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Moonshine Guy
{Jason, Ringenberg- Ginger Wildheart
V1
BACK IN THE TRAILER 20 FOOT LONG
WITH A DOG AND A JUG AND THE RADIO ON
IN A LIFE THAT PLAYS LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
YOU NEVER HEARD ON THE RADIO
HE WASN'T TOO KEEN ON COMPANY
HOLLYWOOD OR NYC
ONCE HE BLEW UP HIS TV
COS IT WOULDN'T PLAY HIS FAVORITE SHOW
Chorus
AND HE YELLS, AND HE ROARS
LOVES THE STONES, HATES THE DOORS
THINKS THE BEATLES SING FOR GIRLS
HE'S A MOONSHINE GUY IN A SIX PACK WORLD
HE'S A MOONSHINE GUY IN A SIX PACK WORLD
V2
HE NEVER MET A MAN THAT HE COULDN'T PUT DOWN
HE'S A THREE LEGGED MULE IN A ONE HORSE TOWN
HE'S NO MANS FOOL OR LADIES CLOWN
A RUSTED PIECE OF HISTORY
OPINIONATED NIGHT AND DAY
SAYS WHAT HE LIKES, AND LIKES WHAT HE SAYS
AND HE DON'T CARE MUCH ANYWAY
FOR YOUR MYTH AND MYSTERIES
Chorus
Instrumental section
V3
GEORGIA'S ALWAYS ON HIS MIND
TENNESSEE AIN'T FAR BEHIND
LAST TIME AROUND SAME AS BEFORE
EVERY EVENING WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE DOOR
Chorus + 3 Tags
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Beat on the Mountain
04:45
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Beat On the Mountain
(Arty Hill-Jason Ringenberg)
1)
I’ve been working in this mine since 1984
Just like my Daddy did and his Dad did before
Stand in line and ride that train down where I can’t see
Trying to break down that wall of coal in front of me
2)
The preacher tried to teach me what was wrong and right
But I learned all my lessons with carbide light
Down where air is precious where losers lose it all
Where to stand and be a man you have to learn to crawl
I beat on the mountain
With a hammer keeping time
Way down in the dungeon
Where the sun don't shine
Down in the heart of the darkness
You can hear my hammer ring
I beat on the mountain
But the mountain don't say a thing
Bridge:
Back in ’37 the strikers shut ‘em down
The bosses brought the hard men in to run us out of town
Nowadays the union rep still don’t my name
The days of scrip are over but the dust rolls just the same
3)
How I love this mountain, my father’s buried on
Every day I dig the coal he built his life upon
Some folks say that our way of life is out of time
But as for now I’m caught between the mountain and the mine
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Mona Lee
03:09
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MONA LEE
Ginger Wildheart-Jason Ringenberg- Warner E. Hodges
It doesn't matter what we thought in 1993
Everything is bound to change, including you and me
When the dawn is breaking something will be broke
Are we getting misty eyed or are we seeing smoke?
Mona Lee, mon amour
We've been down this road before
Are your demons keeping score and keeping time?
Mona Lee, mon amie
There is no place I'd rather be
And I'm waiting on you waiting on a sign.
16 years or 16 months, to me it's all the same
You stand no chance of winning unless you play the game
I've never been the kind to stand outside looking in
But I keep coming back to find that I'm standing here again
(chorus)
We're bound to find that now’s the time
That time won't wait.
If I'm resigned to read your mind
Then we could be too late.
