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Tom Petty: Highway Companion

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: American Recordings
Released: 2006.06.25
Time:
 43:55
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.tompetty.com
Appears with: Traveling Wilburys, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, George Harrison
Purchase date: 2007.01.13
Price in €: 17,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Saving Grace (T.Petty) - 3:47
[2] Square One (T.Petty) - 3:25
[3] Flirting with Time (T.Petty) - 3:15
[4] Down South (T.Petty) - 3:27
[5] Jack (T.Petty) - 2:28
[6] Turn This Car Around (T.Petty) - 3:58
[7] Big Weekend (T.Petty) - 3:15
[8] Night Driver (T.Petty) - 4:27
[9] Damaged by Love (T.Petty) - 3:22
[10] This Old Town (T.Petty) - 4:16
[11] Ankle Deep (T.Petty) - 3:23
[12] The Golden Rose (T.Petty) - 4:43

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Tom Petty - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Drums, Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Electric Piano on [8], Bass on [2], Lread Guitar on [5], Keyboards on [5], Producer, Art Direction

Mike Campbell - Lead Guitar, Vibraphone on [12], Producer
Jeff Lynne - Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Autoharp on [11], Producer

Ryan Ulyate - Rcording Engineer, Mixing
Steve McGrath - Additional Engineeron [2],[5]
Brian Gardner - Mastering
Robert Deyber - Cover Painting
Danny Clinch - Photography
Camelia Kath - Studio Crew Photography
Stephen Walker - Design
Tony Dimitriades - Management
Mary Klauzer - Management

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2006 CD American Recordings 44285
2006 CD Abstract/Warner Bros. 44285
2007 LP Warner Bros. 44285

Third solo album, and his first since 1994's 'Wildflowers',from stadium rock icon and frontman of The Heartbreakers, whom he has led for 30 years. Produced by Petty's former Traveling Wilburys bandmate Jeff Lynne, 'Highway Companion' is aselection of mostly gentle acoustic numbers loosely based around the theme, in Petty's words, of "time and what it doesto you". Includes the single 'Saving Grace'.



Tom Petty's concept for his third solo album is laid bare in its very title: it's called Highway Companion, which is a tip-off that this record was made with the road in mind. As it kicks off with the chugging Jimmy Reed-via-ZZ Top riff on "Saving Grace," the album does indeed seem to be ideal music for road trips, but Petty changes gears pretty quickly, down-shifting to the bittersweet acoustic "Square One." Although the album ramps back up with the '60s-styled pop of "Flirting with Time" and the swampy, Dylan-esque "Down South," the quick move to the ruminative is a good indication that for as good as Highway Companion can sound on the road, Petty looks inward on this album just as frequently as he looks outward. Perhaps this is the best indication that this is indeed a solo affair, not a rock & roll record with the Heartbreakers. Petty of course doesn't go it completely alone here: his longtime guitarist Mike Campbell is here as is producer/co-writer Jeff Lynne, who helmed Petty's 1989 solo debut, Full Moon Fever, and the Heartbreakers' 1991 Into the Great Wide Open and now returns to the fold 15 years later. Lynne's previous Petty productions were so bright, big, and shiny, they would have been suitable for an ELO album, and given that track record, it would be easy to assume that he would follow the same template for Highway Companion, but that's not the case at all. Highway Companion has as much in common with the rustic, handmade overtones of 1994's Wildflowers as it does with the pop sheen of Full Moon Fever - it is precise and polished, yet it's on a small scale, lacking the layers of overdubs that distinguish Lynne's production, and the end result is quite appealing, since it's at once modest but not insular. But Highway Companion also feels a little off, as if Petty is striving to make a fun rock & pop record - a soundtrack for the summer, or at least a good drive - but his heart is in making a melancholy introspective album, where he's grappling with getting older. This gives the album a sad undercurrent even at its lightest moments, which makes it ideal for driving alone late at night. Since it arrives after the bombastic The Last DJ, it's refreshing to hear Petty underplay his themes here, and it also helps that Lynne helps toughen up his songcraft. All this makes Highway Companion at the very least another typically reliable collection from Petty, but at its core, it's moodier than most of his records. It has a lot in common with Petty's divorce album, Echo, but it's coming from a different place - one that's content, yet still unsettled. That may mean that this album isn't quite as fun as it initially seems on the surface, but that bittersweet undercurrent does indeed make Highway Companion a good partner for long nights on the road.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



Four years after he took Elvis Costello's advice and bit the music/radio biz hands that have simultaneously fed and frustrated him for decades on the scabrous The Last DJ, Tom Petty returned to the studio with more personally introspective matters on his mind. Reuniting with producer/Wilbury sideman Jeff Lynne sans Heartbreakers for his third solo release proper, the veteran doesn't so much retool his trademark sound here as allow it the freedom to roam. The sonic landscape here is bluesier ("Saving Grace's opening shuffle, the haunting "Turn This Car Around") and more country-fried (the twangy energy of the blue collar lament "Big Weekend"), a return to familiar roots that produces subtly different results this time around. That sensibility now seasons songs as different as the stoned-elegant languor of "Night Driver" and the playful "Jack," where Petty and Lynn give a knowing nod and wink to the contemporary pop milieu. The stately, pop-perfect closer "Golden Rose" may lean on the Beatle-y side of their familiar sound, but it's a cliché the duo use both sparingly and shrewdly throughout, forging one of the veteran's most free-ranging and warmly satisfying efforts in a decade.

Jerry McCulley - Amazon.com



Tom Petty's third album without the Heartbreakers, 2006's HIGHWAY COMPANION, finds the revered singer-songwriter reuniting with fellow Traveling Wilbury Jeff Lynne (formerly of Electric Light Orchestra) for the first time since their fruitful late-1980s/early-'90s collaborations, which yielded FULL MOON FEVER (Petty's initial solo outing) and INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN. The resulting record recalls the former disc in particular, albeit with a shimmering 21st-century sound, helping Petty's ever-charming, traditionally minded aesthetic to sound fresh three decades into his career. Highlights of COMPANION include the hard-edged "Saving Grace," the gentle "Square One," and the twangy "Big Weekend," which wonderfully showcase the rock, folk, and alt-country sides of this dynamic artist, respectively. As on past joint projects, Lynne's more ornate inclinations are perfectly tempered by Petty's no-frills approach, allowing the latter's distinctively plaintive vocals to rise over the surprisingly straightforward arrangements. Arguably Petty's best album since '94's revered WILDFLOWERS, HIGHWAY COMPANION is an assured set of songs by one of America's finest rock artists.

CDUniverse.com



Tom Petty scheint ja recht entspannt zu sein, wenn man seine Musik auf Highway Companion so anhört. Das ist Musik zum Dahingleiten, nichts für Vollgas-Freunde. Obwohl ohne die Heartbreakers eingespielt, hat durch die Mitarbeit von Gittarist Mike Campbell und den langjährigen Produzenten Jeff Lynne auch dieses Album ein typisches Tom Petty Feeling. Minimale Arrangements, lakonische Texte und dann immer wieder eine Killer-Melodie, die einen unscheinbaren Song aufleuchten lässt. Die ruhigen Songs überwiegen bei weitem, erinnern entfernt an die Eagles ("Flirting With Time") oder J.J. Cale ("Jack"), haben manchmal ein Country- und manchmal ein Folk-Feeling, das bei Petty so deutlich bisher nicht durchkam. Vielleicht ist den Freunden früher Heartbreaker-Alben Highway Companion etwas zu schnarchig geraten, Tom-Petty-Fans haben aber eine ruhige, fast melancholische Scheibe ihres Helden im Schrank, die sie ruhig auch mehrmals wieder rausziehen können.

Deborah Denzer - Amazon.de



Einen besseren Titel hätte Tom Petty für sein neues Album nicht wählen können: "Highway Companion" (Warner) ist tatsächlich ein wunderbarer Begleiter - nicht nur für die Landstraße. Auf seine Begleitband, die "Heartbreakers", hat Petty im 30. Jahr ihres Bestehens zwar verzichtet, dennoch bleibt sein kluger Singer-Songwriter-Pop unverwechselbar.

