Bobtown - Lyrics

chasing the sun - lyrics

1. Daughters of the Dust
(K. Dahlstrom)

Oh, lady of the wildwood
How you stand straight and strong
Hide us in your branches
Give us shelter from the storm

Oh, maiden of the mountains
Fast asleep under the snow
Keep us close beside you
When the winter winds blow

We are daughters of the dust
Wind-tossed, drifting
In a land of bone and rust
Unsteady, shifting
Will we ever find a place for us

Oh mother river
Shining like a silver band
Lead us through this wilderness
Bring us to our promised land

Blood is on the moon
Wolves are closing in

We are daughters of the dust
Wind-tossed, drifting
In a land of bone and rust
Unsteady, shifting
Will we ever find a place
Will we ever find a place

2. Kryptonite
(K. Etzel)

I came a long way not to go in
but I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin
And I hear the whispers…will she sink or swim?
But I'm through treading water, I'd rather dance on the clouds

And this time I’m shining like a diamond
I got the rhythm and the rhyme
and I’ve tamed my kryptonite

We've come a long way not to fall down
‘cause every good lesson comes from scraping the ground Why do we spend our lives selling flesh by the pound?
Perfect and empty in the beds that we've made

This time we’re shining like a diamond
we’ve got the rhythm and the rhyme and
we’ve tamed our kryptonite.

We drink a lively toast of melancholy praise
to feed the hungry ghosts of all our glory days
hear them all call now, hear them all call now
Here's to savoring the moments we are tasting
and letting go of all the ones that we are wasting
we are all tall now, yes, we’re all tall now

And this time we’re shining like a diamond
We’ve got the rhythm and the rhyme and
we’ve tamed our kryptonite

This time we're shouting like a siren
we’re rolling all our dice and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
And this time we’re shining like a diamond
got the rhythm & the rhyme & we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and

I came a long way not to go in
but I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin

3. Come on Home
(J. McDearman)

On the road… come on home
On the road… come on home

We’re livin' a lie here on this road
Every lane a heavy load
But when you spot the exit sign
You know everything will be just fine

We’re losing our way to win again
Any road to reach the end
But when the truth is still in sight
You know everything’s gonna be alright

On the road, come on home
On the road, come on home

You’re making a deal out in the dark
Ol’ devil spinnin' round your heart
Turn about those evil ways
You know everything’s gonna be ok

In the dark, find your heart
In the dark, find your heart

We’re livin' a lie here on this road
Every lane a heavy load
But when you spot the exit sign
You know everything will be just fine

On the road, come on home
On the road, come on home

4. American Girl
(T. Petty)

She was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinking that there
Was a little more to life somewhere else
After all, it was a great big world
With lots of places to run to
And if she had to die tryin', she
Had one little promise she was gonna keep

Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night (Make it last all night)
She was an American girl

Well, it was kinda cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God, it's so painful when something that is so close
Is still so far out of reach

Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night (Make it last all night)
She was an American girl

5. Hazel
(J. McDearman; K. Etzel)

Hazel takes a walk down by the river
God forgive her
For she knows not what she’s done
Pondering her path, she is shaken
Godforsaken
Will she ever see the sun?

Hazel is a girl with no tomorrow
Life of sorrow
And no love to call her own
Caught up in a world of true obsession
Pure possession
Does she have a heart of stone?

The darkest heart and evil hand
Blind our children’s eyes
As every witness takes the stand
To show the devil in disguise

She shakes and quivers oh, Lord, deliver her
From delirium
May mercy reign, frenzy refrain
Until thy kingdom come

Hazel prays for pardon, hope and wonders
Buried under
Will truth triumph in the end?
Knowing that the past forever haunts her
Ever taunts her
Is she destined to pretend?

