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Look Up, Look Down
05:05
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Look Up, Look Down
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
Black-Eyed Susans by the side of the road. Look up, look down
Wavin’ in the sunlight, gold on gold… Look Up, Look Down.
If I walk real steady I can sing this song. Look up, look down
Sometimes the words are right and the tune is wrong…, look up, look down.
(CHO)
And it’s been such a long long time
That I’ve been on my own
It’s been such a long long road
Oh but now I’m comin’ can’t keep my feet from runnin’
Oh now I’m comin’ home
I woke to the song of a mournin’ dove. Look up, look down
Makin’ me yearn for my own true love…Look up, look down
There’s a big old hawk making’ circles in the sky. Look up, look down
Can you see my baby from way up high? Look up, look down
(CHO)
(FIDDLE INTERLUDE)
SOLOS ON FORM
Now I’m a-markin’ time by the light of the moon. Look up, look down
She’s a-waxin’ now but will be full soon… Look up, look down
Won’t you meet me on the porch in the full moonlight? Look up, look down
My arms will circle round you darlin gonna hold you tight… Look up, look down
(CHO)… And I’m
Coming’ home… Baby I’m runnin’ home!
(FIDDLE INTERLUDE)
Oh but now I’m comin’ can’t keep my feet from runnin’
Oh now I’m comin’ home
Now I’m comin’ can’t keep my feet from runnin’
Oh now I’m comin’ on home.
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2. |
Down In The Hollow
04:30
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Down In The Hollow
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
Down in the hollow, the dark, dark hollow, The air is sweet with pine
There lives a little girl, a pretty little girl
And I wish that girl were mine, I wish that girl were mine
Down in the hollow, the dark, dark hollow, The sun can barely shine
There lives a little girl, a pretty little girl
And I wish that girl were mine, I wish that girl were mine
But we don't need the sun to shine When she lets her love light fly
Just one look from her sweet eye Sets my heart on fire
(instrumentals)
She's the reason old men sigh, And search their memories
Nighttime brings their fondest dreams. When morning comes, they cry
Down in the hollow, the dark, dark hollow Gonna get myself a home
I'll ask that little girl to join me in my world
And I'll never be alone… I’ll never be alone
Down in the hollow, the dark, dark hollow, The air is sweet with pine
There lives a little girl, a pretty little girl
And you know that girl is mine.You know that girl is mine
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Dancin' 'Round Your Door
05:15
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Dancin ‘Round Your Door
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
I came home last night, put down my shoes
Wo, I lay my weary body on the bed
But the mem’ry of you would not leave, kept runnin’ through my head
So I grabbed my shoes and coming’ back to you.
(CHO)
And it looks like I’ll be dancin’ round your door
And it looks like I’ll be howlin’ at the moon
And if I could, well you know I –
I would do what it takes to make this good…
…And it looks like I’ll be dancin’ round your door.
At stayin’ put I’ve never been much good
Oh, I never could take off these traveling’ shoes
Well, I follow a path that the music leads like a moth flies ‘round a flame
But the song I hear keeps calling’ out your name!
(CHO)
SOLOS on A; B is signal to bridge
(Bridge)
So keep the window open for me, darlin’
Think of me when you’re starin’ at the moon
I will be back, like a gypsy with a pack
& I’ll be bringin’ this ol’ wanderin’ heart to you
(CHO)
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4. |
The Canyon Wren
07:45
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The Canyon Wren
-Emy Phelps
(we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away)
High up in the canyon wall lives a bird, a little brown wren You can hear them calling as the sun comes round
And their song it rolls down the canyon Ringing off the rocks and hills Descending notes of their sweet singing Echo thru the ancient cliffs
Johnny was the boss-man’s youngest son
Owned the town-ruled with fear
He fell in love with a migrant girl: Sweet Corinna.
They would meet down in the canyon
Their love songs carried on the wind They made a promise of forever
At a time when such secrets couldn’t live.
Word got ‘round, spread like wildfire
Thru the town- it reached Johnny’s daddy.
