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A Nearby Phone Booth

by Chris Williams

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1.
Believe 03:32
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Do you believe This is really happening? Do you believe This is really happening? Ice is melting, tides are rising, fires are burning, poisoning the sky It’s hard to know for sure when there are many answers to the question “why?” Why? Do you believe This is really happening? Do you believe This is really happening? Dollar’s falling, housing crashing, stocks are dropping from an all-time high It’s hard to know for sure what you should do whether you should sell or buy It’s happening, it’s really happening, it’s happening right now It’s happening, it’s really happening, don’t you believe it? don’t you believe it? don’t you believe it? don’t you believe it? Believe it. Do you believe? This is really happening
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the Road 04:22
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We’re lying in a stand of trees We’re laying low Where no one else could see us Against the cold But they could see our fire Better hope no one comes by here Let’s open that last can of hope Glassing the frozen hillside Think we’re alone You see a plume of smoke rise An abandoned home I’m peering through the windows Looks like there’s no one in there Hold the gun while I kick the door You cover that feeling I’ll cover this hole Let’s gather our things so we can Get back on the road Nothing left but embers No match for the cold It’s all for nothing Unless we get back on the road Confronting ravenous, bloodshot hungry eyes Familiar stench as smoke rises against the sky We’ve got just one more bullet So we can’t make a move yet Can’t let them lay one dirty finger on the boy You cover that feeling… I’ll cover this hole Let’s gather our things so we can Get back on the road Nothing left but embers No match for the cold It’s all for nothing Unless you get back on the road We reached the water and it’s dead and black as oil There’s a ship that’s overturned; I’ll swim out to explore We need more provisions I should go back in there You need enough to last until I’m gone Your mother couldn’t stand to see the brutal, harsh decline Without the hope that she would see a new sun rise If you find one good person I want you to stay with them Counting on you to keep our dream alive You cover that feeling…
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What's Good for Me 04:11
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I strike a wooden match and watch it burn Down to my fingers ‘til it hurts I’d rather feel fire on my skin Than the pain in my heart that you’ll bring me again You know I'm still burning inside But you tell me I’ve got no reason to cry I guess you know better than me What I have been through and how I should feel it’s a comfort to know As I head down the road That someone knows what’s good for me It’s not that your judgement isn’t sound We know ‘cause the jury has found Me guilty as charged but set free Still I’m confined here in solitary But the jailer is nowhere to be seen And the key is just barely out of reach But I’d rather stay here, confined ‘cause you can’t get in here to torture my mind it’s a comfort to know in my weakest moment that someone knows what’s good for me You think it’s over But look what you started Wonton self destruction Of a man, broken hearted You screwed my life up Trying to do right by me Now I’m condemned to live dangerously I’m a flying trapeze without a net I’m speeding when it’s slippery and wet Hot coffee that’s destined to spill I don’t read the label when swallowing pills Flammable pajamas in a fire Drinking without a designated driver In matters of love, I’m a little more cautious ‘cause you threw the love we shared into the garbage
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Driving Rain 04:20
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I should not have picked up the phone To answer the call you should not have dialed You were worried I was not alone I was worried that I was, but I’m not worried now You must see your husband when you look into my eyes The husband that you never had, but I see your designs I’ve been down that road before It’s not the way for me to go Driving rain – headlights shining Driving rain – left you crying We took a walk a beautiful day Driving rain – behind the wheel Drive away the love I steal I was coming home, maybe home to stay You’re standing at the door I drive away I can’t stand to think of you alone Wondering if you will be the mother of my child Don’t stop looking out for number one When you kiss me, you should never close your eyes Maybe it won’t hurt so bad if I just leave you now Trust me, don’t hang on the hope that I will come around Wandering eyes are your warning You can see the dark clouds forming Wish I could just build the perfect dream house To keep you ‘til my heart can be true But time won’t allow -the weather’s changing now And I’ve got to go on without you Driving rain – headlights shining Driving rain – left you crying We took a walk a beautiful day Driving rain – behind the wheel Drive away the love I steal I was coming home, maybe home to stay You’re standing at the door I drive away Waiting for love,you’re just marking the time Working at the register when I got in your line I asked you what time you would be free I knew the answer the way you looked back at me You smiled perfectly and checked me out with a ring I looked right into your eyes, you didn’t hardly blink Opened the passenger side My umbrella to keep you dry Driving rain – headlights shining Driving rain – you’re just smiling We took a walk a beautiful day Driving rain – behind the wheel Driving rain – love we feel It don’t take long for weather to change I drove you home in the driving rain
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Fleur de Lis 03:51
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When I first met you It‘s like I know already from your videos and your CDs Now I’m possessed with you I’m so impressed with you Infatuated - intrigued They say a picture’s worth a thousand words But a word’s not worth much today Now I’m seeing you in stereo We’re live - we are on the air I can see how you are I can see how you are Reading the look on your face You just be how you are You just be how you are Your eyes will give you away Now that you’re with me It’s like you already kissed me Asked me to come back to your place When you’re delighted And you get so excited It’s more than one heart can contain They say a picture’s worth a thousand words So I took one and took you away You’re living in a video And I’m about to press play I can see how you are I can see how you are Reading the look on your face You just be how you are You just be how you are Your eyes will give you away Now I see you in a different light When you shine your light on me Now I see you you in a different role Protecting what you feel Now I see a faint ray of hope Your love will return to me Now, again and forever more In the light of my Fleur de Lis Now I see you in a different light When you shine your light on me Now I see you you in a different role Protecting what you feel Now I see a beacon of hope That love will forever be Now, again and forever more In the light of my Fleur de Lis
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Your Star 03:25
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Forget about Hollywood And you will be gone in a New York minute Imagine like you always do You are not watching the show, you are in it If you’re not playing the game, you can’t win it One of these days your star is gonna shine You’ll forget your suffering, bathing in the light I’ll just smile, say “it’s about time” I don’t have to worry ‘bout you, ‘cause you’ll be fine
