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Roll Away The Stone
05:08
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roll away the stone dean/kearns music mint bmi
seems like a mighty long time
that i’ve been in this tomb
mental rigor mortis is making me so morose
come here martha, come here mary
seems my life’s been gettin’ kinda sedentary
don’t you thik it’s time we rolled away the stone
i’ve been looking for a remedy
to cure what’s been ailing me
i’ve been watching the tops of my toes way too long
my soul could use a little rehabilitation
my heart could use a little rest and recreation
don’t you think it’s time we rolled away the stone
roll away the stone
open up my eyes
let me be a child again
i want to know what it’s like to be a little surprised
how much longer we got to stay in this place
i want to feel the sun shining on my face
like little bitty cogs in a big machine
we turn and we grind in some billionaire’s dream
we go to work, we eat, we watch tv
we forget what it means to be alive
too busy doin’ that dog eat dog
and that struggle and strive
don’t you think it’s time we rolled away the stone
roll away the stone
open up my eyes
let me be a child again
i want to know what it’s like to be just a little surprised
how much longer we got to stay down here
when we gonna lose all the hate and all that fear
don’t you think it’s time we rolled
don’t you think it’s time we rolled
don’t you think it’s time that we rolled away the stone
help me roll away the stone
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2. |
Got My Own
03:16
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Got My Own dean music mint bmi
Tell me, children, what do you see
Don’t look like a hell of a lot left for you and me
Ask your daddy where it all went
He’s got nothin’ to show but he’ll say that it’s all been spent
I don’t mind
(As) long as i got my own
I got my own
Every nickle spent on guns
Is taking food from the mouths of those who ain’t even begun
All the effort spillin’ blood
While they glorify it in Hollywood
They don’t mind
(As) long as they got their own
They got their own
As time goes on things get extreme
The fat get fat and the lean get lean
If you want to take it’s easy to do
But if you want to give you can do that too
There’s a garden told of old
(It was) paradise, so i’m told
Lord, sweet mama, won’t you take me there
This old world gets (to be) more than i can bear
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3. |
Politician Blues
05:14
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politician blues a.k.a. prohibition blues dean music mint bmi
if i was a politician
i’d get down on my knees and pray
if i was a politician
i’d get down on my knees and pray
‘cause i know i’ll be fryin’ in the fire
when it comes to judgement day
when the good lord made creation
he cracked a smile when he was done
when the good lord made creation
he cracked a smile when he was done
every plant and every critter-
he laid his hands on every one
now the preacher in his pulpit
thinks he’s got the latest word
now the preacher in his pulpit
thinks he’s got the latest word
he said the lord was sittin’ in the wrong pew
when he made that fungi and the herb
now, you can’t better god’s perfection
‘cause you think you found a flaw
you can’t change a fact of nature
just because you pass a law
put all the potheads in the hoosegow
while the judge is gettin’ juiced
how long’s it gonna be
before the chicken’s come home to roost
well the white boys go to college
and they smoke that grass all day
well the white boys go to college
and they smoke that grass all day
while the black boys go to prison
“cause the feds are gonna make ‘em pay
if i was a politician
i’d curse the day that i was born
if i was a politician
i’d curse the day that i was born
‘cause i know i’ll be dancin’ with the devil
when old gabriel blows his horn
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4. |
Breath Of Fire
04:48
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Breath Of Fire dean music mint bmi
Some people say that the air we breathe
Is nitrogen and oxygen
And other vapors that we cannot see
I’m here to tell ya that the air we breathe
Is the breath of God to light a holy fire
Visions to inspire
Straight from the mouth of the Great I Am That I Am
Who turned a lump of clay into a natural man
Who saved the boy issac from Abe-ah-ra-ham
Who led Moses through the burnin’ sand
So he could take his people to the promised land
So don’t you tell no lie (with the breath of fire)
Don’t you curse your neighbor (with the breath of fire)
Don’t you spread no gossip (with the breath of fire)
Don’t you twist the truth (with the breath of fire)
Let that holy fire keep burnin’, burnin’
Let that holy fire keep burnin’ bright
I’m filled with the breath of fire
You’re filled with the breath of fire
We live by the breath of fire
Now when you hear your name you better heed the call
Turn around (whoa) stop right there
Still your mind up and feel the air
I’m here to tell ya that the sound you hear
Is the voice of God you got to make a choice
When you hear that voice
Straight from the mouth of the Great I Am That I Am
Who marched with Joshua down at Jericho
Who made Pharoh let the people go
Who helped little David lay Goliath low
From whom all blessings flow
who sent the smoke by day and the fire by night
to guide the wanderin israelites
He know knows the oceans’ depth and the mountains’ height
who blesses all things in his sight
Who saved Daniel from the lion’s den
Who asked Adam, “Boy, where you been?”
