THIRD STREET Dwayne he loves to chase the drivers who ride too fast On the 3rd street dirt road he’ll get you if you’re giving it gas Those out of state plates really drive Dwayne over the edge Yeah he’ll flick you off good as he’s yelling coming over the hedge CHORUS Me I’m just along for the ride, let’s see what fun we can find Down on third street most days of the week it’s a good time Across the road there’s a dude just as sweet as can be Dean he still drives the ladies wild at seventy-three On Friday night the locals like to drive boats down to the beach and get a little loaded with the dogs running around unleashed CHORUS Then there’s Chris up the block with the bonfires and barkeep charm he’s a friend to everyone except the dude who jacked weed from his garden And the guys are having fun on the river drinking miller at noon blasting old country tunes and marking the cut with rods of bamboo CHORUS   KINDRED SPIRIT There’s a grace in the way you walk, a lazy kind of way you talk I like the way my name rolls of your tongue There’s a sadness about where you’ve been, I feel it coming off your skin a look behind your eyes like you’ve been stung CHORUS Kindred spirit nice to meet you Kindred spirit, words may lie but your eyes tell me the truth Searching for forgiveness for a crime you never did commit but served the time for it anyhow Cause it’s easier to take the blame than admit the ways that others failed you growing up in a broken way somehow CHORUS Born into that kind of blue that couldn’t help but shape you I know I know because I was too Kindred spirit nice to meet you Kindred spirit, words may lie but your eyes tell me the truth   MARIGOLD I lost my shoes and then I lost my way. I got found again the next day Needed a change from all of that same same. Lit a big fire just to watch the flames Cut my hair and painted it gold - oh Marigold Oh Marigold Music like blood music like bone. When I can’t find my way home Trying to get out of my own way, keeping those wolves at bay Cut my hair painted it gold - oh Marigold Oh Marigold Come on Come on Come on you’ve got my attention I want to know where you’re going and where you’ve been Come on Come on Come on you’ve got my attention - Oh Marigold Maybe it’s time for no more sad songs. Leave them in the past where they belong I cut my hair painted it gold - oh Marigold Oh Marigold Oh Marigold / Oh Marigold   NOBODY KNOWS There’s a little box locked in my chest, A vestige of an untapped past Long ago early years walls built up against old fears I tried to put you in that little box too but it broke apart like a skin outgrew The past that I buried deep beneath rattled like a ghost in me CHORUS One thing that’s for sure is that nothing’s guaranteed. Life’s a ride into uncertainty I don’t want to waste my time, worrying about tomorrow Cause what tomorrow’s going to bring, nobody knows - I don’t know Like a sunken ship that haunts the deep /with treasure, chains and golden keys I’d to like to unlock n’ walk through the door with you to a distant shore Here amidst uncertainty, blades of grass and swollen trees The past you buried deep beneath rattles like a ghost in me CHORUS Dreams of a common language speak to me across the sea I reach to know and be known but words fall short I’m all alone I want to go to a time Before machines, to fire, water and clear streams Where something buried deep beneath rattles like a ghost in me One thing that’s for sure is that nothing’s guaranteed. Life’s a ride into uncertainty I don’t want to waste my time, worrying about tomorrow Cause what tomorrow’s going to bring, nobody knows - I don’t know   BLUE MOON TIDE Use the blues like gasoline to fuel the way through the unforeseen leave behind what we don’t need I’m going to leave behind what I don’t need Walk for miles getting stronger with each stride, whiskey by the river in the evening time wade on through the new moon tide I’m going to wade on through the blue moon tide Walk in the water like a curious child with an untamed heart that wants like to be wild oh child don’t you want to be wild oh so beguiled float on the river neath an azure sky under the stars in the evening time wade on through the new moon tide going to wade on the blue moon tide I’m riding high, light on the inside. Too close to the sun, got my heart on the run I’m going through changes and I don’t know, I been shedding pages n laying low this is not the same story, no, no it’s a brand new journey and I’ve got to go You’re the same song playing in my head, you’re the one thing I’ve not tired of yet Float on the river neath an azure sky, and wade on to the new moontide An untamed heart under an orange sky, heart untamed and a blue moon tide heart untamed and a blue moon tide An untamed heart under an orange sky, heart untamed and a blue moon tide heart untamed and a blue moon tide   HALF MAST Time is moving slow, thoughts are racing fast Nowhere to go, flag’s at half-mast Monday brought the sun, Tuesday came the rain Wednesday I just lost track of the days CHORUS It’s hard to get around in this hurricane The world turned upside down, we go on just the same As things fall apart, we carry on. Days they still start with the sun Birds chirping at dawn, spring keeps marching on A daffodil with