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Army of Dreamers (2003, album)

by Paul Sprawl

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1.
Stranger 03:13
1. I feel like a stranger No place in this world No place to belong ~chorus~ Just another rolling stone Nothing really wrong 2. I was born and raised here In the land of the brave and free It takes a busload of faith these days If you want any liberty ~chorus~ Yeah we got our choice of commodities Fifty different kinds of coke -bridge- God bless America United we stand Thank you for shopping Come again repeat 1. I feel like a stranger No place in this world No place to belong ~chorus~ Just another rolling stone Nothing really wrong
2.
1. We wanna live Not afraid to die Won't take comfort as a bribe To live these lies We won't trade our complicity For this phoney freedom and democracy ~chorus~ We're an army of dreamers Fighting to see Through the fog that is everywhere Imagine there's no enemy Only you and me 2. Our strength is truth and beauty With its peace and love and discontented happiness In the struggle with greed and avarice And its poverty or mediocrity at best ~chorus~ We're an army of dreamers Fighting to see Through the fog that is everywhere Imagine there's no enemy Only you and me -bridge- Where are we In the place called the land of the free Isn't it closer on the spectrum To an empire of hate than a new Jerusalem 3. We're thriving unprotected Under the radar, underground Escaping the numbing anaesthetics Energize the neocortex Take another look around ~chorus~ We're an army of dreamers Fighting to see Through the fog that is everywhere Imagine there's no enemy Only you and me
3.
1. Old man told me Keep in choppin' that wood Swing that axe son Swing it good You can stoke the fire With that wood 2. My girlfriend's daddy he's got a little bit of trouble with me He says I'm a dreamer He says I got cockamamie schemes Just one thing I wanna tell him It never bothered me 3. He drives a Lexus I got a beat-up old van He owns two houses I'm just doin' the best I can Well, I'm a happily discontented man repeat 1. Old man told me Keep in choppin' that wood Swing that axe now Swing it good You can stoke the fire With that wood
4.
1. Focus and concentrate Decide to elevate Motivate, discipline Stretch it out before you look within Pull it up and pass it around Use it up before you bring it down Talking about a wage slave One that got away One that will get away Talkin' about a better place And a better day Talkin' about how to get there ~chorus~ Traveling on a path with heart The end is no more important than the start 2. Next time you get to the head of the line And they ask you if you want Paper or plastic Tell 'em I got my own bag Yeah I broght my own bag I got my own bag this time Don't cut down that tree Let the landfill be I got my own bag this time Got my own bag, I got my own bag Own bag, own bag this time ~chorus~ Traveling on a path with heart The end is no more important than the start 3. Nick's a drinkin' man He's got no hands Just two metal hooks to hold a beer can Got a sense of style like a Texas smile Drinkin' hard in the graveyard Boots of black hair slicked back Cowboy shirt wants another six back Look at that lost dog at the gas station So worried and confused Sadly doesn't know where to go Lookin' for an angel Lookin' for an angel at the Chevron ~chorus~ Understanding and tenderness Peace and love and happiness 4. Elder bluesman Chicago African Smoke and drank through the night Made the music when the day began Dust and electricity, weeds catchin' on fire Two velvet balloons strung up there On the telephone wire Timbuktu turning back to dust Manhattan steel gonna rust If it stands that long I feel like a bathtub full of sand Workin' hard here In the broken promised land
5.
~chorus~ Jesus was a Hobo Restless preacher man Hop a train and off he'd go Never workin' for the man 1. Mississippi Fred hop a freight train Jesus went along They picked cotton out in Texas Mississippi Fred went home ~chorus~ Jesus was a Hobo Restless preacher man Hop a train and off he'd go Never workin' for the man 2. Jesus went out to Tombstone Had a wife and three sons People gathered round him He died young ~chorus~ Jesus was a Hobo Restless preacher man Hop a train and off he'd go Never workin' for the man 3. Jesus was a Hobo Church was not his thing He couldn't take the lyin' Like to play blues harp and sing ~chorus~ Jesus was a Hobo Restless preacher man Hop a train and off he'd go Never workin' for the man 4. Jesus was a Hobo Wore the same clothes everyday You could smell him comin' Wouldn't let him stay ~chorus~ Jesus was a Hobo Restless preacher man Hop a train and off he'd go Never workin' for the man Jesus was a Hobo
