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Take Me Back To The Country

by Alex Walsh

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Making Sweet Love To You 03:54
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MAKING SWEET LOVE TO YOU (Walsh) Momma get your dress on straight Yeah we’re going out tonight I could stay here all day Making sweet love to you Momma get your wedding ring Grab my arm and hold it tight I know you want to show off who’s been Making sweet love to you Everybody wants to know Everybody wants to know Everybody wants to know Who’s been getting some of that Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Now they know it’s me Now they know it’s me Now they know it’s me S’been making sweet love to you Making sweet love to you Making sweet love to you Making sweet love to you For the rest of my life For the rest of my life For the rest of my life For the rest of my life
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Leave A Piece Of Your Heart With Me 01:59
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LEAVE A PIECE OF YOUR HEART WITH ME (Walsh) Sunny days and fog People look like dogs It’s hard to understand How they meet demand CHORUS Oh, what I wish you would say (do I have to spell it out?) Oh, do you want me to stay? Leave a piece of your heart with me Your money’s no good here Doesn’t get you what it should, dear Don’t ask me why You said goodbye CHORUS BRIDGE There’s a room for you at the Grand Hotel But you don’t have to take it Let my driver take you home CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL VERSE & CHORUS There’s a garden we can walk Where the flowers do the talking It might take some time To let yourself go CHORUS
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We Can Live Together 03:58
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WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER (Walsh) We have no space We have no time It’s who you are who I am Consequences now memories forever If we just try we can live together There is no hate there is no crime It’s who we are what we believe A melody of choice a symphony of never Cut through the noise we can live together Beyond fate Beyond reason It’s what we feel our love can be Da da-da da da-da da Da da-da da da-da da We can always fight about whatever But in the end we can live together We can live together We can live together Da da-da da da-da da Da da-da da da-da da We can always fight about whatever But in the end we can live together
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Oh, Do You Hate Me Now? 02:34
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OH, DO YOU HATE ME NOW? (Walsh) Why don’t you ask her where she’s been What kind of trouble she’s been in A run away life of sin guilty and mistreated Oh, do you hate me now Livin’ in this dead end town Nothing ever comes around Sometimes a revelation lets you down Sittin’ on the old back porch The honey house took the torch I was drinkin’ sweet ice tea She was at the cello Oh, do you hate me now Livin’ in this dead end town Nothing ever comes around Sometimes a revelation lets you down I never heard of such a thing Dying people made to sing Banana cream pie banana pudding Righteous indignation Oh, do you hate me now Livin’ in this dead end town Nothing ever comes around Sometimes a revelation lets you down
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After The Wedding Bells 03:15
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AFTER THE WEDDING BELLS (Walsh) When the wedding bells are through What will we have to talk about On the honeymoon After we say I love you After we say I love you too What will we talk about BRIDGE We could talk about the weather We could talk about our jobs We could talk about the dinner That never stays hot Do dee do… When the children have all grown What will we have to laugh about On Christmas morn BRIDGE We could laugh about the weather We could laugh about our jobs We could laugh about the dinner That never stays hot Do dee do… When the wedding bells are through What will we have to cry about Maybe nothing at all
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Honey Bee 03:34
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HONEY BEE (Walsh) Last night I just had to know Does she really want me? It’s hard for me to let her go Of course she doesn’t want me! CHORUS Honey Bee You are killing me When you set me free Honey Bee I don’t think lovers can be friends She’s quick to criticize I brought her flowers to the end She crushed me in her thighs CHORUS BRIDGE I can always spend the night alone Dreams buzzing ‘round my pillow Waking up to a Harvest Moon I know there’s someone out there Who is busy but still cares About my ups and downs About spending time on me CHORUS Last night was the last time It’s hard to say no Felt just like the first time She had somewhere else to go CHORUS
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Take Me Back To The Country 02:48
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TAKE ME BACK TO THE COUNTRY (Walsh) Take me back to the country Momma I want to go home This city ain’t no livin’ It’s a long long way to go Hear that train come down the track Out behind the sugar shack Bessie Sue with her dress up high Just before we said goodbye You could be my lover You could be my bride Meet me at the river On the other side Momma’s little birdie Squeek and squak all night Out there in the old front parlor Momma that just ain’t right Take me back to the country Momma I want to go home This city ain’t no livin’ It’s a long long way to go Take me back to the country Momma I want to go home This city ain’t no livin’ It’s a long long way to go
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Sleepy Head 02:57
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SLEEPY HEAD (Walsh) Wake up wake up Sleepy head There is no breakfast In your bed I know it’s a long way down those stairs in the morning But there is no peace in this house when you’re snoring Sleepy head sleepy head Your eggs are cold I have no patience For your stories I know you were chasing her around the moon on the backyard swing But she flew away on wings of dragon fire mist and silver gold Oh Sleepy head What did I tell you about dreaming? There are monsters that live on the edges of your eyeballs Wake up wake up Sleepy head The breakfast table Is not a pillow
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The Little Things 04:24
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THE LITTLE THINGS (Walsh)

