1. |
Rain on the Rooftop
02:32
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I see clear skies and a sunrise
Sight for the sorest eyes
See it burn up the lies this time
‘Bout time they let some in
Couldn’t stand no rain again
Sunny, just where you been hidin
Four on the floor, don’t need no more
Met the bull of bad news and slipped out the door
But not before my life was gored, but I’m fine
It’s done
I think it’s over now
‘Cause there ain’t a cloud in the sky
This world takes a whole lot
Sometimes all I got
But I hear no rain on the rooftop
But I hear no rain on the rooftop
Blessed art thou who suffers I heard
Runnin’ on faith in some holy words
That when it’s all done we’ll fly like the birds
So high
Now it’s been said, and I believe
If you ain’t got money then your life don’t mean
That much to most
But still I keep tryin
It’s done
I think it’s over now
‘Cause there ain’t a cloud in the sky
This world takes a whole lot
Sometimes all I got
But I hear no rain on the rooftop
But I hear no rain on the rooftop
Oh I…I’ve been low
But I…I’m still goin
So come on
Oooo let it lift you up
Come on, hear it call, hear it call
Oooo let it lift you up
Heart and all, whoooa
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2. |
Fallen to Rise
04:03
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We’ve lived and our days have worn through
We’ve lived but we were born to die
There’s a retrieval to rise you up
Boss, we’re headed on home
I hear one hell of a storm
It’s alright
There ain’t no ray of light
They laid our bones
We’ve fallen to rise
Rise above it all
Oooo buried us under
Oooo feelin like thunder
Dust into dust
We'll climb our way back up
Brush the dirt off
Stronger than bones
We will hold our own
On the other side
On the other side
Oooo buried us under
Oooo feelin like thunder
I’m gone, but my spirit’s never felt so strong
I’m goin back to where I belong
I may fall, but I won’t stay down long
I’ll stand tall
I’ll rise like the sun
Oooo buried us under
Oooo feelin like thunder
Oooo buried us under
Oooo feelin like thunder
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3. |
Smooth Talker
04:10
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She drives a cool Cadillac
Oh she’s always outta reach
She’s a certain kinda person
Kind you never can teach
Her mama done raised her
A certain kinda way
She’s certain kinda hopeless
That God can’t even save
Ooooh, ain’t a real lover
But you’ll never let on
Ooooh, you ain’t what you seem to be
Smooth talker, baby don’t lie to me
She’ll run on full
But she’s almost empty
Her eyes are cold
Don’t know how they can see
But her hands are sure
And her lips don’t quiver
Her faith don’t waiver
She’s a taker not a giver
Ooooh, ain’t a real lover
But you’ll never let on
Ooooh, you ain’t what you seem to be
Smooth talker, baby don’t lie to me
Sure you’ll undo
Why you probably can’t say
Ohhh you’ll undo
It’s how you are baby
How you are baby (repeat verse)
Somethin’s missin and I know it ain’t right
You always lead me to the dark
I need to find some light
False words fall
The tumble and flow
The wrap themselves around you
You’re outta control (repeat verse)
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4. |
Bettin' Man
04:23
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Come on babe, go and grab your clothes
And darlin, please pack light
We can’t take no heavy load
But don’t you forget your silver and gold
Four o’clock headed down the road
Hour away from the mornin light
My eyes burn and your back is sore
But sit tight child we got a ways to go
So sorry hun
It’s a bad thing I done
Now we got to run
I’ve got a bettin man’s luck
So I send my prayers up above
And I ask forgiveness for
All that I’ve done wrong
A decade of regret
Full of lies and bad bets
There comin to collect on my debts
So I’m gone
A sure thing is all of a lie
Only sure to leave your pockets dry
I’ve been drivin day and night
Headed down south ‘cross seven state lines
So sorry hun
It’s a bad thing I done
Now we got to run
I’ve got a bettin man’s luck
So I send my prayers up above
And I ask forgiveness for
All that I’ve done wrong
A decade of regret
Full of lies and bad bets
There comin to collect on my debts
So I’m gone
Can’t stop
I gamble on and on
Bet it all, ‘til everythin’s gone
I’m a bettin man
