1. |
Run Rabbit Run
04:25
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Run Rabbit Run
I caught the scent of you (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
I, got my eyes on you (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
I’ll get my teeth in you, (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
I know your taste is sweet, (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
I got me a little taste, (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
Am I a beast or a man, (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
Hear me outside your door, (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
Hear me call your name, (repeat)
*Better run, run rabbit, run
I’m howlin’ at the moon, (repeat)
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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2. |
Better Get ON
03:11
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Better Get On
We used to go out every night, then straight back to my bed
Used to dream a time or two of the day we would wed.
Well, I don’t like how you keep your hair, or the cut of your new clothes.
Don’t like thinkin’ of all your new men, and where their hands do go.
* Better get on down the road.
(vocalizing)
You used to hang on my arm like a prize I did win.
On the day I lost my money; that’s when it had to end.
Well, I’ve seen you make the rounds with Jack, and Dave and Bill,
I’m just sittin’ here drinkin’ whiskey with more than time to kill.
* Better get on down the road.
(vocalizing)
Maybe I was a foolish kid, let you treat me like your toy;
Thought I was a big, bad, man, not easy to destroy.
Maybe I should pack my bags, before you get the best of me.
Wouldn’t wanna end this life swingin’ from a tree.
* Better get on down the road. (repeat)
(vocalizing)
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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3. |
Boot Coming Down
04:52
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Boot Coming Down
I have never so wanted a year to be over
Never been one wishing time to pass
Waiting and suffering always been so easy
Don’t know what’s changed or who to ask
I don’t want to be stuck doing everything
But I can’t seem to ask you to do anything at all
Always have wanted things for you to be so easy
And I have been used to pain since I was just so small.
Laying here with one foot on my throat
Just waiting for the other boot to fall…
Some friends say we’re just hiding out in the country.
That’s why we struggle, at least that’s what they say
I would like to think we are a little bit smarter
But smarter has never gotten us anywhere, any way.
When we came here together wanted a house full of children
But it has taken forever to earn our only one
I hope that we can raise her to be fearless
All I want for her is to never have to run.
*
I never minded so much, me getting older
Now I look up to all this gray and these lines on my face
Failure was always just another reason to work harder
Knocked down again, now only blood left to taste
And I’m just happy for us to growing old together
With this roof over our heads, and enough bread in our hands.
Learned quickly in this our life together
That nobody gives a damn/shit about our demands.
*
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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4. |
Break Me
02:36
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Break Me
You told me you loved me,
And I didn’t know why
You told me not to fight
An’ you told me not to cry.
Now another morning,
And I don’t know what to do
Always is the same
Whenever I lay with you
I tore out my heart,
And gave you my soul
And now there is nothing left,
Just a big black bloody hole.
You told me you’d break me,
Make me walk right.
You told me you’d break me,
Then it took you all night.
Now another morning,
An’ I haven’t slept a wink.
Need to wash my body,
And I’d really like a drink.
You’re still lying there sleepin’
Hair all shiny and black.
I’m a little bit sore,
And there’s scratches all down my back.
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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5. |
The Crossing
05:26
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The Crossing
He walked up to her and took her hand,
She looked up with eyes that seemed to understand.
She made him afraid, she made him alive
Kept holding hands as they took that long dive…
*The wind still blows,
And the fire it burns through the cold.
The forest knew them well,
Every touch, every cry, every rise and swell.
They hid away in forests deep,
Two bodies alone made complete.
*
Walkin’ hand in hand,
Never turnin’ back for all their demands.
No blade ever touched their skin,
If they can’t fight you, they can never win.
*
They reached that distant shore,
Burned the bridges, nobody can bother them anymore.
Built a home and a life,
Alone in the forest just a man and his wife.
*
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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6. |
Tall Cup of Coffee
06:56
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Tall Cup of Coffee
*You’re like a tall cup of coffee; you’re dark and you’re strong
You’re like a tall cup of coffee; you’re dark and you’re strong
Sit awhile with me pretty mama; let me sing you this song
You taught me about kissy love and you sure do make me smile. (repeat)
Squeeze in closer pretty mama, let’s practice a little while.
