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MOTHER’S SELF-RISING  Lyrics

 

The Mannequin Song

 

I’m a silver mannequin

Sale sign on my breasts

I’m in the store window

Without a dress.

And I feel envy,

Like the store meant you to

Do you, Do you?

And I have wicked eyes

They’re following you

 

But I know my identity 

Like most of you don’t

Know what I will do

And what I won’t

I know what I believe in

I know what I want

Do you, Do you?

And I see it with my wicked eyes

If I could just move

 

Cause I have wicked eyes

Lookin’ at you

Wicked eyes

Ya know they’re true

I have wicked eyes

Can’t break this glass

Wicked eyes, I’m workin’ my ass off

For wicked eyes

They see through your soul

Like a store window

Cause I don’t have my own

For my wicked eyes

For my wicked eyes

For my wicked eyes

And I want my own, soul

 

And mannequins

We’re always so cold

But I’m warm in my dreams

Where I’ll never grow old

And I like lying here

Naked with you 

We’re locked in our bedroom

We do what we do

 

And you look at me with those wicked eyes

I’m looking back at you 

Wicked eyes

Ya know they’re true

I have wicked eyes

Can’t break this glass

Wicked eyes

I’m workin’ my ass off

For wicked eyes

They see through your soul

Like a store window

Cause I don’t have my own

For my wicked eyes

For my wicked eyes

For my wicked eyes

And I want my own, soul

 

But I’m locked inside this window

And I see everything

But that doesn’t matter

Cause I can’t change a thing 

Some day it will shatter

I’ll follow you out

You’ll look in my eyes

And imprison my doubts

 

Cause I have wicked eyes

Lookin’ at you 

Wicked eyes

Ya know they’re true

I have wicked eyes

Can’t break this glass

Wicked eyes

I’m workin’ my ass off

For wicked eyes

They see through your soul

Like a store window

Cause I don’t have my own

For my wicked eyes

For my wicked eyes

For my wicked eyes

And I want my own, soul

 

Hey Baby (The Hayloft Song)

 

(Ooos)

(Baby I love you, Oh Summertime, Oh Summertime)

Do you remember, the way up to Helen

Will you remember, your way back home

Do you remember, those sweet nights in the Hayloft

Sippin’ on whiskey,  dancin’ all night long

 

And singin’, Hey Baby, 

Hey Baby, Hey Baby

Maybe I wantcha

Singin’ Hey Baby, 

Maybe I love you

 

Ooos

 

Do you remember me sittin’ on your knee

Kissin’ your cheek just like a little tease

Do you remember, givin’ me a squeeze

Nibblin’ my ears, and whisperin’ to me

Will you still love me tomorrow?

 

And singin’, Hey Baby, 

Hey Baby, Hey Baby

Maybe I wantcha

Singin’ Hey Baby, 

Maybe I love you

We’re singin’ Hey Baby, 

Hey Baby, Hey Baby

Maybe I wantcha

Singin’ Hey Baby, 

Maybe I love you

 

Ooos

 

Like those three little birds

On a Battlefield of Love 

Singin’ only pure songs

The Harley’s play along

Bullfrogs are smokin’ 

With the Rivals laws are broken, I

Strum this guitar 

And the fiddler plays his song

Oh Summertime, Oh Summertime

 

We take shot

We steal a kiss

We turn around 

And stomp our feet like this

And shout, Baby don’t fall for me

 

We’re singin’, Hey Baby, 

Hey Baby, Hey Baby

Maybe I wantcha

Singin’ Hey baby, 

Maybe I love you 

We’re singin’ Hey Baby, 

Hey Baby, Hey Baby

Maybe I wantcha

Singin’ Hey Baby, 

Maybe I love you

 

We take shot  (Hey baby)

We steal a kiss (Hey baby)

We turn around  (Hey Baby, Maybe I want you)

And stomp our feet like this (Hey baby)

And shout, Baby don’t for me (Baby I love you)

We close our eyes (Hey baby)

We kiss again (Hey baby)

We hold our breath (Hey baby, Baby I want you)

And now we’re fallin’ in love  (Baby I love you)

(Baby I love you)

(Oh Summertime Oh Summertime)

 

Ooos 

 

(3 little birds on a battlefield of love)

