1. |
Desperation
04:10
|
|||
|
Can’t you feel that I’ve been screaming all night long
I am crying out, but not a sound has passed my tongue
And though inside my heart, a battle rages on
My anxious mind is growing numb
Tell me the secret to this game
Give me the key to understand
I’ve been trying to figure out
Why I love someone like you
You’re what I cannot live without
I’ve been trying to figure out
My desperation!
Guess I see that I’ve been dreaming all along
To think that you could ever love me and the place that I come from
Tried to be something that I knew inside was wrong
My mind is clear now, I’m moving on
Tell me the secret to this game
Give me the key to understand
I’ve been trying to figure out
Why I love someone like you
You’re what I cannot live without
I’ve been trying to figure out
My desperation!
My desperation!
It’s time for this train to keep steaming right along
Learn from the mistakes that I’ve made
Change all the things that I’ve done wrong
Tell me the secret to this game (please)
Give me the key to understand
I’ve been trying to figure out
Why I love someone like you
You’re what I cannot live without
I’ve been trying to figure out
My desperation!
I’ve been trying to figure out
Why I love someone like you
You’re what I cannot live without
I’ve been trying to figure out
My desperation!
My desperation!
My desperation!
|
||||
2. |
My Confession
03:15
|
|||
|
A little older now
Sang with the crowd
Still don't see how
Time has allowed
If wisdom comes with age
We have yet to turn that page
You ask for a heartfelt confession
So I'll answer
With a question
Time against a mind
Why can't we rewind
A love that's blind
The search to find
Wisdom comes with age
We should turn that page
You ask for a heartfelt confession
So I'll answer
With a question
With a question
I don't have the answers
So I'll ask another question
I don't have the answers
This is my confession
I don't have the answers
So I'll ask another question
I don't have the answers
This is my
Confession
Wisdom comes with age
We should turn that page
I hear wisdom comes with age
We should really turn that page
You ask for a heartfelt confession
You ask for a heartfelt confession
You ask for a heartfelt confession
So I'll answer
With a question
With a question
With a question
With a question
With a question
|
||||
3. |
Circumstance
04:23
|
|||
|
If circumstance dictates what happens in my life
Is it really worth the fight?
Do you have a choice? Is it black and white?
Or am I here just doing time?
Am I here just doing time?
If I am, then that’s just fine.
If I saw life through someone else’s eyes
Would that really change my mind?
Would the circumstance overcome my sight?
Am I here just doing time?
I think I’m stuck here doing time.
I’m not sure if I’m alright!
Now they're wondering what’s happening
They’re begging me to let go
I say no, no, no, no!
And they’re wondering what’s stopping me
Because I can not let go
I say no, no, no, no, no, no...
I’m not alright!
This burden bearing down, breaking me tonight
Am I alone here in this fight?
Can we repair the void, one stitch at a time?
Or are we stuck here doing time?
Am I falling on the knife?
Why’s it so hard to do what’s right?!
Now I'm wondering what’s happening
They’re begging me to let go.
I say no, no, no, no!
And they’re wondering what’s stopping me
Because I can not let go
I say no, no, no, no, no, no...
I’m not alright!
I’m not alright!
I’m not alright!
Now I'm wondering what’s happening
They’re begging me to let go.
I say no, no, no, no!
And they’re wondering what’s stopping me
Because I can not let go
I say no, no, no, no...
Now I'm wondering what’s happening
They’re begging me to let go.
I say no, no, no, no, no, no...
I’m not alright!
I’m not alright!
|
||||
4. |
Lucky Deal
01:55
|
|||
|
Looking for a deal... hell, make it a steal!
Gonna make a quick buck while we’re keeping it real.
We’ll flip all that stuff that done lost appeal
I said we’re looking for a deal... better make it a steal!
Don’t really care if we’re talking about wheels
For a bicycle, wheel barrel, or automobile
I could go right or left, depends on how I feel
So when we’re looking for a deal, you’d better make it a steal!
You’d better make it a steal!
This is our Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
I’ve traveled this land, both far and wide
You wouldn’t imagine some’a the things that I find
Helpin' brothers and sisters who are lost in a bind
Some say I’m the devil, I prefer “a hero of a different kind!”
You’d better make it a steal!
This is our Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
You’d better make it a steal!
This is our Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
Lucky Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
Lucky Lucky Lucky Deal!
Our Lucky Deal!
|
||||
5. |
Jalapeno Dreams
02:57
|
|||
|
Those Jalapenos, crazy dreams
And a girl that I can’t see
Just wish I knew which of the three
Is keeping me from getting sleep
I need sleep
As I lay here alone tonight
My heart and mind do fight
Say a little prayer, “Lord help me see
Is this the place I’m supposed to be?”
I know, I know that it feels right,
As did the shock of burn those other times!
Like jalapenos tonight..
As I lay here alone tonight
My heart and mind do fight
As I lay here alone tonight
My heart and mind do fight
As I lay here alone tonight
My heart and mind do fight
Just need to clear my mind
Mind let my heart be right
Just for tonight
|
||||
6. |
My Garden
05:40
|
|||
|
Today at my easel,
I drew a blank...