Tobias Schmitz - Stern



Pettys neues Album ohne die Heartbreakers beginnt mit einem Song, den ZZ Top jederzeit covern könnten. "Saving Grace" rollt auf einem kleinen schmutzigen Bluesriff davon ins weite Land der Ruhelosigkeit. Die Gitarre aber spielt nicht Billy Gibbons, sondern Petty - wie fast alle Instrumente dieser Platte. Ein echtes Soloalbum. Und Tom Petty schöpft seine immense Bandbreite voll aus. Schon der zweite Song wechselt das Genre, die E-Gitarre wird zur akustischen, der Boogie zur Ballade. Stück 3, nächstes Fach: "Flirting with Time" ist softer Countryrock auf feiner Schrammelbasis, "Down South" hingegen (wieder mal) ein Dylan-Song, den Dylan nicht geschrieben hat. Doch so unterschiedlich die Americana-Pfade auch sind, denen Petty mit Hilfe des dezent agierenden Produzenten Jeff Lynne nachgeht, so homogen sind seine Themen. Es geht vor allem und immer wieder um den alten Mythos der Straße, ums Unterwegssein als Metapher vergeblicher Suche - der phrasenhafte Schlüsselsatz aus "Big Weekend" heißt: "If you don't run you rust". Das alles ist altbekannt - und altert doch nie. In dieser Musik ist Amerika ganz bei sich selbst. Und Petty kann schon mal Platz schaffen für den nächsten Grammy.

(mw) - kulturnews.de


Tom Petty has described this disc - his first studio outing in four years - as something of a treatise on mortality, but rather than getting bogged down in downbeat musings about the ticking of his biological clock, Petty seems hell-bent on turning the affair into something of a celebration. Not that Highway Companion is some sort of Disney-esque exercise in accentuating the positive - Petty is too smart a writer for that - but there's something undeniably affirming in songs like the title track, which bears a sonic and psychic resemblance to "Running Down a Dream." A similar thread runs through "Saving Grace," a bluesy boogie number rife with references to a life spent on the road - and realizations that it's been a life well spent. Blues touches abound on the disc, lending it more of a southern-fried feel than anything Petty's done in ages, particularly on low-slung riff-fests such as "Jack" and "Turn This Car Around." Highway Companion isn't all grits 'n' gravy, however. As befits a disc that reunites Petty with Traveling Wilburys partner Jeff Lynne, there's a hearty portion of harmony-heavy confectionary as well, highlighted by the bright and brassy "Big Weekend." Lynne and Petty never get carried away with studio frippery, however, and their no-nonsense approach - strikingly reminiscent of the one behind 1989's Full Moon Fever - fits both the songs and Petty's ragged-but-resilient frame of mind to a tee.

David Sprague - Barnes & Noble



In a career that has now reached its thirtieth year, Tom Petty has never made a bad album. Some flirt with greatness, others simply deliver the goods (his last release, 2002's The Last DJ, was actually one of his weaker efforts, weighed down by its grouchy theme), but the man's consistency is pretty astounding. Highway Companion not only keeps his winning streak intact, it even rates above average by these standards.

The album is Petty's third release under his own name, minus the Heartbreakers. Curiously, while his band is among rock's sturdiest units, his previous two solo albums, Full Moon Fever and Wildflowers, were arguably the best Tom Petty discs of all. Highway Companion doesn't reach the towering heights of those two knockouts, but it shares their combination of stylistic range and rock-solid songcraft.

Tom Petty was always slightly hard to peg. When he first emerged from the Florida swamps, it wasn't clear if he was a classic-rock stoner or an edgy New Waver (on his current tour, the opening acts include the Allman Brothers Band and the Strokes). Highway Companion comes out of the gate with this versatility intact -- the opening ZZ Top/John Lee Hooker boogie of "Saving Grace," the first single, is followed by the spare, delicate "Square One." His songs are filled with images of motion, travel and the road; the sharpest writing appears in the cryptic, evocative "Down South," describing a journey that includes plans to "see my daddy's mistress," "sell the family headstones" and "pretend I'm Samuel Clemens/Wear seersuckers and white linens."

The biggest surprise is Jeff Lynne's production. For once, the Electric Light Orchestrator (and Petty's one-time bandmate in the Traveling Wilburys) avoids his signature airless walls of sound and keeps things relatively simple and clean. The album runs out of gas a bit toward the end, with a few too many songs in a row stuck in a midtempo Neil Young-ish lope. But for most of the ride, Highway Companion is worth the trip.

