1. |
Enjoy The Ride
03:32
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Pretty lady lookin for a new life, it seems I’m going your way
Climb on back and hold on tightly, this ride is American made
Whoa… with the wind in my hair, riding down the highway
Whoa… Not a thought, not a care, cuz I do it my way
Roll into Sturgis she’s a welcome site, the Full Throttle Saloon
You’re looking hotter than my ex wifes sister, let’s grab a drink or 3 and howl at the moon
Whoa… You’re an angel in leather with a devil’s smile
Whoa… any place, any time we always do it with style
Cool night….. Bike city…. Call of the highway makes me feel alive
I ride for freedom and I live for justice… hold on tight and enjoy the ride
~ Guitar Solo
I twist the throttle…rush of adrenaline, you know I love my bike
V-twin 103 cubic inches… the perfect vessel for the road of life
Whoa… with the wind in my hair, riding down the highway
Whoa… Not a thought, not a care, cuz I do it my way
Cool night….. Bike city…. Call of the highway makes me feel alive
I ride for freedom and I live for justice… hold on tight and enjoy the ride
(Repeat)
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2. |
The Rider
05:08
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Here come the rider gonna take me to my home
Can’t wait to get there, time to wake my weary bones
Darkness falls, in from the night
Tell my body it will be alright
Yeah… I’m commin home
Yeah…I’m riding on
An’ lightning strikes me you can feel in the air
No turning back we’re going to break the atmosphere
Chorus:
Oooh…. I can not wait to see your light
Oooh… Oh my worlds left and I’m alright
H ere come the jester, gonna share the lighter side
I’m goin’ crazy, livin’ in this wild ride
Standin’ tall, in this heavy life
Always takin’ on the noble fight
Yeah… I’m takin’ aim
Yeah… I’ll win the game
An’ lightning strikes me, I’m lighting up the sky
No turning back we’re going to break the speed of light
Oooh…. I can not wait to see your light
Oooh… Oh my worlds left and I’m alright
Here come the doctor, gonna medicate my soul
Been a long time coming, getting’ ready for the show
I hear her callin’, she’s in my sights
Gonna take me to that place of light
Yeah… I’m feelin’ right
Yeah… I’m flying high
An’ lightning strikes me, feel it pulsing in my veins
No turning back we’re breakin’ clear of all this pain
Oooh…. I can not wait to see your light
Oooh… Oh my worlds left and I’m alright
Chorus X2
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3. |
She Was....
03:46
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I saw her sitting there at the bar
She was…Looking like a dream
She tossed her hair and she smelled like freedom
Skirt up to here and stockings with a seam
This small town boy couldn't look away
That’s when… She Sauntered over to me
She said… “Buy me a drink and I might blow your mind, boy”
I knew right then she was out of my league
Yet it never occurred to me….. That she was…
Chorus:
Slicker than a vote for money
Drunker than a drink for justice
Salaciously Simple but shocking
To the sheltered… among us
I couldn't believe my luck as I downed
Another… long island iced tea
The room was spinning and her eyes looked willing
And I started losing sense of all reality
I asked her to come back to my place
She said, “Baby give me your keys”
I remember waking up in the bar room
My wallet and my car were gone and so was she
Then it just occurred to me…. I was scammed…. Cuz she was…
Chorus:
Slicker than a vote for money
Drunker than a drink for justice
Salaciously Simple but shocking
To the sheltered… among us
Guitar Solo, then Chorus X2
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4. |
What's Your Game
04:40
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Parchman Mississippi Baby, that’s how I got my name
And I don’t care, if you don’t care, I’m gonna tell you anyway
I got a brand new, Cadillac, gonna drive it to LA
To meet those record company folks, show them we can play
And I don’t know, what you might know, but I ask you anyway
What’s your game?
Your life is like a circus Baby, that’s what it feels like
You left me here, drinking a beer, in the black of the august night
A long walk home ahead of me, hoping to clear my troubled mind
I call you on the telephone Baby, but you only want to fight
And I don’t know, what you might know, but I ask you anyway
What’s your game?
Dream……………………………. gonna take it all the way
And I see……………………….. the prize is mine to take
Cuz Ive got one shot
To make it happen baby
Yeah Ive got one shot
To make the big time baby
The smoke and the lights…the heat and perspiration
The uninterrupted style…where I get my inspiration
The room she has a feel… the screams, the applause, the dreams
The heartbreak, the love, and the bittersweet
Guitar Solo
Parchman Mississippi Baby, that’s how I got my name
And I don’t care, if you don’t care, I’m gonna tell you anyway
I got a brand new, Cadillac, gonna drive it to LA
To meet those record company folks, show them we can play
*And I don’t know, what you might know, but I ask you anyway
What’s your game? X3
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5. |
Summer Wine
05:30
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She feels my presence, like the wind in her hair. Like the sun in her eyes, like the beat of her heart, cuz she knows…
I ride her waves, like the scent of her soul. Like the thought of her smile, like her effortless style, cuz I know…
Chorus:
Only you and I, can keep our thoughts from overflowing
And only you and I, can take away the pain of being lonely
And maybe one more time, we will drink the summer wine.
