1. |
Holdin' Cell
03:21
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Oh I’m elated and I strap on my boots
Leather’s degraded but I feel so brand new
And I’ll drink down my cup, cause it might be my last
Tilt that bottle up and I’m knocking ‘em back
Oh yeah
Rolled into town, the asphalt’s hot and sweet
The chipseal on the highway ate the bottoms of my feet
I told myself before that I was never coming back
Now I’m sitting here wasting time with my head all full of tracks
Oh yeah
The world ain’t nothing but a holding cell
There ain’t no heaven, I pray there ain’t no hell
When I’m gone, don’t you think about me
Oh so long, leave me be
Just leave me be
Down off that mountain, now I’m drowning in the sea
And although I’m all alone, I can never find no peace
Cause I’m haunted by the memory of all I’ve ever done
Howling at the moon and I can’t stand to see the sun
Oh yeah
That’s why I keep it moving, cause I can’t stand still
I know I drink too much, butI can never drink my fill
Keep my boots beneath me, horizon in my sight
I’d love to stay with you, but I’ve got to catch an early flight
Oh yeah
The world ain’t nothing but a holding cell
There ain’t no heaven, I pray there ain’t no hell
When I’m gone, don’t you think about me
Oh so long, leave me be
Just leave me be
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2. |
Trouble No More
05:37
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I’ve been biding my time I’ve been taking it slow
And I’ve been feeling bad babe, you’ve got to know
Girl, you got to know
Devil’s waiting for me out my back door
I’d get up to let him in but my body’s so sore
Oh my body’s so sore
And I don’t want trouble no more
I don’t want trouble no more
I don’t want trouble no more
Lying down to sleep my body tosses and turns
I’m howling for the moon and my eyes they burn
Oh my eyes they burn
I’m sitting in the grass just to watch it grow
I’m gonna dig me a hole, I dig it nice and low
I dig it nice and low
I don’t want trouble no more
I don’t want trouble no more
I don’t want trouble no more
Trouble all my days and I don’t know what it means
Feel like I’m always tearing apart at the seams
Pass me the bottle or just leave me alone
Gonna find me a place that I can rest my bones
That I can rest my bones
That I can rest my bones
High tonight but I’ll be low in the morning
Drifting in the ocean and it’s tossing and storming
Lord, I’m down, I ain’t never getting up
Why don’t you pour another drink in my cup?
Another drink in my cup
Another drink in my cup
And I don’t want trouble more
I don’t want trouble no more
I don’t want trouble no more
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3. |
South America
06:19
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That lonesome breeze
Come along and rustle up my leaves
Won't let me be
Right past the jailor, well I'll
Never see you later
Unless I see you soon
Lord I'm moving ever onward
Argentina you call my name
Where the moonlight hits the water
And I'm giving it all I can
To never look back again
To never look back again
Every airplane is booked for days
Roads are down, the ships set sail
But then that train come down
Last thing I see
Rushin' down to me
Thunder through the trees
South to warmer seas
Won't you come along for the ride?
Seeking a better place to hide
Where I'll lay you on my knee and you'll say
Don't it feel good to be
Down in Argentina with you
Down in Argentina with you
Yes, I’m gonna wait out daylight
So I can lay all my
Miseries to the grave
My whiskey's stronger
When you ain’t with me long girl
I'm pleading with you, come with me
Lord I'm moving ever onward
Argentina you call my name
Where the moon reflects the water
And I'm giving it all I can
To never look back again
To never look back again
Won't you come along for the ride?
Seeking a better place to hide
Where I'll lay you on my knee and you'll say
Don't it feel good to be
Down in Argentina with you
Down in Argentina with you
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4. |
Bad Blood
05:45
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It’s been a long time since I’ve felt
Just like myself, I guess I’ll try
And make it right
I stay up late drinking
My sorrows away and i know
I can’t relate to you
I love the way the lazy river
Cuts through the mighty stone
Just like bad blood cuts through my bones
I never claimed to be perfect
And I’m sorry if I never tried
I was only ever able
To be myself, love
And I know that’s not what you wanted
Of me
I take a walk to ease my mind
But every step I take I seem to find
I can’t even walk a straight line
The stars start spinning instead
Gonna fall down on top of my head
I Should’ve listened to what you said
The sunset silhouette it haunts me
When I close my eyes it’s all I see
Why won’t these memories let me be?
I never claimed to be perfect
And I’m sorry if I ever wronged you
I was only ever able
To be myself, love
And I know that’s not what you wanted
It’s alright now
Well I guess I fell down in this big old ditch
And the world down here ain’t such a bih
And it’s alright now
And the birds in the trees and the fish down in the sea
They sing with me these songs that ease
And it’s alright now
And the rain is pounding on my door
It’s here to settle up a score
And it’s alright now
I love the way the wind whispers wisdom in my ear
It makes me wonder what’s left to hear
And it’s alright now
It’s alright now
It’s alright now
I guess that means sufferings
Lend themselves to understanding
Or happiness
Let’s strip away the silver lining
And see that life is really dying
We’re running out of time
I hold on to all I got
I know it ain’t much, it’s just my thoughts
And they ain’t so top notch
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5. |
The Pines
05:01
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There ain’t no common sense
Just ain’t no consequence
And you remember that heart attack?
