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you and a six string

by Shannon Murray

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1.
maybe it's just fate 01:48
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I don't want to close my eyes, no I can't sleep I don't want to close my eyes without you here next to me cause there's a secret I've been keeping beneath these pillows where we don't do much sleeping and it's steeped in bitterness it's wrapped in lies because truth will wear the liar's disguise every time I said I love you what I meant was I need you cause this loneliness is something that will really deceive you and every time I said I need you what I meant was don't go I just don't want to do this alone All good stories end with him and her in love again But you won't wait and I'll be late You won't wait and I'll be late Maybe it's just fate/Let's just call it fate I could not have known How this story would go When I took that walk across the lake of drifting snow cause there's a secret I've been keeping beneath these pillows where we don't do much sleeping and it's steeped in bitterness it's wrapped in lies because truth will wear the liar's disguise every time I said I love you what I meant was I need you cause this loneliness is something that will really deceive you and every time I said I need you what I meant was don't go I just don't want to do this alone All good stories end with him and her in love again But you won't wait and I'll be late You won't wait and I'll be late Maybe it's just fate/Let's just call it fate
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awanibiisaa 02:40
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Awanibiisaa dash daa-gimiwan Da-gichi-minosewan nagweyaabiin Da-mino-giizhigad waabang Da-gichi-minosewan nagweyaabiin You can somehow believe that this is all what it seems But baby nothing, nothing's real to me I'm just acting and you're just a part of the scene Baby nothing, nothing's real to me
3.
waiting room blues 03:06
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I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues I've got the waiting, yeah I'm still waiting in the waiting room blues Because you called me up to say you're going down, downtown To see what he gave you To see what he gave you To see what he's given you It's true So I dressed in hope in love put on my stiffest upper lip To go and see what he gave you To see what he gave you To see what he's given you It's true A woman in white calls your name and takes you to the back room To see what he gave you To see what he gave you To see what he's given you Yeah it's true, girl I'm always here for you I hope your body is always a vessel of love, of hope, of peace, of joy Of love, of faith, of trust, of truth Of love, of life, of you I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues I've got the waiting in the waiting room blues I've got the waiting, yeah I'm still waiting in the waiting room blues Because you called me up to say you're going down, downtown To see what he gave you To see what he gave you To see what he's given you Yeah it's true, girl I'm always here for you I hope your body is always a vessel of love, of hope, of peace, of joy Of love, of faith, of trust, of truth Of love, of life, of you
4.
ireland 02:31
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I am going to Ireland on a ship I'm going far away I am going to Ireland one of these days I am going to jump right in And take a swim in my river in my Ireland How can we know where we are going When we don't know where we have been We learn history from textbooks in school Written by the rich and the men that rule While our grandparents sit in nursing homes And our history is lost and we are lost and lost we'll roam How can we know where we are going When we don't know where we have been Lover won't you come to my window tonight Sing me that song in summer moonlight Because I don't know much about love and romance My parents were victims of circumstance How can we know where we are going When we don't know where we have been I am going to Ireland on a ship I'm going far away I am going to Ireland one of these days I am going to jump right in And take a swim in my river in my Ireland
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america 03:18
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The boy down the street from me couldn't wait to be older But everything is different when you've grown Because I am standing here singing tonight While his body is somewhere unknown Singing America America god shed his grace on thee America America did you forget about me Because the president's leading the chorus Singing go shed your blood for us There are some things I'd die for Like the people I live for There are some things I'd die for But not this cowboy's war Singing America America god shed his grace on thee America America did you forget about me Because the president's leading the chorus Singing go shed your blood for us Somehow war is the only answer Suddenly god is on our side All too soon we are singing swinging on the headlines of the times Singing America America god shed his grace on thee America America did you forget about me Because the president's leading the chorus Singing go shed your blood for us America America
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jaybird 02:41
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Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy I want to walk in the rain with you I want to walk in the rain with you tonight We'll jump in the puddles until we are good and wet We'll slide down the slide, take a mud puddle dive Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always pull these childish antics Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always be a hopeless romantic I want to walk in the rain with you I want to walk in the rain with you tonight I think it's funny that you knew that I wanted to walk in the rain with you Because I called you up but your phone was unplugged Then you called me back and said baby let's be bad Because there's a time to work and a time to play And there won't ever be another day like today Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy Hey hey little jaybird Hey hey beautiful boy I want to walk in the rain with you I want to walk in the rain with you tonight Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always pull these childish antics Hey hey I should let you know that I'll always be a hopeless romantic I want to walk in the rain with you I want to walk in the rain with you tonight
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waa-izhichigeyang 03:42
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Driving home under northern lights I'm thinking things I think I shouldn't be thinking I feel silly and so shy Because you're just good enough to read my mind So much sadness in your smile Don't want to be more trouble on your mind So just lay back and close your eyes And I will sing you a little lullaby Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang Gaganoozhishin Such an inopportune time Feeling this I just shouldn't be feeling But then I look at you and you smile Would you be kind enough to ease my mind Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang Gaganoozhishin This is all metaphor and fantasy Until you say it's something more I don't want to know what it is to feel Something only half real Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang Aaniish waa-izhichigeyan noongom Aaniish waa-izhichigeyang Gaganoozhishin
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in my town 03:32