A lot of thought and effort went in to this mistake
And as I fell into a
Deeper hole
I stumbled upon that which I had never known
Began to realize,
So much wasted life...
Whatever happened to those endless nights?
With so little time,
I’m gonna make this right
There’s no way I’m going down
Without a fight
So I wrote this simple song
For the girl I love
Just to remind her that
She’s all that I’ve been dreaming of
Don’t want things just fine
Don’t want my heart to rest
I want her to know she’s mine
And I’m here to give my best
I hope she’ll take the time
To remember this
Today in my Garden
that I’ve worked so hard to grow
A lot of things I realized I will never know
Too busy tending life,
I’ve failed to take the time
To smell these flowers as they bloom before my eyes
As tears filled my eyes,
Began to wonder why
I let these weeds grow high,
Choking innocence with strife
It’s time to swallow pride
I've got to make this right
There’s no way I’m going down
Without a fight
So I wrote this simple song
For the ones I love
Just to remind them that
They’re all that I’ve been thinking of
Don’t want things just fine,
Don’t want my heart to rest
I want them to know their mine,
And I’m here to give my best
I hope they’ll take the time
To remember this
So I wrote this simple song
For the ones I love
Just to remind them that
They’re all that I’ve been thinking of
And I wrote this simple song
For the girl I love
I wanna to remind her that
She’s all that I’ve been dreaming of
Don’t want things just fine,
Don’t want my heart to rest
I want them to know their mine,
And I’m here to give my best
I hope they’ll take the time
Cause I know I'll take the time
To remember this
|
||||
7. |
Friends & Enemies
04:25
|
|||
|
Waitin' at the station, down on forty-third
I came upon a man who was looking low on luck
You could smell the alcohol that propelled his every word
Strange how wisdom finds you and hits you like a truck
He said “One thing I have plenty, is old Friends and Enemies.
I’ve learned a lot in this here life, So I’ma tell you a thing or three.
Hold on to your dear love
and thank your lucky stars above
If you ever need to fight,
keep your fists up high and tight
Should you hear one thing today,
listen closely when I say
When, not if, you lose your light
Friends and Enemies will help you right.”
I was puzzled by the way of this old man’s words
Just couldn't shake the fact that his thoughts struck
It was enough to miss my ride, now I'm stuck on forty-third
Funny how wisdom finds you and hits you like a truck
He said “One thing I have plenty, is old Friends and Enemies.
I’ve learned a lot in this here life, So I’ma tell you a thing or three.
Hold on to your dear love
and thank your lucky stars above
If you ever need to fight,
keep your fists up high and tight
Should you hear one thing today,
listen closely when I say
When, not if, you lose your light
Friends and Enemies will help you right.”
I'll tell you - One thing I have plenty, is old Friends and Enemies.
I’ve learned a lot in this here life, So I’ma tell you a thing or three.
Hold on to your dear love
and thank your lucky stars above
If you ever need to fight,
keep your fists up high and tight
Should you hear one thing today,
listen closely when I say
When, not if, you lose your light
Friends and Enemies will help you right.
When, not if, you lose your light
Friends and Enemies will help you right.
Friends and Enemies will help you right.
|
||||
8. |
Free Beer
03:07
|
|||
|
I saw a sign that read, “FREE BEER HERE TOMORROW!”
For seven years, I’ve been here faithfully, every day.
I can’t explain how many moons that I have sorrowed
Persistent ignorance, my crutch to help me down the way
I know there’s more to life than chasing empty dreams
But I can’t help and wonder exactly what they mean
So I’ll sit down
And I'll buy another round
This won’t get me anywhere,
but as long as I am here
I’ll look forward to tomorrow,
when they’re serving that FREE BEER!
I had a plan I thought for sure that I could follow
Turns out you have to be there faithfully everyday
If I had a dime for each idea that I have borrowed
I’d be a richer man - with a whole lot less to say!
I know there’s more to life than chasing empty dreams
But I can’t help and wonder exactly what they mean
So I’ll sit down
And I'll plan another round
This won’t get me anywhere,
But as long as I am here
I’ll look forward to tomorrow,
When they’re serving that FREE BEER!
I know there’s more to life than chasing empty dreams
But I can’t help but wonder exactly what they mean
So I’ll sit down
And I'll plan another round
This won’t get me anywhere,
But as long as I am here
I’ll look forward to tomorrow...
