1. Gunfire At Midnight
(D. Kincaid)
They walk the streets
Late at night
They don't know nothin'
'Bout what's wrong or right
They're after me
They're after you
I can't help wonderin'
What I'm gonna do
If they catch me
Whoa, and there ain't nowhere to run
Chorus:
Gunfire at midnight
Shots ring out through the streets
Breakin' glass in the back alley ways
You don't dare to look and see
Who's firin' at midnight
Whoa, fear is in command
Every shadow reveals the sheen of a blade
You don't dare to make a stand
An empty street
Under the moon
Walkin' quickly
So I'll get home soon
The sound of foot-steps
Not far behind
Could be them
Or a friend of mine
Keep a light in the window
Whoa, and a lock upon the door
Don't get a gun
It won't kill your fear
'Cause if you show it
Ten more appear
A show of violence
Will get back to you
From what I've seen
I believe it to be true
If I see blood in the gutter
Whoa, I'll pray that it ain't yours
2. The Solution
(D. Kincaid)
You can't hide any longer
What he's doin' to you
It's no secret anymore
What he's puttin' you trough
Between a daddy and his daughter
Love should be strong
But he's twisted it into
Somethin' so very wrong
Chorus:
Baby we're so young
But I don't care
Gonna take you
Far away from here
Gonna mary you down
In Mexico way
Your nightmare's
Gonna end today
Baby we're so young
But I don't care
Got to get you
Out of there
My whole life's ahead
Of me it's true
But I'm willin' to cast
My whole lot with you
At seventeen
I'm far from being a man
But desperate times
They call for desperate plans
Chorus
And when we get back
You're gonna be mine
And your dad will have to reckon
With me this time
I may be just a boy
But my hands ain't tied
Gonna keep my baby
Safe from you at night
Chorus
3. How The Dice Fall
(D. Kincaid)
Well I've felt like a King
In command of it all
And I've been a loser
Who can't win at all
When things are up I'm a genius
When they're down I'm a fool
Got to remember
This one rule
Chorus:
It's how the dice fall
It's how the dice fall
Ain't got nothin' to do
With what you or I do
It's how the dice fall
I heard it from a preacher
About destiny
And I heard it from a teacher
About history
How we got to learn
From our mistakes
They just don't see
It's in the hands of fate
So don't even pretend
You got it under control
'Cause no one can say
How the dice are gonna roll
You can play with 'em loaded
But it comes back around
You think you're on your way up
Then you're lyin' face down
If the doors swing open
It's so hard to say why
If the doors slam shut, Lord
Ain't no reason to cry
I just keep on workin'
Hard just the same
One roll of the dice
And it's all gonna change
4. Ridin' The Red-Eye
(D. Kincaid)
You see that grey-haired man
By the window
He ain't half as old
As he looks
Barely aware that his wife
Has left him
He won't see his
Children grow up
Chorus:
Ridin' the Red-Eye
You can't take this
Ride all the way
Ridin' the Red-Eye
Whoa, it'll kill you
One day
You see that girl
So young and pretty
She don't know she'll be
Gettin' off soon
She'll take anything
To stay on the Red-Eye
She don't see she's got
It all to lose
I'm sick and tired of hearin' why
I should get on board
That old Red-Eye
To find myself surrounded
By dealers, drunks
And wasted lives
Overdoses, bitter tears
I want a sharp mind
And my vision clear
Gonna look at life
Right in the eye
Gonna make damn sure
It don't pass me by
Only two ways
To get off the Red-Eye
One's good
And the other one ain't
One leaves you
Six feet under
One gives you
A chance again
Get off the Red-Eye
You can't take this
Ride all the way
Ridin' the Red-Eye
Whoa, it'll kill you
One day
5. Anna Lee
(C. Funk, D. Kincaid)
Anna Lee spends her time
Staring out at nothing
When the moon's on the rise
Sitting on a porch swing
Anna Lee dreams of other days
Other nights and times of old
When a girl believed in anything
She was told
Chorus:
Way down in the Southland
It's just another day
Buried alive in a memory
That never goes away
The young men of the Southland
The music that played
Only her dreams go unchanged
Anna Lee stands alone
Hidden in the shadows
Listening for someone's voice
Gazing out of windows
Anna Lee dreams of gentlemen
Promises as good as gold
When a girl believed in anything
She was told
6. We Are No Man
(C. Funk, D. Kincaid)
We live in the hills
Travel at night
Invisible lives
In the visible light
You might hear a sound
With the fall of the sun
It's the beat of a heart
The pound of a drum
Chorus:
We are here
We are No Man
Disappeared
We are No Man
Turned away
In our own lands
We are here
We'll never go away
Some men are kings
And some work the mines
A few have it all
Get more all the time
They come with a gift
And then with a gun
You learn how to serve
Or learn how to run
All over the world
We live in the hills
Move in the wastelands
The deserts are filled
We are the shadows
That won't go away
The ghosts of the past
The future someday
7. Fortunes Of War
(D. Kincaid)
Chorus:
The fortunes of war
Will smile upon me
If I live or I die
It's a hero I'll be
Got nothin' to lose
It's the same to me
Let the fortunes of war
Smile upon me
My girl she don't love me
My family's the same
I can't find a job
Ain't got a friend to my name
There's no appreciation
For a man like me
So I'll go fight the war
And I'll make 'em all see
I'll lay my life on the line
And die for the cause
Then will they grieve
For all the love lost
Tell me why does a man
Have to face certain death
To meet expectations
That are placed on his head ?