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This morning I caught a glimpse of the man who died Under the bridge last night And there were no newspaper stories heralding his journey west No there were no mourners Won't somebody tell me what it takes To be treated like a man Won't somebody tell me what it takes For some people to understand That poverty is not a crime No he wasn't just doing his time He was just a man living under a bridge in my town Maybe one day he was standing in the back of the line when he finally realized That the man on top of the world is growing fat Standing on his back Won't somebody tell me what it takes To be treated like a man Won't somebody tell me what it takes For some people to understand That poverty is not a crime No he wasn't just doing his time He was just a man living under a bridge in my town I live off the kindness of others from time to time Maybe I'm just lucky Because in a world where so few have so much more than they need So many will suffer Won't somebody tell me what it takes To be treated like a man Won't somebody tell me what it takes For some people to understand That having more than what you need is not a right It's a crime He was just a man living under a bridge in your town
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i shine 03:11
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I am the moon You are the sun It's a beautiful metaphor But I refuse to believe the only light that comes from me Is just a reflection of you I shine just fine Years of social evolution have brought me here And I can break the mold with nothing to fear If I refuse to believe the only light that comes from me Is just a reflection of you I shine just fine
10.
i can love you 03:42
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You are like one of those days That doesn't know if it will be sunshine or rain I Can love you I Can hold you But I can't take the razor from your hand I can't take the razor from your hand I can't take the razor from your hand My dear friend tell me this is not the end I know that you are tired of all life's silly games I know that you are tired of all empty promises My dear friend tell me this is not the end You are like one of those days That doesn't know if it will be sunshine or rain I Can love you I Can hold you But I can't take the razor from your hand I can't take the razor from your hand I can't take the razor from your hand My dear friend tell me this is not the end I dreamed that your eyes closed to sleep soundly for the night Then the dream turned into nightmare and you were sleeping soundly for life My dear friend tell me this is not the end You are like one of those days That doesn't know if it will be sunshine or rain I Can love you I Can hold you But I can't take the razor from your hand I can't take the razor from your hand I can't take the razor from your hand
11.
south wind 03:38
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You say I'm a warrior fighting for the cause But most days I feel so small, no I'm just not that strong I feel the weight of 500 years of progress pressing down on me Progress that has turned the earth sour Progress that has turned our minds sour I feel the weight of 500 years of progress pressing down on me But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico Change is in the air, revolution is Change is in the air, revolution is Change is in the air, revolution is on my mind I wish I was the president so I could play God too I wish I was a CEO so I could tell God what to do Because generally I find the people that run this show, Oh no they don't care about me and you Because generally I find the people that run the people that run this show, Oh no they don't care about me and you Because generally I find the dollars that run the people that run the people that run this show, Oh no they don't care about me and you So it's 500 years from wilderness to Walmart 500 years from paradise to Pillsbury They call this progress, They call this progress So now everything that we used to get in the forest for free Is wrapped in plastic and made available for a fee They call this progress, They call this progress So it's 500 years from wilderness to Walmart 500 years from nature to Nasdaq They call this progress, They call this progress But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico But there's a south wind blowing on in from Mexico Change is in the air, revolution is Change is in the air, revolution is Change is in the air, revolution is on my mind
12.
saturday mornings with you 04:17
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'd like to watch Saturday morning cartoons with you again You can wear your Batman pjs, and you can wear that smile We'll wrap up in one of those old ratty blankets and scream at the television screen Cowabunga it's Saturday mornings with you I'm remembering all those long car rides when we'd entertain Ten hours of Hakuna Matata until we drove our parents insane I'm remembering that marshmallow pizza you made on a rainy day And how I wouldn't try it, but you know I'd eat the whole damn thing If you were just here today Little brother I'm missing you little brother I'm missing you now Because today I kind of feel like my Barbie did When your G.I. Joe went and ripped off her head Little brother I'm missing you now little brother I'm missing you Do you remember playing Atari with me at 3 am with the volume down Eating Cheese Wiz and chocolate frosting we stole from the kitchen and stashed under your bed Do you remember watching scary movies on Wed. nights when Mom was out of town And how we'd lie in the grass with the puppies and their wet kisses and our silly laughter Little brother I'm missing you little brother I'm missing you now Because today I kind of feel like my Barbie did When your G.I. Joe went and ripped off her head Little brother I'm missing you now little brother I'm missing you Do you remember the time you chased me around the kitchen with a carving knife Until mom hauled you off by the ear I don't know who was more scared me or you Do you remember the time I talked you into helping me with my curve ball I hit you in the head and the knee and the arm and spent the summer pitching to the wall Little brother I'm missing you little brother I'm missing you now Because today I kind of feel like my Barbie did When your G.I. Joe went and ripped off her head Little brother I'm missing you now little brother I'm missing you I'd like to watch Saturday morning cartoons with you again You can wear your Batman pjs, and you can wear that smile
13.
you and a six string 02:38
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I've been trying so hard for so long now To separate what I need from what I want I've got a few friendly faces in so many towns I've got a million reasons to smile and so few to frown I don't need a thing but you and a six-string It's been kind of hard going town to town ever since my bicycle broke down but tonight your smiling faces make it all worth while because I don't need grace I don't need style I don't need a thing but you and a six-string When we are older We'll lay down our lives for the forest When we are older We'll lay down our bodies for the mountains I won't need a thing but you and a six-string So put a quarter in my jukebox and I'll play you a country tune

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released January 1, 2003

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Shannon Murray Bemidji, Minnesota

Shannon Murray is a folk/punk singer-songwriter. Tackling guitar playing, and songcraft like it’s a contact sport, their music is intensely political, and deeply personal. Shocking and delighting audiences everywhere with their quirky stories, passionate songs, quick wit, and contagious energy, Shannon has been making folk a threat again since 2001, and is proud to call Bemidji, MN home. ... more

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