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Los Angeles Desert Blues
02:34
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Oh a long time ago
When I left my old home
Went to LA
Seeking fortune and fame
Pleasures all around,
Neon paradise downtown
Summer nights are dry and hot
Tacos in the parking lot
Traffic by day
Paid minimum wage
Good friends abound
If you drive across town
Cars breaking down
Got no way to get around
Looking for a job that pays
Sweatin’ in the burning rays
I wanna go back where the rain is falling down
I wanna go back where my friends can gather ‘round
Somebody’s playground
Don’t quite know whose
Everytime I go out
Always seem to lose
Dreaming by night
Trying to get it just right
Such a big old dusty town
Prettiest when the sun goes down
Gotta get some change
Not these nickels and dimes
Picking bluegrass music
Just ain’t with the times
Plenty of things to do and see
But Tinseltown is not for me
These desert blues have got me down
I’m gonna leave this dusty town
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2. |
The Genuine Guarantee
03:19
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Well hey there friend, you look a mite tired
Are you feeling those world-weary blues
It’s been a little while since we last caught up
So why don’t you tell me the news
Tell me all your tales of heartbreak and lost faith
Of blood, sweat, and dirty shoes
And pay no mind to the scars my dear
Pray, please, please continue
(chorus)
I’m peachy keen
I’m fine and dandy
Never been better
I never been worse
I been up, I been down
I’ve been lost, I been found
I am so gosh darn confused
But please, go on, it’s not that important
Why don’t you tell me the news
These are hard times indeed
And I’m glad to lend an ear to a dear friend in need
To hear your trials and tribulations, the stress and confrontations
All make my poor heart bleed
How can I help? What can I do
How can I hide the pain in me
Pay no mind to the mask my dear
How could I pretend to be free
(chorus)
I’m sorry my friend, my cup runneth over
I’m not doing as a-well as I’d seem
This old mortal coil has run me all over
and I haven’t had a chance to breathe
Would you help me share this load
Would you be my steed
I don’t think I can do this alone
Would you please please please help me
Not peachy keen
Not fine and dandy
I’m doing badly
I never been worse
I been up, I’ve been down
I’ve been lost, I’ve been found
I am so gosh darn confused
I need a hand in this lonesome world
So (x3)
So let me tell you the news
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3. |
Horndog
02:38
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Same old folks everywhere I turn
Small town life just makes me yearn
For a place where no one knows my name
A reset to the social game
My reputation’s in the dirt
From all the love that’s turned to hurt
But reflection’s not a young boy’s game
Just one way to help the pain
(chorus)
I’m goin’ out on the hill for a good time tonight
I’m gonna find me a new old baby there
We’ll get fried like a corndog
I’m a-livin’ like a horn dog
Lookin’ sad for pity’s sake
A thirsty boy just loves to take
With a pretty face and a stupid grin
It won’t be long before you’re in
Well a monkey sees and monkey do(e)s
And even though there’s no one new
We'll get high and just pretend
Let the lovin’ last until it ends
(chorus x2)
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4. |
Buffalo Funeral
02:43
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5. |
One Thing Remains
03:23
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One soul can be binded
One soul can be freed
One’s eyes can be blinded
But the heart still sees
One’s lies can be shattered
One’s dreams be made
One’s fire be a burning
While they’re sitting in the shade
Forward into unknown
It feels like a dream
We’re wanting for laughter
We’re wanting to scream
From under the water
The spirit will rise
To shade us with leaves
To unveil our eyes
How soon the dawn breaks
How bright the light
How hot that fire
That brings the sight
How big the moon
How long the day
How loud is the thunder
When it’s scaring us away
What must be the answer
What should be the way
Around what are we dancing
With whom do we pray
We’ll answer our questions
But one thing remains
We’ll all eat together
And music will play
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6. |
The Found Family Waltz
04:25
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(chorus)
I don't need no family
My last one's gone bad
I don't need no mother
And I don't need no dad
I found me a family
That loves me for me
I found true love
And I’ve been set free
Born in a home
Without any love
More scars on my back
Than stars up above
I can’t stand it here
Where there’s blood on the floor
Where can I go
Where is the door
One stormy night
While the cold winds did blow
My folks called me in
Just to tell me to go
They threw me out
To sleep in the rain
Said never come back
And they cursed my name
(chorus)
I wept and I begged
I felt so alone
How could I live
If I had no home
I wiped up my tears
And I laced up my shoes
Everything to gain
And nothing to lose
I roamed all over
Searching for kin
Learned that real family
Comes from within
It isn’t your blood
That keeps ties close
Sometimes your blood
Is who hurts you the most
(Chorus)
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7. |
Bodega Rock
02:37
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8. |
Spanish Moss
04:40
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In a summer’s twilight hour
We went walking under oak and spanish moss
Carving canyons into memory as the sun set
Those happy moments I’d never known
Nor the thrill of dreams waking up on me
I’d say those words or more if I could go back
(chorus)
Now you’re gone
Long moved on
But these memories remain and tease me out of sleep
Now I’m gone
Long moved on
And I wish you well
Feelings deep and oh sincere
Grew within my breast as I tried to pull you near
But your spirit was not for me to keep
Enchanted hours in your arms
Shaped me up for heartbreak as I was moving on
You said it’s best if you don’t change your plans
(chorus)
Nights I’d sit awake
Wondering how you, if you valued my time
Mind upwelling factures of another place and time
Silence greets my mind
As the clock spins around it’s measly little world
Alone but you find me again
(chorus)
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9. |
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Loving can be full of misery
And though it is sublime
The things I strive for get me down
When I’m failing at the ways of life
“Let go of what you love
And love should there remain”
I’m told life is supposed to be suffering
But everytime what’s left is pain
Thrust into a universe
Where beautiful things, arranged;
Call me to their study
But study takes life and space
I’m hung up on the penalties
Of expecting from my time
How else can I find the divine
Youth is full of readiness
From being starry eyed
But the learning comes on ton by ton
And it shakes that sweet, dark night
I wanna get ready for the day I die
But I don’t want death on my mind
Still right now when I say it out loud
I can feel it giving me might
All in all this life’s a peach
And I’m thankful for my time
I seem to hold tight on to what I like
But it doesn’t always feel quite right
I know what I’m looking for
I know what I need
And that doesn’t make it any easier to see
I have to care to learn from it
Then I can’t find peace
Pulled between my heart and my mind at ease
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10. |
Fog Holler Portland, Oregon
Described as “the next generation of the many shades of grass” by Grammy Winner Cathy Fink, Fog Holler is a modern bluegrass band featuring keening brother duo harmonies and virtuosic instrumentation. With influences ranging from The Stanley Brothers to Buck Owens to Primus, Fog Holler’s captivating tunes and coordinated outfits are quickly enthralling longtime bluegrass fans and newcomers alike. ... more
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