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1. |
So It Begins
05:18
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So it begins
Where we last met
I know you well but somehow
You are a stranger
Where have you been
Hiding between my bones
A shadow of my shadow
Always alone
And all of this time
I have been so blind
I could not see that there are angels
So it begins
To breath my soul
I’ve bled my heart into this bottle t
This bottle is old
Burnt by the sun
This is from my land
From the desert earth of my spirit
This is the water
I look to the sky
And I wonder why
All of heaven
Should cry for me
And so it begins
With movement across the land
I hear voices joining voices
In wonder
I have seen
Leaders bowing down
Seeking the will
Of the Father
And they sing one song
There’s only one song
And his name is love
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2. |
River
05:47
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And in this setting sun I’m sitting on a rock
Looking out over all of creation
And I feel a river flowing through all of time
It carries me along despite all my striving
So Let the River Flow
Let the waters go
Take me away
Let the river flow
Let the waters go
Take me away
Let the river flow
Fill my earthen vessel
I ask myself what it means to be a man
I get confused about money and power
Do you stand on the weak
To be with the strong?
It’s I who decide …and I decide
To be a good man to be an honest man
To endure all things, I’ll hope all things
To be kind, to be gentle, and not be jealous
To love my brothers and to love those I don’t even know
So Let the River Flow
Let the waters go
Take me away
Let the river flow
Let the waters go
Take me away
Let the river flow
Fill my earthen vessel
If I sang to you with the voice of an angel
And I knew everything and I was great
If I have no love – then I am nothing
If I have no love – then I’m nothing at all
So Let the River Flow
Let the waters go
Take me away
Let the river flow
Let the waters go
Take me away
Let the river flow
Fill my earthen vessel
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3. |
Brother Brother
05:26
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My brother brother, won’t you reach up your hand
This train is bound for glory
To take us from this wasted land
And all its sad, sad stories
Jumpin, chuggin on up the tracks
I can see the light up in the distance
Ain’t no use in ever lookin back
Brother won’t you lay your burdens down
And oh ain’t it grand
Our time is like a grain of sand
And oh how it will seem so small
When we finally see it all
Sister, sister won’t you climb on board
There’s room right here beside me
Ain’t no one here goin to be puttin on any show
You don’t have to pretend anymore
And I can see the heavens start to rain
And I can hear all them angels singing
How they sing that glorious refrain
Baby were finally goin home
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
My brother brother, won’t you reach up your hand
This train is bound for glory
To take us from this wasted land
And all its sad, sad stories
Jumpin, chuggin on up the tracks
I can see the light up in the distance
Ain’t no use in ever lookin back
Brother won’t you lay your burdens down
Brother won’t you lay your burdens down
Oh my brother, won’t you lay your burdens down
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4. |
Lazy Summer
05:07
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Lazy summer solstice
Cool calypso breeze
Birds crying, wheeling and dancing in the sky
And I’m as high as a kite
So blow wind blow
Blow my troubles out of sight
Blow wind blow
Make me like the morning
Let me fall like rain
Moonlight on sandy shores
Silver in my veins
The smile of a poor man
Who knows the worth of love
Is as free as a butterfly
Like sunlight from above
My baby’s got curves like an ocean
She moves just like the sea
And I am a sailor
Let’s just see how lost I can be
In her eyes like the deep, deep blue
In the tides of her souls
In the ever, ever, lovin, warmth of her arms
It’s the safest place I could ever lose control
Make me like the morning
Let me fall like rain
Moonlight on sandy shores
Silver in my veins
The smile of a poor man
Who knows the worth of love
It’s free as a butterfly
Like sunlight from above
And I will capitulate
No more will I abrogate
I don’t even want to cogitate
I just want to go
Sometimes I feel the motion
Deep inside of me
I don’t know where it comes from
But it makes me free
And I like to stay there
But I don’t know the way to go
It’s inside the music
I mostly feel the flow
Make me like the morning
Let me fall like rain
Moonlight on sandy shores
Silver in my veins
The smile of a poor man
Who knows the worth of love
Is as free as a butterfly
Like sunlight from above
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5. |
Times
04:29
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Poor kids playing on the blacktop
