Archaeology Lyrics

FOLLOW THE WATER DOWN

(Gtr: CGDGAD capo 4th)

Down this river of madness

We race and spin

Two heads above the surface

In a desperate swim

Trying to catch something solid

But we can't even catch our breath

Ahead the river is falling

And scaring us to death

We follow the water down, down

Over the edge we fly - until we drown

Hands held and eyes closed

A promise to the end

Love's swirling currents rose

And we jumped right in

How could water be so deep

And still move so fast

And carry this vow we keep

To one final splash

Follow the water down, down

Over the edge we fly - until we drown

Over the falls together

Two bodies in a perfect dive

This fall is forever

There's no going back this time

With love as strong as gravity

We crash into eternity

Follow the water down, down

Over the edge we fly - until we drown

Until we drown

Until we drown

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ARCHAEOLOGY

(Gtr: CGDGAD capo 4th)

Back in my home town

Nothing seems the same

But it's frozen in my memory

Like the ruins of Pompeii

I must have buried my heart

Underneath this road

It's stuck here on Main Street

Like this lump in my throat

And it feels like archaeology

This digging up the past

Unearth another part of me

Things I never thought would last

And last and last

Here in my old high school

It's been a lot of years

So why am I afraid

Just to walk in here

Hidden in these halls

Are artifacts and fragments of fear

Buried and forgotten

I thought they'd disappeared

And it feels like archaeology

This digging up the past

Unearth another part of me

Things I never thought would last

And last and last

Now all my friends are gone

And my parents moved away

This town sure grew up quickly

Or so the neighbors say

There's my old house

Just off the interstate

And a duplex in the field

Where my sisters played

And it feels like archaeology

This digging up the past

Unearth another part of me

Things I never thought would last

And last and last

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RED HARVEST MOON

(Gtr: CGCGCD capo 3rd)

On a night like tonight

We could dance till the morning

Till this small town fairground

Is covered with dew

Above there's a twinkle

In heaven's bright eyes

And your smile is warm and true

So, play one for good luck

And one for the lady

Sad country fiddle

And a mandolin tune

One for our dreams

And one for the baby

Sweet autumn dances

Beneath the red harvest moon

You like the slow ones

And I like the waltzes

Soft southern kisses

And an old mountain song

The hearts melody

Played pretty and simple

So before the band goes home

Play one for good luck

And one for the lady

Sad country fiddle

And a mandolin tune

One for our dreams

And one for the baby

Sweet autumn dances

Beneath the red harvest moon

Now the fairground is empty

And the bandstand too

And I'm dancing with a memory

Gone too soon

So, it's one for good luck

And one for the lady

Sad country fiddle

And a mandolin tune

One for our dreams

And one for the baby

Sweet autumn dances

Beneath the red harvest moon

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DANCING DERVISH

(Gtr: CGDGBD capo 2nd)

One hand pointed up

One hand pointed down

Here in the middle I am stuck

Two feet dancing on the ground

I want to fly in the clouds

But this body keeps weighing me down

The only balance I have found

Is to keep turning round and round

Heaven spins in endless motion

Galaxies won't stop

Here I am like some dancing dervish

Whirling like a top

Worlds are turning in a trance

Particles spinning around

Heavenly bodies in a dance

A planetary merry-go-round

I have this orbit of my own

And I circle in my own space

Atoms are buzzing in my bones

It's a dizzy state of grace

Heaven spins in endless motion

Galaxies won't stop

Here I am like some dancing dervish

Whirling like a top

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FARAWAY TRAIN

(Gtr: EAC#EAE capo 5th)

