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Lyrics Written By Joe Koenig All Rights Reserved.

ALBUM: Bleed Like You Bleed

HELLRAISER
little hellraiser who you gonna burn today, I just wanna know
so I can steer clear,of your flames

there’s a wiggle in your hips, that’s just the way you walk
there’s a rasp to your voice, that’s just the way you talk
there’s somethin’ bout you baby that no man can resist
you seem to do me wrong almost every time
your on a mission to destroy the hearts and minds
of every man around you, pick em up just to watch em fall

little hell raiser who ya gonna burn today
I just wanna know so I can steer clear of your flames

well the devil’s in your pocket and your well aware
he’s behind every smile, he controls every stare
but what he doesn’t know is that your hot on his trail
even he can’t resist the little things you do
the way you move your body and those high heel shoes
ya deal with the devil but the devil is sure to lose

little hell raiser who ya gonna burn today
I just wanna know so I can steer clear of your flames
little hell raiser which path you gonna take today
I just gotta know so I can walk the other way

burn baby burn, baby burn, baby burn baby
burn burn burn

little hell raiser who ya gonna burn today
I just wanna know so I can walk the other way

burn burn burn

BALLIN’ THE JACK
me and my girl saved up just enough dough, to fill up the tank and to give her a go

we packed up guitars and those fiddles too, put her in gear and cut it on loose
headed down south on that old 101 to the city of angels and that setting sun

now we did our thang and we did it double time, no rest for the wicked on the road by five
we played in a desert that looked like snow, now were off to texas for a slew of shows
the texas crowd sings the words out loud, cause the lyrics make sense, they are that small town

I feel like this is what I was born to do, I don’t want it to end, I don’t want it to end
and that road keeps calling my name, my name, my name, um hmmmmm

now we head in east to that red dirt town in oklahoma for another ho-down
and we’re back on the road as that sky turns black headed back west, gotta drive all night
the sun comes up in the mirror this time, I got snow capped mountains and hills to climb

I feel like this is what I was born to do, I don’t want it to end, I don’t want it to end
and that road keeps calling my name, my name, my name, um hmmmmm

now the job is done and we’re making good time, got the ball on the jack, aimed at cali sunshine
pedal to the metal gotta get me back home, wanna kiss my baby, don’t want to sleep alone
it’s been a heck of a trip and a hell of time, I got love in my heart that money just can’t buy

LITTLE MISS KIR
little miss kir was holding out, waiting for the one without a doubt
that makes her feel whole, so the story goes
she gave up looking for mr. right, the very second she gave up that fight
he came running and running and running, to her

they called it love, love, love, and it was love, love, love
love if I ever, love if I ever, saw love

every little beat of your heart, every little beat of his
meet in the middle and it never stops, I can feel it coming round again.

they got it started out on the right foot, stealing kisses wherever they could
they called it love, love, love
they watched the seasons change, from far away, pray to god it won’t always be this
waaaayeeeyaaaaayaaay..

they called it love, love, love, and it was love, love, love
love if I ever, love if I ever, saw love

HOME TO ME
we got something here, that’ll last through the years
ask how I know, I can feel it in my bones
we got the kind of hearts that beat at the same time
like a river flows to the ocean, and never runs dry

my girl she can shake it, her body she can move
sometimes I can’t take it, her skins so damn smooth
heads turn, and hearts break, when she enters a room
the best part about it, she doesn’t have a clue

if the money ain’t right, we’ll stay here and fight
hard work and dreams, is all we’ll ever need
eachothers arms, and family
this is home to me

she’s honest to a fault, she don’t compromise
when her smile drifts my way, I get lost in her eyes
she’s brilliant and she’s kind, sweetest woman you will find
when the going gets tough, she’s right by my side

I watched her suffer, as she brought our son into this world
now he brings me peace, and does my heart good
in turn she watched me suffer, in the fight of my life
though a deep and dark tunnel, she stood as my light

if the money ain’t right, we’ll stay here and fight
hard work and dreams, is all we’ll ever need
eachothers arms, and family
this is home to me
its all that I need
and our hearts are free
this is home to me

ROLL THE DICE
I got what I wanted at least thats what I thought
spent every last dime, and I don’t own what I bought
I spent many many years just a scraping the bone
trying to work this farm, and build this home
If time is money and I wasted all of my time
then why am I broke, somebody show me a sign
Daddy said work hard and lord knows I will
Mamma said if you’re in pain son, just take these pills

