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Unknown

by Bill Carter

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1.
FIRE ON THE WIRE Can't find a drink of water, standing in the pouring rain Fever in the wheelhouse, lost in the sugar cane It's a full moon for the harvest, money is in the bag I fell for the fools' fandango, and the chew tobacco rag Jeremiah there's a fire on the wire and they're turnin' up the heat So dance like an angel while the flames of the devil lick your feet Saw it in a vision, written on a wall Another true religion, made no sense at all Lucy was a handful, she laid down with the law She sold us down the river, in sunny Arkansas Jeremiah there's a fire on the wire and they're turnin' up the heat So dance like an angel while the flames of the devil lick your feet Shake your blue maracas Bang your silver drum The beat goes on forever From here till kingdom come Jeremiah there's a fire on the wire and they're turnin' up the heat So dance like an angel while the flames of the devil lick your feet
2.
DEEP SOUL SERMON by Bill Carter Never enough I hear that bluebird sing Golden touch on a silver wing Flies so close barely off the ground Like an Angels' ghost making a heavenly sound Echoes deep in the canyon righteous harmonies Like a twelve inch cannon blown' through the paper leaves Seems so final to hear that sun explode The classic vinyl rolling down a rocky road So good the fire's still burnin' Endless flame and the wheels still turnin' Keep reviving that deep soul sermon, Yes, we've All been saved Gather round feel the ages Better believe the history pages The past is gone but the spirit still rages And it's here to stay won't go away Never enough i hear that bluebird sing Golden touch on a silver wing Look the whole world's dancing just like they shook it before All over the Southland down the foreign shore Some things can last forever Way it was may never be better Perfect time when it all came together And it never fades wont go away Never enough i hear that bluebird sing Golden touch on a silver wing Flies so close barely off the ground Like an Angels' ghost making a heavenly sound
3.
Revelry 03:28
REVELRY I can see that lyin' cheap thief crawlin' through the streets I can hear your sad heartbreak it makes me wanna scream Maybe the next time he hates you away You can pack it all back up and tear out of that place No more insanity, roaring like a lion Not one more second, no more fear, no more times Revelry Revelry Revelry Revelry Behind those shattered walls the wolf pounds at your door Wake up and turn the key, burn the clothes you wore Get out and celebrate surviving the wreck Adios to nightmare psychos breathing down your neck The city roosters are singing just for you The sun is shining bright the open sky is blue Revelry Revelry Revelry Revelry Pull back the curtains shout and dance in the blue light Hang from the balcony feel the freedom inside Just like the water tides calm and very still Go deep inside your mind till that's the way you feel No more insanity, roaring like a lion Not one more second, no more fear, no more times Revelry Revelry Revelry Revelry
4.
Eva Bible 03:17
EVA BIBLE Eva Bible was a street gal, walked them all night long Eva Bible was a street gal, up until the dawn Eva Bible, is dead and gone Eva Bible was a mother, with a child on the way Eva Bible was a mother, use to go to church and pray Eva Bible was murdered on mothers' day Eva Bible had a good heart, no never do nobody wrong Eva Bible had a good heart, good to everyone Eva Bible shot in the head with a gun Eva Bible goin' to heaven, they gonna let her in Eva Bible goin' to heaven, they'll forgive her sins Eva Bible still one of God's children
5.
FINAL SACRIFICE by Bill Carter Just when you think it's over, it starts all over again Fire in the mirror, blue passion and a want that never ends The dying possibility with hope enuff to breath the flame All the words never spoken still ring like a bullet in the brain Falling through a world that you swear you get burned in everyday Like the disappearing magic that you watched while it floated out to space Life can be forgiving to a precious soul behind steel blue eyes And the dream is still worth living even when the heart is your final sacrifice Lying in the room of the dated faded empty photo frames Crying while you listen to the songs that your father sang Just when you think it's over It starts all over again
