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Ashland

by Mike Stocksdale

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All Right (free) 03:35
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We stumbled home late at night passed out under the glare of the streetlight We talked for hours in the dark smoked a joint on the boulevard Some days go by like a blur and we’re carried along Some roads are never clear til they’re gone It’s all right. We gonna get through a lotta things. I feel fine, but I can’t say what tomorrow brings It’s all right have a bigger faith in the little things in life We hit the wall behind the beach on the strand where the water’s out of reach You fell asleep, that’s nothing new, tried to read but instead I stared at you Some days go by like a blur and we’re carried along Some roads are never clear til they’re gone It’s all right. We gonna get through a lotta things. I feel fine, but I can’t say what tomorrow brings It’s all right have a bigger faith in the little things in life Have a bigger faith in the little things in life
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Oh My Soul 02:51
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You could shape me into something You could drag me up from nothing Like a drowning boy pulled up by his heel And I might just give in Give my whole world a spin and straighten up stronger than steel I could jump over buildins I could save all the childrens I could trade in my feet for these shoes but as time lingered on And the years made me strong I would still find my weakness in you Oh my soul I can’t quite make it alone x2 You been patchin up my engines You been oiling my decisions And I been trying to steer straight for awhile When I think I’ve reached the end The road sign signals turn again I screech my wheels and pull out in style (see) I could jump over buildings I could save all the childrens If I trade in my feet for these shoes but as time lingered on And the years made me strong You know I’d still find my weakness in you Oh my soul I can’t quite make it alone x2 Now Little lady Sadie lays alone inside her room so shady With all the lights turned down and her mind turned on While I’m strumming on that old guitar and wishing on the distant stars With all my life cut short and my dreams spread long She says ‘maybe I will go to spain’ I don’t even need an aeroplane But I’ll get there somehow you just fuckin watch Oh and it’s me that can’t stop watching her with glass of wine and mind so sure I’d let her in if I thought she’d let me off Oh my soul I can’t quite make it alone I can’t quite make it alone
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Everybody I Know 03:47
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Pulling the pieces all apart They stopped it before they’d let it start Followed their brains over their hearts Played it so safe and called it smart Well we all go on so frightened of blundering Everybody I know is just waiting for something She pulled out her hair when he would call Ripped out the phone cord from the wall Spent a year trying to recall Why she spoke to him at all Well we all go on so heartbroke and bluffing Everybody I know is just waiting for something Ooh ooh I hope tomorrow’s gonna come Oooh ooh Maybe by then I’ll get it done Everybody says they’ve got time Am I waiting, or wasting mine? He started it over once again Found a new town and set of friends Guess it was easy to pretend That he would just settle in the end Well we all go on so guarded and struggling Everybody I know is just waiting for something
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Love Song (free) 02:55
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Thought I would write you a love song baby Just to get out what I need Selfish I know but I can’t take it slowly Changing it up Going with my gut I’m in a rut but you’re digging me out of it Thought I would paint you a picture baby Just in case you didn’t see I’ve been depressed I’ve been all in a mess but I have to confess Withholding the rest In Boots and a dress you’re just so damned impressive I open my eyes and I crawl out of bed babe Just to get closer to you It’s obvious now there’s nothing holding me grounded so You get the crown I’ll be the clown If you shoot me down I’ll just keep coming ‘round you Hold me back if you think you can Scold and smack, I can take the pain Give me your best and worst You can try to run but I’ll get there first Thought I’d be able to stop thinking of you But I keep on eyeing my phone Hoping to hear that I’m all cleared for landing Struggling to steer Greasing my gears Foiling my fears that this plane is a crashing Thought I would write you a love song I’m not even sure what that is A delicate platform or is it a bad form Of me freaking out Struggling with doubt Supressing a shout and just writing it all down
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Known Better 03:49
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Boy you got a lot to learn Back when I was younger that was all that I heard Man you got a ways to go Now I’m getting older and I’m lost as before Every path I open someone closes the door I don’t know nothing ‘bout no one son but we all got something we wish we’d done I could shout you a song I could write you a letter Maybe I should have known better x2 Boy you got a lot to give Back when I was younger there were treasures I hid Man you gotta try your luck Threw it at the wall to see if anything stuck Emptied out my pockets now there’s nothing to chuck I don’t know nothing ‘bout no one son but we all got something we wish we’d done I could shout you a song I could write you a letter Maybe I should have known better x2 Boy you’re gonna be a man Find yourself a woman that you think you can stand Man it’s such a lonely trip Everyone is scared but they won’t admit it Everyone is tired but too driven to quit I don’t know nothing ‘bout no one son but we all got something we wish we’d done I could shout you a song I could write you a letter Maybe I should have known better x2 Boy I see you standing there Smiling by the girl with the curls in her hair Man I bet you never guessed She would be the one to drag you out of your mess She would be your failure and your greatest success Boy you got a lot to learn Back when I was younger that was all that I heard Man you got a way to go Now I’m getting older and I’m lost as before Every path I open someone closes the door
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Henry Pool 02:39
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Oh lord looking down upon my face what do you see? Am I the same that I once was when I was young? Or am I a man who’s someone else entirely? A stranger in the room when I’m alone? I’m tired and I’m weird, foolish and afeared All I know is henry pool is here - Oh lord looking down upon my life and what I’ve done Can you believe the stupid things that I had planned? With all of the times I’ve tried and failed and failed again How can I try to do what I don’t understand? I throw my hands and jeer, expectations disappeared All I know is henry pool is here - Don’t wake me up no no I’d rather stay than go Where all the pain is stored and ignored - Oh lord when I look upon your face what do I see? Are you just a faint impression on my wall? Or are you a man who’s someone else entirely A friend to those that never know at all? You drive but I can steer, crazy but it’s clear All I know is henry pool is here
