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The Weeping City

by Haunted Rock

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1.
Ready in my Time 02:56
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Ready in my Time Well I go out on the freeway and I drive like any man And I bust my gut like some to make a deal If you’re gonna sneak around me then you better have a gun If you’re gonna pull around me pack some steel Well it’s true I broke some promises and left some dreams to die I heard the screams but they were always from behind And it’s true when all was said I wasn’t ready for today but I’m going to be ready in my time Heaven help the man who signs up for the plan and then thinks that he can someday soon escape Hooks sink in Habits come around the bend to break the tape Well it’s true I broke some promises and left some dreams to die I heard the screams but they were always from behind And it’s true when all was said I wasn’t ready for today but I’m going to be ready in my time Ready in my time
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The High 03:40
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The High A city bird above the street It flaps its wings to keep the beat I drink and smoke to do the same It’s not the blues that’s all to blame I know it’s killing me, but what can I do I can’t live without the high I can’t live without the high Someday still I’ll have to say goodbye No matter how low I might fly I know the well is running dry, but I can’t live without the high A city bird escapes the heat It soars a mile above the street I drink and smoke to feel the breeze and hear the hidden melodies I know it’s killing me, but what can I do I can’t live without the high I can’t live without the high Someday still I’ll have to say goodbye No matter how low I might fly I know the well is running dry, but I can’t live without the high I can’t live I can’t live I can’t live without the high
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That Ring 02:57
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That Ring Look at you now with your boots and your yellow dress on I could get up and dance until the dawn All of my life I’ve been waiting for something to shine Heaven you know I won’t let go this time Haven’t you heard the bird’s not scared to sing and I would give all that I have just to wear that ring Given the word the bird still dares to dream and I would give all that I have just to wear that ring Look at the way that you glow when you walk in the room Suddenly every rose begins to bloom All of this time I’ve been waiting for something to show Heaven it seems got lost so long ago Haven’t you heard the bird’s not scared to sing and I would give all that I have just to wear that ring Given the word the bird still dares to dream and I would give all that I have just to wear that ring Lying around with my ear to the ground by and by I figured it out All of the action was passing me by without doubt Something was missing It just started pissing me off so I started to sing and I would give all that I have just to wear that ring I would give all that I have just to wear that ring
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Take a Key 04:34
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Take a Key One of these days you’re gonna wake up Find another bird is singing by the bay so far away The more that you listen the more you’ll want to run and see this bird so free but take a key before you go Don’t believe that I won’t love you anymore Go and find the kind of life you’re looking for but take a key Take a key for the door Out of the window you’re gonna see flowers and you’ll wonder how these flowers came to grow You’ll have to know The longer you wonder the further your thoughts are gonna lead your heart from me but take a key before you go Don’t believe that I won’t love you anymore Go and find the kind of life you’re looking for but take a key Take a key for the door Late in the night you’re gonna have visions There are thoughts and dreams that no one else can tell Serve them well The closer you follow the sooner your eyes are gonna see your destiny but take a key before you go Don’t believe that I won’t love you anymore Go and find the kind of life you’re looking for but take a key Take a key for the door
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Stone on the Water 02:46
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STONE ON THE WATER Stone on the water you’re skipping away over the dangerous sea What were the orders they gave you today How did this war come to be Stone on the water you skip and you fly Rising before you descend What do we say when it’s time for goodbye When will I see you again I still remember the day that you stood out in the backyard so brave Waving your flag and a sword made of wood Someday the world to save Stone on the water you skip and you fly Rising before you descend What do we say when it’s time for goodbye When will I see you again Stone on the water you’re lying awake there in a tent on the sand Make me a promise that never will break Give up and give me your hand
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My Beautiful Dream 03:28
