Across the Road Words and Music by Dan Klock D7 Across the road, across the road Gotta find another set of clothes G D7 One that fits my stoney ways G D7 One that shines both night and day E A D7 Gotta make my home across the road Two bit shanty and a broken down track One breaks the air and the other breaks your back Wind blows on onward the draft blows you back To the two bit shanty and that broken down shack Gotta make my home across the road I got hustled out a hundred bucks Took a few times until I learned the ropes One last shot as I cracked my bank Gotta double my dimes, gonna load my dice Gotta make my home across the road Alley Cat Man Words and music by Gina Riggio Dm C Cardboard sign G Standing by the side the road Dm C Will work for food G It says as the line of cars slows Though a traffic jam / Is where this broken road has lead It ain’t as bad / As one inside his head got more opinions / than change clinking in my cup get a job he screamed / then he rolled his window up once I had a face / But that was in another life before this slippery slope / Decided which way I would slide before this slippery slope / Decided which way I would slide Dm F G Alley cat man, Living out, Living out a life on the edge Dm F A Scraping bottom But he ain’t too proud, No he ain’t too proud to beg Dm F G Alley cat living, Toes clinging to the tip of the fence Dm F A Got a hole in my pocket But I don’t need your, Don’t need your two cents Imaginary lines / People drawing in the sand Dividing off the masses / Into neat little packages No one really chooses / Taking things for free You just end up here somehow / When you gotta eat Seeing as how / Both of us are here One of us a human / The other one a deer I’d say don’t shoot / but it wouldn’t make a sound so I make you feel a little uneasy / When you, when you turn me down so I make you feel a little uneasy / When you, when you turn me down CHORUS So you say that I / Could probably pull myself Up by my bootstraps / The way this land was built But the foundation / Is shaking and a rattling round So this broken system has / Nowhere to go but down So this broken system has / Nowhere to go but down CHORUS All The Way Home Words and music by Spinal Tap D7 Well I’m sittin’ down beside the railroad tracks A And I’m waiting for that train to bring her back D7 G7 If she ain’t on that 519, I’m gonna know what sorrow means D7 A D7 I’m gonna cry, cry, cry all the way home. CHORUS G D7 All the way Home, all the way home A D7 I’m gonna cry, cry, cry all the way home. Her daddy didn’t like me, this he said He could not get it through his old gray head That I loved his daughter so, could not stand to see her go I’m gonna cry, cry, cry all the way home CHORUS Extra verses by Dan Klock: Well I’m wishing for that midnight whistle moan To sing to me that long lonesome song But that train ain’t comin by, faded off in the midnight sky I’m gonna cry, cry, cry all the way home CHORUS Another day done came and blew away If I close my eyes I can still see her face If tomorrow comes and goes and I’m still waiting at the old crossroads I’m gonna cry, cry, cry all the way home CHORUS All We Need Words and music by Dan Klock C Didn’t want to have to write a song F Of how I should just move on C Didn’t want to have to walk away D7 G Knowing that your love wasn’t meant for me I still go crazy for your love Still feel the same as I ever thought Laying on the whistle while you hold the key Let me tell you mama just let it ring C F C F All We Need – All We Need C F G C All we need is a double shot of love and a melody Woke up in the morning you were on my mind Swear I could see that we were getting by Rollin’ neath the covers from scene to scene Tangled in a web called the lover’s dream Burning with the love that the food Lord made Still light a candle each and every day Baby let me hold you while the fire grows Let me tell you woman you’re the only one All we need… Never thought I’d ever howl the blues Or play a gentle song like a love struck fool Takes it from me, won’t you give it a try I’ll sing to you honey till the day I die All we need… Allegra Words and music by Dan Klock A Hold on a minute, don’t get so uptight Settle down easy mama, it seems we’ve got all night D There’s nothing round here to be bought, there’s nothing here to sell A One turns the handle while the other posts the bail B D A Allegra my darlin’, shining high on the mound B D A We’ve all come to see you, gonna tear this jailhouse down Stoned by the bushel, grass on the rise June bug dancin’ fiddle plays eleven on the side Loose in the stable with your hair flying free Queen bee says to the two love birds “Would you care to make it three?” Allegra my darlin’ shining high on the mound We’ve all come to see you, throw around that lovin’ smile Carrying a beam of light let it shine above the keys Flowing like a waterfall on the evening canopy Shaken down the village or dancing in the street What’s mine is yours, what’s yours is hers and no one plays for keeps. Allegra