And I took her advice, And I stayed high
Now the farm is gone and I ain’t got no home
Thats what happens when you roll the dice
It’s what happens when you roll the dice

The days are long and the nights never end
this rooms so cold, I could use a friend
So I wake up with the sun, there’s no need to eat
I just take a few more and go back sleep
Times of need bring out the worst in me
I’m slipping away lord can’t you see
It’s tight in my chest, and getting harder to breathe
I see red on white as it’s leaving me. (or- and that’s the blues to me)

And I took her advice, And I stayed high
Now the farm is gone and I ain’t got no home
Thats what happens when you roll the dice
And I took her advice, And I stayed high
Now the farm is gone and I ain’t got no home
Thats what happens when you roll the dice
It’s what happens when you roll the dice

 THE NEWS
take a moment, to think about it
sometimes bad news ain’t so bad
it could be good, news for you
and for me, and our family

you were sad, when I left you
it broke heart, in two
but I knew you were strong
and baby you are, the woman I need
next to me, you know it ain’t easy
so baby hold on
it ain’t that easy, so baby hold on

it ain’t that easy, so baby hold on
it ain’t that easy, so baby hold on
it ain’t that easy, so baby hold on
it ain’t that easy, so woman hold on

WORK
well I’m a hard workin man, can’t sit still
passed on from my father, his father on to him
big brother left some big shoes to fill
little brother and sister too, harder working still

you’ll be fine fine fine
towin that line line line
you’ll be fine fine fine
but you’ll be workin all the damn time

times will get hard, they always do
I don’t pray to god or cross my fingers and neither should you
you got to put your head down and keep your chin up, the work will get you through
you got to put your head down and keep your chin up, hard work will get you through

you’ll be fine fine fine
towin that line line line
you’ll be fine fine fine
but you’ll be workin all the damn time

NOTHING

you ain’t nothing, you ain’t nothing new
what put those thoughts inside your head, boy who you been talkin to

the sky’s still blue without you, the grass seem green and fine
but my heart feels empty darlin, and that feeling transcends time
and space is what I needed, not my life without you here
how could I have been so careless, god I wish that you were near

you ain’t nothing, you ain’t nothing new
what put those thoughts inside your head, boy who you been talkin toyou thought you could do better, looks like that got the best of you
you walk the streets heartbroken, your lost without a clue
it’s profound what you are missing, so you search the lost and found
of your broken soul and your memories, yet these sorrows will not drown

you ain’t nothing, you ain’t nothing new
what put those thoughts inside your head, boy who you been talkin toyou ain’t nothing, you ain’t nothing new
now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder

I’d have to say that true…

WHEELS
There’s something broken down inside you
Your engine don’t run like it used to
I wish I had to the tools to fix you up brand new

If love was like a shiny machine
I’d replace some parts and get back on the road again
I know you had some trouble getting started

now the race goes on without you
You can join in girl when you’re ready to
If you’re looking for friends I bet you’ll find a few

Won’t you try for me If it takes all night long
Won’t you try Won’t you try Won’t you try Won’t you try
Won’t you try Won’t you try Won’t you try Won’t you try for me

To turn your wheels around and around
Your wheels around and around
Your wheels around and around
Your wheels around and around

And drive…

GREENBACK DOLLAR
Greenback Dollar’s in love with my lady
now wait a minute I thinks its the other way around, she’s going to town.
I cried to daddy, he said I tried to warn you boy
your mamma wern’t no good and neither was the other one son, they take the money and run

Ooooooh good lookin girls in the city, yeah
Ooooooh they take the money and run it’s so easy
Ooooooh good lookin girls in the city, yeah
Ooooooh they take the money and run it’s so easy

Now shes gone she moved to california
She’s a movie star I saw her on the big screen, lookin oh so clean
Who’s this cutie walkin up to me now, lookin fine, smellin good, throwin looks, oh no
Here we go again

Ooooooh good lookin girls in the city, yeah
Ooooooh they take the money and run it’s so easy
Ooooooh good lookin girls in the city, yeah
Ooooooh they take the money and run it’s so easy

