AFTER THE SHERRY WENT ROUND
When The Storm Came
Shelter, cover me that I will not be found, I knelt there watched my brother freeze, I watched my children drown, Surround me in your loving arms and keep me in your prayers, I used to pray to Jesus, I knew Jesus didn't care
Brick by hopeless brick I built this fortress all around me, Six feet long and two feet wide so no one could have found me, And in each brick a message saying ''thou shall't never pass'', Such was my devotion against motion but alas
I won't leave (There's iron in this here ground) I'll build myself a fortress, I'll be safe and I'll be sound, I won't leave (There's iron in this here ground) When the storm came, The storm came hard
What was I to do, What was I to do, There came a raging wind that blew, What was I to do, What was I to do, I bit off more than anyone could chew A fool to think me worthy, A fool to think at all, I thought my fortress sturdy who'd have thought that it would fall.
Fever
Well I made it up the stairway, Almost without a sound, Pressed my nose against your window like some hungry hound, Through the glass I saw you shudder, In my breath I watched you shake, Saw you break, Saw you,
I can see you anytime I want to, I can see you anytime I please
Fever, (fever), fever in my brain, Nothing ever comes of this (Not one thing), How can I be done with this, How can I be done with this, Fever, (fever), fever in my brain, Don't take my mind away.
There were smoke rings on the ceiling, There were scorch marks on the walls, Ghostly voices of the crackling flames that crept these halls, Oh you thought that you could shake me, You thought that you could run, Now you're done, Now you're done,
Oh I just love to watch you beg, And I love to see you pray, Love every single sleepless night and lonely day, Take pleasure from the hard times, The rotten, sick and bad, That you've had, that you've had.
Eloise
Was that a voice in the hallway, I thought I heard a creak on the stair, Who owns that face in the window, darling, tell me, Eloise, is that you there,
A sudden cool tries to stall me, An old familiar chill in the air, And to the wall I'm pinned, Oh darling, tell me, Eloise, is that you there
(Eloise) Something's coming over me, (Eloise) Some old forgotten fear, (Eloise) Ah! Take me from this misery, Eloise I feel you here
There's worry lines on the floorboards, And tired arms on a wingback chair, A jeering face in the red coals burning, darling, Eloise, is that you there
On every wall there are gentlemen come warlords, And playboys with their slicked back hair, I hear a brace of bell tolls churning, darling, Eloise, is that you there
(Eloise) Something's got a hold on me, (Eloise) Some old forgotten fear, (Eloise) Ah! Take me from this misery, Eloise I feel you here.
Tear Along The Line
Blind country all around, it's starting to get tight, A burning scent without relent has dragged us through the thick of it then slipped right out of sight, Holy Hell almighty, If I only understood, Why you sent me one so flighty I could tell the trees from wood
Tear along the line, Tear along the line, The Quarry's as quick as the thicket is thick now don't be left behind, Tear along the line, Tear along the line, And don't be left behind.
''I've got you now'' I cried, albeit still in flight, A biddable hound; a formidable sound, I'll catch you even if I have to chase you through the night, Your cover now abandon there's good sinking to be done, More than I had planned on, I was thinking there'd be none,
Mr. James, sit down we've got some news about your wife, Mr. James, this morning I'm afraid she lost her life, Out beyond the boundary rang three shots and she was felled, And I searched all around me but he didn't leave a tell, Mr. James, do hear me if it puts your mind at ease, Mr. James, do steer me a direction, if you please, Out beyond the boundary lurks this brute, he will be found, He may try to run but I will smoke him from the ground. Down By The River
Oh! What a suffering soul was she I still hear her cry, No blood ran bluer, no eyes turned greener, What a fool, what a fool, to have loved one so cruel, He done broke that womans heart before he'd seen her,
(She saw red) She had nowhere left to hide, (She saw red) She'd go down by the river.
With a knot in her head that could not quite be untied, And a hill in her heart that was always getting steeper, And a thorn in her side that some twisted sense of pride, Had allowed time to drive even deeper,
So maybe it would come to pass, these waters would revive her, Kicking and screaming she dragged them both away, Free, could it be? Absolved of all this damned misanthropy, Or maybe every second spent was worthless,
Show me an act of retribution that's been carried out purely, Show me a soul unspoiled by greed or envy, Show me a heart that's free from sin, Looks just the same turned outside in, Or from this sentence, I implore, rescind me.
Chin Up Jack
When you're born in this here land, You can be sure there's help at a hand, A welcome shoulder 'til you're older and you're free, Free to do as you so please, Be it here or overseas, But do be warned they're not so welcoming out there,
As you age and as you grow, You'll come to see you come to know, With these directions, imperfections just can't be, You'll learn the ropes, you'll learn the rules, In our churches and in our schools, Oh! You'll go far, you'll have success beyond compare,
Well, it's a pretty good time to not know what the hell is going on, It's a damned fine time to show, just how little that you know, Oh! It's a good time to not know what the hell is going on, Not a fear, Not a care, Blissfully unaware.
Down in the houses of reform and in the prisons and the jails, They put misled young men and women who need rest, Those who've slipped right through the cracks and put them back on the right track, They make them good, make them new, make them just like me and you,
You're not alone when you get old, life doesn't have to be so cold, We've got your back, chin up Jack, it's not the end, You'll learn to live, you'll learn to play, you'll never work another day, Not in this system, listen Mister, we're your friends.
Jesus Don't Save Me
If I should hang my helpless soul on thee, (Lord Jesus, don't save me) Don't stay, support or comfort me, (I 'aint gonna hurt no more) If I should fall down on my knees, If I should beg Ah! Jesus please,
Lord, leave me alone, If I'm not strong enough to do it on my own, Lord, leave me be, leave me be.
