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| 1. |
| 3:31 | 
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I don't believe in miracles if it's all the same by you
Your wishes would come true if I had my say Whether it's right or wrong the words of every song Remind us of a love we knew where love should not go wrong In yesterday Hang on ye drifters now you got so much to go and gamble on Watch out for the shifting sand where ever you may ramble Even now as I look back and see all that's come to pass I can't remember how it was I got here Look around this place there's a smile on every face We're somewhere in the afterglow out there among the stars Out there among the bars Hang on ye drifters now you got places to go and people to meet Watch out for the shifting tide where ever you may travel. I know I should not complain because life's been good to me It feels real good to be stranded on my own Be that as it may be we are what we are I'll find you in the afterglow out there among the stars Of yesteryear Hang on ye drifters now you got so much to go and gamble on Watch out for the shifting sand where ever you may ramble All you drifters now you got places to go and people to meet Watch out for the shifting tide where ever you may travel. |
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| 2. |
| 4:12 |
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I've got a song that it is my mind, my little love who is never unkind
I'm a poet and I'm better off dead. These are the words she said Down by the breadline pickin' up dough, hand me the guitar, there I'll go I would rather make a living instead, instead of bein' in the red My little love from the world outside, helpin' me keep, turnin' the tide Come and meet me by the neon light. And I'm hopin' you'll make it alright I'll do anything you see fit, my little love My little love movin' in my soul, my little love who will never turn cold It doesn't matter if I ain't shaved, it doesn't matter if I ain't behaved My little love you been on my side, helpin' me keep turnin' the tide Havin' a hard time livin' right now, havin' a hard time showin' ya how My little love from the world out there, helpin' me keep a-doin' my share Come and meet me by the neon light, And I'm hopin' you'll make it alright I'll do anything you see fit, my little love Down by the breadline pickin' up dough, hand me the guitar, there I'll go It doesn't matter if I ain't shaved, it doesn't matter if I ain't behaved I got a light that is in my soul, I got a love that'll never turn cold Come and meet me by the neon light. And I'm hopin' you'll make it alright I'll do anything you see fit, my little love I'll do anything you see fit, my little love |
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| 3. |
| 4:16 |
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Hear the call of the ringneck loon
Hear the sound he will be home soon Hear the cry in the afternoon Ringneck loon, he knows best He's a loon and he don't care less Ringneck loon, away off shore How could anybody ask for more Hear the call of the ringneck loon Hear the sound he will be home soon Hear the cry in the afternoon Ringneck loon, he can't rest He's a loon and he don't care less Ringneck loon around the bend Been a loon since he don't know when Hear the call of the ringneck loon City life is what I see City life is the life for me Ringneck loon, he knows best He's a loon and he don't care less Hear the cry of the ringneck loon Hear the sound he will be home soon Hear the cry in the afternoon Ringneck loon, you can't rest You're a loonie and you don't care less Ringneck loon my old friend Been a loon since he don't know when Hear the cry of the ringneck loon Hear the sound he will be home soon Hear the cry in the afternoon |
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| 4. |
| 3:19 |
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I was sittin' in my hotel room, strummin' my old guitar
Not much to do when you're far away, playin' some smokey bar I was feelin' a little empty and feelin' a little blue When the maid came in and asked me if she could do my room I put down my old guitar and she gave me a smile She had a crusty voice and a drinker's look, but she had a friendly style She dusted my room and made my bed and she talked of days gone by She spoke of when she wooed the men; a tear came to her eye And she said I used to be a country singer I could sing a mean Patsy Cline My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine She told me that her husband died and her son was overseas I could tell by her eyes and her broken smile she was lonely just like me She asked me if I'd listen to a tape of when she was young She said I can't sing now I forgot the words and my voice is almost gone And she said I used to be a country singer I could sing a mean Patsy Cline My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine Oh I cried inside but I couldn't tell if it was for her or for me So I grabbed my axe and we sang a song in two part harmony Ever since that day when I'm feelin' down and I can't find a happy tune I just think if that maid and the feeling she gave, when she came to clean my room And she said I used to be a country singer I could sing a mean Patsy Cline My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine And she said I used to be a country singer I could sing a mean Patsy Cline My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine |
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| 5. |
| 4:16 |
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I would rather be at the boathouse, out of the daily grind
I'd sooner be down at the boathouse, what a way to unwind Now I don't wanna know how it feels to be set back So I'm leavin' here on a one-way track I'd rather be in mosquito alley, out of my right hand lane You should see my mosquiot tally, all that moves is fair game Now I don't wanna know how it feels not to be loose So I'm leavin' here on the first caboose So I'm leavin' here on the first caboose I can't sleep by a gentle ocean, I can't sleep my a water fall I can't sleep by a lovely river. I can't sleep. I can't sleep Dee dee dee, dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee I would rather sleep at the boathouse, what more can I say I'd soon eat down at the boathouse, let it carry me away Now I don't wanna know how it feels to step aside So I'm leavin' here on a wicked ride Or I could be back at the alehouse, with a flagon or two A few blocks south of the jailhouse, with a hole in my shoe Now I don't wanna know how it feels to stop a truck So I'm leavin' here and wishin' you good luck I'm leavin' here and wishin' you good luck I can't sleep by a gentle ocean, I can't sleep my a water fall I can't sleep by a lovely river. I can't sleep. I can't sleep Dee dee dee, dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee I'd rather be in mosquito alley, keepin' spiders in line I'd sooner be down at the boathouse, what a way to unwind Now I don't wanna know how it feels not to be loose So I'm leavin' here on the first caboose I'm leavin' here on the first caboose Dee dee dee, dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee |
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| 6. |
| 3:44 |
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I saw two dreamers dreamin'
They almost caused a spark I saw two lovers in paradise Right back at the start I saw to minds in the world set free But it almost broke my heart Isn't it strange to be right now Havin' you close to me Much to my surprise I saw two schemes schemin' They almost caused a lark They were two brave souls on a wild blue spree Right back at the park They were like two ships and they sailed right by Each other in the dark Wouldn't ya like to be right now Out where the actors play So much for your disguise I saw two souls out searchin' They said their last goodbyes And I saw two hearts of passion then Much to my surprise I saw two hearts on passion bent The kind which mystifies It is so strange to be right now Having you on my knee Much to my surprise I gotta make you see somehow I saw two minds that wandered They almost caused a wreck They were all checked out for a wild blue sea When someone cried hit the deck I saw two minds in the world set wise But I almost broke my specs Wouldn't ya like to be right now Out where the actors play So much for your disguise Much to my surprise |
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| 7. |
| 3:54 |
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Once upon a time I was on my own
Once upon a time like you've never known Once upon a time I would be impressed Once upon a time my life would be obsessed Once upon a time, once upon a day when I was in my prime, once along the way If you want to know my secret don't come runnin' after me For I am just a painter passing through in history Yesterday is gone, yesterday's alright Yesterday belongs in my dreams at night Yesterday is swell, yesterday is great Yesterday is strong, remembering can wait Once upon a time, once upon a day when I was in my prime, once along the way If you want to know an answer I can't turn your life around For I am just a painter passing through the underground I was in my stride, always at my game Here comes mister cool, along the walk of fame I was in demand, always in control The world was in my hands, my touch had turn to gold Once upon a time, I was in a daze when I was in my prime, once along the way If you want to know my secret don't come runnin' after me For I am just a painter passing through in history Now that I am old, let me rest a spell All that I am told, I can never tell Never in my life, never will it pass I am still alone, remembering at last Once upon a time, once upon a day when I was in my prime, once along the way If you want to know an answer I can't turn your life around For I am just a painter passing through the underground If you want to know my secret don't come runnin' after me For I am just a painter passing through in history |
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| 8. |
| 4:30 |
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See the people walkin' up and down
See the people movin' all around On the streets of my hometown on Yonge Street Longest street in the world they say Summertime soon slips away I hope I'll see you one fine day on Yonge Street Everywhere you go in a city by the lake Back there in the flow you may give a hand a shake Everyone you pass seems to wanna say hello Even late at night on the freshly fallen snow See the children jumpin' all around See the parents looking up and down Upon the streets of my hometown on Yonge Street It's a mean street if you choose It's a lean street when you lose An in-between street when you cruise on Yonge Street Everywhere you go in a city by the lake You'll be sure and find it's a case of give and take Everyone you pass seems to want to say hello Even late at night when the streets are all aglow It's the longest street in the world With the most feet in the world Another street where boy meets girl on Yonge Street See the people walkin' up and down See the people movin' all around Those are the streets of my hometown on Yonge Street Everywhere you walk people almost say hello Even late at night when the streets are all aglow On Yonge Street On Yonge Street |
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| 9. |
| 2:40 |
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Four months ago in April on a daycoach she came down
And the dust autumn winds begin to blow Shoulda known I couldn't hold livin' out so far from town And the nights to come are long are slow to go Well now she's up and left me and when walkin' down the line And the dusty autumn wind begins to blow All dressed up in red velvet and he high heeled shoes so fine And the nights to come are long and slow to go Well if I had only know before we kissed You can't keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this Oh now she's gone and left me and went walkin' down the line And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow Well I'll sit and count the evening stars as they walk around When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck and I'll drive on into town Cause the nights to come are long and slow to go Well I'll sit and count the evening stars as they walk around When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow Then I'll call my dog and I'll take the truck and I'll drive on into town Cause the nights to come are long and slow to go And those dusty autumn winds begin to blow |
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| 10. |
| 3:29 |
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Uncle Toad sittin' by the old south gate
Waitin' them boys they bin stayin' out late Uncle Toad thinks they're way out of line Maybe they think he is past his prime Uncle Toad said better straighten up right When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight Uncle Toad lived in the wood out back Lived in the shade of a utility shack He looked in at the big brick housr At the girls as quiet as a mouse Uncle Toad said you had best get it right When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight Uncle Toad tucked in the compost pile Out by the back door look at him smile He said kid stop drinkin' that brew Plan while ya can or the joke's on you Uncle Toad said better straighten up right When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight Uncle Toad sittin' by the swimmin' pool Sits in the sun when the weather turns cool Sits in the sun when the girls walk by Maybe they think he's a little bit sly Uncle Toad said you had best get it right When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight Uncle Toad sittin' by the cool mill race All day long with a grin on his face He said boys you had better not try Kissin' 'em girls cause I won't stand by Uncle Toad sittin' by the wrought iron fence Lookin' at the moon like it don't make sense We say Toad here's lookin' at you Hopin' you get your wish too Sway to the left, sway to the right When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight |
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