ANGLETON
move through the dark with a heart of stone
the walls of a home where you layed all alone
take in the smell of the earth and the air
heavy is the moment I realize your there
a sister a daughter a mother and a ghost
drawn to the darkness its all you know

I would sell my soul to make it right
swallow my pride like a poison and die
flood the earth with my blood, my life
I would give just to see you move to the light

I feel your pull, feel your weight, feel your soul
takes, all I got, not to lose, control
scream, at the top, of my lungs, your name
a sister, a daughter, a mother, the same
drawn to the darkness, its all you know

I would sell my soul to make it right
swallow my pride like a poison and die
flood the earth with my blood, my life
I would give just to see you move to the light

close, my eyes, see your face, hold my breath
let it out, with a tear, clear my head
I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t think
where, were you now, why am I hear, why can’t I feel
a sister, a daughter, a mother, and a ghost
drawn to the darkness, its all you know

I would sell my soul to make it right
swallow my pride like a poison and die
flood the earth with my blood, my life
I would give just to see you move to the light

hey hey

FEEL ME
wish there was a way for me, to hide in here for eternity
but you and I both know that life should be lived on the outside
heed my words and feel the heat off my nervous body, and tap your feet
as I sing these songs, and bare my soul for you
Don’t be mistaken my hearts still breaking
help me lift this weight off my chest so I can breathe

I scream out loud it doesn’t help, lost my mind and you could tell
but I could feel your love its in your energy
can you feel me
can you feel me

I’m not the best, and I’m not the worst, I’m in the middle so it still hurts
when I fall short, I wanna know what you do you see
is the sky really falling down on me
I’m trying to forgive myself, this shaky voice it always sells
sells me out as I sit on my knees and plead with you

I scream out loud it doesn’t help, lost my mind and you could tell
but I could feel your love its in your energy
can you feel me
can you feel me

oooohhhh ohhhhh, ohhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
can you feeeeeel me
can you feeeeeel me
can you feel me on the outside

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ALBUM: Somethin’ Concrete

WOMAN
maybe I could be a better man, baby I can try real hard
there’s nothing you can say that can drive me away, there’s no way you will go that far
now hold me woman, hold me woman
we’re taking this shit to the end.

woman you are out of your mind
woman you are out of your damn mind
you’ll never be lonely, you’ll never be lonely

now you found out the hard way that your body will soon be gone
but your soul remains and your spirits are high so climb back up here with me
and hold me woman, hold me woman
we’re taking this shit to the end

woman you are out of your mind
woman you are out of your damn mind
you’ll never be lonely, you’ll never be lonely

so baby reconsider, mama reconsider , reconsider me…

LONG TIME COMING
friend of a friend, is where it began
meeting by chance, haphazard romance

her smile was like sweet wine, he’d get drunk on her laugh
the hangover was different this time, it was an image he had
in the back of his mind, that slipped to his heart
never felt sicker, then when they would part

baby this ones forever, don’t tell us never
its a game we can’t play, we’ll play anyway, we’ll play anyway

baby this ones forever, It’s been a long time coming
so let’s play, everyday…

she’s getting that feeling again, but she won’t tell you my friend
this love is for better days, she’s sad when he goes away
they met at a time, when their hands were tied
but their heart strings got tangled, and soon intertwined
then came the summer, when the world disappeared
two people falling in love, and the only sound you could hear
was them singing…..

baby this ones forever, It’s been a long time coming
so let’s play, everyday…

OUTTA MY HEAD
hug and a kiss for me, good bye baby, baby good bye
now your on that train, waving out the window, baby good bye, baby good bye
so my head hangs low, and my heart, is the color blue

think I’m going out of my head
must be going out of my mind
hurry baby I’m running out of time

seemed like a good thing back then
but sitting here without you, think I’m going outta my head

got that call today, you said you made it, and you got there safe
a couple of weeks gone by, I’m staring at the phone, I want it to ring, I want it to ring
six months have come and gone, and darlin, I haven’t heard a thing

think I’m going out of my head
must be going out of my mind
hurry baby I’m running out of time
save me baby tonight
save me baby tonight

