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Broken Windows
03:55
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BROKEN WINDOWS AND PAINTED DOORS
DRYING IN THE COOL OF THE EVENING
THE TURNING OF THE BLADES ON THE FAN ON THE CEILING BLOWIN’ IN OUR EYES
CLOCK TICKIN’ IN THE HALLWAY
SAME RYTHMN AS YOUR HEARTBEAT
AFTER SO MANY YEARS IT STILL MAKES IT LOOK EASY TURNIN’ HANDS OF TIME PASSIN’ US BY
*THE WHEELS WILL ROLL
SPINNIN’ DOWN ALL THOSE WINDING ROADS
ALWAYS ON THE WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE
WHEN A DULL LIFE MEETS THE RAZOR’S EDGE
THINGS CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT
ALL WITHIN YOUR GRASP SUDDENLY SEEMS SO DISTANT FAR AND AWAY
TRY LIVIN’ IN THE MOMENT
WHAT HAS PAST IT DON’T MATTER
BETWEEN THEN AND NOW
I’LL TAKE THE LATTER
ANYDAY OF THE WEEK
SPENDING TIME AIN’T CHEAP
*DAYS- GO BY.
THE MORE YOU LIVE THE LESS YOU WONDER WHY -EVERYONE’S ALWAYS ON THEIR WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE
PLEASE DON’T GIVE UP
YOU’VE BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD ONCE BEFORE
IF YOU’VE HAD IT UP TO YOUR NECK
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS WHO’VE COME BEFORE
THAT’S WHAT KINDRED SPIRITS ARE FOR
ONCE YOU’VE BEEN OVER AND DOWN AND OUT
IT’S A FEELING THAT’S NOT EASILY SHAKEN
YOU CAN TRY ALL YOU WANT
BUT YOU’LL NEVER ESCAPES THEM
THEY’RE NEVER FAR BELOW
THE DEVIL’S LURKING IN THE DETAILS
LIKE A SECRET YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD NEVER TELL YOUR EYES’LL GIVE YOU AWAY YOUR CONVICTION’S A HARD SELL AND SOME OF US AIN’T BUYIN BUT NO ONE KNOCKS YOU FOR TRYIN’
YOU’VE BEEN WATCHIN’ THE WORLD THROUGH A BROKEN WINDOW
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Que Lastima
02:54
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THERE ONCE LIVED A MAN BY THE RIVER
WHO BIT OFF MORE THAN HE-COULD-EVER CHEW
WHEN HE SLIPPED-AS-HE-FISHED FOR PIRAHNA
THEN HE BECAME THEIR FOOD
*QUE LASTIMA, QUE LASTIMA
SO SAD TO PLAY THE FOOL
WHAT A PITY, NEXT-TIME-IT COULD BE
YOU
IT REMINDS ME OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
WHO SWORE SHE FOUND HER MR. RIGHT
THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY, THEY WENT ON A DATE
THAT NIGHT HE TOOK HER LIFE
*QUE LASTIMA, QUE LASTIMA
SO SAD BUT YET IT’S TRUE
WHAT A PITY, NEXT TIME IT COULD BE
HAPPENING TO YOU
Bridge
LIFE IS BUT-A DREAM, BUT DON’T LIVE YOUR LIFE TOO CARELESSLY
THERE ONLY WAY TO BE- TO BE OR NOT TO BE
SO BE WARY OF MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS
AND BE CAREFUL NOT-TO-FALL –INTO-HARM’S WAY
LIFE IS ALWAYS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER
AND TROUBLE’S NEVER FAR AWAY
*QUE LASTIMA, QUE LASTIMA
SO SAD BUT YET IT’S TRUE
WHAT A PITY, NEXT TIME IT COULD BE YOU
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3. |
Happy Enough
03:34
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TAKE ME AS I AM
IT WON’T TAKE MUCH
I CAN BE YOUR FAST FRIEND
WHEN YOU’RE IN A TIGHT CLUTCH
I’VE HAD MY BAD DAYS
REGRETS, MISTAKES AND SUCH
SOMEHOW I STAY HAPPY ENOUGH
I HAD SOME BIG PLANS
DREAMT OF SUCCESS
IF I HAD A DOLLAR
FOR EVERYDAY I’VE BEEN DEPRESSED
I MIGHT BE RICH, MAYBE I’D HAVE A BIT MORE STUFF
I WONDER IF I’D BE HAPPY ENOUGH
Bridge
IF I WANDERED DOWN A DIFFERENT ROAD
MAYBE I’D HAVE A LITTLE-BIT-MORE –TO SHOW
BUT I DID WHAT I DID AND I’VE GONE WHERE I’VE GONE
AND IF I COULD CHANGE A THING WELL I JUST DON’T KNOW IF I WOULD
NOW I’M OLDER
SOMETIMES WISER
