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THE PREACHER MAN
03:35
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THE PREACHER MAN
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
Well I went down to Georgia
Where I met me a preacher man
He said, son I can save your soul from hell
So help me God, I can
He said, you may be no angel
You may be no saint
But you may not be half the bad-ass demon that you paint.
Chorus
But you can save your soul from hell, my son
You can ease your pain
Take shelter from the storm, my son
Just step in from the rain.
Well I listened to him preaching
And boy, the man was good
If anyone could save my soul
I guess this preacher could
He said, son you must find Jesus
And if you look just right,
If you open up your eyes, my son
You just might see the light.
Chorus
Well he said, hallelujah
And I said, praise the Lord
He said, son you can make fun of me
But God won't be ignored
He said, open up your heart, my son
And sing out to the Lord
If you ask him to forgive you, son
You'll get your just reward.
Chorus
When he had finished speaking
I heard him say Amen
Before he turned to walk away
He looked at me again
He said, son, you know God loves you
You should talk with him a spell
For though he was the son of God
But even Jesus fell.
Chorus
Well I watched him walking down the street
With his bible in his hand
I knew what he was saying
About the Promised Land
And as I slowly watched him
Fade away to out of sight
I could feel the sunshine on my face
And I could see the light.
Chorus x 2
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'TIL YOU WALK AWHILE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
I just want to tell you that I'm sorry
I never meant to spread such silly lies
'Cause hurting you was never my intention
And if I did, I do apologise.
Chorus
'Cause I don't want to be no judge or jury
And I don't want to condemn or accuse
But you can never tell someone
How they should live their lives
'Til you walk awhile in someone else's shoes.
I don't want to be no bitter old man
'Cause bitter old men go through life alone
And someday if I ever meet my maker
I'd like to think I'll know which way I'm going.
Chorus
I don't want you thinking that I'm crazy
But people they can make me more than mad
And just because they think I'm different maybe
No matter what they say, I'm not that bad.
Chorus
I don't want to wake up dead some morning
Knowing that I never raised a hand
In knowing that I caused no pain or suffering
Or prejudice against my fellow man.
Chorus
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NOTHING HAS CHANGED
04:43
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NOTHING HAS CHANGED
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
I saw you lying there, dead in the snow
In a picture that was taken so many years ago
And it hung on the wall like some big old head
A trophy to the men who shot you all dead.
In the picture before, men were drinking a toast.
They were probably boasting over who shot the most
As they held up their chins and they stuck out their chests
As they posed for their photographs in their Sunday best.
Chorus
Now all of you heroes are now dead and gone
You're only remembered in stories and songs
Yesterday's people on yesterday's plains
Everything's different now, but nothing has changed.
You were doing the ghost dance, that's how it read
You were calling the spirits of your warrior dead
In the shirts that you got from your medicine man
Were said to stop bullets, but only God can.
I was led to believe that when I was young
That the good guy was the cowboy with the big shiny gun
And if you had red skin, well you had to die
It was only a game, but we never knew why.
Chorus
Well they sold their movies, and we bought their lies
But our heroes were the ones that we grew to despise
When the great white father had blood on his hands
And he broke all his treaties, and took all your lands.
Then they buried you all in a mighty big hole
Without any respect for you, body or soul
When their great carbine guns rained down misery
And you died in the snow that day at Wounded Knee.
Chorus
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BRIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON
04:47
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BRIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
Well, my bags are packed and I'm rolling down the road
Got this whole wide world, but I've got no fixed abode
And if you don't like what you're doing, come on meet me here real soon
And I'll see you on the bright side of the moon.
Where I lay my head is where I make my home
Like to feel the ground beneath my weary bones
But hey it might rain soon, like some big old mad monsoon
So I'll see you on the bright side of the moon.
CHORUS
Where the breeze blows warm and the days burn long and bright
And the moon shines like the sun on a summer's night
So drop everything you're doing, come on meet me here real soon
And I'll see you on the bright side of the moon.
Like to free my mind and feed my feeble soul
Have to say I like to rock and like to roll
But dare I speak too soon, like some big old hot air balloon
So I'll see you on the bright side of the moon.
CHORUS
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THE WIND IN HER HAIR
03:58
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THE WIND IN HER HAIR
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
The first time I saw her, she was handsome and fine
And my heart, it was woken, in silence did pine
As she stood by the fountain, so lovely to see
With the wind in her hair and she smiling at me.
How often I lay down to sleep for the night
With the moon in the sky as my only light
As my weary eyes close, it's her I will see
With the wind in her hair and she smiling at me.
The sun, it was shining one fine summer's day
As we strolled hand in hand as we went our way
And when we had spoken, my heart she could see
With the wind in her hair and she smiling at me.
And now as I lie here, my heart fills with pride
And the girl from the fountain asleep by my side
And when I awaken, it's her I will see
With the wind in her hair and she smiling at me.
I may be nobody, but I'm nobody's man
And I'll go my own way the best way I can
With the girl from the fountain that day I did see
With the wind in her hair and she smiling at me
With the girl from the fountain that day I did see
With the wind in her hair and she smiling at me.
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ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
03:58
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ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
I wake up every morning
And the summer sun comes shining
Feels like I'm in heaven in a way
To hear the songbirds singing out
There's magic there that's all about
I know it's going to be a lovely day.
