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Living River

by Rawlins Cross

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Tip the hourglass over Listen to the chime The meter's runnin' and the pressure's risin' Watch the numbers climb Step out on a hometown stage Tell the story, turn the page Feel the drummer coming near Forever dancin' through the years Back then! That's when! We sowed the seed I want to be around to see the tree Natural magic, tragicomic force This living river runs its course Share the laughter shed the tears Forever dancing through the years Thunder on the Babylon skyline Sophisticated savages sniff the wind Cling to clocks and calendars We'll still be everything we've been We are the shouts that ebb away Echoes of our yesterday Asking the answer to appear Forever dancin' through the years Now the story's come of age Close the chapter turn the page Begin again the way is clear Forever dancin' through the years Forever dancin' through the years Forever dancin' through the years Forever dancin' through the years
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Down a passage through the deep in the restless arms of sleep From a fire in the mind a vision is divined With a message to impart on a matter of the heart In a locked and silent room strange disguises truth assumes In a pool a stone is cast Shattered midnight looking-glass Every facet plays a part in a matter of the heart Tell me when the right time comes Tell me where the right time goes Underground a river runs All around the water flows Long ago and far away in a patient yesterday Lie the seeds of who we are Mystic beauty, hidden scars So we end up where we start in a matter of the heart In the living lies the art It's a matter of the heart A matter of the heart (Geoff Panting)
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Rain driving through the cold and dark The wind is howling fit to raise the rafters Foundation's shakin' but I'm doing alright My heart is set on waking up the morning after Taking chances is a part of the game Do what you can do, do what you haveta Even if you're never gonna be the same Picking up the pieces on the morning after Somewhere at the bottom Somewhere way down deep Something we can borrow Something we can keep Something we can hope for Something we can try Something for tomorrow Something we can't buy... bye-bye... bye-bye... bye-bye... bye-bye A life of waiting and the fog won't lift Down under the weight of some personal disaster Don't waste a lifetime with a soul gone cold Let your heart awaken, on the morning after (Geoff Panting)
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Wild Rose 02:36
Sunrise in the morning Birds singing on every tree A greeting and a warning The song that they're singing is “Be free!” Young rambler on the roadside All around the world he goes Never knowing what he will find in his quest for the great unknown Wild rose in the forest Wild rose on the moor Dawn mist on the mountain Combers crashing on the shore We rejoin our hero as he wanders from door to door A heart full of legend Dreams of love on a foreign shore Wild rose in the forest Wild rose on the moor Dawn mist on the mountain Combers crashing on the... Wild rose in the forest Wild rose on the moor Dawn mist on the mountain Combers crashing on the shore (Dave Panting)
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Winter wind and evening showers The turning hands, the passing hours Time's slow river, rolling onward carries us away A lonely victim of circumstance in a world of our own making A world of chance One more step in the cosmic dance Well what can you say? One of these days I'm gonna come to my senses and stop wasting time I'll be tearing down walls and mending fences, happy with the things that can be mine When my ship comes in riding on the water I'll be outward bound o'er the earth's cool daughter I'll begin again on a tide of change I'll be coming 'round In the sweet decay of the afternoon In the comfortable strains of a favourite tune Rolling along the familiar sound My heart's at peace as the world spins 'round When my ship comes in riding on the water I'll be outward bound o'er the earth's cool daughter I'll begin again on a tide of change I'll be coming 'round When my ship comes in riding on the water I'll be outward bound o'er the earth's cool daughter I'll begin again on a tide of change I'll be coming 'round When my ship comes in When my ship comes in (Geoff Panting)
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A Sad Story 03:14
Here's a little story 'bout a young man's dream A minor variation on a well known theme Stars in his eyes and visions of fame and fortune, happiness and love Well he's off to the city with the small town blues Gunnin' for a headline in the Daily News Not afraid of dancing on the edge of the knife Of rolling up his sleeves and taking on life A maverick ego on a one way ride Contentious issues on a turning tide A jumped up notion and a burning pride An un-named yearning for the world inside He can feel his success falling into place Scoutin' out the scene, pickin' up the pace Opportunity knocks, best make haste An open window and a fall from grace It's a question of men and mice Dive into the game and don't think twice Win your freedom on a toss of the dice Win a soft eyed angel with a heart of ice He took a wrong turn, goin' with the flow A losing streak, that's the way things go Just another victim of the undertow But you reap what you sow as the old folks know Here we go around the bend again A lonely soul on a runaway train The whistle wailing out a sad refrain About a wasted lifetime or a love in vain (Geoff Panting)
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Open Road 03:22
f you want to you can stay, dream your life away Counting up old memories you have stowed But if you could be what you could be, you'd be just as good as free I think it's time you hit the open road Open road, carry me Take me where I can be free Lead me where I've got to go To the end of the open road The future sits beside you, whisperin' in your ear Telling you that now it's time to go But I don't know how far you'll get before sunset I just know it's time you hit the open road Open road, carry me Take me where I can be free Lead me where I've got to go To the end of the open road Leave the past and let it wait, do not hesitate Take your time and time will take your load There's nothing here for you but the memories and the blues I think it's time to hit the open road Open road, carry me Take me where I can be free Lead me where I've got to go To the end of the open road Open road, carry me Take me where I can be free Lead me where I've got to go To the end of the open road (Dave Panting)
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Roll me down the runway Release me and I'm ready to fly Right to paradise Rise into the sky Well, I'm a very lucky boy I'll be in your arms today A little of your lovin' goes a long, long way Somethin' in your eyes makes it hard to say goodbye Don't ask me to explain even now I couldn't say why Wheels in my heart keep returnin’ home to stay Well, a little of your lovin' goes a long, long way A little of your love goes a long, long way It's something we can feel when there are no words to say A vision I can hold along the road I ride each day A little of your lovin' goes a long, long way A little of your love goes a long, long way It's something we can feel when there are no words to say Roll me down the runway Release me and I'm ready to fly Right to paradise Footsteps on the sky Wheels in my heart keep returnin’ home to stay A little of your lovin' goes a long way A little of your lovin' goes a long, long way A little of your lovin' goes a long, long way (Dave Panting)
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earching the seasons / Circling slow Back to the reason we've always known Ongoing adventure through the long haul History sister I've loved you through it all Depths of frustration / Steep stairs to climb Trust and temptation / Distance and time From the horizon hear my heart call I've seen the future I've loved you through it all Seconds seem so precious I've got to let you know I've loved you through it all Searching the seasons / Circling slow Back to the reason we've always known Ongoing endeavour through the long haul Here's my conclusion I've loved you through it all I've loved you through it all I've loved you through it all (Dave Panting)
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Stolen moments, stolen glances Bitter memories and true romances You've paid your dues, you can take your chances On the long way home tonight Restless hearts and sneaky feelings Poison darts and truthful dealings And my, how the past can be so revealing It's a long way home alright Life's an open book The turning pages speak of ancient lies, the truth of ages The open doors and self-built cages of the winners and the losers The sinners and the sages There's hungry sharks anticipating Easy marks and ruthless trading And who knows what might be out there waiting On the long way home tonight? Deep despair or a sense of wonder Riding high or going under The human heart and its hidden dangers The givers and the takers The lovers and the strangers Read the news Believe it or not Sometimes an opinion may be all you've got Love may be gone but it's not forgotten on the long way home tonight A ship of dreams on a sea of plastic The fiery depths and the light fantastic Another telling of an old, old story A question of freedom and rumour of glory (Geoff Panting)
12.
Baby - Oh 03:44
Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? Near and dear in fear and doubt One more bush to beat about Let's not shut each other out Baby-oh Let's unveil that master plan Do you love another man? Can you tell me where I stand? Baby-oh Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? On the lonesome sea of destiny with half a ring you took from me Just a sad dove sailin' free Baby-oh Or is it in some desert land? Nomad minstrel caravan Love lost in the wind and sand Baby-oh Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? One white witch, one black knight Watch while two wrongs make a right Two new lovers in the light Baby-oh After all that we've been through You love me and I still love you What do you think we should do? Baby-oh Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? Where is your heart, where is your heart, baby-oh? (Dave Panting)
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The lovely follow-up to the band's breakthrough Reel 'n' Roll CD. Band member's favorite.