her trumpet, leaning into the sun The news it is all bad, the dog chews on a bone I eat lunch in bed, we talk on the phone CHORUS Time’s been moving slow, thoughts been racing fast Nowhere much to go, Flag’s at half-mast It’s hard to get around in this hurricane The world turned upside down, we go on just the same As things fall apart, we carry on. Days they still start with the sun   HIGH TIDE I don’t recall the day of the week but I know the tide’s high Lost track of hours a few days ago but I know that it’s time To go for a ride, out on the road and get lost for a while Things have been rough, you're feeling stuck and I miss your smile CHORUS So let’s drive for a while play the music up loud And forget for a hour maybe scream maybe shout out at the breeze and up at the clouds Driving into a baby blue sky and into sunshine Who’d ever guess the world’s such a mess, this day is so fine Summer is just around the bend but it don’t mean a thing Uncertain times nothing to plan just the moment we’re in CHORUS Driving back down the country road with cloths on the line Hung out to dry white on a blue sky taking our time Summer is just around the bend but it don’t mean a thing Uncertain times nothing to plan just the moment we’re in So let’s drive for a while play the music up loud And forget for a hour maybe scream maybe shout out at the breeze and up at the clouds   KINDNESS It’s not afternoon or evening but somewhere in between Why do I get this feeling you are someone that I’ve seen Long ago and in the time of kerosine lamps and vines We’d climb down old stone walls, run into water shining By the sea upon the shore you had the need to explore I liked to watch you and the moon you in white just like the moonlight I knew you then as I do now, a little kid grown somehow I trusted you and you did me too, we helped each other through CHORUS I do believe this is a gift of kindness that I gave you and you gave me too and in this time of rage and all the darkness, the most beautiful verdant tree grew I have no proof I have no need just an instinct and a feeling It’s as real to me as gravity gold or salt from the sea It’s not high tide nor is it low but somewhere in between I don’t know When i go how will I find my way home CHORUS What will I make of this journey, three seasons spent on third street A safehouse and an exile, a blessing and a trial I will resist to reducing this to anything less than nameless Though I do believe it’s been a gift that much I can say I do believe this is a gift of kindness that I gave you and you gave me too and in this time of rage and all the darkness, I found kindness with you   HANK’S SALOON I don’t want to stay sober, I don’t want to be good Tired of being measured doing all that I should If you want you can find me at hanks saloon If you’d like to get happy today drinks start at noon I’m not looking for trouble just an old-fashioned good time If you're in the mood then you know where to find me At Hank’s saloon playing all the right tunes On the jukebox the party will start around noon CHORUS Like that summertime evening you don’t want to end That’s the way I feel whenever we spend Time trading stories, drinking cold beer in the hot sun You make me feel like summer has just begun Been working two shifts since early July with a pain in my hip and a stitch in my side If you want you can find me at hanks saloon If you’d like to get happy drinks start at noon The air con it busted it’s hotter than blazes I’m tired of working too much for too little wages If you want you can find me at Hanks saloon If you want to get happy the drinks start at noon CHORUS Tonight I’d rather not stay sober, I don’t want to be good Tired of being measured doing all that I should If you want you can find me at hanks saloon If you’d like to get happy the drinks start at noon CHORUS So if you need me you’ll see me tomorrow round three Cause tonight I’m on the loose I’m free Tonight I’m on the loose, I’m free   SONG FOR A FRIEND Had to get out fast, with a fire in the rear-view mirror Foot heavy on the gas, thoughts stalled and none too clear Found my way to the river it took a week or two For my hands to steady and my feet to find you Maybe you are a brother, from another time I think I recognize something in your eyes You offered up an anchor, I offered up a song You showed us the river, hat we've been floating on CHORUS I’ll be gone, gone when summer time ends. Gone before the leaves start falling I don’t know what things will be like then, when summertime ends And the leaves start falling Found my way through the forest, as grey turned to green Winter turned to summer our boy turned 13 Found my way to the ocean, laid my head in the sand Trying not to worry about not having a plans Now I’m learning about the tides, an unexpected surprise Staying clear of the shallows or (pause) at least I’m trying. CHORUS Appreciate your kindness/ in these hard times The way you let us in /was something fine You offered up an anchor so I’ll offer up a song You showed us the river /we've been floating on CHORUS I’ll be gone, gone when summer time ends. Gone before the leaves start falling I don’t know what things will be like then, when summertime ends But I’m grateful now to call you a friend   DORIS