She speaks to me, like the river that flows. With the warmth in her soul, with the depth of her mind, cuz she knows…
I dream of her, like she's in my bed. Cuz she's in my head, And she makes me smile, cuz I know...
Chorus:
Only you and I, can keep our thoughts from overflowing
And only you and I, can take away the pain of being lonely
And maybe one more time, we will drink the summer wine.
Bridge:
I guess that I can't see.... where things are gonna to be
It seems that you don't know.... where things are gonna go
And maybe I can't hide... what's sleeping in my soul
Yeah deep down inside... we'll never know
She knows my heart, like the back of her hand. And she's taking a stand, bout to risk it all, cuz she knows…
I feel her heart, like it's beating for me. Like a past memory, from a long history, cuz I know.
Chorus X2:
Only you an d I, can keep our thoughts from overflowing
And only you and I, can take away the pain of being lonely
And maybe one more time, we will drink the summer wine.
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Woke up this morning and my bed was cold
“Less thinking, more drinking” (Repeated after every line in the melody)
Climbed out of bed and I’m feeling old
Bill collectors calling… on the phone
I’m out of coffee, well wouldn't you know
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Chorus:
We are one, one together
May this night, last forever
Let's release, all our sorrow
Living life like there’s no tomorrow
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I saw my girl with another guy
Asked her about it all she did was lie
Told her I saw her and we started to fight
She slapped by face and disappeared in the night
Chorus:
We are one, one together
May this night, last forever
Let's release, all our sorrow
Living life like there’s no tomorrow
Guitar Solo/Bridge:
She kicked my dog on the way out the door
She drank my beer, now I need to buy more
She keyed the door on my flatbed Ford
Got to let loose, got to let it go
Chorus:
We are one, one together
May this night, last forever
Let's release, all our sorrow
Living life like there’s no tomorrow
Outro:
She kicked my dog on the way out the door
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7. |
Jack
05:04
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Clean up your trash Jack, your aura glows but your energy is black
Speak of life with a gusto – Some Wisdom – A drink – and smile at her soul Yeah!
You can go where you want to go – won’t you listen to me
You can be what who you want to be – when your mind is free
Chorus:
The smoke is gone, but the air is thick – The air of the night yeah
Beginning of what’s to be and end of what’s not – The air of the night yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah
Don’t over think it Jack, it’s never too late to get your life on track
Breathe in life’s inspiration – guts – feeling – and trust in your heart Yeah!
You can feel what you want to feel – won’t you listen to me
You can dream what you want to dream – to be or not to be
Chorus:
The smoke is gone, but the air is thick – The air of the night yeah
Beginning of what’s to be and end of what’s not – The air of the night yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah
Guitar Solo
Bridge
You know that we tend to get in our own way
As we search for what is real
But as for today, it's been a long day
And the truth will be revealed
Yeah the truth will be revealed
Lay down your plan Jack, Your time is here and the hour is at hand
Speak of life with a gusto – have another drink – and smile at her soul Yeah!
You can sing if you want to sing – won’t you listen to me
You can scream when you want to scream – it can set you free
Chorus X2
The smoke is gone, but the air is thick – The air of the night yeah
Beginning of what’s to be and end of what’s not – The air of the night yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah
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8. |
Electric
07:07
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Yeah, she’s powered by your flowers
You know she’ll blind you with her powers
She’s pink like an iris
A spectacle in electric light.
She smiles at me in the morning
On path to what’s pure and right
She drinks from the fountain
The water flows of truth and light
Whoa…
She dreams of October nights.
Yeah, she’s sensual not senseless
And she’s driven not derived, yeah
Oh she’s cloaked, but still naked
You know she’s yet to be defined
She tastes like seduction
Soul in the moonlight, struck by time
She dreams of white walkways
Of wild flowers, love and wine
She bends to the music
The final waltz, through the night
Whoa…
She dreams of October nights.