How did I fall for the little things The nothing’s at all just little things How did they get so tall? Dental floss in every cupboard Dried up flowers in a pretty blue vase Why is the world so small? CHORUS I’ve been loving you For a long time now And I stop to hear you sing ‘cause I love your little things Breakfast for two on an autumn Sunday Watch the girls play their pianos How did they get so tall? Take out your contacts and wear your funny glasses I’ll leave my socks on the rug Why is the world so small? CHORUS BRIDGE
working every day driving in a car back and forth from the office Is a life Picture on my desk I can see your face anytime I want and I want to Right now I Want to be with you I miss you even after all of this time CHORUS How did I fall for the little things The nothing’s at all just little things How did they get so tall?
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Sometimes I Just Feel Happy 02:08
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SOMETIME I JUST I FEEL HAPPY (Walsh) I can love a little more It’s hard to leave when I don’t know what I’m leaving for You have caught me on the run Running scared from my mind Lost and lonely all the time Stuck inside my private hell ‘Till you came and broke the spell You’re an angel from on high Bringing me kisses and sweet lullabies I have never felt so good In the loving arms of you All my dreams are coming true I don't need to understand Sometimes I just feel happy
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Drifting Apart 02:35
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DRIFTNG APART (Walsh) The dishes are dirty the house is a mess The laundry is piling the bills are distressed The landlord is calling creditors too And if you don’t wake up they’re coming for you It’s a sign of a messy heart Denying the fact that we’re drifting apart Food on the table no one to share Weeks have gone by with nobody there Your bed was a playground now it’s a grave You still bring the flowers but there’s no one to save It’s a sign of a desperate Lost in a dream that’s drifting apart Friends and family see how you’re doing Everyone says your life is a ruin You tell the world everything’s fine Leave me alone you’re out of your mind It’s a sign of a frozen heart Stuck in a love that’s drifting apart It’s a sign of a broken heart Afraid of the memories drifting apart
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Like An Old Fashioned Love Story 03:36
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LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE STORY (Walsh) This salsa is so hot he cried I think I’ve burned a tunnel in the roof of my mouth My tongue is on the floor and my brains are leaking out And I see rainbows, rainbows on the hilltops of infinity If I could live forever you’d be here with me Like an old fashioned love story She said there’s water on the table I’m sorry I forgot how hot those peppers can be It’s an old recipe that my mother left He said Love is like a pack of wolves that tear at my flesh they leave me bodiless Every spirit needs a home and I feel homeless She said I totally agree when my mother was a child she drew pictures of me Now I don’t know who I am or what I’m supposed to be But I see rainbows, rainbows on the hilltops of infinity If I could live forever you’d be here with me Like an old fashioned love story Rainbows, rainbows on the hilltops of infinity If I could live forever you’d be here with me Like an old fashioned love story

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Released in 2007.

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released August 1, 2007

Produced by Patrick Simms, Michael Romanowski, Alex Walsh
Mixed and Mastered by Michael Romanowski
Cover Art: Matt Gray
Photography: Scott Weiss

Alex Walsh: Guitars, vocals, harmonica
Taylor Still: Drums
Michael Romanowski: Bass
Art Khu: Bass, Piano
Patrick Simms: Mandolin, guitar, triangle
Gretchen Elliott: Cello
Yoon Ki Chai: Violin
Daniel Wood: French Horn
Chorus: Lisa Alley, Kwame Copeland, Deborah Crooks, Teresina Tenorio, Penny L. Williams, Doug Woods, Catalina Del Grosso, Joyce Lee Kinney, Shirley Larry

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Alex Walsh San Francisco, California

Synthesizing influences from The Beatles to R.E.M. into a unique blend of folk rock and indie pop, Alex Walsh has captivated audiences across the world for over 3 decades.

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