lord all she knew was enough is enough Kickin' my suitcase and throwin' my shoes Waking the neighbors and spreadin' the news Texas state bird...Texas state bird Virginia was precious...but haven't you heard This time she took nothing...nor said an ill word She just slipped out the window with the Texas state bird Skipped out the window with the Texas state bird Now fight number two was in the Hollywood hills Ran outta patience and ran outta pills Left in my towncar at Burbank and Vine With a head full of whiskey and a shirt full of wine Texas state bird...Texas state bird Virginia was precious...but haven't you heard This time she took nothing...nor said an ill word She just slipped out the window with the Texas state bird Now fight number three was in Memphis at night The tour was a mess Lord and the bus was a sight Ran outta patience and ran outta gas Shook up and shell shocked in shatterproof glass Texas state bird...Texas state bird Virginia was precious...but haven't you heard This time she took nothing...nor said an ill word She just slipped out the window with the Texas state bird
2.
I'm seeing stars...Lord how it shook me Sky's growing dim...Venus and Mars Lord it's twelve noon...and the stars overtook me She's seeing him...and I'm seeing stars Maybe I can build myself a time machine And fix it up and head on back in time "Cause baby when I'm finished with that fine machine I'll head on back and Lord I'll tow the line And maybe I can build myself a satellite And head on outta town that's what I'll do 'Cause baby when I'm traveling at the speed of light This old world wont look so sad and blue I'm seeing stars...Lord how it shook me Sky's growing dim...Venus and Mars Lord its twelve noon...and the stars overtook me She's seeing him...and I'm seeing stars....
3.
You're my everbloomin' flower..who blossoms fair and true You brighten up a troubled hour and never loose your hue Now purple grow the thistles fair..against the August night But sure as autumn chills the air...September leaves them white Yellow grows the sunflower tall....before the summer sky But all too soon they change their tune and linger brown and dry Now heaven knows the red red rose will sweeten the bouquet but black and brittle soon it grows...the rose of yesterday You're my everbloomin' flower..who blossoms fair and true You brighten up a troubled hour and never loose your hue You brighten up a troubled hour and never loose your hue
4.
Wildfire 05:06
The temperatures down on the cool side of town And Lord but the mercury fell And the air that I feel is as chilly and real As the air hanging over a well The coffee I made sits like cold lemonade And the wind rattles cold and unkind But the things that I didn't and the things that I did They burn like a wildfire in my mind When our love was new Lord the green grass it grew Beneath a predictable sky But the heartache and doubt and this mean Texas drought Lord the weeds have grown yellow and high No cigarette's flame or dry lightning to blame I wake every morning to find Lord the things that I didn't and the things that I did They burn like a wildfire in my mind A wildfire can start when a cool careless heart Makes playing with tinders a game There's nothing you'll say when the fire gets away That doesn't add fuel to the flame Regret it burns cruel and this cruel careless fool He wakes every morning to find The things that I didn't and the things that I did Lord they burn like a wildfire in my mind
5.
Bakersfield 02:20
Met this cowboy shootin' dice He didn't have to tell me twice He was near his dyin' day In that old brickyard where he stayed And as I laid me down to rest Near fading embers he confessed Sure is nice to get my fix But that old junk has got me licked And then he looked me in the eye Said Texas aint no place to die Son I played the cards been dealed Take me back to Bakersfield Said the folks are always nice That old Kern river's cold as ice son I played the cards been dealed Take me back to Bakersfield Take me back to Bakersfield
6.
Keepsakes 02:24
There's a ghost in the attic tonight Lord he comes when the moon is just right He sorts through some keepsakes And he stays till the day breaks A ghost in the attic tonight I can tell by the mess that he makes Lord the pictures and all the keepsakes The bottle of gin...and the glass it was in The figures from our wedding cake There's a ghost in the attic tonight Lord he comes when the moon is just right He sorts through some keepsakes He's heartbroke and haunted...alone and unwanted A ghost in the attic tonight He's heartbroke and haunted...alone and unwanted A ghost in the attic tonight
7.
Darlin' lips 03:16
Your desperate eyes are sayin' things your darlin' lips can't say They told me it was over girl..before they looked away My heartache and my sorrow they grow more and more each day Your desperate eyes are talkin' and they're givin' you away Well every weekend I come here and taste the same sweet lies I have to swallow hard each time I see your desperate eyes I spend my weeknights wondering if you're there home alone Your sweet lips they sound a little closer to the phone Lord I'm just a workin' man...a simple man that's all But it don't take no P.H.D. to see the writing on the wall And so I'll tote this break-up note and post it in the mail sayin' quote, "That's all she wrote"..let go this tiger's tail Your desperate eyes are sayin' things your darlin' lips can't say They told me it was over girl..before they looked away My heartache and my sorrow they grow more and more each day Your desperate eyes are talkin' and they're givin' you away Your desperate eyes are talkin' and they're givin' you away
8.
Angel Band 03:50
God needs angels up in heaven Gathered 'round him when he sings Saw Ralph Stanley from the airplane He's goin' there on snow white wings Don't know nothin' 'bout no judgement Nor no tiny grains of sand I only know my time is well spent When I'm listenin' to that angel band When my trial on Earth is through Lord This old world will be just fine The sun will find the mornin' dew Lord On the sweet potato vine And God needs angels up in heaven Gathered 'round him when he sings I saw Hank Williams from the airplane He's a'goin' there on snow white wings Don't know nothin' 'bout no judgement Nor no tiny grains of sand I only know my time is well spent When I'm listenin' to that angel band And God needs angels up in heaven Gathered 'round him when he sings Saw Ralph Stanley from the airplane He's goin' there on snow white wings
9.
I've been drinkin', down that same old rabbit hole where I like to go And I've been sinkin'. That old pain down in my soul like to leave me cold But with just a little patience..and the right combination Of misery, barely and malt And the barroom starts swayin'..and the jukebos starts playin' Stardust...and the leprechaun's waltz I keep slippin'...Lord..down into the world of make believe And I keep sippin'..'till that little green man's a'tuggin' at my sleeve 'Cause if I'm ever gonna see her God knows it's gonna be where Reality falters and halts And the barroom starts seayin'..and the jukebox starts playin' Stardust and the leprechaun's waltz That's when she comes through the lonely... Says she'll have me back again Says she's been my one and only since she can't remember when And she doesn't mind my drinkin' And she's fine with my faults And we dance across that barroom To the leprechaun's waltz
10.
Falling down 02:18
There's a time and a place to fall down Depends on the way that you fall Sometimes it hurts you but sometimes it skirts you Lordy sometimes it's too close to call I come and I go from this barroom I can't get around what I've found This old world just gets harder and harder And God knows I keep falling down There's a time and a place to fall down Depends on the way that you fell Sometimes it hurts you but sometimes it skirts you Lord sometimes its too soon to tell

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released May 10, 2016

Hadji Banjovi.....guitar, vocals
Chris Byrne....electric guitar
Liza Byrne....Upright bass
Jamie Miller....drums
Neil Harry....pedal steel guitar
Jimmy Carr....accordion

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