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    Until we can get the Lyrics sction going, I thought some folks might like to check out the ones I have so far. It'll likely be a little cumbersome this way but what the hell. I also won't bother alphabetizing them here so we'll have to scan for now.

    Blake sent me a bunch of them in early forms so some may have morphed a little and a couple I had to transcribe myself...perhaps getting something wrong so if anyone knows better, please feel free to chime in.
  2.  
    Alone on the Weekend

    I'm so alone on the weekend without a single moment for myself
    got my two eyes on the highway and my heart just sittin' on a shelf
    I'm just a long distance lover without no better way to spend my time
    Or a reckless companion who is ailing and wondering why

    I'm so alone on the weekend but I try to make myself at home
    I keep a picture in my wallet in hopes to ease my aching bones
    I'm just a lost and lonely lover who's looking for warm bodies on loan
    I'm so alone on the weekends but I ain't got nowhere else to go

    You know this pain on the highway, I keep drownin' with my sins
    The doors that swing open my way tell me come on in.
    Baby come on in~

    I'm so alone on the weekend without a single moment for myself
    Got my two eyes on the highway and my heart just sittin' on some shelf
    I'm just a long distance lover without no better way to spend my time
    Or a reckless companion who is ailing and wondering why

    You know this pain on the highway, I keep drownin' with my sins
    The doors that swing open my way tell me come on in.
    Baby come on in~

    repeat
  3.  
    I Wanted To Get High

    I lied to my boss today
    so that I could get away
    when I, wanted to get high

    Call on my delivery man
    then I was holding again
    when I, wanted to get high

    chorus
    Throw away my money
    throw away my friends
    throw away my future on a gold bag of sin
    throw away my comfort
    throw away my time
    I've numbed all my senses
    and I've lost all my pride
    when I, wanted to get high
    when I, wanted to get high

    Made my old lady cry today
    when she caught me prepping my vein
    when I, wanted to get high

    She said baby you know I'm through with you
    not a single word you say is true
    No, you lost all you got to lose

    repeat chorus
  4.  
    New York City Found
    Words and Music by Blake Christiana

    Well I left my home about an hour ago
    Loaded Blood On The Tracks on my radio
    Took the train uptown to downtown ya know
    And I'm just a little lost now

    Disembarked that train around 2nd Ave.
    Hoped to grab my bearings, hoped to cool my head
    Cut down an alley but it turned up dead
    Oh I'm just a little lost now

    Oh I'm just a little lost
    Looking all the way across town
    Staring at the bricks in the walls
    Of the buildings spinning around
    I'm New York City found

    So I made my way down to Houston St.
    Turned the corner on Thompson shuffling a beat
    Stopped for a beer at the Baggot to rest my feet
    Oh I'm still a little lost now

    Headed back down to Bleeker to hear the sounds
    But the music I heard was bringing me down
    Oh gone our the days of Dylan & Simon & Lou
    And the Undergound

    Oh I'm just a little lost
    Looking all the way across town
    Staring at the bricks in the walls
    Of the buildings spinning around
    I'm New York City found

    And all my life I've been
    Waiting on a train
    To make my name
    To make my life
    More simpler and more sane
    More sun than rain
    More love than pain
  5.  
    Nuthin' But Time To Give
    Words & music by Blake Christiana


    I was out of the runnin'
    And I don't know why
    I was sure I made the cut
    It felt so right

    But you picked jimmy and Johnny and roscoe
    I guess I never had the chance
    But that's OK anyway
    I was lookin' for a woman who was lookin for a real man

    Now I'm on the outside lookin in
    Waiting on my ship to come in
    Oh I never get tired of waiting
    Cause I got nothing but time to give

    I am past the point of breaking
    I am almost all washed up
    I was sure I was winning the race
    But I guess not

    I know they'll be another
    But I was hopin for your second chance
    But that's OK anyway
    I was lookin' for a woman who was lookin for a real man

    Now I'm on the outside lookin in
    Waiting on my ship to come in
    Oh I never get tired of waiting
    Cause I got nothing but time to give

    I've been lookin'
    I've been playin'
    On the wrong side of town

    blood is too rich
    maintenance too high
    For me to ever nail one down

    I guess I'll turn myself around

    I was out of the runnin'
    And I don't know why
    I was sure I made the cut
    It felt so right

    But you picked jimmy and Johnny and roscoe
    I guess I never had the chance
    But that's OK anyway
    I was lookin' for a woman who was lookin for a real man

    Now I'm on the outside lookin in
    Waiting on my ship to come in
    Oh I never get tired of waiting
    Cause I got nothing but time to give

    Now I'm on the outside lookin in
    Waiting on my ship to come in
    Oh I never get tired of waiting
    Cause I got nothing but time to give

    Oh I never get tired of waiting
    Cause I got nothing but time
    Nothin' but time
    Nothing but time to give
  6.  
    Rock You Ready
    Words and Music by Blske Christiana & Shane Spaulding

    I've been down on my luck for so long
    12 times over I've been screwed and conned
    The only love I've ever known has done me wrong
    Done me wrong

    I've been down in the deepest of holes
    Darker than night and colder than cold
    Never seen no light I ain't never found no gold
    Ain't never found no gold

    Oh I'm still waiting for someone to tell me
    That I'm your steady gonna rock you ready or not
    Or not, here I come

    I've made bad choices, I've fallen from grace
    I've had my share of dirt kicked in my face
    All I'm asking is I keep the faith
    I'll keep the faith

