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Twilight King
05:45
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Twilight King
It’s comin’ on twilight
From over the hill
You stepped from the darkness
You gave me a thrill
She wrote down these words
With a silver pen
Sent them to her lover boy
So he could read them
And the music was playin’
So sad upon his mind
He knew he’d fallen down
Now he’d fallen behind
Out where the palm trees sway
And there’s nothin’ left to do
He‘ll still pull on his shoes
He’s the Twilight King
Oh the Twilight King
Inside the truck stop
Its always empty there
Its on the north side of town
Where no one really cares
He’s sleepy and restless
What’s a guy supposed to do
It’s four in the morning
And he’s still not getting through
Meanwhile the rain is fallin’
Down upon the lane
This world’s got so crazy
It’s hard to look sane
She shakes her clothes off
And steps back to her room
Says I’m missing you
Oh my Twilight King
Where’s my Twilight King
So he drives back the long way
And picks up the mail
He puts everything but her letter
Into the garbage pail
And he thinks of her beauty
And how she would cry
He’d go back and wipe every tear drop from her eye
And if she is sleeping
He’ll cross the room tip toe
Brush back her hair
And say hey I love you so
Pack up your dreams
You know I’ve got a few
And let’s step into view
I’m the Twilight King
I’m the Twilight King
Do what we can do
Do what we can do
I’m the Twilight King
Put your shoes on
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2. |
Rosie
04:03
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Rosie
I watch the moon move by my window pane
I know that you do feel the same
And when I’m angry at all mankind
You come around and ease my mind
Oh Rosie whisper in my ear
Oh Rosie tell me that you’re here
I move around in great disgust
Not even myself can I trust
But you and I we’ve been through all this
You are the part of me I’ve come to miss
Oh Rosie whisper in my ear
Oh Rosie tell me that you’re here
I get bad news almost everyday
There on my door step there on every page
They want me to believe what they say
But what they want is for me to walk away
Oh Rosie whisper in my ear
Oh Rosie tell me you’re here
I look for courage in the water deep
I look for comfort in my longest sleep
I look for faith in the truest eyes
I look for you in the darkest skies
Oh Rosie whisper in my ear
Oh Rosie tell me that you’re here
I watch the moon move by my window pane
I know that you do feel the same
I watch the moon move by my window pane
I know that you do feel the same
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3. |
Riding Gloves
07:20
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Riding Gloves
Sweet apple blossom and cherry wine
Ride off in the sunset or stay behind
You can hear the horses stirring
You’re growin’ like the willow tree
Leaves are fallin’ all round me
It’s a long journey occurring
Tell me everything you’re dreamin’ of
Let me tell you bout the speed of love
Spread your wings my little mornin’ dove
Someone’s gonna say
Someone’s gonna say good-bye
Oh play your violin for the general’s son
Princess wonder you’ve just begun
You can hear the trumpet at the castle wall blowing
You can hear the footprints in the sand
Before we ever learn how to stand
That’s what they say about going
Tell me everything you’re dreamin’ of
Let me tell you bout the speed of love
Spread your wings my little mornin’ dove
Someone’s gonna say
Someone’s gonna say good-bye
Well step there lightly if you’re gonna walk high
And don’t be afraid to ask why
If you’re really not sure
Turn the music way up loud
Shake the sunlight down from the clouds
Sooner or later
You’ll get an answer
I swear you were sent here from above
Just to teach me how to love
And no one’s gonna be thinking of
How they’re gonna say
How they’re gonna say good-bye
I heard a brand new baby cry
I heard another person up and died
You know the pearly gates swing both ways
I will hold you like there’s no tomorrow
And save you from the seas of sorrow
And I’ll stay here while the band plays
No one’s gonna push or shove
Don’t go putting on your riding gloves
There ain’t no blue sky up above
So how you gonna say
How you gonna say good-bye
How you gonna say
How you gonna say good-bye
How you gonna say
How you gonna say good-bye
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4. |
Angel Baby
07:52
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Angel Baby
I found a guitar in a fourth street pawn shop
You know that lucky little boulevard
I think I bought it for a friend named Steve
I sent it to him without a card
That was maybe nineteen sixty somethin’
When all the land was a musical flame
When we were young and our hearts were pumping
No one’s ever gonna be the same
Oh angel angel baby
No I can’t talk to you now
Oh angel angel baby
We caught some big desire but I don’t know how
We used to walk along a midnight heaven
With our harmonicas pressed to our lips
There might be six of us or maybe seven
On those summer night suburbian trips
Out to the market and down to the hillside
Out the corner there we’d go
Out to the highway and on to the tunnel
Marching with an echo blowing in our soul
