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The Ghost Light

by BobBradshawMusic

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1.
Songs On The Radio 03:33
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A drive-by radio An old song I used to know Sweet sounds from a top-down powder-blue Camaro And I was taken on the airwaves to another time, another place And then the light turned green and I was all alone once more Old memories won’t let go As long as there’s feelings to feel And songs on the radio I started thinking’ ‘bout me and you And the songs we’d listen to Drivin’ round with the top down, it kinda’ made me blue But, yeah, I still wanted more Of this bittersweet tug of war Now, where’d I leave my crackly transistor Old memories won’t let go As long as there’s feelings to feel And songs on the radio Turn the dial Send that signal All across the universe That old song Keeps on ringin’ Singin’ in my heart of hearts Old memories won’t let go As long as there’s feelings to feel And songs on the radio
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Dream 04:46
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Dream Floatin’ here beneath the trees Dream Scent of huckleberry on the breeze ‘Moon River’ playin’ softly somewhere Just around the bend A crash of dishes and it seems my armchair Has run aground again I’m comin’ round again Dream Don’t fade to black Dream If I don’t move an inch and no one pinches me Will you come driftin’ back? Dream Clouds underneath my balloon Dream I reach out and touch the moon ‘Come Fly With Me’ playing softly somewhere Down on land A siren screams and it seems my armchair Has run aground again I’m coming down again
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Gone 03:58
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A full moon - I shoulda’ known I’m better off alone But I go callin’ – to see if you’re home, baby You look so good to me tonight Standin’ in a shaft of lunar light O but ya got the crazy in your eyes I see the sparks about to fly Before the wrath gets underway Gotta’ make a getaway Gone I’m gone A full moon – I’m hungry as a horse There’s a diner up ahead of course I take a seat, order special number four The waitress grabs an orange to squeeze The moon is shinin’ down on back of her knees She kinda looks like my ex-wife I see her reachin’ for the knife Before the ham and eggs arrive Gotta’ get outta’ here alive Gone I’m gone And now it all comes back to me When the last full moon rolled round Somethin’ wild and ghostly Chased me right outta town ‘Til I was gone A full moon - I got home in one piece I’m safe right here at least Now, wait a minute – is there a stranger in my house? There’s someone in the mirror where the moonlight gleams Like a figure steppin’ outta my worst dreams Is it me he’s comin’ for? I go racin’ to the door I can shake him off for good If I make it to the woods Gone I’m gone
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Blue 03:33
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Blue mornin’ The light’s not right Blue everywhere Blue without you Blue mornin’ Blue Blue mornin’ The sun is gone Blue everywhere Forty shades of blue Blue mornin’ Blue The clouds are low today Wonderin’ will they blow away Wonderin’ do you see the same sad blue? The clouds are low today Didn’t think you’d go away No one else but me to blame it’s true Blue mornin’ For me I see Blue everywhere Blue upon blue Blue mornin’ Blue
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Come Back Baby 03:16
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Come back, baby I know I was wrong I know I was wrong What I said Come back, baby Where you belong Where you belong Here in my bed Where you now? And tell me how I can fix what I done Come on home I’m on all alone On my knees Where you now? Won’t you allow Me to fix what I done Come back baby, please Come back, baby I know I was wild I know I was wild I screwed up Come back, baby I know I’m a child Know I’m a child It’s time I grew up I know I was wrong Come back where you belong Come back baby, please
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She's Gone For Good 04:13
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Another kind of empty opens up Another kind of hurt hits hard and true Another kind of lonely fills your cup Now it’s just you, just you She’s gone She’s gone She’s gone for good Another kind of light you’ve never seen before Another kind of light lights up room Another kind of light throws just one shadow on the floor Now it’s just you, just you She’s gone She’s gone She’s gone for good
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21st Century Blues 03:47
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Aerial footage: St. Augustine 100 houses gone Worst storm you’ve ever seen The drones movin’ on High speed chase down in Indian Camp Fool’s in a hurry to die You can roll back the tape from the ditch to the ramp You’ll never understand why There’s no break in the breaking news Ain’t that just the 21st century blues ‘Florida man’ – that’s all she wrote No time for decorum Stuck his head in an gator’s throat Nothing kills like boredom Weather man on ‘Live at 3’ Standin’ in the eye of the storm Up to his knees in the Miami sea tryin’ the raise the alarm They’re laughin’ at him while they read the news Ain’t that just the 21st century blues My soul Has fled Laid low Played dead My heart (and) my head Are ready to explode Hey neighbor – can you hear me call I see you stand your ground Hey neighbor – can you hear me at all Why dontcha’ put your gun down? I like it fine just here In the land of the living And I don’t wanna disappear Before Thanksgiving I don’t really wanna be the news Ain’t that just the 21st Century Blues I don’t really wanna make the news Ain’t that just the 21st Century Blues
