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The World Stopped
03:54
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Everyday the sun still rises
I try and do the same
It shines through the sheer curtains
But the skies are really grey
There's an empty space beside me
Where you used to be
The world stopped when you stopped loving me
Time just keeps on flying
My minute hand must be stuck
And I'm still waiting for you to come home
But I'm just the lonely one
And oh but when I'm missing you
I'm just half of who I used to be
The world stopped when you stopped loving me
The fallen leaves have settled in
Begging me to change
Winter snow carries hopes of spring
While my days stay the same
I always knew it wouldn't be long
Until we'd go our summer ways
The world stopped when you stopped loving me
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2. |
Your Man
03:41
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Well I've spent my lifetime
trying to find my plan
but I know I won't be your man
thinking of ways to love you
two days into the start
but I know I won't be in your heart
I'm sliding a mountain
riding a falling star
leaning off a tight rope
because i let myself go too far
The sun sets on my right side
the cold rolls from below
but i know my life just seemed too slow
I may not be too far away from you
but I know you no longer distract my view
I'm sliding a mountain
riding a falling star
still leaning off a tight rope
because i let myself go too far
Well I've spent my lifetime
trying to find my plan
but I know I won't be your man
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3. |
Just a Friend
04:37
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Driving away with joy-filled teary eyes
Knowing I won't be too far
No plan to come back anytime soon
That doesn't mean I won't think of you
Our summer months, well they didn't last long
I knew this must've been the plan
Your heart will stand strong even without me near
And mine will carry on
Much of my time passes by alone
And many days away from you I'll spend
So I needed to write you, and say to you
I see you as more than just my friend
It maybe a year since we've been apart
Without letters sent of conversation had
The thought of you forgetting me forgetting you
Without fail wears upon my heart
Much of my time passes by alone
And many days away from you I'll spend
So I needed to write you, and say to you
I see you as more than just my friend
Much of my time passes by alone
And many days away from you I'll spend
So I needed to write you, and say to you
I see you as more than just my friend
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4. |
Westbound Train
03:08
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Well I guess I'll just have to face it
No, I can't get it out of my head
I can't believe that it's over
Could this really be the end?
Well she told me that she'd loved me
When I used to hold her tight
But now she's just a memory
She's on a westbound train tonight
Ain't it funny how a good love
Isn't what it seems
The happiness that we shared then
Could it just have been a dream?
Well if I'd tried to see it her way
Maybe things would've been alright
But now I sit here crying
She's on a westbound train tonight
Westbound train it's just a memory now
If I could find a way
You know I'd get her back somehow
Well I guess she's off to the west coast
She outta be there tomorrow night
I'll try and pick up the pieces
Of my torn and tattered life
She'll settle down in Los Angeles
She'd always loved the city lights
And I'll just be here crying
She's on a westbound train tonight
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5. |
Coming Back Home
02:58
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Drove the desert until I left my soul dry
Drove the desert until I lost sight of why
You used to tell me it was always a two-way street
No shame in returning after you leave
I called you crying once I made it to Sedona
I guess I made it far enough to know
I'm coming back home
Coming back home
Coming back home
I remember every inch of that place
Green and white street signs and the oaks that line the way
Faded faster than my pencil lines on the door
I don't need no destinations anymore
Three days until I look into your eyes
Three days and twenty-four hundred miles
I'll be coming back home
Coming back home
Coming back home
I ran as far as I could
You knew I would
You knew I would
Coming back home
Coming back home
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6. |
Everywhere but Here
04:39
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This room is bigger than I recall
I can hear your voice echo down the hall
Like it was yesterday
Patchwork quilts and nursery rhymes
Back when it was a simpler time
You didn't seem so far away
And as those colors fade
It takes me back to another place
As I peer up to the sky
And I still wonder why
You even had to go
No I still don't know how
Everything can't stay the same
Why did it have to change?
Like the fallen leaves to the ground
I can still hear the sounds of you leaving
And I don't see how you can be
Everywhere but here
One blue ribbon on my wall
I can still remember that fall
And it's October winds
The hall light shown when I laid down
I knew you'd always stick around
And I'd ask you to stay with me
As I'd shut my eyes
I'd pray that you'd stay in my life
Now I peer up to the sky
And I still wonder why
You even had to go
No I still don't know how
Everything can't stay the same
Why did it have to change?
Like the fallen leaves to the ground
I can still hear the sounds of you leaving
And I don't see how you can be
Everywhere but here
Now I peer up to the sky
And I still wonder why
You even had to go
No I still don't know how
Everything can't stay the same
Why did it have to change?
