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Troubled Times and Troubled Minds
I met a girl, looked like a fun girl, she had an optimistic point of view
But when she told me her story all I could hear
Was a lifetime of singing the blues, singing the blues
She told me ‘bout all these people, friends and lovers she had met
Some she loved to remember others she tried to forget,
Others she tried to forget
Cos some things are done right and some things are done wrong
Nothing moving in straight lines
Sweet words are spoken, promises broken
Troubled times and troubled minds
Troubled times and troubled minds
When she was a kid she hurt her Daddy so bad, some things you will always regret
In his pain he threw it all back at her
You can forgive but you never forget, you never forget
She said ‘I never meant to hurt you, and what’s done can’t be undone
But if we put the past behind us then our future’s still to come,
Our future’s still to come
Cos some things are done right and some things are done wrong
Nothing moving in straight lines
Sweet words are spoken, promises broken
Troubled times and troubled minds
Troubled times and troubled minds
Then one day she was working in a bar, she fell in love and to her surprise
She knew the man who stood beside her
Was never gonna make her cry, he couldn’t make her cry
Cos love’s never easy and it’s harder to find in the fog of a troubled mind
So many mistakes, false move breaks, but this time it’s gonna work out fine
This time it’s gonna work out fine
Cos some things are done right and some things are done wrong
Nothing moving in straight lines
Sweet words are spoken, promises broken
Troubled times and troubled minds
Troubled times and troubled minds
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If Nothing Went Wrong
03:25
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If Nothing Went Wrong
Two young girls, looking out for fun,
Reckless and wild living life on the run
Living between fairytales and dreams,
Just one wrong turn and it’s nightmares and screams
You can look like a woman if you play fast and wild,
When things go wrong you will break like a child
You know I wouldn't be singing this song
If dreams came true and nothing went wrong
Two young girls thinking life will be free
Far from the rain and responsibility
Head for the sun, romance and dreams
Say goodbye to childhood life’s about to get mean
When you hang out with dealers, cold hearted stealers
Sometimes you feel like ‘no one here can beat us’.
But you know I wouldn't be singing this song
If dreams came true and nothing went wrong
One found peace and a sweet, sweet lover
One felt rejected, found a dangerous other
Disillusion, obsession, jealousy and pain
Domination, transgression, dangerous games
Short term lovers, the beach and the sun
Take away the edge for two hearts on the run
New friends and lovers keep you clear for a time
But the road keeps calling to a restless mind
Drive across the desert but somethings not right
Whispered voices singing ‘someone dies tonight’
and you know I wouldn't be singing this song
if dreams came true and nothing went wrong
Dark drugs, strong booze and dangerous men
It’s a deadly combination when you hit that bend
Two girls riding high in the back of a car
And in between the boy who had gone too far
It’s a dangerous game playing for high stakes
One wrong decision is all it takes
You know you’re not guilty when a young boy dies
The judge says ‘put away that arrogant eye’
‘I can’t find you guilty for what you did’
But you won’t ever feel right and you can’t keep that hid’
You know I wouldn't be singing this song
If dreams came true, if nothing went wrong,
If nothing went wrong
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Wild Child (Lay Me Down)
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Wild Child (Lay Me Down)
When I was young some people thought I was crazy,
so many dreams, unfinished, rambling and hazy
so many reckless adventures, I was a wild child
dark spells, love potions, a fool for love
Partners in crime, mentors and instigators
Poets and painters, criminal investigators
motorbike bike dreamers, bar stool schemers
spiritual healers, war death dealers
nowhere to run better keep it all inside
lay me down, lay me down
Love can burn you, break you up spin you round
Lay me down, lay me down
Love can lift you, put your feet on the ground
Just lay me down when I’m close to the end
I’ll know my sweet lover, is my best friend
I was out on the road for so long I was getting lazy
twisting, turning and hiding, made me feel half crazy
a lonely soul who didn’t know what to do
laughing out loud, while my mind was a deeper blue
soft spoken saints speaking legends of mystical dreamers
silver tongued schemers, politicians fed by criminal dealers
judges and doubters, screamers and shouters
sisters and brothers, hiding under the covers
nowhere to run better keep it all inside
