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Big Love
03:43
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Here we go down another dusty back road
You should know it's still the only way I want to go
I don’t want any promises, all I want is you
With yesterday behind us fading out of view
To make it through
Long ago before I knew what’s in your heart
I didn’t let it show or let it get that far -
We were a thousand worlds apart
I’d drift past smiling faces and folks staring from afar
And still go out there wondering where the hell you are,
Where you are
Rough trip, it was a long ride but there’s a big love inside
Hold me like you’re never letting go
Hold me like you’re never letting go
See the road signs and help me get it right the first time
Keeps me out in front the ghosts within my mind
That never seemed to die
A different sweat of circumstance wherever I may turn
From one bridge to another just to stop and watch them burn,
Watch them burn
Heads up, eyes wide 'cuz there's a big love inside
Hold me like you’re never letting go
Hold me like you’re never letting go
So down that road, bearing everything I know
Never thinking twice or ever letting go of such a heavy load
Now we walk that broken highway that trails off into the sun
And feel the warmth of daylight as the heart becomes undone,
Becomes undone
Tall grass, blue skies and a big love inside
Hold me like you’re never letting go
Hold me like you’re never letting go
Hold me like you’re never letting go
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2. |
Way Past The Skyline
05:37
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Don’t look down on me, brother, for who I am
Or who I’m supposed to be
The wind will erode even best laid of plans
Most hopes and dreams are washed to the sea
Its seems like it took me too many good years
To get to the place I am now
Too much time in the shadows chasing my fears
Time I could use about now
Just try to move on
And try not to look back too long
Daylight is breaking within
We’re way past the skyline, my friend
Too much time on the highway can strangle the mind
Stretches the soul out too thin
You start to develop a false sense of time
And that’s when the fear sets in
Fear’s just an alarm
Reach over and turn that thing off
Now’s the time to awake
Cuz we’re way past the skyline today
It’s nice to come home at the end of the day
Sit down and rest up your bones
It'd gotten too easy getting lost on the way
Travelling that road all alone
Day breaks like it did
And you can never hold on to the wind
Breathe in the air if you can
Cuz we’re way past the skyline again
Yes, we’re way past the skyline again
We’re way past the skyline, my friend…
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3. |
Burned By Love
03:20
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Burned by Love, years were worn
Lies were told, truths were sworn
I tried it all and I lost some friends
Burned by love, once again, burned by love, once again
Burned by love, well weren’t it so
I might have beat that ole undertow
But since I can’t choose to feel
Burned by love that wasn’t real,
Burned by love that wasn’t real
bridge
Burned by Love, a love unchained
Come back up in my face again
Burned by love, a love unbound
Burned it all to the ground
Burned by Love, I should have known
My car had died, my bird had flown
I walked that mile just to watch it go
Burned by Love down to the bone
Burned by love I should have known
bridge
Burned by Love, a love unkind
Holding close what was never mine
Burned by Love, a love untrue
I burned it all down for you
Burned by love along the road
With these dreams of going home
Many times I wished it so
Burned by love, I’m coming home,
Burned by love, I’m coming home
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4. |
Last Days Of Summer
03:32
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I’m sitting here thinking about the trouble going down
And I can’t help but think about what's going around
I can’t believe it happened, I can’t believe it’s real
Just the latest in a series of unfortunate deals
I gotta leave the city, I want to turn and run
But it’s the last days of summer and
there’s still a lot of work here to be done
So I get up in the morning and try to rise above
Dig a little deeper for the people that I love
It’s a matter of survival, the fittest of the best
You can get a little crazy from perpetual tests
I gotta get back to the garden, there’s tending to be done
And it’s the last days of summer
so there’s not a lot of time left on the sun
Have you seen the sun shine, have you heard the wind cry
Or dreamt beneath the stars out shining in the night
I started watching the horizon and walking down a trail
Where the echo of your silence always hits me without fail
I know it doesn’t matter and it all rolls into one
Cuz in any given moment something new has just begun
But there amongst the chaos, like a diamond in the rough
You were shining like the moon and the stars up there above
So soon the leaves are turning then winter has its way
But it’s the last days of summer
and I want to see the smile on your face
And I saw the sun shine, and I heard the wind cry
And I dreamt beneath the stars out shining in the night
And I know I’ll feel alright when I know the time is right
But it’s the last days of summer
and I wanna go and sit outside a while
Yeah, it's the last days of summer
and I‘m gonna go and sit down by the fire
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5. |
After The Fall
04:54
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Long ago, before I took that fall
I didn’t see it coming when I heard that highway call
I don’t know, we all can lose our way
Both hands on the wheel and still we swerve out of our lane
Like when I opened my eyes & saw the bright lights coming
Like a deer in the path of a runaway train
Later on, when I was laid out on the floor
All the bright lights burning still I could not find the door
All alone and pacing in my cage
Waiting for the answers that I thought would come with age
When they opened the door I could not stop running
Chasing after the dream of a runaway train
Well I haven’t had a dream since way back then
I haven’t had a clue where it all went
But my mind goes back to you
And all the time we used to spend
Anymore, I think back on the times
When you and I still laughed about