And they'll raise a glass
To the fallen one
And they'll all agree
It was a job well done
Oh, what a noble soul
We lost that day
They'll put flags and a wreath
Upon my grave
8. Partners
(C. Funk, D. Kincaid)
Mister did you come
In search of water
I'll bet you're thirsty
Wrong or right
How'd you like
To be my partner
Mister will you ride
With me tonight
There's a house
Upon the hillside
The people there
Ain't no damn good
They've got gold
And they've got silver
I'd like to have it
If I could
Chorus:
Feel that wind
Feel it blow
There's worse than stealin'
When a man
Is tired and cold
You know my life
Has been a nightmare
I won't bore you
With the news
But I can sum you up
By lookin'
I ain't no hungrier
Than you
Hey friend, sorry
That you're dyin'
I didn't know
He had a gun
Such a shame
To leave you lyin'
But you know I've
Got to run
You know the law
Has got a long arm
I've been around
I know it well
But if they're ever
Gonna catch me
They'll have to chase me
Into hell
Feel that wind
Feel it blow
There's worse than dyin'
When a man
Is tired and cold
9. The Keeper
(D. Kincaid)
I am the Keeper
Of the old ways
And I remember
The younger days
I look to the east for
The risin' sun
And bow to the west
When the day is done
Chorus:
I keep the love
And I keep the hate
I keep the dignity and faith
I keep all the reasons why
So many millions
Have had to die
I keep the dreams
And I keep the fears
I keep it all
I keep the tears
I remember
The blackest nights
The fiery torches
Our guiding lights
We drove them screaming
Till all were gone
Then danced our victory
Until the dawn
Time will pass
Times will change
Some things must always
Be the same
Though some have tried
To turn away
They will again
Return one day
The day will come
When I'll be cast in stone
And placed to guard
The ancient throne
That lies within
The musty hall
Where live our ways
And memories all
10. One-Dog Brown
(C. Funk, D. Kincaid, E. Rupprecht)
One-Dog Brown was a crazy man
Lived in the hills in back of my land
Had a Rebel flag and a half-dead dog
Showed no fear of man nor God
Chorus:
With a man like that you just can't tell
No one's left who knew him well
With a man like that it might be true
But he won't tell me
And he won't tell you
Sundown came I'd hear him sing
All about love and the pain it brings
Story was told that he killed his wife
Burled her bones in the full moon light
Winter came 'round and I fell sick
My fever raged and I was fading quick
Had a crazy dream about One-Dog Brown
Standin' by me as the sun went down
He told me boy, I just save your life
Then disappeard in the full moon light
When I hear him singin' up on the hill
I just don't know and I wonder still
11. The Last Tambourine
(D. Kincaid)
Well, the dogs will howl
And the bells will ring
They'll bring in the laundry
And the birds will sing
They'll be toastin ' our health
The headlines will scream
But not until
The last tambourine
Chorus:
Tambourine
The last tambourine
That's gotta be
Just what we need
The last tambourine's
Goin' straight to the top
The last tambourine's
Gonna make it rock, well
Well, the courts will adjourn
And the ships will come in
There'll be absolution
For all of our sins
And the paparazzi
Will be making a scene
But not until
The last tambourine
They don't write the writin'
On the walls
They don't see it comin'
Till after they fall
They couldn't tell a pig's ear
From a golden ring
Until of cours
The last tambourine