    I've lied, I‘ve cheated and I've done it well
    Man have I got stories to tell
    And the good lord willing I won't burn in hell
    No, no, no

    Oh I'm still waiting for someone to tell me
    That I'm your steady gonna rock you ready or not
    Or not, here I come

    I hope and pray for one more chance
    To court a fare lady in a hopeless romance
    Been done before it's my most common dance
    Yeah, yeah, yeah

    I believe in 2 beating hearts
    Falling in love and making new starts
    Tired and lonely I know I, can play the part
    I'll play the part

    Oh I'm still waiting for someone to tell me
    That I'm your steady gonna rock you ready or not
    Or not, here I come 2X
  7.  
    These Bars Don't Look Too Friendly
    Written by Blake Christiana & Shane Spaulding

    These bars don't look too friendly
    No there ain't no welcome signs
    All their eyes staring daggers
    As I go walking by

    These bars don't look too friendly
    Probably all just a waste of time
    I hear their laughter I see their smiles
    But something just ain't quite right

    Lookin' on a place to hang my hat
    And settle in for a pint
    But these bars don't look too friendly tonight

    These bars don't look too friendly
    And it's cold as hell outside
    And through the window across the street
    I see the crackle of a new born fire

    But there's a sign all a flashin'
    And it's reading loud and clear
    Turn around, get away, keep on movin'
    Ain't nobody welcome here

    Lookin' on a place to hang my hat
    And settle in for a pint
    But these bars don't look too friendly tonight

    Lookin' on a place to hang my hat
    And settle in for a pint
    But these bars don't look too friendly tonight
  8.  
    Cat & Mouse
    Words & Music by Blake Christiana & Shane Spaulding

    She was my teenage crush
    The feather I would chase
    Intrigued with her smile
    She made my heart race

    I remember her walk
    In our high school hallways
    In her dark blue button fly's
    But I never got the chance to say

    Baby, take me down
    To your town
    Wont you let me chase you around

    Around your house
    Like a cat and mouse
    Little darling wont you let me go down

    Well a half-decade passed
    Until I saw her face again
    When I heard her laugh
    I knew we could be friends

    I said, "let's have a drink
    And undo all my wrong"
    "I am heading to the bar
    And I'd like it if you came along"

    Baby, take me down
    To your town
    Wont you let me chase you around

    Around your house
    Like a cat and mouse
    Little darling wont you let me go down

    She became my world
    A world I grew to hate
    There are moments when I taste her
    Still to this day

    If you know what I mean
    You know to get away
    Make the break nice and clean
    And think twice before you say

    Baby, take me down
    To your town
    Wont you let me chase you around

    Around your house
    Like a cat and mouse
    Little darling wont you let me go down
  9.  
    Schenectady
    Written by Blake Christiana

    We’ve been rotting in bars
    Looking out at the cars
    As they come barreling through

    And they’re wise not to stop
    Cause it don’t take a lot
    To get its talons in you

    I see people go crazy
    Get lazy when their life
    Ain’t got nothing to lose

    You’re better off dyin
    Then whining
    Cause this towns got too many of you

    Oh Schenectady
    I’ve been waiting so long for you to comfort
    But that boy has moved on

    Oh I can’t escape the past, no
    And I won’t forget the truth, no
    Schenectady
    I am you

    Good men go down
    While the evil get crowned
    No there ain’t no reason at all

    We got cops doing lines
    While beating their wives
    Claiming their the law

    Won’t be long before legends are born
    To be lifting this
    century long curse

    So if you're born in this town
    No need to look down
    Cause life don’t get any worse
  10.  
    Strikes & Gutters
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    I woke up this morning
    Feeling strikes and gutters
    Like I’ve been told
    And I know I’ve had hard one
    When I start quoting Rex Moroux

    It’s a hard life
    But it’s my life
    And it’s the only one I know
    Last night I made love to a woman
    I aint never seen before

    My bedroom tells a story
    Of a long and lonely night
    So I read on
    The white residue empty bottles too
    Tell me all I need to know

    It’s so hard to stay away
    When a lonely night turns to colder days
    A bitter man don’t seem to have no say
    Strikes & gutters pave the way

    I did my best not to hurt her
    And I told her that I must
    Be getting on
    She moved quick like lightening
    And with one blink
    She was gone

    I guess she knows the rules
    She know the game
    She knows how it goes
    When your alone

    Why can’t I settle down
    And meet somebody
    That don’t make my heart
    Feel like stone.

    It’s so hard to stay away
    When a lonely night turns to colder days
    A better man don’t seem to have no say
    Strikes & gutters pave the way

    It’s so hard to make a change
    When all I done was live this way
    A bitter man don’t seem to have no shame
    When strikes and gutters pave the way
  11.  
    The Roadhouse
    Words and Music by Blake Christiana

    I’m goin down to the roadhouse
    Out on rte. 63
    I’m gonna take my time to get there
    I ain’t worried bout a thing
    I’m going down to the roadhouse
    Gonna have me a drink

    I left my sense back at the station
    Hopin for trouble tonight
    I saw a cowgirl and her husband
    He wasn’t treatin her right
    I’m going down to the roadhouse
    And I’m hopin for a fight.

    I’m goin down to the roadhouse
    Out on rte. 63
    I’m gonna take my time to get there
    I ain’t worried bout a thing
    I’m going down to the roadhouse
    Gonna have me a drink

    I left my sense back at the station
    Hopin for trouble tonight
    I saw a cowgirl and her husband
    He wasn’t treatin her right
    I’m going down to the roadhouse
    And I’m hopin for a fight.

