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"Six Strings​.​.​. .​.​.​Keep Me Sane"

by Peter Crawford

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Lady Coming Down 03:48
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You’ve got me running, got me jumping Got me screwing up my dreams You’ve got me hanging on the edge You’ve got me bleeding through my screams I cannot see you, cannot smell Cannot hear you through my fears I cannot breathe, I cannot sleep I cannot handle all your tears Don’t wanna hold you Don’t wanna let you go Don’t need to hear the lies you told me To put on that show Don’t need to love you but I need to keep you round My lady coming down But I need to help, need to keep you safe From digging your own grave I need to know I’m right to know you think the same I can’t stand to hurt you babe just like you did me before I can’t stand to give you back the time Just like you can’t give me any more Chorus What am I supposed to do What am I supposed to say We’re pawns in a game with broken rules Without enough time to play Where do we go from here What if I let us fall apart Will we lose what’s meant to be Just to mend the cracks in my heart Never never never realising That we’re meant to stay Chorus
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Velvet Shadows 03:39
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Velvet shadows, edges soft in amber fire glow No words ever needed No words could ever show Just how much I really love you And the way this feeling’s true Just velvet shadows, tracing memories of you Travelling far, following stars Time just slips away Never knowing which way I’m going Until the break of day Then in the evening when I’m all alone With just a fire and a silent phone Then velvet shadows make me wish that I was home. Then in the evening when I’m all alone With just a fire and a silent phone Then velvet shadows make me wish that I was home.
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Straight JD 03:47
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Walking through these late night streets Stagger side to side trying to find my feet Saw a light in a darkened door Knew I could get a little bit more Stumbled in to see the sights Any sign of life to extend this night One lone figure behind the bar From the look in his eye I thought I wouldn’t get far So I said Hey Jack pass the bottle round I need to get my feet back off the ground Create a room inside my head To go with the flow and be easily led Hey Jack please accept my cash Even though my behaviour’s a tad on the rash A taste of wet will do me good Though I admit…more than it should Hey Jack don’t refuse me now I have to jump through hoops show me how My only other choice is to head back home To an empty bed…I’d prefer to roam He looked at me with a glint I wondered if I should take a hint Tried to see what was on his mind A smile passed his lips so I returned in kind He said ‘good sir won’t you make your choice’ Pointed at his wares…from the tone of his voice A nervousness grew inside my head But I didn’t run…I sat down instead And I said…….. chorus I looked at the bottles in front of me Nodded at one…said ‘straight JD’ He filled the glass I drained it quick The room started spinning….the air grew thick He gave a chuckle as I hit the floor Said ‘you’ve had your fill. I can give no more’ ‘but I’ll take my fee…help myself’ I heard the clink of bottles back on the shelf I woke up in my empty bed Lost three days and gained a hole in my head Vowed to myself I wouldn’t do it again But if I find the bar I’ll be the one to blame Coz I’ll say……Chorus
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Drowning Man 03:24
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You better find another heart To help you out of this fix You better watch your step I hope you understand There’s nothing gonna make me turn around There’s nothing you can say And even if I did. I couldn’t help you anyway You’re like a drowning man Reaching out to be saved I won’t let you drag me down You know its gonna be this way You know there’s nothing I can do You left it all too late To save you from yourself Chorus I’m gonna pull away You can’t make me stay For all your reaching out I can’t stand to hear you shout You had your last chance There won’t be one last dance Won’t let you take me under Chorus
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You Dont Always 03:49
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It’s 5 o’clock and I’m getting worried I might be wasting all my time People look and wonder how I got you They don’t know I had to wait in line It’s 6 o’clock and now I’m hurried They don’t see it on your face That we are moving forward There’s no dead certs in this race You don’t always win when you bet You don’t always stink when you sweat You don’t always sin when you swing with the binmen You don’t always get what you get It’s 7 o’clock and I’ve carried This small idea all the way But I can live with all the questions You’ve got the answers I can say Chorus It’s 8 o’clock and I’m happy now Settled down and feelin’ right All my troubles are a thing of the past I got you to shine that light. You don’t always rent when you let You don’t always freak when you fret You don’t always grin when you think of that thing then You don’t always get what you get Chorus
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Songbook 04:05
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I’ve got the questions you need I’ve got the time You’ve got the understanding To get me in line We’ll have the time of our lives We’ll have a go No-one can overstate this Well no-one I know Open up my songbook and you’ll find my serenity Open up my heart and you’ll find me You’ll move the mountains for me You’ll tell me no lies I’ll help you trus once again There’ll be no more goodbyes Chorus Mistakes I’ve made…never again Put them to paper and sing them to send To forgotten voices that let us begin Chorus x2
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Halo 05:54
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Leaving the flood waters at my door Pushing the tide back from the shore Moving the mountains to the right Keeping the skyline out of sight Hmm Hm Hmmmmmmm Leaving my way home hidden from me Pushing my insecurity Moving my prayers out of your way Keeping my voice so I can’t say Why can’t you hear me Why can’t you speak When will you help me Why’re you so sleek I’m gonna wipe that smirk off your face Gonna knock that halo………out of place Leaving you to get on with life Pushing you back on the edge of a knife Moving you closer to the day Keeping you far from where I lay Hmm Hm Hmmmmmmmm Hmm Hm Hay yeah yeahhh Chorus Gotta push it and keep it Stop you shaking and breaking it Coz you don’t wanna see it Chorus x2
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Love Her So 02:48
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She takes out the smile that she keeps just for me The one that I know says I’m the only one And I know why I love her I know why I love her so She takes me to her heart and she holds me there So safe and so warm against her soul And I know why I love her I know why I love her so And then she leads me by the hand and she takes me to a place Where we are together and I feel the love inside her grow When she’s standing next to me there’s nothing I can’t do and nothing I can’t be And I know why I love her I know why I love her so And then she leads me by the hand and she takes me to a place Where we are together and I feel the love inside her grow And I know why I love her I know why I love her I know why I love her I know why I love her so
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Harmony 02:35
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Thunder in the valley echoes in my head Raven on the street sign watching what I said Rainfall on the rooftops cool breeze on my face Living life as wanted the levels that I trace Seeing all things coming to me That is something. Something got into me I need one thing . One thing I can see I see………harmony Dark and chilling frosting on the glass Treading gravel watching time pass Level crossing no-one knows my mind Watch the windows catch a glimpse behind Seeing nothing getting everything That is something. Something got into me I need one thing . One thing I can see I see………harmony I’ve got the whole world to see but time was not a friend to me Now I can say yes to chance I’ll get my song to send and I believe I can dance That is something. Something got into me I need one thing . One thing I can see I see………harmony
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Six Strings 03:36
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I’m going home - going home Let my dreams lead the way Let my fears rue the day I know where I want to stay I’m going home. Reading my goals with you here Your patience with me is clear I could’ve got here sooner if I’d tried But looking back I wonder if I’d lied Never thought I’d be here now The way seemed blocked til you showed me how I’ve been to places I could never see Until you spoke and shone a light for me My six strings and you ………..keep me sane I’m going home I’m going home I’m going home I’m going home Let my dreams lead the way Let my fears rue the day I know where I want to stay I’m going home How many times did I fail To seize the day and take that trail Have to look forward, have to pray No regrets will come my way My six strings and you……….keep me sane Chorus I’m going home To new horizons I’m going home To see your face I’m going home To make my choices I’m going home To find my place Let my dreams lead the way. Let my fears rue the day I know where I want to play. I’m going home I’m going home I’m going home I’m going home I’m going home Let my dreams lead the way. Let my fears rue the day I know where I want to stay. I’m going home

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released April 2, 2015

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