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Can't seem to find what you've done to my heart
You took it when I wasn't looking and you pawned it off
Shame on me for letting it get that far
But whatever you could've gotten for it
It couldn't've been much, i know now...
It's not that you did me wrong
It's not that you did me wrong
I've been through worse before
It's not that you did me wrong
It's just a harsh reminder how low love can go
Can't seem to get you out of my mind
I can't help but fall back on my old familiar ways
When we were together it was the blind leading the blind
It's just neither one of us knew which one should lead, i know now...
It's not that you did me wrong
It's not that you did me wrong
I've been through worse before
It's not that you did me wrong
It's just a harsh reminder how low love can go
I know now...
It's not that you did me wrong
It's not that you did me wrong
I've been through worse before
It's not that you did me wrong
It's just a harsh reminder how low love can go
It's a harsh reminder how low love can go
It's a harsh reminder how low love can go
It's a harsh reminder how low love can go
Yes it is, yes it is
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2. |
Trying Times (Acoustic)
03:51
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I'll be damned
The power is out again
Gonna light me a candle to get me through the night
Like the flutter of a heartbeat too tired to try
I've had enough of these trying times
I've had enough of these trying times
I'll set fire to the dark with a spark I'll shine
I've had enough of these trying times
I'll be damned
Damn near fell off the wagon again
If you ever have then you know just what it's like
Like a page from the bible ripped from the spine
I've had enough of these trying times
I've had enough of these trying times
I'll set fire to the dark with a spark I'll shine
I've had enough of these trying times
I've had enough of these trying times
I've had enough of these trying times
I'll set fire to the dark with a spark I'll shine
I've had enough of these trying times
I'll set fire to the dark with a spark I'll shine
I've had enough of these trying times
I'll be damned
The power is out again
Gonna light me a candle to get me through the night
Like the flutter of a heartbeat too tired to try
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Every morning I awake with peace of mind
Watching your silhouette getting dressed in the morning light
Sunlight splashes and splinters across the floorboards
Slides across the covers to my eyes
You got me chained, bound and tied to your heart
You got me chained, bound and tied to your heart
I feel right at home in the quiet corners of my mind
Yes I know that you know that, I don't have to say it
But nothing compares to the creaking floors of this old house
And them tiny footsteps that echo within it
You got me chained, bound and tied to your heart
You got me chained, bound and tied to your heart
Darling since we met you know I still feel the same
Addicted to just about any old thing, but you're the cure I've been searching for
Every morning I awake with peace of mind
Watching your silhouette getting dressed in the morning light
Sunlight splashes and splinters across the floorboards
Slides across the covers to my eyes
You got me chained, bound and tied to your heart
You got me chained, bound and tied to your heart
You got me chained, bound and tied
You're the sweetest thing of my life
You got me chained, bound and tied to your heart
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Time to pull up anchor and get back home
Time to pull up anchor and fix what's broke
Being down and out never looked good on me
No, it'd never stick
No, it'd never keep
Time to pull up anchor and get back home
The hardest part of being in the dark
Is knowing how far away you really are
Please don't turn your light out
Don't turn your light out on me
Don't turn your light out on me just yet
Don't turn your light out on me
Don't turn your light out on me just yet
Ain't ever been easy to cross tabooed lines
Ain't ever been easy watching you watching me try and try
I'm righting a ship that's run ashore
Digging deeper, wanting better
Wanting more
Ain't ever been easy to cross tabooed lines
The hardest part of being in the dark
Is knowing how far away you really are
Please don't turn your light out
Don't turn your light out on me
Don't turn your light out on me just yet
Don't turn your light out on me
Don't turn your light out on me just yet
I'm paying up for the damage I've done
Because what's worth more to me is us
Please don't turn your light out
Don't turn your light out on me
Don't turn your light out on me just yet
Don't turn your light out on me
Don't turn your light out on me just yet
Don't turn your light out on me
Don't turn your light out on me just yet
Don't turn your light out on me
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Freer Now (Acoustic)
05:01
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She sat across the table
An ocean between
Ignoring the sound pouring from my heart like a broken down symphony
Her stare cut through the silence
From her death black colored iris
Her hair set wildfire to my misery
A once broken wing shall regain the sky in a wild blue yonder burning above the pines
I might be missing quite a few feathers but I'm freer now than I've ever been
I hit the road running, there's no turning back
With a red lined screaming engine in a p.o.s. cadillac
Just across the county line at the old covered bridge
I stopped and dropped her memory like anchor in the cold muddy depth
A once broken wing shall regain the sky in a wild blue yonder burning above the pines
I might be missing quite a few feathers but I'm freer now than I've ever been
Into the world I go to lose my mind and find my soul
Into the world I go
My folks back home wonder what became of me
I heard they took out a missing person's ad and obituary
I'm headed west, chasing the sun