If on thee I cast my care, Kindly disregard my prayer, If I should sink or faint or fall, Kindly disregard my call
I need not love I don't deserve, I am not yours to try preserve, If I should die a sinners death, Leave alone my final breath
I ain't gonna hurt no more
Heave Away
She could tie me to the anchor, Throw the old thing overboard, Strap my arms down to a cannon, If I could swim back up I'd thank her, To have ever crossed her sword
Mater in Mare, Eleison.
I had been clinging on to you but I lost my grip, In a belly full of smoke on a sinking ship, I lost my way, While everywhere I turned I could see your face, Any efforts made to find you were to go to waste, I lost my way,
Mater in Mare, Eleison,
Heave away boys, Heave away boys, Take us home.
They found me clinging to a piece of a splintered hull, Pulled me up out of the water like a starving gull, I would have stayed, For only in the salty water could I be, With the last remaining pieces of your memory, I would have stayed.
Wild, Wild Heart
I went from missing you, to mourning you, Your warnings flew right over my head, And when I'm kissing you, They're scorning me, Informing me that you'll leave me here for dead,
This wild, wild heart, was beating long before you, This wild, wild heart, was beating stronger then.
I was scared, I was scared and completely unprepared, You were hard before too long, Though I was caught in you, Like I thought I ought to do, I fought for you, You sure gone proved me wrong
Run away, run away, so much easier then to stay Go running, go running, go running, far away
This wild, wild heart, was beating long before you, This wild, wild heart, will beat as strong again.
Thelma Erve
The moon is dancing in the trees (tell me Thelma, tell me what can it be) By the water on your knees (tell me Thelma, tell me what do you see) A cold wind blows your hair across your pretty little face, I'll take you where you want to,
Lean on over, look right in, Tell me what you find within, A stolen soul, A thing, I'm told, that pity can't replace, I'll take you where you want to,
Thelma tell me how does it feel (Thelma tell me how does it feel) When no sound comes out when you scream, Thelma tell me how does it feel (Thelma tell me) Now you're a nightmare trapped in a dream.
A fog come creeping, frost on glass, But all your prayers won't make it pass, The moon throws swirling spirits spinning on the forest floor, I'll take you where you want to,
I'll take you where you want to, I'll take you where I've been Thelma, Thelma Erve, Thelma tell me, Thelma tell me, I'll take you where I've been.
Rapture and Revelry
Once upon an evening remember, when all the world was new, There was me in the arms of the winter when with the Spring came you, I was a child of September, while you were born in June, You were swaddled in sun, I was bathed in the moon,
Rapture and revelry, Oh like you never see, Everyone loves you on opening night, Rapture and revelry, Oh! Just the remedy, I've got a feeling that we'll be alright.
Youth made a vow to protect you, from year to careless year, Stitched a seam, hemmed you in, kept you reckless, no guilt, no grief, no fear, Should time try it's best to deject you, take all that you hold dear, Have not hint of a heavy heart, I'll still be here,
Oh what else could I do, Oh what else? There were questions and quarrels and resting on laurels, Well what was I to do? Oh what else could I say? What questions and quarrels could question such morals? Well what was I to say.
I say!
Jailhouse Sun
Jailhouse Sun, never more than a hit and run, You're a jailhouse sun, never more than a hit and run.
I dream I'll fall asleep and wake up next to you, The only light worth turning to, But every time I wake the blanket's bare and cold, And it's your touch I seek in every crease and fold, Ah! It's your touch I seek, your touch I seek,
Jailhouse sun, never more then a hit and run, You're a jailhouse sun, never more then a hit and run You're a jailhouse, you're a jailhouse sun.
Ash to ash, Dust to dust, Stone to rubble, Steel to rust, Floor to ceiling, Back to floor, May these four walls hold me no more, May they fall and set me free, And may you my dear no longer be. No longer be.
SHERRY GO ROUND
Down, Down, Down
At first to my shame, there was mutiny, Blame never suited me, Away I swam, But you were too proud to have followed me, As the waves swallowed me, Better off damned,
Down, Down, I'll follow you Down, Weather the nether we'll never be found, Down, Down, I'll follow you Down, Down, Down, Down.
My salty eyed lass was a sorceress, Cast iron, Remorseless, That was her power, She followed the flow of the river, And so, It would give her, Poor men to devour,
A blaze built of conquests and cutlasses, How should I put this, it's flames have been, fanned, A lover of women and whiskey, Taker of risks be they sudden or planned.
Momma Never Told Me
Loneliness, my long lost friend, Keeper of my heart, Make this easy let's pretend, We never were apart,
You, Momma never told me 'bout you
Now come on Emptiness play fair, Don't be such a tease, Got your fingers in my hair, Got me on my knees,
Oh loss I've found a friend in you, One who's always there, I bend to you, Pretend to you, That firm is always fair
Who's Crying Now
Born, Where the honey flows, But you don't know, Oh you don't know, But we've got time for over thinking it, We'll be laughing while you'll be crying, Boo Hoo, Boo Hoo
Scorn, What your Mother knows, What she thinks you owe, Awh she thinks you owe, Well it was off the ground but you were busy sinking it, Don't leave now don't leave us crying, Boo Hoo, Boo Hoo
Who's Crying Now, Boo Hoo
We Always said you'd go, But we'd never know, and never let you know, Never admit that you're the missing link in it, Don't leave now, Don't leave us crying, Boo Hoo, Boo Hoo