The Wolves & The Hounds
1. The Wolves & The Hounds
The wolves and the hounds are waiting, they're waiting in the dark
They can see your life light fading and brother it could use a spark
There's nothing for to stop them, oh others they have tried
Until you have expired the beasts won't be satisfied
The wolves and the hounds are hunting, they're right on your trail
Try as you might to lose them with wolves you'll always fail
You're running through the woods now, don't you miss a step
You'll hear their lonesome chorus and you'll feel their angry breath
The wolves and the hounds are feasting on your poor ravaged bones
Theres nothing here worth keeping, left and buried in the loam
You've died as you were born here, in silent solitude
And as for this moment, the blood lust has been subdued
The wolves and the hounds are waiting on their next casualty
With monsters theres no debating, the next victim may be me
Like Judas of old they're seeking death upon the head of man
Keep watch out through the evening, lest the dogs come back again
2. Metropolitan Blues
When first into this city I was victim to the news
Beat up and broken down by these metropolitan blues
Harms been done to every mothers son, oh but worse it's true
I could not find you
As I wonder these dirty old streets
I see your face in every soul I meet
Whoa, the police they can't keep the peace
Oh but worse it's true I could not find you
Chorus:
Sirens ring out in the night air
I awoke to find that you weren't there
The city heat has rendered me
Unable to speak and unable to dream
When first into the city I was lost just like a child
It left my head spinning for the longest while
Theres hatred for the man who lives next door
Oh but worse it's true, I could not find you
Chorus x 3
3. Kind Whore
Chorus:
Said I had to sneak on in here, to be seen would be a shame
And you, you are a kind whore, though kind you're all the same
Woman wont you hold me tonight
I know that its not typical but you know the moneys right
Its been a day full of suffering and bad pictures fill my head
Lay me down woman, lay me down upon your bed
Chorus
You can leave your clothes on, I'll save you that work
Too many before I came here, baby, take off your shirt
Now woman will you listen to the things I have to say
I've got so many troubles you wont fix them here today
Chorus
With the help of some cheap wine and a little smoke
You had made your money and left with words unspoke
Maybe just the next time I need your sympathy
I'll call you up and meet you in motel room 23
Chorus x 2
4. Monongahela
What kind of secrets does this water hold
Waves whispering something that we'll never know
My fair woman she found the bottom deep
That's one more secret for this water to keep
Chorus:
This river town is bound to drown my sorrow
Come the rise of the sun I'll be gone tomorrow
Pittsburgh's never looked as bad as it does tonight
So with a parting kiss to Fremont Street that's how I'll say goodbye
I'm running headlong towards that Birmingham Bridge
St. Michael's going to hear me when I fall in
Let that cold water fill up my lungs
And push south to where I belong
Chorus
5. Your Heart, She Hollers
Damn these hands that push you away and the lips that never begged you to stay
Come this time tomorrow morning you'll be well upon your way
You've a family in the south of Texas, will your thumb carry you that far?
Or will you end up serving whiskey to cowboys in some Oklahoma bar?
Chorus
Your heart, she hollers
I can hear it loud and clear
Do your best while you're out there lonesome
'Cause I'll be falling apart here
The rain that's falling down on Milwaukee will do it's best to drown me
I'll turn my head up towards that blackened sky and let that water wash me clean
When that southern wind rolls warm through your hair darling remember me fondly
Keep that golden locket 'round your neck, keep me as close as can be
Chorus x 2
6. Darling Of The Western Sky
Abandon all that scares you and head out towards the sea
To a land you've seen in postcards my dear and you have so longed to be
Yes you'll make it with the sunrise If you ever break these plains
Would you take me when you go there or just leave me where lay?