Who calls all people to turn from sin
Who takes every lost soul back again
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5. |
Just A Matter Of Time
03:48
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just a matter of time dean music mint bmi
now the black crow sits
on the telephone line
watching the squirrel
trying to make up his mind
squirrel is twitchin’
in the middle of the street
(black crow, he say,) “ain’t that bitchin’
that’s some real fine meat!”
and the sun shines down
on the world divine
black crow – he know
it’s just a matter of time
now squirrel’s in a panic
‘bout to lose his mind
one false move
be the end of the line
he feints to the left
he fakes to the right
jumps back to the center line
where he tries to sit tight
and the sun shines down…
now here come a greyhound
you could call it fate
but that bus and that squirrel
lord, they got a date
black crow is thinkin’
it’s ‘bout time to dine
when squirrel makes a run
for the end of the line
and the sun shines down…
now i’ve been watchin’ you, baby
for a long, long while
watching your eyes
love how they smile
watching your hips
how they move to the beat
watching your lips
bet they sure taste sweet
and the moon shines down
on the world divine
you know – i know
it’s just a matter of time
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6. |
Feel A Healin'
08:32
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feel a healin’ dean music mint bmi
it’s the same old song again
same as it’s always been
here and now and never ending
and if i stop and i listen well
i can see and i can hear it tell
of no end and no beginning
when i stumble i stand back up
i know love is gonna fill my cup
when i’m broken and the world is cold
i can hear that music serenade my soul
there is a balm
i want to sing it all night long
inside my heart i want to feel a healin’
i took you to the station in the pouring rain
to start your journey on a long steel train
you told me you didn’t know where you were going
face to face we shared goodbyes
i saw heaven shining through your eyes
but all i could hear was the whistle blowing
the wind sailed through
and the clouds broke free
i felt the lucky old sun
shine on you and me – can’t you see
there is a balm
i want to sing it all night long
inside my heart i can feel a healin’
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7. |
Trouble Tumblin' Down
04:41
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trouble tumblin down dean music mint bmi
i see trouble tumblin’ down
a world of trouble
fallin’ down
it all comes tumblin down
it’s a mean old world
that knocks you down
when you’re feelin’ satisfied
that’s when trouble comes around
i’ve got to get myself together
but i can’t seem to make it right
no i can’t seem to get my mind right
i see trouble
a world of trouble
i see trouble tumblin’ down
i see trouble come tumblin’ down
a world of trouble fallin’ down
just like the rain, it all comes tumblin down
i toss and turn at night
i want to sleep all day
feel like i’m lookin’ for a fight
no matter what you say
i try to reach out to touch you
and i feel you turn to stone
every thing i try everything i touch
seems to turn out wrong
how long how long how long
there’ll be trouble
must there be trouble
too much trouble tumblin’ down
the world keeps tumblin’ down
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8. |
I Always Land On My Feet
03:20
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i always land on my feet dean/wilkie/sheffield
i jumped bond in atlanta
i'd been set up in a crooked game
i let 'em know i was nobody's fool
and some other fool got maimed
i was one step ahead of the repo man
two jumps ahead of the law
when my contraband ride sputtered and died
just outside of chickasaw
sometimes i feel like i'm flying
like a cat about to hit concrete
rock bottom comin' at me like a freight train, baby
but i always land on my feet
i left that caddy to rust in the swamp
and i hitch‑hiked to new orleans
i knew bettilu meant shelter
if i could reach her by any means
the quarter was full of surprises
i tried to reach her there by phone
i told the other mule that answered
the number i dialed must be wrong
sometimes i feel like i'm flying
like a cat about to hit concrete
rock bottom comin' at me like a freight train,
