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Buzzard's Bluff
04:34
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Verse 1:
If you drive for eighty miles southwest of highway 44
To those Ozark woods where outside folks don't stay
There's a cliff called Buzzard's Bluff where we would lie on high ground and watch the birds below circle around their prey.
And we would pray.
We would pray.
Chorus:
There ain't nobody's gonna run in here and save me
Heaven knows I can't save myself
I've got no more tears and I've got nothing left for taking
You know the dead don't ever call for help.
Verse 2:
It was eighteen miles to town, another mile to Congress Hill
We spent our childhood locked inside a double-wide
No neighbor ever knocked and no one looked us in the eye
It's no one's business what goes on inside.
Goes on inside.
Chorus
Bridge:
I used to pray to be a bird and fly away
Not one time or two, but every single day
Everyone may look the other way,
But I know what happened.
God knows what happened.
Chorus
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Chorus:
I will call upon the Lord, He is worthy to be praised:
My rock, my salvation and my refuge.
Though the flood may keep on rising and the sun refuse to shine,
His faithfulness will never change.
In my distress I cried, "How long, O Lord, how long?"
Then He bowed the heavens and came down
Swiftly on the wings of the wind, of the wind.
(Chorus)
For who is God but God?
And who is rock except the Lord?
And He is a shield for all who would take refuge in His steadfast love,
In His love
(Chorus)
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3. |
It Ain't Killed Me Yet
03:28
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You called me up this morning just to check on things
Said it's killing you to know your leaving's killing me
Thought you'd maybe stop off by the house later tonight
If that's alright - Is that alright?
Chorus:
It's hard to tell, but I'm still drawing breath
My broken heart's still beating in my chest
And life don't seem worth living since you left,
But, baby, it ain't killed me yet
You must think I'm trying not to lose my mind
That I lay around here thinking about you all the time
Even though that's true, all I'm gonna say to you is
Not tonight. I'm alright.
(Chorus)
Don't call me any more or try to be my friend
I don't need your help to get back on my feet again
And maybe start to feel a little stronger every day
Not today, but someday
(Chorus)
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We both quit our jobs so we could spend more time together.
Swore off red meat and cigarettes so we could live forever.
We sold our home and bought a little cottage by the lake,
But nothing ever really changes anyway.
Chorus:
Nothing ever really changes anyway.
We get up every morning and it feels like yesterday.
One of us should leave or maybe both of us should stay,
Nothing ever really changes anyway.
Once upon a time we must have interested each other.
But 20 years of pot roasts make the boredom hard to cover.
Can't tell if I'm depressed or if I'm only middle aged.
Nothing ever really changes anyway.
(Chorus)
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5. |
Cigarette Song
03:26
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Verse 1:
You just sit there at the table with the paper
Cardinals won again, the market's still the same
If you've noticed things have changed, then look into my eyes
But you won't take the time to try and make me stay.
Chorus:
I'm trading in my apron for these cigarettes
You'll learn to live without me when I'm gone
People like to tell me how much I'll regret it,
But it feels good to feel nothing at all
Verse 2:
My eyes are dull from looking up above me
And my arms are getting weak from holding on
I've been praying now, for years, for any proof that I'm alive
And I can't stay here when my hope for change is gone
Chorus
Bridge:
There are days when the loneliness is so heavy
That I can't get out of bed
What I'm longing for is just a little relief
Chorus
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6. |
We Shouldn't Be Alone
03:25
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I have shut my eyes to keep out the light.
In the darkness I don't have to see you go,
I know that we shouldn't be alone.
We shouldn't be alone.
There's nothing to hide, except the way I feel inside.
We all make our choices in the end.
I won't pretend. We shouldn't be alone.
We shouldn't be alone.
Only time reveals if a wound endures or heals.
Maybe I've already let this go too far,
A jagged scar. We shouldn't be alone.
We shouldn't be alone.
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7. |
Start Again Tomorrow
04:02
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Loving you has never brought me anything but shame
But trying to live without you is a hard thing to sustain
Now all my best intentions lie scattered on the floor
They're tangled up with all our clothes just like they were before
Chorus:
So I'll start again tomorrow
To get over you for good
And I can beg or steal or borrow
The strength to act the way I should
Tonight's too late to do the right thing
Even if I could
So I'll start again tomorrow to get over you for good
Everyone will whisper, the way they always do
"She won't quit until this kills her, she's nothing but his fool."
But they don't know the way it feels to lie here in your arms
Just one more time, one more time before the night is gone.
(Chorus)
If this was the first time I'd lost the will to fight,
Then I could go on hoping that the last time is tonight
(Chorus)
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8. |
Missouri
02:58
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My father's ashes lie
Hidden deep within Missouri woods,
Beneath the green spire linden tree
Where the whippoorwills sing.
But all my children know
Are the city sounds through bedroom window.
And they will never grieve
What you would have meant to them.
Chorus:
Missouri, Missouri
Where the Ozark mountains roll,
When my wandering has ended,
Won't you Show Me my way home?
All these years have come and gone,
But time and miles cannot erase
How I feel you deep inside my bones
Where I was born and raised.
(Chorus)
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9. |
The Redeemed of the Lord
03:14
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Chorus:
The redeemed of the Lord
Shall return with singing.
The redeemed of the Lord shall return.
And all sorrow and sighing shall flee away
When the ransomed of the Lord shall return.
Though the desert surrounds this weary land
And my longing soul cries out
Though the wilderness seems unending here
All God's people will rise and shout
(Chorus)
The lame will walk, the blind will see
And the deaf will surely hear
So we say to those with anxious hearts,
"Be courageous and do not fear!"
Strengthen feeble hands
The Lord your God will come
And we will see the glory of our King.
(Chorus)
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Verse 1:
When I wake up now, my eyes are clear
Everyday I remind myself you're not here
And I tell myself that you'll never hurt me again
Then I get out of bed and pretend
Chorus:
It's hard to face the truth of my condition
It's hard to know how deep this sorrow goes
And it's hard to forget what happened
In a house that was never a home
Verse 2:
On the outside I look like I'm doing just fine
On the inside I'm walking a razor thin line
All I want is somebody to know who I am
But no one would understand
Chorus
Bridge:
All of my life I've been running away
Away from the things that you did
And it doesn't take any courage to hate,
But it's hard
It's hard, It's hard to forgive
Chorus
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11. |
Peace at Last
03:56
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Somehow I missed the fork in the road.
But looking back now, I see it.
You went your way and you left me behind.
All you took were the answers and reasons.
Chorus:
A secret will make you sick.
It infects what might be and it poisons the past.
Now you can't say you're sorry, and I can't forgive you.
But I pray you find peace at last.
Maybe someone who's stronger and wiser than I am
Would've looked at the truth all along.
Whether you never showed me or I closed my eyes
Doesn't matter if you're gone
(Chorus)
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Jodee Lewis Chicago, Illinois
A native of the Missouri Ozarks, Jodee was raised on folk songs and honky-tonk, and her music reflects the best of both worlds. Her songwriting conveys a personal tale of pain and hope, delivered with a voice that has been called "hauntingly gorgeous" by Maverick Magazine and "simple, aching, and hearty" by NewCity Chicago. ... more
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