The mountains out here look just like that
I got a dog and a pistol and a shack
Don’t worry about me, I’m not coming back
There goes the last tear I’ll cry
Passed on like an heirloom down the line
I’m going home with a hole in my back
On a Westbound train on a Northbound track
Shot me once but my bodies intact
Don’t worry about me, I’m not coming back
So I drink up my whiskey and fall back to the pines
Her heart is a solid rock, and it rolls
It rolls around in my mind
Am I living or am I dying?
Well I suppose it ain’t worth crying anymore
There ain’t no common sense
Just ain’t no consequence
With every moment my heart beats slower
My blood drips dry and my bones grow older
So what the hell are we moving toward?
I may never know
I may never know
So I drink up my whiskey and fall back to the pines
Her heart is a solid rock, and it rolls
It rolls around in my mind
Am I living or am I dying?
Well I suppose it ain’t worth crying anymore
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6. |
Man Of Sin
05:31
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Lord I need to stop lying to myself
Lord I need to stop lying to myself
They say that it’s better for my health
They say that I’m crazy, that it’s all in my head
They say that I’m crazy, it’s all in my head
I ain’t crazy, no, but I wish that I was dead
The bottom of this bottle, it is my only friend
The bottom of this bottle is my only friend
It seems kinda funny, might also be my end
These clouds seem mighty black, Lord, I pray for rain
These clouds seem mighty black, Lord, I pray for rain
I hope this rain, it’ll wash away my pain
Lord, I need a woman who wants a life to save
Lord, I need a woman who wants a life to save
I need her quick, cause I’ve got one foot in my grave
I ain’t got no angels watching over me
I ain't got no angels watching over me
I said to hell with the Lord, cause he’s forsaken me
Preacher man tell me to give Him one more try
Preacher man tell me to give Him one more try
Said “Boy, get on your knees and pray to the sky”
I’ll tell you the truth, and I’ll tell you again
I’ll tell you the truth, and I’ll tell you again
I ain’t no man of goodness, but a man of sin
I ain’t no man of goodness, but a man of sin
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7. |
Lonely Howlers
07:34
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There was nothing, nothing and no one
Looking for me when I left
And I wondered how far I’d go
Pulled the trigger, I put one through the long road
The long road
And I’ll ask myself only once
Never again
Oh mama
Is this really me?
A silhouette in the headlights
A shadow in the country
Is that where I wanna be?
Where do I wanna be?
Come December I’m as cold as a casket
Lonely howling ain't everlasting, no
Life alone is a fireball
Go in one direction, no protection at all
And I’ll ask myself only once
Never again
Oh mama
Is this really me?
A silhouette in the headlights
A shadow in the country
Is that where I wanna be?
Where do I wanna be?
Is this really me?
A silhouette in the headlights
A shadow in the country
Is that where I wanna be?
Where do I wanna be?
Lost my eyes
In dreadful skies
No silver linings await me
All I need
A den of thieves
Melodies of unholy nights to come
Joy and sorrow
In my possession
Might just lessen the blow
If I spend my hours
With lonely howlers
Oh those heavenly devils crying out
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8. |
Ohio
05:14
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I left my brother in Ohio
I left my brother in Ohio
Poor boy was dead and gone
And I had to be moving on
I left my brother in Ohio
I let my mother and father down
I let my mother and father down
Better never come home again
That’s what my Mama said
I let my mother and father down
When I dream, I know I’ll dream of him
I’ll never be forgiven for my sin
I left him all alone, without family or home
When I dream, I know I’ll dream of him
My mother cried and lit candles
My mother cried and lit candles
I told her that I’d go
just as it began to snow
My mother cried and lit candles
Father just about lost his mind
My father just about lost his mind
After all his wasted tears, and all his wasted time
My father just about lost his mind
When I dream, I know I’ll dream of him
I’ll never be forgiven for my sin
I left him all alone, without family or home
When I dream, I know I’ll dream of him
Now I’m out on the road alone
Now I’m out on the road alone
Sun’s not coming up
there’s no one to point me home
Now I’m out on the road alone
I left my brother in Ohio
I left my brother in Ohio
Poor boy was dead and gone
And I had to be moving on
I left my brother in Ohio
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9. |
16 Years
05:58
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I'm going down, darling can't you see
Think I'm in love with this steel machine
I’m going back so I can set my baby free
She took my money, I pawned my watch
I'm swimming around in a half a pint of scotch
I'm shakin honey and I need my medicine
Blind me to this hell I'm in
She's with a man who was quick on his feet
Couldn't catch him, I hit the streets
I'm drinkin hard and flying over cold concrete
I hit LA at a hundred miles an hour
With a pack of cigarettes and a whiskey sour
Sold my truck to ease my mind
Sold my soul just to kill my time
They see me gleam, see me shine
Leave me alone
Just let me be
That's what she said to me
Sixteen years
Spent drowning in these tears
I need release
I'll be with you
on the day I die
I'll be with you
I'll be with you
on the day I die
The day I die
I see you with somebody new
Oh lord what can i do?
