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Ferris Wheel
04:20
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Time it just coasts by, there's no rhyme or reason why
I can't stand the time that we're living in
Fools will call the bluff, but their words just ain't enough
The roads are far too rough for our words to smooth
We're living life like we're riding a ferris wheel
Climb to to the top just to roll back down
And I can't keep playing this game with you my friend
Over and over again, over and over again
So afraid to change, it's so hard to rearrange
And the thoughts that once seemed so strange are now surrounding me
It's hard to settle down while the fires burn this town
And the one who wears the crown stands by idly
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A Long Hard Ride
04:29
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No one told me life would be this hard
Trying to find the balance in this random hand of cards
All the truth that's hidden in plain sight
Can't be seen by those who choose the blindness over light
That which brings us closer is hard to find
That which separates us has been weighing on my mind
The space between is one we can't ignore
And as it widens so too disappears the world we knew before
Draw a line in the sand, hold fast the best that you can
'Cause we're in for a long hard ride
Your hopes and your dreams may be coming apart at the seams
Hold on, we're in for a long hard ride
Underneath the shadow of our doubt
Lives a better world that we have learned to live without
Until the moment when we take control
Every one that passes takes its toll
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Gasoline
04:13
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Last night a cold wind brought me closer to home
It's the first time that I've felt like I was there since I've been gone
Now it seems like every corner you'll be waiting on
And I'll be damned if I stay, but I'll be even more damned if I run
Well life is short and each day it gets shorter
Sunrise, sunset, sunshine in between
I backed myself right up into a corner
Burned out dreams they're soaked in gasoline
When I was your I thought I'd live forever
Such a fool I was to play my hand so fast
The breath of life that helped me fly so highly
Has disappeared and these wings ain't gonna last
Falling, baby I have fallen
Slipping, you can see me slide
Crashing, I've hit the wall now
While searching for another place to hide
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The greatest lesson that I ever learned was how to play in fire without getting burned
But that was then and baby this is now
As long as it lasts it's scary as hell to be at someone's mercy, under their spell
When each moment's passing can lead to love's final bow
Now every time I hear your name it always seem to be the same, I fall in love again
With every word you say to me my heart sinks into misery, I'm lost and never found
I learned to love, I learned to hate
I shot the moon and I tempted fate
No one told me I might fall apart
I've had to mourn, I've had to cry
I tried to tell you all the reasons why
There's no way now that we can make amends
'Cause I can't see you loving me again
There was a time when I couldn't tell which thoughts to save and which ones to sell
The truth is I was crazy from the start
Too many dreams and too many prayers leave you feeling helpless, gasping for air
And all that came before them falls apart
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Runaway Train
04:14
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Providence is an old dirt road
You kick up the dust and throw the stones
You try to stay true and you try to stay clear
But heaven is a damn long way from here
Blue collar hands ain't meant to touch gold
By the time they earn the money the prize has been sold
It's best just to watch it from afar
Gold can't fill up a lonely heart
There's times it's hard for me to remember
What my daddy told me when I was a boy
It's better to be cleaning up the messes that you've made
Than to leave it all behind for the world
Age is the gift that no one seeks
As you inch toward death and you're body grows weak
All of the knowledge that you have gained
Comes rolling out like a runaway train
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6. |
Almost Over You
03:44
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I remember saying some old tired cliche about her eyes
She laughed and knocked me down from off my cloud
She never drank in front of family, never opened up that much
'Til the day that she found someone new and said she'd had enough
It's the sound of a rolling train, telling me that I'm to blame
And she won't be coming back anytime soon
It's the promise that you make knowing damn well you will break it
It's the feeling that she's almost over you
I spent the first nights alone inside myself
Searching long and hard to blame somebody else
I got high and drove all night out past our home, hoping she'd be there alone
Stuck inside the world I'd built to hold us both
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Annabelle
05:53
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Wayward and weary were the days that I spent in your shadow
Beaten and battered, laden with heartache again
Your smile said I love you, damn it I want to believe it
But there's nothing more foolish than a man with his heart on his sleeve
Oh, Annabelle you come and you go as you please
Leaving me here on my knees, waiting for something to change
Oh, Annabelle you give and you take on a whim
Turning to me and then him, your love's like a maze
Oh, Annabelle
I guess I just wanted something that I could hold onto
No matter the price, my heart would pay it in full
You caught me reeling, fumbling, and losing my balance
One thing remained to love you and break every rule
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All This Sin
02:59
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Baby don't you hang my poor ass out to dry
Baby don't you hang my poor ass out to dry
Drag me up off of that barroom floor and send me swaying toward those swinging doors
But baby don't you hang my poor ass out to dry
Honey don't you worry I'm never gonna do you wrong
Honey don't you worry I'm never gonna do you wrong
Sure I got another girl on the side, but she's not the one I wanna hold at night
So honey don't you worry I'm never gonna do you wrong
Oh no, I've gone and done it again
Oh no, Jesus gotta save my soul from all this sin
Darling won't you tell me what you're doing with that gun?
Darling won't you tell me what you're doing with that gun?
I'll admit that I done you bad and you deserve better than what I have
So darling won't you tell me what you're doing with that gun?
Lay me in the cold hard ground and let me be
Lay me in the cold hard ground and let me be
It seems I screwed you over for the very last time and now another fella's gonna have what's mine
So lay me in the cold hard ground and let me be
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Places That I've Known
03:12
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There've been times that I've felt just like a hostage of my mind
Surrounded by the dreams I hoped to find there down the line
There's been days when I prayed I wouldn't see the light again
I lost the faith I had and all I'd made, shrouded in shame
This place was once my home, but it don't feel like home anymore
And the people that I knew ain't nothing like the people that I know
I see your face and it haunts me nearly every single day
A reminder of the faulty steps I've taken along the way
Nobody else could've helped me learn the ways to help myself
Put my proud and tattered heart upon a shelf, nobody else
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By and By
04:59
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You take just what you need and you shake the hand that feeds
So all you'll get from me is admiration
'Cause the song that must be sung, and the bell that must be rung
Will drive the silence off in celebration
Don't fault the ones who can't, who falter when they stand
That don't mean they ain't got rhyme and reason
The ties that bind us fray, they're getting weaker every day
Open up your eyes, it's that time of the season
'Round our way the neon lights are brighter
Faded colors shine in darkened skies
Someday baby all our dreams will surely turn to dust
And the winds of change blow in the sweet by and by
You feel misunderstood, and darling I think you should
Don't you cry those cryptic tears of sorrow
The storms are raising hell, and the nightmares on you fell
But the sandman's plan brings a better dream tomorrow
Kingdom surely come, and the spirit comes undone
In the language of a desperate fairytale
The king shall fall from grace, and the mud that stains his face
Will dry up long before we hit the trail
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Kyle Chadburn Vermont
Kyle Chadburn is a singer, guitarist, & songwriter from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont best known for his work in the band
The Evansville Transit Authority (ETA). He has been performing in Vermont and beyond for over 20 years.
Kyle has been writing/recording music for over a decade as a solo artist as well. His most recent work with the Earthbound Spirits marks an exciting new chapter for him!
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