Oh angel angel baby
Tell me what took you so long
Oh angel angel baby
We caught some big desire you can’t say it’s wrong
Me and Terry and her little sister
Were gonna go hear a band
We had to walk listen mister
Cross the moon just holdin’ hands
Still I got lost like I always used to
So I put my hand up to my ear
I traced the sound from me to you
And it’s something I still can hear
Oh angel angel baby
Tell me why you make it so hard
Oh angel angel baby
Cut me with the sound of music leave me lost and scarred
I’m layin’ down staring at the ceiling
My friend said hey man you gotta hear this song
It’s very nice yea it’s most appealing
And another thing I like it’s really long
Jack Elliott singin 912 Greens
We played that record round and round
I wasn’t really sure what it means
But somehow I thought I’d been found
Oh angel angel baby
Tell me what I can do
Oh angel angel baby
We caught some big desire and I know you heard it too
Now I might not even know you any longer
But somehow I know you’re life’s been hard
I think I’m going back feelin’ stronger
Back to that lucky little boulevard
I’ve been thinkin’ bout the time I met you
Ive been thinkin’ bout what you had to say
Could we do the things we thought we had to
Could we hear the music any other way
Oh angel angel baby
Well I guess you know quite well
Oh angel angel baby
Guess you know you’ve got me underneath your spell
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5. |
Sister Lucy
03:59
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Sister Lucy
I’m waken up early one morning
The longest night and the shortest day
I’m waken up early one morning
I close my eyes but I’m wide awake
I’ve been dreamin’ about a gypsy caravan
Pulled me up by the roots
I’ve been dreamin’ about a better land
So I’m pulling on my boots
And Sister Lucy she’s got candles wrapped around her head
She came and scattered roses all around my bed
She fed me tea and biscuits and she sang to me once more
Oh now Sister Lucy won’t you light my way out this door
I’m walkin’ through the streets of Boston
With a ticket in my hand
My heart is beating like a base drum
And I am feeling oh so grand
Well I’m goin’ to California oh now don’t you cry
Well I’m goin’ to California say good-bye say good-bye
Yea I’m goin’ to California oh now don’t you cry
Yea I’m goin’ to California say good-bye good-bye say good-bye
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6. |
Bohemian Ghosts
06:23
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Bohemian Ghosts
And they road on in from the east coast
Into the home of the brave
On the trail of the bohemian ghosts
Who so kindly set the stage
And unpacking every costume
The captain said aloud
I’m just amazed we made it
I’m just amazed I’m not proud
Here are trees that knock on heaven
And the grass all full of gold
Water cool and plenty
Where the land it unfolds
And the children came out running
And circled round the rest
And the dogs began a barking
In that last town of the west
And back behind the buildings
In the hour of a summer rain
We stood way up high on cans
To look through the window pane
And what I saw was a palace
Glowing in the red and blue light
And a pretty ballerina
She changed the day into night
Well who knows the real reason
They carried on that way
We all looked at each other
With not a whole lot to say
Silver stars twinkling in a black ceiling
Her perfume was in the air
And a blind piano player
He was leaning way back in his chair
And she danced around a wishing well
In the center of the room
Looking like some exotic flower
She was gettin’ ready whoa to bloom
You know and then the blind man he played louder
His keys were jangling in the light
And make believe or not
You know something wasn’t right
And then the ballerina danced around the piano
Oh but you know the blind man he was possessed
She drew a knife and stabbed him
Quietly in the chest
And I jumped down round off those big cans
And ran off in the summer rain
I ran off through the tall grass
With the speed of a runnin’ train
Well who knows the real reason we do things this way
Way out here in the west in the home of the brave
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7. |
All In The Name
05:05
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All in the Name
I was standing on the rooftop
Sun shining down like gold
I was tryin’ to remember everything bout love that I was told
Some say love is a lesson
The saints and the martyrs smile
They get their hopes up round their heart mile after lonely mile
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
Young Danny he’s so happy
He’s quick and full of brains
He wants to take his girlfriend walkin’ out on lover’s lane
She’s gonna show his fortune
She’s gonna show his hand
Lay down in the long grass like a woman and a man
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
Oh but you know love is dangerous
It’ll lay you slow to waste
The father told all his sons you better play it safe
There’s somethin’ in the moonlight
And in the blood in your heart
I don’t know where it stops
No and I don’t know where it starts
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
The saints are smiling brightly
You can feel it in the air
