Everything I’m trying to do Is all wrapped up in this letter to you All that I need to do Is get this damn rock out a my shoe Get this chip right offa my shoulder Try to forget that I’m getting older Try to ignore that I am past my prime And let it be that I am short on time Cause what I have here is a failure to speak And a failure to be strong when you’re feelin weak Talk to me just talk to me I know that if I listen you can make me see So talk to me talk to me I know that I could be a better man for you And I know that you could be a better person too But what it might be all about is just looking out And giving you the confidence to have some doubt To know that in the future is a whole lotta past That here right now is something that just might last But all the changes that are coming over you It’s just another season what cha gonna do About the leaves – they’re gonna fall And the winter snow is gonna cover it all And the scene you are about to see Is the one shot in the desert where the lovers are revealed to be you and me I think you mighta almost died when I showed up And there might’ve been another fella in the line-up But you knew there was something going to set the bar high When you looked at me you knew that I would never lie The power of the love is that it can always grow The answer to your needs is impossible to know Until the day you go and get the sun from up on the hill And hold it in your arms and then just be still He’s gonna come home one day you’ll see Whether you are with or without someone like me And this one here she’s gonna stick by your side In one way or another through a long long ride There’ll be another movie for us all to enjoy You’ll have to sit alone to see the girl and the boy Walk into the desert in their naked shoes Listen to them wail the naked desert blues Something bout the sand and something bout the heat Is making me crazy but I got shoes on my feet And I really am taking my own direction And I hope that while i do that it’ll pass your inspection Cause I know that’s what you and i need me to do Just keep truckin right on through Cause your heart is in my company and always will Be right here in my pocket footin half of the bill And it goes just the same for me and you my friend There is no need for us to be lonely (lonesome) again So talk to me Talk to me I know that if I listen you can make me see So talk to me talk to me I know that if you need it I can set you free So talk to me Dave Haddock © 2012

The call came this mornin’, I ran over to the rock on Main All my friends and all my enemies, were gathered there to board the train The conductor called for boarders to step up for the ride That’s the moment I remembered that you were not by my side They cried Lord help me, Jesus Lord help me, Jesus Lord help me, Jesus I just might have to go right back to church Cause I’m lost in the world and the music and the lights confound I’m layin’ down my burden and everybody’s just milling around I’m lost in the world, please stow my luggage away I will go with you on the train to peace and leave it all behind today Lord help me, Jesus x3 I promise I will go right back to church Mmmm hmmm Mmmm hmmm As we left the station the crowd she waved goodbye I said “Conductor stop the train, I’m a sinner and a thief but I swear I tell you no lie Cause there’s a love back in my bed that I haven’t eased and I’ll never find the time to tell That she’s the only one that I have ever loved And no one’s ever loved me so well” Now the conductor said “I’m sorry son, we’re on our way, you’ll have to meet her down the track. Once the wheels are rolling there’s no way to stop and there won’t be any turning back. Cause you’ve had your time and now that it’s past what you get is just a memory So stop calling out, and take a look ahead And take a second to let go of me.” Lord help me, Jesus x3 I promise I will go right back to church Lord help me, Jesus x3 If you don’t, I’m never goin back to church. Dave Haddock © 2009

Wild Dog Words and Music – Dave Haddock © 2012 Wild dog running through my mind wild dog gotta go wild dog lookin for a scrap of time find a [body] in the snow doesn't know where he belongs wild dog's gotta run cannot dance or sing a song but he knows how to have a little fun running through the silence running from the call running to the wood back to the trees are tall he's a wild dog Wild dog smells you on the wind knows what's coming down First he sees you with a grin suddenly it is a frown lookin for a place to lay Wild dog needs a home understand him when he says wild dog gotta roam running through the silence running from the call back into the wood back where the trees are tall he's a wild dog wild dog wild dog always hungry always free think he is a bit like me running through the silence running from the call back into the wood back where the trees are tall he's a wild dog wild dog wild dog

Free Words and Music – Dave Haddock © 2012 You know I came calling while you were out of town And when you return she'll be gone She's takin her notebooks, her green shirt, her leave of you It's time for us all to move on I'm sorry there's nothin to make up for time It's all been a waste so you see you better start over with somebody else Be happy we're setting you free Free to go anywhere A drifter to be Lose your mind searchin for answers at sea Free to be crazy Weren't we crazy back in the day Out on our own Before we got on the same train The voice on the loudspeaker called for all passengers It won't be the same way again Stuck in the endgame the rulebook's been lost It's everyone out for themselves So when I take over I'll never speak ill of you Your clothes fit me right off the shelves Free to go anywhere A drifter to be Lose your mind searchin for answers at sea Free to be crazy I'm writing this post card the picture is one you know That fountain that cafe in France That's where we all gathered we were painters [roamers] and novelists And we all wanted into her pants Time marches on my friend, please don't be sad The change is as good as a rest I guess you'll be angry, feel betrayed, what a friend am I Who holds his cards close to his chest Free to go anywhere A drifter to be Lose your mind searchin for answers at sea Free to be crazy