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My Beautiful Dream If you are leaving then leave your dress next to me I’ll pretend you’re still in bed Don’t wake me up now and try to confess to me Don’t cry and tell me you just want the best for me As you go out of the door shut it quietly Watch that you don’t make a peep Slowly unfasten the ropes that you tied to me Don’t feel so bad for the way that you lied to me Take all my clothes and take all my money Take all the diamonds that glitter and gleam Take all the things I gave to you honey But don’t take, no don’t take, Please don’t take my beautiful dream Don’t call me up now and say that you’re missing me Don’t let that telephone ring I’m in a field and I’m happy and whistling Under a tree as the warm wind is kissing me I see you now as the clouds are unpiling You’re flying over to me Singing so sweet as you play on a violin You’re still in love and you’ll always be smiling Take all my clothes and take all my money Take all the diamonds that glitter and gleam Take all the things I gave to you honey But don’t take, no don’t take, Please don’t take my beautiful dream
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High as the Sun 03:53
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High as the Sun Richard reached out the bottle to me The liquor went down like a furious bee It burned up my throat and swarmed in my chest But I kept it afloat, it was only a test High as the sun High as the sun And when I stood up it all started to run Over the moon Over the moon Don’t wake me up It’s all over to soon Flying away like it’s never been done High as the sun Richard reached in and showed me his heart He talked about life, it was only the start He talked of the night and the girls we’d kiss If Old Richard was right, it was nothing to miss High as the sun High as the sun And when I stood up it all started to run Over the moon Over the moon Don’t wake me up it’s all over to soon Flying away like it’s never been done High as the sun When I looked down after twenty-five years Old Richard was gone, all he left was the beers And a middle-aged man with the face of a bum High as the sun High as the sun
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Angel of the River 05:18
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Angel of the River Guess I’m going crazy Let’s just make this brief See my hand is trembling now like a leaf Standing in the shadows Your legs so brown and thin Goodness sake I believe that I’m gonna give in (chorus) Angel of the river hear my cry How this foolish life keeps passing by In your hair is where these ribbons belong Angel of the river hear my song Once I was a young man Arrogant and proud Not afraid to stand outside of the crowd Once I was a young man Do believe it’s true All these things in time are gonna happen to you (chorus) One kiss for the river now and one kiss for the moon One kiss for the way that you light up the room One kiss for your baby boy and one kiss for the bed One kiss for the way that you lay back your head (chorus)
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The Weeping City 03:55
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The Weeping City All rest but the weeping city is lying awake What are all these birth pains making her quake What came of the rebel child too wild to shake All rest but the city is lying awake All rest but the weeping city All run but the dying river is down on its knees What came of the possibilities Who said they could make it happen however they please All run but the river is down on its knees All rest but the weeping city All run but the dying river All rise but the shaky eagle is back on the ground Each time it happens it’s harder to have to come down Each night it’s the same old story Out running around All rise but the eagle is back on the ground All rest but the weeping city All run but the dying river All rise but the eagle is back on the ground
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Something Good that Lasts 02:53
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Something Good that Lasts Let’s not turn our face away before we seal the deal Eyes ahead let’s look into the coal Partner we’ve been traveling on this trail for many a year No one here is dearer to my soul Still I know there’s different ways and people have to roam Sometimes home’s alone on the inside It would take a stronger man to roll away this stone Wish I had the will to still want to ride (chorus) Flowers in the springtime soon are heading for a fall Happy, laughing times go by too fast I’ve seen rivers beautiful and mountains oh so tall But I’d give them all for something good that lasts Lord, I’d give them all for something good that lasts Look into the fire and begin to reminisce Laugh about the heists that went so wrong Seven bags of gold and not one penny to our name Wish I had the nerve to just run along (chorus)
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Good Things Yet to Come 06:02
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Good Things Yet to Come Last night I went up to heaven to dance at the side of the Lord To follow a flowing white ribbon and tap my heels on the broadsword The song that the good Lord was singing was one that he sang from the heart His words were a river of healing I heard the promise of a new start (chorus) And when I woke up in the morning I rose from my bed with the sun Like birds flying over the mountain I saw good things yet to come Last night I dreamed of a woman who played on her heart like a harp The music she gave to her children was like a dawn star in the darkness I dreamed that she came to the window A white ribbon tied to her dress It followed her steps like a river and filled the night with righteousness (chorus)

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released June 28, 2020

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Haunted Rock Huntington Beach, California

Dave Knudsen is a traveler from California who has been writing songs for over thirty years. After an extended walkabout he is back to making music in Huntington Beach. His latest project, The Lonely Roads, is a beach folk duo with his sister, Christa Mae. ... more

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