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Dirt Road to Happiness

by Taylor & Leigh

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1.
Unravelling 03:52
You kick off your boots and sit in that big old chair I try to talk to you, but you just stare And you're unravelling, come closer if you dare You throw a smile my way, for a minute I see you there Staring at a fire, your secrets flicker there And you're unravelling, come closer if you dare Even when you're gone, I still feel you holding on You're everything I lost and you're everything that cost me Even when you're gone, I still feel you holding on You're everything I lost and you're everything that cost me I can't breathe Unravel into me You know the strings to pull on my heart Every time you do it just tears me apart And you're unravelling your stroke upon my heart Even when you're gone, I still feel you holding on You're everything I lost and you're everything that cost me Even when you're gone, I still feel you holding on You're everything I lost and you're everything that cost me I can't breathe Unravel into me Now you kick off your boots and sit in that big old chair You throw a smile my way, for a minute I see you there And you're unravelling, come closer if you dare Even when you're gone, I still feel you holding on You're everything I lost and you're everything that cost me Even when you're gone, I still feel you holding on You're everything I lost and you're everything that cost me I can't breathe Unravel into me
2.
When the night meets the dawn and the sun starts to wake up and I rise to look in your eyes I don’t remember a time before you and I, there’s no past for me anymore So take hold my hand and never let go, I won’t let you down tonight There’s a low winter’s sun, can’t help but remind me of all the things that we’ve said and done Like a low winter’s sun, can’t help but astound me, shines bright on this life we have run You move through the dark but you light up the room and everybody wants to know your name But I know your secrets and you know all mine and I’ll keep them safe tonight Just give me that look, the one that will save me, I won’t let you down tonight There’s a low winter’s sun, can’t help but remind me of all the things that we’ve said and done Like a low winter’s sun, can’t help but astound me, shines bright on this life we have run When the evening grows cold and your arms are around me, our place could be anywhere So take hold my hand and never let go, I won’t let you down tonight Just give me that look, the one that will save me, I won’t let you down tonight
3.
IF YOU ASK ME I MIGHT STAY FOR A WHILE AND IF YOU ASK ME I MIGHT STAY FOR A WHILE TAKE THIS NIGHT INTO THE DAWN AND I SHOULD KNOW BETTER BUT I NEED TO FEEL LOVE TONIGHT SO IF YOU ASK ME I MIGHT STAY FOR A WHILE TIME AND TIDE WILL WAIT FOR KNOW ONE BUT I’LL WAIT ALL NIGHT FOR YOU AND IF I NEED A PLACE TO RUN TO YOU’LL BE MY SECRET HIDE AWAY IF I HOLD YOU I MIGHT SLEEP FOR A TIME AND IF I HOLD YOU I MIGHT DREAM THIS TIME OF ALL THE LIVES I’VE LIVED WITH YOU I KNOW THAT I’M TIRED AND I NEED TO FALL DOWN TONIGHT SO IF YOU HOLD ME I MIGHT SLEEP FOR A WHILE TIME AND TIDE WILL WAIT FOR NO ONE BUT I’LL WAIT ALL NIGHT FOR YOU AND IF I NEED A PLACE TO RUN TO YOU’LL BE MY SECRET HIDE AWAY TAKE MY HAND AND KEEP ME SAFE FOR A WHILE TAKE MY HAND AND KEEP ME SAFE FOR A WHILE YOU PLACE A WARMTH UPON MY SOUL I KNOW THAT I’M BETTER AND I NEED TO FEEL LOVE TONIGHT SO IF I ASK YOU MAY I STAY FOR A WHILE? TIME AND TIDE WILL WAIT FOR KNOW ONE BUT I’LL WAIT ALL NIGHT FOR YOU AND IF I NEED A PLACE TO RUN TO YOU’LL BE MY SECRET HIDE AWAY
4.
Sat on my front porch with my twelve bar blues Strumming on my guitar when I heard the news You're back in town, catting around Get your kicks for free, it don't wash with me 'Cos I'm gonna get loud, I'm gonna shoot you down Run you out of town City Cowboy Blues Big ol' country boys making all that noise Think you know the blues? You ain't got no clue 'Cos this country girl she knows what to do With a boy like you, I'm gonna shoot you through Now I'm gonna get loud, I'm gonna shoot you down Run you out of town City Cowboy Blues City Cowboy Blues Yeah I'm gonna shoot you down City Cowboy Blues Yeah I'm gonna run you right out of this town You ain't worked no dirt, you ain't felt the hurt Of a hard day’s work, dripping from your shirt So don't come on over, don't come a little closer With your pin striped suit and your rhinestone boots 'Cos I'm gonna get loud, I'm gonna shoot you down Run you out of town City Cowboy Blues