Alan Light - Rolling Stone
Jul 20, 2006



Dieser Highway führt wohl zum Mond, der Astronaut auf dem Cover verlässt eine staubige Wüste, in der das Leben es schwer hat. Tatsächlich wirkte Tom Petty ja im meist oberflächlichen Musikgeschäft oft wie ein Reisender in fremden Welten - denen er nun wohl endgültig den Rücken zukehrt. Wenn ein Tom Petty sein neues Album als das letzte ankündigt, steckt da höchstwahrscheinlich mehr dahinter als eine Promo-Masche. Den einsamen Reisenden, der nirgendwo richtig zuhause ist und gerade deshalb einen unbefangenen und unbestechlichen Blick auf seine Umgebung hat, gibt Petty auch in den Texten von "Highway Companion". Der Opener "Saving Grace" rockt dabei noch relativ flott, im weiteren Verlauf werden die Töne leiser und nachdenklicher. "Square One" könnte man fast als Folk-Ballade bezeichnen, in "Down South" moduliert Pettys Gesang so stark und hält sich so wenig an den vorgegebenen Takt, als wolle er auch stimmlich noch einmal ganz deutlich dem großen Vorbild Dylan huldigen.

"This Old Town" erinnert zumindest zu Beginn an Neil Youngs "Harvest"-Zeiten, andere Tracks huldigen dem Country ("Big Weekend") oder sind einfach nur schmalzig ("Night Driver", "Damaged By Love"). Andererseits zählen Songs wie "Jack" oder "Turn This Car Around" zu den stärksten Stücken, die Petty je geschrieben hat. Tolle Melodie, griffiger Refrain - da bleiben keine Wünsche offen.

So ist "Highway Companion" ein angenehmer und unaufgeregter Begleiter, der viel zu sagen hat, aber dabei nie laut wird. Obwohl Gitarrist Mike Campbell und der langjährige Produzent Jeff Lynne an der Scheibe mitgewirkt haben, vermisst zumindest der eingeflesichte Petty-Fan gewiss mitunter die Heartbreakers, vor allem dann, wenn der Sound den schmalen Grat zwischen gefällig und selbstgefällig überschreitet.

Denn obwohl Produzent Lynne diesmal auf seine geliebten Streicher und auch auf sonstigen Schnickschnack fast völlig verzichtet, wirkt das Klangbild nicht rauh und gefährlich, sondern irgendwie ... harmlos. Das mag am fast durchgehend ruhigen Tempo der Tracks liegen oder an der Omnipräsenz der sanft angeschlagenen Akustikgitarre: solche Musik hören Rocker, wenn sie mal ein Lagerfeuer machen.

Ehrlich, geradeheraus und ein bisschen zu brav - nicht nur das Coverbild, die ganze Platte erinnert entfernt an Tim und seine Gefährten Bienlein und Haddock in "Reiseziel Mond". Ob aber das Äffchen Struppi heißt, weiß man nicht.

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Ist es wirklich sein letztes Album, wie Tom Petty angekündigt hatte? Wenn, dann ist es ein hörenswerter Abschluß seiner Musikerkarriere.
 
Seit Ende Juli ist das neue Soloalbum "Highway Companion" von Tom Petty auf dem Markt und wird wohl wie die Alben zuvor ein Erfolg werden. Petty, der wahlweise solo oder mit seiner Band "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers" auftritt, ist auf seiner neuen CD wieder seine typische Mischung aus Rock'n'Roll und Singer/Songwriter gelungen. Für manche dürfte das Album ein wenig zu ruhig geraten sein, 'Saving Grace' zählt dabei noch zu den schnellen, rockigeren Songs. Doch wenn es wirklich eine Art Abschlußalbum sein soll, dann hat Tom Petty hier seine musikalische Vielfalt gezeigt, vom Rock bis hin zu Folk- und Country-Klängen und sich noch einmal vor seinen musikalischen Idealen wie Bob Dylan verbeugt. Daß sich dazu dann noch eine gewisse Nachdenklichkeit im Alter paart, scheint nicht nur für ihn charakteristisch zu sein.

Dirk Schneider - 6. August 2006
© 2006 germanblogs GmbH



Tom Petty fans rejoice because the rocker is back with his third solo studio album ‘Highway Companion.’ The album consists of  12 tracks that are perfect for a road trip and live up to the classic guitar rock sound that fans of Petty have loved for years.

