1. |
I'm Your Man
05:08
|
|||
----------I'm Your Man--------------
Midnite train from California
if you're slow enough, hop on board you
the bible beaters they're forewarned, yeah
about the blackest parts and that's exactly where i am
i aint strong enough to pick you up
...deep enough to fill your cup
and if i had you here, it wouldnt be enought
just the same old things we're used to
gettting buried unitl they're out of view
like the same old fires you once denied
I'm Your Man
the darkness breaks just past Sedona
If you aint careful son, it will own you
I did some things she wont condone of
But I'm a changed man, I swear by my right hand
now i'm strong enough to pick you up
deep enough, to fill your cup
and if i had you here, it would be enough
of the same old things we're used to
getting buried until they're out of view
just like the same old fires that you once denied
I'm Your Man
|
||||
2. |
Restless Heart
04:50
|
|||
don't look off
i didn't mean to stare at you
but it's been so long
i don't recognize you are a miracle
i need you here
here so i can care for you
but i wont give you
these unnecessary arms
how you gonna hold
onto a restless heart
you'll come up for air
before you fall apart
guess i should have known
it wasn't yours at the start
before it came down
to you, and your restless heart
yeah, before its down
don't push me off
i didn't mean to scare you
but i've been so lost
i fell off the edge of america
i need you here
i'm someone who could carry you
and i won't give you
these unnecessary arms
how you gonna hold
onto your restless heart
you'll come up for air
before you fall apart
someone should have shown
your love's a subtle art
before its down
to you, and your restless heart
'cause a heart, it knows
when it is not the only one
and a heart, it knows
when it is being stolen from
and a heart, it knows
when it has found a home
|
||||
3. |
||||
they say he got the best of you
and he took it somehow
you never say those words
but i feel you tremble when he's around
it's not the sort of thing you talk about
these walls have ears
but honey you could still stop a clock
i think your time is coming
and now it's here
baby, i think it's gonna be your year
they say the ones you love
ain't the ones you should choose
one will mend your heart
where the other left a bruise
you're losing next to nothing
when you leave this one behind
honey, you still got that something
i think you're gonna find
the coast is clear
baby, it's gonna be your year
baby, its gonna be your year
its been a long time coming
now its here
like the one's that you find
on those good old bottles of wine
this one is gonna be your year
baby, its gonna be your year
your turn to take the wheel now and steer
'cause 2010 it came screaming around the bend
but baby, this one - it's gonna be your year
don't let him say he got the best of you.
|
||||
4. |
Your Parade
03:06
|
|||
the heart is a half lit hotel
where drunkards and tourists dwell
no vacancy sign up on the wall
i stare at her like an accident
i must admit it was time well spent
she said, "i wish we'd met before your fall"
'cause after all
you and i were made
to count lucky stars
and dance upon their graves
but more than tail lights
are gonna fade
if you don't stay
love, dear, it's only for the brave
but..it's your parade
yeah, it's your parade
you might yearn for the open road
baby, that is a heavy load
i'm not the one to make a call
gravity has had its way with you
seems it is lonely that you are attracted to
well, i wish we'd met before your fall
cuz after all.
you and i were made...
it's easy now
dont lose faith
in the moonlight
dancing face to face
dig your heels in now
embrace
what you are longing
so hard to replace.
hey, it's your parade...
|
||||
5. |
Self Portrait
03:03
|
|||
friends throw roses
ever daring
but all the time, we're losing bearing
of courses true, from heart to mind
till gazing in, looking in on the divine
Friends and lovers are we..
a windless chime
i hang here muted
'cause all that i've said, they refuted
the tide crept in, on Newton's whim
i think that i'll drown with you pulling-pulling me in
Friends and lovers are we..
|
||||
6. |
Dark Passenger
03:59
|
|||
every heartbeat, it sounds an echo
tells you if you are near enough
or if you have to let go
of what hides your likeness
holds the shadows
of those things that trip you up
take you off to battle
will you
carry my weight
i'm a dark passenger
and you need someone
someone to look after
i'm a saint a sinner
yeah, one of God's ambassadors
and we'll carry a dark passenger
yeah, a dark passenger
there's a dark street
where we can lay low
climb the rooftops
wait for sun's first glow
'cause i need some proof
that there's tomorrow
just need to buy some time
all of mine is borrowed
will you
carry my weight
i'm a dark passenger....
when all is said and done
i'm just looking for someone...
who will?
carry my weight
'cause i'm a dark passenger...
|
||||
7. |
||||
i'm somewhere in the handle
texas is a frying pan
there are rings up on the dash
from the sweat off of Lone Star cans
the boys are shootin road signs
they're screamin like Yosemite Sam
and I, I'm drivin just as fast as i can
gotta make Helotes
gonna talk to the manager man
cuz if you ain't played John T Floore's
You aint a honky tonk band
they play me on the dial here
somewhere to the left on AM
im chasing radio waves
driving just as fast as i can
luminaria
those lights will carry ya
all the way from here
to the Rio Grande
(this next verse we forgot to record -and decided to have tom oberheide do a wicked pedal steel solo- good choice!)
he looked beneath his hat
said, 'son, tell the boys in the van
i aint never heard of you, three miles west,
or surplus cheaper hands
but my boy lives up in austin
he's willing to give you a chance;
so - i'm driving just as fast as i can
visionary
till the bury me
listen up mister
i've got real big plans
|
Surplus Cheaper Hands Denver, Colorado
Christiansen writes Rustic Folk that retains its intimacy in the face of ambitious alt.country arrangement. His outstanding ensemble may alternately swell and fade to punctuate mood, but the resulting journey ultimately takes the listener exactly where the band wants you -to the heart of the song. ... more
Streaming and Download help
Surplus Cheaper Hands recommends:
If you like Surplus Cheaper Hands, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp