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Caution - Hungry Child
03:37
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YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THE CITIES 'CAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE IN THE STREETS
WITH RAGS UPON THEIR SHOULDERS AND NO SHOES ON THEIR FEET
AS PEOPLE PASS, THEY TURN THEIR HEADS, AND FORCE A CONSTANT SMILE
OH HOW CAN I WALK BY ANOTHER HUNGRY CHILD?
HOW CAN I WALK BY ANOTHER HUNGRY CHILD?
I TOOK HER TO THE DOCTOR, I TRIED TO DO MY SHARE
HE ASKED HER WHEN SHE'D EATEN LAST ALL SHE COULD DO WAS STARE
THE DOCTOR SAID STARVATION WAS GOD'S OWN WORK DEFILED
HOW CAN I WALK BY ANOTHER HUNGRY CHILD?
IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF NUMBERS, CAN'T YOU SEE IT'S JUST A GAME?
WITH THE WINNERS AND THE LOSERS, THE SUCCESSFUL AND INSANE
WITH ALL THE WORLD'S TREASURES HERE LAID OUT AT OUR FEET
WE CAN'T TAKE THEM WITH US, SO LET'S LET THE CHILDREN EAT
HOW CAN I WALK BY ANOTHER HUNGRY CHILD?
THE DOCTORS TRIED TO SAVE HER, BUT IT WAS JUST TOO LATE
I LOOKED INTO HER EYES TO SEE AN ANGEL MEET HER FATE
SHE'S OVER IN THE GRAVEYARD, GO AND SIT WITH HER AWHILE
THEN TRY TO WALK BY ANOTHER HUNGRY CHILD
OH HOW CAN I WALK BY ANOTHER HUNGRY CHILD?
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Fool's Gold
03:40
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AND THE SOLDIERS IN MY TOYCHEST EACH HAVE DIED A THOUSAND TIMES
THE TELEVISION BRINGS TO VIEW THOSE CHOICE ASSORTED CRIMES
AND THE DOCTORS THEY'LL ALL BLAME IT ON OUR SICK PSYCHOTIC MINDS
AND I WONDER, PEOPLE, CAN'T YOU SEE
ALL THOSE WARNING SIGNS?
AND THE SIGNS ARE WAR "WAR IS HELL" OR SO THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY
UNLESS OF COURSE YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR THE GOOD OL' U.S.A.
WELL, SOME THINGS ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR, BUT MONEY IS NOT ONE
NO, I JUST CAN'T SEE DYING JUST TO BUY ANOTHER GUN
CRIME CRIME CRIME TO KILL TO STEAL TO CHEAT
SOME FOLKS ARE BOUND TO BE IN JAIL IT KEEPS THEM OFF THE STREET
YOU SAY THE LAWS ARE ALL O.K. IT'S PUNISHMENT WE LACK
BUT IF A MAN SHOULD KILL A MAN THEN SHOULD WE KILL HIM BACK
NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO COLLEGE, NEVER BEEN TO JAIL
I'M JUST A MIXED UP MAN TRYIN' TO TELL AN AWESOME TALE
AND I KNOW I WILL NEVER HATE YOU AND MY LOVE IS NOT FOR SALE
BUT I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET ALONG, FOR WE'LL ALL DIE IF WE FAIL
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YOU COME FROM A TOWN A BIT DOWN THE ROAD
YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE WEARY FROM YOUR HEAVY LOAD
I DON'T DANCE TO THE DEVIL BUT GIVE HIM HIS DUE
I GUEST THAT THAT MAKES ME A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU
AND IF WE TOGETHER CAN'T SEE EYE TO EYE
JUST LOOK FOR TOMORROW AND GIVE IT A TRY
YOU COME FROM A CITY THAT'S HOURS BY PLANE
YOU SAY THAT THE LIFESTYLE CAN DRIVE YOU INSANE
OH THE STRESS AND THE STRAIN THEY GET TO ME TOO
I GUESS THAT THAT MAKES ME A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU
AND IF WE TOGETHER CAN'T SEE EYE TO EYE
JUST REACH FOR THE FUTURE AND GIVE IT A TRY
YOU COME FROM A COUNTY THAT'S SHATTERED AND POOR
AND ALL THAT IT'S BROUGHT YOU IS HUNGER AND WAR
BUT YOUR FAITH GIVES YOU HOPE THAT THERE'S PEACE WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH
I GUESS THAT THAT MAKES ME A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU
AND IF WE TOGETHER CAN'T SEE EYE TO EYE
JUST REACH FOR FOREVER AND GIVE IT A TRY
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Caution - Tell Me Billy
05:08
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THERE'S A STOP SIGN DOWN ON CHERRY STREET THAT BILLY ONCE IGNORED
RAN MY OLD BLUE PONTIAC INTO AN '87 FORD
BILLY HAD BEEN SHOWING OFF, HE'D HAD THE PEDAL FLOORED
AND IT'S JUST TOO BAD THAT THAT BILLY LAD AIN'T AROUND NO MORE
TELL ME BILLY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
TELL ME BILLY, WAS IT FUN?