5.
I’ve felt my heart a-breaking I know how to sing the blues Cause it’s a dirt road to happiness I’ve cried my share of tears And drunk the Whiskey all done dry Cause it’s a dirt road to happiness My Momma always told me it’s a straight road to hell But it’s a dirt road to happiness It’s a dirt road to happiness I’ve paid a penance for my sins Oh dear lord I need to pray Cause it’s a dirt road to happiness I’ve thrown caution to the wind Burnt through all my lucky stars Cause it’s a dirt road to happiness My Momma always told me it’s a straight road to hell But it’s a dirt road to happiness It’s a dirt road to happiness But I ain’t done just yet you see I’ll heed the words my Momma said I’ll walk the dirt that I have found upon the road that I am bound My boots are worn I’m weary still But I believe I have the will To walk the steps my Momma said Would lead me up to happiness My Momma always told me it’s a straight road to hell But it’s a dirt road to happiness It’s a dirt road to happiness
6.
I'm sitting in this two bit bar drinking whiskey in rye Thinking about the last thing you said to me You said I've not touched coke for five weeks, not drunk for three And baby without you I don't know who I'm supposed to be The barman looks at me, pours a drink and says don't worry, that's on me There's no hiding this heartache, it's sitting here next to me I guess I'm done conversing with the Lord he never hears my call 'Cos if he had he would have fixed you and we never would have been here at all The trouble is darling that you tell me we were meant to be And I know you really mean it 'til the demons start creeping on you He said I've not touched coke for five weeks, not drunk for three Baby without you I don't know what I'm supposed to be So I'm sitting in this two bit bar in the early a.m. Thinking 'bout you and me and how we were back then I never saw it coming that you and me would end up alone I thought it was forever but this heartache it has no home The trouble is darling that you tell me we were meant to be And I know you really mean it 'til the demons start creeping on you He said I've not touched coke for five weeks, not drunk for three Baby without you I don't know where I'm supposed to be So I'm sitting in this two bit bar in the early a.m. Thinking 'bout you and me and how we were back then
7.
These Days 03:16
It was one of those bars with the girls on parade Sipping fancy cocktails whilst the boys got them laid But all I want to do is drink beer these days, tie my hair up these days, take my time these days Maybe that's why I'm lonesome, thats why they don't see Maybe that's why I'm lonesome 'cos i'm the girl at he bar drinking beer until three All the young girls wanting company Falling for cheap lines and fast money I guess that's alright we've all played that game I'd rather drink beer at the bar these days All the girls in there heals stumbling over there fears like there contoured cheek bones will stop them feeling alone But all I want to do is wear my boots these days, clean my face these days, take my time these days Maybe that's why I'm lonesome, thats why they don't see Maybe that's why I'm lonesome 'cos i'm the girl at he bar drinking beer until three All the young girls wanting company Falling for cheap lines and fast money I guess that's alright we've all played that game I'd rather drink beer at the bar these days Now i'd smoke if I could to pass the time away I guess we're all trying to find ways to ease the mind But all I want to do is drink beer these days, tie my hair up these days, take my time these days Maybe that's why I'm lonesome, thats why they don't see Maybe that's why I'm lonesome 'cos i'm the girl at he bar drinking beer until three All the young girls wanting company Falling for cheap lines and fast money I guess that's alright we've all played that game I'd rather drink beer at the bar these days
8.