Chorus:
The darling of the western sky
The darling of the western sky
The darling of the western sky
She belongs to me
I found your note this morning and I never felt you leave this bed
Well it started with I'm sorry my dear, and the rest so simply read
You know I made it with the sunrise since I finally broke these chains
I could not take you where I'm going so I just left you where you lay
Chorus
The wolves and the hounds are waiting, they're waiting in the dark
They can see your life light fading and brother it could use a spark
There's nothing for to stop them, oh others they have tried
Until you have expired the beasts won't be satisfied
The wolves and the hounds are hunting, they're right on your trail
Try as you might to lose them with wolves you'll always fail
You're running through the woods now, don't you miss a step
You'll hear their lonesome chorus and you'll feel their angry breath
The wolves and the hounds are feasting on your poor ravaged bones
Theres nothing here worth keeping, left and buried in the loam
You've died as you were born here, in silent solitude
And as for this moment, the blood lust has been subdued
The wolves and the hounds are waiting on their next casualty
With monsters theres no debating, the next victim may be me
Like Judas of old they're seeking death upon the head of man
Keep watch out through the evening, lest the dogs come back again
2. Metropolitan Blues
When first into this city I was victim to the news
Beat up and broken down by these metropolitan blues
Harms been done to every mothers son, oh but worse it's true
I could not find you
As I wonder these dirty old streets
I see your face in every soul I meet
Whoa, the police they can't keep the peace
Oh but worse it's true I could not find you
Chorus:
Sirens ring out in the night air
I awoke to find that you weren't there
The city heat has rendered me
Unable to speak and unable to dream
When first into the city I was lost just like a child
It left my head spinning for the longest while
Theres hatred for the man who lives next door
Oh but worse it's true, I could not find you
Chorus x 3
3. Kind Whore
Chorus:
Said I had to sneak on in here, to be seen would be a shame
And you, you are a kind whore, though kind you're all the same
Woman wont you hold me tonight
I know that its not typical but you know the moneys right
Its been a day full of suffering and bad pictures fill my head
Lay me down woman, lay me down upon your bed
Chorus
You can leave your clothes on, I'll save you that work
Too many before I came here, baby, take off your shirt
Now woman will you listen to the things I have to say
I've got so many troubles you wont fix them here today
Chorus
With the help of some cheap wine and a little smoke
You had made your money and left with words unspoke
Maybe just the next time I need your sympathy
I'll call you up and meet you in motel room 23
Chorus x 2
4. Monongahela
What kind of secrets does this water hold
Waves whispering something that we'll never know
My fair woman she found the bottom deep
That's one more secret for this water to keep
Chorus:
This river town is bound to drown my sorrow
Come the rise of the sun I'll be gone tomorrow
Pittsburgh's never looked as bad as it does tonight
So with a parting kiss to Fremont Street that's how I'll say goodbye
I'm running headlong towards that Birmingham Bridge
St. Michael's going to hear me when I fall in
Let that cold water fill up my lungs
And push south to where I belong
Chorus
5. Your Heart, She Hollers
Damn these hands that push you away and the lips that never begged you to stay
Come this time tomorrow morning you'll be well upon your way
You've a family in the south of Texas, will your thumb carry you that far?
Or will you end up serving whiskey to cowboys in some Oklahoma bar?
Chorus
Your heart, she hollers
I can hear it loud and clear
Do your best while you're out there lonesome
'Cause I'll be falling apart here
The rain that's falling down on Milwaukee will do it's best to drown me
I'll turn my head up towards that blackened sky and let that water wash me clean
When that southern wind rolls warm through your hair darling remember me fondly
Keep that golden locket 'round your neck, keep me as close as can be
Chorus x 2
6. Darling Of The Western Sky
Abandon all that scares you and head out towards the sea
To a land you've seen in postcards my dear and you have so longed to be
Yes you'll make it with the sunrise If you ever break these plains
Would you take me when you go there or just leave me where lay?
Chorus:
The darling of the western sky
The darling of the western sky
The darling of the western sky
She belongs to me
I found your note this morning and I never felt you leave this bed
Well it started with I'm sorry my dear, and the rest so simply read
You know I made it with the sunrise since I finally broke these chains
I could not take you where I'm going so I just left you where you lay
Chorus
Kingsnake's Bite
1. Kingsnake's Bite
Chorus:
I've got a coral snakes color with a kingsnakes bite
And I'm ready to blow like old dynamite
I'm just doing my best not to ruin her life
But what do you do when its flee or fight
Every time we get down the neighbors hear what we say
But even an old broken watch is right twice a day
There ain't a person on earth that dont want it their way
But the good lord knows I wont let you walk away
Chorus
Shes always in my ear with what I've been told
Got her hands on her hips what a sight to behold
Just yelling at me that the wood piles low
While she's leaning out the front door letting in the cold
It's time for you all to clear the room
Except the one that stays knows who shed be
I'm not one for speeches or making a big scene
But it's about time she heard my apology
They don't make 'em like us no more no lie
And we can't be held back by these hands of time
Baby I've been blessed with a graveyard eye
I'm going to love you up until I die
Chorus x 2
2. Cheap Pillows
It's up on the second floor, third door on the left
The elevators been broke five months now, you'll have to take them steps
Just passed the ice machine, it'll hum and buck all night
If I'm not here at check out sir, I do hope you sleep tight
Chorus:
I know I'm not the first man to come lay in this queen size bed
These two old cheap pillows have been the home to many a head
