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Drinking My Tomorrows
03:30
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Lyrics:
CH/R
I’m drinking away my tomorrows, I’m searching for the courage I lack
I’m staring at a whole world of sorrow, knowing that you’re never coming back
V1
I’m sitting in this honky tonk bar, waiting for the sun to go down
Knowing I need to have another, before my heart hits the ground
CH/R
I’m drinking away my tomorrows, I’m searching for the courage I lack
I’m staring at a whole world of sorrow, knowing that you’re never coming back
V2
I keep thinking I’ll go to that sermon, and maybe I’ll find that holy grail
But I’m a weak man without my bourbon, my smokes and my chaser of ale
CH/R
I’m drinking away my tomorrows, I’m searching for the courage I lack
I’m staring at a whole world of sorrow, knowing that you’re never coming back
V3
Well the sun it is surely sinking and yes, I’ll have another beer
‘Cause I’ll be here ‘til midnight, just hoping tomorrow disappears
CH/R
I’m drinking away my tomorrows, I’m searching for the courage I lack
I’m staring at a whole world of sorrow, knowing that you’re never coming back
knowing that you’re never coming back
knowing that you’re never (never, never) coming back
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2. |
Ghost to My Own Heart
03:52
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Lyrics:
V1
I’m on this road again, the road where love never wins
When I told you I was yours and we’d never part
I never saw the dark that was there from the start
CH/R
It took our lives to fall apart, now I’m a ghost to my own heart
V2
I’ve lost the thread of the life we knew,
And I’m trying hard to stay with you
But when I see you standing there, the wind in your hair
The sun sets across the sky, and just disappears
CH/R
It took our lives to fall apart, now I’m a ghost to my own heart
V3
And when I go away, I hope and I pray
The times we had were good enough, good enough to bear
And the vows that we took were good enough to share
BR
I want you to know I care
I want you to know I care
I want you to know I care
(INSTRUMENTAL)
CH/R
It took our lives to fall apart, now I’m a ghost to my own heart
It took our lives to fall apart, now I’m a ghost to my own heart
A ghost, to my own heart
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3. |
Cold, Cold Breeze
04:09
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Lyrics:
V1
I can’t say that you’ve been out there cheatin’ cause that just wouldn’t be right
But I can’t think of one good reason why you’re not here at home with me tonight
And I won’t look the other way, if you’re heart has been taken away
CH
Oh, your words of love blew gently, they took me to my knees
But now those words are empty and love is just a cold, cold breeze
V2
I can’t say we’ll soon be mending what was broken along the way
I can’t tell if you’re better off leavin’ or if you really oughta stay
But blame is just another hurtin’ if your heart has been taken away
CH
Oh, your words of love blew gently, they took me to my knees
But now those words are empty and love is just a cold, cold breeze
V3
They say that love’s worth fightin’, they say it has it’s little lies
But I can’t say I’ll be waitin’ for a love that can’t look me in the eyes
‘Cause I won’t look the other way if your heart has been taken away
No, I won’t look the other way if your heart has been given away
CH/OUTRO
Oh, your words of love blew gently, they took me to my knees
But now those words are empty and love is just a cold, cold breeze
Now those words are empty and love is just a cold, cold breeze
Yes, love is just a cold, cold breeze
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4. |
Secrets of the Heart
03:23
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Lyrics:
V1
When I heard you told your love good bye
I turned and drove a thousand miles
Just to see if we could mend, our loving ways again
Just to spend some time as friends, knowin’ we might never win
But here I am again, today
CH/REFRAIN
Love is so hard to find, why did we change our minds?
Why did we ever part, the jealous secrets of the heart, that stay
The ones that never go away
V2
I drove a thousand miles to know
What caused our misery, why was I so blind to see
The life in front of me?
If I could only say I was wrong to turn away
And you were right to leave
Would open your heart to me, and tell me what you could not say?
‘Cause here I am again today.
CH/REFRAIN
Love is so hard to find, why did we change our minds?
Why did we ever part, the jealous secrets of the heart, that stay
The ones that never go away
(INSTRUMENTAL)
CH/REFRAIN/OUTRO
Love is so hard to find, why did we change our minds?