It seems life is always moving

And never coming back

Like an invisible train

On an invisible track

A far whistle blows

And station after station goes by

Change rolls in

And I roll out

I've gotta feel what these wheels

Of motion are about

Everytime I leave

Some fearful part of me is left behind

Don't let the last call find me

Still and afraid

Left holding out for someday

For some perfect train

Some faraway train

At every stop

I see the same thing

There's a man at the station

That looks a bit like me

But he's old and lonely

And now his trains only pass by

So every day

He just sits on that bench

Watches the comings and goings

And never moves an inch

Scared and uncertain

While life goes hurrying by

Don't let the last call find me

Still and afraid

Left holding out for someday

For some perfect train

Some faraway train

Now you and I

We met by these tracks

Fell in love on the platform

To the clickety-clack

Those wheels were humming

And everything was running on time

But I was scared of the motion

Scared of some mistake

Looking back towards the station

And reaching for the brake

But love never quit

Just throwing those switches

And as long as we're moving

I know we'll keep doing just fine

Don't let the last call find me

Still and afraid

Left holding out for someday

For some perfect train

Some faraway train

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THE LAUNDROMAT SONG (IMAGINE THAT)

(Gtr: EAC#EAE )

There's an American girl

At the laundromat

With a tie-dyed shirt

And a baseball hat

She's reading a book about foreign movies

Imagine that

I think she belongs

On Italian streets

With windblown skirt

And sandaled feet

In a cafe where two strangers meet

Imagine that

Maybe she is dreaming of a film made by Fellini

With feathers falling

Maybe she is dancing over subtitles

In black and white

In a shiny gown

On a perfect night

While washers turn

And dryers heat

The girl has fallen fast asleep

And no movie scene

Could be so sweet

Imagine that

My clothes are dry

So I should go

But there's no goodbyes and no hellos

I'm just a hopeless dreamer I know

Imagine that

Maybe she is dreaming of a film made by Fellini

With feathers falling

Maybe she is dancing over subtitles

In black and white

In a shiny gown

On a perfect night

There's an American girl

At the laundromat

With pages opened on her lap

A stranger turns for one look back

Imagine that

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IN EVERYTHING (MOMOSONA)

(Gtr: CGCGCD capo 2nd)

I feel the rhythm of the waters

I feel the sighings of the land

I feel the music of the forests

In everything, in everything

I feel the courage of my father

I feel the mercy of my mother

I feel the blood that runs through me

In everything, in everything

Moma-, momasona...

I feel the wisdom of the ancients

I feel the kindness of the old ones

I feel the little children praying

I feel the promise of the ages

In everything, in everything

I feel the pain and the passion

I feel the hurt and the laughter

I feel the hoping and the longing

In everything, in everything

Moma-, momasona...

I feel the hearts of every people

I feel the faith of every man

I feel the wounds of every nation

I feel the power of my hands

In everything, in everything

Moma-, momasona...

("Momasona" means "everything" in the Bassa language)

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CAROUSEL

(Gtr: CGDGCD)

I went off to college

Got my own place too

And my little sister

Moved in my old room

Down came the posters

Up went my things

Into the attic

But I was back by next spring

'Cause I'm on a carousel

Merrily I go round

Until the music stops

And the circus lights go back down

In step with the marching band

Wave out to mom and dad

No one is going far

On this carousel

School it was fun

I had a wonderful ride

I learned some in the classroom

And a lot on the side

I ran out of money

Didn't have a degree

So I moved temporarily

Where the living was free

'Cause I'm on a carousel

Merrily I go round

Until the music stops

And the circus lights go back down

In step with the marching band

Wave out to mom and dad

No one is going far

On this carousel

Moved in with a girlfriend

Things were good for a while

We had our amusements

I laughed like a child

But the ride to the sunset

On a blue and red horse

Never had much chance

On a circular course

'Cause I'm on a carousel ...