I see you breathe in, out, breathe in And all of the air is covered with sin You shoot me a look I know too well Like a fly in your web I’m caught in your spell Now hold out your hand ‘cos I can see The light in your eyes hungers for me Move through the room, a den of thieves Stolen my heart but nobody sees The way that you hold me, the touch of your skin Capture my darkness and hold it within A taste of whiskey, a taste of wine A taste of love and I’ll make you mine This wicked game you know how to play To make my heart sing then hide away All that I am you ask me to show And the fool in my heart wants you to know I can’t hear a sound for the beat of my heart Each beat is a step as we move through the dark I’m losing my senses as you take a hold Tear down my defences come out of the cold The way that you hold me, the touch of your skin Capture my darkness and hold it within A taste of whiskey, a taste of wine A taste of love and I’ll make you mine
9.
Wild Rose 03:06
Well I don’t know when it happened but I can tell you it was fast Everything she owned was in the pocket of her dress She wore a ragged pair of boots and a hat upon her head She could fill a book with all the things that she had never said So she quit this lazy town and got onto a bus Found herself in music city stuck in all the rough She’s a wild rose growing out of the dirt And she grew up strong with a guitar and a song But she knew she had a voice and stories to be told She’d sing them on the corners to help keep out the cold She got herself a band and man could they play tight Practising all through the days until they got it right She got herself a slot at the Broken String Cafe Pouring out her heart on stage until the break of day She’s a wild rose growing out of the dirt And she grew up strong with a guitar and a song This rumour went around about this girl in ragged dress Telling tales of heartache and the truths that she’d confess People queued around the block to hear what she would say She never stopped believing, she knew there was a way She’s a wild rose growing out of the dirt And she grew up strong with a guitar and a song
10.
I Need Fixed 02:49
Sat on my porch, the roof needs fixed, my car’s on bricks and I’m in bits Yeah, I’m in bits The front lawn’s burnt, the fence needs licked, the engine’s seized, I’m on my knees I’m on my knees Drink ‘til I’m drunk, my soul’s done sunk And I need fixed The floorboards creak, the window’s smashed, you broke my heart and left so fast You left so fast Threw out your clothes and burnt your books, I kept this note, these words you wrote These words you wrote You’re just a drunk, your soul done sunk And you need fixed Though you cared for me a lot your heart’s the one thing that I never got All your whispers I will never tell, oh well Drink ‘til I’m drunk, my soul’s done sunk And I need fixed
11.
I can't seem to shoot straight I can't seem at all Guess I threw all my heartache Never broke down your walls And I can't wait for night fall I can't get you to call Bar room bruised from a bottle of booze Times like these shouldn't last Guess I'm broken hard Guess I'm broken hard for you Yes I'm broken hard Yes I'm broken hard for you All this liquor that burns in me Keeps me warm through the night Stops me thinking of you tonight Stops me thinking alright Tar stained fingers on coffee cups Cigarette stains on my shirt Roll 'em hard and roll 'em fast This feeling has to pass Guess I'm broken hard Guess I'm broken hard for you Yes I'm broken hard Yes I'm broken hard for you Empty rooms await me Hollow hearts in my hand Painted girls who'll drink with me But I'm bad company I can't seem to shoot straight I can't seem at all All caught up in my house of cards Guess I'm broken hard
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released May 23, 2018

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Taylor & Leigh Edinburgh, UK

Taylor & Leigh are an acoustic duo who’s blend of Country and Blues is soulful and blisteringly hot. They are siblings who have been playing music all their lives. Heather has the voice of an angel with the power of a hurricane. Alex's guitar playing simply takes your breath away. Hailing from Edinburgh and Manchester, they have been developing new music shaped by their recent trip to Nashville. ... more

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