my darlin’, shining high on the mound We’ve all come to see you – all we’ve lost has now been found Aries Words and music by Dan Klock Am Baby, baby, baby I’ll treat you right G Take you dancing on Saturday Night F G Am Sunday Comes, I’ll make you breakfast in bed I’d take you to my fishin’ hole, bait your line, and even cast your pole Honey, relax. Let me do the rowin’ I see ya baby and my legs go numb, I’d crawl to ya honey just open up So I can take you walkin’ when the sun comes up C G Am C G Am Time to let it shine, Time to share the wine I’d bet in Vegas You’d beat the odds, trump the Ace, and win the car Plates would read, “baby, you’re the queen of hearts.” I’d plant a seed in the desert sand, water that seed twice a day by hand Plant your dreams all over this land Time to let it shine, time to share the wine I wanna sew you a dress so sweet, and watch it flow in the summer breeze Rollin’ along in harmony As the leaves change so gracefully, as the autumn moon takes your breath away As the singer sings and the players play, a tune that bears your name Time to let it shine, time to share the wine As the Day Slips Between Words and music by Dan Klock A E Toss and turn on a crescent moon D A Gazing down beneath A E Oh my stars what a peaceful sight D A As it steals the air I breathe Notice a boat drifting from the shore Through the raging waves Carrying a load of broken vows As the day slips between A E There ain’t no jewels at the end of the line D Can’t take your gold with you when you die D A E Ain’t got time to roll on by Bm D Bm A You gotta empty your cup while you still got time Way down down the shattered road Is a fiddle ringing true It ain’t made of golden strings Nor the finest wood She can sing and she sure can dance As she glides along the keys Evening mistress in a morning dress I’m gonna marry her someday Shooting stars up above my head If I made a wish, well this would be it Heard a wise man whisper son don’t quit If I raised you right then you won’t give in Ashes in my Glass Words and music by Dan Klock Em I found 552 reasons, I need 448 more On why I need a woman that wants to throw me to the floor Am Em I have grass stains on my pillow, and ashes in my glass Am B7 I got a five string broken guitar singin’ “Get out of here, fast!” C G Am Em On and on, the wheels keep goin’ round C G Am B7 Round and round as the world is spinning still C G Am Em On we go, as the seasons take their roll C G Am B7 On our own, on down the open road Black cat in the passin’ lane Greyhound out in front Flashin lights shining down on me Gotta get the hell out of dodge Crack of lightening lit the sky Thunder shook the trees I got an engine filled with one last crime Like an outlaw blessed with wings CHORUS String quartet on Main Street Tin can full of coins Living out fame and fortune On a corner in south Detroit With a midnight tone as pure as gold Wine as sweet as sage They’re taking that song for one last ride And they’ll never come back the same CHORUS Back Upstream Words and music by Dan Klock C Am C Am Racing waves, on your back you float C Am C Am Passin’ green grass and river roots C An C Am Sooner or later you’ll be passin’ through C Am C Am C Am Hear you getting closer by the jingle of your boots Em Am But the babbling river’s gonna rock me to sleep C G Gonna carry all my troubles back upstream Am C Lead me to the water when the well runs dry G Am Lead all my travels to paradise Steady pace, guiding light Those good old days and sleepless nights Believing in song and a hand or two Some days the lanes open and some days they’re closed for good But the babbling river gonna rock me to sleep Gonna carry all my troubles back up stream Lead me to the water when the well runs dry Lead all my troubles to paradise Racing waves, on your back you float Passin’ green grass and river roots Sooner or later you’ll be passin’ through Hear you getting closer by the jingle of your boots But the babbling river gonna rock me to sleep Gonna carry all my troubles back up stream Lead me to the water when the well runs dry Lead all my troubles to paradise Be Cool Words and music by Gina Riggio A D E G Let me tell ya bout the other shoe landing on my head even when I want to A D E G Get peace of mind cause it’s my calling to live my life not thinking that the sky is falling D E G Can’t step on cracks, Don’t wanna break my mother’s back D E G I renovate my mind so often, You’d think that my bad luck wouldn’t be this common CHORUS D A C G I get excited when I think for a while that everything is gonna stay the same D A C G I go blind with my big stupid grin as I walk right into the flames D A C G I’m so tired of being in the fool, It would be so nice to sit and relax D A C G Put too much pressure on myself to be cool, I gotta get this monkey off of my back Keep the chatter going while I’m holding my breath, cause you never know when I might be staring down death – When it comes, well, I’d better look hopeful, cause I had no religion on account of being doubtful.