6.
Recon 07:06
1. Recon Making his way Montana with a backpack His thumb out North of Denver Picked him up Headed north ~chorus~ Recon Nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now 2. Recon Was a Marine A sniper for the USA He killed In 18 countries 18 countries for the USA ~chorus~ Recon Been nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now 3. We turned west Towards the great salt lake Rode into the sunset Singing King of the Road We stopped at a Wyoming truck stop He wandered off into the night ~chorus~ Recon Been nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now 4. He returned In the morning With coffee and a smile Recon sang lots of songs Bob Seger, Cat Stevens and Elton John ~chorus~ Recon Been nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now -bridge- 5. As we drove on He told a story 'Bout the last time he drank in a bar Had a table, a bottle of whiskey There was a fight Four people died ~chorus~ Recon Been nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now 6. Recon Was a POW In the Phillipines for six years He escaped After gaining their trust He killed all his captors ~chorus~ Recon Been nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now 7. Recon Met Tom Waits On a drunk In New Mexico Was flying a sign On the roadside They talked Went on their way ~chorus~ Recon Been nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now 8. Recon Lookin' for a job As a short order cook In Montana Had a greasy package Of beef jerky He liked to eat it But the ants did not ~chorus~ Recon Been nine years on the road Ever since his wife died says I was a little crazy I'm better now
7.
No Clue 03:08
1. Need a vision of the future Some kind of way to go Take a few little risks Get out of this comfort zone ~chorus~ We know how to do things Just don't know which things to do We got so much knowledge When it comes to wisdom Got no clue 2. I read On Walden Pond Sitting by an apartment complex pool On my lunchbreaks from a place Looked more like a prison or factory than a school ~chorus~ We know how to do things Just don't know which things to do We got so much knowledge When it comes to wisdom Got no clue -bridge- repeat 1. Need a vision of the future Some kind of new way to go Take a few risks Get out of this comfort zone ~chorus~ We know how to make things Just don't know which things to make But it doesn't bother us It's like we're sleeping while we're awake
8.
1. Money in the pocket Sun gettin' high Work all finished World rushing by 2. Grind doesn't make it Can't last too long Turn my life sour Ruin all the sweet songs -bridge- Gonna sit right here In this rockin' chair Watch them playin' Mr. Jones' game repeat 1. Money in the pocket Sun gettin' high Work all finished World rushing by
9.
Balmorhea 05:15
1. Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole Dust devils in the desert Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole Dust devils in the desert Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole Dust devils in the desert On the way to Balmorhea today Dust devils in the desert On the way to Balmorhea today 2. Dust devils in the desert Under the thunderbird Dust devils in the desert Under the thunderbird Dust devils in the desert Under the thunderbird Lightning and hard rain Under the thunder bird Lightning and hard rain In the desert fourth month, second year, 21st century 3. Under the thunderbird Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole Under the thunderbird Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole Under the thunderbird Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole On the way to Balmorhea today Blow the sage smoke in the sound hole
10.
Inspiration 04:04
1. Like a weed Growing up through the cracks You can't stop it Can't stop all of it 2. No amount of cash Will guarantee It's arrival Its arrival ~chorus~ Inspiration Tell the story Inspiration Without a plan Inspiration Get it where you can 3. As important as Our survival Is this connection With the mystery ~chorus~ Inspiration Tell the story Inspiration Without a plan Inspiration Get it where you can -bridge- repeat 1. Like a weed Growing up through the cracks You can't stop it Can't stop all of it ~chorus~ Inspiration Tell the story Inspiration Without a plan Inspiration Get it where you can

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Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered in 2003 at Sutton Sound with Rick Sutton engineering.

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released April 1, 2003

Paul Sprawl - guitar, voice, harmonica
Freebo - tuba
Jaia Suri - voice

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