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Back You Up
03:42
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I know
Every time a heart breaks
It leaves a little keepsake
A seed has been sown
If you take
All the things that you’ve done
Maybe you need someone
To lighten the load
If you’ve got troubles, or if it’s all too much
If you’ll take my hand, I will back you up
If you feel empty, or you don’t feel strong enough
If you’ll take my love, I’ll give you all I got
You say
That you need more good days
But everybody’s always
A little incomplete
If you need
Someone to rely upon
A shoulder you can cry on
You will always have me
If you’ve got troubles, or if it’s all too much
If you’ll take my hand, I will back you up
If you feel empty, or you don’t feel strong enough
If you’ll take my love, I’ll give you all I got
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There was a late night knock at our door
The kind you always dread
The kind that leads to a week
Camping out by a hospital bed
And the last thing you said before you went
Was, “Darlin’, you’ve got to learn how to love again”
Well I held on the best that I could
So tired I could cry
I just want you to hold me and tell me
Everything will be all right
If this really is the way we have to end
Darlin’, you’ll have to learn how to love again
This is way too soon for you and me to end
What am I supposed to do without my best friend?
Cause in the moment, I saw my whole life change
Maybe if I hold on long enough
Maybe if there’s really someone up above
I might see your smiling face again
So the pain, well it comes and goes in waves
You slowly learn to ride
You’ll always remember how lucky you’ve been
Just to have them in your life
Once this heart gets strong enough to take the strain
Maybe you’ll start to learn how to love again
Yeah someday you’re gonna learn how to love again
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3. |
Easier To Leave
04:20
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I don’t miss you like I should
You see I found another
Thought it would be harder
Don’t let me be misunderstood
You know I’ll love you always
I just don’t need you that way
I’ll admit there was a time
When I thought that you and me
Would be all that I’d need
Now I have to draw a line
See I used to call you home
Now you’re just someplace I come from
I still remember all you mean to me
But when you show what’s hiding underneath
You just make it easier
Easier to leave
I guess it’s still just early days
Maybe I’ll come back running
Take back all I’m saying
But this heavy heart can’t take the weight
Is it so hard to understand
How can I love you when there’s blood on your hands?
I still remember all you mean to me
But when you show what’s hiding underneath
You just make it easier
Easier to leave
Oh I’ve come a long long way
When I look back I remember why I’m leaving
Oh I’ve come a long long way
When I look back I remember why I’m leaving yeah
I don’t miss you like I should
You see I found another
Thought it would be harder
Don’t let me be misunderstood
You know I’ll love you always
I just don’t need you that way
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Will You Be Mine?
03:56
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I’ve got this big question that needs asking
The kind with bended knees and bands of gold
But before you answer I should mention
There’s some things about me you should know
This brain will forget names and a few birthdays
These two left feet don’t fit no dancing shoes
This hair is turning grey a little early
This belly has some pounds it needs to lose
I hope despite all of this
And all the things I might have missed
You’ll make this man the happiest alive
You know I’m yours - will you be mine?
This tongue still has the tastebuds of an infant
This pale skin is a white as a sheet
This body forgot how to ride a bicycle
This ego gets real bruised in a defeat
I hope despite all of this
And all the things I might have missed
You’ll make this man the happiest alive
You know I’m yours - will you be mine?
I can’t say I won’t hurt you accidentally
I can’t say I won’t ever make you cry
Hopefully a smile will be more commonplace
I promise, at the very least I’ll try
I hope despite all of this
And all the things I might have missed
You’ll make this man the happiest alive
I hope despite all of this
And all the things I might have missed
You’ll make this man the happiest alive
You know I’m yours - will you be
Will you be mine?
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Nashville
03:23
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I've been killing time
I've been killing time
With my paperbacks and my box of wine
I've been killing time
'Cause our hearts are too big
Our hearts are too big
To try and fit it in my head
Our hearts are too big
I forget the dates and facts
But I remember Nashville til I die
I might forget the pattern of your dress
I haven't yet but I might
The world spins without our permission
We can hold our breath and keep on wishing
Or we can take it for a ride
You know it's alright
I said it's alright
You kiss my lips and you changed your mind
But it's alright
'Cause the sun is high
Oh Lord, the sun is high
And the sky is blue and the clouds are white
And the sun is high
I've only known two teachers in my life
One is summer and one is fall
These statues in my mind
They cannot stand against that drunken cannonball
The world spins without our permission
We can hold our breath and keep on wishin
Or we can take it for a ride
I know it’s alright
And when the brown returns to the leaves
I see all that's written inside of me
When it all seems too much to hold
You let it go
You let it go
They say that time takes time
So I’ll take my time
With my paperbacks and my box of wine
well I’ll take my time
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He had a mother who loved him
And a father that would beat him down
Had a run in with the king
And he took a liking to his crown
Put the boys in a van
Took a little trip out west
Spent forty years showing that
He was up there with the best
He was a loser and a rebel and a refugee
In the great wide open runnin' down a dream
Losing him now, man, it's hard to take
So a fond farewell to the heartbreaker
Well he didn't have it easy
Even at such great heights
Cause he was never one
That could walk away from a fight
You could take all his money
Burn his house to the ground
But baby you should know by now
That he won't back down
He was a loser and a rebel and a refugee
In the great wide open runnin' down a dream
Losing him now, man, it's hard to take
So a fond farewell to the heartbreaker
I wish I could've met you
Wish that I could shake your hand
Wish I had a second
To make sure that you understand
Just how much you mean
To everyone that heard that sound
The world was a better place
Just for having you around
He was a loser and a rebel and a refugee
In the great wide open runnin' down a dream
Losing him now, man, it's hard to take
So a fond farewell to the heartbreaker
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Thom Lyons Portland, Oregon
Employing a combination of beautifully crafted folk-rock songs and a staggering weathered voice, Thom Lyons has been winning
over audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for years.
His forthcoming EP “Transatlantic” is a collection of 6 songs touching on themes of loss, perseverance, marriage, hometowns and heroes.
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Thom Lyons recommends:
Through the Deep, Dark Valley
by The Oh Hellos
because it's just plain beautiful!
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The Golden Age & The Silver Girl
by Tyler Lyle
Just discovered this, and it has quickly become one of my favorite record right now
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Seven Swans Reimagined
by On Joyful Wings
great record and and the money goes to an even greater cause
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The Edge of the Land
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Spencer's indie folk sophomore album was recorded live in the studio over the course of two days.
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A Place Like Home
by Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke
The new EP from Scottish songwriter Alec Bowman_Clarke goes deep, setting vulnerable lyrics to gentle melodies & stripped-back arrangements.
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I Used To Be Sad & Then I Forgot
by Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals.
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