(Singin’ only pure songs while the Harley’s sing along)

(Oh Summertime Oh Summertime)

 

We’re singin’, Hey Baby, (Bullfrogs are smokin)

Hey Baby, Hey Baby (with their Rivals laws are broken)

Maybe I wantcha (I strum this guitar, fiddler plays his song)

Singin’ Hey Baby,  

Maybe I love you

Maybe I love you

 

Just Like the Movies 

 

Down in Washington, Georgia, they say grace before each meal

From eternity to eternity, you can hear it in the hills

Cows graze near the highway,  sun sets through the trees

And the ice cream store sells smiles, any flavor that you please

Houses are all made of brick, surrounded by tall pines

Think I’m gonna stay here for awhile

 

Out at Sunday dinner, in the diner on the square 

Gentlemen stand proper when she returns to hold her chair 

And when old Billy passed away everyone was truly down

So they celebrated who he was,  a member of their town

They raised a shot of whiskey, and praised the Lord above

For all the time they had here with him, and lessons learned in love

Think I’m gonna stay here for awhile

 

Cause it’s just like the movies

With Rhett Butler and Scarlet 

In a dress I’d love to wear

Coming down those long steep stairs

And everybody knows your name

Cause the town just stays the same

And the deer come out to greet you, if you try to drive a mile

Think I’m gonna stay here for awhile

 

On the Fourth of July, while the fireworks explode

Town band plays our favorite songs so we can dance while we grow old

Underneath the stars that night, Johnny gives Mary his ring

Now would Washington be southern if we didn’t do these things

Down in Washington, Georgia, life is good here everyday

So pines can travel out on 18 wheels to get away

Think I’ll stay around here for awhile

 

Cause it’s just like the movies

With Rhett Butler and Scarlet 

In a dress I’d love to wear

Coming down those long steep stairs

And everybody knows your name

Cause the town just stays the same

And the deer come out to greet you if you try to drive a mile

Think I’m gonna stay here for awhile 

Give this life a try 

(Just like the movies) 

(Just like the movies) 

(Just like the movies)

 

Cause it’s just like the movies

With Rhett Butler and Scarlet 

In a dress I’d love to wear

Coming down those long steep stairs

And everybody knows your name (Everybody knows your name)

Cause the town just stays the same

And the deer come out to greet you if you try to drive a mile

Think I’m gonna stay here for awhile (Just like the movies)

Give this life a try,  (Just like the movies)

Stay here for awhile,  (Just like the movies)

Give this live a try

Stay here for awhile,  (Just like the movies)

Give this life a try 

Oh I think I’ll stay awhile

 

Dont’ Think 

 

You’re pretty eyes kept me safe from the pain

Kept me warm and so dry

From the rain in my mind

But now that you’re gone

I stand on my own

I know it’s just better

If I don’t think at all

 

So don’t think, Tomorrow will be better (Don’t think) 

And don’t think, Cause only right now matters (Don’t think)

And don’t think, Simply just do what you can

To love who I am

And don’t think, don’t think at all (Don’t think at all)

 

I’m staring out the window Sunday morning

Your breath on my neck body so warm against mine

Life’s goin’ my way, and I hope it can last

But I’m livin’ for today, never lookin’ back

 

So don’t think, (Don’t Think) 

Tomorrow will be better 

And don’t think, (Don’t Think) 

Cause only right now matters

And don’t think, (Don’t Think) 

Simply just do what you can

To love who I am (love who I am) 

And don’t think, don’t think at all 

(Don’t Think, Don’t Think, Don’t Think, Don’t Think) 

 

There was a time when I’d cry (Cry) myself to sleep every night (Night)

In bed every day with the sun (Sun) 

(Cause thinkin’ was) Cause thinkin’ was (cause thinkin’ was)  my enemy (my enemy)

And I let it get,  (Let it get) the best of me (the best of me)

Til I learned to shut off

And not think at all

(Cause only right now matters) 

 

(Don’t Think)

 

Don’t think, Tomorrow will be better

And don’t think, (Don’t think) Cause only right now matters

And don’t think, (Don’t Think)

Simply just do what you can (do what you can)

To love who I am (Love who I am) 

And don’t think, don’t think at all (Don’t Think) (Don’t Think)