And I’ll be a bettin man
‘Til I die
I’ve got a bettin man’s luck
So I send my prayers up above
And I ask forgiveness for
All that I’ve done wrong
A decade of regret
Full of lies and bad bets
They're comin' to settle all my debts
So I’m gone
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5. |
Slick Stones Green Water
03:13
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Croak tones up yonder
Slick stones green water
The creek moans, it hollers
Somber tones it sings today
The wind’s layin low on the trees
Catchin its breath
Hidin in the leaves
Where it goes to rest
The sun has burned off the fog
She’s sittin a bank listenin to the frogs
Croak tones up yonder
Slick stones green water
The creek moans, it hollers
Somber tones it sings today
On a ragged patch of grass
Oh, she lays
Watchin the clouds roll past and cast their shade
She’s happy, but the water’s sad
She’s happy, but she’s been so bad
Croak tones up yonder
Slick stones green water
The creek moans, it hollers
Somber tones it sings today
When the wind finally woke
Sounded like a warnin
It howled down the road
Almost like a siren
She’s wearing bloody clothes
Can’t remember bleedin
And can’t remember learnin the words to the song she keeps singing
Croak tones up yonder
Slick stones green water
The creek moans, it hollers
Somber tones it sings today
Croak tones up yonder
Slick stones green water
Headstones, don’t bother
All the bones will be carried away
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6. |
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Well seems all my kin love hickory on a fire
Smell of hickory on the wind
A mountain still and a three-legged dog
Pale full moon and the chorus of the frogs
They said it was a roll of the dice
But it sure don’t feel like a calamitous night
Just cool mountain air
Ain’t a badge in sight
Oh but something just don’t seem right
Come on now lets get going pops
We’re being stalked by the cops
Forget about the mash you got cookin in the pot
Gotta leave before they catch on
Whoa
I hear the folks are sayin
The law is layin in wait
There’s a long-toothed sherriff waitin to sink his teeth
Into moonshine prey
And we’re racin the dawn
Down the hill a meadowlark is singin a song
This batch we’re cookin’s sure comin along
Oh but somethin just feels all wrong
So come on now lets get going pops
We’re being stalked by the cops
He said I can’t go mash is cookin the pot
Can’t leave with a batch on
Whoa
This works a little unnervin
I might wind up servin
Time in the state pen for cookin white whiskey and bourbon
A smug county sheriff with a star on his chest hollered from the trees
“You’re under arrest
Stop what you’re doin
Hands above your heads
I’ve come to take you away”
Drawn to the bottle
Cause of my corn liquor roots
I got a hand-me-down taste
For a hundred and twenty proof
Let’s go
I’ll say this much, my name’s on the line
Gotta make this run on time, on time
I’ll keep this up while the moon doth shine
There ain’t no one can make a drink good as mine
So go on, fight some real crime
Nothin bad here, only liquor so fine
From my daddy’s daddy’s daddy
Down a long, long line
So pure and strong
And I won’t disgrace my pops
By leavin the mash burn in the pot
Sure as hell ain’t listenin to no panty waist cop
And I ain’t leavin with a batch on”
This works a little unnervin
I might wind up servin
Time in the state pen for cookin white whiskey and bourbon
This works a little unnervin
I might wind up servin
Time in the state pen for cookin white whiskey and bourbon
Time in the state pen for cookin white whiskey and bourbon
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7. |
You'll be in my Heart
03:32
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Tomorrow I’ll rise
As I did the day before
Whether or not you’re here by my side
I always keep you close
As life goes
You’ll be in my heart
You’ll be in my heart
As time flows
You’ll be in my heart
I lose track of most things in my life
Except for yourself mind you
You could be outta sight
But I’d always know where to find you
As life goes
You’ll be in my heart
You’ll be in my heart
As time flows
You’ll be in my heart
Come what may
You left your mark
In the darkest place
You’re a permanent spark
With every day and as each day turns dark
At the end just like at the start
