lyrics from Moody Bridge Road

 

1. Two Hundred Miles


heat rises from the blacktop, rolling distant fire
shimmers all around me, falls beneath my tires
every window’s open, air comes rushing in
driving out the memories, soon as they begin


two hundred miles between us, this highway doesn’t end
I don’t want to remember, my heart needs time to mend
let the heat of summer wind dry my tears again
and let me go two hundred miles

suitcase on the back seat, packed full with thoughts of you
lines on the highway, counting off what I’ve been through
scent of honeysuckle all along the road
how you thought of leaving, but I didn’t know


two hundred miles to Memphis, maybe I’ll forget
your arms, your mouth, the afternoon in Lafayette
sound of your car leaving on the street below
how you loved another, and never let it show

there’s a warm wind blowing through the trees
can’t remember when I felt so free


2. Trouble with Mona

barbed wire fence ‘round the house next door
old watch dog barking up a storm
longtime neighbor with a leaky roof
got a box of secrets one hundred proof
trouble with Mona, it’s a crime
she’s got a brand new boyfriend
used to be mine

friends don’t drop by like they should
talk comes cheap in this neighborhood
drinking shots at the corner bar
she’s acting like some movie star
trouble with Mona, it’s a crime
she’s got a brand new boyfriend
used to be mine

notches on the post of her old bed
broken hearts and hair dyed red
if she comes knockin’ at your back door
you got…trouble with Mona

Cadillac flying down the street
dressed to kill in the front seat
here comes Mona with a whiskey grin
better lock your doors, she’s back again

3. Shores of Mexico

lying in the sun, tangled in your arms and warm
Gulf of Mexico, calm before the evening storm
it took so long, ‘cross the miles of ancient blue
oceans of heartache, to find my way to you

I’m the moon that pulls the tide
you’re the sun that burns the sky
in love so very far below
on the shores of Mexico

wasn’t long ago, I remember all those years
lost myself in an endless wave of tears
searching far and wide, for a diamond in the rough
then we collided, one kiss was enough

feel the rhythm of the ocean rising
hear the pounding of our hearts
light is falling over the horizon
another night in heaven starts

day is winding down, hours gone upon the wind
wish that we could stay till the morning comes again
sun will rise and fall/moon will trace the sky at night
and this gentle tide rock like a lullaby

sand in our hair, salt on our skin
so close together as the clouds come rolling in

I’m the moon that pulls the tide
you’re the sun that burns the sky
as many years as life is long
never felt a love so strong

4. Harvest Moon

harvest moon shining its light above
fiddle tune crying a song of love
everyone dancing to beat the band
or just holding hands under the harvest moon

round and round and round they go, skirts in a whirl
a hundred lucky chances for every guy and girl


evening star shining its light above
steel guitar crying a song of love
young and old dancing a two-step beat
or tapping their feet under the evening stars

5. Grace

feel like a fallen angel, lying on the ground
wings all bent and fragile, dust on my gown
blue light of a distant star is shining down on me
I don’t need heaven, just some company

I’m heading for the lights of town, glowing on the horizon
looking for a friendly face, lost in the crowd
gonna find a state of grace by the time the sun is risin’
if grace is allowed

I’m lonely for a heartbeat, hungry for a kiss
tired of all the strangers, searching for bliss
want a band of angel wings to carry me back home
I don’t need heaven, just a hand to hold

no four walls to surround me
just miles of empty space
Lord, put your arms around me
heal me with your grace

feel like a fallen angel, lying on the ground
wings all bent and fragile, dust on my gown
blue light of a distant star is shining down on me
I don’t need heaven, just some company

6. Cold in the Heartland

wind is blowing cold tonight
feels like I’m pierced right through
you out there on the road
with someone new
gave you my love and my money
all my most precious things
I thought you were an angel
but I couldn’t see your wings

it’s cold in the heartland
when the wind comes blowing through
not a soul around and
my heart aches for you

the halo of the spotlight
shines like ice in the sun
you tried so hard to reach it
almost came undone
funny how time will change things
turn a red rose to black
turn a lover to a stranger
who’s never coming back

silver moon in the midland
slice of light in a dark sky
on the other side of Eden
you’re playing to get by
words you spoke were like diamonds
I’ve tried so hard to forget
they fell right through my fingers

it’s cold in the heartland
when the wind comes blowing through
not a soul around and
there’s nothing I can do
so cold in the heartland
when the wind comes blowing through
not a soul around and
my heart aches for you
my heart

