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Wolves: Americana demos (LP)

by Lonely Oak

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1.
Ahead of the Night 03:32
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Drivin’ at dusk Eyes half on the road Darkness comin’ on Pulling a heavy load White line fever Things ain’t looking right Ahead of the night Never used to be afraid of the dark But all fires fade Backwards to a spark Trying to keep up With the dying light Ahead of the night Changes come on slowly Never all at once Start to notice things don’t look the same Like when you been staring Then you look away From a building going up in flames Got all I can do Keeping wheels on the road Getting harder to drag Around this heavy load Ain’t easy to rage against the dying light and stay ahead of the night
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Wolves 03:13
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Lately I've been finding Tracks 'round my yard Don’t go outside at night ‘cause I hear them breathing hard Hear them every night Stalking the prodigal son Some night they're gonna come on in And my days’ll be done Oh, wolves They chased my papa 'til He took his dying breath Chased my brother 'til He ran himself to death I see them fiery eyes I see them flashing teeth They're gonna chase me When I wake and when I sleep Oh, wolves Sometimes they charm you Sometimes they smile Some wolves will be your friend Robbing you all the while Some know the Good Book Can quote you chapter and verse They stand there dry-eyed While you lying in the hearse Oh, wolves
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Bonita 03:08
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Started with a letter someone she used to know turned into a raging fire in a month or so Promises and sweet words new life just ahead just one complication but he’d soon be dead She knew that it was working when the bottle hit the floor He closed his eyes forever by the time she closed the door Flowers bloom like jewels in the desert but you, my darling, you outshine them all Drowning in a dry town motels look the same trying to keep track of all the stories and false names Startled her how quickly the bloom was off the rose No time left for dreaming In this new life that she chose Wishing she could go back to the way it was before but he closed his eyes forever by the time she closed the door Flowers bloom like jewels in the desert but you, my darling, you outshine them all
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Deep Ellum Blues (traditional) 03:44
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When you go down to Deep Ellum Just to have a little fun Best have fifteen dollars When that policeman come When you go down to Deep Ellum Put your money in your pants Those Deep Ellum hoodlums They don’t give a man a chance Oh sweet mama I got them Deep Ellum blues Oh sweet mama You know I got them Deep Ellum blues I used to know a preacher Preached the bible through and through He went down to Deep Ellum Now his preaching days are through When you go down to Deep Ellum Put your money in your socks ‘Cause them Deep Ellum hoodlums Gonna throw you on the rocks Oh sweet mama I got them Deep Ellum blues Oh sweet mama You know I got them Deep Ellum blues
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Delia's Gone (traditional) 01:46
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Delia, oh, Delia Delia all my life If I hadn't shot poor Delia I'd have had her for my wife Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone I went up to Memphis And I met Delia there Found her in her parlor And I tied her to her chair Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone First time I shot her I shot her in the side Hard to watch her suffer But with the second shot she died Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone Jailer, oh, jailer Jailer, I can't sleep 'Cause all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone Hand me my hammer I’ll drag my ball and chain And every rock I bust Will ring out Delia’s name Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
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Thanks a Lot (Ernest Tubb cover) 02:28
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Thanks, thanks a lot I got a broken heart, that's all I got You made me cry and I cried a lot I lost your love Baby thanks a lot You told our friends as I was passing by That you're not sorry that you made me cry You said I deserved just what I got Well if that's how you feel Baby thanks a lot Thanks, thanks a lot I got a broken heart, that's all I got You made me cry and I cried a lot I lost your love Baby thanks a lot You wanted a fool and I played the part Now all I've got is a broken heart We loved a little and laughed a lot Then you were gone Honey thanks a lot Thanks, thanks a lot I got a broken heart, that's all I got You made me cry and I cried a lot I lost your love Baby thanks a lot
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Juju 04:54
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Got them bottles I was talking about Gonna put ‘em in my trees To keep the spirits out Something been around at night When it’s too dark to see I got a bad feeling Somebody coming for me Come morning Day before yesterday Went to find the preacher And ask him to pray Preacher said “son, some things Just can’t be made right Until the judgment angel Holds you up to the light” Why do I feel so cold When I can see the flame? I hear the old accuser And he’s calling my name Guess it’s time to go Go and plead my case Won’t be ‘til Judgment Day Next time I see your face Oh juju
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The Spirit of the Thing (instrumental) 02:39
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The 2:19 02:28
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The 2:19 don’t run no more The 2:19 don’t run no more I used to hear its lonesome whistle From my front door What happened to all the years? What happened to all the years? All the trains and the people up and disappeared No one to carry my loved ones Back to our happy home Nothing to fill up the quiet Now I’m all alone The 2:19 don’t run no more The 2:19 don’t run no more I used to hear its lonesome whistle From my front door

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released September 13, 2021

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Based in New Hampshire, USA, Mark Reimer composes and performs original music under the name Lonely Oak in the spirit of American blues, country, and gospel ancestors. Descended from Okies and Arkies (look it up), he was an ordained minister in his 20s and has been a traveler ever since. ... more

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