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Talk to Me
04:06
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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
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2. |
Goin' Back to Church
03:10
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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
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3. |
Wild Dog
02:39
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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
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4. |
Free
04:55
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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
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5. |
Amaze Me
03:30
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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
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6. |
John's River
04:27
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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
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7. |
Ring the Bell
03:44
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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
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8. |
Where's the Village?
03:18
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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
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9. |
Road Out of Town
06:40
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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
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Dave Haddock Whitehorse, Yukon
Dave Haddock
From actor to singer to songwriter to band leader to composer, arranger,
producer, guitarist, bassist, and vocalist, Dave has made music his home. He is one of the most in demand players and collaborators in the community. He has two CDs of original songs released, 'Oil and Water' and 'keep it simple', with one more soon to be released entitled 'Talk to Me'
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