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Struck by Lightning 03:23
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When I was a little boy I wanted to make a great big noise Well I did and I liked it But my mom thought it was frightening You better come back down before you break your neck and Get struck by lightening Then I met a little girl I wanted to show her my new toy Well I did and she liked it But she also thought it was frightening You better go back home before my dad finds out and You get struck by lightening My dad said, “boy, you’ve got to be a man.” And then he said a lot of things I didn’t understand I didn’t know what he was talking about And I didn’t know where he went When he went out But I know what happened He got struck by lightening Then I saw her kiss a man I wanted to kill him with my bare hands Well I did and I liked it I also thought it was frightening You better run away before the cops get here and You get struck by lightening
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Surrounded 03:01
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I guess you had to go Way down to New Orleans To find out if the Southern girl Survived Los Angeles It’s not enough for us To play tag on the phone Pack your things, get on the plane and get your ass back home Please come back to us, Your circle of friends Who know where you came from And know where you’ve been We want to be around you Below and above you ‘cause we are the people who love you We will never know What we were missing You can tell us stories But it won’t be quite the same Like the one about The crack heads in the jail The prostitute who danced away a night of living hell Please come back to us, Your circle of friends Who know where you came from And know where you’ve been We want to be around you Below and above you ‘cause we are the people who love you Surrounded by your circle of friends (x3) Working on the boat With faux dignitaries Will keep you afloat But sink your comedy If you wait too long You’ll never leave again And leave us all to wonder How good it could have been Please come back to us, Your circle of friends Who know where you came from And know where you have been We want to be around you Below and above you ‘cause we are the people who love you
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Lost Another One 03:52
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I walked down to the station Knowing this was no vacation So sure that this is what I want You don’t have to convince me Let’s just cut to the ending It’s for my country right or wrong Lost another one Lost another – what were you thinking? Put me on a boat that takes me far away from shore Far away from you and Everyone Put me on a plane so I can watch the fire rain down It’s for my country right or wrong Lost another one I don’t see the big picture Or ask too many questions I’m taking orders from someone Who doesn’t know the story Just promises of glory When everything I see is wrong Lost another one Lost another – what did you see there? Put me on a boat that takes me far away from shore Take me far away from you and everyone Put me on a plane that takes me high above the rain clouds Into the darkness behind the sun Lost another one Lost another…
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I Found You 04:12
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I found you when I lost everything I found you – found exactly what I need When I lost everything I knew I could not keep C I lost all my possessions and my money and my sleep, but I found you next to me When my head was hanging in defeat We lost that round But we’ll get back in the ring You are in my corner now So I can keep fighting I lost my will to live To work and to succeed But when I found you It all came rushing back to me I lost the hoe, the tractor, livestock and lost the farm I lost everything, but then I found you in my arms I lost the things I cared about the most I lost the father, son and lost the holy ghost But I found you next to me The questions turn to answers and again I can believe. Now I hit the street with my shopping cart in tow My blanket and my box that I now have to call my home Lost my memories, my health and Happiness Destoyed everything we built and left a great big mess If I could live again, I’d do it all the same Bask in all the glory then I’d throw it down the drain ‘cause I found you, and lost my pain Even if I couldn’t walk, we’d reach our destination I found you when I lost everything I found you – found exactly what I need When I lost everything I knew I could not keep I lost all my possessions and my money and my sleep, but I found you next to me The questions turn to answers and again I can believe - I can believe ‘cause I found you
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Spy Satellite 03:23
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I want to take a picture of you from 50,0000 feet in the air intimate details,too I want to be able to count every hair you'll be blissfully unaware Spy Satellite Spy Satellite Spy Satellite Spy Satellite Maybe just an old U2 the kind they used to use back in the cold war era as long as the image is true I'll be so high, you won't even care you'll never even know I'm there Spy Satellite I want to see every expression I want to know every where and when and then when I exact your confession I'll know who and where you've been Spy Satellite I want to take a picture of you
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Hey Dad 03:28
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Hey Dad, I went to the Stones show today We were a stones throw away And I was thinking of you Hey Dad, remember back in the day When your band used to play That was really cool Everybody should have such a cool dad Not the kind that yells and makes you feel bad But the time has come and gone For Dad to rock out all night long That’s OK, now my mission is clear I’ll take it from here I’ll take it from here Hey Mom, I went to an art show today It was Van Gogh and Monet And I was thinking of you Hey Mom, remember back in the day When you used to paint You were really good I saw a picture of Mom when she was in school She was pretty, stylish, looking real cool Now I understand Why she has to drive a mini van So now my mission is clear I’ll take it from here
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Quiet Way 02:32
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Some men will fly a plane and write it in the sky Some men will climb a mountain, - shout it far and wide I need you close so you can hear the words I say You know I love you in my own quite way My love is like a breeze before it starts to blow My love is like a seed it’s dormant then it grows Please keep me warm until we see the light of day You know I love you in my own quiet way To some the words come easy like a river flows You can hear my true heart beating only when you’re lying close (to me) You know I love you You know I love you – I do You know I love you You know I love you – yes, it’s true You know I love you You know I love you I love you - I love you I love you in my own quiet way
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Work's Good for Me 00:29
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i come from Alabama, but I came late to the country music party. The styles and influences here range from alt-country and Americana to British invasion rock. Stories and characters roam these tracks. You will wake up dreaming about them.

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released March 2, 2008

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