"No son of mine will live to wed any brown-skinned girl."
"Oh, Johnny, you must leave this valley Go find a place we can be free
Send a message and I’ll meet you...Go now, love, please"
"Oh my darlin’, my Corinna... Just one more kiss & then I’ll go
You know that I have always loved you, And it always will be so".
John, he climbed the path to the top of the wall of the canyon
A hired man with a gun in his hand was waiting there
Corinna heard that shot that killed her Johnny
She raised her arms up to the sky
The only sound that filled the valley
Was the echo of the canyon wrens cry.
High up in the canyon wall lives a bird, a little brown wren
You can hear them calling as the sun comes round
And their song it rolls down the canyon, Ringing off the rocks and rills Descending notes of their sweet singing Echo thru the ancient hills
Oh my darlin’ Corinna
Now I’ll always be here
When your time it comes for passing on
I will meet you here
we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away
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5. |
Isn't That Life
04:44
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Isn’t That Life. — Emy Phelps
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
Black cat sitting on a fence all day, Watching’ those little birds sing and play…
Oh, oh, isn’t that livin’ .
My old man left, didn’t say where.
Found him in the next state with another wife there!
Oh, oh, isn’t that life…
Woah, oh isn’t that livin’
You do what you can and you do your best to do it right
Sometimes you cut your losses and you choose to survive
Oh, oh isn’t that right… Oh, isn’t that life.
Well I heard the cat say to the bird,
“Won’t you come a little closer, tell you what I heard.”
Said the bird to the cat, ”You know I think I’ll pass,
Gonna fly away, gonna save my… save my life!”
CHO
SOLOS-full cycle
Well I found myself stuck in the same old place, feelin’ lonesome yearning for a friendly face
Oh, oh isn’t that livin’
And the ground fell out from under my feet, got to find my wings, got to feel the heat
Oh, oh isn’t that life
Gonna catch the next train out of town.
Don’t come lookin’ for me babe, I won’t be hangin’ round.
Oh, oh, isn’t that livin’
Gonna be the bird, I won’t be the cat,
Gonna lift my wings— whatchu think of that?
Oh, oh, isn’t that life
CHO and round
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6. |
Something Changed Today
06:45
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Something Changed Today
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
Something changed today… I thought I heard a whisper in the wind
Maybe the angle of the light… movement from the shadow caught my eye
I thought I saw you.. leanin’ on the edges of my sight
I wish I saw you.
Walkin’ down the road, almost stepped on a snake
A man came up to see if it was alive
Grabbed it and moved it to the side of the road
“I ain’t done that in forty years; Guess I still have the touch”.
I’ll still be missing you you in forty… still be yearning’ for your touch.
Car pulled on the ground by the road. She said “I’m lost, can you help me find the way”
I could see the worry in her eyes. “Two turns right and the signs they will lead you”
But it’s hard to get lost in this two-road town
Though I find myself still searching
Hoping that someday I might find myself
Between what I lost and where I’m found
SOLOS
On the day that you left
Heaven fell from the sky
The stars built a bridge for your journey
Such a perfect ending
I… still miss you. I still sing to your picture.
And I still miss you.
Just don’t want to say goodbye.
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7. |
Little Broken Pieces
05:12
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Little Broken Pieces
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
Little Broken Pieces, all over the ground
Words, like diamonds, charm you; they can also cut you down
You gotta listen to the spaces, and you read between the lines
You keep one eye on the road ahead, but watch out for the other guy
Well you thought your feet were planted firmly on the ground
And you thought you had your bearings, Now your world turned upside down
And you cleaned out all your corners with your anger and your tears
But it’s time to raise your light up high, in spite of all your fears
(CHO)
You’ve got to grab that pony and go
Take him on down the road
You grab that pony and go
See how far you can go
SOLOS
So you pray to all your angels to look after your soul
And you call up all your demons and you tell them where to go
There’s a little bit of heaven hidden in this pain
There’s a little bit of laughter, you can figure out the game; And there’s a
Whole lot of living… left to be gained
You’ve got to grab that pony and go
Take him on down the road
And you ride that pony and go
See how far you can go
Ride that pony and go, Take him on down the road.