COLORS
you’ve got a foolish heart and a foolish mind, now your money’s spent and your money’s gone
rock bottom baby is the way you roll, you’ve got no defense for your self destruction
nothing feels right and the days are long, but your crying still and there’s nothing wrong
all you want is reasons for all these messed up feelings, you got to keep um in side, but baby don’t hide

your colors, let um shine through
your like and empty canvas baby, I want to paint you
you know I’ll paint you crazy, cause I’m crazy too, mostly crazy about you

now if things aren’t better in a week or two, you said you’d pack it in, said your days are through
your talking to yourself but I can here you out loud, babe you’ve got trouble, we got to fix it right now
nothings easy, well it ain’t supposed to be, take a look at yourself, tell me what do you see

can you see your colors, let um shine through
your like and empty canvas baby, I want to paint you
you know I’ll paint you crazy, cause I’m crazy too, mostly crazy about you

WINTERS
woke up late this morning, felt so good to finally feel, like I should feel
cause I grow cold, I hate what my heart does, i’m losing blood
winters in maine run through my veins

when your not around, your not around
i’m half a man, when your not around

i’m helpless and blue without you, I can’t get off of this couch
I scream out loud, it falls on def ears, and it becomes clear
that i’m growing cold, I hate what my heart does, i’m losing blood
winters in maine run through my veins

when your not around, your not around
i’m half a man, when your not around

the weight of the world is on me, this world is heavier when vile
and all of the while, i’m missing your smile, and it becomes clear
that i’m growing cold, I hate what my heart does, i’m losing blood
winters in maine run through my veins

when your not around, your not around
i’m half a man, when your not around
i’m half a man, i’m half a man…

LOOK FOR ME
bleed like you bleed, don’t let me change you
if your taking your time, well i’m taking mine too
your down and pennyless, what you got to lose
the love for your sons, mary and jesus couldn’t save you

mamma, look for me
mamma, look for me
mamma, look for me
on those crowded streets up above us
you might bump into my forgiveness
mamma, look for me

your blue skies went gray, the colors you knew were fading
much like your heart, breaking from missing your family
it just ain’t working out, no it never did
so you head down to the lakes, its time to medicate
your going to get some good shit to put you out of your misery

mamma, look for me
mamma, look for me
mamma, look for me
on those crowded streets up above us
you might bump into my forgiveness
mamma, look for oh oh..

look for, bleed like you bleed don’t let me change you

ATTACK OF THE HAND
Goose Island on a summer night, gives me a feeling that I can’t explain
but I’ll take you there if you can pull a sane

Come on boys load em up, grab your stuff and head for the truck
The sun is rising over Copano Bay bridge
This is living, hanging with my pops
This is living, fishing non stop
This is living, where have those days gone

Waking up with the sun on your face, like your in some kind of magical place
Over my shoulder my dad’s standing there, smile on his face, wind blowing through his long hair
He whooped up breakfast on that electric griddle, spatula under his beard like he was playing a fiddle
I approach the table with and ear to ear grin, its another episode of Attack of the Hand
The Whole family’s laughing just as loud as they can, Dad was pretty funny for a hard working man

Come on boys load em up, grab your stuff and head for the truck
We’ll get some oysters and some blue crabs cause supper is near
This is living, hanging with my pops
This is living, fishing non stop
This is living, where have those days gone

We got some oysters and some blue crabs too, two keeper reds and a flounder to boot
I have a feeling this will be a mighty fine meal
Little sister has a god given talent, for picking a blue crab clean in under a minute
She picks em like that Gulf of Mexico was going dry

Come on boys load em up, grab your stuff and head for the truck
We’ll sane some bait and get that good spot down at the peer
This is living, hanging with my pops
This is living, fishing non stop
This is living, where have those days gone

This is living, hanging with my bros
This is living, no body knows
This is living, where have those days gone

RIDE IT OUT
california was calling my name, the sound of her voice and yours are the same
you threw your arms up and went to cry, so far away now tell me why
I made my way on down to houston, said my goodbyes now whats done is done

feels like california ain’t working right now
but I can hear him saying boy don’t throw in that towel
and all I ever wanted was to make that man proud
so I guess i’ll ride this one out

concrete texas is where i’m from, those rolling hills I still call home
here comes heartbreak hard and fast, hoping the feeling doesn’t last

feels like california ain’t working right now
but I can hear him saying boy don’t throw in that towel
and all I ever wanted was to make that man proud
so I guess i’ll ride this one out

feels like california ain’t working right now
but I can hear him saying boy don’t throw in that towel
and all I ever wanted was to make that man proud
so I guess i’ll ride this one out