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On My Own
03:52
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I've been walking down this lonely Winter road,
Time is on my side, but I gotta go,
Searching for a place to call my own,
With someone to love, yeah someone to hold
I've been looking for too long,
I don't know if I can find a place to call my home,
So I stay out on the road
I find myself thinking of you at night,
Like a diamond in the sky, you shine so bright
Her light says go left, but I wanna go right tonight,
Because I know where I'll end up if I don't go my own
I've been looking for too long,
I don't know if I can find a place to call my home,
So I stay out on the road
Been burning dead trees just for company,
Talkin' to myself just to fall asleep,
That lonely road never had anything good to say,
So I just keep on kickin' rocks and stayin' on my way
I've been looking for too long,
I don't know if I can find a place to call my home,
So I stay out on the road
There's no going back, and I wouldn't know how
She won't take me anyway, 'cause she's married now,
I'll stick to this banjo and the dust beneath my feet,
Because I know what they all want and it just ain't for me
I've been looking for too long,
I don't know if I can find a place to call my home,
So I stay out on the road
I stay out on the road
I'm better on my own
I stay out on the road
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2. |
Stockport Road
04:14
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I'm sittin' on that back porch, and I'm waitin' for that bird to fly
I know it's gonna change me and I don't know why, singin'
I been so many nights alone, just need a girl to catch my eye
Walkin' down them railroad tracks with the moon shinin on our backs,
Is that a bear chasing us, or have I just gone blind?
It's funny and it seems to me how your silhouette's supposed to be
The image of a man who lost his mind
Bite your tongue and look and see how his complicated family will
Make you go crazy, but they do it with a smile
Seems to me he's found the one, his wife, their child and her two sons,
And that little girl that lives in the backyard
Now it's time to go back home, that place I say where I am from,
There you call me yours and I call you mine
Seems to be the only place I'll ever call my saving grace
And the only place that I'd like to live and die
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Sadie
03:30
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I had a girl named Sadie, and she used to call me baby, now she don't
I gave her lots of money now she's callin' someone else on the phone,
I told her that I love her and that no one else would ever rise above
A shot in the dark and a knife through the heart is not enough
Oh Sadie, oh no
Oh Sadie, oh no
The last time I saw her and I told her I would call her but I won't
Her voice is enough to give me a lump in my throat
I'm cuttin' off the strings 'cause I think I've had enough
Oh Sadie, oh no
Oh Sadie, oh no
I'm finally on my own and I think I'm gonna be alright
No more reason to sit at home, cuss and fight
I'm not gonna think who was wrong, or who was right
Oh Sadie, oh no
Oh Sadie, oh no
I had a girl named Sadie and she used to call me baby, now she don't
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4. |
Down
03:26
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The railroad tracks take me back to a time where I couldn't sleep,
Cause I know I gotta get goin' back home
It's been so long since I've been gone,
my life's been such a sad sad song, and
I think I know my own fate
And I'm down, there's no coming down
Ooh, ooh
I wanna go home, but I know I just can't turn around
Been traveling so long and I just keep on heading South,
There's no coming down, there's no coming down
Ooh, ooh
Read all the signs and I've made up my mind, now I know
Times I went fast, wish I'd taken the time to go slow
I wrote my girl out West, said I wish that she'd just let me come home
She wrote me back said she wish I'd just leave her alone
There's no coming down, there's no comin' down
Ooh, ooh
There's no coming down, there's no comin' down
Ooh, ooh
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I went down to the levee with my head hangin' low,
Lookin for my sweet mama, but she ain't there no more
The rain was fallin heavy and it washed her house away,
I'm prayin' lord, I'm prayin' I'll see her again some day
That's what I'm crying, that's what I'm crying,
Ooh, Mississippi heavy water blues
I think I heard a muskrat on that Arkansas side,
Screamin', "How long 'til your sweet mama arrive?"
I'm here in Mississippi with mud all up in my shoes,
She's down in the Louisiana with them high-water blues
That's what I'm crying, that's what I'm crying,
Ooh, Mississippi heavy water blues
I'm walkin' down that road with my head all in my hands,
Lookin' for a woman that ain't got no man,
I hope she come back to me, some day kind and true,
Nobody satisfies her like her sweet papa do
That's what I'm crying, that's what I'm crying,
Ooh, Mississippi heavy water blues
I went down to the levee with my head hangin' low,
Lookin for my sweet mama, but she ain't there no more
The rain was fallin heavy and it washed her house away,
I'm prayin' lord, I'm prayin' I'll see her again some day
That's what I'm crying, that's what I'm crying,
Ooh, Mississippi heavy water blues
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6. |
Busted Flat
04:25
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Busted flat, no comin' back from the rhythm I know
From the rhythm I know
Stray alley cat, always running around, never
Comin' back 'cause he's got a ramblin' home
Strugglin' dad, he's got to figure out how to
Keep his family safe on a rainy day
I know my luck is gonna change,
If it takes my whole damn life, I'll find a way
Through all the snow and all the rain
I'm still the man I was yesterday
Gettin' cold, can't keep the heat in my home,
Got the bills pilin' up I think she's gonna go
On your own, and no where looks like home, you're just
Walkin' the streets, tryin' to find a place to sleep
I know my luck is gonna change,
If it takes my whole damn life, I'll find a way
Through all the snow and all the rain
I'm still the man I was yesterday
Preacher man, he's got to dive on down, to the
Bottom of a bottle, 'cause there's no one else
Mother alone, she's got three kids to feed, and she
Just wants to keep them, away from him
I know my luck is gonna change,
If it takes my whole damn life, I'll find a way
Through all the snow and all the rain
I'm still the man,
I'm still the man,
I'm still the man I was yesterday
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7. |
Sweet Boy Lindy
03:04
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Here's a story about a boy named Linda,
What he'd do, it'd really offend ya,
He walks the streets to make his money, and
That's why all them daddys call him honey,
So he stands on the corner, tryin' to make a dime,
Yes, he knows that the law's gonna treat him unkind,
He'll meet you in the alley, or in that little shack
Cause once you go in, you can never look back,
Yeah, you know he's gonna show you a real time,
He's a street walkin' professional with a sense of pride,
And what he does for a dollar, it ain't no joke,
He just wants to give you a little poke now
Don't you go and let him boss you around,
I said don't you go and let him boss you around,
It's just that boy Lindy, he's doin' fine,
He just wants you to buy his, love and time!
