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1.
The Girl with the Rattlesnake Heart 03:57
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It’s a long time comin', this change in the times, Lookin' at the stormwatch to give us a sign, Of the new day dawnin' that will tear us apart I’m looking for a girl with a rattlesnake heart. CHORUS She’s got a rattlesnake heart, you know I’m a liar, But I got something that you might desire There’s a black arrow flying in the heart of the sun I look for my knife, cos I can’t find my gun Down on the levee, they are making their plans To bust this thing open just to water the land This whole place is burning, you can smell the fear So start up the Chevy, let's get outta here CHORUS I won’t say nothing, I will lock it away, Keep on a-hidin' it, 'til my judgement day Lying in her arms, you know it’s start Givin’ things over to the girl - - - - with a rattlesnake heart CHORUS (You got a ...)
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Moonshine Running 04:07
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Way up in the backwoods, where the pines they stoop so low There’s ghosts there in the shadows moving mighty slow In the gate by Tom Dooley’s grave, a mobile waits to drive Someone took the motor out, put a Cadillac inside Refrain Moonshine, moonshine take a little drop Take a jug of whisky, you will find that you can’t stop There’s lightning on the sideroads, the fires lit up the sky All the corn’s a-burning, you can’t help to wonder why Someone’s been a-snitchin’, someone told the law Sneaky Jim, what do you think of him, creeping out the door? Oh, me and the Bishop, and big Kev on the bass Heard that the revenue, had got us on their case, So we got’em drinking, some good ol’ apple pie the sheriff found them singing ‘you’ve gotta live before you die’ Chorus: Way down Thunder Road, burning up the sky with another load You know we’re running ‘shine, a hundred miles cross Wickes County Line Fifty pounds of sugar, a 100lbs of Rye When they come a callin, where’s your alibi Take half a cake of yeast, some water from the creek Say a prayer to the Lord above . we’re on a winning streak
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Sally In Blue Flames 03:57
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Always be… Sally in blue flames, there Flirting with the guys and singing them bad old songs It all went wrong… I’d take myself way back there Through the rough swing doors where they spit on the floor You keep your boots on in bed, she’ll make a pillow for your head Then she takes you dancing through the rhythm of that long and lonesome night The rhythm of the lonesome night Deep in the canyon where the bones of the old ones lie Where the fiery river flow and the moonshine calls her name Up in the air, the old crow sees it all He’s a mean old bird whose forgotten every word Of the promises I broke which all went up in smoke When I took my chance on running, way out Across the border line Way out across the border line CHORUS Oh Sally, these dreams are growing old Oh Sally, my freedom has been sold My hope rusts like a lock out in the rain Looking for redemption on that southbound train But I lie in chains I lie in chains Always be… Sally in blue flames, there She’s a handsome girl despite the lines across her face One thing I know: she won’t talk of me no more But sometimes in the night when she turns out the light I hope she can recall in the days before the fall When she took me dancing through the rhythm of that long and lonesome night The rhythm of the lonesome night
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Canyons In The Desert 03:05
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When the wind is howling outside the door Of the friends you can count on, you’re not quite so sure When you find your standing on the wrong side of the road Girl put down your heavy load When you keep on singing but you’re getting it wrong And remember the words but have forgotten the song, When you can’t make your choices from the things that they showed Girl put down your heavy load When there is too much that is playing inside of your head Late night confusion going on in you bed, It’s time to move out, and time to reload Girl put down your heavy load When the bad that is flying like a shot in the night Whatever you’re doing, you’re doing it right Take the love to where the deep waters flow Girl put down your heavy load. Dragons in the night, turtles in the sea, Canyons in the desert, Looking good to me, Dancing on the Boulevard, way down in New Orleans Turn sideways to the sun, let the joker steal the scene.
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Ballad of Duane and Billy Marie 04:49
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Four days out from Blue Ridge, Six or more to go We lay side by side like lovers, counting all the stars, Chorus And the old black bear, and the creaking pine, While the coyote sang We were strumming their guitars Carved upon the white oak, That had fallen to the floor Where the embers there still lingered, Duane had written about his love He left no mark but only this, So we gathered the yarn to spin And watched the moon arising, Through branches high above Chorus Middle 8 How did they come here? Were they rambling just like us? Or had they run from heaven’s door - Or from the gates of hell? My sweet friend simply said A voice out in the wilderness Summoned them to keep, A heartbreak's broken spell Solo Chorus And they were both forgotten, As we hit the trail again Till down the road in Cherokee, I just chanced upon a guy Who playing on the slot machines, With whisky in his breath Cursed the world telling all who’d hear ,‘She never said goodbye’
