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Mountain Songs

by Paul William Ray

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1.
We're counting down the songs this week again I listen to the radio, I just wanna hear your name But they don't know you They don't write songs about you I can't get out the words inside my head I lie in bed awake at night with what I should've said I'm just waiting, it hurts anticipating We were young, so young, wild and free Emily Wait there for me Love is just to much to understand If I had the chance to take your hand in my hand Would I know it, would I be too scared to show it We were young, so young, wild and free Emily Wait there for me We're counting down the songs tonight again I listen to the radio just to hear your name But they don't know you So I wrote this song about you
2.
Reflections on the water of leaves swaying out in the breeze Broken by rain as its falling so calmly and sweetly I've captained my own paper boat as it sailed through the night And drowned in the liquor as years just go rolling on by I've had addictions and habits but swore I had none I cant wait forever to find who I’ve tried to become I've lived in places that say that they won’t ever sleep And got lost in the race and somehow forgot how to dream So keep running, keep on running But if you don’t listen you won’t hear the sound So keep running, keep on running But there ain’t no shame in settling down Sometimes I talk to myself and nobody can hear Take it in stride as the passing parade takes the field Take what you get and just keep on moving along Do as I say just do all the things that I've done So keep running, keep on running But if you don’t listen you won’t hear the sound So keep running, keep on running But there ain’t no shame in settling down Take what you get and just keep on moving along Do as I say just do all the things that I've done Do as I say just do all the things that I've done Do as I say just do all the things that I've done
3.
Broadway 04:32
I lost myself in a bar on Broadway I lost my mind for the southern belle's I found myself in a bar on Broadway I found these girls will never kiss and tell If you wait long enough You can get what you want, oh yeah I'd trade my soul for a night on Broadway I'd give my heart to a southern belle I found myself in a bar on Broadway I found my heart in a cheap motel If you wait long enough You can get what you want, yeah I lost myself in a bar on Broadway I lost my mind for the southern belle's If you wait long enough You can get what you want, yeah On Broadway, on Broadway
4.
Helping Hand 03:48
So Jesus wants to be a part of my life Well he better not go mess it up this time He ain't done no good from what I've seen He ain't done a good job of keeping me clean Fallen down twice in the past few days Tequila ain't ever too far away Well there ain't no cure for the lonely heart But to take it to the river for a brand new start I don’t need a helping hand, cos I'm big enough to stand I've seen all the vices that have tried to bring me down I don’t need a helping hand cos I'm big enough to stand I don’t need no one to tell me how to be a better man Seen the good life don’t get me wrong But everyone's a sinner when the nights get long Praying to the lord in the heavens above Cos when I'm with those girls i ain't falling in love I don’t need a helping hand, cos I'm big enough to stand I've seen all the vices that have tried to bring me down I don’t need a helping hand cos I'm big enough to stand I don’t need no one to tell me how to be a better man
5.
I can't catch up to you, the train has left I'm falling through Cracks in the pavement as I try In this wave of discontent, a little piece of heaven sent But it hurts like hell when you walk by I didn’t want to feel this way But every time I hear your name I'm in love, I'm in love, and I cant wait for this to be over I've had enough, I've had enough And as you walk through fields of clover I will walk in a field of fire The sun will rise and I'll await, ribbons tied in a perfect eight Caroline make me fall for you I didn’t want to feel this way But every time I hear your name I'm in love, I'm in love, and I cant wait for this to be over I've had enough, I've had enough Ans as you walk through fields of clover I will walk in a field of fire I play this story over in my mind Of how I'd win your heart this time Caroline make me fall for you I'm in love, I'm in love, and I cant wait for this to be over I've had enough, I've had enough And as you walk through fields of clover I'm in love, I'm in love, and I cant wait for this to be over I've had enough, I've had enough And as you walk through fields of clover I will walk in a field of fire I will walk in a field of fire I will burn in my field of fire
6.
On the edge of the county, to the point of no return Wounded stars they are falling from the sky And there's a girl who watches as they burn So what have you done this time I can hear her saying come on ain't it fun And I got scared now that Baby's got a gun Her brother rides with the devil He's out to do the devil's work She's got blood on her torn blue jeans You can tell she's not built like other girls So what have you done this time I can hear her saying come on ain't it fun And I got scared now my Baby's got a gun Now that Baby's got a gun
7.
Bordertown 04:37