Don’t think at all, (Don’t Think) (Don’t Think)Don’t think at all, (Don’t Think) Don’t think at all

(Don’t think) Don’t Think at all (Don’t Think) (Don’t think at all)

 

Missin’ You

 

When you were here 

Life was as full as the moon 

But like every good thing

It ended too soon

And I'm missin’  you

 

And I'm cryin’, 

I'm sighin’

Deep inside

Feels like I'm dyin’

Cause I'm missing you so

Don't know how we let go

But here I stand all alone, missin’ you

 

When you were here

Life was bright as the sun

But like a summer’s endin’

The winter has come

And I'm missin’ you

 

And I'm cryin’, 

I'm sighin’

Deep inside

Feels like I'm dyin’

Cause I'm missin’ you so

Don't know how we let go

But here I stand all alone, 

Missin’ you

 

And I don't know why  

For as hard as we tried

We just couldn't make it last

And I’m hatin’ these days 

And hatin’ these nights 

And hatin’ how our time has past

 

And I'm cryin’, (cryin’)

I'm sighin’ (sighin’)

Deep inside

Feels like I'm dyin’

Cause I'm missin’ you so

Don't know how we let go

But here I stand all alone, 

Missin’ you (Missin’ you so, how we let go)

Missin’ you (Missin’ you so, how we let go)

Missin’ you (Missin’ you, Missin’ you)

Missin’ you 

Remedy

 

There are many ways to cheat on your lover

And honey you’re still cheatin’ on me

And now that our magic is over

It’s only a wizard I see

 

But you’ve enchanted my heart

I’m still under your spell

I’m trying hard to find a remedy

Cause I know I’m better off

Without a wizard in my heart

Anyway, you’re done cheatin’ me

 

And you never showed me your true heart

Always pretendin’ to be what you’re not

And now that I see through your smoke screen

I know I’m better off with us apart

 

But you’ve enchanted my heart

I’m still under your spell

I’m trying hard to find a remedy

Cause I know I’m better off

Without a wizard in my heart

Anyway, you’re done cheatin’ me

 

You can never be true 

With a heart faded blue

You’re no wizard of magic and arts

You’re just a man

Whose broken my heart

 

But you’ve enchanted my heart

I’m still under your spell

I’m trying hard to find a remedy

Cause I know I’m better off

Without a wizard in my heart (anyway, you’re done cheatin’ me)

Anyway, you’re done cheatin’ me

Anyway, you’re done cheatin’ me

 

Dear Kiefer

 

Dear Kiefer

Thank you for your gift of grace

Dear Kiefer 

Thank you for that time you made my heart feel safe

Dear Kiefer, (Dear Kiefer) thank you for showin’ me the way

 

Now you don’t know me 

But you helped me escape for 24 hours of peace

Yeah I found you (Yeah I found you) 

When I needed somethin’ new and some release

Somethin’ to make it through my days

Make all of that pain just go away, 

For 24 hours at least

 

So Dear Kiefer

Thank you for your gift of grace

Dear Kiefer 

Thank you for that time you made my heart feel safe

Dear Kiefer, (Dear Kiefer) thank you for showin’ me the way

 

Now I see you 

Sitting there with that smoke ring ‘round your face

Guitar by your side, 

Shot of whiskey just ready to taste

All those tattoos on your arms, 

And scars deep in your heart

And true sultry eyes that admit

You’ve enjoyed all your mistakes

 

Now you’re just livin’ large

Livin’ on the road

Traveling around the world

With everywhere to go

You’ve got no time to waste 

No regrets unless you hesitate

Followin’ your heart each and every day

And you’re still showin’ me the way

 

So Dear Kiefer,

Thank you for your gift of grace

Dear Kiefer 

Thank you for the time you made my heart feel safe

Dear Kiefer, (Dear Kiefer) Thank you for showin’ me the way  

(For 24 hours at least)

Yeah Dear Kiefer, (Dear Kiefer) Thank you for showin’ me the way

 

Freak Show 

 

You might be tough, but you don’t know who you are

 

They talk about my mamma and they talk about my hair

Doesn’t even matter, cuz I don’t even care

I know who I am and I don’t get mad

They always talk trash, and here’s what they said:

 