The road behind me like the ribbon of a cigarette
It's here then it's gone
A once broken wing shall regain the sky in a wild blue yonder burning above the pines
I might be missing quite a few feathers
A once broken wing shall regain the sky in a wild blue yonder burning above the pines
I might be missing quite a few feather but I'm freer now than I've ever been
Into the world I go to lose my mind and find my soul
Into the world I go
Into the world I go
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6. |
Mood Swing (Acoustic)
04:07
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On my good days
I'm strong like a hickory rooted to the ground but not afraid to sway
On my bad days
I'm a slamming screen door with busted hinges and peeling paint
Just like a ticking time bomb
It's best just to give me some space
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
No I don't care for nothing but here's my opinion anyway
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
On my good days
I'm strong like a mule hooked to the plow to turn the earth away
On my bad days
I'm the same damn mule too stubborn to move until I get my way
Just like a ticking time bomb
It's best just to give me some space
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
No I don't care for nothing but here's my opinion anyway
I'm in a mood swing
I'm in a mood swing
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7. |
Up & Gone (Acoustic)
04:29
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I'm looking for a friend more a partner
Another traveler to share my load
Keep an eye on the sunrise more than the rooster do
They say "you and me, we're like gasoline, right next to an open flame"
Maybe just tonight you should stay and hang around for a while
Maybe just tonight you should stay and be my lover
All you gotta do is promise to be up & gone by the morning
Up & gone
Up & gone
With you I could take off my armor
Go anywhere, come fray, come fun
Cook me up a war or two and ask questions later, if at all
They say "you and me, we're like gasoline, right next to an open flame"
Maybe just tonight you should stay and hang around for a while
Maybe just tonight you should stay and be my lover
All you gotta do is promise to be up & gone by the morning
Up & gone
Up & gone
They say "you and me, we're like gasoline, right next to an open flame"
Maybe just tonight you should stay and hang around for a while
Maybe just tonight you should stay and be my lover
All you gotta do is promise to be up & gone by the morning
Up & gone
Up & gone
Up & gone
Up & gone
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I hear the shufflin’
I hear the pacin’
From the apartment upstairs that I can’t afford
Where there must be a path going forward & back
Back & forth all across the floor
I know now, even God gets the blues
It was all over yesterday’s front page news
Even God gets the blues
I felt the tremble in the water
Keeps getting stronger everyday
First it was a pebble, now it’s a boulder
First it was a ripple, now it’s a wave
I know now, even God gets the blues
It was all over yesterday’s front page news
Even God gets the blues
Long before we saw that rainbow sign
God sat Noah down and gave him a piece of his mind
He said “Pack up your bags, 2 of everything
‘Cause when you see me coming, there’s no telling the hell I can bring you”
Even God gets the blues
Wake up tomorrow, read the front page news, even God gets the blues
Just like me, just like you
Even god gets the blues
Oh yes he do
Oh yes he do
Oh yes he do
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9. |
Medicine (Acoustic)
04:05
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There’s honest work on my side of the mountain
The honest part is the hardest part and there ain’t no two ways about it
I’ll sing until my lungs burst
Even better with my own words
I’d love to listen to my radio but I can’t stand the static
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I’m picking up a change in the weather
I need my medicine
I couldn’t find a place at your table so I made my own
A faithful grind is painful grind and for most, better left alone
They said to cut my teeth
On the finest of the meat
But come to learn the hard way it’s all just gristle and bone
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I’m picking up a change in the weather
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I need my medicine
I’m picking up a change in the weather
I need my medicine
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10. |
Well Runs Dry (Acoustic)
03:16
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By the time the last song’s sung
Last call has come & gone
I see the sun coming up over yonder way
My mind’s been someplace else
Blues living ain’t for my health
Doing what I gotta do to keep the devils at bay
If singing is what it takes to keep my soul shining
I will sing
I will sing
I will sing
If pouring out my pain is my means to make a living
I will pour until the well runs dry
I’ll be here to testify
Until the well runs dry
I’m road worn, torn & burnt
I’ve had my fair share of lessons learned
My daddy used to say “dont let ‘em get ya down”
If singing is what it takes to keep my soul shining
I will sing
I will sing
I will sing
If pouring out my pain is my means to make a living
I will pour
I will pour
I will pour
Yes, I will pour until the well runs dry
I’ll be here to testify
Until the well runs dry
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Nick Andrew Staver Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Nick Andrew Staver continues to emerge in the American Roots & Blues scene as a captivating songwriter and
storyteller.
Now behind the release of a new live album, "Live. In House" (Oct 2021) and a handful of singles including an updated version of the fan favorite "Working Hands" (Aug 2021), Nick is returning to the listening rooms that are the framework of the American music experience.
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