I'm laying low
My baby's clean and cold
She's clean and cold
I'll be with you
on the day I die
I'll be with you
I'll be with you
on the day I die
The day I die
Sixteen years I spent laying low
I think i'm driftin back to Chicago
Heart's beating fast but i'm driving nice and slow
I'm going back after all these years
I'm shaking, Lord, I let my baby steer
I'm going down, that ain't no lie
She'll shake my hand the day I die
The day I die
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10. |
Trying To Forget
06:12
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I ain’t got nothing left but this cigarette
And I’m trying so hard just to forget
But it keeps coming back, back again
Back again
Me and this liquor, we are good friends
When i finish this whiskey, I’ll switch to gin
Lord knows you can’t always, always win
You’ve gotta give on in
To this world of sin
I’m growing weary over nothing
Or nothing is just as it seems
The world is falling down to pieces
Lord knows, you can’t save me, save me
Save me
You can’t save me
Well I’m lonely but I ain’t alone
There is no freedom, you’re only owned
Just by, just by, just by your home
Just by your home
My bed is a box of emptiness
My room, a cube of loneliness
My heart is a hole of blackness
Just trying to forget
Just to forget
I’m growing weary over nothing
Or nothing is just as it seems
The world is falling down to pieces
Lord knows, you can’t be free, be free
Be free
You can’t be free
I once loved a woman, said the same to me
And I gave her my heart, she wanted everything
She up and she left, it was plain to see
It was plain to see
The hair of a dog is my morning meal
The devil himself has done made me a deal
I gave him my soul for something real
For something real
I’m growing weary over nothing
Or nothing is just as it seems
The world is falling down to pieces
Lord knows, you can’t save me, save me
Save me
You can’t save me
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11. |
Who Am I
07:02
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I am god, I am king
I am everything you want me to be
You were weak, you were strong
You got everything that’s right or wrong
They give me everything, they take it back
They keep me busy, running around this racetrack
Only words bring lonelier things
Only lords bring holy wars
There’s some sense but there’s no common
Everything is planted and nothing is rotten
Grab your shoes, grab your hat
Head down that road to your lonesome shack
Ooh I leave me out to dry
Hanging myself up, waiting to decide
Is it worth it to get high?
I don’t want no one to say
Is it worth it anyway?
What does it all mean today?
It gets so hard just to find
A simple means to justify
Where’s my mind, and who am I?
Who am I?
That cup’s half empty, no it’s half full
That all depends on who’s carrying the soul
I’m drinking wine, I’m drinking whiskey
I’m drinking everything that gets me tipsy
I get high to remind myself
That I’m dying or I’m lying down easy
I wish I knew what I was doing
Where I was going or what I am pursuing
It’s so confusing, yet so amusing
I won the battle but the war I’m losing
Help me now, help me please
Help me get on my feet and off my knees
C’mon, c’mon
Let’s get lost and leave our bodies behind
To a place where no one else can find
Grab my hand, I’ll lead you to this land
Where our souls can dance in the moonlight
Dance in the moonlight
Ooh I leave me out to dry
Hanging myself up, waiting to decide
Is it worth it to get high?
I don’t want no one to say
Is it worth it anyway?
What does it all mean today?
It gets so hard just to find
A simple means to justify
Where’s my mind, and who am I?
Who am I?
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12. |
Adeline
05:07
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What good is an anchor
That can’t keep the boat ashore?
If I had an answer
You’d have seen me long, long before
You’d have seen me a long time before
I’m stranded, helpless
And I’m singing the last thing you said to me
Well don’t sugarcoat it, darling
Just lift me up or toss me to the sea
Said toss me back to the sea
Don’t leave me in the dust, Mama
Don’t leave me in the cold water
Can’t you see my head and my heart are with you?
It wasn’t long, you left on a dime
Please remember me, Adeline
And all that’s left is to survive
I thought I was through it
But I feel ruined
And all of my pieces
They’re still projecting out into the night
All scattered through the starry skies
And I’ll hang my head and I’ll cry
Don’t leave me in the dust, Mama
Don’t leave me in the cold water
Can’t you see my head and my heart are with you?
It wasn’t long, you left on a dime
Please remember me, Adeline
And all that’s left is to survive
Don’t leave me in the dust, Mama
Don’t leave me in the cold water
Oh Adeline
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Moongrass Bellingham, Washington
5 boys raised in the muddy Nooksack delta singin' songs about drinking, loneliness, love, loss, existential dread, and other american themes. They played earnest and heartfelt music they referred to as "sweet&loud country stompalongs” from 2013-2016.
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