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We're Not Lost

by The Show Ponies

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1.
Some mornings when I wake up I get so depressed. Feels like a two ton anvil Sitting on my chest. I keep telling myself I’m doing my best But most times That isn’t enough. In the past seven years I’ve lived in fifteen places, Held ten different jobs, In four different states. I been praying hard To keep my faith And playing in a bluegrass band. Some mornings when I wake up I feel so clueless I’ll be here in California You’ll be in St. Louis. Most people ask, “Why would you do this?” Maybe it’s because I’m in love. Yeah, I’m in love, But got a case of the blues. I’ll be cursin’ one day, Then singing Hallelu. Whatever keeps me doing All the things I do? I don’t know. But baby, I’m in love with you. I don’t know, But baby, I’m in love with you. Wherever I may roam, It doesn’t feel too much like home. I don’t know where I will go, But I know, I’m not alone. I just wanna take you on a long hiatus, Watch the fireflies, And hear the cicadas, Run through a field, And pick tomatoes, Fall asleep with your head on my chest. That sure beats that heavy anvil, We could take a train All the way to Danville. I’ll treat you in a way That no other man will And do all the things I say. All my dreams and all my hopin’, All my thoughts about elopin’, Keep those doors and windows open, ‘Till we can find a place to stay. I may go from place to place But the best one is flat on my face We once were lost and still need grace And that’s good enough for me.
2.
Gone 02:38
Well he told me that we’d grow old together. Yeah, he told me that we’d be two birds of a feather, But he’s gone, gone, gone like the day is long. Oh, he’s gone, gone, gone and it just seems so wrong. Well he told me that I was the only one he doted on. Then I saw him in the back of a barn necking on a dirty blonde. Now he’s gone, gone, gone like some sad pathetic song. Oh, he’s gone, gone, gone and it just seems so wrong. He’s gone, long gone. He’s gone, gone, gone and it seems so wrong. Well he told me that he’d be at my every beck and call, But when I needed him the most he was never there at all. He’s gone, gone, gone like the day is long. Oh, he’s gone, gone, gone and it just seems so wrong. Well he called me his baby, his little honeybee. But come to find out he was just chasing sweets. & now he’s gone, gone, gone like some sad pathetic song. Oh, he’s gone, gone,¬¬ gone and it just seems so wrong.
3.
I’d love to see your face again; My childhood friend, How have you been? Would you show up at my door After the war you’ve been fighting in? 12,000 miles in your car, We slept on the Cassiar. We wrote down our lives on video. Now you’ve learned to shoot a gun, And I took my 101’s, And we’ve finally come to see That all we know is where we are, But we don’t know where to go. We were hiking up that creek Just to see what we could find. We wanted to get back home But everything in between Was undefined. It was 10 o’clock at night, But the sun was shining bright; Through the rain clouds All the colors, they did show. When we got up to that crest My heart was beating Through my chest. We were miles and miles and miles From the road. We’re not lost. We just don’t know where to go. So it seems our paths diverge, But reemerge for a while. It comes time to disembark And walk apart for miles. But I miss you, my friend. Will I see you in the end? Out in the unknown, We’re not lost. We just don’t know where to go.
4.
I like whiskey; you like wine, You’re the kind of woman That’s so refined. I like horses; you like gin, I told you never come around here again. Up and down, up and down, Hot and cold and square and round I never knew a smile Could make somebody frown. Cats and dogs, wet and dry, You’re the cactus of my eye. I bet that you could make A grown man cry. You like boys; I like girls, Get you on the dance floor, Take you for a whirl. I know what you’re looking for, So turn yourself around And find the door. Black and white, left and right. Hugs and kisses at a bar fight. You and me will be day and night. North and South, East and West. I like the way you wear that dress. You always try your worst To be your best. If I told you, I could hold you, Would you play nice? Or just start a fight? But we’re so far apart Different heads, And different hearts You’re always at the end Before I start. OOOOOHHH I hate your guts but you got soul. I’m like ice; you’re like fire. I’m a little lamb and you’re barbed wire. I’m like rubber; you’re like glue, What you want ain’t gonna come true. Tight and loose, Father Goose. I’m acute and you’re obtuse, You’re the hangman Pulling on my noose. Early, late, small and great, Good and bad and love and hate, Lock up all your doors and Close your gate. Girl you take my breath away! Then go ahead and suffocate. I want to treat you like a queen. I’d send you to the guillotine. Call me crazy. Ok, fine. I wish that I could make you mine. I’m Bloomingdales, And you’re the Five and Dime. Call me stupid. Yes you are! Don’t care about your daddy’s car. And I don’t like Coors Light or PBR.
5.
I thought I was a writer That I could write the script And every word I made you say Sounded stale out of your lips But I still wrote, and you still read along. I didn’t want to walk away From all that we had built. So I sat silently in my guilt While you danced, I stood still. Holding off Pieces of the past, And how, my God, did I think it could last? When I’ve seen the work My hands have done, And I found I was the wrong one My youth blinded me to All that you had felt. Though what was never considered Were the cards that I’d been dealt, But you still played, and I was torn. Well I saw where the line was But I clearly walked across. And the look on your face Made my stomach turn and toss. ‘Cause I knew that you were lost. In the Summer, I’ll be married And your family will have grown. And the words of forgiveness That we never spoke Will be known.