Love, you’ll be in my heart
And I promise you love
When I’m barely alive
I know my last few heartbeats
Will be you knocking from inside
And you know when I leave my body
I’ll just turn right back around
‘Cause my heart will never give you up
So I’ll follow you both underground
As life goes
You’ll be in my heart
You’ll be in my heart
As time flows
Come what may
You left your mark
In the darkest place
You’re a permanent spark
With every day and as each day turns dark
At the end just like at the start
Love, you’ll be in my heart
Come what may
You left your mark
In the darkest place
You’re a permanent spark
With every day and as each day turns dark
At the end just like at the start
Love, you’ll be in my heart
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8. |
Two Years Gone
04:40
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Empty bottle of Canada dry
But I still got a bottle of Canadian rye
On a riverboat through a place I’ll never call home
Cliffs and trees all block the sun
And I miss the flat land of Saskatchewan
And I can’t wait to get to where I’m goin
Damn, this water moves so slow
Watch time flow past this boat
With no meanin
No meanin at all
Like wind breezing
Free wheelin along
Weathered thoughts, worn memories
Almost forgotten in the time they’re underneath
But I’ll soon get back to see
Two years gone, can’t make it three
Cigarettes, and I don’t even smoke
In my shirt pocket, case I need to warm my throat
These southern nights can get so god damn cold
This constant rain makes the water run
And I miss the heat of a prairie sun
Being away too long starts to get old
Damn, this water moves so slow
Watch time flow past this boat
With no meanin
No meanin at all
Like wind breezing
Free wheelin along
Weathered thoughts, worn memories
Almost forgotten in the time they’re underneath
But I’ll soon get back to see
Two years gone, can’t make it three
I’m goin home
Foolish thoughts ain’t stopping me
I’m goin home
Two years gone, can’t make it three
I’m goin home
Foolish thoughts ain’t stopping me
I’m goin home
Two years gone, can’t make it three (x2)
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9. |
Fades Into Silence
04:34
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The wind blew in from the east
Effortless
Some things are easy
I guess I never said so
But baby you know
I’m gonna go
I’m real sad too
And since we’re telling the truth
I’ll be hidin ‘hind the unbegotten sun
A few missed cues
Missed the run through once
Now it’s done
We coulda had so much fun
I coulda been the one
And you’ll hear the back door stutter in wind
And you’ll hear the rumble of some horses fired by gasoline combustin
And you’ll hear the crunchin of a gravel road
And ain’t it somethin when all that you know fades into silence
And you’re alone
I don’t think you lied when you said what you did
I guess people just change
And there’s nothing you can do to help it
You ain’t the same anymore
Bet you can hardly remember
Who you were before
And you’ll hear the back door stutter in wind
And you’ll hear the rumble of some horses fired by gasoline combustin
And you’ll hear the crunchin of a gravel road
And ain’t it somethin when all that you know fades into silence
And you’re alone
Love ain’t an illusion
But it’s elusive, you know
Can slip away without so much as a goodbye note
You caught it, couldn’t hold it
You lost it all
Now good luck letting go
I’m real sad too
And since we’re telling the truth
I’ll be hidin ‘hind the unbegotten sun
I’ll be hidin ‘hind the unbegotten sun
Unbegotten sun
But you’ll hear the back door stutter in wind
And you’ll hear the rumble of some horses fired by gasoline combustin
And you’ll hear the crunchin of a gravel road
And ain’t it somethin when all that you know fades into silence
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10. |
Scott Richmond regina, Saskatchewan
Scott Richmond is a Saskatchewan-born and based Americana artist who blends folk, country, blues, and rock’n’roll to create a sound that is innovative, dynamic, and extremely soulful. His unique voice and style captivate audiences everywhere, and he and his band of world-class musicians transition seamlessly between full-band and stripped-down arrangements. ... more
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