    I’m goin down to the roadhouse
    Out on rte. 63
    I’m gonna take my time to get there
    I ain’t worried bout a thing
    I’m going down to the roadhouse
    Gonna have me a drink
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2009
     
    Thanks for posting those lyrics. I heard that I Wanted To Get High was originally written for Whitney Houston but she turned it down. She said she does not believe in getting high unless god is involved. She still claims she’s not a crack head. What a crock of &^%$. So the lyrics were then passed onto Blake. He saw gold in them and laid down his trademark style and killed it. J/K lol I have been waiting for some of the lyrics to the new songs. Thanks again to all involved in bringing them here.
  13.  
    When You’re Down On Your Luck
    Words and Music by Blske Christiana

    When you’re down on your luck
    And you need somebody baby
    I hope that you can understand
    That when you’re down on your luck
    And you need somebody
    I ain’t gonna be that man

    I hope you’re broken baby
    I hope you’re beat down
    I hope your pain is hear to stay
    Cause when you’re down on your luck
    And you need somebody baby
    You better look the other way

    I hope you’re treated like a one-night stand
    I hope you’re giving into jealousy
    Down in the gutters where you’re meant to land
    And it’s gonna set me free___ee___e__e

    When you’re down on your luck
    And you need somebody baby
    I hope that you can understand
    That when you’re down on your luck
    And you need somebody
    I ain’t gonna be that man
  14.  
    5 Guitars
    words & music by Blake Christiana


    A
    5 guitars
    A
    and no place to rest my head
    F#m
    in the morning
    E A
    when I get home

    5 guitars
    in a world that’s holding me back
    from my fortune
    from my gold

    F#m
    My world’s turning the pages
    E A
    Of life’s favorite magazines
    F#m E
    Where the plastic faces test time
    A
    And taste Cadillac dreams

    D A E
    But I don’t mind at all
    D A B7
    I got all I need hanging here on the wall
    D
    And when I’m taking it down
    E D - D/C# - D/B - A
    The world’s got nothing at all

    5 guitars
    and no place to rest my head
    in the morning
    when I get home

    5 guitars
    in a world that’s holding me back
    from my fortune
    from my gold

    I got lost in the race
    Too far gone to ever come back
    The dreams that were tested with time
    All faded to black

    But I don’t mind at all
    I got all I need hanging here on the wall
    And when I’m taking it down
    The world’s got nothing at all

    I’m going at it alone
    Right back where I belong

    But I don’t mind at all
    I got all I need hanging here on the wall
    And when I’m taking it down
    The world’s got nothing at all
  15.  
    25 Years
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Verse - G-D-C-G 2X

    All my life
    You’ve been waiting on the day
    For me to lose my cool
    And get locked away

    I never thought
    That you’d be right
    Until I caught you
    Loving on my girl that night

    Pre-Chorus - Am-D-Am-D

    I crept in slowly through the door
    With the lights dimmed low
    And both you naked on the floor
    I pulled out my .44
    Shot you twice in the head
    Then took my girl to bed

    Chorus – G-B7-C-G-D-D

    And now it’s 25 years in the federal pen
    So I’ll know what it’s like
    To pay for my sins

    Oh it’s 25 years in the jailhouse son
    So I can pay my debt
    And I won’t forget
    Not to play around with guns

    Now I’m sitting
    In a cold, dark cell
    Waiting out this life
    On my way to hell

    Ain’t got no friends
    Ain’t got no family
    Just one painful reminder
    And a memory

    Of when I crept in slowly through the door
    With the lights dimmed low
    And both you naked on the floor
    I pulled out my .44
    Shot you twice in the head
    Then took my girl to bed

    And now it’s 25 years in the federal pen
    So I’ll know what it’s like
    To pay for my sins




    Bridge – Em-C-G-Em-C-D

    Oh the time I’m serving
    Is the harshest truth to know
    And this ball and chain is
    All I’ve got to show
    For my life

    Solo – G7-B7-C-G 3x D-D-Em-Em-C-C-D-D

    Well this jail is my home
    These walls my friends
    And I won’t ever see
    The light of day again

    No lesson learned
    Can turn back time
    No lesson learned
    Will erase my crime

    I crept in slowly through the door
    With the lights dimmed low
    And both you naked on the floor
    I pulled out my .44
    Shot you twice in the head
    Then took my girl to bed

    And now it’s 25 years in the federal pen
    So I’ll know what it’s like
    To pay for my sins

    Oh it’s 25 years in the jailhouse son
    So I can pay my debt
    And I won’t forget
    Not to play around with guns
  16.  
    Angel In Woodstock
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Capo 2nd Fret (key of D)

    Verse 1
    C
    I’m going up to Woodstock
    G
    Gonna find out what’s in store
    F C
    Gonna leave New York City
    G
    For maybe a year or more

    I’ll walk down on Main Street
    In this little foreign town
    Where nobody knows me now

    Verse 2

    I’m going down to the liquor store
    $10 in hand
    Gotta buy some whiskey
    For me and my new friend

    We’ll drink right from the bottle
    Singing songs and picking strings
    And see what the morning brings

    Chorus
    F
    The angel flies
    C
    Through my window each night
    G G7
    And the songs that she sings
    C C7
    Bringing tears to my eyes

    F
    Sit upon my windowsill
    C
    And make me cry again
    G G7
    Oh angel, oh angel
    C
    Oh my best friend

    Verse 3

    Well the drink got us drunk
    And the songs made us sad
    But these angel nights
    Best damn times I’ve ever had