but i always land on my feet
when it all hits the fan and the world goes tilt
somebody ‘s screamin’ and blood‘s been spilt
divin’ through a window just ahead of the heat
let me tell you people ‘bout the trouble i meet
i caught a semi to memphis
took a job and i changed my name
i was breakin’ my back for the foreman
loadin’ freight come sun or rain
one day i looked up from my burden
there came a marshall with a picture of me
by the time he hit the dock with the foreman
brother, i was history
sometimes i feel like i'm flying
like a cat about to hit concrete
rock bottom comin' at me like a freight train,
but i always land, i always land, i always land on my feet
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9. |
Way Down In The Hole
04:03
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Way Down In The Hole by Tom Waits
When you walk through the garden
you gotta watch your back
well I beg your pardon
walk the straight and narrow track
if you walk with Jesus
he's gonna save your soul
you gotta keep the devil
way down in the hole
he's got the fire and the fury
at his command
well you don't have to worry
if you hold on to Jesus hand
we'll all be safe from Satan
when the thunder rolls
just gotta help me keep the devil
way down in the hole
All the angels sing about Jesus' mighty sword
and they'll shield you with their wings
and keep you close to the lord
don't pay heed to temptation
for his hands are so cold
you gotta help me keep the devil
way down in the hole
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10. |
How Long, How Long
03:54
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how long, how long dean music mint bmi
i heard moses talking to the pharaoh king
i heard moses talking to the pharaoh king
he said, “i wanna know, i wanna know
how long, how long?”
saw that rabbi preaching about the kingdom come
saw that rabbi preaching about the kingdom come
well i wanna know, i wanna know
how long, how long
i went to the river just to quench my soul
saw my master with a fishin’ pole
i said, “lord, you won’t catch nothin’ if you got no hook.”
he said, “you better be still son, and have yourself another look.”
i sat with the buddha underneath the banyan tree
sat with the buddha underneath the banyan tree
i said, “i wanna know. i wanna know
how long, how long.”
forty days, forty nights on the mountaintop
i said, “lord, lord, won’t you show me a sign?
and when you gonna make all this suffering stop?”
she said, “boy, when you gonna change how you’ve been using your mind?”
people all over the world, they just want to be free.
people all over the world, they just want to be free.
i wanna know, i wanna know
how long, how long?
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11. |
Buddha's Blues
06:01
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buddha’s blues dean music mint bmi
mountain high, valley low
i can take it fast or slow
it’s all the same
all the same to me
full house or an empty room
i’m still just gonna dust my broom
it’s all the same
all the same to me
i sat down by the banyan tree
and then it finally dawned on me
you can’t live in the future
can’t live in the past
nothin in this world is ever gonna last
might be rich you might be poor
we’re all just knockin’ on heaven’s door
it’s all the same
all the same to me
feather bed or a dusty road
a life of ease or a heavy load
it’s all the same
all the same to me
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12. |
Let It Go
01:36
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let it go dean music mint bmi
there’s a time to turn the field
there’s a time to sow a seed
there’s a time to let it be and grow
so let it go
let the sun light up the blue
let the rain wash over you
let this moment be right no, right now
and lei it go
write my name upon the sand
watch the ocean ebb and flow
nothing here will ever be here long
so let it go
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T. Wesley Dean Atlanta, Georgia
I am a singer and songwriter currenly based in Atlanta, Georgia USA. Artists that have recorded my tunes include Joe Walsh, Joe South, Billy Joe Royal, Tinsley Ellis, Heaven Davis, Alex Lattimore, Chick Willis and Kristie Agee.
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