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Wheels Around
03:29
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Before my wheels they rolled me to this town,
I’ve spent my life living all around.
I’m grateful for the wandering I have done.
All in all, it’s been a ton of fun.
I never could have planned the paths I took,
I didn’t pick em right out of a book.
The life I’ve lived has helped me lessons learned,
and sometimes learning has come from getting burned.
Chorus:
Coast to coast and all around,
My wheels have been turning round and round.
I’ve been lost and I’ve been found.
I’m so glad I rolled into this town
I’ve been known to work deep in The Ditch.
My goals haven’t been “bout getting rich.
There’s dreams Ive been helping to manifest.
I know sometimes, oh, I come across too earnest.
It’s just that when I take a look around,
It seems like so madness does abound.
I know that we can find a better way,
Bring more sanity to our day to day.
Chorus:
Coast to coast and all around,
My wheels have been turning round and round.
I’ve been lost and I’ve been found.
I’m so glad I rolled into this town.
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2. |
Turn Back the Darkness
04:25
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All I want is a peaceful home,
This world that I share with billions everywhere.
Tell me why is it so hard for us to just be,
To live our lives more in harmony?
Rock, why don’t you roll?
Open up your soul.
Shine the light that’s in your heart
And let’s turn back the darkness
That so blinds us
Our lives they seem so separated.
We’ve got so many people who are living In communities gated.
Oh it seems so wrong to me that any should starve,
When there are so many people who are living life large
Rock, why don’t you roll?
Open up your soul.
Shine the light that’s in your heart
And let us turn back the darkness
That divides us.
The planet’s future we all share,
Whether or not you act like you care.
For the sake of the children and those yet to come,
Can’t we please stop acting so selfish and numb.
Rock, why don’t you roll?
Open up your soul.
Shine the light that’s in your heart
And let us turn back the darkness
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3. |
Love & Sparks
03:45
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There have been women that I have met,
At times they’ve taken up residence inside my head.
Thoughts of them at times have take o’er my mind,
As I’ve been yearning for companionship of a loving kind
On this road I’ve been on,
Love and loneliness have come and gone.
From the bottom of my heart,
Thanks to those with whom I’ve shared some love and sparks.
There have been times I’ve intertwined,
With women that have gone a so a tripping cross my mind.
Just as many times what has been the case,
A false alarm, being off on a futile chase.
On this road I’ve been on,
Love and loneliness have come and gone.
From the bottom of my heart,
Thanks to those with whom I’ve shared some love and sparks.
What it is I’m hoping for in the realm of amore,
Is the type of love I witnessed in my grandparents before.
Though some may say my thinking’s too ideal,
Like Neil Young and his heart of gold I want a love that’s real.
On this road I’ve been on,
Love and loneliness have come and gone.
From the bottom of my heart,
Thanks to those with whom I’ll share more love and sparks.
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4. |
Peace
05:37
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All around in many places,
There are people of all races,
That are crying, some lay dying,
Due to grown men and their fighting.
Millions have lost family members,
Thousands horribly dismembered.
Why are so many damn believers
Following such heartless leaders?.
Killing in the name of a cause.
Some claiming that it’s the will of God.
Others blinded by the power they seek,
Think stopping and talking is for the weak.
Thought forms so mad,
Thought forms so mad.
The other day I was walking for peace,
A goal that so many say is out of our reach.
I hope someday more will realize,
Seeing this world with opened eyes,
Not me ,nor yo, nor her, nor him
Are divided into Us and Them.
Not me, nor you, nor her, nor him
Are divided into Us and Them
It’s wrong that women or children should die
From bombs, from bombs
That fall, fall from the sky
Or shot while just walking, walking on by
In a war zone called home.
In a war zone called home.
The American Eagle
Our National Symbol
Truly does help illustrate
Why we find ourselves in this current state.
An olive branch cannot seem sincere
When they see us holding arrows near.
The arrows we’ve thrown from our hands
One by one have scarred the hearts of man.
Not me, nor you, nor her, nor him,
Are divided into Us and Them
Not me, nor you, nor her, nor him,
Are divided into Us and Them
When more join in the call for peace,
We’ll find this goal more within our reach.
When more join in the call for peace,
We’ll find this goal more within our reach.
There was a sign I saw that day
There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.
There was a sign I saw that day
There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.
Not me, nor you, nor her, nor him,
Are divided into Us and Them
Not me, nor you, nor her, nor him,
Are divided into Us and Them
There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.
There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.
There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.
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5. |
Hemp Anthem 2.0
04:28
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Hey, now!
What we gonna do, to co-create a clean future?
It’s time to shake off all the sand rise on up and take a stand.
We all know that we’re facing problems.
Open minds will be what help us solve them.
We’ve got to put all our options in the table,
As we try and chart a course to help our planet grow more stable.
Hemp’s a crop can heal our water, air, and soil,
Provide a healthy food that’s good for body, mind, and soul.
Been too long, since Congress just let our farmers grow it.
A course of action that we cannot afford.
Hey, now!
What we gonna do, to co-create a green future?
It’s time to shake off all the sand rise on up and take a stand.
You know we’ll have to take it to the streets, so more farmers can once again grow hemp.
Won’t you please join me in the streets, so more farmers can once again grow hemp.
Most anything that we make
with cotton, wood, or oil,
Can be made greener from this plant
that springs up from the soil.
It doesn’t require tons of toxic pesticides,
unlike so many crops where we spread them far and wide.
We’ve got to stop logging so much of our forests.
Let’s plant hemp instead and we can reap a yearly harvest.
Hemp’s potential is beyond our imagination,
Won’t you help in the waking of the nation?
Hey, now!
What we gonna do, to co-create our dream future?
It’s time to shake off all the sand, rise on up, and take a stand.
You know we’ll have to take it to the streets, so more farmers can once again grow hemp.
Won’t you please join me in the streets, so more farmers can once again grow hemp.
If you take a look at causes environmental,
What you’ll find are lots of scattered cause local.
The way I see it, we’ve been like a shotgun shell,
Trying to hit far-off target, “Sustainable”.
We’ve got to mold our selves into a bullet,
Then this target, I know that we can hit it.
Let’s join together help bring more hemp back to the soil,
Then we’ll really help the Earth’s heath to restore.
Hey! Now what we’re gonna do
To co-create our dream future:
We’re going to
shake off all the sand,
rise on up
and take a stand.
We’re going to
take it to the streets,
So more farmers can once again grow hemp
2x
We’re going to
take it to the streets,
co-create our dream future
2x
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6. |
GC Love
05:20
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If this should be the last time,
If this should be the last time that I’m here,
Know that I will always hold this place dear.
In the time I spent in Grand Canyon,
I tasted more of life than I’d ever imagined.
As the days, they unfolded in front of my eyes,
I saw revealed the magnificent magic of life.
If this should be the last time,
If this should be the last time that I’m here,
Know that these memories I’ll always hold dear.
A great blue heron taking flight,
The stars above that shine so bright,
Canyon walls dancing in the light,
Are just a few of my favorite canyon sights.
If this should be the last time,
If this should be the last time that I’m here,
Know that these friendships I’ll always hold dear.
Through doing river trips and working at Phantom,
I’ve gotten to know so many in my human family.
So many folks I have been so lucky to find,
Always in my heart and never that far from my mind.
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David Lee Piller Oakland, California
Hearing impaired singer songwriter whose music leans towards the folk/alt country side of the spectrum
(deaf in right ear + use hearing aid in left)
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