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Fear Not Gear Rot
02:47
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Fear Not Gear Rot
(Ringenberg-Womack)
I see you and me walkin’ to the shore
Don’t know where to go or what we’re looking for
Train line jug of wine big old pretty moon
I’ll stay here in May and marry you in June
Two more out the door whatever will we do
Fear not gear rot ‘cause I’ll be kissing you
Whoo
Pardon please take these blues away from me
Your face your place is all I want to see
I’ll find in my mind heaven’s jewelry store
Buy you silver shoes and walk on out the door
Amen hey men I’m going down the line
Be sure to get yours ‘cause I’ll be getting’ mine
Fine
Fire sticks triple six leave it all behind
World war on the floor drive it from my mind
I see you and me walk into the sun
Home fried hog tied darling you’re the one
Two more out the door we know what to do
Fear not gear rot ‘cause now I’m kissin’ you
Whoo
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Mother of Greed
04:12
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MOTHER OF GREED
Verse 1
NORTHERN WALES IN 1910
COAL SHIPS COME SAILING IN
SWEAT AND BLOOD OF TIRED MEN
AT THE END OF A WORKING DAY
FURTHER SOUTH IN LONDON TOWN
THE WHEELS OF COMMERCE GO ROUND AND ROUND
MY GRANDDAD IN THAT OLD WELSH TOWN
GETS THROWN OUT OF HIS FACTORY
SO HE LOOKS OUT ACROSS THE SEA
ANOTHER HOLD FULL OF FRIGHTENED MEN
MY GRANDDAD LOST IN ALL OF THEM
UP ON THE BRIDGE THE OWNER STANDS
JUST TAKING HIS MORNING AIR
Chorus
FEED, FEED, THE MOTHER OF GREED
ROBBING GRACE FROM THE MOUTHS OF NEED
LOSING HISTORY, TO A MODERN REALITY
VERSE 2
BIRMINGHAM IN 56
A SACK OF CASH AND A BAG OF TRICKS
THE NORTHERN HORDES AND THE PRIVILEGED HICKS
THEY SET OUT TO MAKE HISTORY
MY DAD WAS BORN ACROSS THE TRACKS
OBEYED THE LAW AND PAID HIS TAX
THEY LAID A ROAD ACROSS HIS BACK
IN A BID TO MAKE HISTORY
NOW ITS ALL JUST A MEMORY
NOW HE’S DRIVES DOWN THAT INTERSTATE
LONG AND WIDE AND PROUD AND STRAIGHT
OVER THE GROUND WHERE MY MOM WOULD WAIT
FOR My DADDY TO COME BACK HOME
Pre chorus 3
NOW I RUSH DOWN THIS INTERSTATE
MY CREDIT SHOT AND MY MORTGAGE LATE
OVER THE GROUND WHERE MY MOM WOULD WAIT
FOR MY DADDY TO COME BACK HOME
MOTHER OF GREED
Verse 1
NORTHERN WALES IN 1910
COAL SHIPS COME SAILING IN
SWEAT AND BLOOD OF TIRED MEN
AT THE END OF A WORKING DAY
FURTHER SOUTH IN LONDON TOWN
THE WHEELS OF COMMERCE GO ROUND AND ROUND
MY GRANDDAD IN THAT OLD WELSH TOWN
GETS THROWN OUT OF HIS FACTORY
SO HE LOOKS OUT ACROSS THE SEA
ANOTHER HOLD FULL OF FRIGHTENED MEN
MY GRANDDAD LOST IN ALL OF THEM
UP ON THE BRIDGE THE OWNER STANDS
JUST TAKING HIS MORNING AIR
Chorus
FEED, FEED, THE MOTHER OF GREED
ROBBING GRACE FROM THE MOUTHS OF NEED
LOSING HISTORY, TO A MODERN REALITY
VERSE 2
BIRMINGHAM IN 56
A SACK OF CASH AND A BAG OF TRICKS
THE NORTHERN HORDES AND THE PRIVILEGED HICKS
THEY SET OUT TO MAKE HISTORY
MY DAD WAS BORN ACROSS THE TRACKS
OBEYED THE LAW AND PAID HIS TAX
THEY LAID A ROAD ACROSS HIS BACK
IN A BID TO MAKE HISTORY
NOW ITS ALL JUST A MEMORY
NOW HE’S DRIVES DOWN THAT INTERSTATE
LONG AND WIDE AND PROUD AND STRAIGHT
OVER THE GROUND WHERE MY MOM WOULD WAIT
FOR My DADDY TO COME BACK HOME
Pre chorus 3
NOW I RUSH DOWN THIS INTERSTATE
MY CREDIT SHOT AND MY MORTGAGE LATE
OVER THE GROUND WHERE MY MOM WOULD WAIT
FOR MY DADDY TO COME BACK HOME
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6. |
Getting Nowhere Fast
02:26
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Getting Nowhere Fast Ginger, Dan, Warner
Verse 1
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST
FASTER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST
PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL AGAIN
WE WANNA GET SOMEPLACE SOMETIME
AND WE DON'T CARE WHERE AND WHEN
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST WITH FEELING
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST BELIEVE IT
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST AND WE AIN'T SLOWING DOWN AGAIN
LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL AGAIN E
JUST THE WAY AS IT ALWAYS USED TO BE
NOTHINGS GONNA CHANGE
AND THAT'S JUST ALRIGHT WITH ME Fast Jump
Verse 2
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE THAT RIDE
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST
LEAVE MY TROUBLES AND MY WORRIES BEHIND
THERE'S A BIG OLD WORLD OUT THERE TO SEE
AND THAT'S THE LAST THING ON OUR MINDS
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST WITH FEELING
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST BELIEVE IT
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST GONNA MOVE IT ON DOWN THE LINE
LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL AGAIN
LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL AGAIN E
Solo
LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL AGAIN E
JUST THE WAY AS IT ALWAYS USED TO BE
NOTHINGS GONNA CHANGE
AND THAT'S JUST ALRIGHT WITH ME space
LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL AGAIN
LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL AGAIN
LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL, LET IT ROLL AGAIN E
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Land of the Free
05:42
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Land Of The Free
1)
John John the poor man’s son sent to fight the Viet Cong
The jungle held such mystery and ancient hated history
Well fed and poorly led another fresh face good as dead
Wild eyed how he cried finding courage deep inside
And the music plays
And the band gets saved
Will you ride with me
To the land of the free?
