LYRICS
Jug Band Jam
Work all week to earn our bread
The way it’s always been
But toil and trouble fade away
As we head into the weekend
We’ll make music
Sometimes from dusk ’till dawn
Playing old time
Until we can’t go on
Keep it simple, keep it fun
We love a jug band, we love a jug band, we love a jug band jam
Fresh baked biscuits, good red wine
Smell that barbeque
Sweet potatoes, collard greens
Try that Brunswick stew
Tune the banjo
And rosin up the bow
Gather ’round now
We’ll sing the songs we know
Keep it simple, keep it fun
We love a jug band, we love a jug band, we love a jug band jam
Rub that washboard, play them spoons
And lay a rhythm down
Pick that banjo, pick guitar
And pass the lead around
Lift your voices
Slice me some harmony
Singing three part
Just like a tapestry
Keep it simple, keep it fun
We love a jug band, we love a jug band, we love a jug band jam
That Joyful Noise
Gather ’round children
Better come here quick
‘Cause Uncle Travis
Is jumping that candle stick
You know he leap so high up
I think he touched the sky
That candle burns hot
But the old man still is spry
Hear them all laughing
Those girls and boys
They love to cackle
That joyful noise
Now that miss Lily’s stories
Keep ’em all spellbound
They hang on each word
Their eyes all big and round
Now she can spin a good yarn
Make them belly laugh
Like the one about
The poke-a-dotted giraffe
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Now Momma gives them
A mason jar
To catch those fire flies
Flying in the yard
Are they magic?
What makes ’em glow?
A pinch of star dust
They breathed up in their nose
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They love to visit
Grandma’s farm
Feed the old mare
That lives out in the barn
And in the back yard
Hanging from a tree
They climb that tire swing
And fly so high and free
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Don’t Let That Door Hit Your Behind
Nobody wants to hear people complain
Go on and on about all their aches and pain
Compassion has a place but it’s a fine line
Don’t let that door hit your behind
Rich man he don’t think twice about what is fair
As long as he has got the lion’s share
‘Cause why waste good money on the unrefined
Don’t let that door hit your behind
And when you can’t take it no more, no more
You grab them by the collar
March them right out your door
Bye bye Mr. Bore
Some folks think they know it all, they talk all the time
Drone on and on about their omniscient mind
Hear them pontificate, here them malign
Don’t let that door hit your behind
Everyone loves a joke, its good medicine
But tell too many in a row, it starts to wear thin
You can’t be a comedian all of the time
Don’t let that door hit your behind
Perdition’s Gate
People like to tell you they don’t have regrets
But I would place a wager, there’s something they cannot forget
Buried deep inside them, hidden from their heart
Is something there and it’s tearing them apart
Maybe it’s a woman, maybe it’s a man
Maybe it was something they never ever planned
Cheated on a lover, learned to live a lie
Discovered it was easier each time
Oh, Oh, now the Devil wants his due
You seek redemption but you haven’t told the truth
Oh, Oh, now the hour’s getting late
And your standing at perdition’s gate
The moon it hangs in judgment, filled with discontent
You hear the wind a moaning, such a sad lament
Another shot of whiskey, another sleepless night
And you wonder if you’ll see the morning’s light
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Some want absolution but they won’t take off their mask
Just wipe that slate clean…Is that too much to ask
They claim a revelation, swear they’re not the same
But the simple truth is people just don’t change
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Lay This Burden Down
I will lay this burden down
I will lay this burden down
‘Cause I’ve carried it for so long
Well we marched and drilled and learned to fight
Trained all day and we skyped at night
And then they shipped us to Afghanistan
They call me hero ’cause I killed a man
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Now I had a wife and a little child
Life was good and fortune smiled
But a drunk driver took it all away
He put them deep down in their grave
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Now I built my boat with my own two hands
And I sailed it off to many distant lands
But now I’m standing where I started from
Just another Prodigal Son
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Well I hiked all day to the mountain’s crest
I felt at peace and I laid down to rest
The clouds grew stormy and lightning split the sky
And in that moment I had already died
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Kayla Sage
Got the call late last night
I fumbled and turned on the light
We were anxious, was it a son or a daughter?
Was everyone OK?