    God bless you sweet lady
    God bless us both
    I’ll keep pouring that whiskey
    If you keep singing those holy notes

    Chorus

    The angel flies
    Through my window each night
    And the songs that she sings
    Bringing tears to my eyes

    Sit upon my windowsill
    And make me cry again
    Oh angel, oh angel
    Oh my best friend
  17.  
    Bad Bad Man
    Words & Music by Blake Christiana & Shane Spaulding

    My Demon is alcohol
    My demon is drugs
    My demon is women
    And everything I love

    My heaven is absent
    My destiny’s in jail
    My life is stuck in neutral
    Is this purgatory real
    Is this purgatory real
    Is this purgatory real
    Is this purgatory real

    I’m lost and I’m still lookin’ for
    That high that I have not
    I’ve got a little lady
    Waiting down the block

    She’s lookin’ for some cocaine
    She’s lookin’ for some pills
    I am bound to give her what she wants
    I am bound to get her killed
    I am bound to get her killed
    I am bound to get her killed
    I am bound to get her killed

    I’m a bad, bad man
    I’m a bad, bad man
    I got some candy in my pocket
    And a broken woman on my hands

    She said she wants to marry me
    Be husband and wife
    When I feel this party’s over
    I’ll pick up my knife

    I’ll stab her in the chest
    I’ll rip out her heart
    I’ll make her feel the way I felt
    Right from the very start
    Right from the very start
    Right from the very start
    Right from the very start
  18.  
    Can’t Slow Down
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Intro/hook – vamp on E

    E C#m A E
    It’s like I told my sister bout a thousand times
    E C#m A E
    You can feed me pennies I will make you dimes
    E C#m A E
    I’ve had a hard road running and I can’t slow down
    E C#m A
    I’ve got the world on my finger and it’s spinning
    A E
    Oh it’s spinning around

    It’s like I told mother just the night before
    I’ve got all I need but I still want more
    I’ve had a hard road running and I can’t slow down
    I’ve got the world on my finger and it’s spinning
    Oh it’s spinning around

    A
    Man I’ve got to slow down
    E
    And stop running around this town
    A
    Man I’ve got to slow down
    E
    And stop running around this town
    A B7
    Man I’ve got to slow down before I die
    G#m A
    And set this world on fire
    F#m
    Cause my life is singing
    B E
    Bye, bye, bye

    Solo break over verse

    It’s like I told my girl just the other night
    If you want darkness I will give you light
    I’ve had a hard road running and I can’t slow down
    I’ve got the world on my finger and it’s spinning
    Oh it’s spinning around

    Man I’ve got to slow down
    And stop running around this town
    Man I’ve got to slow down
    And stop running around this town
    Man I’ve got to slow down before I die
    And set this world on fire
    Cause my life is singing
    Bye, bye, bye

    Man I’ve got to slow down before I die
    And set this world on fire
    Cause my life is singing
    Bye, bye, bye
  19.  
    Dear Momma, I’m So Sorry
    Words & music by Blake Christiana & Shane Spaulding

    Verse – G-C-D-G

    Momma gave me everything she had to give
    So I took advantage of all I could
    I made her cry, cause I’m selfish guy, when you look inside
    You’ll find an empty shelf where my heart’s supposed to lie

    Chorus – G-C-D-G

    The devil’s had control for 20 long years now
    And I‘ve been hurting myself
    Holding back the tears

    The devil’s had control for 20 long years now
    And I‘ve been hurting myself
    Holding back the tears

    Momma sits on the couch and watches the news
    She’s concerned with the world and what the children do
    At night she cries, when she dries her eyes, she wonders why
    How her little boy grew up wishin’ to die

    The devil’s had control for 20 long years now
    And I‘ve been hurting myself
    Holding back the tears

    The devil’s had control for 20 long years now
    And I‘ve been hurting myself
    Holding back the tears

    Bridge – C-G-D-Em-C-G-D-D-D-G

    Momma oh momma
    I can’t help the way I am
    I’m so sorry for bein’ me

    Momma sweet momma
    I’m so sorry
    I m so sorry for bein me

    The devil’s had control for 20 long years now
    And I‘ve been hurting myself
    Holding back the tears

    The devil’s had control for 20 long years now
    And I‘ve been hurting myself
    Holding back the tears

    Momma oh momma
    I can’t help the way I am
    I’m so sorry for bein’ me

    Momma sweet momma
    I’m so sorry
    I m so sorry for bein’ me
  20.  
    Don’t Break My Heart Again
    Words & music by Blake Christiana


    I’ve been calling your name
    For many long years
    And it’s hard to take
    If you came walking this way
    Would I know what to do
    Would I even know that it’s you

    I’ve been walking this line
    For way too long
    I guess that it’s time
    To put another plan in my mind
    And make things right

    So that you
    Don’t break my heart again
    Don’t break my heart again
    Oh I said
    I’ve been tempted
    By life’s great fortune
    And I can’t ever win

    I’ve been walking this line
    For way too long
    I guess that it’s time
    To put another plan in my mind
    And make things right

    So that you
    Don’t break my heart again
    Don’t break my heart again
    Oh I said
    I’ve been tempted
    By life’s great fortune
    And I can’t ever

    Go back again
    I can’t ever win
    I can’t ever go back again
    No I can’t ever win
    I can’t ever go
    No I can’t ever know
    I can’t ever go
    No I can’t ever know
    I can’t ever go back again
    No I can’t ever win
    I can’t ever go back again
    No I can’t ever win

