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Ain't No Rhyme or Reason
02:14
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AIN’T NO RHYME OR REASON
By D. Johnson
It’s just luck, purely accidental
Just luck, good or detrimental
Just luck, nothing supernatural
Just luck, don’t you know shit happens
When there ain’t no rhyme or reason at all
Keep the faith, but lose the religion
It’s not fate or divine intervention
That make for unusual situations
God sakes! Don’t you know shit happens
When there ain’t no rhyme or reason at all
No hoodoo, no voodoo
Sub-continental gurus
Say it’s all written in the stars
No Virgo, Aries, Geminis or fairies
Or Jupiter lining up with Mars
It makes no sense. It’s coincidental
No defence, purely incidental
Present tense, something existential
Common sense says you know shit happens
When there ain’t no rhyme or reason all
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American Dream
03:05
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AMERICAN DREAM
By D. Johnson
Fries and a Coke, 5 sugars in my coffee and cream
I can eat a sundae even on a Monday
I’m living the American dream
It’s just me and my own
1 wife, six kids and a 30 year loan
Things aren’t as bad as they seem
When you’re living the American dream
Living the American dream
Living the American dream
I’m alright. I’m living the American dream
I go to church. I read the Bible.
Good news is all I want to find
And the world and all its trouble
Lie just outside the county line.
I got my guns. I got my pick up.
I wonder when I’m ever gonna wake up
I must confess. I’ve been blessed
I’m living the American dream
I love God. I love my country.
I love the flag that’s waving in my yard.
I’m poor, but if I stay healthy
It doesn’t matter that we’re doing it hard
Cause I got fries and a Coke
5 sugars in my coffee and cream…
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Broken
03:59
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BROKEN
By D. Johnson
I accept the fact you’re leaving
I understand the reasons why
I appreciate how hard it was to tell me
But, please, won’t you think of me some time
Don’t leave me broken
Let me keep just a little piece of my pride
Did I count for nothing
Or did I make a difference in you life?
Do you know how much you’ve touched me
How you’ve changed my point of view?
Did you learn from me anything?
I know that I learned so many things from you.
So, good luck and salutations
I really mean it. I wish you the best
Pretty soon this all will be history
But it’s the little things I’ll never forget
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THE CHURCH OF THE SACRED STEEL
By D. Johnson
How good it feels, how good it feels
On a Friday night at the House of God
In the Church of the Sacred Steel
As the folks file in to take their seat
The band is playing something soft and sweet
In reverence, the faithful whisper low
And smile to each other and nod “hello”
The Bible’s read as the crowd “amens”
Then the beat picks up. That’s when the show begins
And the preacher shouts and the sisters sing
High above it all you can hear the cry of the heavenly strings
How good it feels…
The people wave their arms and start moving their feet
Every man, woman and child are up out of their seat
It ain’t no Georgia Crawl, no dosey doe
They’re just doing their thing out on the chapel floor
An the preacher shouts…
How good it feels…
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I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU BABY
By D. Johnson
I’m in love with you, Baby. Honey, can’t you tell?
Stupid grin on my face, I don’t look so well
I don’t know what to say. I don’t know what to say
I don’t eat. I haven’t slept for days
I’m walking in a cloud, wrapped in a purple haze
I don’t know what to say, Baby, I’m running out of time
So I’m gonna have to hand you that same old line
I’m in love with you, Baby. I’m in love with you
I’m in love with you, Baby. I thought you knew
I’m the opposite of cool, criminally shy
I wear my heart on my sleeve, so you know I can’t lie
But I don’t know what to say…
You can have me arrested. I’ll admit to the crime
I’ll plead guilty of not speaking my mind
I don’t know what to say…
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6. |
Dans Diner
02:06
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Going Downtown
03:30
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GOING DOWNTOWN
By D. Johnson
Don’t you think it’s about time you were leaving the
neighbourhood
And start learning about the places that you’ve never
understood?
You’re a man now
You ought to be doing all the things you should
Stop hanging around shopping at the local store
You’re never gonna find exactly what she’s looking for
You got to go downtown
Believe me, there’s so much more
You got to go downtown. Keep your eyes on the road,
‘Cause once you see those city sights
You’ll want to go downtown every night
You’re gonna see things down there that you’ve never seen
before.
Step right up. Stick your head right through that door
Now you’re downtown and you ain’t no child no more
You’ll be on your own, down there all alone
But you can’t go home until the shopping’s done
So don’t you think it’s about time you were leaving the
neighbourhood
And started learning about the places that you’ve never
understood?
Now you’ve been downtown and the future is looking good
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8. |
Sleepy Head
02:56
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SLEEPY HEAD
By D. Johnson
I didn’t wake up this morning
I’m still lying in my bed
Threw the clock out of the window
Went back to sleep again
No, I didn’t wake up this morning
Had the black cat on my chest
I couldn’t move a muscle. I’m such a sleepy head.
I can hear the sounds of the street outside
The honking of the horns, little babies cry
Everyone’s going somewhere
They’ve got somewhere to get
I ain’t going nowhere cause I’m such a sleepy head
Please, don’t call the doctor. There ain’t nothing wrong with
me
Just give me a couple more hours. I’ll be as good as I can be
I used to wake up in the morning at the break of dawn
Jump right out of bed and put the coffee on
Now, I got the world on my shoulders
My feet are made of lead
I don’t what’s the matter. I’m such a sleepy head
If they think I’m missing, please don’t tell them I’m dead
Just tell them I didn’t wake up this morning.
I’m such a sleepy head
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Highway 101
03:25
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HIGHWAY 101
By D. Johnson
I was born in Tucson, Arizona
But we didn’t stick around that long
Wound up in Southern California
A little county on the 101
At 16, I was cruising down Main Street
Friday nights, on the downtown run
At 18, I was working in the city
Travelling up and down the 101, Highway 101
In L.A. you’re just a drop in the bucket
You don’t matter to anyone
Get in my car and I’m King of the Road
Heading north, along the 101, Highway 101
From L.A., it’s just a day to San Francisco
One more to Oregon.
Before I know it, I’m sailing through Seattle
Doing 60 on the 101, Highway 101
I grew up in Southern California
But I didn’t stick around that long
Hit the road and I kept on going
You can blame it on the 101, Highway 101
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10. |
Ruby, Red Lips
03:40
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RUBY, RED LIPS
By D. Johnson
You can lie to me. Tell me anything you want to
You can deny that he ever meant to harm you
Tell me that he’s gentle. Tell me that he’s kind
I’ll believe it’s true if you want me to
But you can’t hide from me, even though you’re distant
You’re a stranger, now. Now you look so different
You button up your collar. You’ve even cut your hair
What’s that heavy, dark mascara, all the powder that you
wear and those…
RUBY, RED LIPS…
Beautiful, you were so beautiful in spirit
You could’ve had anyone. Now, it hurts so bad to hear that
These days you look so tired. These days you look so thin
Everybody asks, “Why does she stay with him?”
But, you can lie to me. Tell me anything you want to
You will always be someone that I looked up to
The one who took the chances, the one who was so strong
Not this tragic clown with all this make up on
And those…
RUBY, RED LIPS…
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Dan's Diner Trio Sydney, Australia
Dan’s Diner began performing blues, gospel and 50’s rock ‘n roll. When Dan Johnson wrote the songs for the album he
maintained the spirit and simplicity of that bygone era but with contemporary lyrics.
With just bass, “drum” and the Dan’s unique, finger-style guitar and slide, the sound is full and fresh. Dan added electric slide to some of the tracks.
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