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Dirty Bar of Soap 03:23
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I got a dirty bar of soap Got some reasons I can’t cope I got a head of hope if you would just give me a chance I got a world of love and hate Got a feeling I can’t shake I got a heart that aches if you would just give me a chance Got a man who says I’m good I’m doing all the things I should I would be yours I would if you would just give me a chance I got these useless things I bought I got a thousand excuses not I got a will to stop if you would just give me a chance - I got some skeletons that live upstairs But they ain’t going anywhere I got a lot to share if you would just give me a chance I got a fear of being fake I can’t stop from staying awake I might have made mistakes but you should just give me a chance Got a thousand things gone wrong I’ve been waiting so fucking long I gotta play this song if you would just give me a chance - I got a smile on my face I got a home I call this place I got a girl I chase if she would just give me a chance
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Older Than I Thought 03:32
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She got stoned again her body broke down and caved in I stared in with dread, as she lay still upon the doctor’s bed She woke up at four, we shot the shit and talked about the war We both longed for times, when it was easier to turn our eyes All these days have come And gone before we’re done with them I for one am older than I thought I was He went down again, tried to break his fall but never did Son stood looking round, father lying there upon the ground We all comforted, best we could until his family did Dad and I drove back, I sat and prayed I’d never deal with that All these days have come And gone before we’re done with them I for one am older than I thought I was Tire tracks were left along with someone that She never met She stood looking on, mesmerized by how it all went wrong When she came home that spring, I couldn’t keep her from remembering She could see through walls, and turning eyes would be no help at all All these days have come And gone before we’re done with them I for one am older than I thought I was
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Truth Rings Out on Main Street 04:42
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The man in the checkered shirt and black sunglasses slams on his guitar And he screams off key into the microphone like thunder trying to make some sense of it all He may be old and lonely and tired and broken down and beaten up But I believe every word that he says The truth rings out on Main Street like a shotgun Echoing in my head The tents go up like a three ring circus pitched and pointed and poised for the day While young girls with loose curls in tank tops dance and twirl just listening to the local boys play They may be young and crazy and may be sweet enough to slay me But man they don’t have the words to make me weak The truth rings out on Main Street like a siren That you won’t hear unless you seek But baby it’s alright Don’t make me wait Give it to me fast I’ll take it straight I’d rather see it shoved in my face Than hide behind your gates Cast the line and I’ll take the bait The parade goes by like a million crazy cattle with the cowboys coming close behind In their high top floats they chant for everybody’s peace and hope and maybe a little money on the side They may be asking all the questions I never had the guts to mention But I don’t have the balls to join their cause The truth rings out on Main Street like a bullhorn Telling everyone my flaws But baby it’s alright Don’t make me wait Give it to me fast I’ll take it straight I’d rather hear it blast in my ears Than quiet and sedate Cast the line and I’ll take the bait The queen of the callouts is beating on her drum I can’t give her nothing, so I just give her some I turn out all the lights and sit and wait for her to come Spin an old James Taylor record and stroke my glass of r um In my mind I pack my bags for Spain and start to make a run But it’s time to introduce myself to the man that I’ve become Is it that guy I always thought I’d be way back when I was young? Is it that crazy college kid who tried all those things I’d never done? Is it he who’s tired of telling stories and missing all the fun? Is it he who’d rather break the rules than follow anyone? The hip heads with long dreads smoke their meds and stay in bed ‘til it’s time to hit the boardwalk for a stroll With no shirts on they walk along humming song let freedom dawn and purify the contents of their souls They maybe glad and garsish and full of life and love and cherishing The things that root the human in us all But the truth rings out on Main Street like a silence That never answers to their call But baby it’s alright Don’t make me wait Give it to me fast I’ll take it straight I’d rather see it shoved in my face Than hide behind your gates Cast the line and I’ll take the bait
10.
Something to Say 03:45
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Late at night when I’m just a sucker Cold and dark, alone and down on my luck You show up bright in the back of my dim head I push you out, but your feet are cast in a strong lead If I had something to say I would have said it by now Hold me close, but stay at a distance Far enough, to weaken my resistance You just smile, lively although I’m dead pan Broken down, swayed by the scent of your soft skin If I had something to say I would have said it by now What’s draggin this out? Has that cat got my tongue again? We both know it’s wrong, but it’s alright to be feeling it, isn’t it? Stop and stare it’s all up to me now You made moves, I never thought I would see now Darkened room, fixed eyes on the broken All these words, but my mouth won’t seem to open If I had something to say I would have said it by now

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released July 1, 2011

Produced by Chris Seefried
Mike Stocksdale - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Anders Mouridsen - Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars on Love Song, Lead acoustic guitar on Known Better, Nylon string acoustic on Oh My Soul
Mike Olekshy - Bass Guitar
Kate Strand - Backing Vocals
Don Heffington - Drums and Percussion
Chris Joyner - Piano, Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer
Chris Seefried - Backing Vocals, Guitar Solo on Everybody I Know, Bass on Oh My Soul, Additional Electric Guitar on Truth Rings Out

Recorded at Phantom Vox Studios and Studio 33, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Seth Atkins Horan, assited by Sadaharu Yagi
Except Older Than I Thought produced by Mike Stocksdale and engineered by Erich Gobel, recorded at West Triad, Venice, CA
Additional engineering on Truth Rings Out and Love Song by Henrik Linde at Busy LIttle Factory, Van Nuys, CA
Mixed by Paul Shatto at Vogville Recording, Vancouver, Canada, assisted by Josh Asseslstine
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering, Inc., New York, NY

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