    So that you
    Don’t break my heart again
    Don’t break my heart again
    Oh I said
    I’ve been tempted
    By life’s great fortune
    And I can’t ever win
    Oh now you
    Don’t break my heart again
    Don’t break my heart again
    Oh I said
    I’ve been tempted
    By life’s great fortune
    And I can’t ever win
  21.  
    Don’t Worry Bout Me
    Words & Music by Blake Christiana

    Don’t worry bout me no
    Don’t worry bout me no
    Don’t you go and worry
    Don’t you go and run away
    Cause nobody’s talking about you
    Don’t you worry no more

    Just another line of cocaine
    Another line to wash it on down
    Just another line of cocaine
    Another line to wash it on down
    And there aint no rest tonight
    In this sleepy old town

    Don’t worry bout me no
    Don’t worry bout me no
    Don’t you go and worry
    Don’t you go and run away
    Cause nobody’s talking about you
    Don’t you worry no more

    Solo Section

    Just another shot of whiskey
    Another beer to chase it down
    Just another shot of whiskey
    Another beer to chase it down
    And all you girls lookin’ better and better
    As the liquor goes round

    Don’t worry bout me no
    Don’t worry bout me no
    Don’t you go and worry
    Don’t you go and run away
    Cause nobody’s talking about you
    Don’t you worry no more
  22.  
    Girl On The Side
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    I got a girl back at home
    She takes good care of me
    And I got a girl on the side
    Makes me feel alive
    Cause I want so much more
    Then what I’d been living for

    The girl back at home
    She’s stable and sweet
    But the girl on the side
    Is wild as can be
    I’m a man with desires
    I’m a man with greater needs

    Back home girl
    You’re wearing quite thin
    Girl on the side
    You just might win
    Back home girl
    I’d hate to let you down
    But girl on the side
    Just won another round

    Back home girl
    You’re wearing quite thin
    Girl on the side
    You just might win
    Back home girl
    I’d hate to let you down
    But girl on the side
    Just won another round
  23.  
    I Love The Way…
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Verse - G-C-G-B7-Em-C-G

    I love the way
    You whisper goodbye
    In the morning time

    And I love the names
    You give to me each night
    Right before we dim the lights

    Pre-Chorus – D - C

    You are to me
    As I am to you
    2 hearts as 1
    Together passing through

    Chorus – G-Em-C-D-G-C-G

    I love you
    You know it’s true
    You know it’s true

    You love me too
    I know you do
    I know you do

    I love the way
    You fall asleep by nine
    On a burnin’ Saturday night

    And I love the songs
    You’re singing just for me
    Notes so soft and out of key

    You are to me
    As I am to you
    2 hearts as 1
    Together passing through

    I love you
    You know it’s true
    You know it’s true

    You love me too
    I know you do
    I know you do
  24.  
    I’m Down
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Why’s it gotta be so hard, sometimes
    To see happiness
    When I look in my eyes

    Why’s it gotta hurt so bad for so long
    I’ve carried this burden
    And it’s time it moved on


    So don’t call me angry and don’t call me sad
    I don’t want the last of my heart to go black
    I know this comedown has lasted too long
    The light in my heart was left on, now it’s gone

    And I’m down
    I’m down

    The joy that I’ve had wasn’t joy after all
    These feeling are bricks
    That keep building this wall

    I hear the crash and the tumble in my dreams late at night
    But dreams are just dreams
    With the morning come light

    So don’t call me angry and don’t call me sad
    I don’t want the last of my heart to go black
    I know this comedown has lasted too long
    The light in my heart was left on, now it’s gone

    And I’m down
    I’m down

    And I’m down
    I’m down
  25.  
    I’ve Already Won
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Verse 1

    I’ve worked hard all my life
    Wondering what’s next to come
    But the future’s looking like a knife
    And I don’t wanna run

    I’ve got a mean and desperate wife
    She’s taking me for a ride
    She’s up and left me all alone
    For another lonely life

    Chorus

    But it’s all right
    I’ve already won
    I’ve got a thousand reasons why
    She don’t owe me none

    Oh it’s all right
    I’ve already won
    I’ve got a thousand reasons why
    She don’t owe me none

    Verse 2

    I see the church lines form
    I see the schoolgirl uniforms
    I hand the homeless man a dime
    As I slip into the bar

    I’ve seen the fates of crime
    And all my friends are doing time
    I said the world don’t owe me anything
    On that I can rely

    But it’s all right
    I’ve already won
    I’ve got a thousand reasons why
    She don’t owe me none

    Oh it’s all right
    I’ve already won
    I’ve got a thousand reasons why
    She don’t owe me none

    I’ve worked hard all my life
    Wondering what’s next to come
    But the future’s looking like a knife
    And I don’t wanna run

    But it’s all right
    I’ve already won
    I’ve got a thousand reasons why
    She don’t owe me none

    Oh it’s all right
    I’ve already won
    I’ve got a thousand reasons why
    She don’t owe me none
  26.  
    It Took A Long Time
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    D
    You’re one in a million
    G
    A needle in hay
    A7
    And I took the long way to your heart
    D
    Until today

    It was a hard road
    And it took a long time
    To finally crawl inside your heart
    And make you mine

    A7
    Oh darling
    G D
    We were out in the rain
    A7
    I gave you shelter
    G D
    From the hardships and pain
    Bm
    And you held me tight
    G
    All
    A7
    Through the night

    You’re one in a million
    A needle in hay
    And I took the long way to your heart
    Until today