2
Jane Jane superbrain metal crutch and phantom pain
Twice they sent her over there with iron will and undyed hair
The desert held such mystery such suicidal history
Her PHD was good as sand in that crazy worthless land
And the music plays
And the band gets saved
Will you ride with me
To the land of the free?
And the music plays
And the bandit says
Will you ride with me
To the land of the free?
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8. |
Golden Days
03:49
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Somewhere a long time ago
Took a walk to a record store
5 bucks no price to pay
Playing Jerry Lee 20 times a day
I was 19 and the world was mine
The phone rang and I didn’t mind
Going round and round and round. Halcyon times.
Going round and round and round. Halcyon times.
Cut ahead and I’m 21
I can buy a drink, I can buy a gun
I can drive a car past the county line
I can meet a girl and make her mine
Get a job, bring the money home
The whole world is a pleasure dome
Going round and round and round. Halcyon times.
Going round and round and round. Halcyon times.
These are golden days
Blue skies light my way
God bless, God save golden days
Cut ahead and I’m 25
She was so right and so alive
A set of vows and a baby boy
One heart barely held the joy
Summertime by the riverside
A hot grill and a double-wide
Going round and round and round. Halcyon times.
Going round and round and round. Halcyon times.
These are golden days
Blue skies light my way
God bless, God save golden days
Looking back now it seems to be
This old life’s been good to me
There’s been hard times but I can’t complain
I would go back and do it all again
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Deep Holy Water
04:24
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1)
Danville Danny took the long way around
They heard about him but he couldn’t be found
Like a thief that you never see
He was a traitor to his family name
Nobody ever thought they see him again
Another slave to a spirit free
You never know just what you’re going to do
Or what you’ll find when you are diving into that
Deep holy water, you can’t keep what you bought her
In that deep holy water, with the sweet cannon fodder he brought her around
2)
Tennessee Terri knew the ropes and the game
She never thought she would ever be blamed
When the fun ended in disgrace
There never seems to be a good place to hide
When every scar stays open inside
And every run ends up a fatal race
You never know just what you’re going to do
Or what you’ll find when you’re diving into that
Deep holy water you can’t keep what you bought her
In that deep holy water fast asleep as they brought her brought her around
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Twang Town Blues
04:33
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1)
Bob Cutter came to Twang Town with a brief-case in his hand
From old LA, to light the way to the Promised Land
With a head full of ideas and a pocketful of cash
An alligator smile, white dust on his moustache
2)
Buck Traffic came to Twang Town back in ‘92
With a guitar full of songs, manure on this shoes
Bob Cutter told young Buck: “I’m making you a star”
Took all of his songs and title maxed his car
While somewhere in the distance and hound dog howled
Chorus:
Got the Twang Town Blues Twang Town Blues
You won’t read about it in the Music City News
Last night he dreamed of Johnny, and he was still alive
Tonight he’ll kill a six pack just to watch it die
3)
Faye Belle came to Twang Town in 2003
Out to get a record deal then get on CMT
Her daddy’s darling daughter her momma’s pride and joy
Set out to be the heart-throb of every country boy
Bob Cutter he was waiting he had her in his sites
But she took all his money as they read him his rights
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11. |
Days of Wine and Roses
04:02
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V1
LIKE A SOLDIER THAT DOES'NT KNOW,
THAT ITS TIME TO GO HOME
AND IF THERE,S NO ONE LEFT TO HOIST THE FLAG
WELL, I'LL GO IT ALONE
DON'T NEED PITY, DON'T NEED TEARS,
DON'T NEED NO PARADE
AND I CAN LAY ME DOWN WITH PEACE TONIGHT
IN THE BED I MADE
Pre-Chorus
AND I KNOW I SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN I DO
AND GUESS I ALWAYS LOVED YOU, BETTER THAN THE TRUTH
Chorus
THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
LONG DEAD AND GONE
CARRY ON, CARRY ON, CARRY ON...
