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The Long Road

by Kevin Neidig

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1.
Stones shuffle round at the bottom of my feet You know it’s more work than walkin’ on the street Long steel rail saying where I should go Where I end up I don't wanna know My clothes are worn out my shoes are worn through When you got no helping friends what else you gonna do Will this ol’ rocky road lead me to greener fields? Where there’s no money worries and “that’s no big deal” I’ve taken life by the handles And I stepped outside and began with a grin With my face held high When the sun's settin' low I’ll take on the world in the morning There’s a nice cool breeze when the train passes by But the dust flies up and gets into my eyes This big tall oak’s where I’ll rest my chin When I wake up that’s where I’ll begin I’ve taken life by the handles And I stepped outside and began with a grin With my face held high, When the sun's settin' low I’ll take on the world in the morning Cars speed under the overpass I’ll lie down when I find a good patch of grass Like a bird I’m free to do as I please I pay no mind to the mud and the dirt and the holes that show my knees I’ve taken life by the handles And I stepped outside and began with a grin With my face held high, When the sun's settin' low I’ll take on the world in the morning
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Miner John 04:25
When miner John and Thomas Poole Were setting blasts for fossil fuel A tiny fuse, no workmen knew Was waiting lit down in that hole It was close to quitting time Monday evening in the mine "Let's blow this hole an easy one Before the working day is done" John was one of the blasting gang He was the black powder man Poured a gallon in the hole His time had come God bless his soul No time to wait they acted fast They pulled him back after the blast What was said from lookers-on They could see John's jaw was gone Ring a bell, say farewell I'm not too long on this earth Fare-the-well that sound's my knell My love to you for what it's worth 'Twas Friday night in eighteen eighty eight By his side was his soulmate Now John's wife has no one But two daughters and a son The largest one for many-a-year That funeral shedding many tears John won't see forty-one But I'm here now to sing his song Ring a bell, say farewell I'm not too long on this earth Fare-the-well that sound's my knell My love to you for what it's worth One last thing before I go What I'd like for you to know Don't risk your life don't risk your soul Digging up a rich man's coal
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Same Suit 03:21
Same suit, same haircut I've got the same pair of shoes Same suit, same haircut I've got the Monday morning blues In our world if you don't look the same won't get a dollar to your name there's just one thing left to do get myself to dress the same as you I've been watching stocks go up and down today is smile, tomorrow's frown A mad zoo of nothing but bears and Bull The mirror looking back to me with the eyes of a fool Same suit, same haircut I've got the same pair of shoes Same suit, same haircut I've got the Monday morning blues There is no way I can stand this forever everything is crazy in my mind There are many paths to get to heaven A hat, t-shirt and jeans is more my style, meanwhile... Same suit, same haircut I've got the same pair of shoes Same suit, same haircut I've got the Monday morning blues I've got the Monday morning blues, all week I've got the Monday morning blues
4.
Headed north from El Paso Highway 10 New Mexico Pulled off the road and I stood by red rock Just to watch a red-tail soar And it's a long road to nowhere If you don't know who you are So take the road into the mystic that's where you find the spirits are I made my way to Albuquerque Sandia peaks against the sky Took the roads of the Jemez Mountains Old Santa Fe was on the rise Chorus: Stopped and prayed at the old courts mission I said my prayer by candle light I took the high road into Taos The rocky mountains filled the sky Chorus: I made my way down to the river I picked some sage by the Rio Grand Traveled north to the spring called black rock where I laid my body down Chorus: I traveled back to the Taos Pueblo and I stood by the waters side I turned to face Sangre De Cristos I bowed my head and then I cried Chorus:
5.
What can I do to make you happy? What can I do to make you smile All the things that seemed so easy Haven't been for a while A heavy cloud that hangs around you You pull along by a thread You know someday that line will hang you If you don't cut that cord instead If you can fall in love in rain See the beauty in the plain Gather wisdom found in pain Okay, I'll wait To get along you show them laughter But I can tell it's not sincere You endure through every season Dark thoughts that you adhere Well I know you have your reasons You always try make that clear your conviction always deepens that your way out remains unclear Maybe you'll fall in love in rain See the beauty in the plain Gather wisdom from your pain But Okay, I'll wait
6.
Willow 04:51
Bring down that willow Bring down that tree Bring down that willow Branches low that hang weak A cold winters a coming What will we decide Many men oft wonder How will it survive Bring down that willow Bring down that tree Bring down that willow Branches low that hang weak Many rains have fallen Many suns have set Now in the way of progress There's no time for regrets Wrinkled bark, mostly heartwood Gnarled stubborn roots Why not remove the crown Before that old tree falls down Bring down that willow Bring down that tree Bring down that willow Branches low that hang weak
7.
Let the four winds blow And the secret fires glow And the heart beats stronger in the land Then you will hear the nation sing Of the healing it will bring When we walk we will walk hand-in-hand We will ride again When we ride upon the wind And we will ride again When we ride upon the wind So let it go now put it down From your heart back to the ground Heal your soul, speak the truth, be a man And turn your heart back to the sky Hear the winged one as he cries Do it now, do it now, do it now We will ride again When we ride upon the wind And we will ride again When we ride upon the wind So turn around now meet your fate Hear the earth begin to wake Hear the clouds and the thunder clap their hands And as the stars come out tonight They will guide us with their light Back to the land where the fires touch the sky And we will ride again When we ride upon the wind And we will ride again When we ride upon the wind And we will ride again When we ride upon the wind And we will ride again When we ride upon the wind
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    If I should die,     And you should live,     And time should gurgle on,     And morn should beam,     And noon should burn,     As it has usual done;     If birds should build as early,     And bees as bustling go, --     One might depart at option     From enterprise below!     'T is sweet to know that stocks will stand     When we with daisies lie,     That commerce will continue,     And trades as briskly fly.     It makes the parting tranquil     And keeps the soul serene,     That gentlemen so sprightly     Conduct the pleasing scene!     If I should die,     And you should live,     And time should gurgle on,     And morn should beam,     And noon should burn,     As it has usual done;

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released May 5, 2018

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