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Cooltown Train
03:50
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You’ve kept your life in an old jam jar
Kept your heart in the corner of your favourite bar
Slept on roadsides and the back of a car
But nothing takes you quite as far as a Cooltown train...The Cooltown train
You took it all on your glass chin
Your black bag world and an empty tin
It’s three in the morning there’s nowhere left to get in
So you take out your guitar and break another string
Playing Cooltown train, playing Cooltown train
You’ve heard angels cry in the dead of the night
Picked up their tears and promised all would be right
Never seen their faces in the morning light
They’re afraid of what they’ve become and that they just might head
on a Cooltown train, on a Cooltown train
It’s a feeling you get in the middle of the night
Under a blanket of stars shining so bright
It’s a one way ticket to another life
On a Cooltown train
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2. |
Love Won't Be There
04:21
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A ship pulled up at the quay one day
with a cargo of love from far away
She stepped off the gangway straight into my arms
I’ll never be returning to those winks and charms
Love won’t be there if I choose to walk away
Love wont be there if I let my heart go astray
She’s a beeswax candle that will never burn out
She won’t lose the flame, the scent or the doubt
With the wind of change on a stormy night
You won’t win love when your heart wants to fight
Love won’t be there if I choose to walk away
Love won’t be there if I let my heart go astray
We can calm the beast with strength and unity
We can break away from false liberty
We can walk together with our heads in the sky
No need to return to an other mans lie
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Where The Buffalo Roam
04:00
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I cherish the kingdom of colours so bright
And I long for that feeling in the dead of the night
See the stars, shooting stars, those wonderful desert stars
Let me go where the buffalo roam
Send me home to where the buffalo roam
I follow the sound of eagles in flight
I live for the day to see the feathers in the light
Of the moon, bright blue moon, that wonderful desert moon
Let me go where the buffalo roam
Send me home to where the buffalo roam
Send me home
Send me home
Send me home
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The bony fingers of the trees point down at the dancing leaves
It’s so hard to find such pleasantry amidst winters cruel freeze
The last of the snowdrops falling down they’re drifting aimlessly
Like moths they’re free to catch the light that was once my destiny
But I’ll be home again my love
Soon I’ll be coming home
My heart will warm to love again
Soon I’ll be coming home
The porchlight flickers for everyone across the loving land
A beacon all can understand to rest the weary travelling man
And there’s no need to hang a key the door is open wide
The fire that glows upon the hearth forever burns inside
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Starfish
04:26
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Fallen kings, the rise of a new spring, the rise of a new morn
Another challenger to the throne, with sword in hand will reap the rewards
The songs they sing, in memory of the legends of ancient melodies
Bringing tears and laughter, unified, that cross the Atlantic sea
There’s a man with soul, a voice of granite, as deep as a bull fiddle tune
As it explodes in the bottom of the deepest valley and rises to the moon
He cries to the stories of a mother he loved while sipping whiskey ‘til dawn
He laughs about his young days, there’s a twinkle in his eyes
That will forever linger on
He’s a jewel in the rockpool, he’s a pearl in the ocean
He’s the sound of a million refugees
He’s the keeper of the castle, he’s the rhythm in the motion
He’s the song we’d all love to be
Starfish, Starfish
Singing your songs while riding the backs of the white horses of the sea
Starfish, Starfish
You’re the captain of the vessel, steering your words through the rocks of harmony
Songs of Bergen, songs of Amsterdam, songs of the beautiful Ring
Songs of war, songs of peace, songs the world loves to sing
Songs of Bogle, songs of lore, songs that only angels bring
Songs of hope, songs of love, songs of wonderful things
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6. |
Wild Is The Vine
04:43
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I’ve got a castle in the middle of my heart
And it’s open for everyone
I’ve thrown away the locks and discarded the chains
And broken the latch from the hinge
Wild is the vine, those roots will entwine
Spread the word that I’m alive
Tell the world that I’m fine
I’ve got a garden for everyone to see
And I’m pulling up all of the weeds
Digging out the rocks and planting some seeds
And I’m smiling at that big willow tree
Wild is the vine, roots will entwine
Spread the word that I’m alive
Tell the world that I’m fine
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7. |