Chorus
Oh shine down summer sun, shine down on me
You make me feel the way I like to be
It feels so good to feel so nice,
Another day in paradise
Won't you shine down, summer sun, shine down on me.
I get up and I comb my hair
The phone may ring, but I'm not there
I'm in my mind a million miles away
It feels so good to be alone
So little time to call your own
I know it's going to be a lovely day.
Chorus
I walk along and I look around
And hear the silence of the sound
Wishing life could always be this way
When nothing ever gets you down
You're floating freely above the ground
I know it's going to be a lovely day.
Chorus
I lay down and I sleep at night
The world may end, but that's all right
And if I die, well maybe that's ok
But when I open up my eyes
And see the sun come up to rise
I know it's going to be a lovely day.
Repeat Chorus
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WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS A FRIEND
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
You can break your mind and body
You can lose all self-control
You can say things never hurt you
Though it cuts you to the soul
You can live a life of make-believe
You can sit there and pretend
But there comes a time in every life
When someone needs a friend.
Chorus
So hold me now, don't ever let me go
I need a helping hand
I need someone who knows me
Someone who'll understand
I'm fragile like a flower
That's blowing in the breeze
I'm strong in mind and body
But I'm weak around the knees
And I feel like I've been drowning,
Like I'm swimming on dry land
And only those who know me
Are those who understand.
You can walk in all directions
If you don't know where you're going
You can feel like you're invincible
But you're only flesh and bone
So you sit there in your castle
And you hold out 'til the end
But there comes a time in every life
When someone needs a friend.
Chorus
You want to be somebody
But you don't know who you are
You've spent your whole life searching
And sometimes you went too far
So you make like you're an island
'Til you slowly comprehend
That there comes a time in every life
When someone needs a friend.
Chorus
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YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FAITH
05:14
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YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FAITH
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
I wake up every morning with the rising sun
Going to have a great day
Going to have some fun
Going to take my time
'Cause hey, man, time won't wait
I'm going to say something simple for you to hear
I'm going to say it loud, I'm going to say it clear,
All you've got to do is, hey, you've got to have faith.
Chorus
A little bit of luck can go a long way
A little bit of learning can never go astray
A little bit of love can get you through your day
A little bit of hope is all a body needs
No bigger than the grain of a mustard seed
So all you've go to do is, hey, you've got to have faith.
I'm going to pull no punches, going to pull no strings
Going to tow the line 'til the fat lady sings.
Going to mend my ways before it gets too late.
'Cause when your neck's on the block
And your head's on the plate
And you stand before that pearly gate
All you've got to do is, hey, you've got to have faith.
Chorus
I sit out every evening, watch the sun going down
Got the craziest thoughts in my head running 'round
Got to clear my mind, 'cause hey, I can't think straight
Now take your time, but don't be late
All good things come to those who wait
And all you've got to do is, hey, you've got to have faith.
Chorus
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THE TIME HAS COME
04:25
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THE TIME HAS COME
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
Now the time has come to go
And I want you all to know
That it saddens me to go away
There's so much that I'd like to say
So please try to understand
I need your love and a helping hand
But there's something that you should know
I love love love love you
I love love love love you
I do, I do.
Now there's nothing there to fear
If you listen, you can hear
That there's something out there calling me
And it's out there somewhere I should be
'Cause deep inside I always knew
That you've got to do what you've got to do
But there's something that you should know
I love love love love you
I love love love love you
I do, I do.
Now kiss and say goodbye
It's hard to realise
That everything will be just fine
And we'll savour life like a vintage wine
We'll all go our separate ways
But our paths will cross again someday
But there's something that you should know
I love love love love you
I love love love love you
I do, I do.
So, so long now 'til then
Until we meet again
And everything will be everything
And we'll laugh and cry and dance and sing
And we'll reminisce of yesteryear
We'll share our joys and we'll shed our tears
But there's something that you should know
I love love love love you
I love love love love you
I do, I do.
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STANDING ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000
People, don't you look so sad
Life was never meant to be bad
You're walking with your chin on the ground
What you're putting out will come back around
Life could be oh so sweet
If you were standing on your own two feet.
People like the walking dead
Living with a gun to their head
Can never buy that lost time back
Heading for a heart attack
Life could be such a treat
If you were standing on your own two feet.
Chorus
Standing on your own two feet
Standing on your own two feet
Hey people, can you dig that beat
I'm standing on my own two feet
Life could be oh so sweet
If you were standing on your own two feet.
People listening to the sound
Picking up what I'm putting down
Everybody going insane
Singing and dancing in the rain
Everybody in the street
Yeah, standing on their own two feet.
Chorus
People, on your dying bed
Crazy thoughts go through your head
Things you wish you'd said and done
Times you wish you'd had more fun
Life could be so complete
If you were standing on your own two feet.
Repeat chorus
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Billy O'Dwyer Bob South Tipperary, Ireland
'Billy O'Dwyer is from the Emerald Isle and possesses a pronounced Irish brogue that is wholly absorbing. He has written all
the material and proves to be a good storyteller...' -Country Music People
'The voice is mellow, the arrangements, beautifully simple and the lyrics are excellent. Billy is another one of those treasures of the music scene...a talent to watch out for.' -Irish Music Magazine
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