Now I'm happily married

With two kids of my own

But living in my folks basement

Makes it hard to feel grown

The kids love the circus

And the carnival rides

But when the thrill is over

They run back to my side

'Cause we're on a carousel

Merrily we go round

Until the music stops

And the circus lights go back down

In step with the marching band

Wave out to mom and dad

No one is going far

On this carousel

No one is going far

On this carousel

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I WILL

(Gtr: CGCGCD capo 2nd)

When your day has fallen

And the world seems only dark

And no one hears you calling

No one hears your heart

Who will speak of sun rising

And the spinning of the earth

And the glow on the horizon

And the pain of new birth

I will, I will, I will

When your season passes

And the world turns bitter cold

And your dreams fall down like leaves

And there's a shiver

That no one can hold

Who will speak of summer

And the spinning of the earth

And the certainty of seasons

And the pain of new birth

I will, I will, I will

When your soul grows dark

And you scare yourself

On the edge of madness

Or the edge of death

And no one hears your cry for help

I will, I will, I will

I will

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DAWN IN DIXIE COUNTY

(Gtr: BGDGBbD full capo 1st, drop-D capo 5th)

The oak leaves are rustling

The morning shivers cold

Dogs bark at nothing

And roosters start to crow

Guilty eyes roll over

And pull covers to their heads

It's dawn in Dixie county

No one's walking but the dead

The boy should have known better

I heard my mama say

Down here things are different

And she threw the newspaper away

"Three Deputies Arrested"

Was all the headlines read

It's dawn in Dixie county

No one's walking but the dead

They say he drove from somewhere north

A white woman by his side

To visit a cousin

Below the Mason-Dixon line

As the morning light was breaking

They dragged him from his bed

It's dawn in Dixie county

No one's walking but the dead

The jury said "Not guilty"

And the whole courthouse cheered

The deputies were set free

The evidence disappeared

I wondered about the verdict

If God were judge instead

It's dawn in Dixie county

No one's walking but the dead

It's dawn in Dixie county

No one's walking but the dead

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THERE'S A LIGHT

(Gtr: CGCGCD capo 3rd)

It's easy to feel lost

Riding down this human path

Trying to dodge the stop signs

Or people hurrying past

I guess we call it progress

If we're roughly headed the same way

All these different directions

Will end up in the same place

'Cause there's a light

There's a light

A light at the end of this road

There's a light - a light

Like a guide it's shining

It's with us wherever we go

There'll be detours and breakdowns

Accidents and pain

When that spark of hope grows dark

In the fog and rain

I've been bumper to bumper

But mostly I'm alone

With tests of trust and faith

Out on these backstreets of my own

But there's a light

There's a light

A light at the end of this road

There's a light - a light

Like a guide it's shining

It's with us wherever we go

Remember, we made tribes out of families

And we turned cities into states

Now a planet of separate nations

Evolution won't stop today

Maybe we crawled up from the mud

Maybe we swung from the trees

But that science was guided by love

At least it seems that way to me

'Cause there's a light

There's a light

A light at the end of this road

There's a light - a light

Like a guide it's shining

It's with us wherever we go

There's a light - there's a light

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THE LIVING IN ME

(Gtr: CGCGCD capo 4th)

A deep river canyon

Looking out from the ledge

A strong wind was blowing

And I was inches from the edge

As the sun started rising

A tear rolled down my face

'Cause there was life on that horizon

And I said this simple grace

May this land stretch forever

May these hills be ever green

Wash my soul in the waters

Of a river pure and clean

Lift my spirit to heaven

On a pair of shining wings

May I always remember

The living in me

The streets of my city

Are as dead as any other

There are billboards and discount stores

And a blacktop cover

But this river runs deeper

Than any street I've ever known

It cuts into my heart

Like that canyon down below

So may this land stretch forever

May these hills be ever green

Wash my soul in the waters

Of a river pure and clean

Lift my spirit to heaven

On a pair of shining wings

May I always remember

The living in me

I'm one small part of this universe

And this body is only made

Of water and earth

Make my love as wide as the wind and air

Keep my heart alive

With this little prayer

May this land stretch forever

May these hills be ever green

Wash my soul in the waters

Of a river pure and clean

Lift my spirit to heaven

On a pair of shining wings

May I always remember

The living in me

May I always remember

The living in me

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