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Ain't Gonna Fake It 03:40
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I thought the good things in life were plated gold That being wealthy would stop me getting old I saw the bright lights that blinded me to truth I lost my bearings to the recklessness of youth But I - Ain't gonna fake it. Ain't gonna take it anymore Ain't gonna fake it. Ain't gonna take it anymore All my possessions they start to weigh me down I'm just a country boy, held prisoner by the town It's to time simplify and shed that heavy load Set free and sanctified, I hit the open road And I - Ain't gonna fake it. Ain't gonna take it anymore No no no no I - Ain't gonna fake it. Ain't gonna take it anymore I'll cleanse and purify. My slate wiped clean In a world of degradation, I will shine my light There comes a time in every life When your star will rise and you'll burn so bright You'll burn so bright…. Keep it burnin', yeah! Walk beside me as my troubles disappear There's so much out there and there's nothing left to fear Free from the carousel and the book of crazy lies The scales have fallen and it's time to live my life And I - Ain't gonna fake it. Ain't gonna take it anymore No no no I said - Ain't gonna fake it. Ain't gonna take it anymore Hey, yeah! [ Solo ] Ain't gonna fake it. Ain't gonna take it anymore No no no I said - in't gonna fake it. I ain't gonna take it anymore Ain’t gonna take it!
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Waiting on a Storm 04:32
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There’s a hummin’ on the wires, Whispers on the wind, Remember me and Mary First time we sinned Oh, my Lord Those times were good We were going nowhere It was understood Had me some alligator lovin’ With my friend Lucille, When out of her window She and I did steal Creepin’ out the gate And down the road To the sleepy bayou Where the muddy waters flow There’s men with guns and dogs Looking out for me Slow and kinda wary ‘Neath the cottonwood tree I can see in the dark Like papa racoon I’m a midnight creeper A shadow across the moon CHORUS All my life I’ve been waitin’ on a storm, Yeah, all my life I’ve been waitin’ on a storm
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Won't Lay My Guitar Down 03:48
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I’ve stood my ground in Berlin, Got stoned in a Spanish bar, Slept alone or with Mary Lou, In the back seat of my car Been called a ‘son’ and ‘young man’ By a loser half my age Been robbed by a cheating angel As I stumbled off the stage Bridge Heard the dawn a crying It’s a lonesome kind of sound (but) One thing you can never say of me, IS that I laid my guitar down, down, down I got chased out of Memphis Because the singer played the fool Took my bows way past midnight From New Orleans to Liverpool Knew the chords to Blue Velvet Walked on home with Miss Carousel Drunk awhile with wild old Johnny Just to hear him ring his bell Bridge My old man was a fine man Didn’t get that far from home Laid his sweat upon the table In his heart he’d always roam So I hitched a ride on the railroad Let it carry me away Seems I spent a lifetime running Guess we all check out someday Bridge Refrain I won’t lay my guitar down, it’s the last thing I’ll ever do I wont lay my guitar down I;m bringing it on home to you I wont lay my guitar down There’s something in my soul I wont lay my guitar down I’m gonna rock and roll
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Western Requiem 06:13
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When the last buffalo has gone Medicine man has come undone The barnstormer touches down And the trail is westward bound Geronimo has quit the show John Wayne never made The Alamo Ghost dancers dance in vain Fires go out in summer rain Rosalie, oh Rosalie! Would you dance with me? All night long at the desert’s edge, beneath the Joshua tree Rosalie, oh Rosalie! Would you sing a song for me? About the time that freedom called, you’d walk along with me About the time that freedom called, you’d walk along with me The man in black kneels down to pray The Bandit Queen has runaway Shootin’ up the old saloon Mad dog’s barking at the moon Don’t bleach out the Kodachrome Where the ghosts of the mustang roam Farewell to the last of them This is my western requiem

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released March 29, 2024

Steve Bonham: lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals.
John Humphreys: guitar, dobro.
Christopher Lydon: piano, hammond organ, percussion, backing vocals.
Kev Moore: lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, backing vocals.

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Steve Bonham and The Long Road England, UK

A swampy brew of styles mixed from both sides of the ocean, characterised by sharp lyrics, great melodies and the fab sound of acoustic instruments being played with passion and purpose. It’s a kind of music that appeals to the renegade and outlaw in us all. ... more

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