    It was a hard road
    And it took a long time
    To finally crawl inside your heart
    And make you mine

    Oh darling
    We were out in the rain
    I gave you shelter
    From the hardships and pain
    And you held me tight
    All
    Through the night

    Bm
    All through the night
    G A7
    I did pray
    Bm G
    To never go back to the life
    A7
    I lived up till today

    Cause it was a hard road
    And it took a long time
    To finally crawl inside your heart
    And make you mine
  27.  
    Listen Up Sweetheart
    Word & music by Blake Christiana

    C
    Listen up sweetheart
    C
    When I tell you
    G
    I am leaving
    F
    I’m heading out on the road

    So the story goes
    C
    This time

    And I’m so sorry
    For my actions
    I can’t help it
    I’m bashing my head against the wall
    To understand it all
    Right now

    She said,
    G
    Treat me like a lady you devil of a man
    C
    And understand
    Am
    Oh understand
    F G C
    I have given you all I can
    F G C
    I have given you all I can

    Listen up sweetheart
    Please stop your crying
    I got to go now
    We’ve tried and we’ve tried
    To work it out
    But there was too much doubt
    This time

    She said,
    G
    Treat me like a lady you devil of a man
    C
    And understand
    Am
    Oh understand
    F G C
    I have given you all I can
    F G C
    I have given you all I can
  28.  
    Madeline
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    G
    Love
    Em
    Is just a game
    C
    I’d rather
    G
    Not play

    You
    You were the queen
    I was the pawn
    Moving away

    D
    I’d rather be
    C G
    On a west coast drive
    D
    Far from the days
    C G
    I called you my…
    Am
    Madeline
    C
    Sweet Madeline
    G
    I was blind

    I
    I didn’t know
    Just how hard
    Love can be

    And I
    Fell flat on my face
    All covered in dirt
    A laughing disgrace

    I’d rather be
    On a west coast drive
    Far from the days
    I called you my…
    Madeline
    Sweet Madeline
    I was blind

    C G
    You were right and
    D G
    I was wrong and
    C G
    We held on for
    D Em
    Far too long
    C G
    You broke my heart
    D G
    And I’m standing strong but
    C Am
    I’m still listening to the same
    D – D/C – D/B – D/A
    Sad, sad song

    Love
    Is just a game
    I’d rather
    Not play

    You
    You were the queen
    I was the pawn
    Moving away

    I’d rather be
    On a west coast drive
    Far from the days
    I called you my…
    Madeline
    Sweet Madeline
    I was blind

    Madeline
    Sweet Madeline
    I was blind
  29.  
    More
    Words & music by Blake Christiana & Shane Spaulding

    I’m having a hard time
    With this heart of mine
    I’m walking the hardest road
    Thinking it’s paved with gold

    I’m having a long drink
    So my mind can stop and think
    What am I doing this for?
    Why do I always want more?

    More more more
    I wamt it all
    I want more then what I got
    More more more
    I want it all
    I want more then what I got
    It’s what I want

    I’m having a long afternoon
    With my needle and my spoon
    I’m drinking the bottle down
    Speedballin’ and nodding off

    I’m druggin’ the days away
    I got one foot in the grave
    What am I doing this for?
    Why do I always want more

    More more more
    I wamt it all
    I want more then what I got

    More more more
    I want it all
    I want more then what I got
    It’s what I want

    Oh the days pass away
    And go fading into grey
    And the night grow heavy like a ball and chain
    And the lines start blowin’
    Even when were knowing it aint right
    I’ve got one more chance to straighten myself out
    But I need one more dance to straighten out this drought I call my life

    More more more
    I wamt it all
    I want more then what I got
    More more more
    I want it all
    I want more then what I got
    It’s what I want
  30.  
    No Future Together
    Words & music by Shane Spaulding & Blake Christiana

    Verse 1
    C
    There is no future together
    We are going nowhere
    F
    If we try, if we try
    We can cry, we can cry
    C
    It will never be the same
    I’m so sorry baby
    F
    I’m the one to blame
    I told you I loved you
    G
    But I never really did
    You had me dreaming
    F
    And thinking bout kids
    A life with you
    G
    Attached at the hip
    But I find myself at the
    F
    Bar getting ripped
    Looking at other women
    C
    And thinking about all my sins


    Chorus

    C
    You need a man better than me
    F
    To make you happy
    G
    I am a daily drunk
    When I’m bored I get stoned
    F
    And I’m home again
    All alone
    C
    Thinking about my sins

    Verse 2

    Through the stormy weather
    I held your hand
    Again and again
    A friend needs a friend
    Someone to walk with
    And someone to talk with
    And tell your dreams about
    But you are not the one
    You never listen to me
    You don’t have your own dreams
    They do not include me
    Looking to make it big
    With my big company
    Falling down
    You won’t rescue me
    Go away
    Man am I crazy

    Chorus

    You need a man better than me
    To make you happy
    I am a daily drunk
    When I’m bored I get stoned
    And I’m home again
    All alone
    Thinking about my sins

    Some type of solo

    Chorus

    You need a man better than me
    To make you happy
    I am a daily drunk
    When I’m bored I get stoned
    And I’m home again
    All alone
    Thinking about my sins
    •  
      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2009
     
    This is excellent! Thanks for transcribing.
  32.  
    Tennessee
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Am
    Oh Tennessee

    You were calling after me
    D
    And I was right on time

    I was first in line
    Am
    With the key

    Hold there mama
    Don’t come calling after me
    Cause I am going down
    Oh I’m going down
    To Tennessee

