Carry Me Away - Takin' It To The Streets
Patrick simmons / jeffrey baxter / michael mcdonald There was a place in east st. louis It was in nineteen fifty nine When they played they filled the streets with music That lonely blue note music That takes your cares away, far away They packed the place when the band was playin’ To get some […]
Turn It Loose - Takin' It To The Streets
Tom johnston People all around me Everywhere i go I thought i had a grip on things Now i just don’t know People turn their backs on me My feet are movin’ slow I done time, i been shined Ain’t gonna fight no more I’m gonna make it I’m gonna try Ain’t no use to […]
Michael mcdonald Say, where you gonna go Girl, where you gonna hide You go on leavin’ out your heart And all it’s sayin’ down deep inside From here i can feel your heartbeat Oh, you got me all wrong You ain’t got no worry You just been lonely too long I know what it means […]
Tiran porter Well, i thought you’d be back on the track But i guess i was wrong, man For the look in your eyes was the same Empty high that you’d shown As i ran down the road i’d forgotten this load was upon you So the band packed its bags and played on, goodbye […]
Rio - Takin' It To The Streets
Patrick simmons / jeffrey baxter When things get stale You get on a boat and sail to rio The beaches and the sea That’s where i long to be In rio But i’m workin’ for the man every day up in the city Got to get away on a boat around the corner And it’s […]
Losin’ End - Takin' It To The Streets
Michael mcdonald There aren’t enough words to say When all i mean is i no longer love you I’d like to leave it lie right there For the rest ain’t kind I’m pickin’ up my pride, and i’ll be on my way If you no longer need me I only had a word or two […]
Patrick simmons Hey, hey, honey, what’s on your mind Well, you said that sleepin’ with a poor band’s not your style Ain’t that just a little unkind Hey, marlon brando, what would you do in a spot like this I don’t play as your pawn tonight Doin’ the new york hustle with a hundred dollar […]
Michael mcdonald You don’t know me but i’m your brother I was raised here in this living hell You don’t know my kind in your world Fairly soon the time will tell You, telling me the things you’re gonna do for me I ain’t blind and i don’t like what i think i see Takin’ […]
Patrick simmons / jeffrey baxter / john hartman Caught up in wheels of fortune while you’ve been asleep Come on, give it up, you got what’s comin’ to you No use for you to struggle, now you’re in too deep It’s gonna be a long, long time before it’s through Changin’ wheels of fortune Drivin’ […]