The darkest heart and evil hand
Blind our children’s eyes
As every witness takes the stand
To show the devil in disguise

Hazel takes a walk down by the river, God forgive her

6. Let You Go
(K. Etzel)

It’s wonderful to see you, I know it’s not the plan
But I’m gonna tell you something, I hope you’ll understand
I’ve got a secret inclination to leave this all behind
‘Cause I’ve been very patient, but I’m only killing time
And if we don’t go soon, we won’t go o’er the moon
I love you more than you could know
But, my love, I have to let you go

I’ve been holding my tongue, she’s holding your hand
She’s pancakes on Sunday, I’m soup right from the can
I’ve been writing you the love songs, but her voice fills your head
seems like it’s been years that I’m hanging on this thread
And if we don’t go soon, we won’t go o’er the moon
I love you more than you could know
But, my love, I have to let you go

I thought that we’d grow old together, and I waited patiently
But I’ve never felt so lonely as when you lay next to me
So I’m done with understanding, and with empathy, I’m through
I’m not giving up on love, dear, I’m just giving up on you
And if I don’t go soon, I won’t go o’er the moon
I love you more than you could know
But, my love, I have to let you go

7. In My Bones
(K. Etzel)

Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’ in my…
Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’ in my bones

Finally got a life, I think I’m gonna keep her
Got no time to stop and entertain the reaper
I‘ve got a 10-foot robe and a razor-sharp sickle to evade

Yes, we’ve got ourselves a sticky situation
When the man in black makes his certain visitation
I’ll make my move, get so close that I can smell his aftershave
And one of us is going to the grave

Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’ in my…

In my bones — in my bones — in my bones
In my bones — in my bones — in my bones

Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’
I’ve got livin
I’ve got livin in my bones

8. This is My Heart
(J. McDearman)

I am sure that time can heal, I’m hoping it gets better
I’m right to question everything, I’m right about to scream
I’m outside looking into this empty foolish dream

This is my heart, take it or leave it, part by simple part, every little bit
You sweet talk a game of love, but is it me you’re thinking of?

Behold across the room, the elephant is smiling
knowing words won’t cure what’s coming ‘round again
your pitiful indifference careening ‘round the bend

This is my heart, take it or leave it, part by simple part, every little bit
There is a tide in this affair and fortune lost beyond repair

Sometimes solitude feels like home
There’s harmony in stillness, but still we roam

This is my heart, take it or leave it, part by simple part, every little bit
I call your love and raise you one, and now at last the deal is done

9. Devil Down
(K. Etzel, A. Backer)

I'm gonna drive my devil down, put my black dog in the ground
He's on the run now, I'm chasing the sun now, today the hare humbles the hound
I'm gonna drive (gonna drive) gonna drive (gonna drive) my devil down (devil down)

No more my shoulder for his roost, no more his whisper to seduce
He's over a barrel, and I've got an arrow to break the chains, and set me loose
By & by (by & by) I’ll rope & tie (rope and tie) my devil down (devil down) devil down

I've been turning pages before my story's ended
stuck in open cages, lied to by, tied to my devil in me

Not every dreamer makes a dream, some folks will always swim upstream
but I won't give in while I'm livin' -- I'm taking maps and gasoline
and I'm gonna drive, (gonna drive), gonna drive, (gonna drive) my devil down
I'm gonna drive (gonna drive), gonna drive — my devil down.

10. No Man's Land
(K. Dahlstrom)

Ain’t no man can be my savior
No man can raise me by his own hand
No man can blame me for his failure
I am no man’s land

No man can sit upon God’s throne
No man has me at his command
No man can claim me for his own
I am no man’s land

No man’s book can tell my story
No man’s judgment can understand
No man’s eyes can see my glory
I am no man’s land

This is not love
This is not love
You can’t love what you can’t set free
If you can’t love me then let me be

No man’s words can still my voice
No man can tell me where I stand
No man’s will can take my choice
I am no man’s land

I am my savior / I am my story
I am my power / I am my glory
I am my beauty / I am my own
I am no man’s land
I am no man’s land