1. |
Lone Gun
04:20
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LONE GUN
1/
I hide amongst the shipwrecks,
all the useless misfits,
they tell me of lost dreams,
what might have been.
Down there at Lone Gun
next to Rawhide
I watch that girl dance,
with the devil green eyes ...she got devil green eyes
2/
I got stingray boots
a madonna on my back..and she weeps
I got a wolf on my chest
I got gold in my teeth
There’s a switchblade in my pocket
right next to a little stash
but if you want a taste
it’s cold hard cash...cold hard cash
3/
I live on the wrong side of midnight
I live with my only friend, sin
Every night we go out dancing
on the head of a pin
I got a slippery neck
every time they go for the cord
every time they summon the lord
I just slip right through… I just slip right through
4/
If you see me on the horizon
a distant murder of crows
Best you move right over
to the other side of the road
I hide amongst the shipwrecks
All the broken misfits
they tell me of lost dreams
what might have been
...I don’t believe a word
I don’t believe a God damn word...
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2. |
Birdsong Bells
07:12
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BIRDSONG BELLS
1/
When the sun sets and trees make gloomy faces
Shrouded by moonlit clouds
She rides her black pony through the ghost gums
Her golden hair shining in the pale moonlight
We had two ponies hers black and mine brown
In the evening we would go ride around
Down to the waterfall, we rode bareback
When we kissed I was unaware of a snake long and black
2/
Upon her white skin there appeared two red holes
I watched her life disappear and saw mine unfold
And the trees cried with a birdsong like bells
Wild sorrow rang out over the hills
Her soft lips never to be kissed again
Her black pony never to be ridden again
I buried her there right by the waterfall
She will hear the birdsong bells forever more…
3/
I had lost my way I could not see the stars
Feel the wind or hear a guitar
I had been an imposter living in those clouds
Such love and joy is not allowed
As the winter thawed wild flowers started to grow
Deep in the forest where they never dared show
One glistening lonely flower so pretty and white
Stood all alone in that dark night
And the trees they cried with a birdsong like bells, wild sorrow rang out over the hills…
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3. |
Poison Flowers
03:50
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Poison Flowers 1/ I was feeling burnt out
I was feeling hurt I went out drinking
in my favourite cowboy shirt I met a beautiful woman she had a Russian prison tattoo.
Now she’s painting my toenails red looking out the window naked on the bed you never know what flower will poison you. Chorus- Such a sweet smell long pretty fingers a night on the trapeze it’s a box of cinders I want to live in that place I lived in once before. 2/ I’ve got a lame horse and a broken wheel I feel like a thief but there is nothing I want steal the devil’s hands are firmly around my throat.
With a sailor’s heart and a gypsy’s soul You can’t catch a shooting star I’m told I just need my dirty old black coat.
Chorus- Angela is doing her striptease There’s a large drunk man who found heaven in the sleeze Mister just show me the door 3/ The writings on the wall everytime I stand up I fall After I’ve drunk a hog’s head I walk tall It’s all just a big bad joke. I learnt from my mistakes so well I can repeat them until the last ditch in hell It’s all just a handful of smoke.
Chorus- Angela is doing a striptease There is a large drunk man who found heaven in this sleeze
Mister just show me the door
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4. |
One More Time
05:10
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ONE MORE TIME
1/
Won’t you come fly in my aeroplane
one more time
Come ride my wild pony
one more time
Come around and kick down my tin soldiers
one more time
Just one more time
Just one more time
I promise I won’t get drunk, be stoned
one more time
I promise I won’t kick down your door at 4am
one more time
one more time
one more time
one more time
2/
I heard you’re pulling jars
Dancing topless in bars
one more time
wearing your cowboy shirt on street corners
one more time
I love you babe
for all time
I still love you babe
Its always for
All time
3/
I just wish you would come around and mess up my bed
one more time
Come around and screw inside my head
one more time
Just one more time
Just one more time
I promise I won’t get drunk, be stoned
one more time
I promise I won’t kick down your door at 4am
one more time
I promise I won’t crash your car
one more time
I promise I won’t pawn your guitar
one more time
one more time
one more time
one more time
I just wish you would come around…one more time
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5. |
Terrified of Love
03:00
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TERRIFIED OF LOVE
1/
Some are afraid of lightening,
won’t go in a plane above
Some jump at thunder,
I’m terrified of love
So I throw it in a deep dark well
I shoot down a pretty white dove
I blow it all to hell
I’m terrified of love
2/
Some ride wild horses,
sail dangerous seas
Some go chase dragons
Live their life on the breeze
I unpack all these boxes,
talk to a lone star above
Uncork all these bottles
I’m terrified of love
So I throw it in a deep dark well
I shoot down a pretty white dove
I blow it all to hell
I’m terrified of love
3/
Some embrace the moment
A fleeting kiss
Some stand in doorways
Just looking at an abyss
My bones have all been broken
In the pass and the shove
I left myself wide open
Now I’m terrified of love
So I throw it in a deep dark well
I shoot down a pretty white dove
I blow it all to hell
I’m terrified of love
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6. |
Neil Young Saved My Life
03:20
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NEIL YOUNG SAVED MY LIFE
1/
There should have been a dead man on the road tonight
My lucky star was shining bright
All alone in a motel tonight
Neil Young saved my life
2/
I was greedy I wanted more than my share
Darling all I wanted was you right here
So hard to find the will and drive
Its harder still to get inside
3/
I’m going to get a black stallion and ride away
Put on a pretty dress
I’m so tired of little dice
No wins, no one ever thinks twice
4/
There should have been a dead man on the road tonight
My lucky star was shining bright
I tried to kill myself on a motorcycle tonight
Neil Young saved my life
Hank Williams saved my life
Tom Waits saved my life
Nick Cave saved my life
Joni Mitchell almost killed me…
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7. |
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I LOVED YOU MORE THAT DAY
1/
We lay underneath an orange
On a bright autumn day
We drove through the desert
In a big black car
We moved to the city
It seemed so far away
I loved you more that day
I loved you more that day
2/
We went to a place of dead trees
Sat down upon the shore
An old crow was beside us
He sang a song
He said you’re all alone here
Make sure you’re strong
I loved you more that day
I loved you more that day
3/
We watched the twilight as it fell
Watched it all fade away
Dreamed all through the night
Until the break of day
I awoke in the morning
A cool breeze on my face
I loved you more that day
I loved you more that day
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8. |
As I Lay Dying
03:55
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AS I LAY DYING 1/
I dreamt you held me as I lay dying I dreamt you held me as the darkness was closing in I dreamt you held me and stroked my weary head I dreamt you held me as the darkness was closing in 2/
No words were spoken between us There was nothing, nothing left to say Just two souls stranded on the mountain Two lost souls caught in life’s vicious fray
3/
Burn my bones and make some ashes And take those ashes to the bright blue sea Throw those ashes in that lovely Pacific Ocean That’s the last you will see of me 4/ I dreamt you held me as I lay dying I dreamt you held me as the darkness was closing in I dreamt you held me and you stroked my weary head I dreamt you held me as the darkness was closing in
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Jo Meares Sydney, Australia
Jo Meares will be releasing a LIVE album 19/08/2023.
FURTHER INFO AT
www.jomeares.com
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