It's as hot as a pistol in a pawn shop
Sirens in the background and they don't stop
Crime everywhere, it's probably the cops
You got the bus stop
You got the bourgeois
You got high class people eating fois gras
Times don't ever seem to change
Well never mind you now about all the noise
It's just boys being boys
Playing with guns like they're toys
Whatever you do you got to keep your poise
You got the lockdown
We're goin downtown
It's a hundred mile an hour showdown
Times they don't ever seem to change
Oh my brothers what is there to say
Has the Mississippi river always flowed this way
O my sisters what is there to do
How are we ever going to change this world
Just me and You
You got the big fat mamma in the limousine
She's heard the word work, she don't know what it means
She rides around town like she's a queen
The times between affairs are just the in-betweens
She's got the gucci purse
It's like the midas curse
She wants her old man riding in a hearse
Times they don't ever seem to change
This world is hurting ever since the fall
The problems are so big and we're all so small
And everyone is looking for someone to blame
What can I say I do the same
You got the good family man in the workaday
He sees the deck is stacked he does it anyway
He knows he's at the grind until he's old and grey
If anyone would listen, he'd have a lot to say
He's got the lockjaw
It's a fatal flaw
It's all choked up and sticking in his craw
Times they don't ever seem to change
One died, he died for it all
And he's the only one to ever beat the grave
So they say
Spent his whole life to show the way to love
Ain't nothing like him, nor will there ever be
And in this crazy messed up world
His is the best way that I can see
Gonna give some love away, give some love away
Gonna give some love away, give some love away
Cause love ain't mine to keep, you gotta to give it away
Love ain't mine to keep, gotta give that love away
Do you need some love?
Give it away.
Do you need some love?
Well give that love away,
Cause love ain't yours to keep, you gotta give it away
Love ain't yours to keep, you gotta give that love away
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West Bank
05:19
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Went walkin on the west bank
In the silver moonshine
Went walking on the west bank
In the silver moonshine
I find life is better with a woman on my mind
Saw a man walkin on the water
He was walkin just fine
Saw a man walkin on the water
He was walkin just fine
I would like to walk with Him
If I could ever toe the line
Pascal was a smart man
One of the smartest of his time
He said life is like a wager
There some things you might want to keep in mind
Rich or poor – love is the door
I want to go to Ethiopia
And walk the old beaten ways
I want to go to Ethiopia
And walk the old beaten ways
Starry nights and warm African days
Bob Marley was a great man
One of the greatest of his time
He made his way to Ethiopia
When the truth he finally did find
One love – and it’s yours and mine
Now I’m sittin in the sunlight
A cold beer in my hand
Now I’m sittin in the sunlight
A cold beer in my mind
Try as we might I guess we can never really understand
Im on my way
Im on my way
Im on my way
Back home
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7. |
Garden Of My Soul
05:27
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Well diamonds are forever and enough gold will make you a king
And women are so beautiful when they dance and they sing
But all these things they are things that I can never really hold
They can all be taken away and to the highest bidder sold
I want them flowers to grow on the inside
In the garden of my soul
I don't want those cankers and weeds
To be the only things to show
I want them flowers to grow on the inside
In the garden of my soul
It's going to take a lot of love and sunshine
To get them flowers to grow
Mmmm
La da di
Mmmm
La da di
Well you look down your nose at me like I'm up here and I'm some kind of fool
While your throwing back another drink with your cynical smile thinking your so cool
Believing your in the know, who the hell are you trying to kid
You're the only one that doesn't seem to realize, you're whole life is one big skid
I want them flowers to grow on the inside
In the garden of my soul
I don't want those cankers and weeds
To be the only things to show
I want them flowers to grow on the inside
In the garden of my soul
It's going to take a lot of love and sunshine
To get them flowers to grow
Mmmm
La da di
Mmmm
La da di
Sweet baby big blue eyes, girl you're as pretty as a rose
Just don't ever end up in one of those places where anything goes
Whatever you do girl do it out of love, keep all your dreams alive
Sometimes they just need a little shove
I want them flowers to grow on the inside
In the garden of my soul
I don't want those cankers and weeds
To be the only things to show
I want them flowers to grow on the inside