Why did we ever part, the jealous secrets of the heart, that stay
The ones that never go away, the ones that never go away
Oh how I miss our lovin’ ways
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5. |
Middle of the Night
04:16
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Lyrics:
V1
I met her on the Fourth of July, by Christmas she was hanging lights
Buying dresses at the store, getting tires for her car
Every word seemed so sincere, every time she called me dear
Telling me everything was right, telling me just to hold her, tight
CH
But love to her was all the same,
Sleight of hand in a poor man’s game
Step on up, lay your money down; step on up, lay your money down
She cleaned me out and then left town, taking everything in sight
Leaving me in the middle of the night
Leaving me in the middle of the night
V2
Love was her magic act, stack the deck and don’t look back
Queen of hearts all I could see, never showing her hand to me
‘Til she left me standing there, words of love still in the air
Smiling as she played the game, leaving me without a dollar, to my name
CH
But love to her was all the same,
Sleight of hand in a poor man’s game
Step on up, lay your money down; step on up, lay your money down
She cleaned me out and then left town, taking everything in sight
Leaving me in the middle of the night
Leaving me in the middle of the night
BR
‘Cause she’s a cold blooded, double crossing dealer
Playing with the hearts of all her lovers
Never showing the cards you ought to see
Holding all the aces up her sleeve
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Every word seemed so sincere, every time she called me dear
Telling me everything was right, telling me just to hold, her tight
CH/OUTRO
But love to her was all the same,
Sleight of hand in a poor man’s game
Step on up, lay your money down; step on up, lay your money down
She cleaned me out and then left town, taking everything in sight
Leaving me in the middle of the night
Leaving me but I guess I’ll be alright
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6. |
Fifty Miles From Empty
02:19
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Lyrics:
V1
I’ve been hanging around this town too long, feel like I might explode
Think I’ll pack up all my memories, they ain’t a heavy load
CH
Now I’m fifty miles from empty, I’ve got a hundred more to go
But there ain’t nothin’ sweeter than that breeze on an open road
V2
I started off for Memphis, got stuck in Baton Rouge
Now I’m on my way to Austin, with a case of the delta blues
CH
Still I’m fifty miles from empty, with a hundred more to go
But there ain’t nothin’ sweeter than that breeze on an open road
V3
And when I get to Texas, with gas enough to spare
I’ll be playing this old guitar for whiskey, tips and beer
CH/OUTRO
And I’ll be fifty miles from heaven with nowhere left to go
‘Cause I’m told there’s nothin’ sweeter than that song at the end of the road
No I bet there’s nothin’ sweeter than that song, at the end of the road
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7. |
Truck Stop Whiskey
04:15
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Lyrics:
V1
I guess I should have known from the start
Those late night meetings and lonely boy greetings
It would tear us apart
But I guess I was hoping, with us eloping
A ring would change your heart
CH
Now it’s truck stop whiskey all night long
Trying to forget where we went wrong
And this cold beer chaser just can’t erase her
Living and loving ways
Fill ‘er up, let’s drink to better days
V2
Lord knows I tried to make a home
But the late night meetings and lonely boy greetings
Never did slow down
I bet you never knew, how I cared for you
And the hurt I carried around
CH
Now it’s truck stop whiskey all night long
Trying to forget where we went wrong
And this cold beer chaser just can’t erase her
Living and loving ways
Fill ‘er up, let’s drink to better days
(INSTRUMENTAL)
V3
You never saw what those boys took from me
And what they took from you
With those late night meetings and cash for love greetings
I did the best that I could do
But I was just another rendezvous
CH
Now it’s truck stop whiskey all night long
Trying to forget where we went wrong
And this cold beer chaser just can’t erase her
Living and loving ways
Fill ‘er up, let’s drink to better days
Fill ‘er up, I gotta drive this pain away
Fill ‘er up, I gotta drive this pain away
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8. |
All That Comforts Me
04:06
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Lyrics:
V1
Another morning and I’m in the wrong bed
I can hear your voice inside my head
Am I awake or in a dream, it doesn’t matter much to me
Another road with more lonely lines; dividing hearts, dividing time
I drive through days into empty nights, chasing down those big city lights
CH
Thought you would love me till the stars leave the sky
Reach out to me then and tell me why
When the sun goes down behind the trees