Like the fallen leaves to the ground
I can still hear the sounds of you leaving
And I don't see how you can be
Everywhere but here
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7. |
Rocking Chair
04:23
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She sat down in that little brown rocking chair,
With eyes that glowed in a wondrous stare.
Her hand tangled in her golden hair,
She swayed back and forth in that rocking chair.
If that chair could talk it wouldn’t complain.
It’s wood would squeak in a polished refrain.
The legs may wobble but they are as sturdy as can be.
Swaying back and forth she looked up at me.
It was her momma’s back in the day
When the farm supplied the feed and hay.
Over the fields the family did pray.
She swayed back and forth as I heard her say.
And if this chair could talk it wouldn’t complain.
All this wood would squeak in a polished refrain.
Yeah, these legs may wobble but they’re as sturdy as can be.
She swayed back forth looking up at me.
She told me about when she was young.
How it sat in the corner of a new home.
It held many good times, maybe some sad,
She swayed back and forth knowing what she read.
And if this chair could talk it wouldn’t complain.
Well it's wood would squeak in a polished refrain.
Yeah, these legs may wobble but they’re as sturdy as can be.
She swayed back forth looking up at me.
She swayed back forth looking up at me.
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8. |
So Far Away
03:53
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I can call you on the telephone
Send a letter through the sky
It don’t matter where I’m going
You’ll always be on my mind
I’ll think of you each hour
25 in a day
When I’m so far away
So far away
Baby baby baby baby baby
I’m like man lost in space
Hurtlin’ a million miles an hour towards your doorstep
Imagining every detail of your shape
Houston, please clear me for landing
I don’t know if I can make it another day
When I’m so far away
So far away
Every time I leave our front door
I lose a to piece to the road
I’m worried you’ll find
The man you keep in mind
Is not who I am anymore
'Cause I’m so far away
You're so far away
But I can call you on the telephone
Send a letter through the sky
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Everyday the sun still rises
I try to do the same
It shines through the sheer curtains-
But the skies are really gray
There’s an empty space beside me
Where you used to be
The world stopped
When you stopped loving me
Like falling leaves settling in
begging me to change,
Winter snow carries hopes of spring
While my days stay the same
I always knew it wouldn’t be long until we’d go our summer ways
But the world stopped,
When you stopped, loving me
The Time just keeps on flyin'
My minute hand must be stuck
I’m still waiting on you to come home
But I’m just the lonely one
Oh but When I’m missing you
I’m just half of who I used to be
The world stopped
When you stopped loving me
Like falling leaves settling in
begging me to change,
Winter snow carries hopes of spring
While my days stay the same
I always knew it wouldn’t be long until we’d go our summer ways
But the world stopped,
When you stopped, loving me
Like falling leaves settling in
begging me to change,
Winter snow carries hopes of spring
While my days stay the same
I always knew it wouldn’t be long until we’d go our summer ways
But the world stopped,
When you stopped, loving me
But the world stopped,
When you stopped, loving me
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Looking at you
Wondering where we could go
You swing me into the groove
Don’t take me too fast, not too slow
When I turn you on
And feel every part of you move
You take me places as you play along
Keep me dancing through this honeymoon
Alone in my room
Lock the doors
Love you through and through
I never want to see you warped by time
I pray we always feels this way
I try to keep the fire alive
So just stay as we wait through the fade
You show me a different side
Try to make it all feel new
Playing over my lonesome cries
The sound echoing my blues
The needle starts to sting
Spinning 'round
We're going down down down
You and I have been warped by time
Overplayed, there’s nothing to save
Wish we could press rewind
Just stay all the way through the fade
Drown in silence
As we reach our end again
You and I have been warped by time
Overplayed, there’s nothing to save
Wish we could press rewind
Just stay all the way through the fade
Just stay here comes the fade
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Wyatt Cote recommends:
Black & White
by Cassie Boettcher
Songwriting, check Cool vibe, check A fantastic take on a cover, check
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Pins And Needles
by Natalie Hemby
Can Natalie do wrong? I don't believe so. I love this record.
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Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
by Various Artists
My favorite songwriter is honored by my other favorite songwriters. Give it a listen!
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Gorgeous acoustic Americana from North Carolina, stripped-back and sublime.
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Tides of a Teardrop
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The forthcoming album from Mandolin Orange blends rustic Americana melodies with aching, orchestral arrangements.
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Meet Me at the River
by Dawn Landes
On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation.
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