‘Highway Companion’ finds Petty once again teaming with musicians Jeff Lynne (who produced the album and was a member of the Traveling Wilburys band with Petty) and Mike Campbell (longtime guitarist for Petty and the Heartbreakers).

The album features a stripped down studio rock sound closer to the sound that Petty did on 1989’s ‘Full Moon Fever’ than the singer’s follow-up solo album ‘Wildflowers’ in 1994. All of the songs were once again written by Petty, and the singer/songwriter also played rhythm guitar, drums, harmonica, electric piano, bass, and lead guitar and provided lead and backing vocals on the album’s various tracks.

‘Highway Companion’ (which Petty describes as being about the passing of time) is filled with the type of rock songs that one would expect from Petty, and never strays too far from the formula of song writing that made him a rock icon. It kicks off with the “blues heavy” track “Saving Grace” – with lyrics that set the tone for the whole album.

The song is simply the perfect way to start a rock album, and you will be in love with ‘Highway Companion’ before Petty finishes the track. This is a heavy blues song filled with guitar riffs similar to “Running Down a Dream” or something off a Bo Diddley album. Petty keeps other parts of the album bluesy with tracks like “Jack,” “Turn This Car Around,” and “This Old Town.”

“Flirting with Time” and “Down South” are reminiscent of work done by Petty and the Heartbreakers on albums like ‘Echo’ and ‘Into the Great Wide Open.’ Tracks like “Big Weekend” and “Ankle Deep” seem influenced by Petty’s work with the Traveling Wilburys.

Petty then slows things down with tracks like “Square One” and “Damaged by Love” which features the songwriter’s unique ability to craft lyrics that seem simple and profound at the same time. If you were not hooked by the end of the first track, “Square One” will win you over.

If you are a fan of Tom Petty’s solo work or his work with the Heartbreakers then you will want this album. It is a good blend of all the influences throughout Petty’s career, and every song is a hit. Petty packs the album full of guitar driven rock, catchy lyrics, and choruses that have good enough hooks to keep you singing them after one listen.

I would highly recommend the album to any fan of Petty. While ‘Full Moon Fever’ remains my favorite solo album of his, ‘Highway Companion’ maintains the level of quality that you expect out of the singer and can stand against any of his earlier

By Patrick Luce - Jul 10, 2006
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[Grade: A-] These songs are, in their melancholic way, quite excellent, with Petty demonstrating a creative joie de vivre even when spinning tales decidedly lacking in joie.

Clark Collis - Entertainment Weekly



Petty's first solo effort in 12 years is also his most personal and heartfelt to date.... Heartbreakingly sparse, "Square One" may be Petty's most beautiful song ever.

Sven Philipp - Billboard



In 12 elegant, spare, and instantly singable tracks, you can hear the 55-year-old recognizing that the sands in the hourglass are more plentiful in the bottom than the top.

Sarah Rodman - Boston Globe



[Petty] cruises slowly down the back roads of what most often feels like the South of his youth, making this a journey of considerable self-assessment.... The result resembles impressionistic tone poems.

Randy Lewis - Los Angeles Times



[Grade: B+] The singer delivers another batch of solid pleasure on his third solo release.... Few artists make albums this strong more than 30 years into a career.

Shane Harrison - Atlanta Journal Constitution



Petty...has reached down into the deepest part of his battered Southern soul and returned with a frank, poetic assessment of the things that go bump in his own dark night, crafting songs full of worry, prophecy and then an elegant acceptance of his choices.

Jaan Uhelszki - San Francisco Chronicle



Only a voice of true experience could deliver Flirting With Time, the most achingly honest moment of an album of beautifully delivered, uncomfortable home truths.

Dave Simpson - The Guardian



A dozen haunting, sparingly fleshed-out songs that find Petty facing down mortality and wondering where all the years went.

Fred Shuster - Los Angeles Daily News



Up-tempo rockers sizzle alongside folksy acoustic numbers, all of them loaded with searching lyrics about counting one's blessings, paying one's debts and starting fresh.

Eric R. Danton - Hartford Courant



"[The album] has the reassuring purr of a vintage Cadillac being given its annual spin along a coast road." / "Ranked #81 in Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums of 2006."

Q (p.110/116) - 4 stars out of 5



"There's no doubt he's re-energised. Musically and textually, this instant classic introduces the theme of motion, locating HIGHWAY COMPANION on a highway that leads nowhere certain."