And you ride that pony and go… See how far you gonna go. (2x)
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No Compromise (Fast, Fast Car)
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
...As a child, she would walk the streets, waiting for the sun to go down.
In that space between the daylight and the dark,
She would wait for the first star
Her wishing star.
Her mama would find things she couldn’t understand.
Around her bed, under her pillow
Rocks and bones, strings all tied up in knots, Empty jars in the window
She was trying to catch starlight
Trying to hold starlight.
(CHO)
All she wanted was a fast, fast car that would take her far
And a black guitar, and a long song ...A very long song
She never heard of compromise... no compromise.
SOLO
Now she’s all grown up, you still find her out on the streets.
Now she walks in the dark.
A full-time job, a man, the babies, they hold her down.
She keeps her eyes away from the sky
Away from the stars.
SOLOS
Saturday night, she and her old man, they had a bad one.
She kissed her babies goodbye.
Grabbed her dreams, got into the car. She let her light out of the jar!
She couldn’t live with compromise... wouldn’t live any more lies.
All she wanted was a fast, fast car that would take her far
And a black guitar, and a long song ...A very long song
She wasn’t going to compromise... no compromise.
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9. |
I Didn't Know
05:25
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I Didn’t Know
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
I didn’t know I needed you ’til I heard your song
I didn’t know I had no clue ’til you came along
I didn’t know that it was you
I didn’t know that I was blue, I didn’t know…
The melody of your sweet song took me by surprise
I didn’t know my life was wrong ’til you passed me by
The world outside has turned to grey
I’m losing track of night and day, I didn’t know…
If I could catch your tune
I’d know how the moon
It seems to be no mystery; pure love as it ought to be; I didn’t know
Solos
I’d never known a love like this ’til I caught your eye
I’m on the edge of pain and bliss as you walk on by
If I had gone another way; if only you had looked away, I didn’t know
Oh but you, you went on your way
And I, I’m here every day
In hopes that you’ll come back this way, and maybe you’ll decide to stay
I didn’t know… I didn’t know…
I didn’t know… maybe never know…
I didn’t know I needed you… I didn’t know that I was blue…
Til I saw… and I heard.. and I knew it was so…
I didn’t know…
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10. |
Lazy Days
05:02
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LAZY DAYS – emy phelps
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP
I’ve been thinking’ bout the good old days
Hitchin’ a ride through the back roads of my mind
And I’ve been dreaming’ ‘bout the good old ways
Seems it was a simpler, sweeter time… nickle cones
Down at the Rich-Maid ice cream store
Now a kid has to pay five bucks
Ain’t nothin’ like that drive-thru ‘round here any more!
Hey now now, I just wanna Go on back
Hey now now, ain’t nothin’ wrong with Lookin’ back no, no
After school, down in the sycamore trees
Autumn nipping at the summer in your hair
Tumbling’ and rollin’ throughout the dry brown leaves
In love with life and every moment we could share… cruise the plaza
Just lookin’ for a place to park
Sweet love
Back seat passion found a place in the dark!
Hey now now, I just wanna Go on back
Hey now now, ain’t nothin’ wrong with Lookin’ back hey now now (2x)
SOLOS + KEY CHANGE to BRIDGE
These days…all the places have changed and the world seems colder
There’s people every where… but it seems we’re whole lot alone-er!
Let’s take a lesson from the good old ways
Can’t stop the changes but we can draw a line
Let’s learn a lesson from the good old ways
Starting now, in this moment, right on time.
Hey now now, I just wanna Go on back
Hey now now, ain’t nothin’ wrong with Lookin’ back hey now now (7x)
(Welcome to the lazy days, I get back to the good old ways)
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darol anger Nashville, Tennessee
Darol Anger has helped drive the evolution of contemporary violin through pathbreaking ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, Psychograss, and others. Composing, teaching, and performing internationally since 1977, he has produced numerous important recordings and soundtracks. ... more
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