1. |
Cowboy's Pride
03:45
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I’m a long way from Jamestown, South Carolina
I hear that low-country song fade with the wind
Pushing forward I hear the sounds of the Mississippi
When I flow down I feel those black swamps again.
I’ll ride towards the setting sun
Dreaming of how the West was won
With my perseverance sitting by my side
Texas heat and mountain snow
Don’t try to stop me when I go
There ain’t no way you’ll ever take this cowboy’s pride.
I might go up north to a ranch in Colorado
I’d like breathe in that Rocky Mountain air
And they say that there’s gold in El Dorado
And I pray no one finds me there
Now my family has settled around New Orleans
Maybe I’ll take a train to see them there
And I usually prefer to see the country
But maybe it’ll be fun in a city without care.
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2. |
Boots on the Asphalt
03:52
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Boots on the Asphalt
Words and music by Jesse Brooks
I broke down in Manchac
On the Fourth of July
So I pulled off that high rise
And I hung my head and cried
In a moment of silence
standing in the summer heat
I let my boots hit the asphalt
And felt the weight on my feet
Chorus:
Then I laughed knowing I was helpless
The metaphor of a steering wheel that just won’t turn
As my boots hit the asphalt
Under the Louisiana sky
I learned that life will take control
Under i-55
Then I heard you were leaving
I stopped by one last time
We talked just like the old days
It seemed that everything was fine
But I knew the ride was over
Your time had arrived
And my boots hit the asphalt
After I said my last goodbye
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3. |
When You Come Home
03:32
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Capo 2
Intro
C. D. Em F#/G G (2x)
C. D
And I’ve been sitting with my demons
Em. F#m. G
As I fear to look ahead
I feel frozen but still I push
I refuse to join the dead
C. D
As I face the unknown
G. F#m. Em
I’m aware things could be much worse
C. D. G
As you’re out there confronting our greatest curse
Chorus:
C
When you come home
G
From fighting on the front lines
C
When you come home
D
Wrestling the ghosts we cannot see
C
When you come home
G. F#m. Em
Safely in these arms of mine
C. D. G
When you come home, away from harm, back to me
Verse 2
When you tell me all the stories
Of the things that you’ve seen
I think of life’s uncharted waters
And what this all could mean
As I face the unknown
I have to keep pushing through
As you’re out there, I’ll hold down the fort for you
Chorus
Instrumental verse
Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
As the world’s on fire
You can take refuge here
We can turn away
And confront our fears
I know I’m lost when you’re not home (2x)
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4. |
Creature of the Night
02:55
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Well I’m a creature of the night
Moving while you sleep
Dragging a nine pound hammer
Through your dreams
In the dark
I watch over this land
You’ll never know
The work of these hands
I sit up in this ivory tower
With a rifle and a Lone Ranger’s heart
And the nights are long
While I wait for a call
On your marks, get ready, start
I’ve grown weary
But I must not stop
Or else this work will be done wrong
So I’ll keep going
All the while knowing
I’ll become a ghost before long
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5. |
Bloody Tangipahoa
06:30
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6. |
Brand New Man
04:06
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7. |
Junction City, Kansas
03:35
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8. |
Rear View Mirror
04:47
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9. |
Wake Up Now
04:38
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10. |
Driving (demo)
03:32
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Jesse Brooks New Orleans, Louisiana
I'm a songwriter from the piney woods of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; an area right in between New Orleans jazz and R&B and Mississippi blues and country. I've been doing this for a long time now.
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