They cast a timely spell from third street to the corner square
The girls they let their feet go dancin’ and their hair it is undone
The boys sit and play their guitars all day out ‘neath the noon day sun
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
All in the name of all in the name of
All in the name of love
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8. |
Shangri-La West
04:57
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Shangri-La West
I come in after working
To sit in the Blackbird Café
I know every drink
I know every face
I find a little note
Tucked in my vest
It said are you ever coming to Shangri-La West
Oh the ocean is quiet
And the boat it was blue
There was a time
You could see the crew
They set sail long ago
But at peace they rest
They didn’t make it to Shangri-La West
And the poets and painters
Both young and old
Tell me what they saw
What truth was told
Be it so humble but to merely suggest
They made it to Shangri-La West
Smile on it
Smile on it
Smile for the rest
Say it’s for real
Here in Shangri-La West
And there’s a wild wind blowin’
Blowin’ in your soul
Cause you’re not there yet
Where you wanted to go
I always thought destiny was some place at best
But it will follow you anywhere
Even Shangri-La West
And your mythical presence
Neath an old palm tree
This land is your land
Meant for you and me
Your words and your wisdom
Your words of jest
They’re all still here in
Shangri-La West
Shout on it
Shout on it
Shout for the rest
Say it’s for real
Here in Shangri-La West
Shout on it
Shout on it
Shout for the rest
Say it’s for real
Here in Shangri-La West
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9. |
Saint William
07:52
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Saint William
That’s Saint William standing on the border
He wants you to only take what’s yours
And Manuelo gathers up all his children
After he finishes up all his chores
How do I get from Texas all the way to the city of Angels
That’s where I’m gonna use my hands
How we gonna pay our way there
That’s what I don’t understand
And the moonlight fallin’ down over the hills of old El Paso
He scratches his name in the soil
You can hear the stories unfolding
Every time we labor or toil
What’s this work all the fields in rain
What’s this work another thousand miles
What’s this work everybody’s in line
What’s this work what’s mine
And a little girl walkin’ down by the orchard
In the warm breeze of the sun
She’s bringing lunch to her father
As he sits and quietly strums
Well here’s some food from our supper
And some ointment from the medicine tree
I’ll trade you all this for a story
About our home and how it will be
Que pasa porque llora mi padre
It’s a good day for music and song
But let’s not forget why I came here
Or you’ll get fired if we sit too long
What’s this work all the fields in rain
What’s this work another thousand miles
What’s this work everybody’s in line
What’s this work what’s mine
Well many many people travel through this country
And they fight for what’s not theirs not ours
Oh the age of innocence oh my darling
Was just a battle in a field of flowers
Oh you silly old ranchero
You know this job just ain’t for you
You promise me the moon and the stars
But you take anything like a wolf takes food
What’s this work all the fields in rain
What’s this work another thousand miles
What’s this work everybody’s in line
What’s this work what’s mine
Then go on pack up all your brothers and sisters
You can wait for me by the house and play
I’m gonna finish mending up my blisters
But tonight we’re gonna go away
What’s this work all the fields in rain
What’s this work another thousand miles
What’s this work everybody’s in line
What’s this work it’s mine
Goodnight children goodnight to you
Goodnight children I’ll be there too
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10. |
Greenfield Lane
03:03
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Greenfield Lane
Think I’m goin back
Back to Greenfield Lane
I wanna see my friends
Before it starts to rain
Before the hours move
Through my fingers bare
On the river bridge
You know i’ll see you there
Out in the meadow the ground is solid
And the buildings barely remain
I still remember all we did
On our way up to Greenfield Lane
With only half a moon
I’ll recognize your face
You’ll show me all around
I know nothing’s ever changed
Take the upper path
By the Turner’s Falls
Hear the night train pass
You know I hear the whistle call
Out in the meadow the ground is solid
And the buildings barely remain
I still remember all we did
On our way up to Greenfield Lane
Oh Greenfield
We will meet again
Hey Greenfield
Yeah we will meet again.
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Jesse DeNatale California
Jesse DeNatale has released four critically acclaimed records: Shangri-La West (2000), Soul Parade (2006), The Wilderness
(2021) and The Hands of Time (2023). His music has been described as evocative & hopeful, a combination of poetry and storytelling
"A unique and original American voice"- Tom Waits
"The Bard of Tomales Bay"- Ramblin' Jack Elliott
"A dynamic tune-fountain"- Billy Collins
... more
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