6.
Darkness you can roll over. You instill no fear in me. Lightness feel free to shine. I intend to soak up every beam. If I die tomorrow would you tell yesterday, That there’s no need for sorrow, ‘cause I’m no longer in pain. If I die soon my dear, would you not bury me in a grave, ‘Cause I would rather burn my bones than become wasted space. Songbird you can keen on singing For the world will still spin on As the moon holds its place in the starry sky Sunset will turn into dawn. I’ll be singing with the angels As I approach the throne. Don’t be sorry for me my dearest friend; I’ll see you when you’re called home.
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I had love so unrequited, I had love so uninvited, All the lines that I recited, Were the lines I never used. I had hoped to love you sweetly. You had hoped to end it neatly. I showed up; You did not meet me. I was hopeless and confused. Spring had sprung; I got stung. All the air when from my lungs Speakers blast a false forecast ‘Cause I thought The dog days were done. Summer came before we knew it, If I had a chance, I blew it. Kept you in the coop. You flew it. Slur the words and sing along. Come the fall I found a lady, Still I kept a hold of maybes, Saw me cry just like a baby, Only for to write this song. Winter came and I felt slain And then I nearly lost my brain. Went back home And hearts were broken, Hopin’ we could stop this train. Spring has sprung again. I know I’ve worn you thin. This time I call you friend. The sun is up And spring has sprung again. It’s been a year. I haven’t known you. Acting like one day I’d own you. Nothing could I give or loan you ‘cept the words, I’m sorry for. Hoping I could keep you flattered Knowing now what was the matter Ate the icing, chucked the batter Belly aching on the floor. Darling buds. The blossoms bloom And everything comes out like new. I face the floods The rains bring through, Just so I can sing with you.
8.
I ain't too good at choppin’ wood, But my daddy said I should. I need a woman with a nice strong back, Child-bearin’ hips and a one room shack. I'm a hard, hard worker every day; Dirty hands and a little pay. I get up early and I get back late. I ain't too good at matching clothes Wearing heels and panty hose. I need a man that's sensitive; Stoic and contemplative. A scholar and a gentleman. A caller with strong arms To hold me in. So what if we're not everything Our mothers and our fathers Expect us to be. Could I be the one who's in your dreams, Could I be the one who you redeem? I've gotten good at acting sweet, But it's hard to admit defeat. I'm prim and proper and put together I'm sick and sore, under the weather. Got friends in places high and low, Learned things I didn't want to know, Been lifted up just to be let go. I'm getting good at actin’ tough, But I haven't gotten good enough. I want to be on the silver screen, I'm a kind-hearted man that's often mean. I'm a lover and a fighter; I'm a worker and a writer; I am a dreamer woken up by fits of rage. Been trying hard to understand What it means to be a man, And every time I fall in love, I hug and kiss then push and shove. I'm solid then I'm soft and then, I'm gone and then I'm back again. I am a saint but my heart's filled with sin.
9.
Brother, do you love her? Is it tougher than you thought? Father, are you bothered By the garter that you caught? Sister, is your mister Getting blisters from his gloves? Mother do you suffer For another kind of love? Remember When our¬ eyes first met. Remember All the things we said we'd do. Think back To when our hearts were young, And unafraid To prove ourselves untrue. If you say I miss you Or I wish you could be here I would say that I could Or it feels good when you’re near But I need some shut-eye In a rut I find myself Wondering if there’s something About you and no one else. Sweetheart do you sleep hard? Do you think our love will last? Do we love untruly Like the fools we thought we passed? I can't have your romance If there's no chance we will be Defined just like one line Trying to find infinity.
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The River 02:51
I’m gonna wash myself out down by the river, Gonna wash myself where the river flows, Gonna tell my friends to all join in, Gonna tell them all to come. Gonna hold the hand of my aunt’s daughter, Gonna hold her close, gonna hold her tight, Gonna talk about our memories, Gonna talk about her life. What shall keep me from Basking in the sun? Patience, restore my way. Life begins today. Gonna rest my weary laden body, Gonna rest myself in fields of green, Gonna lay me down beneath the big blue sky, Gonna lay down by the streams. What shall keep me from Basking in the sun? Patience, restore my way. Life begins today. Gonna leave my cares and fears behind, Gonna leave my worries and regret, Gonna find me peace and freedom, Gonna find I’m from debt.
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I Regress 05:27
So I tried to do my best In a tattered wedding dress. And I’m telling you I’m blessed But reluctant to confess: I regress. And I’m telling you I’m saved, But still hold on to those days. While pretending I’m unscathed I still sing the same refrain: I regress. So, I’m waiting on those words That will make me want to turn, Against the patterns I have learned, Against the status I have earned. Or I regress As we’re headed to that place That dress gets whiter every day. Mend the tears and sew the lace, Calm my fears and show me grace, Or I regress. Grant me Lord What I can’t afford: To be made right To be restored. Take not thy spirit From my chest, Or I regress. Or I regress. Draw me near, Or I regress.

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Full length album will be released on October 12th 2013.

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The Show Ponies can best be described as an indie-folk band with Old Tyme Country tendencies.

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