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Before Those Winter Nights
- David Elias 1/1/04, 6:52 pm
4/4 – strong medium (tune low E to D)
Verse: Dm | Bb Bb C C
Dm | C C C C
four a.m. in the morning
my eyes are open as my mind is closing
city of the golden bridges doesn't
bring me any closer to my resting place
i can always stop for coffee
god knows i need the caffeine
in a blink i can become my witness
witness this you are forever
five-thirty can it be that early
i miss the days that i slept in daylight
always running on an empty track
always tryin to make it through an open door
can i keep up with the landscape
can i rush ahead and never look back
warm my hands beside the engine
i better try to find some gloves with fingers
did she say something i missed
did i really look the other way now
i never could remember dates and first names
but i can't forget those days of autumn
joseph's coat is getting old now
someone else had better rake him over
i better try to get some sunlight
before those winter nights begin to roll me under
C C C C
before those winter nights begin to roll me
C C C C
before those winter nights begin to
C C C C
before those winter nights
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Dm | Bb Bb C C
Dm | C C C C
Ending Instrumental (celtic 4/4)
F C Bb C | F Bb C C |
F C Bb C | C Bb-C Dm Dm |
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'll Never Know Tomorrow
Words & Music by David Elias, all rights reserved worldwide
[ See the video of The CasualTees playing this track
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLAlQowKSGE ]
I set fire to the page
I burned those words right down
Saw their ashes in the air
Sink right to the ground
Now I don't know if I was there
If I'm lost or if I'm found
Let's begin again I'll never know tomorrow
I saw the rings of Saturn spin
In a dream I had last night
That gold dust ice was thin
I held on with all my might
Now I can't remember where I been
In the early morning light
Let's begin again I'll never know tomorrow
I see the ocean from the trees
And the hilltop from the barn
I sail the seven seas
And never leave the farm
Don't tell me what I need
Don't take me by the arm
Let's begin again I'll never know tomorrow
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Field Of Wood (Live)
05:05
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Field Of Wood
-David Elias
you don't really know anything
and you don't know when the going is good
in the end it means everything
sunday flowers in this field of wood
your glasses are too strong
your vision's far too long
bake it in the sun for a day
your rainy day is here
it never seems to clear
step far away
in the air
you recall that high waterfall
and you remember where that hemlock stood
in the end it's a winter's wall
of sunday flowers in this field of wood
the poetry's real nice
it never breaks the ice
file it away in a dream
your rainy day it's here
it never seemed to clear
step far away
in the air
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If I Had My Way (Live)
07:58
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If I Had My Way - by David Elias
If I had my way I’d be lying in a field
Studying the sky, listen to you breathe
Measuring the blues right up against the greens
Moving to the stones that lie under my feet
But I don’t have a tree to fall under
Or a bag full of stones to crawl under
I’ll smile for awhile at the thunder
And dream about the day I can say I had my way
If I stood my ground I’d be taller than I am
Like running up a hill or running through the sand
Measuring those blues right up against the greens
Moving to the stones that lie under my feet
But I don’t have a tree to fall under
Or a bag full of bones to crawl under
I’ll smile for awhile at the thunder
And dream about the day I can say I had my way
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