Now it's time to get on, and go back home
Cause your wife, she's sittin' there and she's not alone
Now sweet boy Lindy's gettin' all your money
While some fella's easin' in on your honey, now
Don't you go and let her, boss you around,
I said, don't you go and let her, boss you around
Well, you thought everything was goin' just fine,
But now she don't need your love or time
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8. |
Same Song
03:54
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I had a girl right down the street,
Everybody knows that she was with me,
Til I found her one day, she was layin' down, blood all around
I knew it wasn't right, cause something that night had just went wrong
I was on my way I was walkin' to work,
One winter's day I just had the urge,
So I stopped on by, to say hi, and be on my way
Little did I know I was in for a show, what a mistake
What happened next, was not in the plan
I didn't expect that her and this man would be
Making out, on the couch, I blacked out,
Now I got this man's blood on my hands, I don't know how
As you screamed and cried, I looked in your eyes,
Seen the love you had for this guy, and I
Couldn't take, the heart ache, no more pain,
Now you're up next, say your regrets, get your last pray
As I cleaned you up, I felt in my guts
Knew it wasn't right but I had enough, now it's
Time to stay in that rest place, your shallow grave
It felt so good, now I just should try to get away
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9. |
Riley's Song
05:16
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Eyes of brown, your hair so soft, I love you so much,
Do you know it all? But the,
Things you do, yeah they're so bad
It's gonna take the last nerve I have when ya
Walk away just ignoring my calls
I don't know if I can take it at all 'cause you're the
Worst dog, I've ever had
No one told me it'd be this bad
Cause you're the worst dog, I've ever had
No one told me it'd be this bad
I take you out every night,
No matter what I say it turns into a fight when you're
Pullin', tuggin' on my arm,
With no concerns with what's going wrong cause you're the
Worst dog, I've ever had
No one told me it'd be this bad
Cause you're the worst dog, I've ever had
No one told me it'd be this bad
All I wanted was my best friend, to be with me 'til the end,
All I wanted was my best friend
I call you up, you're goin' nuts,
Runnin' in circles and sniffin' butts, and you're
Chasin' cats and eatin' squirrels,
No matter what they say you're part of my world 'cause you're the
Best dog I've ever had,
It's you and me, buddy, 'til the end
Cause you're the best dog, I've ever had
It's you and me buddy, 'til the end
Cause you're the best dog I've ever had,
It's you and me, buddy, 'til the end
Cause you're the best dog, I've ever had
It's you and me buddy, 'til the end
Cause you're the best dog I've ever had,
It's you and me, buddy, 'til the end
Cause you're the best dog, I've ever had
It's you and me buddy, 'til the end
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10. |
Nothing's Missing
03:10
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Everybody says to take that train home and
Aren't you tired of being alone?
Tell em I'll be on my way, and
I'm gonna stay for a couple days,
But I know, I ain't ever goin' home,
But I know, I ain't ever goin' home
My lonely feet they keep on movin'
Even though I'm wondering what you're doin'
The kind of life that you've been living,
makes me feel like you've been less than giving
And I know, I ain't ever goin' home,
But I know, I ain't ever goin' home
Been wastin' time, gamblin' all night,
My chips are down but the whiskey's just right
She's gonna think that I've been slippin'
But really, I'm just drinkin'
And I know, I ain't ever goin' home
But I know, I ain't ever goin' home
Then I think about where I'll be when,
Dusk has fallen and I'm an old man
I looked back to see what was missing,
And I was glad to see it wasn't a damn thing
And I know, I ain't ever goin' home
But I know, I ain't ever goin' home
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Uncle Jake & the 18 Wheel Gang Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
UJ18 is banjo-clangin' folk music from Pennsylvanian Appalachia. They play floor-stompers and mountain ballads that are
traditionally originals, as well as a few that are originally traditionals.
Check out:
UJ18BAND.com
for shows and tour dates near you.
Band photo by AlyssaKriner.com
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