Lyrics

Dirt Rust & Stone

Once I was told:

“Youth is just a state of mind

Have another first

And it’s a new you every time”

But now I’m old

My youth was once upon a time

“My muscles must be lead”

I thought as I turned to the wine

Oh those growing pains

Got no Novocaine

I’ll try to find the young in me

Getting old got me cold

Feel the dirt inside my bones

Brain is made of rust and stone

And it’s home

Getting old got me cold

Feel the dirt inside my bones

Brain is made of rust and stone

And it’s home

Oh it’s my home

Once I was told

“Life is like an aging wine

Bittersweet in younger years

But the sweetness in due time”

But now I’m old

Years have passed, but still I find

Fruits of labour should be sweet

But the bottle’s running dry

Oh those growing pains

I’ve got no Novocaine

I’ll try to find the young in me

Life’s a grind, it’s getting the pull on me

I’m roasted and toasted, a big ol’ mean green bean

No more sugar in a life once bold

No refills when the cup’s gone cold, depresso

Depresso

I’m in hot water, the juice squeezed out of me

Only 2% to add and pushed through the machine

It’s a bittersweet taste when you want to go back

Either whiskey in my cup or I’m taking it black, depresso

Depresso

Dreamt of you in my bed last night

We had us a real good fight

When I awoke, life was tamping me down

‘Cause the pot’s gone stale since you’re not around, depresso

Depresso

Cappucino Frappucino gonna Mocha Latte outta me

Americano Macchiato got me frothing for my next caffeine

Cappucino Frappucino gonna Mocha Latte outta me

Americano Macchiato got me frothing for my next caffeine

No refills when the cup’s gone cold, depresso

Depresso

The World is Not as Sweet

The sun rises every morning

But it caught me with no warning

That you would not be getting up

To feel the dawn’s warm beauty anymore

Now the lights are down in the bake house

And the world is not as sweet since you have gone

A wise man said to learn to let

What is unfair teach you that

Sometimes when good friends have died

That’s the time they reach inside and change your life

Now the lights are down in the bake house

And the world is not as sweet since you have gone

Reflections of a life so true

Examples that were set by you

What we shared, what we did not do

I can’t regret I knew you

And you moved on

Now the lights are down in the bake house

And the world is not as sweet since you have gone

The world goes on the sun will rise

From this field look through my eyes

And feel the dawn warm beauty on your soul

Now the lights are down in the bake house

And the world is not as sweet since you have gone

Now the lights are down in the bake house

And the world is not as sweet since you moved on

Allman Milk (instrumental)

It started with that girl

You know she birthed a living pearl

And I rocked you as an infant ‘til you slept

The grass has all grown long now

There are blackbirds in the pear tree

Had a ritual for Mother’s Day and wept

Search for meaning and reflect

Upon the sunset on the water

Before light and warmth are

Darkness and despair

Time and beauty are so fleeting

And I know that I am needing

Just to see your smile and have a laugh we share

and have a laugh we share

I took to the stage, you’re in the room

And adulthood it came so soon

But I love the old Magnolia when she blooms

You give ideas I give you mine

The thing we can’t get back is time

When our journey ends it will be too soon

Such a long time since Nintendo

Still my son but also friend though

Tables turned now you’re the one that’s rocking me

But Mustang Sally still can ride

Let’s put our differences aside

Raise a glass for 2 Shots of Hennessy

Just to See Your Smile

Life Will Be Better

My life has been in misery

Now I hear you're gonna leave

No matter how bad things get

Life will be better if you're not in it

Just lost my job and now you're gone

Ain't got no money to carry on

No matter how bad things get

Life will be better when you're not in it

Can’t get no credit down at the bar

They even repossessed my only car

Now you're gone but I can't smile

For trouble only lasts a while

Oh, Now I'm blue and I’m feeling down

But once you leave, you know baby, I'll come around

No matter how bad things get

I'm telling you,

Life will be better when you're not in it

Well, now I'm blue and feeling down

Once you leave, you know I'll come around

No matter how bad things get

Life will be better, when you're not in it

(By Charlie Musselwhite and Sugar Ray Norica)

Strolling down the street with a smile on my face
Didn't have the courage to get up and leave that place
But she beat me to the punch, said "grab your things and let me be"
It was a blessing in disguise because I'm finally free
Freedom comes in many forms
And it came for me today
Now I’m singing

Strolling down the street with a smile on my face
They took away my job, thought I'd never leave that place
All those years I worked for them but it never worked for me
It was a blessing in disguise because I’m finally free
Freedom comes in many forms
And it came for me today
And I'm singing

When you're getting on the grind you can melt your mind away
Try to live your life but your life gets in the way
Pull the puzzle pieces out and find another place
Walk the streets with a smile on your face
Walk the streets with a smile on your face, and sing it

Blessing in Disguise

What a Wonderful World

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and for you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

The bright blessed day the dark sacred night

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky

Are also the faces

Of the people going by

I see friends shaking hands

Saying, "How do you do?"

They're really saying

I love you

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow

They'll learn more than I'll ever know

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself

What a wonderful world

(By Bob Thiele and George David Weiss)

Sailor's Glory

I remember the days sailing with gentleman Jim

He showed me the ropes and sheeting them tore at my skin

If you want to learn, then speed up that tack

Don’t get blood on the sails, don’t let the line slack

Thirty-five years since I was crew for him

Where I learned a sailor’s glory comes from within

When Jim died, his boys and my brother and I took his boat

And we raced round Perry’s Tower with courage and hope

With Jim in the heavens, he guided my hand

Took our chance on the last leg and headed for land

The regatta was won, we’d done it all for him

And I felt that sailor’s glory come from within

Now I’ve won myself some races on oceans and lakes

But racing the worlds’ is not what makes you great

The prestige and the press, all the money the spent

I would trade it to do Perry’s Tower again

Jim’s kids, my brother, the tears upon that win

And the lessons of decades past taken in

In boats or in life, you drive through weather and waves

It’s something that Jim would do ‘til his dying day

It truly don’t matter your score or your place

learn from your mistakes and finish each race

persevere, be better, and humble, and race again

Oh, a sailor I’ll be, trusting my fate to the wind

And I know a sailor’s glory comes from within

A sailor’s glory comes from within