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There you go
03:24
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Sitting on the side of the road
mornings gone I got a long way to go
well I am on my last smoke
but if you pull on over you'll get a toke
well I, am trying
trying to make good time
I'm sitting on the side of the road
and I'm watching you roll by
Hi hidy ho oh,
I'm sitting I'm sitting on the side of the road
Hi hidy ho oh,
There you go
I see you in the cars that pass
I see you in the cars that stop at last
I see you on the street begging for change
I see you jumping on trains and flying in planes
I see ya I wanna be a, be by your side
I see you changing shape
I see you changing time
Hi hidy ho oh,
I'm sitting I'm sitting on the side of the road
Hi hidy ho oh,
There you go
I see a little bug climbing a hill
a large raindrop well it get killed
struggling to the other side
struggling to make up its mind
well its living and its living well
making a heaven making a hell
of all the ones I saw tonight
I learned that your name was life
Hi hidy ho oh,
I'm sitting I'm sitting on the side of the road
Hi hidy ho oh,
There you go
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2. |
Campbell Bay
03:02
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Well I done a bit of wandering,
done this and that
done whatever I was doing
wore a few different hats
thinking about where im going
or where im really at
look at this life we're living
its quite a laugh
and the birds they sang
and the waves they were warm
on the beach lies the coals
from the fire we had the night before
and the people all danced
the bands they played
all the friends on a boat
anchored down in Campbell Bay
I'm trying to see the future
to see what I will see
trying to look all around
and inside of me
trying to get by
with this old six string
look at the life we're living
with the songs we sing
and the birds they sang
and the waves they were warm
on the beach lies the coals
from the fire we had the night before
and the people all danced
the bands they played
all the friends on a boat
anchored down in Campbell Bay
and the birds they sang
and the waves they were warm
on the beach lies the coals
from the fire we had the night before
and the people all danced
the bands they played
all the friends on a boat
anchored down in Campbell Bay
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3. |
Alberta skies
02:54
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Wind blowin hard, trees falling like the rain
clouds overhead October to may
looking to the west the waves marching in
well I used to feel the sea on that Chinook wind
well I don't know if I could live there for the rest of my life
one thing I miss is the Alberta skies
Oh out here where the old river freeze blue jays sitting in my trees
long way from the rock of my boat I hear the howling of the ol' coyote
well I don't know if I could live there for the rest of my life
one thing I miss is the Alberta skies
Alberta skies well I can't believe my eyes
lets go get lost in the twilight
Alberta skies I can't believe my eyes
Alberta skies
All the colours of the northern lights
lighting up the ol' Alberta skies
drifting on through the night
Alberta skies
Alberta skies well I can't believe my eyes
lets go get lost in the twilight
Alberta skies I can't believe my eyes
Alberta skies
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4. |
4 am
00:34
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5. |
Hot Sauce Williams
03:47
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I thought I was lost in East Cleveland
till I saw hot sauce Williams
and I know its time to be leaving
but it sure was good to stay with him
now im walking down streets of gold
and I leaves rattling down the street
show me where to go.
I saw a fence post digger
by the Garfield memorial
they couldn't have made it much bigger
here up on the hill
now im walking down streets of gold
and the leaves rattling down the street
show me where to go
and the leaves rattling down the street
show me where to go
I saw a street light hanging
it appeared as if in mid air
now the government junkie is banging
dirty boots of tenement stairs
now im walking down streets of gold
and the leaves rattling down the street
show me where to go
and the leaves rattling down the street
show me where to go
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6. |
Mount Baker
02:46
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Woke up this morning rain on my window
I got a message your moving along
how many times I hear those words
one more time and I'll be gone
Full moon over Mount Baker
gone fishing with an old friend
full moon silver wake
sailing far from away this place
we all trade our time away for something
filling the bank or feeling ok
felt I traded and I got left with nothing
like the night trades for the day
Full moon over Mount Baker
gone fishing with an old friend
full moon silver wake
sailing far from away this place
In my mailbox a letter from you
got me feeling down got me feeling so blue
that old picture an old photograph
between you and me that's all that's left
Full moon over Mount Baker
gone fishing with an old friend
full moon silver wake
sailing far from away this place
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7. |
She's a fool
02:37
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Well I met a little lady she's so pretty
I took her out one night on that big ol' city
well she looks so good down there sitting by the pool
turns out she's a gall dang fool
She's a fool
made a fool outta me
She's a fool
made a fool outta me
That little lade she's so crazy
always sniffin but it aint no daisy
other guys they look at her it makes them wanna drool
thay don't know she's a gall dang fool
She's a fool
made a fool outta me
She's a fool
made a fool outta me
all them pretty girls fool us guys
pretty little hair and their pretty little eyes
I just wish that some how I could knew
that pretty girl she's a gall dang fool
She's a fool
made a fool outta me
She's a fool
made a fool outta me
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8. |
Sail Across the Ocean
02:52
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Empty chest feeling
like I've had too much coffee
on this average November day
my lines are now green
the bilge near my knees
and the teak turns yellow then grey
this boat keeps on changing
cause it keeps on raining
it feels like Im changing too
and no it aint
a fresh coat of paint
this old boat is rotten right through
Sail across the ocean
sail right into town
I got the notion
of where one could drown
well the deckhead is showing
signs that is moulding
but the tiller still looks good and true
the top sail is rotten
but I just painted the bottom
so what am I supposed to do
white bucket bailing
the bilge pump its failing
im sinking without a doubt
but there's more to the tail boy
a sailor and his sailboat
they both need to dry out
Sail across the ocean
sail right into town
I got the notion
of where one could drown
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9. |
Distance
03:08
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Thinking about a holiday
go some place with you so far away and
thinking about the time we spent apart
I wonder will this life ever start
wonder will this life ever start
I know its distance we need and
when this life never felt so free and
I know that distance is doing what we please but
distance don't bother me
this distance don't bother me
I remember when we were all smiles
and you swore we'd never part
I know we haven't been that way for a while
you still broke my heart
its hardest in the morning and the night
hard to see that things just didn't turn out right
headed back to the start
im so low now that we're parted
I'm so low now that we're parted
I know its distance we need and
when this life never felt so free and
I know that distance is doing what we please but
distance don't bother me
this distance don't bother me
this distance is killing me
I know its distance we need and
when this life never felt so free and
I know that distance is doing what we please but
distance don't bother me
this distance don't bother me
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10. |
Walking in the rain
03:54
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She danced till her stocking were torn
danced all night till the early morn
pretty girl I never have seen
dance to the fiddle in the middle of the street
walking hand in hand
walking walking in the rain
I went over to ask for a dance
she held out her sweet little hand
come now darling what's your name
wouldn't you like to dance in the rain
walking hand in hand
walking walking in the rain
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Colin Boland Victoria, British Columbia
Colin Boland, from Calgary, came into his own as a musician as a part of the traditional music community of Victoria BC. He has now embarked on a solo project and released a CD of nine original tunes where he plays his guitar and banjo, and sings songs of the landscapes and people who have inspired him in his travels. This self-titled CD was recorded by Archie Pateman in Cumberland BC. ... more
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