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released March 19, 1996

RAWLINS CROSS is...
Ian McKinnon (highland bagpipe, tin whistles, bodhran)
Brian Bourne (bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals)
Geoff Panting (piano accordion with midi interface, Hammond organ, piano)
Joey Kitson (lead vocals)
Dave Panting (guitars, mandolin, backing vocals)
Howie Southwood (drums)

PRODUCED BY RAWLINS CROSS & CHAD IRSCHICK
ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY CHAD IRSCHICK
SECOND ENGINEERS: MIKE ROPER AND JACQUES POIRIER
RECORDED AND MIXED AT INCEPTION SOUND STUDIOS, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
MASTERED BY BOB LUDWIG AT GATEWAY MASTERING STUDIOS INC., PORTLAND, MAINE, USA

GUEST MUSICIANS:
NATALIE MACMASTER (FIDDLE ON MAIRI NIGHEAN ALASDAIR), BRIAN LEONARD (PERCUSSION THROUGHOUT)
COVER ART BY FRANCOIS GAUDET
BAND PHOTO BY CAROL KENNEDY
ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN BY DOUG AUCOIN

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Rawlins Cross St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador

Rawlins Cross are one of Canada’s most accomplished and beloved Celtic rock bands. Since forming in 1989 the band has toured the world, released nine recordings and been honoured with a plethora of East Coast Music Awards and Juno Award nominations.. Band members hail from Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Ontario. ... more

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