V2
LAST NIGHT I DREAMED THAT I WAS YOUNG AGAIN,
WIDE EYED AND BOLD
WITH A FEARLESS HEART, THAT COULD NOT BE
BOUGHT AND SOLD
TIME CAN STEAL MOST ANYTHING,
HE'S THE MASTER THIEF
HE CAN STEAL MY BODY, CLOUD MY MIND
BUT HE WON’T SHAKE MY BELIEF
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Better Than This
03:42
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V1
AIN'T GOTTA PAINT ME A PICTURE,
I'M OUT THE DOOR
AIN'T GOT TIME, TO WASTE MY TIME NO MORE
NO, NO, NO...
FOUND OUT YOU DON'T GET FAR
SITTIN' ROUND, WISHIN' ON A STAR
STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE
KEEP YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE...
Pre-Chorus
I'VE DREAMED IT ALL BEFORE
AND DREAMS ARE NOTHING MORE
NOTHING MORE THAN WAITING
Chorus
IT GETS GOOD, BUT IT DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS
IT GETS GOOD , BUT IT DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS
SOME DAY YOU JUST MIGHT FIND,
AS YOU'RE LOOKING BACK IN TIME
IT GETS GOOD, BUT IT DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS
V2
STOPPED LIVING LIFE
ON A ROLL OF THE DICE
I FOUND OUT I COUND NOT AFFORD THE PRICE
END WAS IN SIGHT...
LIVING FOR THE HERE AND NOW
HEART AND SOUL
THIS IS MY SOLEMN VOW
ANYWAY, ANYHOW....B
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V1
YOU SAID YOU WERE HEADIN' OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
YOU'D BE BACK AFTER 10:00
SO I JUST HEADED ON DOWN TO JOE'S
YOU WALKED RIGHT IN
HAND IN HAND WITH HIM
NOW THERE'S JUST ONE THING I GOT TO KNOW
Chorus
WHEN DID IT GET SO EASY TO LIE TO ME
YOU USE ME LIKE A RENTED MULE, BUT WHAT KINDA FOOL
CAN THIS POOR BOY POSSIBLY BE
WHEN DID IT GET SO EASY TO LIE TO ME
V2
YOU'RE BUSTED RED HANDED,
AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT
BUT THE TRUTH IS STANDIN' 6 FOOT 2
I SEE THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES
I GUESS WERE BOTH SURPRISED
I GOT JUST ONE QUESTION FOR YOU
Chorus
Bridge
LOOKS LIKE WE GOT OURSELVES, A CLASSIC SITUATION
GIRL MEETS BOY, BOY MEETS GIRL
GIRL GOTTA FIND HERSELF
A NEW LOCATION
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We've Got It Going On
03:37
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1) Staring down on a barrel fire gonna burn my sins away
Diggin' down in the here and now 'til tomorrow is yesterday
A credit card and a shotgun shell and 25 cents in cash
Give it a throw into the orange glow, stand back and watch it flash.
A senator on the evening news
Wants to buy me a drink and a pair of shows
So I say "what the hey, I got nothing to lose"
And I'm gone.
Deaf and dumb
Rip and roll
The day has come
To keep your money and save your soul
Got it going on
We got it going on.
Does an empire falling ever make a sound?
2) Baring down on a barrel horse with a side car made of glass
Waking up on a bed of nails up on Hibernation Pass
Blacking out on a rush of pain kinda felt like home to me
In the end I learn again that freedom isn't free
A hippy girl with a book of dreams
Wants to give me a kiss and a plate of beans
So I say "what they hey, if you know what I mean"
And I'm gone.
Crash and burn
Rise and fall
Live and learn
To keep your money and save your soul.
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Jason And The Scorchers Nashville, Tennessee
Jason and The Scorchers roared out of Nashville in 1981 and established themselves as one of the most exciting and
innovative country rock ‘n’ roll bands on the planet. According to ROLLING STONE magazine “They single-handedly rewrote the history of rock ‘n’ roll in the South.”
In 2009 they were awarded the AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE.
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