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Dirt Road
03:36
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There was a time where I lived on a street
Where the lights made lily pads in the dark for us to meet
It was a time we would meet out at the curb
Enjoy the freedom that two wheels gave to our tiny contained world
But in time life broke the peace
I had to leave picked up and moved into a dream
I found myself in a little town off a dirt road
Nothing left to do but grieve
There was a time where that countryside belongs
Forty years before I first laid eyes on my new home
It was a time selective memories adore
A golden age that gives hope to those the future will ignore
But in time as I hid behind my door
I watched the days tick by each so similar to those before
As I found myself in a little town off a dirt road
Where time was nothing more
There was a time where I struggled to find my way
Lonely amongst a thousand smiles that haunt me to this day
It was a time that music helped endure
Even if the songs were written in some book down at the church
But in time that comfort was off-key
Because kids are mean they told me I couldn't sing
In that little town just off a dirt road
When I found myself in this little town off a dirt road
And I'm choking down a scream
How did I land so far away
What kind of dream could be so real
While numbing away the pain
How do I build these walls that land in my own way
I can't believe the choice that life stole that day
That I found myself in a little town off a dirt road
When I found myself in little town off a dirt road
Someday I'll free myself from this little town off a dirt road
As soon as I find my way
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2. |
Asleep in the Dream
03:38
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The stories are strange that they invent to explain this dream
They claim a nightmare would bring me peace
And somehow all these haunted shapes are supposed to teach me
Falling in line is the path to succeed
And why I should stay asleep in this dream
But I hear you calling my name though I don't yet know your face
And I feel you pulling me away from this unchanging place
When we meet someday far away I think that you might save me
But for now my eyes are closed
I'm falling asleep in this dream
Mind closed from the thoughts I was taught to believe
Promised endless safety as long as I don't choose to leave
This timeless dream that keeps me asleep
But I hear you calling my name though I don't yet know your face
And I feel you pulling me away from this unchanging place
When we meet someday far away I think that you might save me
But for now my eyes are closed
I'm falling asleep in this dream
I'm falling asleep in this dream
Well I'm falling asleep in this dream
And I hear you calling my name though I don't yet know your face
And I feel you pulling me away from this unchanging place
When we meet someday far away I think that you might save me
But for now my eyes are closed
I've fallen asleep in this dream
I'm falling asleep in this dream
Well I'm falling asleep in this dream
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3. |
Far Away from the Song
03:29
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Sent out to drown in a moment stretched too long
Surrounded by sound with no way to hear the song
Laughter and love
In short supply hiding above
Ten years so far away from the song
There were ten years so far away from the song
There was a moment in time a brief little glimpse of the song
A vision of a beautiful day to come where you and I belong
Life engulfed that dream
Capsized the memory muffled the scream
Ten years so far away from the song
There were ten years so far away from the song
Lonely and cast away
Through an endless night
Praying for the break of day
And a new fate
There was a brief little glimpse of the life I crave
But it's been so long
Trapped so far from the song
Sent out to drown in a moment stretched too long
So much sound that buries the warmth of the song
Hidden away from the sky
Watching the world pass me by
Ten years so far away from the song
There were ten years so far away from the song
I spent ten years so far away from the song
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4. |
Sing Along
04:40
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One more down and leaned back in the chair
Searching for silence and a sound that isn't there
That dream of a memory of a song long gone
Stand up, gotta get out of this place
When the crowd opens up I find us standing face to face
Surrounded by souls but somehow all alone
In that moment, leaving just felt wrong
Because you look like you might know the song
So let me sing along
To your melody
That sounds like you, so wild and free
A little taste of things that could be
As we sing that song
Put it on repeat
You lead the harmony that I need
I can see how you'd make my life complete
As you sing our song with me
A fire, sitting on a throne
Hair made of gold that the coals left warm
Holding court with eyes that pierce to the bone
But my head's not right, and you look like you might
Have the words that bring me back to the light
That shows me that I can belong
Our first sight has taken much too long
You look like you might know the song
So let me sing along
To your melody
That sounds like you, so wild and free
A little taste of things that could be
As we sing that song
Put it on repeat
You lead the harmony that I need
I can see how you'd make my life complete
As you sing our song with me
You look like you might know the song
And I can't stand the thought of you being gone
Let me sing along to your melody
I'll sing harmony to your lead
And maybe that beautiful sound is what we both need
So let me sing along
To your melody
That sounds like you, so wild and free
A little taste of things that could be
As we sing that song
Put it on repeat
You lead the harmony that I need
I can see how you'd make my life complete
You look like you might know the song
So let me sing along
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5. |
All in a Bottle
04:37
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Staring into the well of my own memories
A bucket thrown down comes back up empty
Stories written in the ripple of a fast moving stream