25 long years is a mighty short drive. (repeat)
The way you’ve rode me honey it’s a miracle I am alive.
*
I was a soft, soft boy, now I’m a hard workin’ man. (repeat)
Watch how I work it pretty mama; I’m doin’ the best I can.
I’m sick of all this playin’; I’m tired of all these games. (repeat)
We better pack are bags soon pretty mama, before we all insane.
*
There’s a wiggle in your walk, a sparkle in your smile. (repeat)
When you hold me tight pretty mama, I feel just like a child.
You’re my one true companion, you sure do light my way. (repeat)
You know I love you sweet mama, and I got nothing more to say…
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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7. |
Unhappy Girl
04:16
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Unhappy Girl
Another day has come and gone
And where are all the promises?
Things haven’t worked out like you thought they would
It never paid off being so good
You come home and close the door
But it doesn’t keep the outside
So where are all of your friends?
You didn’t bother to make them.
You’re not the person you once were
But no-one seems to notice
When you let your hair down, there was no-one to mind
And the world doesn’t turn on your dime.
What’s it like being afraid of everything?
I’ll pretend that I don’t know.
And what’s that idle threat you just hurled?
But, you’re just another unhappy girl…
Unhappy g-i-r-----l…
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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8. |
Cry Awhile
03:38
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“Cry Awhile” Written by: Jeremy Micheal Elder for Love Letter
I’m not a green and growin’ tree.
I’m just little old me.
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
I’m here for jus’ a little while, You may never see me smile…
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
I’m jus’ a stiff ol’ workin’ man, I’ll never be a part of your dirty ol’ plan…
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
You can push me with a big ol grin, I’ll set my jaw, git my heels dug in…
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
Go on and let your armies fall, Aint gonna bother me none at all…
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
I’ll sit and watch my flowers bloom, you just sit alone with yer hand of doom.
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
You aint ever gonna git yer way, us workin’ folk’ll fight you til our dying day.
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
Keep talkin’ bout all the shit you did, We’ll go on home and raise our kids.
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile
Go on and raise that bloody fist, I’ll go find my good girl and get me a kiss.
*Gonna cry, cry, cry awhile (repeat)
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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9. |
Gotta Do Right
04:09
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“Gotta Do Right” Written by: Jeremy Micheal Elder for Love Letter
Hey Girl, I like your smile
Hey Girl, I like your smile
Gotta do right, do right, do right, do right
Hey girl, what’s your name, Hey girl, what’s your name,
Gotta do right, do right, do right, do right
Come on and take a walk with me, come on and take a walk with me,
Gonna do right, do right, do right, do right
*Break
Hey, I’m not a little boy, Hey, I’m no little boy
Know howta do right, do right, do right, do right
Oh, you make me ache, Oooooh you make me ache
Betta do right, do right, do right, do right
Girl, you put me on my knees, Oh, you put me on my knees
Gonna do right, do right, do right, do right
*Break
Hey girl give me a little kiss, Hey need a little kiss
Gotta do right, do right, do right, do right
Come on and hold me close, Come on and hold me close
Gonna do right, do right, do right, do right
Hey, I’ll be your man, Oh, I’ll be your man
Know I Gotta do right, do right, do right, do right
*Break
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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10. |
Around The World
03:30
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Around the World
*I’ll take you ‘cross this country I’ll take you to town
I’ll take you over mountains high
I’ll take you ‘cross them oceans dark and deep,
If I can keep from fallin’ down.
I met you when we were still at school
I was a love sick lonely fool.
I swore I would take you all around this world
And that’s just what I’m gonna do.
*
From the first time I set eyes you, my knees went weak.
You made me tremble so.
Soon as I got myself steady on my feet,
You said: “well, it’s time to go!”
*
From that first kiss my life it changed.
I’m on a fire-ball runaway train.
Now I gotta have my fix at least ten times a day
Just to keep from fallin’ down!
©Jeremy Micheal Elder 2022
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Jeremy Elder Charlotte Court House, Virginia
I grew up in rural Southern Virginia. My music is a raucous blend of American roots music, including elements of Old Time, folk, Rockabilly, and Country Blues. . The songs I write I hope tell the stories of the places, personalities and situations that are present here in rural America. ... more
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