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Sideways 03:34
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I could tell she was lookin’ at me sideways I saw her look, then turn away, then look again I said: “I cannot help but notice you glance my way Perhaps I remind you of an old friend?” She said: “No. You remind me of nobody. Nobody I know looks as dumb as you If I was you I’d go hide inside my hoodie I was you I’d report back to the zoo.” That was the beginning of our sideways love affair Our knockabout, incongruous romance Any try at tenderness didn’t have a prayer We traded insults at every given chance She said: “Why you always lookin’ at me sideways? Take a picture. It’ll last least twice as long.” It filled me up with fire to see her eyes blaze When she cussed me out no language was too strong There was such sweet anger in our sideways love affair Our knockabout, incongruous romance Any try at tenderness didn’t have a prayer We traded insults at every given chance We were two Of a kind Among the few Who find They can only see the world askew We were two Me and her Among the few Who prefer Always to take a sideways view There was no good way for me to warn her I’d be packin’ up and movin’ on someday One mornin’ I just tip-toed round the corner I loved her but I had to slip away And that was the conclusion to our sideways love affair Our knockabout, incongruous romance Any try at tenderness didn’t have a prayer We traded insults at every given chance
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Light Of The Moon 03:49
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On Saturday the captain went missing Along with three bottles of rum On Sunday night the ship started listing We thought the end had come Twenty-seven weeks out on the ocean She didn’t crack but now I’m startin’ to hear all kinds of commotion Up there on the bow Calling all hands Every seaman We’ll be standin’ on dry land soon Land ahoy Says the lookout boy There’s somethin’ up ahead by the light of the moon Then we heard the singing come sweetly From across the bay A hundred female voices completely Sapped our will away Calling all hands Every seaman You’ll be safe in our arms soon Ship ahoy Yeah, look out boy Come closer – see us by the light of the moon We steered toward land In the dim moonlight Rocks to the left of us Rocks to the right We heard their laughter We heard their song: Come to us, Come to us, boys where you belong Calling all hands Every seaman You’ll be safe in our arms soon Here you’ll sleep In the deep Here you’ll sleep by the light of the moon
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In The Dark 03:40
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Tell me who I am I have slipped through a hole in the night Tell me where I stand where’s the light? where’s the light? I go from here to there I find I’m still nowhere I try to go somewhere But there’s no there there In the dark In the dark In the dark Tell me who I am I have not moved in these circles before Help me understand what’s in store? what’s in store? I go from here to there I find I’m still nowhere I try to go somewhere But there’s no there there In the dark In the dark In the dark
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Niagara Barrel Ride Blues 02:54
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Goin' down Niagara Falls This is how a barrel rolls No one's working the controls It ain't no joke Contents sorely jolted Misgivings duly noted In a cask of iron-hoop bolted Kentucky oak Trust my cooper knows his trade And strapped those hoops on real good The squeaks and leeks, And all this rockin's Got me knocking' on wood Goodbye lover I can't lift the cover Angles better hover O'er this perilous cruise There's no way to mask it Angel, answer if I ask it Is this a cask or a casket? Niagara barrel ride blues Niagara barrel ride blues Niagara barrel ride blues My life's flashing 'Fore my eyes I can clearly see That girl of mine Cut the line That was tethering me Now I've got but one goal: To find a working air-hole I'm praying that my poor soul Has paid all his dues Spinnin' round, goin' down In thunderous surround-sound I'm surely glory-bound Niagara barrel ride blues Niagara barrel ride blues Niagara barrel ride blues

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released April 4, 2021

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BobBradshawMusic Boston, Massachusetts

Irish-born, Boston-based Bob Bradshaw has been exploring many facets of Americana music in the thirty years he’s lived in the States – from the Texas singer-songwriters he strives to emulate to the high-energy roots-rock he plays in bar bands any night of the week. He has lived in New York City and in San Francisco, where his rock band ‘Resident Aliens’ was a fixture during the 90’s. ... more

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