In the garden of my soul
It's going to take a lot of love and sunshine
To get them flowers to grow
Mmmm
La da di
Mmmm
La da di
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8. |
In This Land
04:55
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Maybe when the wind blows
Sorrow will lift her wings
And on her way she’ll fly
And maybe all the coming rain
Will wash away the stain
That’s held me in demise
Feel the life it’s pouring down
On this fertile ground
And all that’s left is to blossom
And to grow
And in this land moons are rising
And they’re hanging on the lights of dawn
And in this land trees are sighing
The latent shadows are all gone
Lately I’ve been dreaming
Of mystic desert lands
And red suns on the sea
Where prayers of a different tongue
In burning skies are sung
A long and desperate plea
The roots go deeply to my heart
And from these dreams I part
With only echoes left of waves on a foreign shore
And in this land moons are rising
And they’re hanging on the lights of dawn
And in this land trees are sighing
The latent shadows are all gone
Maybe when the wind blows
Sorrow will lift her wings
And on her way she’ll fly
And maybe all the coming rain
Will wash away the stain
That’s held me in demise
Feel the life it’s pouring down
On this fertile ground
And all that’s left is to blossom
And to grow
And in this land moons are rising
And they’re hanging on the lights of dawn
And in this land trees are sighing
The latent shadows are all gone
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9. |
Seems I Dream
03:56
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Seems I dream all the time
That I live only in my mind
Not in this world here I’m curled in a ball
Don’t want to see nothing at all
Of lightening and skies that are torn
And over oceans of thought
I have brought you a gift
To heal the rift
Tween you and I has grown
It’s a pain that I own
And it’s stickin like a bone
Light a candle in the dark
Say a prayer for the war
Let go of your life
Let go of your life
Blue sky in my mind
Give me eyes that are kind
And clear and full of grace
May I never forget my father’s face
Nor his soul
I don’t want to push
I don’t want to pull
Just be like the sea
Reflecting the sky
Ain’t no need to know why
Keep a song in your heart
See the light in the day
Always stop for a friend
Sometimes there are no words to say
Sometimes there are no words to say
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10. |
Falling Star
04:10
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I saw a falling star go down
It fell from your hollow crown
And it turned me into a stone
There was a smile inside your frown
And I love the way you’rer swayin
You knew what every move was sayin
And it turned me into a flame
But I knew I would be payin
Oh power in my blood
The river that overflows
There’s a voice in the distance
That says let it go
Where came all this commotion
I’m reeling under your potion
I’m drawn to your moon
I have become and ocean
And I’m waiting for a sign
The red lights of morning
A chill runs down my spine
Could it be a warning
So sing me something sweetly
Wrap me in your arms completely
You have taken my head
But my soul won’t come that cheaply
Tonight is a song
And you are a melody
That I want to sing strong
But I’m not your harmony
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11. |
Amen
03:46
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Amen to the brave men over all the years
Who fought in the great wars
Who fought with their fears
To bring hope to this world
So long in the darkness
Breathing out new life when all else was hopeless
And all will be well
All will be well
And amen to the mothers
And amen to the fathers
Who lay down their lives
To raise up their children
In light and in love
Not afraid of the darkness
To fight in this world
For hope and for justice
And all will be well
All will be well
And amen to the orphan
And amen to the beggar
Amen to the poor girl on the street corner
Yours is a life where so much has been taken
It is through you this world will be shaken
And all will be well
All will be well
And amen to the moonlight
And amen to the ocean
And amen to the birds that fly
And amen to all of life
And amen to the orphan
And amen to the beggar
Amen to the poor girl on the street corner
Yours is a life where so much has been taken
It is through you this world will be shaken
And all will be well
All will be well
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12. |
I Wish I Could Remember
04:00
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The Co Brothers Silverthorne, Colorado
The Co Brothers over the years have produced a significant body of acoustic, lyric driven music that comes largely from a place of thoughtfulness and questioning. They find a joy in following the mysterious thread of music to wherever it leads.
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