lay me down, lay me down
Love can burn you, break you up, spin you round
Lay me down, lay me down
Love can lift you, put your feet on the ground
if you lay me down when I’m close to the end
I’ll know my sweet lover, is my best friend
Late night working in a bar feeling warm kind of hazy
You were standing beside me reaching out, I thought ‘well maybe’
You told me your story and I shared mine with you
when the night was over I knew that we would make it through
they say ‘players and clowns spin you round till you fall on the ground
spend all your love leave your heart in the lost and found
bar room love is just for Jekyll and Hyde’
I see in your eyes such a sweeter side
I‘ve nowhere to run can’t keep it all inside
but if you lay me down, lay me down
My love will fill you with a sweet, sweet sound
and if you lay me down, lay me down
My love will lift you when you hear that sound
If you lay me down my one true friend
this hard love journey’s will reach it’s end
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Jessie Lee
03:33
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Jessie Lee
Jessie Lee had the sweetest lips, sweet cherry red, you can’t resist
A promise of love that’ll make you want to cry
She could turn your head, twist your mind, break your heart, leave you blind
A fool for love watching out for a secret sign
Everyone loved the princess of this town
All the saints and sinners they all gathered round
But time moves on and true love can’t be bound
It’s locked to the lonesome rhythm of a mournful sound
Time moves on, takes it’s toll, hair of grey that once was gold
Silken skin broken down by the winds of time
The price is paid as the princess fades, empty bottles, her mind’s ablaze
The queen of bar street lost in drunken haze
Jessie Lee always opened all the doors
Searching for that love that promised more
Flying high, she could never get enough
Late night parties, getting wasted, hanging tough
Jessie Lee danced with dreamers and with fools
And the wild wolves who were breaking all the rules
Laughing, running wild and running free
Just a reckless child for all the world to see
Now Jessie Lee lies alone at night, body’s aching and her mind’s on fire
Memories fading fast of days gone by
Golden days , neon nights, torchlight love, secret sights
Drifting through her mind in the deep black night
All day long she sits alone staring at the telephone
No one calls, good time friends are gone
Her story’s told, it’s written in her song
The end is coming, she know’s it won’t be long
Jessie Lee danced with dreamers and with fools
And the wild wolves who were breaking all the rules
A reckless child for all the world to see
But I know she won’t be coming back to me
I know she won’t be coming back to me
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One More Beer
02:57
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One More Beer
Alone in the corner of a small town bar, drinking beer just to pass the night
Autumn leaves falling from the trees the north winds begin to bite
Bar stool kings talk to whiskey dream queens, the room begins to sway
A voice calling out ‘just one more beer. You better be on your way’
The band plays on, the room spins round, I’m feeling far from home
Give me one more beer, play another sad song for this heart without a home
Passing my time drinking Belgian beer, the music warming up my night
Nothing much to say let me drift away marking time ‘til the morning light
Just one more beer and another sad song as this bar room tale unfolds
Watching all the people reaching out for love, hoping for a heart of gold
The band plays on, the room spins round, I’m feeling far from home
Give me one more beer, play another sad song for this heart without a home
It’s long past midnight, dark clouds drift, the stars just forgot to shine
Cold winds whisper twisted harmonies to this lonesome heart of mine
Feeling dark and wasted, won’t someone help me please turn on the light
Sing me a song that will help me along through this long and lonesome night
The band plays on, the room spins round, I’m feeling far from home
Give me one more beer, play another sad song for this heart without a home
This song keeps playing somewhere in my head but I’m singing on my own
‘One more beer’ left me all alone now I can’t find my own way home
‘One more beer’ left me all alone now I can’t find my own way home
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Vincent O'Brien Manchester, UK
Originally from Dublin, Vincent spends most of his time in Manchester (UK) and Montanchez (Spain). Working solo and also with musicians from various bands and musical backgrounds he plays songs that draw on classic Americana, Blues, Country and Folk rock genres with a lyrical focus on dark tales about vampires, demons and other political tricksters. ... more
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