6.
Brain 03:50
BRAIN by Bill Carter Fading...all burnt out... i should make it...but i have my doubts The streets are all rivers I'm being swept down The hippies all freaked and moved out of town Life's a two way mirror nothing on the other side A melting mass of fear soaked in formaldehyde CHORUS: I cant own my name...DNA blew away Didn't even leave a stain On my Brain Brain Brain It's time...to ride the blind mule...more wine…I'm starting to drool When they ate my soul I heard the jug band play Now the homeless stalkers' got nothing to say It's time to brown...get on down the line...this rolling Black out is really blownin' my mind CHORUS: The wire......is hotter than it looks....damn liars…..dis place got spooks Got to laugh to keep from crying everywhere I go I want an old blues song on the radio I still hear you Howlin'..Houndog and Kokomo You sound so sugar sweet....let's start the show CHORUS:
7.
FIELDS OF STONE by Bill Carter HERE AGAIN, GONE WITH THE WIND. PURPLE LEAVES FROM WAY BACK WHEN WHITE GOLD AND WHITE, PRISM STARLIGHT, HERE COMES THE NIGHT, WATCH IT BEND THROUGH THE CLOUDS, BLOWN AWAY, DREAM OUT LOUD EVERY OTHER DAY DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH, WON'T TAKE TOO LONG TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE IF YOU JUST USE IT FOR YOUR SONG FIELDS OF STONE FALLEN TREES WHAT YOU TAKE YOU CAN LEAVE BY THE STREAM, THERE FOR FREE, THE SWEET TASTE OF PSYCHEDELIC PHILOSOPHY GROOVE ALONG, DON'T ACT SURPRISED, IF HEAVEN OPENS UP BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES STRANGER MINDS, DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD, THE WORLD IS CHANGING FASTER THAN THE LOST LIFE THAT YOU'VE LEAD WHERE FAITH IS STRONG AND YOU BELIEVE ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER WAY TO LET YOUR HEART RECEIVE FIELDS OF STONE FALLEN TREES WHAT YOU TAKE YOU CAN LEAVE
8.
CAN'T FUNCTION by Bill Carter I can't function on your medicine baby, Too strong for me Day by day lately I feel weak and shaky, Think I might have O.D.'d. Cant you see Lord I'm a dying man, Flat on my back with a lovesick disease. My heart is in my hand, gotta rise on up Stick it, stick it right back in I can't function on your medicine darlin', got me way too big a dose. I'm goin' blind, like being drunk all the time, my resistance is low Sweat all night, try to put up a fight, but it's rough, man it's rough What's a guy to do, I'm addicted to you, and I never get enough And now I've got so I cant get off that stuff I can't function on your medicine honey, it's killin' me Stay out my mind, your in it all the time, you never leave I cant think straight, it's hard to tolerate, and now I'm in deeper than deep And the side effects are really affecting me I can't function on your medicine woman, it's killing me
9.
Amerijuana 03:03
AMERIJUANA I smoke marijuana, play Americana, try to make a livin' at night Don't wanna be famous, a household name just, scares outta me the livin' daylights Got to find me a groove, a laid back mood, a little bit of peace somehow In a world of distraction, don't need no more action, had enuff to last me for now I'm not really sure what they're all itchin' to do All this high tech, slow death, grotesque crystal meth is killin' me and you...so I just... Smoke marijuana, play Americana, try to make a livin' at night Don't wanna be famous, a household name just, scares outta me the livin' daylights Got to find me a groove, a laid back mood, a little bit of peace somehow In a world of distraction, don't need no more action, had enuff to last me for now This great big world gets smaller everyday All the web sites, blog bytes, neophytes, Jesus Christ reality done changed it's name I smoke marijuana, play Americana, try to make a livin' at night Don't wanna be famous, a household name just, scares outta me the livin' daylights Got to find me a groove, a laid back mood, a little bit of peace somehow In a world of distraction, don't need no more action, had enuff to last me for now.
10.
BEL AIR MOTEL Never goin' down to the Bel Air motel, Never gonna go down there Somebody cryin' somebody dyin' Down at the dirty Bel Air Never see the sun shine through the window just Dark and pourin' rain Silence all laughter a cold damp draft shares Thirteen rooms of pain They check in only when they're feelin' lonely And thinkin' bout checkin' out Walls close in, the room it spins and the demons Scream and shout If you walk better run, if your drive better turn Around, tellin' you brother beware Ain't no way it's safe to stay, It's hell down at the Bel Air Evil corner in the neighborhood Where the devil makes his bed Dogs run free in the middle of the street And the stop light's stuck on red. Never goin' down to the Bel Air motel, Never gonna go down there Somebody cryin' somebody dyin' Down at the dirty Bel Air
