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Walk With Me Now (There’s a Wolf on the Prowl)
The clouds look like mountains from the top of the hill
Everything's quiet and the air's so still
Take my hand and don't let go
And look at that moon and how it hangs so low
I can hear your heart beat like it's talking to me
A bloody bittersweet mystery
That wolf is howling I bet he hears it too
Oh never love a wild thing when the moon is full
So won't you walk with me now
There's a wolf on the prowl...
And he's hungry
Oh baby so hungry
Those eyes watch us from the dark of the trees
Oh what could we imagine them to be
Close your eyes and hold me tight
And look at that moon and how it shines so bright
So won't you walk with me now
There's a wolf on the prowl...
And he's hungry
Oh baby so hungry
Oh baby he's hungry
And I'm hungry too
Bone-white birches line our way
The stars are watching but what could they say
The moon it shines on your pale throat
I'm gonna hold you tight and never let go...
So won't you walk with me now
There's a wolf on the prowl...
And he's hungry
Oh baby so hungry
Oh baby he's hungry
Aren't you hungry too?
Never love a wild thing while the moon is full...
09-02-2019
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Far From Nowhere
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Far From Nowher
Everything she needs is far from nowhere
And nowhere's exactly where she is
And she can wish that she was somewhere
As she walks down the same roads each day
She stands on the porch and wishes it was raining
Look at them geese they're starting to fly
Fly away into the night
First you live forever then you die
Everything she loves is far from nowhere
Just like a dream she used to have
But dreams are oh so hard to make
And she dreams best when she is wide awake
Everything she is is far from nowhere
And she knows exactly where that is
It's where the rainbow meets the sky
First you live forever then you die
First you live forever then you die
06-06-2013
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Queen of the Knock-Out Rose
She takes her mornings
With cream and sugar
And chases it with nicotine
Her shadow is restless
She gives him a warning
Then sweeps him out the door
The garden it waits for her
Oh so patiently
For she's the queen of the knock-out rose
She’s thinking ‘bout faces
And other places and names
From oh so long ago
She dreams about flying
Deep into a bluer sky
But it always fades when she opens her eyes
She holds tight to those dreams
Like the rain clings to the leaves
Of the roses when they bloom
The garden is wet with rain
And possibilities
Just ask the queen of the knock-out rose
The clouds pass over
While the sun dances in her eyes
Just like a kaleidoscope
She takes its portrait
As it scatters away
A memory she can hold
This life is a good life
Even if sometimes it's hard
She reminds herself when the day is done
The roses are full of grace
And the sunsets are beautiful
Just like the queen of the knock-out rose
All hail the queen of the knock-out rose
Now the roses are fading
For winter is waiting
And she's down to one last cigarette
She savors the quiet
And counts all her blessings
And downs the coffee from her cup
I don’t belong to you
She says to everyone
And this day belongs to me
The garden it parts for her
As the birds watch her from the trees
There goes the queen of the knock-out rose
All hail the queen of the knock-out rose
Long live the queen of the knock-out rose
Every rose grows merry and fine
07-2018 to 08-2019
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Daughter of the Sun
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Evel Knievel
01:47
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Your Heart
03:17
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Your Heart
The moon is low
Filtered through the trees
The moon it watches
Shines on all it sees
And if I were that moon I would shine no more
Upon a wicked heart such as yours no more
Time walks by
Time, it does not care
Time keeps piling up
Just like this black despair
And if I were Father Time I would count no more
On such a scheming heart as yours no more
A heart keeps time
It can light your way
A heart can comfort
It can be your saving grace
A heart can beat softly
A heart can beat wild
Some hearts beat lonely
Some linger for a while
But if I were your heart I would beat no more
If I were your heart I would beat no more...
8-15-2017
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And A Wolf Shall Devour the Sun
The day awoke and it was beautiful
So I went out into the world
Hoping to find a place anyplace that wasn't here
But I only got this far
Now the sun has disappeared
And we are between the hours of the wolf and the dog
All the tombs soon will open their doors
To let loose the hounds of the dead
It's an unkindness of ravens
It's a murder of crows
But what is it when you've left the pack behind
And a wolf devours the sun
You took those pennies from my eyes
Put them back or put them to a better use
Cuz I can build of me a monster
Sew myself back together and reset my bones
It's an unkindness of strangers
It's a murder of your soul
But what is it when you've left the past behind
And a wolf devours the sun
Are you ready, are you ready for this
Take a deep breath like a hungry bird
You take a chance, you take a dive
You hit the water and someone lives
And someone cries and someone dies
Beware the birds that eat your eyes
They take your soul, they don't let go
They speak with powers magical
In ancient empty parables
They don't need us
They don't need you
They know the ways to hide the truth
And your conscious is unconscious
Of the trials yet to come
This is what I saw with my back to the world
This is what I saw with my back to the world
The day awoke and it was beautiful
02-03-2011
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Roy Peak Jacksonville, Florida
Roy Peak has played electric bass in more bands than he cares to remember for more years than he can
remember.
He wrote the theme song for the radio show "Hey You Kids, Get Off My Lawn" on WPNR-FM.
His debut album, All Is Well, has been called "A punkish folk-rock tromp through twelve songs about love, death, and birds."
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