I KNOW YOU'RE SORRY AND YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
TELL ME BILLY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
BILLY WAS MY BROTHER, I LET HIM USE MY CAR
I TOLD HIM NOT TO GO TOO FAST, NOT TO GO TOO FAR
BILLY HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS, I GUESS HE HAD TO BE A STAR
YOU SEE, HE HAD A FAKE I.D., HIS FIRST STOP WAS A BAR
TELL ME BILLY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
TELL ME BILLY, WAS IT FUN?
I KNOW YOU'RE CRYIN' - BUT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
TELL ME BILLY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
I STAYED HOME THAT EVENING JUST TO WATCH TV
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, I SAID, NO, IT JUST CAN'T BE
I RAN ON DOWN TO CHERRY STREET, JUST TO SEE WHAT I COULD SEE
AS THE LIFE POURED OUT OF BILLY, THESE WORDS POURED OUT OF ME
TELL ME BILLY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
TELL ME BILLY, WAS IT FUN?
I KNOW YOU'RE DYIN' - BUT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
TELL ME BILLY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
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SHE GOES TO SCHOOL IN THE DAYTIME
EVENINGS I PLAY MY GUITAR
SHE'S WORKIN' YOU SEE ON THAT MASTER'S DEGREE
I'M WORKING TO BE A STAR
LONG ABOUT FOUR IN THE MORNING
BARS ARE ALL CLOSING UP TIGHT
ME AND MY GIRL WE'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD
FINDING OUR WAY IN THE NIGHT
SOME ARE AFRAID OF THE DARKNESS
SOME ARE AFRAID OF THE LIGHT
ME AND MY GIRL WE'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD
FINDING OUR WAY IN THE NIGHT
I GET SO LONELY IN THE DAYTIME
EVENINGS SHE STARTS FEELIN' LOW
BUT BOTH OF OUR DREAMS ARE AS REAL AS THEY SEEM
SO ON AND ON WE MUST GO
LONG ABOUT FOUR IN THE MORNING
BARS ARE ALL CLOSING UP TIGHT
THE LAUGHTER AND TEARS WILL HIDE ALL OF OUR FEARS
FINDING OUR WAY IN THE NIGHT
SOME ARE AFRAID OF THE DARKNESS
SOME ARE AFRAID OF THE LIGHT
ME AND MY GIRL WE'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD
FINDING OUR WAY IN THE NIGHT
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WELL MY MAMA WAS A FARM GIRL AND SHE'D BEEN A FARMER'S WIFE
AND MY DADDY WAS A STRONG MAN WITH A GOOD STRONG LOVE FOR LIFE
BUT YOU KNOW THERE CAME A WINTER WHEN THE EVERGREENS TURNED BROWN
THAT BLACK BEAR'S ON THAT MOUNTAIN NOW AND HE'S NEVER COMIN' DOWN
YOU KNOW THERE WAS A BLACK BEAR WHEN THE SNOW GOT THREE FOOT DEEP
HE CAME DOWN AND KILLED OUR CATTLE AND HE SLAUGHTERED ALL OUR SHEEP
AND HE MAULED UP TWO GOOD HORSES AND HE KILLED MY YELLER' HOUND
THAT BLACK BEAR'S ON THAT MOUNTAIN NOW AND HE'S NEVER COMIN' DOWN
SO MY DADDY AND TWO OTHER MEN WENT UP TO HUNT THE BEAR
TWO DAYS LATER THEY CAME DOWN AGAIN BUT THEY LEFT MY DADDY THERE
AND MY MAMA CRIED AND SAID, CHILDREN, PACK UP, WE'LL MOVE TO TOWN
'CAUSE YOUR DADDY'S ON THAT MOUNTAIN NOW AND HE'S NEVER COMIN' DOWN
SO I WENT AND GOT THE RIFLE THAT WAS HANGIN' ON THE WALL
THOUGH I HAD TO USE A CHAIR, YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER FELT SO TALL
AND I SLIPPED ON OUT THE BACK DOOR, NO, I NEVER MADE A SOUND
MY DADDY'S ON THAT MOUNTAIN NOW AND HE'S NEVER COMIN' DOWN
SO I WENT UP ON THE MOUNTAIN AND I CLIMBED THE TALLEST TREE
I KNEW I WOULD NEVER FIND THE BEAR, BUT I KNEW THAT HE'D FIND
ME
AND I WAITED TIL I HEARD HIM, AND HIS FOOTSTEPS SHOOK THE GROUND
AND MY DADDY'S ON THAT MOUNTAIN NOW AND HE'S NEVER COMIN' DOWN
WELL, THE FIRST SHOT THAT I FIRED HIT HIM RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES
AND HE RAISED UP ON HIS HIND LEGS AND I SAW HIS MIGHTY SIZE
AND IT FELT JUST LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE WHEN HE FINALLY HIT THE
GROUND
AND THAT BLACK BEAR'S ON HIS MOUNTAIN NOW AND HE'S NEVER COMIN' DOWN
WELL MY MAMA WAS A FARM GIRL, SHE'D BEEN A FARMER'S WIFE
AND MY DADDY WAS A GOOD MAN 'TIL THE BLACK BEAR TOOK HIS LIFE
AND YOU KNOW I GREW UP A FARM BOY, NO WE NEVER MOVED TO TOWN
AND THAT BLACK BEAR'S ON THE BARN DOOR NOW
AND HE'S NEVER COMIN' DOWN
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Handsome Prince
03:16
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YOU'RE STILL A HANDSOME PRINCE, THOUGH YOUR WHITE HORSE HAS GONE AWAY
AND THE TWINKLE'S GONE FROM YOUR BLUE EYES, YOUR GOLDEN HAIR'S TURNED GRAY
THEY SAY YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER, BUT THEY TRULY SELDOM DO
DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU HAD KNOWN ABOUT THAT SHOE?
YOU WERE YOUNG AND WILD AND RESTLESS, AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS
YOU WERE MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS LIKE A HANDSOME YOUNG PRINCE DOES
WHERE SHE GOT HER INVITATION NO ONE REALLY EVER KNEW
BUT BY ELEVEN-THIRTY SHE LOOKED GOOD TO YOU
SO YOU SET ASIDE YOUR LIFE AND THEN YOU SEARCHED THROUGHOUT THE LAND
KNOWING YOU COULD NOT BE HAPPY WITHOUT A CHANCE TO HOLD HER HAND
ALL YOU EVER REALLY WANTED WAS TO MAKE HER DREAMS COME TRUE
THEN ONE DAY SHE WOKE THE WAY FOLKS ALWAYS DO
SO YOU TOOK HER TO YOUR CASTLE AND YOU GAVE THAT GIRL YOUR ALL
AND YOU WORKED HARD TO PAY THE BAND THAT CAME TO PLAY THE BALL
SHE GREW SADLY EVER AFTER OR MAYBE JUST GOT BORED
COULDN'T NAME IT BUT SHE SAID SHE WANTED MORE
YOU'RE STILL A HANDSOME PRINCE, THOUGH YOUR WHITE HORSE HAS GONE AWAY
AND THE TWINKLE'S GONE FROM YOUR BLUE EYES, YOUR GOLDEN HAIR'S TURNED GRAY
THEY SAY YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER, BUT THEY TRULY SELDOM DO
DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU HAD KNOWN ABOUT THAT SHOE?
DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU'D JUST THROWN AWAY THAT SHOE?
REMEMBER SHE'S THE ONE THAT DROPPED THE SHOE
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I USED TO SING SOME COUNTRY
A LITTLE BIT OF ROCK-N-ROLL
HAD A LOT OF RHYTHM, LORD,
BUT IT NEVER HAD NO SOUL
BUT LATELY I BEEN A-WALKIN'
YOU KNOW I WALKED HOLES IN MY SHOES
LOOKS LIKE I MADE IT ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE BLUES
I USED TO DRINK SOME WHISKEY
I USED TO DRINK SOME WINE
DRANK A LITTLE VODKA
NOW IT'S MESSIN' UP MY MIND
THE WAY I’M FEELIN’ LATELY
YOU KNOW, I GOT NO USE FOR BOOZE
LOOKS LIKE I MADE IT ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE BLUES
I USED TO HAVE ME A WOMAN
HERE TO HOLD MY HAND
SHE UP AND LEFT ME, LORD,
YOU KNOW I DID NOT UNDERSTAND
SOME SAY I'VE GONE CRAZY
BUT I FIGURE THAT I'M JUST CONFUSED
LOOKS LIKE I MADE IT ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE BLUES
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I MET AN OLD MAN DOWN AT THE POOL HALL
YOU KNOW THE ONE THERE ON CENTER STREET AND MAIN
TOLD ME HE HAD A BOY, ONE THAT LOOKED A LOT LIKE ME
BUT NOW ALL HIS CHILDREN THOUGHT HE'D GONE INSANE
TOLD ME SOME STORIES YOU SEE HE'D HAD A GOOD LONG LIFE
I SAT AND I LISTENED TO THE OLD MAN WHILE WE'D PLAY
THE ONLY THING HE EVER MISSED WAS HIS DEARLY DEPARTED WIFE
I KNEW HE MISSED HER CAUSE I ONCE HEARD HIM SAY
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE THAT I CAN NO LONGER BE WITH YOU?
