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Before Tonight
03:32
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Not to mention the stars
watching them fall
there goes another one now
not to mention the stars
Under the light of the moon
it shines in your eyes
there goes my world
here comes the night
(Were all just warming our hands
by the fire
how good it is to love somebody,
just to love)
between the thunder and the rain
I'm yours
like a train
between the thunder and the rain
caught in a storm
heart like a drum
waiting on a sign
or a miracle to come
(it was like nothing even mattered, before tonight)
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No Country
02:49
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There’s a piece of my heart no country can claim
all I have in this world is my word and my name
and if I am so lucky as to see you again
I’ll be the fortunate one
There’s a place in my mind that never forgets
where forgiveness might be all that we get
if there’s peace in this world I haven’t found it yet
still I’m the fortunate one
Bring us your tired, your hungry and poor
if this isn’t privilege than what is it for
when I stumble heaven forbid I forget
I was the fortunate one
There’s a piece of my heart no country can claim
all I have in this world is my word and my name.
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3. |
Cabbagetown
04:37
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Planting cabbage
Digging up the front lawn
South of Gerrard street
And West of the Don
Absorbed by the city
Along the Don river trail
Winchester street to the Village
of Don Vale
A working class neighbourhood
Before the Great War
There was nobody left
To be working for
George Fox ran the tavern
Until they tore it down
That was the day
I left Cabbagetown
Invisible city
Towers in the park
Not even the cops
Come around here after dark
So long old friend
I'll see you around
That was the day
I left Cabbagetown
First it was on Berkeley
Then one block east
Parliaments no longer
On parliament street
I gave up the drink
I don't miss it in the least
I've got no family left
Back in the east
The roots can be murky
Look at how far we've come
Only as good as your word
Don't forget where you're from
I'll be here until they
Burn it down
That was the day
I left Cabbagetown
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4. |
Ebb and Flow
04:18
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Took a piece of my heart
she ain’t bringing it back
I think I’m ok with that
dance like thunder, blow wind blow
Sweet little Frannie from the Ebb and Flow
keeping me up all night, shaking 'em on down
lighting me up, and turning it around
drive right through the ice and the snow
For Sweet little Frannie from the Ebb and Flow
{a night to remember, no regret
little bit of danger like a first cigarette
Mustang Sally to Kokomo
sweet little Frannie from the Ebb and Flow}
cheating songs along the highway to hell
a little Patsy Cline and a little Kitty Wells
honky tonk heroes on the radio
Sweet little Frannie from the Ebb and Flow.
{a night to remember, no regret
little bit of danger like a first cigarette
Mustang Sally to Kokomo
sweet little Frannie from the Ebb and Flow}
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5. |
Swing Low
02:32
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I was looking for a maid
she was looking for a place to live
i told her, I’ve been thing about
packing up and leaving this place
she said I’ll be around
just not until the sun goes down
(i was feeling grateful, i hope it shows
where its headed now, nobody knows
sweet chariot, swing low
sometimes holding on is easier than letting go)
i was looking for a bar
one that was open all night long
the kind of place, if you stay late
the whisky pours like in an Irish song
she said I’ll stick around
at least until you get your feet on the ground.
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Country kitchen basement bar
Gravel roads and falling stars
West of the valley in a border town
where we'll meet once the sun goes down
Radio with a broke antenna
Eight ball over old Vienna
Still traveling highway three
Wondering if you ever wonder about me
Clearwater at the rivers bend
McLaren's dog got loose again
Three o clock set on the old main stage
big yellow sun staring right in my face
warm front rolls in from the south
children playing in the schoolhouse
Prairie harvest full moon
ready or not winters coming soon
Pembina with time to spare
Passing through La Riviera
it's last call everybody's going home
almost like no time had past
some things are still built to last
like old friends, there's nothing like old friends}
the drive home was quiet in the car
the winds cried like a steel guitar
I thought of you passing Boissevain
halfway there and it started to rain
I guess sometimes life just gets busy
you out here and us in the city
next time let's not wait so long
some things you can count on
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7. |
Look Away, She's Gone
02:35
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Look away, look away, she’s leaving
just let your mind go elsewhere a while
there’ll be time for sad songs
you’ll still be hurting for miles
The city went quiet the day before yesterday
even it’s ghosts went along
Look away look away she’s leaving
look away look away she’s gone
autumn’s leaves crack like a rattle
even the winds whispers her name
my anxious heart beats like a drum
she’s tail lights out flashing in the rain
she asked, is this poetry or heartache?
or just somewhere to lay the blame
look away look away she’s leaving
look away look away she’s gone.
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We sang of the old canal
and the whiskey in our blood
a chorus for my people
The Murphy’s and the Stubbs
before you go off guns a blazing
sing a song instead
may you get to heaven before the devil knows you’re dead
My father left the Eastside
on the Sumac street car
rode it from Brown Derby to the Zanzibar
grandad was the steward when the steel workers said
may you get to heaven before the devil knows you’re dead
Patrick was a tough kid from the wrong side of the tracks
Grandma ran a Becker's Milk with a monkey on her back
before the judge's gavel fell
he just shook his head
may you get to heaven before the devil knows you’re dead
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Scott Nolan Winnipeg, Manitoba
Scott Nolan is a songwriter, poet, multi instrumentalist and visual artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba Treaty One
Territory.
His songs have been recorded by Hayes Carll, Mary Gauthier, Watermelon Slim, Corin Raymond, and Stephen Fearing among others.
He has recently produced albums for William Prince, Lynne Hanson, Adam Carroll, and Ben De La Cour.
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