the way we crossed the line
But out the door and down the hall you flew
Last thing I remember is finding out that it was you
Put me down on the ground with my head still hummin’
Turned around by the sound of a runaway train
Long ago before I took that fall
I knew where I was headed with my back against the wall
So it goes, we try to find our way
Keep the focus sharp and try to mean the words you say
I'm pretty sure anymore about the next thing coming
I'll try to stay out the way of a runaway train
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6. |
900 Miles
03:47
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Well I’m down here by the tracks
With this weight across my back
And I’ll sell you this guitar that I own
If I can make my train on time
I’ll be home by tomorrow night
Because I’m 900 miles from my home
If my woman, she says so
I will run these rails no more
And I’ll sidetrack this engine by the road
But my train pulls out at 5
And I will be there right on time
And I’m 900 miles from my home
I’ve been down there in the streets
With no shoes upon my feet
And the north winds have chilled me to the bone
When I thought I’d seen your face
You just turned the other way
And now I’m 900 miles from my home
When I look up towards the sky
With these teardrops in my eyes
And I'm reading this letter from my home
Oh but I can’t go back today
And have them see me this a-way
Because I’m 900 miles from my home
Well I tried to face the facts
Once it’s gone it won’t come back
And just move a little further down the road
Oh but I can’t believe it’s true
Because there’s no one left like you
And now I’m 900 miles from my home
Yes I'm 900 miles from my home
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7. |
Renovo
03:27
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That day was sunny, an October sky
When things got funny, started to slide
Well I’m gonna make it, this much I know
Back to Renovo, back to Renovo
I took a stroll, tried to clear my head
That’s when that old mocking bird got fed
Well I got an itch that’s kind of low
Back in Renovo, back in Renovo
Runnin’ hard, keeping low
Leavin’ town before the snow
It can’t be true, what I heard
Small town talk, big time words
Well I just couldn’t take it and I had to leave
That’s what I’m hoping they all believe
But it’s not much better here all alone
Than back in Renovo, back in Renovo
She grabbed the money, playin' to win
Said 'see ya honey at the Cross Fork Inn'
But that’s not as far as I would go
Back in Renovo, back in Renovo
Down through town, hot summer day
Windows down, radio playing
River side, sun sinking low
In my head I’m goin’ home
Well I ain’t done dreaming of breaking free
But that’s one long road out ahead of me
I still see your face and it’s all alone
Back in Renovo, back in Renovo
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8. |
I Dreamt a Train
04:01
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I had a dream last night, soon as I closed my eyes
The dark burned away and night turned to day
Nothing but clear blue sky
I had a dream last night
I dreamt a train last night, broke thru the other side
Past all them scenes of broken dreams
That failed because I tried
I dreamt a train last night
I crossed the river and I crossed the line
I rode the rails across the great divide
I should have known to leave these things behind
Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide
I felt the rain last night, a steady downward tide
The deluge began and kept pouring in
While all the world burned dry
I felt the rain last night
Down in the bottom and down to the wire
Back past the sparking of that burning fire
Out past the skyline and the idle wild
Then out to the sea but just for a while
I slipped away last night, was right there by your side
If I could see with both your eyes
And with your wings could fly
I Dreamt a Train last night
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9. |
To Love You More
05:34
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I’ll track down all I could have been
Box it up so we could start again
Build it back up from the basement floor
To love you more
Just this much just won’t do
I know the others who wanted you too
But I’m the guy here by your kitchen door
To love you more
bridge
Direct the sun like a search light
Until it makes you feel alright
It gets mighty cold down here at night
So put aside your stage fright
Put aside your stage fright
If I could and if you can
Meet me where the ocean meets the land
There's a cup that I’ll forever pour
To love you more
I got no time for staying young
With all these words nailed to my tongue
That’s the greatest cross I ever bore
To love you more
Repeat bridge
I’ll track down all I could have been
Box it up so we could start again
Build it back up from the basement floor
To love you more
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10. |
Goodbye My Friend
03:23
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Goodbye my friend, it’s time to go
Time to move on down the road
Played them tunes all through the night
It's time to greet the morning light
That light can disinfect the soul
For a busted back and a heavy load
With taxes paid to debtors owed
Goodbye my friend, it’s time to go
Goodbye buddy, adios
I still remember being close
But fault lines shift and feelings change
I’m not sure what got rearranged
I know adulation can turn green
When friendship crumbles underneath
All you're left with is a ghost
Goodbye my friend and adios
Goodbye, I guess, it's hard to know
Am I leavin' town or going home
I guess it wasn’t what it seemed
So much for idealistic dreams
Age is cursed by rain and wind
And time can make the river bend
All them years but what the hell
I hope you know I wish you well
Goodbye for now, I gots to go
Let's raise a glass and drink a toast
The trail just faded out of view
I'm not sure what more I could do
Old wounds can heal as time goes by
And hope commands a second try
But some folks shrink while others grow
So goodbye friend, it's time to go
Break on through the other side
Goodbye my friend it's time to ride
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Kris Kehr Leesport, Pennsylvania
Kris Kehr is a multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter and producer from Leesport, PA.
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