7. One Moment with You

here it is, the past comes to haunt us again
we start remembering when old loves let us down
we talk, trying hard to cross that divide
heal the pain that’s inside with this love that we’ve found

and I know I could walk out the door
never look back if that’s what I choose
leave, lose myself in new love affairs
but it could not compare to one moment with you

so hard this journey into the heart
the place where everything starts only time can repair
afraid to have our hearts broken again
so sure they never will mend and we don’t have a prayer

and I know I could walk out the door
never look back if that’s what I choose
go, turn my heart into steel
forget all that I feel in one moment with you

let’s put our faith right on the line
walk through the fire if we dare
when everything comes clear
I want to see you standing there

and I know I could walk out the door
never look back if that’s what I choose
go, leave you with one more kiss
‘cause I couldn’t miss one moment with you
no I couldn’t miss one moment with you

8. In Deep

weak in the knees doesn’t half say it
more like a two-by-four
heart in my mouth and I can taste it
I’m deep in the sand, you’re pourin’ over me
like an ocean roar, an ocean roar

don’t make a sound cause I hear the thunder
don’t say a word when the lightening strikes
don’t fight the tide, it’s pulling me under
I’m falling through to the other side

right in my ear I hear you breathing
sweet summer wind
heart in my chest about to leave it
I’m caught in the eye, you’re all around me
like a hurricane, a hurricane

up in the sky a patch of blue-grey
like your eyes see right through
heart in my hands and I can feel it
I’m deep in the blind, you’re soarin’ over me
a thousand wings that flew, a thousand flew

across the water on steady wing
feel the current rise & fall
hear that lonesome comeback call

9. Moody Bridge Road

it was dark, she was fair and a chill in the air
wrapped ‘round them the night that they met
they fell hard with their hearts, couldn’t see from the start
some choices end in regret

no one could tell, it would not end well
in spite of the love that they showed
the dreams and the trust scattered like dust
down the tracks on Moody Bridge Road

summers came, winters went and when passion was spent
the promises started to fray
two young hearts that were scarred, she held back he hit hard
and before long the dam just gave way

late one night a friend from town found her lying face down
next to the old railroad track
Moody Bridge in the fall, hear the whippoorwill call
but nobody’s answering back

no one could say how it ended that way
in spite of the love that they showed
the dreams and the trust were gone with the dust
down the tracks on Moody Bridge Road

10. Dry Wine, Bitter Beer

morning cracks the windowpane, jackhammer in my head
desert of my tongue can’t say words that might be said
distant chorus rises up in two-part harmony
singing last night’s praises to tequila therapy

dry wine, bitter beer
salt on the rim, all those tears
heart half empty, glass half full
raise a toast to your ghost
dry wine, bitter beer

midst darkened dusty corners they came from near and far
a motley crowd of mourners all gathered at the bar
I led the congregation in drunken revelry
our cause for celebration your infidelity

beneficent bartender, a credit to his kind
repeatedly surrendered shots on the rocks with lime
marooned high on a barstool I watched your memory
sail out of the harbor upon that golden sea


11. Heaven and Heartache

there’s a part of me that still loves you
there’s a place you stay inside my heart
for every hard time that we went through
there were good times from the start

and I can’t help but wonder
why nothing turned out like we planned
looking for that silver lining
heaven and heartache go hand in hand

after all the time we spent together
places we dreamed of traveling to
your heart changed just like the weather
and you couldn’t see it through

don’t try to explain it
it’s too hard to understand
part of the mystery

12. Won’t Hold You Back

time has come for you to go
it weighs upon your mind
I don’t fear the winds that blow
or being left behind

clouds may cover up the sun
but sun still shines above
the ties that bind your heart to mine
won’t hold you back my love
won’t hold you back

walk down every crowded street
try to find your way
my love won’t bind your feet
or ever force your heart to stay

clouds may cover up the sun
but sun still shines above
if every tie should come undone
I won’t hold you back my love
I won’t hold you back

 

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