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Long Way Down
03:46
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When you love your life
And you know the reason
You wait for the seasons
And the light of the morning
When you share your time
And you hold your head up high
It’s a long way down
When you feel you’re steady
And your eyes are open and wide
And you know you’re on the inside
And you don’t even have to try
When you clear your mind
And put yourself above the sky
It’s a long way down
When the fear is over
And you’re moving faster every day
And you push the night away
And there’s nothing more to say
When you break those ties
And you slowly come to recognize
It’s a long way down
It’s a long way down
It’s along way down.
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2. |
Drifting
03:13
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Things are slowing down lately
Maybe coming to a halt
I’ve been leaning into the wind
If it drops I’m gonna fall
Sometimes I’m reminded
Of the trips we once took
All the windows open
And the sun on the loose
Oh drifting, yeah I’m drifting
Let the morning run on
Let the music fade
Two birds on a railing
Half a world away
Can’t seem to remember
The deal that we made
As your hands were running
Through my hair on that day
Oh drifting, yeah I’m drifting
Oh drifting, yeah I’m drifting
Things are slowing down lately
Maybe coming to a halt
I’ve been leaning into the wind
If it drops
I’m gonna fall
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3. |
Goodbye River
03:19
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Well it’s too late now
You know I don’t believe in wasting time
At least not mine
And the river’s old
But it listens to me endlessly
And it never minds
And it’s goodbye love, goodbye river
You know I can’t forgive her
For dragging out the fool in me
And it’s goodbye love, goodbye river
One day I know I’ll deliver
But right now I’m all at sea
Well it’s a high tide
High time we did things differently
Or is that me?
And the river flows past the lovers in the rolling fields
And the summer breeze…
And it’s goodbye love, goodbye river
You know I can’t forgive her
For dragging out the fool in me
And it’s goodbye love, goodbye river
One day I know I’ll deliver
But right now I’m all at sea
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4. |
Behind This Line
03:27
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If you wanted me to sing to you
If you wanted me to try
You know I would, you know I would
Said I never had a thing to tell you
You always asked me why
But that’s untrue, you know I do
And I feel there is no reason, there is no crime
Being one step behind this line
If I had a bit of soul, baby,
If I had a bit of rock and roll
You know I could, you know I could
Be a little bit closer to you,
Be a little bit blue
But that’s all fine, I made you mine
And I feel there is no symptom, there is no sign
Being one step behind the line
Instrumental
And I feel there is no reason, there is no crime
Being one step behind the line
behind this line x3
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5. |
The Ballad of John Prine
03:47
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Well my sense of justice
Has been kicked over on its side
And my only consolation
Is crying over my dead pride
And no matter how much you tell
I just can’t survive
So won’t you please, please, please
Let this one slide
And the jewel in your crown
Burned a hole in the back of my eyes
When I howled at the moon
It turned out to be the sun in disguise
And the hands of fate
Are barely keeping me alive
So won’t you please, please, please
Let this one slide
Now I don’t have a third verse
Or any fancy words to rhyme
So if you’ve got any suggestions
Please come up and take your place in the line
Nor do I have the talents of my hero John Prine
So won’t you please, please, please
please, please, please
please, please, please
Let this one slide
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6. |
Louise
04:35
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Louise, what is this I hold in my hand?
A letter from a foreign land
Louise, is this all the love that we have,
Written on a piece of paper
If I had the things that you wanted
I would have laid them at your feet
All the jewels and lands that you dream of
Louise, Louise
Louise, what is keeping us apart
Another sigh of resignation,
Louise, is your faith in time and my heart
Something you forgot to mention?
If I had the things that you wanted
I would have laid them at your feet
All the jewels and lands that you dream of
Louise, Louise
Instrumental
If I had the things that you wanted
I would have laid them at your feet
All the jewels and lands that you dream of
Louise, Louise
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7. |
Meet Me At The Corner
03:43
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Well it’s a fine line
And thinking it over I’ve crossed mine
Somebody told me it’s the high climb
Leaves you on your knees
And if the sound’s tight
Over and over, it’s a long night
Nothing behind you but the old fight
Tearing apart your dream
Well she’s an angel
Or maybe again she’s a stranger
Now that you think you’re closer
Deeper in this game
But when the love’s rough
She’ll keep you away from the dead stuff
Giving you back your needing
Giving you back your greed
And meet me at the corner
Tell me that you want to
That you want to
You want to
break free
And the song’s there
Floating around in the cold air
Follow a path to the mainstream
Beating a path to where?