Words swallowed as fast as they appear in the dream
Moments carved into rain
Flowing away as fast as they came
Poured them all in a bottle
That I threw away
Memories faded
Dreams turned to gray
And I'll never taste the sweet reflections of those special days
Cause they're all in a bottle
That I threw away
I threw them away
Stories we're told the morals justify pain
In our own lives, the struggles are best tucked away
Watching the silence, a hollowed out unbroken peace
Whispers are strangled bottled and thrown out to sea
Cleansing the grief and the shame
The comfort is taken away just the same
Poured them all in a bottle
That I threw away
Memories faded
Dreams turned to gray
And I'll never taste the sweet reflections of those special days
Cause they're all in a bottle
That I threw away
I threw them away
I threw them away
Moments of joy moments of pain
Both of them mixed captured and thrown far away
Poured them all in a bottle
That I threw away
Memories faded
Dreams turned to gray
And I'll never taste the sweet reflections of those special days
Yeah they're all in a bottle
That I threw away
Yeah they're all in a bottle
That I threw away
Yeah they're all in a bottle
That I threw away
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6. |
Long Road
03:34
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It's been a long road to Arizona
The road is a straight line
When I look back through the lens of time
A single lane trapped like a train
On the tracks the past has defined
But all those years and all the twists and turns that appeared
I wondered where did they go
But none of them could possibly lead to my home
It's been a long road to Arizona
Finally found a home in Arizona
It's been a long road to Arizona
Now I'm here with you in Arizona
Out of the earth starting from dirt
Just a trail on the way out of town
Swimming upstream away from that dream
Nowhere a map to be found
And I can count on two hands
All those left behind in that land
Who might say a kind word
Or even notice I'd fled my cage like a bird
It's been a long road to Arizona
Finally found a home in Arizona
It's been a long road to Arizona
Now I'm here with you in Arizona
Finally found a home with you
In Arizona
In Arizona
It's been a long road to find my home
It's been a long road but I finally found my home
It's been a long road to Arizona
The road is a straight line
When I look back through the lens of time
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7. |
Ride the Demon
04:28
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Lost in a whirlwind of pain
I hear what you say
But I'm not OK
It's so easy to hide
Just one more time
Until I fall
Oblivion calls
Baby do you see that demon that's up on me
Baby can you ride the demon that's riding me
I've been saddled up
And rode into the ground
Set on a course to collide
But I'm no lily white
Stallion for a knight
I'll need your help to survive
Sharpen up your spurs
Sit square and tall
I feel the claws inside
Though my backs to the wall
I know I'll never be free but
Baby can you ride the demon that's riding me
Oh please can you ride the demon that's riding me
Banged up ridden hard
Saddles tight leaving scars
Cuts into me like a knife
I'm running fast out of time and
I need your hands to bind
This darkness from the blinders on my eyes
I know that it's not your cross to bear
And I see the disbelief in your stare
And maybe someday I'll find a new way
To buck off this demon let myself stray
But today is not that day so I pray
That you sharpen up your spurs
Sit square and tall
I feel the claws inside
Though my backs against the wall
And I know I'll never be free but
Baby can you ride the demon that's riding me
How I long to be free
Baby can you ride the demon that's riding me
Oh please can you ride the demon that's riding me
Just one more ride so hold on tight
Keep our lights warm
We'll out run the storm
Baby do you see that demon up on me
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8. |
Was This a Life
04:57
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Was this a life
Would you call this a dream worth fighting for
Did the moments that made up the years
Paint a canvas worthy of the wall
A picture larger than the frame
Every color standing proud for all time
Was this a life
Was this a life
Could it have been something more
Will second guesses help to learn a lesson
Or do they only make imaginary doors
Locked without a key
An endless maze to explore without a sign
Was this a life
But don't be fooled by the words you've heard today
That reveal old wounds question the life choices made
There's been so many roads to navigate
I'm so grateful life turned out this way
The love that I found
The family that you and I made
I'm so grateful that we found our place
I'm so grateful for all of my friends
Who through the long years
You gave me hope gave me laughter and faith
I'm so grateful for the part that you played
Even though life has moved us away
Was this a life
That my children will pass on to their own
Will the stories that they'll tell someday
Match my fondest memories of our home
Or will they teach me something new
When we gather round in that future room
Was this a life
So many questions that haunt the mind
Did things go my way did I do it right
There's a magic that comes from putting it all aside
I'm so grateful life turned out this way
The love that I found
The family that you and I made
I'm so grateful that we fell in love that day
I'm so grateful for my son and my daughter
I can't wait to see the woman and the man
That you'll become someday
I'm so proud that both of you turned out so kind and brave
All these things give me the reason that I can say
This is a wonderful life
A wonderful life
This is a wonderful life
A wonderful life
This is a wonderful life
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Brett Dooley Tucson, Arizona
Brett Dooley is an accomplished songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist living in Tucson, AZ. Experimenting and growing throughout his music career, Brett has been a core performer in bands ranging from punk and hard rock to bluegrass, country and folk. As a singer, fans enjoy his energetic performances that carry the audience with him into the raw feelings of the songs. ... more
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