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Tensaw

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1.
Build a Fire 03:45
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Woke up in the morning with you on my mind Feeling cold and lonely as that ash gray winter sky Gazed out of the window past those frozen pines Woodpile’s getting higher, it's time to build a fire Build a fire Build a fire Burn the whole thing down now We’ll send it off in style Stripped it bare tore it down and ripped it clean in two Left me with the ashes of all that's left of you (Inst Break) You told me that you loved me, I believed it to be true Turned around the next day and you told me we were through Left me out to freeze here on this barren mountainside Chopped down all the wood now it's time to build a fire Build a fire Build a fire Your love has grown cold now it's time to build a fire Stripped it bare tore it down and ripped it clean in two Left me with the ashes of all that's left of you (Inst Break) Build a fire to be warm If that's what you need to do I'll build mine just for you And burn up every trace that reminds me we are through Stripped it bare tore it down and ripped it clean in two Left me with the ashes of all that's left of you (Inst Break) The fire is dying and I'm going to bed with whiskey in my head Everything I've lived for has been left for dead I feel you in the embers and see you in the ash Nothing that I do will ever bring you back Build a fire Build a fire Your love has grown cold now it's time to build a fire Stripped it bare tore it down and ripped it clean in two Left me with the ashes of all that's left of you Left me with the ashes of all that's left of you
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River of Whiskey 04:33
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River of whiskey Running through my head Something tells me I'm better off dead Little piece of ground is all I stood on When that river of whiskey floated me back home Chorus River is deep River is wide But it don't take long to reach the other side Where I come from It's hard to deny That river’s always risin’, tides always high From muddy banks I watch gadwall fly That kind of sight makes me wanna cry Tensaw river wash away my pain River of whiskey runs through my veins Chorus That river was whiskey And I was that poor old duck I swam to the bottom and never came up But it's not so bad I'm doin fine Coulda been worse Coulda been wine Chorus
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Sunset Limited 04:10
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Down on Mobile Delta the fog’s been rolling in There's a towboat headed north with a heavy load of coal But the crew’s a little thin The captain's sound asleep, first mate is at the wheel Can't see a damn thing and not sure which way to go They don't know their fate is sealed With those barges way out in front, they took a wide turn Lead barge took a jolt but no one can see Probably just a cypress tree They drive on in the fog, little do they know They hit the swing bridge over Bayou Canot And the train is rolling on Fire on the delta burning through the fog Lies heavy down on Bayou Canot The only way to get there is by boat or by rail Sunset Limited rolls on toward daybreak A little late leaving New Orleans Trying to make Jacksonville Passed Mobile just before sunrise Most passengers were lying still Green lights clear over the delta, making pretty good way They hit that bend in the rail sent them end over end Down to a watery grave Fire on the delta burning through the fog Forty seven souls in the swamp The only way to get there is by boat or by rail Sunset Limited lies in a watery grave
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Thank You 03:38
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When I was a young man I left my home For the desert, to fight a war They trained me up too fast Put a rifle in my hands Showed me the enemy, asked if I’s a man The water was dirty The food tasted like ass I survived off a whiskey and afghan hash They said I wasn’t fit Shipped me back to alabam' Where folks is much more grateful, but just don’t understand To assume that I’m a hero, we would’ve had to win You can thank me for my service, when you’ve been where I’ve been When you shake my hand and smile at me, it’s a politician's grin Just leave me be, “we are free” and we can just be friends That all happened years ago And time it sure goes fast When drugs are the throttle, and whiskey is the gas My gears they are a-grindin’ As I put it to the floor And when my tank gets empty, I come on back for more To assume that I’m a hero, we would’ve had to win You can thank me for my service, when you’ve been where I’ve been When you shake my hand and smile at me, it’s a politician's grin Just leave me be, “we are free” and we can just be friends
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Ragtime Lament 02:59
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Don't you know I'm standing here wondering where you're at I’m sure that you're leaving I’m not sure you're coming back Let me give you one more reason to stay right here and fight As long as we do there will be no end in sight I've been passing under ladders And crossing black cats Everywhere I look the mirrors are cracked I've got the high times bad times living with the ragtime blues I give you everything I have and you only want more I look out the window and you go out the door If it weren't for bad luck I wouldn't have a thing If you'd be my queen i’m sure i could be king I've been passing under ladders And crossing black cats Everywhere I look the mirrors are cracked I've got the high times bad times living with the ragtime blues I keep waiting for my luck to change I find myself calling your name I keep reading the letter you wrote The words so thick they're stuck in my throat
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Don't Bother 04:47
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There’s a fire inside of us burning bright red Violence in our nature that’s why we all end up dead You think your god can save you well that’s all in your head The first time we met I knew I was done in I held her close with a dark and wicked grin The next thing you know she’s gone and killed again Lead and steel Made me feel Like I’m cursed and I don’t care So don’t bother sending prayers They won’t get me anywhere She’s cold and she’s loud and she’s always spittin’ flame Slight her even once and she’ll remember your name She’ll strike you down but I always get the blame State of Alabama gave me a new necktie Twisted in a knot and strung me up so high And I thrashed and I writhed but I just can’t fly Lead and steel Made me feel Like I’m cursed and I don’t care So don’t bother sending prayers They won’t get me anywhere Don’t bother prayin’ for me I was blind but now I see I see the end is nigh And I ain’t afraid to die I just hope that hell ain’t dry
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Another Year Gone 04:34
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Too proud to come home and too lonely to cry Check the the mirrors and head on down the drive It's the choices we make that drive us apart It might be too late to make a new start Another year gone with much to resolve Don't want to be the one who makes the call You can look to the sky you can close your eyes Hang your head and cry, it's too hard to try Another year gone with nothing to show Another year gone, I just don't know Maybe the answer is better left unknown Maybe it's time for me to go It's true that I’ve missed you and sometimes feel blue But there's radio silence and nothing to do It's New Years Day and I'm all alone But it doesn't feel the same now that you're gone
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Alpha 04:10
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Way up in the Rockies near the Mirror Plateau Roamed a lone female with a mask of black She hunted hard and killed on her own Drifted those mountains and avoided the packs Settled in the valley with a rangy black mate With a family to feed and not enough help Struck out on her own on the dangerous trail A fearless hunter, she brought down the elk Loved by many and hated by some Forced from the land where many once roamed Ranchers and hunters and others would seek To bring down the alpha roaming those peaks With a pack of her own they struggled to survive Fought through the winter and marauding packs Through it all they managed to thrive She roamed and hunted but she always came back One day she wandered far from safe bounds Out to Wyoming where danger would lay A distant rifle would bring her down The fearless Alpha had seen her last day Loved by many and hated by some Forced from the land where many once roamed Ranchers and hunters and others would seek To bring down the alpha roaming those peaks Late at night along the Mirror Plateau Once was heard a lonesome sound The pack’s moved on and are heard no more They are wary travelers over dangerous ground
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Biscuit 03:17
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Irish Coffee 03:45
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released November 29, 2019

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Tensaw Daphne, Alabama

Tensaw is a project revolving around South Alabama native Tyler Lee Wilson. Tyler is a multi-instrumentalist whose influences range from blues to bluegrass and from singer-songwriter to alternative rock. Tensaw relies primarily on Tyler's musicianship and songwriting with some additional songwriting by friends or family and an occasional guest musician. ... more

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