    E
    Oh the north is where I laid

    For the first half of my life
    D
    And now the south is what I crave

    And where I know I’ll get it right
    Am
    This time

    Oh Tennessee
    You were calling after me
    And I was right on time
    I was first in line
    With the key

    Hold there mama
    Don’t come calling after me
    Cause I am going down
    Oh I’m going down
    To Tennessee

    Oh the north is where I laid
    For the first half of my life
    And now the south is what I crave
    And where I know I’ll get it right
    This time

    D
    People asking me

    Where you going
    Am
    Why you wanna leave

    D
    I say Tennessee
    E
    Cause this city didn’t hold

    What I was told
    D
    And the promises made

    Always came too late
    E
    And the fortune and fame
    D
    Never found it’s way to me
    Am
    But maybe own in Tennessee

    Solo over verse and chorus

    People asking me
    Where you going
    Why you wanna leave
    I say Tennessee
    Cause this city didn’t hold
    What I was told
    And the promises made
    Always came too late
    And the fortune and fame
    Never found it’s way to me
    But maybe own in Tennessee

    Am
    Tennessee
    Tennessee
    Tennessee
    Tennessee
  33.  
    The Contender
    Words & music by Blake Christiana & Shane Spaulding

    Why you gotta push the good people down
    Why do you got to mess around
    Why you gotta act so dumb and loud
    Why you gotta go and do that now

    Were all in a hole
    So jump in the ring
    You’re a contender now

    We gotta pray for all those who’ve died
    And we gotta pray for those still alive
    Why you gotta act so dumb and loud
    Why you gotta go and do that now

    Were all in a hole
    So jump in the ring
    You’re a contender now

    We got human bombs building gravesites
    We got smart bombs building more
    We got bio-terror safety kits
    Being sold in convenience stores

    We got all the guns and ammo
    Look at all the people dead
    So pick up your signs and speak your minds
    Cause something needs to be said

    Why you gotta push the good people down
    Why do you got to mess around
    Why you gotta act so dumb and loud
    Why you gotta go and do that now

    Were all in a hole
    So jump in the ring
    You’re a contender now

    Were all in a hole
    So jump in the ring
    You’re a contender now
  34.  
    Music’s Only Outlaw
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Emaj7 A
    You better sit beneath the stars
    Emaj7 A
    And figure out your own plan
    Emaj7 A
    You better get it all lined up
    Emaj7 A
    Before you make your big stand

    F#
    You gotta live all by yourself

    In a room full of people all giving you hell
    A
    You gotta face it all alone

    In a world of strangers all saying your wrong, but

    E A E A
    You are the music’s only outlaw
    E A E A
    You are the music’s only outlaw

    You better listen to yourself
    And write down all that you hear
    You better not hold back at all
    I want blood, sweat, and tears

    You gotta do it on you own
    Even when no one cares and you’re all alone
    You gotta pull out all your guns
    No time for a break till the job gets done, cause

    You are the music’s only outlaw
    You are the music’s only outlaw

    Solo over verse (Emaj7 – A)

    You are the music’s only outlaw
    You are the music’s only outlaw
    You are the music’s only outlaw
  35.  
    Woman on the Interstate
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    A
    Everybody’s talkin’
    D
    About the woman on the interstate
    E
    Everyday she’s working hard
    A
    Trying to stake her claim

    Everybody’s talking
    But nobody will admit
    That they’re liking what they see
    But they still tell her to quit

    A
    She’s on a pole
    She’s on a roll
    She’s gotta go
    Say it ain’t so
    D
    I want some more
    E
    She’s my dancing queen
    My beauty dream
    She’s what I see
    A
    When I’m walking out my door

    She’s on a pole
    She’s on a roll
    She’s gotta go
    Say it ain’t so
    I want some more

    She’s my dancing queen
    My beauty dream
    She’s what I see
    When I’m walking out my door

    And I say
    E
    “Hey, Hey
    Sweet lady
    A
    Do you want to?
    Have my baby
    E
    And do you need me
    A
    Like I need you?

    Oh I say
    “Hey, Hey
    Sweet lady
    Do you want to?
    Have my baby
    And do you need me
    Like I need you?

    She’s on a pole
    She’s on a roll
    She’s gotta go
    Say it ain’t so
    I want some more

    She’s my dancing queen
    My beauty dream
    She’s what I see
    When I’m walking out my door

    She’s on a pole
    She’s on a roll
    She’s gotta go
    Say it ain’t so
    I want some more

    She’s my dancing queen
    My beauty dream
    She’s what I see
    When I’m walking out my door

    Chorus 2X

    Outro-A-F#d-E7-A
  36.  
    Wishing Well
    Words & music by Blake Christiana

    Intro/Verse (i) – D-D/C#-D/B-D/A-G – 2x

    All alone at the wishing well I thought
    Just a handful of pennies for all the dreams I got

    Verse (ii) – G-D/F#-Em-A - 2x

    And maybe this time it grants me what I want
    Maybe this time it gives me what I need

    All alone at the wishing well I see
    Other lost souls dreaming just like me
    And maybe this time it grants us what we need
    Maybe this time it gives us what we want

    Chorus – D-G-A-A-D-G-A-A-Em-G-A-A-Em-G-A-A

    I don’t know
    How many restless nights I’ve slept alone
    And I was wishing I was out on the road
    Looking back
    I was out on the road
    With no regret

    All alone at the wishing well I thought
    Just a handful of pennies for all the dreams I got
    And maybe this time it grants me what I want
    Maybe this time it gives me what I need

    I don’t know
    How many restless nights I’ve slept alone
    And I was wishing I was out on the road
    Looking back
    I was out on the road
    With no regret

    I don’t know
    How many restless nights I’ve slept alone
    And I was wishing I was out on the road
    Looking back
    I was out on the road
    With no regret

    Outro - D-D/C#-D/B-D/A-G-D-D/C#-D/B-D/A-G-G-A-D
  37.  
    Well that's what I have so far. Too bad that it's so difficult to navigate right now. Eventually we'll have the lyrics section properly done but I've been sitting on this stuff and tous prompted me to just toss it up in some form.

