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Honey In My Mouth
03:56
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Hearts and Diamonds
03:27
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Hearts and Diamonds
Jimmy Dan
Houston, TX
February 16, 2013
Some days are like diamonds
Some days are like coal
The sun starts out shining
Then clouds start to roll
Some hands bring you aces
Some hands bring you kings
Some hands leave their traces
Some hearts make you sing
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Galileo's Sun
04:58
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5. |
King of Excuses
04:30
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King of Excuses
Jimmy Dan
December 17, 2012
Houston, TX
I've been screwin' up left
And I've been screwin' up right
I've been screwin' up the day
And lord knows I've been screwin' up the night
If I were you baby
I would not trust my sorry ass
I'm beggin' you one more time
Darling let this thing pass
/chorus/
Is your back porch light on
The way it used to be
Are you still standing' in the window
Lookin' out for me
When you hear my car rollin' down the street
Oh baby tell me true
Doesn't that sweet sweet heart of yours
Still skip a beat oir two
/end chorus/
Well I'm the king of excuses
Try this one on for size
Just 'cause it don't sound true
Well that don't mean that it's a lie
Your girlfriends all tell you
Don't trust him as far as you can spit
And I know from personal experience {sing/talk fast
You can't spit very far, baby, }
I guess I'm in deep deep ....
/repeat chorus/
/solo/
/repeat chorus/
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6. |
If Ever
04:39
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7. |
Letters To Lily
05:17
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Letters to Lily
Jimmy Dan
Houston, TX
June 4, 2012
Lily, the war is over
I'm starting my long walk home
Three months God-willing
With no more blood spilling
I'll see how my children have grown
Three years in Elmira camp
I tried in vain to write you
Misery in rain storms
Burned paper to stay warm
I prayed that somehow I'd get through
/chorus - start/
Children your father is coming
Children your father's alive
After all these years
And all our fears
Children your father survived
/chorus - end/
Lily, I'm one month away
Walking on one leg is hard
The people are kind
I find shade in the pines
I sleep with a cover of stars
Lily, I'm one week away
I'm walking the Natchez Trace
It's slower each day
I'm losing my way
Oh Lily, I crave your embrace
/chorus - start/
Children your father is coming
Children your father's alive
After all these years
And all our fears
Children your father survived
/chorus - end/
Lily, I know that I'm close
These hills fall soft on my eyes
When I left we were young
I'm now old as the sun
Lily, our star is in the sky
Children your father is home
They found him near Franklin's farm
Best build a pine box
Knit him a new sock
Three days he'd of died in my arms
Three more days he'd of in my arms
/last chorus - start/
Children the war is over
But I fear our battles abide
Through the oncoming years
And our unknown fears
Children pray God will provide
Children pray God will provide
/chorus - end/
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8. |
Ropes and Chains
06:00
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Ropes And Chains
January 16, 2013
He hung a chain around her heart
She threw a rope around her dreams
He gave her clothes that never fit
He knew the weakness in her seams
It always worked for him before
Hit on the ones felt they were just a little wrong
Made him feel like such a winner
Made him feel satisfied and strong
/pre-chorus/
He says
I got the kind of love that will nail you to the ground
I got the kind of love that will make you always stay around
I got the kind of love makes a bird want her cage
You can learn to love this love made of bitterness and rage
/end pre-chorus/
/chorus/
He says you know how much I care for you
She says that ain't caring that's obsession
He says you know how much I love you
She says that ain't love that's possession
/end chorus/
One day she left him far behind
Like all the ones who came before
He never understood just why
Even locks could never close the door
She says
I can't love with my heart in chains
I can't live with my dreams confined
I can't dress in clothes that won't fit
Mend my seams with those ties that bind
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The Gun That Killed My Mama
Jimmy Dan (aka Jim Dannemiller)
Houston, TX
August 9, 2012
I've just turned 8 years old
My name is Billy and I'm feeling cold
Man shot my Mama for no good reason
Now I'm deep into that hurtin' season
I've got no Mama to dry my tears
When I'm feeling sad in the coming years
Since when did going to see a picture show
Mean instead you're gonna have to hit the floor
/chorus/
Hey there Mr. NRA, hold hands with the devil
And guess who pays?
I've got nothin' against shootin' geese
Melt down your automatics please
You worship guns and blow off trauma
But some of them guns they killed my Mama
Some of them guns they killed my Mama
/end chorus/
I'll thank the man who on that day
Threw his body in harm's way
Tried to keep my Mama safe
No match for untold bullets sprayed
From guns no humans ever need
Save for the soldiers who keep us free
... (pause)
I've just turned 8 years old
My name's Baksheesh and I'm feeling cold
/chorus/
Hey there Mr. NRA, hold hands with the devil
And guess who pays?
I've got nothin' against shootin' geese
Melt down your automatics please
You worship guns and blow off trauma
But some of them guns they killed my Mama
Some of them guns they killed my Mama
/end chorus/
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10. |
Find Your Memphis
04:33
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11. |
When Johnny Left May
03:51
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12. |
It Isn't All That Easy
04:37
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It Isn't All That Easy
Jimmy Dan
Feb. 6, 2013
Houston, Tx
Well it isn't all that hard to run when things get rough
It isn't all that hard to throw off tender to be tough
It isn't all that hard to just be cruel instead of kind
But it isn't all that easy on the ones you left behind
Well it isn't all that hard to talk yourself to break from bend
It isn't all that hard to make those feel-good pills your friends
It isn't all that hard to drown your troubles in the booze
But it isn't all that easy in the dark with just your blues
Well it isn't all that hard to just pretend you feel alright
It isn't all that hard to see the world in black and white
It isn't all that hard to think that someone's done you wrong
But it isn't all that easy to forgive and carry on
Well it isn't all that hard to think that everything's your fault
It isn't all that hard to turn the sugar into salt
It isn't all that hard to pull your troubles off the shelf
But it isn't all that easy to go easy on yourself
Well it isn't all that hard to see everything you need
It isn't all that hard to feel righteous in your greed
It isn't all that hard to fake the stuff that you don't know
But it isn't all that easy to make good on what you owe
Well it isn't all that hard to finally say you've had enough
It isn't all that hard to always think that it's a bluff
It isn't all that hard to simply turn and walk away
But it isn't all that easy try to work it out and stay
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13. |
Point Us To The South
04:23
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14. |
You Didn't Have To
03:36
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You Didn't Have To
Jimmy Dan
Houston, TX
July 20, 2013 [KEY E capo high root G]
You didn't have to say I hung the moon
You didn't have to say you'd be home soon
You didn't have to let me blow off steam
You didn't have to let me see your dreams
You didn't have to let me in your heart
You didn't have to speak in words like art
You didn't have to run away the rain
You didn't have to break apart these chains
/chorus/
So many things you didn't have to do
So many stars you beckoned from above
Of all these things you didn't have to do
You didn't have to show me love
/end chorus/
You didn't have to say I was the one
You didn't have make me come undone
You didn't have to leave me all those clues
You didn't have to chase away my blues
You didn't have to make me quit my lies
You dind't have to lose me in your eyes
You didn't have to make me want you more
You didn't have to make my walls your doors
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Jimmy Dan Houston, Texas
Singing and playing music since I was 12. Now I write, sing and play guitar from deep in the heart (and soul) of Texas.
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