AND WHAT HAVE I DONE TO LET YOU UP AND GO AWAY?
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE THAT I CAN NO LONGER SEE YOU?
I PROMISE YOU AGAIN WE'LL BE TOGETHER SOMEDAY
I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT TO DO, PLAYED A LOT OF POOL BACK THEN
AND THAT OLD MAN YOU KNOW HE SURE SHOT ONE MEAN GAME
PRETTY SOON I FOUND I'D MADE AN EIGHTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD FRIEND
SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT MY OLD FRIEND FELT THE SAME
I WENT TO THE POOL HALL ONE DAY LIKE I ALWAYS DID
BUT SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT MY OLD FRIEND WASN'T THERE
I REMEMBER HE TOLD ME JUST EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID
WAS REMEMBER BOY YOU AIN'T NEVER TOO OLD OR YOUNG TO CARE
REMEMBER BOY YOU AIN'T NEVER TOO OLD OR YOUNG TO CARE
AND I FIND MYSELF THINKIN'
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE THAT I CAN NO LONGER BE WITH YOU?
AND WHAT HAVE I DONE TO LET YOU UP AND GO AWAY?
AND WHERE HAVE YOU GONE THAT I CAN NO LONGER SEE YOU?
I PROMISE YOU AGAIN WE'LL BE TOGETHER SOMEDAY
I PROMISE YOU MY FRIEND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER GAME, SOMEDAY
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HE WAS BORN ONE APRIL MORNING SHINING BRIGHTLY AS THE SUN
YOU COULD SEE THAT HE'D BE SOMETHING BEFORE HIS LIFE WAS DONE
HIS DADDY TAUGHT HIM BOY OH YOU COULD DO MOST ANYTHING
BUT THE THING THAT HE LOVED MOST OF ALL WAS ANOTHER CHANCE TO SING
CAN'T YOU HEAR THE GUITARS PLAYING? CAN'T YOU HEAR THE VOICES RING?
CAN'T YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE CLAPPING AS THEY WAIT TO HEAR HIM SING?
YOU COULD SEE HE LOVED HIS MUSIC, YOU KNOW THAT HE'LL GO FAR
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LITTLE BOY WHO'S GONE TO BE A STAR?
OH HIS FAMILY SPLIT UP EARLY SO HE LEARNED THAT NOTHIN' LASTS
AND HE LOOKED HARD TO THE FUTURE, LET GO OF THE PAST
HIS GRANDMA WENT TO MEXICO AND BROUGHT BACK A GUITAR
HE KNEW RIGHT THEN AT FOURTEEN, ONE DAY HE'D BE A STAR
SO HE LEFT HOME AT SEVENTEEN AND WENT OUT ON THE ROAD
SO FULL OF LIFE AND INNOCENCE HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT EXPLODE
HE MET THIS LOVELY LADY AND SHE BROKE HIS HEART IN TWO
HE LEARNED TO SING A LOVE SONG, LEARNED TO SING THE BLUES
OH HIS MAMA GOT A PHONE CALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
FROM A SORRY OLD POLICEMAN, SAID HE KNEW IT WASN'T RIGHT
BUT THEY'D FOUND HIM BROKE AND BLEEDING
BESIDE SOME CRACKED UP CAR
OH WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LITTLE BOY WHO'S GONE TO BE A STAR?
AND I STILL HEAR THE GUITARS PLAYING I STILL HEAR THE VOICES RING
CAN'T YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE CLAPPING AS THEY WAIT TO HEAR HIM SING?
YOU COULD SEE HE LOVED HIS MUSIC, YOU KNOW THAT HE'LL GO FAR
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LITTLE BOY WHO'S GONE TO BE A STAR?
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Frank Powell Normal, Illinois
Frank Powell is a singer-songwriter who has been performing for over thirty years, as a member of various bands, and as a
solo artist. His original songs have been recorded by numerous artists.
Frank is based in Central Illinois, and available for bookings throughout the US. He currently performs with the Third Street Strays.
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