Uncut (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5



"HIGHWAY COMPANION is a polished, patient work by an artist who still loves a good twang but is too honest to hang on to old poses..."

No Depression (p.118)
 

 L y r i c s


Saving Grace

I'm passing sleeping cities
Fading by degrees
Not believing all I see to be so

I'm flyin' over backyards
Country homes and ranches
Watching life between the branches below

And it's hard to say
Who you are these days
But you run on anyway
Don't you baby?

You keep running for another place
To find that saving grace

I'm moving on alone over ground that no one owns
Past statues that atone for my sins
There's a guard on every door
And a drink on every floor
Overflowing with a thousand amens

And it's hard to say
Who you are these days
But you run on anyway
Don't you baby?

You keep running for another place
To find that saving grace
Don't you baby?

You're rolling up the carpet
Of your father's two-room mansion
No headroom for expansion no more
And there's a corner of the floor
They're telling you is yours
You're confident but not really sure

And it's hard to say
Who you are these days
But you run on anyway
Don't you baby?

You keep running for another place
To find that saving grace

Don't you baby?

You keep running for another place
To find that saving grace


Square One

Had to find some higher ground.
Had some fear to get around.
You can say what you don't know.
Later on won't work no more.

Last time through I hid my tracks.
So well I could not get back.
Yeah my way was hard to find.
Can't sell your soul for peace of mind.

Square one, my slate is clear.
Rest your head on me my dear.
It took a world of trouble, took a world of tears.
It took a long time to get back here.

Tried so hard to stand alone.
Struggled to see past my nose.
Always had more dogs than bones.
I could never wear those clothes.

It's a dark victory.
You won and you are so lost.
Told us you were satisfied, but it never came across.

Square one, my slate is clear.
Rest your head on me my dear.
It took a world of trouble, took a world of tears.
It took a long time to get back here.


Flirting With Time

A coyote ran across the road
On the move without a home.
A flash of light reminded me of you.
This could well be your last stand.
Hold the sunlight in your hand.
Spread your fingers, feel the sand fall through.
I've done all I can do. Now it's up to you.

You're flirting with time baby
Flirting with time, but maybe,
Time baby, is catching up with you.

Shadowmen talk a real good game.
Every punchline has your name.
You cried out and no one came to you.
I've done all I can do. Now it's up to you.

You're flirting with time baby
Flirting with time, but maybe,
Time baby, is catching up with you.

Should be more to learn from this.
Can't say I know what it is.
No difference tween a hit or miss,
It's true.
I've done all I can do. Now it's up to you.

You're flirting with time baby
Flirting with time, but maybe,
Time baby, is catching up with you.


Down South

Headed back down south
Gonna see my daddy's mistress
Gonna buy back her forgivness
Pay off every witness

One more time down south
Sell the family headstones
Drag a bag of dry bones
Make good on my back loans

So if I come to your door
Let me sleep on your floor
I'll give you all I have
And a little more

Sleep late down south
Look up my former mentors
Live off yankee winters
Be a landlord and a renter

Create myself down south
Impress all the women
Pretend I'm samuel clemens
Wear seersucker and white linens

So if I come to your door
Let me sleep on your floor
I'll give you all I have
And a little more

Spanish moss down south
Spirits cross the dead fields
Mosquitoes hit the windshield
All document remain sealed

So if I come to your door
Let me sleep on your floor
I'll give you all I have
And a little more

I'll give you all I have

   

Jack

You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my baby back.
Trouble came right away, now you say she's gone to stay.
Cough it up, hit the street, left without a word to me.
Oh Oh, you don't know, how that girl could touch my soul.

You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my baby back.

Suddenly you know my name, say there's only me to blame.
It's gonna rain, it's gonna shine, gotta stay between the lines.
Rollin down a lonely road, you say I should let it go.
Wish you would come on down, if you need I'll come around.

You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my baby back.

Used to have a son named Joe, where he gone to I don't know.
Maybe down in Mexico, livin off of Pattie's door.
If you give me half a chance, I will make her sing and dance.
I'm gonna give her all my soul, I'm gonna play her Rock'n Roll.

You say what you want to Jack, I'm gonna get my baby back.


