The Big Muddy - Lucky Town

Billy had a mistress down on ‘a’ and 12th She was that little somethin’ that he did for himself His own little secret didn’t hurt nobody Come the afternoon he’d take her wadin’ Waist deep in the big muddy Waist deep in the big muddy You start out standing but end up crawlin’ Got in […]

Souls Of The Departed - Lucky Town

On the road to basra stood young lieutenant jimmy bly Detailed to go through the clothes of the soldiers who died At night in dreams he sees their souls rise Like dark geese into the oklahoma skies Well this is a prayer for the souls of the departed Those who’ve gone and left their babies […]

My Beautiful Reward - Lucky Town

Well i sought gold and diamond rings My own drug to ease the pain that living brings Walked from the mountain to the valley floor Searching for my beautiful reward Searching for my beautiful reward From a house on a hill a sacred light shines I walk through these rooms but none of them are […]

Lucky Town - Lucky Town

House got too crowded clothes got too tight And i don’t know just where i’m going tonight Out where the sky’s been cleared by a good hard rain There’s somebody callin’ my secret name I’m going down to lucky town Going down to lucky town I wanna lose these blues i’ve found Down in lucky […]

Local Hero - Lucky Town

I was driving through my hometown I was just kinda killin’ time When i seen a face staring out of a black velvet painting From the window of the five and dime I couldn’t quite recall the name But the pose looked familiar to me So i asked the salesgirl "who was that man Between […]

Living Proof - Lucky Town

Well now on a summer night in a dusky room Come a little piece of the lord’s undying light Crying like he swallowed the fiery moon In his mother’s arms it was all the beauty i could take Like the missing words to some prayer that i could never make In a world so hard […]

Leap Of Faith - Lucky Town

All over the world the rain was pourin’ I was scratchin’ where it itched Oh heartbreak and despair got nothing but boring So i grabbed you baby like a wild pitch It takes a leap of faith to get things going It takes a leap of faith you gotta show some guts It takes a […]

If I Should Fall Behind - Lucky Town

We said we’d walk together baby come what may That come the twilight should we lose our way If as we’re walkin a hand should slip free I’ll wait for you And should i fall behind Wait for me We swore we’d travel darlin’ side by side We’d help each other stay in stride But […]

Book Of Dreams - Lucky Town

I’m standing in the backyard Listening to the party inside Tonight i’m drinkin’ in the forgiveness This life provides The scars we carry remain but the pain slips away it seems Oh won’t you baby be in my book of dreams I’m watchin’ you through the window With your girlfriends from back home You ‘re […]

Better Days - Lucky Town

Well my soul checked out missing as i sat listening To the hours and minutes tickin’ away Yeah, just sittin’ around waitin’ for my life to begin While it was all just slippin’ away. I’m tired of waitin’ for tomorrow to come Or that train to come roarin’ ’round the bend. I got a new […]