Heck, I'm not going anywhere,
I might as well while I am here,
and I'll look forward to tomorrow,
when they’re serving that FREE BEER!
|
||||
9. |
Follow Her Home
03:32
|
|||
|
Haven’t seen the sun shine in days
Following her home today
Watch the sky turn blue
Been missing that sweet view
Rays of comfort, grace, and hope
Been missing every part of you
You said this is not good bye,
Just a moment paused in time
Haven’t seen the sun in days,
Following her home today
Following her home today
Following her home today
Clouds are covering all that’s grey
Want to go home today
Watch a heart turn blue
Been missing every part of you
Soaked with comfort, grace and hope
I need to see that beautiful view
You said this is not good bye,
Just a moment paused in time
Haven’t seen the sun in days,
Following her home today
Following her home today
Following her home today
Not sure when,
I’ll have to leave again
Not sure when,
So until then
Remember this is not good bye,
Just a moment of our time
Saw the sun shine today,
She brought me home that way
Remember this is not good bye,
Just a moment of our time
Saw the sun shine today,
She brought me home that way
Saw the sun shine today,
She brought me home that way
She brought me home that way
She brought me home
|
||||
10. |
One More
03:22
|
|||
|
I gave up the fight long ago
Before we could have ever known
And I’m wondering what it was for
As you walk out the door
Please don’t walk out that door
Is it begging if it's on my knees?
(One more time) I beg you to stay
(One more time) I try to delay
(This is my...) fatal mistake
(One more time) It’s always one more
You broke me tonight, but you know
The plan, see how far I will go
And I’m wondering what it was for
As you walk out that door
Please don’t walk out that door
Is it begging if it's on my knees?
(One more time) I beg you to stay
(One more time) I try to delay
(This is my...) fatal mistake
(One more time) It’s always one more
Is it begging if it's on my knees?
(One more time) I beg you to stay
(One more time) I try to delay
(This is my...) fatal mistake
(One more time) It’s always one more
(One more time) I beg you to stay
(One more time) I try to delay
(This is my...) fatal mistake
(One more time) It’s always one more
|
||||
11. |
Hope
04:10
|
|||
|
Turning pages, watching time fly by
Rustling through these leaves to find my mind
Hoping what I read will change the signs
Before the colors fade and darkness bind
Is there any hope in here?
I’ve got to find my way
Trying everything to make stand still
Time that’s fleeting faster than my will
The path to rewrite up a lonely hill
Fear takes me as sweat, blood, and tears do spill
Is there any hope in here?
Is there any hope anywhere?
Is there any hope in here?
I’ve got to find my way... (back home)
Is there any hope in here?
Is there any hope anywhere?
Is there any hope in here?
I’ve got to find my way...
Is there any hope in here?
Is there any hope anywhere?
Is there any hope in here?
I’ve got to find my way... (back home)
|
||||
12. |
Grenades
03:26
|
|||
|
Here’s to old grenades
All the bad decisions made
Hidden under covers
Buried for the lovers
Someone else’s treasure
Devil’s little pleasure
Hope that you don’t mind
Hope your love is blind
Hope that you don’t find
Those old grenades
They made lemonade
From memories mind’s die to trade
Who so would try to spin
Threads of dully colored sin
Tapestry display so grand
Hope you can understand
Hope that you don’t find
Hope your love is blind
Hope that you don’t mind
Those grand displays
|
||||
13. |
I Quit
03:19
|
|||
|
Please tell the man what I just said,
‘cause his foot is on my head
If I could get a running start
I would blow the world apart
This story has no moral,
Nothing here to see
Consider this
My defeat.
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
I’ve never given up like this
Has clearly brought you bliss
It’s hard to swallow this much pride,
Either that or watch you die
This story has no moral,
Nothing here to see
Consider this
My defeat.
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
This story has no moral,
Happy ending, tongue in cheek.
Consider this my resignation,
As wallow in your glory
And you champion my defeat.
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
Today I quit. (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick. (Whoooaaaaa!)
Today I quit! (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick! (Whoooaaaaa!)
Today I quit! (Whooooaaaaa!)
My head is sick! (Whoooaaaaa!)
|
||||
Duane Mark Austin, Texas
Duane Mark is the kind of person that hasn't always known where to fit in, but has always had a passion to share ideas. Over the years, with much trial and error, this singer-songwriter has continued to push past the concept of genre boundaries. Letting the song's story speak the musical sound, this approach creates a unique blend of characteristics... a brand we like to call AmeriKINDA. ... more
If you like Duane Mark, you may also like:
Meet Me at the River
by Dawn Landes
On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation.
go to album
All New
by Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
The sound of classic country music abounds on the latest from Grammy-winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer.
go to album
Old Habits
by Kat Wallace and David Sasso
This New Haven duo write bright and emotionally resonant folk music where sweeping strings elevate gorgeous melodies.
go to album
Dakota Blue Moon
by Jackson Harden
Gorgeous acoustic Americana from North Carolina, stripped-back and sublime.
go to album
Breathtakingly beautiful Americana bolstered by an assured sense of melody and razor-sharp lyrics.
go to album
Guardians Of Our Time
by Edd Donovan and The Wandering Moles
Edd Donovan's day job as a social worker brings a sense of empathy to his elegantly constructed political folk music.
go to album
Tides of a Teardrop
by Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange)
The forthcoming album from Mandolin Orange blends rustic Americana melodies with aching, orchestral arrangements.
go to album