Our son-in-law said they had a baby daughter
And they named her Kayla Sage
I remember his voice
Filled with such wonder and joy
How he held the baby and she was absolutely perfect
From her head down to her little toes
I asked how momma was and he said she’s doing awesome
She was holding Kayla Sage
As we drove the interstate
Reminiscing all the way
All the memories of the kids when they were little
All those fun and crazy days
And the car seemed to want to go a little faster
Thinking ‘bout our Kayla Sage
Can you imagine a more precious gift?
Conceived in love’s embrace
And in a moment how a life can change
When you’re looking into that little face
When we walked into their room
Carrying a great big balloon
I saw my daughter and she was holding the baby
A tear formed in my eye
My wife scooped up that precious little bundle
She was holding Kayla Sage
We were holding Kayla Sage
I was holding Kayla Sage
Didn’t I Didn’t I Know
There’s a new girl, lives right up the road
Saw her walking and I went out to say hello
She sure was pretty, the girl just seemed to glow
Out of my league…..didn’t I didn’t I know
I was sinking beneath her undertow
Throw me a lifeline….didn’t I didn’t I know
Steeled my courage, asked her on a date
And boy was I surprised when she smiled and said OK
My head grew dizzy, I got that vertigo
Falling too fast….didn’t I didn’t I know
Like an arrow shot from a bow
I went flying….didn’t I didn’t know
But life sure can turn on a dime
First comes ecstasy then heartache time
So easily foretold
So why didn’t I, why didn’t I, didn’t I know?
Momma told me in my adolescent youth
Don’t go loving more than she loves you
‘Cause heartache follows like a hound dog’s nose
You can’t outrun it….didn’t I didn’t I know
I tried to barter, quid pro quo
I wish I was smarter….didn’t I didn’t I know
Still Got Love In My Heart
I’ve been lost
I’ve been pushed aside
I’ve been drifting
And tears I’ve cried
I’ve been cut by words so sharp
But I still got love in my heart
Why must it be
Lovers act so cruel
Look what’s become
Of me and you
Why can’t kindness still play a part
I still got love in my heart
I still think that love conquers all
Although I’m told I’m quite naïve
But I don’t care, I need to believe
My aching heart will find some peace
I am strong
I will survive
Pick up these pieces
What’s left of my pride
I will mend, I’ll make a new start
‘Cause I still got love in my heart
Ghosts Of Katrina
Ghosts of Katrina
Our spirits haunt this town
Crying for mercy
Remembering the day we drowned
The black, muddy water’s cold hand pulled us down
But how we loved this town
When we were alive
Before that hurricane barreled down from the sky
I blew the trumpet
Played jazz late every night
Down in the Quarter
Our rhythm felt so tight
I remember the women…Lord they did treat me right
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The Corps built the levees
They promised they were strong
But they cut some corners
And they calculated wrong
There was too much water…they breached and we were gone
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Should Have Always Loved You That Way
Rising moon looks down from its timeless flight
Ascends the cold, dark sky
Shines its guiding light
And I wish that I had been as steady as the heavens
I’d be a beacon
True every season
I should of always loved you that way
Never a question
No indiscretions
I should of always loved you that way
‘Cause you deserved much more than I ever gave
Despite the lies I told
All I did was take
So I guess it’s no surprise that a better man dried your eyes
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The lessons I have learned
Didn’t come in time
I lost a love so pure
How could I’ve been so blind
If I get the chance again I’ll give her all the love I can
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Common Ground
Sometimes I wonder where we are bound
There’s so much promise if we find common ground
‘Cause nothing divides us that love can’t repair
We’re closer together than most are aware
‘Cause millions of voices with hopes abound
Longing and praying we’ll find common ground
Turn off the pundits that try to confound
That same tired tactic, kill common ground
Don’t need distortion from some demagogue
Don’t need division; we need dialog
Why do our leaders let us down
We’re desperate and anxious to find common ground
Build a bridge
Span this small divide
There’s so much to gain
If we just compromise
Surely we can if we only try
It seems so simple…it isn’t profound
We’re stronger together when we seek common ground
If we open our minds and open our hearts
Trust in each other…that’d be a good start
And off in the distance there’s a sweet, sweet sound
Of fences falling to find common ground