I HAVE MY FREEDOM IN EVERY WAKING HOUR
NOTHING COMES EASY BUT NOT EVERYTHING’S SO TOUGH
I GUESS THAT’S KEEPS ME HAPPY ENOUGH
I MAY NOT REACH THE STARS
BUT AT LEAST I STILL LOOK UP
JUST TRYIN’- KEEPS- ME HAPPY ENOUGH
THE THOUGHT OF COMING CLOSE AND GETTING SPRINKLED BY THAT STARDUST
KEEPS ME HAPPY ENOUGH
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4. |
Rough & Tumble
03:37
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BROKEN BONES AND, DIRTY OL CLOTHES
BEEN DRINKIN’ SINCE LAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON
MORNING SHAKES AND RAGGEDY TRAITS MAKE
EVERYONE UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND YOU
***IT LOOKS TO ME AS IF YOU’VE SEEN IT ALL
YET YOU STAND PROUD AND TALL AND STILL HUMBLE
BACK TO THE WALL AND YOUR SOUTHERN DRAWL
I KNOW WHY YOU’RE CALLED
ALL ROUGH AND TUMBLE
YOUR BREAD HAS MOLD AND YOUR SHIRT HAS HOLES
AND YOUR FLOOR HASN’T BEEN CLEANED UP SINCE KATRINA
SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY THRILLS WON’T PAY THOSE STACKED UP BILLS
THE ONLY NUMBER THAT KEEPS COMIN’ UP AGAIN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY
***THEY’LL KEEP COMIN’ SURE AS THE RAIN WILL FALL
AND THE TREES ARE TALL, IN THE JUNGLE
AND THEY WON’T STOP UNTIL YOU PAID THEM ALL
I GUESS THAT’S WHY YOU’RE CALLED ALL ROUGH AND TUMBLE
(BRIDGE)
SOMEHOW BOTH YOUR ENDS STILL MEET
WE ALL THOUGHT YOU’D END UP
LIVIN’ IN THE STREET
THE ONLY REASON THERE’S A ROOF ABOVE YOU
AND THINGS THEY AREN’T THAT BAD
‘COZ YOUR FUNNY AND YOU LOOK GOOD IN RAGS
YOU DRIVE SOME CRAZY AND MAKE OTHERS MAD
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO A REASON
AND HOW-IT-ALL-TURNS-OUT IS UP IN THE-AIR
DESERT FLATS AND CRUDE TREASURE MAPS
KEEP LEADING TO THE SAME MIRAGE IN THE SAND
GRANDIOSE SCHEMES MIXED WITH YOUR LIMITED MEANS
MAKES FOR A DESTINY THAT’S FILLED WITH HARDSHIP’S DEMANDS
***TIME WILL PASS AND YOUR LOOKS WON’T LAST
THE VOICE OF REASON BECOMES A MUMBLE
MEMORIES FADE BUT LET NO ONE TRADE
THE-WAY-YOU-LIVED
ROUGH AND TUMBLE
IT SEEMS TO ME WE JUST RISE AND FALL
AND THROUGH OUT IT ALL
WE MAY STUMBLE
AS WE GO THROUGH-OR-UP AND AROUND
LIFE’S WALLS …IT MAY MAKE US ALL
ROUGH AND TUMBLE
ALL ROUGH AND TUMBLE
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5. |
Strangers
02:54
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6. |
Powder Keg
04:15
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SOME PEOPLE FEEL PAIN FROM TAXES
OR MAYBE THEIR RICH IN-LAWS
I GET MY PAIN FROM LACK OF SATISFACTION
MY LIFE IS IN AN UPROAR
RESTING ON MY LAURELS JUST MAKES MY ASS SORE
I MADE IT OVER THE HILL
I MADE IT PAST THE BIG BOYS
I STILL HAVEN'T REACHED MY PEAK THIS WEEK
BUT MY CALENDAR IS GETTING FILLED
THE POSSIBILITIES JUST GIVE ME THE CHILLS
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT TO THE END
IS MAKING ALL MY ENEMIES MY FRIENDS
*MY LOVE IS JUST LIKE A BLOW TORCH
INCINERATING ALL THE LOVE AT MY DOOR
I DON'T WASTE TIME ON FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS ANYMORE
YOUR LOVE IS JUST LIKE A POWDERKEG
MY HEART'S BEEN JUST SET AFLAME
I'M BURNING IT UP ALL OVER AGAIN
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO JUST LET A GOOD FIRE END
I LIKE TO PASS TIME EASY
BUT THERE'S SOME ROADS I'VE BEEN DOWN
WHERE I COULD STEP OFF OF THAT BEATEN PATH
AND DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A SOUND
AND BE FOUND WHEN I WANTED TO BE FOUND
I'VE GOT GOOD FRIENDS IN SUCH HIGH PLACES
I'VE KEPT THE BAD ONES WAY DOWN LOW