Brown haired beauty five foot ten She smoked a Dunhill pipe, Straight grain and golden With a wide brim straw hat in the summertime She let me drive on her lap the day I turned nine I was thinking i might just write her a song, why on earth wait till after she's gone She’s 83 getting younger by the day It’s how you feel in your heart that’s what she’d say CHORUS Oh mama can you hear me from across the sea? I’m singing this song just for you Oh mama can you hear me from down on Third street I’m sending all the love big and true She came to New York City in 1959, an immigrant with a bright and brave smile With a kitchen blue suitcase and a warm winter coat That’s all she came with straight off the boat CHORUS She still drives with two feet and it still goes too fast One foot on the break and one on the gas She drinks Johnny walker red with a little bit of water She said it opens the whiskey if you give it a stir CHORUS When we were young she’s turn the radio on and dance through the house on her own Hungarian waltzes she loved those the most She would dance across the floor on her toes With a whole lot of heart and little regret I want to live like that /the older I get Mama can you hear me from across the sea? I’m singing this song just for you Oh mama can you hear me from down on Third street I’m sending all the love big and true   BITTERSWEET It will not be farewell, but an ending still of something And going home feels bittersweet this last time I’ll remember each and everything the oyster beds the bamboo marking Red right returning so I may return again The channel has no name it’s like the back of your hand But now I see it clear like water flowing through sand Though it’s not farewell, it’s the ending of a time Of sweet and salty smiles and fish caught on the line CHORUS I’m grateful for it all though tomorrow I’ll be gone It’s bittersweet but lovely this road that we’ve been on I’m going to hold onto this feeling even as I go The river and the road, the tides high and low LAST TIME it’s the river in the summer The sunlight on the water too hard to describe The colors they keep changing even as I try Golds and blues I’ve never seen the marsh an incandescent green I will venture to remember every little thing I’ll remember your kind eyes, those azure blue skies Gifts from your garden the new moon tide Sunrise on East Beach Road those t-shaped telephone poles I ’ll remember every song I heard riding on that road CHORUS It will not be good bye, just the ending of a time Salty sweet smiles and fish caught on the line FINAL CHORUS I’m grateful for it all though tomorrow we’ll be gone It’s bittersweet but lovely this time we’ve had on the road I’m going to hold this feeling even as I go The river and the summer, the tides high and low   LUCKY 13 Highs and lows the rhythm of the road I’m feeling lucky tonight I’ll roll the dice if you blow on them twice, lets take it all the way to sunrise CHORUS Slot machines all the kings and queens I’m betting on lucky 13 Just what I like a little thrill ride losing inhibitions by midnight You talk a good game about liking the high stakes but are you going to play it safe? Do you want to cash out or color up The dealer’s calling action on you babe CHORUS LAST CHORUS Slot machines kings and queens I’m betting on lucky 13 Just what you like a little thrill ride losing inhibitions by midnight Thrill of the chase we all want a taste isn’t that the reason we play Just what you like a little thrill ride losing inhibitions by midnight   SHADES OF BLUE Worn down from all these openings and closings Where do I go when you close again? You showed me colors the brightest blue incandescent it all got through I’ll stand down walk away so many shades of blue today You moved through me like the gilded sky I’m high and low and open wide I’m porous now and full of holes all lit up no place to go I’ll stand down,l walk away so many shades of blue today CHORUS Do you put me on a shelf upon the second floor Wish I could do it too, to close the door I’d seal the lid on you so tight and walk away so I just might not Feel these shades of blue today I could not help it though I tried to keep you at bay but like the sky You moved through me I’m high and low, though I’d rather not be this full of holes I’ll stand down walk away so many shades of blue today CHORUS I’ll get over you today. I’ll get over you   GOODBYE Days are long so much longer, than they ever used to feel time moves slow now with you gone, like I’m walking on a broken heal I’m alone but getting stronger, though I don’t know how to feel CHORUS My feet are back on the ground, though I sure do miss the sky And being close to the sun, though we never got a chance to fly Is this story over? Did we say goodbye? Cause I can’t really remember so clearly now Thought I'd fall too far without you, but I somehow caught myself Days of sadness that I walked through, now I’ll try to wish you well Will you think of me on occasion? Maybe smile to yourself Won't look too far ahead now, and won’t look too far behind One foot in the front of the other, who knows what we’re going to find Hope for kindness and connection, try to stay clear of the doubts There’s a little light now on the inside, not to going to let it burn out