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Heartland
03:31
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By this time tomorrow night
She'll be driving down that cold, dark, highway
Catching the breeze in her hand
And I'll be, on my knees
Whispering prayers that I can't speak
Trying to find the reasons not to leave
You know I'll be thinking about you
While I'm gone
You know I can't stay
You know there's trouble either way
And I'm running late
For the heartland
You know we're both battle-scarred
We've known the trouble and it's left its mark
Pressed us down and hit us hard
So I've been taking these trips
Deep down to this old heart
Praying dear Lord, quiet the dark
You know I'll be thinking about you
While I'm gone
You know I can't stay
You know there's trouble either way
And I'm running late
For the heartland
It's time to get it out
Time to face the truth
And time to face the doubt
Time to make those changes
I've been talking about
You know I can't stay
You know there's trouble either way
And I'm running late
For the heartland
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2. |
Our Little Fight'n Song
03:38
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Everything looks just right
Except for that look in your eyes
I've got on my best suit and tie
But you're not buying it
Well I could put up a fight
Or I could just leave it like
The way it is
And just give up trying
But when I get in that old pickup truck
I'd remember when I picked you up
And we spent the whole afternoon shooting the breeze
I'd pass by that old field
And couldn't help but think about you still
Wonder if you'd been thinking about me
It just seems like too much trouble
To not have this little quarrel
I'd rather have this fight
Than not have you for the rest of my life
So let's bring it up and tear it down
Who cares who's looking around
Let the great big world know we're not done
We'll get better as time goes on
I'd rather have you here than gone
Noe that I see where you're coming from
Only you have eyes like that
And only you can wear your hair like that
And just the way you smile
Drives me crazy
So let's hop in that old pickup truck
And remember when I picked you up
And spend the whole afternoon shooting the breeze
Pass by that old field
And remember just how we feel
Spend the day shooting the breeze
So let's hop in that old pick up truck
And remember the ones that we love
I'd give the great big world for you
I'd give the great big world for you
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Nothing but questions
That seek no answers
Only clouds that carry thunder
No rain going to fall
On this fallow ground
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
Farmer's lament
Digs a hole in the ground
Plants the corn
Hopes for the best
Don't know why you
See nothing but trouble
Won't you hold on
Just a while yet
It will break you down
It will break you down
It will break you down
Dig the weeds
Up from the garden
Plow the fields
While there's still time
Come on boys
Play your music now
Sing loud for the whole town to hear
It will break you down
It will break you down
It will break you down
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Tight rope wire from me to you
Stretched across this empty room
And a fall we cannot survive
It's a risk to stay, it's a risk to move
It's a hard act with the world to prove
Doing anything we can to stay alive
So cross over or cut me loose
Standing here's like holding on to a noose babe
Your words are your words and your free to choose
And every word she said was true
It's fire and angels waging war
Doing battle with a double edged sword
And it's a dance till the end
Time is a fierce skeptics flame
Waiting to be redeemed
Make your move if you can
So cross over or cut me loose
Standing here's like holding on to a noose babe
Your words are your words and your free to choose
And every word she said was true
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5. |
Glory
03:50
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When's that train going to come around
When will I lay my sorrows down
Bid my tears down them tracks
Bid my tears down them tracks
When's that train going to come around
When will I hear that glory sound
Bid my fears down them tracks
Bid my fears down them tracks
I'm going to glory someday
I'm going to glory someday
Some day
Take my hand now darling
We don't have long here
Till we, bid our years down them tracks
Bid our years down them tracks
I'm going to glory someday
I'm going to glory someday
Some day
I know there will be trouble here
I know there will be trouble here
I know there will be trouble here
Some days
I'm going to glory someday
I'm going to glory someday
Some day
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Working To Build
03:45
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time can't hold those words that you spoke
those words that you spoke are the ground beneath my feet
so gather in and store up every word you've told
we build from the ground, we reap what we have sown
Lord, have mercy on every worn soul
every tired pilgrim that's toiled down the road
you weary eyed saints with your tears in your hands
lift up your eyes when you build again
working to build with your own two hands
your hands are worn, but here you go again
you've known the trouble, you've known the pain
you've known the cost of dying to gain
you've seen the glory, you've felt the ache
you've known the hope in the desert place
working to build with your own two hands
your hands are worn, but here you go again
we built this place from wood and stone
a fire in our eyes and a hunger in our bones
storms will gather and storms will be undone
working to build till the last word sung
working to build with your own two hands
your hands are worn, but here you go again
working to build with our own two hands
our hands are worn, but here we go again
we built this place from wood and stone
a fire in our eyes and a hunger in our bones
storms will gather and storms will be undone
working to build till the last word sung
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Whispering In The Dark
03:01
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They said these tracks
Run to the Ohio
They said you'd be there
If I went for you
So I packed up my things
Made up my mind
And said it's time
To go and meet you
But I hate these doubts
I've owned them well
Sharp as knives
And deep as a well
There's not much
I have to say to you
Just a few things
Written down over time
But now I need your help
I can't do it myself
You know I tried
But I just can't quite
But I love these doubts
I've learned them well
Sharp as knives
And deep as well
And on I'll go
With these secrets to tell
Whispering in the dark
And ringing like a bell
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Two Chairs
04:18
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Babe would you tell me a lie
Would it hurt one more time
Tell me everything will be bright
These dark clouds will surely pass
Babe I won't tell you a lie
Babe I ain't got your eye
And I'm not sure
If you've got mine
But I set two chairs by the table
In case you wanted to rest
Your tired soul
Be quieted
Should I tell you of sorrows
Would you grow old under your skin
Would the morning loose its light
The music you hear, fade to dust
Babe I know I should do right
But don't we grow weary of trying
Or is this all, just something to say
For a life called to bear it
But I set two chairs by the table
In case you wanted to rest
Your tired soul
Be quieted
I've been searching you out
There ain't nothing you can hide
Your tired soul
Be quieted
And rest
It's time love.
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Chattanooga
03:20
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In my hand is a letter you wrote me
Postage says forever more
And a picture of you smiling
By the kitchen door
I'm a thousand miles away
And a hundred years too late
I feel like a stranger
Who's forgotten his place
You took a train to Chattanooga
Left all your things behind
Said I've just got to loose you
Get you off my mind
It ain't nothing but trouble
If I stay here now
You and I we just struggle
Is there no way out
Is it worth the fighting
If it ends up like this
With you on the floor crying
And me at my end
You took a train to Chattanooga
Left all your things behind
Said I've just got to loose you
Get you off my mind
Don't let me let you leave so fast
This time
Don't let me let you leave so fast
This time
I took a train to Chattanooga
Left all my things behind
Said I've just can't loose you
No not one more time
No not one more time
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11. |
At Home
03:50
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Make yourself at home here
Have a cup of coffee
I don't know what they have said
I'm here to love you
Step in from this rainy day
These walls will hold you
I don't know what they have said
I'm here to love you
When it feels like you're in a corner
Another boxing match
And all these disappointments
And I'm sorry for that
It's been a cold and tiring time
You don't have to say much
I know just what you'll say
I'm here to love you
When it feels like you're in a corner
Another boxing match
And all these disappointments
And I'm sorry for that
Throwing punches at no one
Calling names at nobody
Come on let's have some fun
How about it now
How about it now
When it feels like you're in a corner
Another boxing match
And all these disappointments
And I'm sorry for that
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Ryan Scarberry Williamsburg, Virginia
Ryan Scarberry is a singer-songwriter based in Virginia. He writes songs that wrestle with faith, life, and love.
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