YOU AND ME CAN CATCH UP NEXT WEEK
JUST SET A DATE AND I WON'T SHOW
IF YOU HAD A PARTY I WOULDN'T GO
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME
IS LEAVING ALL THOSE MEMORIES BEHIND
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7. |
Swan on the River
02:18
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TENDERLY WILLIAM THOUGHT HE LOVED HIS BELLE
HE SOON FOUND OUT HE WAS IN A LIVIN’ IN HELL
S O T R G R B
“ “
ONCE HE LEFT AND OPENED HIS EYES
TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD TO HIS SURPRISE
S O T R G R B
“ “
BRIDGE
AT FIRST IT HURT ‘TIL HE DIDN’T FEEL NOTHING
THEN THE PAIN GAVE WAY TO STRENGTH
IT’S LIKE HE REMEMBERED THERE’S SOMETHING
LIKE IT’S THE QUALITY OF LIVIN’ INSTEAD THE LENGTH
NOW TO HIS OWN SWEET DELIGHT
HE’S GOT A NEW WOMAN WITH HIM EVERY NIGHT
S O T R G G B
“ “
NOW HE’S FREE OF HER DISEASE
HE DON’T RILE THE DEVIL HE JUST LETS HIM BE
S O T R G G B
BRIDGE
BUT FIRST WILLIAM SOAKED HIS PILLOW WITH TEARS
HE HADN’T SLEPT ALONE FOR 20 ODD YEARS
S O T R G G B
“ ‘
EVERY NOW AND THEN HIS HEART ACHES WITH PAIN
THEN THE CLOUDS HUDDLE OVER AND IT STARTS TO RAIN
S O T R GO G B
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8. |
Too Soon
03:25
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TOO SOON- FATE CAME TO CALL ON YOU
DESTINY LEFT YOU SO LONG AGO
I DIDN’T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER ONE GO ASTRAY OR END UP BEING TAKEN AWAY
NOW BLUE- IS THE MEMORY I HAVE OF YOU
THE ROSINESS HAS LEFT YOUR BEAUTIFUL CHEEKS AND I DON’T WANNA MAKE YOU ANGRY WITH ME I’D GIVE ANYTHING TO SEE YOU SMILE ONE MORE SMILE FROM ME TO YOU
AFTER TODAY WE’LL FIND BETTER ONES
THE BRIGHTEST SUN RAYS ARE WHEN THE DARKEST CLOUDS HAVE GONE
SO SOON- IT SEEMS LIKE FATE’S TAKEN YOU
I-REMEMBER-WHEN-YOU-TOLD-US SO LONG AGO
YOU SAID WE WERE WRONG
NO ONE COULD EVER KNOW THAT IT WOULD COME TRUE
AND YOU’D BE - GONE TOO SOON
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9. |
Change
03:39
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DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU’D HAVE DONE UNTO YOU WHAT A MOCKERY’S BEEN MADE OF OUR GOLDEN RULE THE TIME HAS COME TO FINALLY SEIZE THE DAY NOW IT’S CARPE DIEM AND GET OUT OF MY WAY
IF YOU TRIED TO SUCCEED BUT ALL YOU DID WAS FAIL IF YOU WANTED TO COMPETE BUT YOUR SPIRIT WAS TOO FRAIL IT THE STRATEGY IS CONFLICTING WITH YOUR GUT IT’S TIME TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THIS RUT
YOU NEED A CHANGE SOMETIMES
THE TIME HAS COME TO ABANDON OUR OLD WAYS WHEN THE MEMORIES JUST LEAVE A BITTER TASTE YOU CANNOT PAY THE COST WITHOUT A DIME DID YOU FIND OUT YOU’RE NEVER GONNA CATCH UP TO FATHER TIME
YOU NEED A CHANGE SOMETIMES
SOME SAY IF YOU DON’T SUPPORT THEIR SUPPOSED NOBLE CAUSE ALONG THEN YOU AIN’T RIGHT AND YOUR INTENTIONS ARE ALL WRONG THE POT WHO’S FIRST TO CALL THE KETTLE BLACK JUST PERPETUATES A DARKNESS THAT KEEPS THE LIGHT FROM EVER COMING BACK
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Ken Will Morton Athens, Georgia
Music has become the lifeblood of Ken Will Morton. An accomplished singer/songwriter based in Athens, GA, his music is rock with elements of Americana, roots, folk and blues. With seven releases under his belt, his songwriting and unique voice has been praised by numerous publications. He is an extremely engaging performer, nominated twice for “Best Solo Performer” by the Flagpole Magazine. ... more
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