I’m bound to this place, like the bridge across the water Bound to this place, like the hotel to the corner Nothing much changes Nothing much happens 'round here Get a morning cup of coffee and my last cigarette It’s a habit I’m kicking but I ain’t gotten there yet Nothing much changes No-one likes changes 'round here So I take a ride, I’m heading out to where the dust devils fly And I won’t be gone, too late, too far, too long Cos I’ll be coming back around as the night falls down On this bordertown Meet the girl of your dreams when they’re out on vacation It’s a lovely little place if you ain’t planning on staying Cos nothing much changes Nothing much happens round here So I take a ride, I’m heading out to where the dust devils fly And I won’t be gone, too late, too far, too long Cos I’ll be coming back around as the night falls down On this bordertown Hear those factory bells as they ring cross the land There’s two ways in but only one way out I’m bound to this place like the bridge across the water Bound to this place like the hotel to the corner Nothing much changes No-one likes changes round here So I take a ride, I’m heading out to where the dust devils fly And I won’t be gone, too late, too far, too long And I’ll be coming back around when the night falls down And I’ll be coming back around as the sun goes down On this bordertown On this bordertown
8.
No one really knows, everybody's got some kind of doubt On how we should behave and if you really should have shut your mouth So don’t try, I don’t know why We had it all when I was young The lights going out what went wrong Oh what went wrong It’s all political, look at what the world is coming to Just get out in the sun, or take a Valium to pull you through So don’t try, I don’t know why We had it all when I was young The lights going out what went wrong What went wrong No one really knows, everybody's got some kind of doubt Just give me rock n roll cos there's a lot that I can do without So don’t try, I don’t know why We had it all when I was young The reasons, and the fallout The victims everyone's become So don’t try, I don’t know why We had it all when I was young The lights going out what went wrong What went wrong
9.
You're in a room lit up and high in the afterglow Calling the shots, so what was it like to be in control Of everything and nothing all at the same time God it's such a crime I don't care if you can't talk right now But don't blow me off cos you thing that I'll always be around With my patience wearing thin, I'm only in this game to win I'll see you around I'll see you around You're in a car off to the show with a cheap red wine The lady's will shake so get on the take leave the rest behind And shoot us down with the sound of the latest thing Let that phone just ring out hey man I don't care if you can't talk right now But don't blow me off cos you thing that I'll always be around With my patience wearing thin, I'm only in this game to win I'll see you around I'll see you around So shoot us down with the sound of the latest thing Let that phone just ring out hey man I don't care if you can't talk right now But don't blow me off cos you thing that I'll always be around With my patience wearing thin, I'm only in this game to win I'll see you around I'll see you around I'll see you around
10.
Oh Clair 04:31
Oh Clair, what are you waiting for Oh Clair, leave your boyfriends at the door Come out with me tonight so I canl show you what it's like to be so free Of the boys who’ll never grow up to the men that you expected them to be Oh Clair, I saw it in your eyes Don’t dare leave me with a last goodbye, oh no I'm not around as much as I would like to be but that's just how it is I'm not the guy who hangs around just waiting at the doorstep to be kissed Oh Clair I got something on my mind I'll tell if you come sit beside me just one time What are you waiting for Oh Clair, leave your boyfriends at the door Come out with me tonight so I can show you what its like to feel so free Of the boys who’ll never grow up to the men that you expected them to be Oh Clair Oh Clair
11.
So here's a man who's out of luck again It's another diamond ring He calls me up, I say what's been going on He says we better go out drinking If I had a dollar for every broken heart And if I had an answer for every empty glass I'd rule the world I would rule the world So take a man who sings a different tune He says I never really loved her And I don't need forgiveness for my sins I think I've gone too far If I had a dollar for every broken heart And if I had an answer for every empty glass I'd rule the world I would rule the world So one more round and pass it down the bar To those sweet sweet girls They say they'll do you no wrong at least that's what you believe When the last train is gone So here's a man who's out of luck again It's another diamond ring If I had a dollar for every broken heart And if I had an answer for every empty glass I'd rule the world I would rule the world
12.
The Fight 04:33
The sun is tired of rising here, i'ts just waiting out the season Im telling no more secrets, cos no one here can keep them The stars are out and full of hope, the constellations counted There's promises of better days, I'm willing but I'm broken Let's stay and fight Don’t lay down don’t you cry Let's stay, let's stay and fight I'm cutting out a silver key, and I'm turning locks on ghost ships There's tales and threats of mutiny, just maybe we can save it Lets stay and fight Don’t lay down don’t you cry Let's stay, let's stay and fight The sun is tired of setting here, so let's find another reason I'm telling no more secrets Cos no one here can keep them Let's stay and fight Don’t lay down don’t you cry Le'ts stay, let's stay and fight Hail Mary where is the light Hail Mary where is the light Don’t lay down don’t you cry Let's stay, let's stay and fight
13.
Last Drinks 03:32