    I have a few more titles that I don't recognize, however, I don't have that many Yarn boots so maybe they are songs that have been performed. I wouldn't want to post anything Blake was working on before he puts it out so if anyone has a version of the following let me know and I'll post them.

    Heartache For So Long
    Let Me In
    On The Radio
    Sorry For Bein Me
    The Early Show

    ...and of course I want a copy if you do! ;)


    We can now make a list of what's missing and work on some more.
    •  
      CommentAuthorant5marching
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2009 edited
     
    Reckless / Yarn you rock!!!

    Thanks so much.. cant wait get home from work and get the guitar out! :D
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeAug 7th 2009
     
    Thanks again Reckless. The only song I have heard out of the following is The Early Show. It's the only one I recognize. It can be found on Yarn's myspace page.
  40.  
    Bumpin' this for size and just 'cause it could use a bump ;)
    •  
      CommentAuthorbadlab
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011 edited
     
    Well, I am not much of a guitar player, but I enjoy strumming chords to songs I like. I happen to like Abilene and some how figured out the beginning chords and wound up figuring out the whole song's chords. I could be wrong, but it sounds pretty good played along with it so I am going with it....
    Intro and Verse is this repeated G D Em C D


    G D
    Texas Town bears your name
    Em C D G
    Out on these streets Texas is so far away

    G D
    Your walking like your talking like

    Em C D G
    the angel without the most blessed life

    C D
    Gonna Pull you out lift you up

    G Em
    let you take a bow just like a dream

    C D
    at least for me Abilene

    The Next Section Just repeats the above..

    I heard you lost your crown
    a long long time ago
    and your on these streets looking for somewhere to go
    well you just might find you just might see
    the angel without the best of company
    Gonna Pull you out lift you up
    let you take a bow just like a dream
    at least for me Abilene

    Chorus:
    Em G
    Abilene oh Abilene

    Em G
    Abilene oh Abilene

    Running out of time for now.. .will finish later.
    •  
      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011
     
    Thanks badlab...I'm less of a player than you but still appreciate it!
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011
     
    Thanks badlab. Good work. Too bad I can't play a lick.
    •  
      CommentAuthorbadlab
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011
     
    Like I said, I really can't play much except chords, but I am trying... I will finish this up tonight. I am in serious need of some live Yarn.
    •  
      CommentAuthorant5marching
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2011 edited
     
    Been loving playing this song for weeks, so thought Id share.

    My Wasted Life

    C G C
    Well it looks like I'm back on the streets again
    F C
    Rent is due without a dollar to my name
    G Am
    Trying to hold it down
    F C
    Trying to turn around
    C G
    Ain't nothin' left
    C
    But the shame

    Yeah it looks like the taxman's on my heals again
    Probably try and haul me off to jail
    I better run away
    I'd better leave today
    For their ain't no one
    To post my bail

    G F C
    So cry me a river down to North Caroline
    G F C
    And build me a boat for to sail my pride
    C G C
    Through the tears of my wasted life

    Well it looks like I wore out my welcome here
    Ain't no one smiling when they hear my name
    I'd better run and hide
    I'd better leave tonight
    Or they're bound
    To make me pay

    So cry me a river down to North Caroline
    And build me a boat for to sail my pride
    Through the tears of my wasted life

    Well it looks like that angry mob is closing in
    Ain't no where left for me to go
    Time to let it rain
    Time to face the pain
    That's been hot on my trail
    For so long

    So cry me a river down to North Caroline
    And build me a boat for to sail my pride
    Through the tears of my wasted life
    •  
      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2011
     
    Capo 2nd fret?
    •  
      CommentAuthorbadlab
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2011
     
    I just looked at the video from my house party... Blake or Rod didn't use a Capo during Wasted Life.
  48.  
    "I just looked at the video from my house party"

    Any chance of a copy of that sir?
    •  
      CommentAuthorbadlab
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2011
     
    I have no problem getting copies out... I still have to get one to hopped, that could be a good project for me this week.
    •  
      CommentAuthorant5marching
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2011 edited
     
    Another one ive had stuck in my head (I'm not the only one I am sure)

    The Dirt Road

    B G
    I went out to the dark side of town
    A B
    Looking for something to make my heart pound
    I went walking the dark alleys and dead end streets
    Looking for something to make my heart beat
    Streets all lined with the whores, the dealers, and their smack
    Ain't nothing here can bring my heart back

    D5
    So what can I do?
    A
    Where can I go?
    D5 G
    To feed this restless soul
    D5
    It's numb and I'm scared
    A
    Empty and dull
    D5
    where do I go?

    I went down to the dirt road on the other side
    looking for something to make my beat rise
    The road's all lined with more of the same
    Ain't nothing here can make my heart race

    So what can I do?
    Where can I go?
    To feed this restless soul
    It's numb and I'm scared
    Empty and dull
    where do I go?

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