Yeah, she’s powered by your flowers
And her mind changes by the hours
She says her heart shall never cower
You know she’ll blind you with her powers
Chorus:
She’s electric
She’s so damn eccentric
She’s relentless
She’s so unexpected
She’s selective
She’s cool and collective
She’s respected
She’s overprotective
Guitar Solo
Yeah she’s burning with desire
She’ll seduce you with her fire
She feels like blue velvet
Her dusty wings, in lust with flight
She leaves her impression
In the scars of the dreamers plight
She lights up the heavens
The mystical and her soul align
Whoa…
She dreams of October nights.
Yeah she’s burning with desire
And she’s whimsical and wild yeah
She knows you never can deny her
She’ll seduce you with her fire
Chorus:
She’s electric
She’s so damn eccentric
She’s relentless
She’s so unexpected
She’s selective
She’s cool and collective
She’s respected
She’s overprotective
She’s electric!
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9. |
Bringing Me Down
03:44
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I start my day and I'm feeling fine
Coming home with your love on m y mind
But then is starts baby bringing it on
I know it's time, I should be long gone
All the things you do should make me run a way
But because of love here is where I stay
Chorus:
You're bringing me down
That side of you comes a round
You've got me down on my knees
I'm left with nothing else, so I'm begging please
I long for times when we did things right
Every day didn't end in a fight
We had it all but we're letting it go
If you don't find a way to take control
Of all the darkness deep down in your soul
There'll be nothing left of all we've had to sh ow
Chorus
You're b ringing me down
That side of you comes a round
You've got me down on my kne es
I'm left with nothing else, so I'm be gging please
Bridge
Darkness is a whisper, without light we'll never see
Wash me neath the water, only time will set us free
2X Chorus
You're bring ing me down
That side of you comes a round
You've got me down on my knees
I'm left with nothing else, so I'm begging please
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10. |
A Bootleggers Life
04:35
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I run Bourbon Whiskey baby
I wish that I could stay
The Fuzz is on my tail now darlin', so I
Must be on my way
Ive got a feeling that I’m going crazy - I’m out of time, I can’t be lazy today Running hooch on the back-roads darlin' - Always praying, I’ll live to
see another day
Chorus:
Cuz it’s a bootleggers life on the road to nowhere
Sorry baby, I just can’t stay
Living on the highway darling, isn't
The way it’s supposed to be
The miles don’t lie, your soul runs dry and there’s no
Time for you and me
I've got a feeling that you think I’m crazy - I’m on the run, you know I've got debts to pay Life on the edge Babe is never easy - One wrong turn
and my life I’ll have to pay
Chorus:
Cuz it’s a bootleggers life on the road to nowhere
Sorry baby, I just can’t stay
Bridge:
You know a little whiskey Babe, she can help the common man
Raise his spirits and he’ll raise his glass, girl I know you understand
They say… there’s never too much of a good thing
I’ll get it while I can
I've got a feeling that I’m going crazy - I’m out of time, I can’t be lazy today Running hooch on the back-roads darling - Always praying, I’ll live
to see another day
Chorus X3
Cuz it’s a bootleggers life on the road to nowhere
Sorry baby, I just can’t stay
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11. |
Better Man
04:21
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I woke up drowning, in over my head. One of those mornings, I should go back to bed, but…
I’m driving… Gotta get back home to you...
My thoughts wander, just like you and I. It’s not the first time, that I've made you cry, but…
Forgiveness… is going to wash away the blues… for me and you
Chorus:
Whoa… the way you pick me up each time I fall
Whoa… the way you love me still with all my faults
Makes me a better man. Makes me a better man.
Thinking and drinking, sitting at the bar. There’s been a few times, I've taken it too far, but…
No Excuses…. I’ll never lie to you…
Sometimes it’s lonely, out here on the road. This kind of living, sure is getting old, but…
I’m Grounded… in my love for you… you know it’s true
Chorus:
Whoa… the way you pick me up each time I fall
Whoa… the way you love me still with all my faults
Makes me a better man. Makes me a better man.
It’s never easy, to leave the past behind. Somethings still haunt me, I really don’t know why, but...
I’m trying… I’ll do anything for you…
I know I’m lucky, to live a life so free. I don’t take for granted, all you've done for me, And…
I’m grateful… to share my love with you… You know it’s true
Chorus:
Whoa… the way you pick me up each time I fall
Whoa… the way you love me still with all my faults
Makes me a better man. Makes me a better man.
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Parchman Farm Salt Lake City, Utah
Parchman Farm is a Blues Rock band based in Salt Lake City, UT. We first began writing together in February of 2010 not really knowing what to expect, but confident that the four of us would work very well together and form a very tight family unit. Though our influences are rooted heavily in the Blues we like to give our music a definite rock edge or what we like to call Blues with Attitude! ... more
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