1. |
Summer Begins
03:34
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There will come a day
When this gentle time is past
And you can never go back
When it's over
So let us hold this moment in our hearts
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2. |
On the Road
03:12
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Close the door on yesterday
I tried to find what's real
But it ain't got much more than sex appeal
So I'm gonna take a ride
Upon a silver steed
A radio and petrol, that's all that I need
Back out on the road
I'll be a long time gone
Coming down the borderline
Between the night and day
A violet illusion is guiding me away
Every time I pass a sign
I'd like to see it burn
I think I've shot right through the point of no return
Back out on the road
I'll be a long time gone
Thunder of a thousand skies
Echo in my brain
I've got that white line fever running through my veins
Brazen as a buffalo
Born with ancient sight
I trample the delusions of contemporary life
Back out on the road
I'll be a long time gone
Back out on the road
And there ain't no place that I'd rather call my home
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3. |
Tammy-Jane
03:07
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Buzzin' down the road with a heavy load
Living off the instant karma
Datsons everywhere in the Californi-air
Leaving home from your mama
SoCal livin' has got me trippin'
Diggin' everything I see
Bummin' around and ruggin' it down
By the big ol' sea
Rolling into town
With the windows down
Pushing Tammy-Jane at forty
Looking at the honeys
And staring at their mummies
Feeling kind of high and naughty
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4. |
4:09/City Song
08:20
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I caught the 4:09
She pulled in on time
Big city lookin' big and mean
Making me feel little and lean
I don't like to move too fast
So I found a bench by a patch of grass
Watching the world go by...
A guy came up to me
He was wearing a pinstripe suit
(And gucci shoes)
He said "Boy you're in my seat
Now let me tell you what you're going to do
You better get up, get clean, get a job
Or you can get out of town
I'm sick and tired of you hippies hanging around"
I just looked him in the eye...
I bet you lie and cheat for money
Bet you drive a fancy automobile
But what about other people's problems
When they're stuck under your wheels?
You say we all die alone
When you live in luxury
You say it's alright at home
When you're talking bout equality
I'll stand up
And look down on your greed
That ain't no way to live
When your success means another man's poverty
That you think you can relieve
When you take it all and give a little charity
Well I don't need your kind of money
I prefer my peace of mind
You come on like you love your story
When all you want is a piece of mine
Yeah you're looking for a piece of mine!
I caught the 4:09
I tried to leave it all behind
Big city don't follow me
The country life is the life for me
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5. |
Down to the Ocean
05:03
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I'm taking her down to the ocean
That's where I'll say goodbye
I'll whisper sweetly in her ear
But I won't get no reply
She was a lady of the autumn
With a voice so bright and clear
But winter came on swiftly
And took you from me, dear
Moerentes amicam perditam nostram
Ad mare corpum suum offerimus
Cum superstitionem solatium falsum non requirimus
Sed dolorem portamus intra cordem nostrum
Ubi sua memoria dulcissima numquam palebit
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6. |
Sweet Rose
03:07
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Sweet Rose
Blossom bright and blue
There's a small town in Texas
North of San Antone
Where a pretty young girl named Rosie
Puts on a hell of a show
She sings them good old country songs
Tapping on a tambourine
Wichita Falls ain't nothing at all
But it sure got a hell of a queen
Sweet Rose
Blossom on the tree
She dreams a lot about the city
Where the money comes rolling in
For a sweet little singer so pretty
Plucking on a violin
She packed her bags this morning
How the country boys will grieve
Wichita falls has nothing at all
Since Rosie decided to leave
Sweet Rose
Blossom bright and blue
There's nothing more I can do
But say that it ain't easy
Sweet Rose
Blossom floating free
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7. |
Nothing to Say
04:31
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You may be young
You may be bold
But keep in mind your days are growing old
Start thinking of your future
Get a pension plan
Got to get up on that wagon as fast as you can
Well I'm delayed on the tube again
In a carriage full of angry men
I'd better hold my breath and count to ten
Cos Mr Tube Driver ain't my friend
Close your eyes to the lies at the corner of your view
They got nothing to say to you
Ain't no blood pumping through their veins
Ain't nothing groovy running through their brains
These people don't see nothing wrong
If______ wants to use my song
You don't stand a chance
Without high finance
Money makes the sound
While I turn the world around
Kid you've got a nerve to speak that way to me!
Speak your mind to them
Tell 'em what you know is true
Singing I've got nothing to say to you
You count your hours
And store your gold
While you know deep down your days are growing old
But time never mattered when you were a child
So quit your controlling and give in to the wild
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8. |
The Garden
03:02
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Oh down in New Orleans
Jane is posing pictures for the magazines
Some folk tell her that what she does is wrong
They say God don't like it, honey
When you wear that thong
But it don't matter what you believe
If you get down on your knees in the garden
How can you be free?
Oh down in Tupelo
The preacher takes his sermon to the record store
He'd like his words to set the children free
From the chains of their deranged creativity
But it don't matter what you believe
If fear is what you breed in the garden
Then you ain't free
(Look around)
I've been waiting so long
(Hear the sound)
Now I found my song
(Touch the wood)
Yeah, it's easy when I'm feeling good!
(It's feeling good like you knew it would
There's no reason it should)
Cos it don't matter what you believe
If joy is what you breathe in the garden
Then you are free
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9. |
Ballad of Crazy Horse
08:02
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10. |
Merchants have no home
01:54
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Arch Stanton London, UK
Acoustic vocal harmony trio active since 2005. These days we live in Oxford, Edinburgh and Copenhagen respectively so opportunities to write and record are few and far between ! Nevertheless our new EP Oceans of Time is available here, check it out : )
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