Sunshine Saturday
04:06
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I’m on the inside looking out, it’s where I want to be
You’re on the outside looking in, why don’t you come join me
Stop praying for the rain and let in some sunshine
Sunshine Saturday
There’s some old coins rattling in a jar, there looking for a home
If they can make a difference to someone, feel free to make them your own
Stop praying for the rain and let in some sunshine
Sunshine Saturday
I’m looking for the answers while you just question time
From Sunday to Friday, every day’s the same
Sunshine Saturday
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8. |
Wondrous Day
04:08
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Land of violas and evergreen trees
The shimmering lake and a warm summer breeze
No one can see what I can see
A river of paint and a dollop for free
Oh...oh...oh...oh
It’s a wondrous day
This song makes the sun come out
Colours and shapes to smile about
A twisted path of worry and doubt
Is wiped away with the words from your mouth
Oh...oh...oh...oh
It’s a wondrous day
Well I’ve got ships to sail and mountains to climb
If your looking for love well I ain’t got the time
I’ve got rivers to cross, so many roads to walk
If you need someone to listen I don’t need your sweet talk
Oh...oh...oh...oh
It’s a wondrous day
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9. |
Walking With My Heart
04:08
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I’ve been learning as I go along, sifting through sand
Purifying the soul of the commonest man
I’ve been drinking with kings in distant ancient lands
Now I’m walking with my heart, walking with you tonight
Now I’m walking with my heart, walking with you tonight
I’m stringing words together to make each sentence rhyme
A lexicon of feelings to fill up this passage in time
I’ve known all along that I’d left something far behind
Now I’m walking with my heart, walking with you tonight
Now I’m walking with my heart, walking with you tonight
Why did I have to play, those games I dare to say, it seemed the only way,
And now I’ve learned much more, you’ve opened up the door... to my heart
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Sunset Island
04:26
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He stood inside the shadow,
He watched the silvery blue strands bend in the bay
In the arms of sunset island
The stars will rest and shine at the end of the day
He knew he’d lost a true friend
He lost a part of everything that he owned
Don’t say it’s true, don’t say that my heart’s to blame
Don’t say it’s true, don’t say that I can’t start again
Nothing lasts forever
Even the shells in the water will break and turn into sand
He followed the footsteps
As the sea shaped the coast and twisted the land
Don’t say it’s true, don’t say that my heart’s to blame
Don’t say it’s true, don’t say that I can’t start again
There’s an old piece of driftwood
Making it’s way to the shore
Straight into the arms of sunset island
Sunset island
They say nothing lasts forever,
Even the shells in the water will break and turn into sand
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11. |
If I Took A Tumble
05:16
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If i took a tumble would you pick me up
If i fell head over heels in love
Would you pardon my indiscretion and stay in my arms tonight....
Tonight...woh oh oh oh
If i took a tumble would you step aside
Would you help me stay on my feet
Would you excuse my behaviour and stay in my arms tonight....
Tonight....woh oh oh oh
Hey hey hey... i’ve got no other way to say how i feel
Hey hey hey... i’ve got no other way to say how i feel
If i took a tumble would you try again
Could you find it deep in your heart
Would you forgive my foolish thoughts and stay in my arms tonight....
Tonight....woh oh woh oh
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12. |
Every Moving Object
04:17
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The sun, the moon, the stars
and every moving object in the sky they’re smiling down on you
You’ve touched, caressed the heart
of every lucky soul who came your way
The world is by your side
There’s no need to stop the earth
It’s turning there for you and for me
The mountain, the valley, the land
and every constant monument that stands before the truth
You’ve joined the lines of every crazy path
Each one leading back to you, back to me
The sun, the moon, the stars
and every moving object in the sky they’re smiling down on you
There’s no need to stop the earth
it’s turning there for you and for me
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David Dee Moore Ireland
Westport based Singer/songwriter David Dee Moore, celebrates 40 years of music-making and now broadcasting his own radio
shows The Acoustic Yard and Celtic Starfish on www.bluesandrootsradio.com.
David releases his acclaimed 2013 album ‘The sun, the moon, the stars…and other moving objects’, a collection of Irish, Americana songs featuring a plethora of legendary Belfast musicians.
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