And the sirens
Never too far from the high winds
Taking your spirit with them
Letting you know they care
And meet me at the corner
Tell me that you want to
That you want to
You want to
break free
Well it’s a fine line
And thinking it over I’ve crossed mine
Somebody told me it’s the high climb
Leaves you on your knees
And if the sound’s tight
Over and over, it’s a long night
Nothing behind you but the old fight
Tearing apart your dream
Nothing behind you but the old fight
Tearing apart your dream
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8. |
Empty Room
03:16
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Well you left your home
You left your town
Took the longest road you found
Thinking only of your baby
You called some friends to let them go
Told some lies not to make a show
Drew a line under this waiting
And the morning sun was in your eyes
The day beyond was on your mind
In your dreams there’s no more needing
And in an empty room
One more time
You could feel
And in an empty hour
You took to breathing
So slowly
And the time that you can measure now
Gives you everything somehow
Just a moment to believe in
And the kiss that left you on your knees
Tasted like the morning breeze
So you carry it forever
And in an empty room
One more time
You could feel
And in an empty hour
You took to breathing
So slowly
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9. |
Soul Singer
02:45
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Soul singer in the middle of the night
Took us down with his blinding light
In the darkness, in the moonlight
You could dance so free
Caught up in a magic trick
Eyes are wide and his hands are quick
He can hold you, he can own you,
What a way to feel
Then the music carried us through
In the ternt just me and you
Oh the rhythm and the vision
It was all so new
I looked up in the morning sky
Singing out till my throat was dry
Can you feel me, are you really…
Then I know that’s it’s true…
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10. |
The Mystery
05:22
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11. |
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Got a head full of ideas
Nothing in the tank
My hand is on the tiller
But the boat already sank
And you are in the bathroom painting circles in the sky
When the rain comes down
They’re gonna hang us out to dry
I kept the engine running
Foot already primed
I had the crazy feeling
Maybe I’d leave you behind
And out of the darkness comes a one-legged spy
Says when the rain comes down
They’ll surely hang you out to dry
There’s a rumpus in the back room
Someone’s knocking down the wall
And you are in the upstairs bar
Drinking something tall
Cousin Bill’s in the corner
He’s whispering a lie
He says the rain’s come down
And now they’ll hang us out to dry
The lights they start to flicker
The mice all scurry round
The last one on the runway
Is a newspaper hound
But the biggest fish they ever saw
Swam off with the fly
Because the rain came down
And now they hung them out to dry
the rain came down
And now they hung them out to dry
the rain came down
And now they hung them out to dry
The rain poured down and they hung us out to dry
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12. |
Running Backwards
03:00
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In your heart
There is something fading
Something you and I can’t see
In your eyes
Running slowly backwards
Days that slip away from me
And in the morning light
Even if you’re lonely
Surely there is more to see
And in the morning light
Tell me one more time
You recognize me standing here
In my home
I’ll keep a picture of you
Sitting under our old tree
Won’t be long
Before I dream about you
Coming home again with me
And in the morning light
Even if you’re lonely
Surely there is more to see
And in the morning light
Tell me one more time
You recognize me standing here
In your heart
There is something fading
Something you and I can’t see
In your eyes
Running slowly backwards
Days that slip away from me
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The Kirals Oxford, UK
We're a 4-piece band (vocals, guitar, double bass, banjo, accordion/keys/concertina) singing our own songs. 1st album YOU
came out in 2019. New album GOODBYE RIVER now out (spring 2023): 12 original, eclectic songs telling intriguing stories from a spy caper to Soul singers to a tribute to John Prine.
"stunning vocals floating across a gorgeous backdrop of accordion, guitar, banjo and double-bass"
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