Like that long haul truck driver 500 miles from his wife and apart
Or that nervous high school senior having his first time with a prom night sweetheart
Oh, good night sweetheart
The room it smells like smoke, despite the no smoking sign
I guess you can't curb a man's addiction with a red circle and a red sign
There's nothing here to look at except this black and white TV screen
They did give me three whole channels but two of them play the same damn thing
Chorus
They didn't leave me any towels and I'm not getting that wake up call
Of course the coffee sucks, I guess a man he can't have it all
There's a hundred car rail line outside my window, it's not in a dream
I bet that old conductor don't give a shit whether we get sleep
Chorus
3. Cross The Cumberland
Forty miles to Paducah, that must mean Kentucky
It's hard to tell int hese headlights, these southern states look the same to me
I'm going down to find my baby who left me in the middle of last night
Don't know what took her so long to finally see the light
Chorus
That river water runs so fast, but like you I can't hold it in my hands
Well June know I'm coming for you, soon as I cross, soon as I cross the Cumberland
Every man in this town plays a six string better than me
She took to living with one of them in a dog-eared room up in the Cherokee
They kept their liquor in the ice box and the bible in the garbage can
She told me that he didn't have much but how them pills, oh they made the man
Chorus
From beside her on this rented bed, I watched her turn a ghost
With much purpose and intention she greatly misjudged the dose
Her eyes turned black and hollow, her lips a pale shade of blue
If you'd even for me, well June, I would have followed you
Chorus
4. Life Is A Zoo Blues
5. The Pistol & The Flowers
6. Slow Dance Through A Burning Field
7. Widow To The Harvest
8. East Brooklyn Tabernacle Blues
9. Cut My Teeth, Warm My Hands
10. Wings of Red
Chorus:
I've got a coral snakes color with a kingsnakes bite
And I'm ready to blow like old dynamite
I'm just doing my best not to ruin her life
But what do you do when its flee or fight
Every time we get down the neighbors hear what we say
But even an old broken watch is right twice a day
There ain't a person on earth that dont want it their way
But the good lord knows I wont let you walk away
Chorus
Shes always in my ear with what I've been told
Got her hands on her hips what a sight to behold
Just yelling at me that the wood piles low
While she's leaning out the front door letting in the cold
It's time for you all to clear the room
Except the one that stays knows who shed be
I'm not one for speeches or making a big scene
But it's about time she heard my apology
They don't make 'em like us no more no lie
And we can't be held back by these hands of time
Baby I've been blessed with a graveyard eye
I'm going to love you up until I die
Chorus x 2
2. Cheap Pillows
It's up on the second floor, third door on the left
The elevators been broke five months now, you'll have to take them steps
Just passed the ice machine, it'll hum and buck all night
If I'm not here at check out sir, I do hope you sleep tight
Chorus:
I know I'm not the first man to come lay in this queen size bed
These two old cheap pillows have been the home to many a head
Like that long haul truck driver 500 miles from his wife and apart
Or that nervous high school senior having his first time with a prom night sweetheart
Oh, good night sweetheart
The room it smells like smoke, despite the no smoking sign
I guess you can't curb a man's addiction with a red circle and a red sign
There's nothing here to look at except this black and white TV screen
They did give me three whole channels but two of them play the same damn thing
Chorus
They didn't leave me any towels and I'm not getting that wake up call
Of course the coffee sucks, I guess a man he can't have it all
There's a hundred car rail line outside my window, it's not in a dream
I bet that old conductor don't give a shit whether we get sleep
Chorus
3. Cross The Cumberland
Forty miles to Paducah, that must mean Kentucky
It's hard to tell int hese headlights, these southern states look the same to me
I'm going down to find my baby who left me in the middle of last night
Don't know what took her so long to finally see the light
Chorus
That river water runs so fast, but like you I can't hold it in my hands
Well June know I'm coming for you, soon as I cross, soon as I cross the Cumberland
Every man in this town plays a six string better than me
She took to living with one of them in a dog-eared room up in the Cherokee
They kept their liquor in the ice box and the bible in the garbage can
She told me that he didn't have much but how them pills, oh they made the man
Chorus
From beside her on this rented bed, I watched her turn a ghost
With much purpose and intention she greatly misjudged the dose
Her eyes turned black and hollow, her lips a pale shade of blue
If you'd even for me, well June, I would have followed you
Chorus
4. Life Is A Zoo Blues
5. The Pistol & The Flowers
6. Slow Dance Through A Burning Field
7. Widow To The Harvest
8. East Brooklyn Tabernacle Blues
9. Cut My Teeth, Warm My Hands
10. Wings of Red
Halfway Home
1. Halfway Home
2. Second Hand Rose
3. Madeline, My Dear
4. The Arsonist
5. Geraldine
6. Missouri Moon
7. St. Lorraine
8. Help Me Heal
9. Queen of Abilene
10. Last Call
11. The End or The Eye
2. Second Hand Rose
3. Madeline, My Dear
4. The Arsonist
5. Geraldine
6. Missouri Moon
7. St. Lorraine
8. Help Me Heal
9. Queen of Abilene
10. Last Call
11. The End or The Eye
The Old Hawk & Me
1. The Old Hawk & Me
2. Indian Summer
3. She Cries Flowers (Nothing New)
4. Slingshot King of North Carolina
5. You Can't Spell Marie (Without Me)
6. Penelope's Lullaby
7. 80 Dozen Shrimp
8. Old No. 1 (Thank You, Guy)
9. Them Blasted Things
10. Harvest Road
11. Idaho
12. Little Miss Little Rock
2. Indian Summer
3. She Cries Flowers (Nothing New)
4. Slingshot King of North Carolina
5. You Can't Spell Marie (Without Me)
6. Penelope's Lullaby
7. 80 Dozen Shrimp
8. Old No. 1 (Thank You, Guy)
9. Them Blasted Things
10. Harvest Road
11. Idaho
12. Little Miss Little Rock
Greetings From Rock Bottom
1. Greetings From Rock Bottom
2. Bartender
3.
2. Bartender
3.
Crossroads Motel
Where The Honest Men Reside
St. Something Or Other
Blue Collar Tragedies