You are all that comforts me
V2
Oh how I wish you could see
What living like this is doing to me
No one to talk to and nowhere to be
Freedom is hope and its killing me
Think I’ll find me a priest, a way to God’s ear
Trade in my freedom for some old fashion fear
Find a path to your heart, which one I don’t care
Penance or faith, gospel or prayer
CH/OUTRO
Thought you would love me till the stars leave the sky
Reach out to me then and tell me why
When the sun goes down behind the trees
You are all that comforts me
You are all that comforts me
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9. |
Dying to Know
03:51
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Lyrics:
V1
Think I’ll buy me a pine box and lay down inside
And listen to my family tell me all the reasons why
They put up with my antics, my jokes and all my songs
And make them tell me what they’ll do after, I’m gone
CH
And I’ll listen to their stories, some that I know
‘Cause I need to know what’s in their hearts
Before, it’s time to for me to go
Before, it’s time to for me to go
V2
I’ll invite all our friends and those we hardly knew
Tell them there’ll be free drinks, and sandwiches too
But first they’ll have to take their turn and talk about a man
A man who knows he’s hard to reach, hard to understand
CH
And I’ll listen to their stories, some that I know
‘Cause I need to know what’s in their hearts
Before it’s time for me to go
Before it’s time for me to go
V3
And when our friends have left with those we hardly knew
I’ll climb out of that box and whisper just to you
All the things that I feel that have somehow gone unsaid
And put my arms around you just lying, in our bed
CH
Then I’ll listen to your heart, the one that I know
‘Cause I need to know what else is there
Before it’s time for me to go
Before it’s time for me to go
Before it’s time for me to go
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10. |
Last Lonely Train
04:01
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Lyrics:
V1
When your days get slim and the lights grow dim
It’s so good to have your family beside you
I’ve been leaving too long, I’m not nearly as strong
As the spirit that now seems to guide me
CH
But I’ve lived a good life and I want you to know
That I’d do it all over again
I’ve been loved by a few, I’ve seen the devil too
Now I’m riding this last, lonely train
V2
Well my pain fades away with the love here today
When I see all my family beside me
I’ll be missing you, you’ll be missing me too
But I know in your hearts you will find me
CH
And I’ve lived a good life and I want you to know
That I’d do it all over again
I’ve been loved by a few, I’ve seen the devil too
Now I’m riding this last, lonely train
(INSTRUMENTAL)
CH
But I’ve lived a good life and I want you to know
That I’d do it all over again
I’ve been loved by a few, I’ve seen the devil too
Now I’m riding this last, lonely train
Riding this last train without you
Riding this last train without you
Waiting at the last stop to find you
Waiting at the last stop to find you
To find you, to find you, to find you
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11. |
When the Light Comes In
04:31
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Lyrics:
V1
Here we are back home again
Back to your own room again
There’s nothing more that the doctors can do
So now it’s just me and you
And here we are back home again
Knowing there’s no time, to pretend
I know that you want to stay strong
But there’s no need my love to soldier on
CH
So, close your eyes and let the light come in
Close your eyes and let the light come in
Close your eyes and let the light come in, again
V2
I never knew how this would feel
And even now it doesn’t seem real
I’m holding you now like never before
But I’m letting you go to that other shore
So take my hand that I might comfort you
Take your rest I’ll be right here with you
It’s time to carry your dreams away
And know that I will be okay
CH2
So, close your eyes and let the light come in
Close your eyes and let the light come in
Close your eyes and let the light come in, again
BR
I remember we used to say there are windows behind the stars
And if that true, my love I won’t have to look very far, for you
(INSTRUMENTAL)
CH3
So, close your eyes and let the light come in
Close your eyes and let the light come in
For your next life is waiting
Yes, your next life is waiting, to begin…
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Brian Michael Tracy Idyllwild Pine Cove, California
Brian Michael Tracy is a singer/ songwriter/poet practicing his craft in the beautiful mountain town of Idyllwild, CA. Don't Make Me Explain is a newly released single that follows Tracy’s first full-length album of original songs, Drinking My Tomorrow's—a debut of classic country tinged with Americana and infused with his unique gift for lyrical writing. ... more
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