There's a place and it's just so hard to find There is no map, there is no X, no guiding light When you're on the road for so long And you can't recall the last rest stop oh Maybe it's time to just go home Last drinks, one more night out where the buffalo roam So there's this girl and she calls me late at night Says she's been up for hours but she won't wait up next time She's saying that she's through with me But that's exactly what she said last week oh Maybe it's time to just go home Last drinks, one more night out where the buffalo roam This is your last call See there's this guy and I ain't seen him in awhile When it all would go to the dogs he'd know how to bring it all back in style So maybe it's time to just go home Last drinks, one more night out where the buffalo roam Maybe it's time to just go home Last drinks, one more night out where they roam
14.
Well I can go out on the town, I hit the city streets at 10 And I know where to find you, I know the places that you're in Until I find myself in the alley just outside I don't ever dare, no I won't even try So can I borrow your favourite song to keep me warm I can sing it when I'm feeling like everybody's gone I could go out and I could try to write my own But baby I can never replace your favourite song And it's always after midnight I get a willingness to call I won't mind distractions or asleep I'm gonna fall Until I find myself just hanging on the line All I do is whisper goodnight my dear goodnight Can I borrow your favourite song to keep me warm I can sing it when I'm feeling like everything is gone I could go out and I could try to write my own But baby I can never replace your favourite song Oh baby I'll never replace your favourite song
15.
Alive 04:09
I waited for the night to fall I wait all hours but you don’t ever call It’s cold and the place is a mess I was waiting 'til I couldn’t catch my breath I waited for the lights to go out Before I'd figured what I'm feeling now Does anyone want to be alone I have my moments when I'm laying low I’ll tell you what I tell myself I know you know it’s not a lie I am really not too worried now I never felt so alive So what is it you want from me? What is it you need me to do? So whats it gonna take to build a bridge between me and you? Swimming in an angry stream Overflowing with the trouble I'm in Mercy gonna save my soul Oh my God will i ever know I’ll tell you what I tell myself I know you know it’s not a lie I am really not too worried now I never felt so alive
16.
Good Time 03:21
She's taking her clothes off, she said Eden is her name I think she might be lying, yeah these girls are all the same It's 20 on the table or it's 50 down the hall You gotta be careful, these girls will take it all But I'm looking for a good time now I'm out here on the town I've been looking out for forgiveness for too long I don't need to know your name I don't need to know your state of mind All I know is that I'm looking for a good time I said I think I seen you, I've seen you out somewhere before You might have seen the band play, that's when the penny hit the floor She said hey I remember you played that song I really liked Well maybe I could change things, it's a different kind of show tonight I'm looking for a good time now I'm out here on the town I've been looking out for forgiveness for too long I don't need to know your name I don't need to know your state of mind All I know is that I'm looking for a good time She's taking her clothes off, she said Eden is her name I think she might be lying, yeah these girls are all the same
17.
The Valley 03:50
I took a job in the valley out East Somebody put in a good word for me The rates OK and they treat me alright The bar tabs paid on a Thursday night The good folk come and they sit down there There's a room for me at the top of the stairs I don’t like those long drives home There ain’t much light on the winding roads For my sins I will pay my price I’ve lied 'til I couldn’t tell wrong from right The TV’s on with the sound down low There's just enough light so I can find my clothes I’ll be awake when the sun comes up The little sleep I get just isn’t enough I wouldn’t trade for another man's life Now a second hand hearts gone and left me dry
18.
Sleep 03:18
Sleep little one, sleep 'til the dawn Sleep 'til the sun meets the sky Dream little one, dream of the moon Now close, close your eyes Cos no one can take me from you No one can take me from you Dream little one, dream of the moon Now close, close your eyes Cos no one can take me from you No one can take me from you
19.
So it's been all these years The old school photograph's becoming more unclear Look at us, look at me, girl look at you This will be my big regret I had the numbers but I never had the strength Now i'm bent out of the shape that I was in I just had to drive along this road I got behind the wheel and I got so close I just had to know, I just had to know You can't predict the way things go But I would play this story out at night when my eyes begin to close Now it'll hurt, and it'll scar, and it'll show I just had to drive along this road I got behind the wheel and I got so close I just had to know, I just had to know I remember the way she'd shine and radiate beneath this southern sky And I remember when her daddy moved away I just had to drive along this road I got behind the wheel and I got so close I just had to know, I just had to know And all I did was find her hand Had been given to another, another man And I just had to know

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Collection of songs from the 'Last Drinks, One More Night' EP, the 'Mountain Songs Vol.1' EP, as well as singles, session recordings, and demo recordings.

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released August 28, 2016

Paul William Ray - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Harmonica, Percussion
Carl Sutton - Guitar, Vocals
Michael Hall - Drums, Vocals
Darren Steel - Bass

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Paul William Ray VIC, Australia

I live on top of a mountain in Victoria, Australia. I play guitar, banjo and sing... On rough days I like Tequila shots with a beer chaser.

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