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12.
DEVI LIN EVILIN SHE CAN BE PRECIOUS, SHE CAN BE SWEET, MAKE ME TASTE THE FRUIT I SWORE I'D NEVER EAT MAKES HOT LOVE TO ME, TILL I CAN BARELY TALK SHE LOVES THAT OLD GRAVEYARD, AND THE FOG DOWN AT THE DOCKS MY SWEET DARK ANGEL, ORIGINAL SIN MUST BE THE DEVIL IN EVILIN, MUST BE THE DEVIL IN EVILIN I TAKE HER OUT RIDIN' IN MY SOUPED UP DEATH MACHINE SHE SITS RIGHT BESIDE ME, ALWAYS ACTS OBSCENE SINGS THOSE DIRTY BLUES, THAT MAKE MY ROOSTER CROW WHEN SHE RUNS HER HANDS ALL ON ME, I TAKE HER EVERYWHERE SHE WANTS TO GO SHE PLAYS ME FOR THE FOOL, BUT I LOVE THAT EVIL GRIN MUST BE THE DEVIL IN EVELYN, MUST BE THE DEVIL IN EVELYN SHE BURNS ME WITH HER BODY LIKE A TASER FROM A COP WHILE BEGGIN' HER FOR MERCY, I BEG HER NOT TO STOP IF SATAN HAS A DAUGHTER, I KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES A SICK TWISTED ADDICTION, HELL KNOWS THATS WHAT SHE IS I NEED AN EXORCISM, THE WAY SHE MAKES MY HEAD SPIN MUST BE THE DEVIL IN EVILIN, MUST BE THE DEVIL IN EVILIN
13.
Save You 04:33
SAVE YOU Out where there's a strange revelation In your mind it's just too far out of reach And it's sad to watch your broken heart keep breaking Cryin' that your dyin' and you can't breathe It's been raining every night in the city And it's cold and grey most all the day time You wake up wracked in pain and it's a pity Praying that the warm sun will shine No one can save you but you No one can save you but you Angel it's never too late, You've got to believe and have faith After all life can put you through No one can save you but you I can't be your savior, but I can help you survive It ain't easy but sooner or later, it's you alone Gotta make that long hard climb I can hold you in my arms like a child And promise to stay right by your side But honey when you walk that long last mile The love that you feel deep down your soul won't be denied No one can save you but you No one can save you but you Angel it's never too late, You've got to believe and have faith After all life can put you through No one can save you but you
14.
THAT'S WHAT I'M DOIN' HERE I WOKE UP IN THE DRIVIN' RAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORLD I CAN'T EXPLAIN I STOOD UP WHEN I HEARD THE CALL TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND MAN THAT'S ALL THAT'S WHAT I'M DOIN' HERE NOT EVERYBODY GONNA WALK THAT LINE IT'S A DANGEROUS THING WHEN YOU SPEAK YOUR MIND SWALLOW YOUR FEAR CAUSE YOU CAN'T IGNORE THE SOUND OF THOSE WHO CAN'T SPEAK NO MORE THAT'S WHAT I'M DOIN' HERE I JUST CANT TURN AWAY, THERE'S A VOICE INSIDE MY BRAIN TELLIN' ME TO HELP MY BROTHER UNTIL WE FIND A WAY, UNTIL WE SEE THAT DAY THIS NIGHT ROLLS ON LIKE THUNDER THAT'S WHAT I'M DOIN' HERE I'VE SEEN THE FACE OF DARK DESPAIR DON'T EVER WANT TO GO BACK THERE WHEN THAT POOL OF PAIN IS CLEAR I'LL SEE THAT PEACE AND LOVE APPEAR GOTTA KNOCK DOWN ALL OF HATREDS' WALLS AND SEE THE LIGHT BEFORE DARKNESS FALLS I'LL RAISE MY SONG UP TO THE SKY THE TRUTH IT WILL NOT BE DENIED THATS WHAT I'M DOIN' HERE THATS WHAT I'M DOIN' HERE THATS WHAT I'M DOIN' HERE

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released January 1, 2013

All songs written, arranged and produced by Bill Carter.
Lowdown Records 2013
Bill Carter and Blame Music BMI
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"Fire on the Wire" by Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth Carter and Randy Weeks
"That's What I'm Doing Here" by Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth Carter
"Anything Made of Paper" by Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth Carter

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Bill Carter Austin, Texas

"Bill Carter has an audacious knack for a roadhouse hook and a wicked tongue for lyrics, making music that is at once powerful, sly, intelligent and rocking. Carter is one of the most successful, if not the best singer-songwriter in Austin." Margaret Moser - Austin Chronicle ... more

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