Turn This Car Around

Save a dream for me
Words hang in the air
Her demons take the dare
Above the lonely feather circles to the ground
The house don't make a sound

Turn this car around (x2)
I'm goin back

Green and gray and auburn
Gliding down the sky
The devil winks an eye
A figure in the doorway
Shouldering the blame
A saint without a name

Turn this car around (x2)
I'm goin back (repeats)

Yeah...Hey

The king and queen are loaded
Falling off to sleep
The ground begins to creep
Rockets in the tail lights
Red burns into night
Rolling out of sight

Turn this car around (x2)
I'm goin back

Turn this car around (x2)


Big Weekend

There's some friends that I know
Living in this town and I've come far to see them.
Gonna track em' down.
They live in a brick house painted white and brown.

Left a tip for the maid and I packed up my guitar,
dropped my key on the counter, rented a car.
Gonna hook up with em' later and go hit the bars.

I need a big weekend. Kick up the dust.
Yeah a big weekend.
If you don't run, you rust.

Well I may shake your hand but I won't know your name.
The joke in your language don't come out the same.
There's times when I'm down and there's nothing to blame.

I need a big weekend.
Kick up the dust.
Yeah a big weekend.
If you don't run, you rust.

I can work, I can travel, sleep anywhere, cross every border with nothing to
declare.
You can look back babe, but it's best not to stare.

I need a big weekend.
Kick up the dust.
Yeah a big weekend.
   

Night Driver

There's a shadow on the moon tonight
I swear I see your face up there with the satellites
Looking down from outer space
Me, I'm drifting home again
Headlights in my eyes
Fighting sleep with windows down
Worn out from long goodbyes.

Night driver drifting home again (x2)

You offered up no history when you blew into town
You remain a mystery, no information found I speed dial the judgment call
The near miss hits the ground
The new king hides behind the throne refusing to be crowned.

Night driver drifting home again (x2)

High tide rumbles, pch
My tires losing track
Helicopter circling, wiping overhead
Now I sit and count the days and try to fill my time
There's a shadow on the moon tonight
The dollar gets a dime.

Night Driver Driftin home again (x2)


Damaged By Love

She don't care about time
Time gets in her way
Fades into the wind
Days roll into days
She's got nothing to hide
And she hides it so well
Keeps broken dreams
To fix up and sell

Damaged by love (x2)
So young, and damaged by love

There's rain on the road
And the faithful have gone
In a crowd all alone
Walking 'round in a song

Damaged by love (x2)
So young, and damaged by love

Eyes down at my door
And she holds out her hand
I love you so deep
But you can't understand

Damaged by love (x2)
So young, and damaged by love


This Old Town

Living free is gaining on me
Can't keep ahead of my dreams
My relief turned out a thief
Smooth as rocks in the stream

This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but I can't think

Lazy Jim took a bottle with him
Tried to flag down a train
Left a note
Couldn't read what he wrote
A light came on in my brain

This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but I can't think

The hills are gold
Mornings are cold
Don't know a soul on the street
I keep to myself like everyone else
Nobody says much to me

Go to bed, fight thoughts in my head
In the two in between wake and sleep
Rats to kill, contracts to fill
It's on ice, but it won't keep

This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but I can't think

This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink


Ankle Deep

Well, they raised that horse to be a jumper
He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper
His preacher was a Louisiana drummer
Took all winter to get through the summer

The fieldhand hit the switch and stumbled
Outside the big engine roared and rumbled
The stolen horse spooked and tumbled
She didn't speak for a week
Just kinda mumbled

Ankle deep in love (x4)

He was caught up in a lie he half believed
Found her hiding high in the family tree
Washed his hands and put her cross his knee
She said daddy "you been a mother to me"


The Golden Rose

Well, The Golden Rose sailed with a broken man
Going south
Got on board with a woman to lead him around
By the mouth

Chorus:
And it's goodbye, Golden Rose
Yeah, it's goodbye, Golden Rose

Well, the captain who swears if he speaks at all
Wears a gun
Got a first maid who's never quite on the ball
For his son

Chorus:
And it's goodbye, Golden Rose
Yeah, it's goodbye, Golden Rose

Wish I was back in her arms again
Wish I was holding her tight
Wish I was back in her arms again
Safe from the night

She stood on the shore and she waved to me:
"Come back home"
Many a-night I would think of her
All alone

Chorus:
And it's goodbye, Golden Rose
 

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