Amaze Me Words and Music – Dave Haddock © 2012 1. he left you without a warning and you were shakin like a leaf you took the loss in stride but I can see you are awash in grief the path became a life long road that stretches right out of (sight) your view strange how the pain you suffer just brings out the best in you (the best of you into the light) PreChorus: your look, your voice, this circumstance they put me in a .. trance i'm in a daze there are so many ways that... Chorus: amaze me (is what you do) it's such a crazy (point of view) to say I love you without desire give you everything you require because you amaze me 2.I'll be here when the time comes that you need another friend I won't say that you're beautiful no flowers will I send There won't be any pickmeups and not a single lie I'm not expectin miracles but I dream of you and I PreChorus: but like you all my goods and bads are out there on display and if you gave me one more chance the only thing to say Chorus: amaze me (is what you do) it's such a crazy (point of view) to say I love you without desire give you everything you require because you amaze me (Whatever comes and goes is one more day that you and I Must chalk it up to circumstance and promise no more lies.) amaze me with your brilliant light amaze me with your beauty bright amaze me with your dancing feet amaze me in the summer heat

Come on down to the river and step in to the stream Come on down to the river and wash away the dream Cause you and I have fallen and the devil is running the game So come on down to John’s river, and give the man your name We’re hiding out in a hotel and counting arms and legs We’re giving beggars on the street a good reason to beg You killed your wife and family behind the farmer’s bank Now the phones are down and the water too is at the bottom of the tank We ran into the back woods, the man came in pursuit I coughed a lung, you broke a neck, but you never dropped the loot But now that Armageddon and nigh Apocalypse Have stepped up on the platform and swung their swinging hips Won’t you Come on down to the river and step in to the stream Come on down to the river and wash away the dream Cause you and I have fallen and the devil is running the game So come on down to John’s river, and give the man your name If this is war we’re losing if this is love we’re lost If this is money laundering nobody knows the cost The door was open when I took that bite The dark was coming when we saw the night So trim the lamp, set a watch, and we’ll be gone before first light Won’t you Come on down to the river and step in to the stream Come on down to the river and wash away the dream Cause you and I have fallen and the devil is running the game So come on down to John’s river, and give the man your name We held each other skinly and we touched each other’s warmth We stared into each other at the coming of the storm The fool who tries to hide himself in life’s dream of conceit Is the fool who never comes to see we all end in defeat Won’t you Come on down to the river and step in to the stream Come on down to the river and wash away the dream Cause you and I have fallen and the devil is running the game So come on down to John’s river, and give the man your name Dave Haddock © 2009

Ring the Bell Words and Music – Dave Haddock © 2012 Clouds are gathering on the new horizon Rain will fall on every plan you make Dust will burn the gardens and the fire will destroy The flowers and the trees you try to save Ring the bell it's time to meet your maker Ring the bell confession time has come Ring the bell and shake your little shaker Ring the bell and bang your little drum river chokes and gold climbs ever higher money kills the land we have to save salmon tells a story to a deafening machine digging an inexorable grave Ring the bell it's time to meet your maker Ring the bell confession time has come Ring the bell and shake your little shaker Ring the bell and bang your little drum generations dance around the clearing ghosts and spririts cast the future down death is all we can foretell half will suffocate and half will drown Ring the bell it's time to meet your maker Ring the bell confession time has come Ring the bell and shake your little shaker Ring the bell and bang your little drum when there is no more food and no more water and nevermind the luxury of air will our grandchildren look at us and wonder why it was we never learned to share

Where's the Village? Words and Music – Dave Haddock © 2012 He stood by the door with his fake smile on Looking so pretty but his mind so gone To think that he was doing well (good) Plucking the boy from the jaws of hell Where's the village, and where's the child? Without the village they just grow wild. They walked on out without a word to the room Pretending to be better to be righteous to be zoom While the sun took a shine to the mud under the snow We all sat back and let them go Where's the village, and where's the child? Without the village they just grow wild. There's gotta be another way to go There's gotta be a better way to show that you love him When all he has to do is call for you to come running [Where's the fun in that?] There's gotta be another way Well I dropped my jaw when I understood You can build a home when you're lost in the wood You can find your way when it's hard to see You can be a man if you want to be Where's the village, and where's the child? Without the village they just grow wild. There's gotta be another way to go There's gotta be a better way to show that you love me When all I have to do is call for you to come running  

Road out of Town Words and Music – Dave Haddock © 2012 Once in a blue moon you call my name ¾ I hear it and answer just playing the game But the window is closing you're letting me down Please come to my aide on the road out of town The water stopped running the door swung around I read all the writing and wrote on the ground A note to my father for when he comes round Please call me out here on the road out of town The road out of town is a long one they say But it seems to lead back here at the end of the day And dusty and dirty they line up for love And what you can give them is never enough Cause the circle is endless and pointless and grim Don't mention my name when you're praying to him Cause there's nothing he can do, and nowhere to go When the road that you travel is all you will know The road out of town is a long one they say But it seems to lead back here at the end of the day And dusty and dirty they line up for love And what you can give them is never enough From here to eternity and then some I'm holding your fantasy for ransom And when you get back to your nest to lay down I'll take my turn on the road out of town The road out of town will always be there You'll search for the answers and find nothing to share The scraps you return with won't do you much good Cause the road out of town is just leads back to the hood. The road out of town is a long one they say But it seems to lead back here at the end of the day And dusty and dirty they line up for love And what you can give them is never enough