Blackfoot
After the Reign
Wildcat Records
1994
Wildcat Records
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One summer day, she went away
She's gone and left me, she's gone to stay
Lord she's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
Well my lover took with my best friend
Some joker got lucky, stoled her back again
Lord she's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
Well in the summer I have he fall
I spent my Christmas in my overalls
She's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
Going down to the railway to catch a freight train
I'm gonna leavw this town, for her I'm bound
She's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
One summer day, she went away
She's gone and left me, she's gone to stay
She's gone, gone, gone but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
How long have I been walkin' this road
These feelings are getting old
I need a different pace
Move on to another place
But be careful who you borrow from,
-Chorus
Nobody rides for free
I'm livin' my dream
Nobody rides for free
You have to pay to see
If you wanna catch a ride with me.
Where I'm comin' from
And where I'm headed to
Are questions I can't answer for you
Well I don't feel like talkin'
And it damn sure beats walkin'
Let me take you for a ride
You can pay another time.
But the storm keeps a comin'
Just gotta get away
Better watch where your runnin'
Chorus
Now all I need is a little more time
When things get crazy
You gotta cross that line
But the storm keeps a comin'
Just gotta get away
Better watch where your runnin'
'Cause nobody rides for free.
You can take all the tea in China
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail right 'round, all the seven oceans
Drop it straight into the deep blue see
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey baby from a bee
You can't stop us on the road of freedom
You can't keep us cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry
You can't stop us on the road of freedom
You can't keep us cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry
Well I left my home at the north end of Florida
Headed out for southern California
Lookin' for some fun like any other
And the open skies
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
Even past right through Texarkana
Lord I know that time is truly wastin'
Not getting any younger
I'm runnin' round here, and I'm looking for a pot of gold
They tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
See the movie star up in the spotlight. She's growing old
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
Well I fell in love with a girl out in Texas
Then her daddy had me arrested
All I did was stop for some dancin', and a couple of beers
Then they ran my butt on into Arizona
Heard I was wanted out in Oklahoma
Made me feel like I was an outlaw
It might've been my long hair
I'm runnin' round here, I'm looking for that pot of gold
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
See the guitar man up in the spotlight, he's growing old
They tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
And they left me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
Now I'm sittin' out here I'm lonely in Nebraska
How the hell'd I get to Alaska
Would of thought by now I'd learn my lesson
But you can never tell
I'm runnin' round here, still looking for a pot of gold
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
I see the mileage on my face, am I growing old
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
We should have but we didn't
We would of if we could
But it just didn't happen
And you never understood
Can't blame a man for tryin'
Tryin' to make it last
Now you stand here cryin'
Over memories of the past
I'm not looking to hurt you
So I'll just say good-bye
It's all over now
Well sometimes it happens
Turns out that way
To many miles between us
With nothing left to say
Oh I'll never get over
This look in your eyes
Too late to turn back baby
Words and music by: Rick Medlocke, Benny Rappa, and Mark WoerpelI told you once the day we met,
I wouldn't be your king.
Your little darling sweet Rickey,
Isn't my routine
I've been around enough to know,
There's relly no one else
But when I hear that siren call baby,
I just can't help myself
I gotta go, hope you'll understand
I love you so, want you to be my woman.
I hear it call baby sounds so sweet and plain
I gotta go, 'cause the roads my middle name.
Well it's hard enough to love someone,
When they're right close to home
Don't you know I know it's hard now baby
Squeezin' sugar from the phone.
Have mercy
This road is in my blood,
'Cause I'm Shorty's kid.
You gotta learn how to let me go baby,
Just like Juanita did.
Hear it call and it sounds so sweet and plain.
I gotta go, 'cause the roads my middle name.
I gotta go, 'cause the roads my middle name.
I gotta go, 'cause the roads my middle name.
South of the border, down Mississippi way
Born on the delta, where the blues men play
Out on the road, just doin’ my time
When I come home, I wanna be with my kind
Mamma calls me baby, daddy says son
That ain’t no name for a man on the run
Stick to your guns, and you surely win
Open up your mouth, and let the moonshine in
Hang time, down in the neighborhood
Well it’s hang time, I’m hangin’ with my family and friends
Well grab my little honey for a little doe-se-doe
Cut myself a slice O’rug, on the dance floor
Come on everybody, lets have a good time
Pack up all your troubles, and leave ‘em behind
Winter, spring, summer, on into the fall,
Any type of weather, it don’t matter at all
Down on the street corners, you will find
Where everybody’s hangin’, hangin’
Now it might be sentimental, but I don’t care
I know it’s something that we all share
Mamma’s good cookin’ makes you feel at home,
You give the dog a bone
Now out in the driveway, I hear the engines roar
My road dog buddy’s, say it’s time for some more
When it’s all over, and my work is through
Pack it up honey, I’m comin’ home to you
Cause it’s hanging time, down in my neighborhood
Lord it’s hang time, I’m hangin’ with my family and friends
Lord it’s hang time, down in my neighborhood
Yes it’s hanging time
I’m hangin’ with my family and friends
Oh yeah, I am hanging
Well I’m hanging
I am hanging, hangin’ with my family and friends
The moon is bright
And the stars my guiding light
Tonight
Would you believe
I'm getting closser mile by mile
Tonight
But I'll be ok
As long as I have stayed
Tonight
In the skies I see your face on every cloud
I'm hypnotized with the thought of you tonight
Lonely nights away
But I know I'm in your heart
And you should know
That I missed you from the start
Oh tonight,/p>
It's your touch that I miss
And the goodnight kiss
I had to call you see
To let you know what you mean to me
So turn off the light
And you know I'll be alright
Tonight
And sleep peacefully
When you wake you know you'll see me
Tonight
Redman stands alone with his pride
Freeman knows no bounds
Tired of runnin', he's not gonna hide
Now he stands his ground
To take a man's home, there's no pity
One man's land for another man's city
-Chorus
Take it back, to the place that I love
Take it back, to the big sky's above
Take it back, on the wings of a dove
After the reign
I can tell from the look on his face
There's no justice for all
They come with their plan, and they deal another hand
Still they take it all
When it comes to your own, you're blinded by shame
To take his land, is the name of the game
-Chorus
After the reign, now who's to blame
Dreams have been washed away
Words and music by: Rick Medlocke, Benny Rappa and Mark Woerpel-Chorus
After the reign, all though the years
After the reign, gone are the fears
After the reign, there's no more tears
After the reign
(instrumental)
Words and music by: Rick Medlocke and Mark Woerpel