You’re a freak show, 

You’re a freak show, 

Yeah, you’re a freak show, 

You’re a freak show, 

No matter where you go, 

Yeah, you’re a freak show

 

I walked into the church, they’re all starin’ at me

They must’ve never seen a freak, not hard to believe

Don’t know what I said or what I did or why it was

But I heard the voice from the man up above, 

 

Say you’re a freak show, 

You’re a freak show, 

Yeah you’re a freak show (freak show)

You’re a freak show

NO matter where you go, 

Yeah, you’re a freak show (freak show)

 

You make me wanna throw up

Can’t do anything right

This is what they said

When I showed up that night

So I turned around, 

No need to be there

But they followed me out, 

And here’s what they said

 

You’re a freak show, 

You’re a freak show, 

You’re a freak show, (freak show)

You’re a freak show, 

No matter where you go, 

Yeah, you’re a freak show (freak show)

 

Now I’m sitting on the street, you honk your horn at me

Like you wanna start a fight, for all to see

With a bat in your hand you jump out of your car

But I just laugh at you, and keep playin’ my guitar

Cause you might be tough, but you don’t know who you are

 

But I’m a freak show, 

I’m a freak show, 

Yeah, I’m a freak show,  (freak show)

I’m a freak show, 

No matter where I go, 

Yeah, I’m a freak show (freak show)

I’m a freak show, 

I’m a freak show, 

Yeah, I’m a freak show, (you might be tough but you don’t know who you are)

I’m a freak show, 

No matter where I go, 

I’m a freak show

 

Blizzard

 

Grey skies remind me

It’s a chill that still remains

Lookin’ out my window

I can feel it in my veins

Nose pressed against the glass

Watchin’ snowflakes fall

Time froze still the day you left

Still numb from it all

 

Snowflakes fall and I’m reminded of your face

Snowflakes fall I’m so damn lost in this place

Since you left my heart’s just a blizzard inside

Wish you’d find your way back home

Snow’s fallin’ tonight

 

Close my eyes

Just for a second I am there

Funny how this memory invades my head without a care

Touch of yesterday’s just a memory for the song

The season has changed

And life just goes on

 

Snowflakes fall and I’m reminded of your face

Snowflakes fall I’m so damn lost in this place

Since you left my heart’s just a blizzard inside

Wish you’d find your way back home

Snow’s fallin’ tonight

 

Time melts like snowflakes

So does love when it gets burned

Windows fog waitin’ for your  lover to return

But if I could be a snowflake

I’d fall on you again

I miss you my love, 

I miss you my friend

 

Snowflakes fall and I’m reminded of your face

Snowflakes fall I’m so damn lost in this place

Since you left my heart’s just a blizzard inside

Wish you’d find your way back home

Snow’s fallin’ tonight

Snow’s fallin’ tonight

Snow’s fallin’ tonight

 

New Memories

 

Maybe I’m dumb

Or maybe I’m numb

I just can’t think anymore

 

Baby it’s gone

All that’s left is this song

And some whiskey I’m ready to pour

 

But I’ll be alright

I gave my all to this fight

Now I have peace in my life

And I’ll be okay

Now that you’re out of my way

Tomorrow’s a brand new day

And I’ve got new memories to make

 

I walked in on you

And the new plans you made

Without me in your heart or your mind

 

I walked back outside

So you wouldn’t see me cry

You’re just not worth any of my time

 

And I’ll be alright

I gave my all to this fight

Now I have peace in my life

And I’ll be okay

Now that you’re out of my way

Tomorrow’s a brand new day

And I’ve got new memories to make

 

Remember the beach

Where we both were so free

Drinkin’ whiskey and tequila for fun

Remember the reach

Of your arms around me

A fantasy life in the sun

But now the rain has come

 

But I’ll be alright

I gave my all to this fight

Now I have peace in my life

And I’ll be okay

Now that you’re out of my way

Tomorrow’s a brand new day

And I’ll be alright

I gave my all to this fight

Now I have peace in my life

And I’ll be okay

Now that you’re out of my way

Tomorrow’s a brand new day

And I’ve got new memories to make

Got new memories to make

Got new memories to make

I’ve got new memories to make

Got new memories to make

New memories to make

I’ve got new memories to make

Got new memories to make

I’ve got new memories to make

Got new memories to make

I’ve got new memories to make