Lyrics

Lyrics: Stilson Greene*

*Hardly A Day: Stilson Greene & Todd Wright
*You Can Count On Me: Todd Wright

Ireland Fallen
The spears shined in the sun
And the gathering was done
As the horses neighed and reared in the morning
The battle cry was raised
As the men drew their blades
And they fell, oh Lord and they fell

It happened in the way
The moon can dim the day
And the men gave their hearts to the meadow
The wives came to the fields
Pulled their husbands on their shields
Where they fell, oh Lord where they fell

As Eric’s bloody hand
Waves ‘cross the green land
The ghosts in the stones sing of freedom
And as Ireland knows so well
The ground and blood will tell
How they fell, oh Lord how they fell

A Tie That Binds
Life is funny and harder than you think
And I understand why some men turn to drink
Some women run to another man’s arms
Leave children behind like yesterday’s charms

We all have lessons that we gotta learn
As a candle glows, a candle burns
Won’t find the answer in sunny blue skies
It lies like a snake, in a bitter disguise

If God is watching, what’s he waiting for
With so many people dying outside his door
The devil’s working, he’s on overtime
Me I’m just looking for a tie that binds
Me I’m just looking for a tie that binds

Some people think they got every deal done
Collect their dreams two over one
In the end they discover what they’ve found
Climbing the hill aint worth falling down

If God is watching, what’s he waiting for
With so many people dying outside his door
‘Cause the devil’s working, hell he’s on overtime
Me I’m just looking for a tie that binds
Me I’m just looking for a tie that binds

Soon it will be as it was back then
Watching Rome burn on the head of a pin

God is watching
Waiting for
People killing people
Outside his door
Devil’s working
Overtime
Me I’ll be looking for a tie that binds
Me I’ll be looking for a tie that binds

Crow flies north, a child walks west
Where they are bound is everyman’s guess
But I’m betting they’re more lost than found
In the shadows and corners of new Babylon

Hardly A Day
Hardly a day goes by
Hardly a day
When I don’t hear your voice
From so far away
I see your face on the wall
Hear you move throughout the hall
Hardly a day
Hardly a day

Hardly a day goes by
Hardly a day
When I don’t hear someone
Mention your name
And though it’s been some years
I keep holding back the tears
Hardly a day
Hardly a day

Hardly a moment passes by when I dont
Feel you
And I,
I lose myself
I should be moving on
But I’m spending time instead
With the memories in my head

Hardly a day goes by
Hardly a day
When I don’t feel my heart
Slipping away
I know there’ll come a day
We’ll both look back and say
It was hardly a day
Hardly a day
I know there’ll come a day
We’ll both look back and say
It was hardly a day
Hardly a day

You Can Count On Me
I’m unreliable at best
First one you should second guess
I’m sure by now
I’ve failed the test
You were giving out but
I want more than caring less
I feel like cleaning up this mess
You feel this beating in my chest
And you would know it now
That you can
Count one one hand
Your reasons to believe
But from now on
You can count on me

This morning when I brushed my teeth
Saw me looking back at me
Saw the lines dishonesty
Drew on my face and
I’m not asking you for help
If any thing put me through hell
So I can find my place
So you can
Count one one hand
The times I tried to leave
But from now on
You can count on me

The one who let you down
Never held you up
I dragged my feet took my time never gave that much
I know you’re giving in
But I’m not giving up

Til you can can
Count one one hand
The times I tried to leave
But from now on
You can count on
You can
Count one one hand
Your reasons to believe
But from now on
You can count on me

When The Night Falls
Working hard to earn my pay
Six days a week
Ten hours a day
When I get home
Ain’t got a lot to say
The wife wants to talk
The kid wants to play

When the night falls
You find me burning
When the night falls
Wheels are turning
When the night falls
Hard as stone
When the night falls
We’re all alone

This week that check
It won’t go very far
Insurance due
New brakes on the car
New job I was promised
Well it fell through
I keep on wondering
When my number’s due

When the night falls
Wheels are turning
When the night falls
Hard as stone
When the night falls
We’re all alone

Ain’t no way in this world that a working man will
Build his castle of dreams on top of that hill
But he works through the day ’til he gets the job right
Then he turns in his sleep wondering night after night

Sometimes I wonder
What the future holds
Will my girls be happy
As time unfolds
But tomorrow
Is just a working day
It don’t matter
What I think anyway

When the night falls
Wheels are turning
When the night falls
Hard as stone
When the night falls
We’re all alone

Crows
I see the crows in the morning
I hear the crows at night
They’re pecking on my window
Pushing me for flight

But I’m thinking about staying
Though the crows say go
No sense in delaying
What I already know

CROWS You know they made one helluva mess
CROWS Too many eggs laid in the nest
CROWS Dire and silent in their flight
Picking bones of lovers in the night

All the birds are singing
But the crows don’t crack
They only sing
For their money back

They’ll steal all your laundry
Hang it on a line
Make you run naked
To the starting line

CROWS You know they made one helluva mess
CROWS Too many eggs laid in the nest
CROWS Dire and silent in their flight
Picking bones of lovers in the night

Crows are calling and I am falling from the highest tree
Crows will catch me if I match the high commission fee

There’s a light in the doorway
There’s a murder in the yard
Stay out of the bedroom
That song’s too hard

I see the crows in the morning
I hear the crows at night
They’re pecking on my window
Pushing me for flight

CROWS You know they made one helluva mess
CROWS Too many eggs laid in the nest
CROWS Dire and silent in their flight
Picking bones of lovers in the night

Here – Tammy’s Song
Long time ago
Way back since when
We were
Young lions

Curtains half drawn
Grey has set in
We shine like diamonds

Here you make me feel so new
Things we share are true
I love you more than I knew
Those years ago

You said a vow
Forever the word
You suffer
Glady

I held your gaze
You held my heart
And I fell
Madly

Here you make me feel so new
Things we share are true
I love you more than I knew
Those years ago

Come To The River
Eddie Bell was a simple man
Lost his heart in Vietnam Nam
Now he kicks an empty can
On the road to Tupelo

Betty Lou shot her son
Blamed his death on everyone
In the dark she bought the gun
On the road to Tupelo

Come to the river
Come to the river
What you need it delivers
Come to the river
Come to the river
And drown your soul to sleep

Johnny Smith never saw the car
As he pulled out from Willie’s bar
Tried to run but didn’t get far
On the road to Tupelo

Shirley Fine cooked the books
She got by on her looks
Now she’s in a van with crooks
On the road to Tupelo

Come to the river
Come to the river
What you need it delivers
Come to the river
Come to the river
And drown your soul to sleep

Amos Beans saw the light
Of the mothership on Friday night
Waved goodbye as he took flight
On the road to Tupelo

Come to the river
Come to the river
What you need it delivers
Come to the river
Come to the river
And drown your soul to sleep

Harder Than The Fall
Darling I know you’re sad
You think it’s all over
But baby it’s not so bad
You’ll find another lover
And I will tell you something
That is so little known
There’s a difference in lonely
And being alone.

When you feel so heartbroken
Your back’s against the wall
I’ll tell you that standing
Is harder than the fall.

Baby things will pass on
You’re be looking up
Soon you’ll be drinking
From another loving cup
And there is a truth that you
Will have to learn
Don’t give your love away
‘Til you get love in return

When you feel so heartbroken
Your back’s against the wall
I’ll tell you that standing
Is harder than the fall.

Member: ASCAP