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Ain't No Trip To Cleveland Vol. 1
Release Date 06/04/2013

“I think the title of this live record rocks! Mostly because it comes from a line from the movie Bottle Rocket.”

– Pete Francis

Lyrics
01. Get Ready Boy (Live)

Kind fall we’ve had enough Don’t really wanna hold much longer Silver sun I feel your love Very soon we will ride

So get ready boy because here I go I’ve been waiting my whole life just to let it roll And I bank to the right and away I fly

Back to the ground we came from hey back to the ground we fall

Caught the rain with your all alone The milkweed and the green below us It’s early yet but wind is strong And there’s a world on it’s way

So get ready boy because here I go I’ve been waiting my whole life just to let it roll And I bank to the right and away I fly

Hey back to the ground we came from hey back to the ground we fall Aim back to the ground we came from and back to the ground we fall

So get ready boy because here I go I been waiting my whole life just to let it go And I bank to the right and away I fly

Back to the ground we came from hey back to the ground we fall Back to the ground we came from aim back to the ground we fall

02. Open Up (Live)

they were looking for me when I came to
they were looking for me when I came back
said hey you you're looking very suspicious
I said relax man get off my back
I I I ain't opposed to seeking justice
but you're going about it all wrong
the man you're looking for does not exist
he's just a figment of the higher man's tongue
and they say open up we're coming inside
you can't run so you may as well hide
we got the place covered from head to toe head to toe
open up we're coming inside
what's it feel like to know you're going to die
on the other side of the row
so they took me down to the gallows and this boy he said to me
why do you smile when the rope's around your neck
I said I tell you boy when I get back
I I I ain't opposed to seeking justice
but you're going about it all wrong
the man you're looking for does not exist
he's just a figment of the higher man's tongue
he’s just a victim of the higher man’s tongue
and they say open up we're coming inside
you can't run so you may as well hide
we got the place covered from head to toe head to toe
open up we're coming inside
what's it feel like to know you're going to die
on the other side of the row
hands above your head que le via bien
Step out of line and we'll fill you with lead
how are we to know that you are not a liar
hey don't you see we have a job to do and our job is the law job is the law
you fit the description of a criminal crosser hey
we believe that he is you and that is your flaw
that is your flaw
and they say open up we're coming inside
you can't run so you may as well hide
we got the place covered from head to toe head to toe
open up we're coming inside
what's it feel like to know you're going to die
on the other side of the row

03. Circles Around The Sun (Live)

When he was born The doc said, “What's this? He's much too small It's like he's weightless”

When he turned 6 They ran some tests They said it's for science It's patriotic

Oh let's send him where no one else has gone After all he cannot speak or walk Let's send him at the moon He'll do circles around the sun

When he was 12 The time had come then And with his eyes He said he loved them

In came the suits In came the government She stood and cried She could not keep him

Oh let's send him where no one else has gone After all he cannot speak or walk Let's send him at the moon Do circles around the sun

Well he came back, yeah he came back He came back with a smile as big as the whole world The doctors were shocked by his vital signs She said, “Would you like to come home now?”

Oh let's send him where no one else has gone After all he cannot speak or walk Let's send him at the moon Do circles around the sun

04. Flying Horses (Live)

the river of doubt gave birth to a beautiful stone
and in my hands I held it and I knew I was on my own
so I picked it up and I held it to the sky
and in my reflection I knew I was all alone
then I saw this girl with the most beautiful hair
she had it wrapped around her for clothes she did not wear
I asked her for a lock and she complied
after leaving gorgeous footsteps in the sand as if she didn't care
well she was the prettiest girl I ever saw
the stone lay still without a flaw
the feelings I had defied the law as I came to I went to
and I took a look a look down the road
to see a badger and a one eyed toad
they didn't say a word they just looked at me
with that wise old look of the old
then I went to down to town to my favorite merry-go-round
to the place where magic horses fly and you seldom see a frown
but then I stole a ring from the flying horses
and I can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and it's all rusty now it’s all rusty
you see cause that stone fell through my pocket
and that lock of hair flew away with the wind
if you chance to meet upon either
well you know where they've been
but don't pick them up or try to find me
they're much happier to be on their own
beauty like that knows no home
and then if you take a look a look down the road
you'll see a badger and a one eyed toad
they won't say a word they'll just look at you
with that wise look of the old
but then I stole a ring from the flying horses
and I can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and it's all rusty now it’s all rusty

05. Beto (Live)

Beto where will you go? Beto what will you do? Beto ah don't you know yet, Your time is through?

Peddling with all your guns And all along the way Oh what the people say "Beto the Pure he's near lock your doors get out of here!" get out...

Dona Maria she said to me it's so much more than rice and beans oh that i'm cooking for you it's how i love them true... Bring me your brothers Bring me your mothers Oh the little and the broken too I will not lead them no i just feed them let me be me and you be you...

I see all your lines I see all your light

Up on the hilltop flashing lights up on the hilltop the barrels never lie up on the hiltop i heard it said in a gunshot word that Beto the Pure was dead still i swear i see him walking and talking there i see him walking and talking there

I feel all your lines i see all your light

Beto where did you go? Beto what will you do? Beto ah don't you know yet This time your eyes are new Peddling with all your sons and all along the way all of the people wave "Beto the Pure he's near, Unlock your doors and have no fear!"

Have no fear. Beto la Pura.

06. Passerby (Live)

well I'm not crazy like my brother but its the way that I choose
I don’t hang around with a sixpence when I got everything to lose
would you bring my money and take from me all that I was worth
cause I wasn’t worth nothing and I wasn’t yours
oh don't you be a passerby oh won't you sit down and stay a while
cause it's been too long since you been around
sold out man from across the way he thought he heard what he heard you say
hey now man your watch it shines for the bid of a second yields him forty times
oh don't you be a passerby oh won't you sit down and stay a while
cause it's been too long since you been around
don’t wanna be a
woman little child
hey woman hey woman little child
hey woman hey woman
oh don’t ya be a passerby
oh don’t ya leave me alone

07. Two Coins (Live)

I stick loneliness your lips and the two coins of your eyes into my pockets ya well the train skates into Port Henry a late sunday sometimes when I'm riding high feeling fine

you know there's something troubling me troubling my mind so I reach into my pocket for some small change I reach into my pocket for some small change ya I want bones like iron blood like mercury so I can tell you when I'm rising and when I'm sinking

I’m sinking in

I reach into my pocket for some small change

I reach into my pocket for some small change ya we're gonna take it to the people ya hey let's drink from the cup share some luck go ahead and laugh cause it don't cost much

no no it don’t don’t cost much I stick loneliness your lips and the two coins of your eyes into my pockets

08. Broken American (Live)

We speak in broken American From the inlands to the shore From the high planes to the Badlands From the mountains to the valley floor

And the streets were not paved with gold Ya, but a man will find a way But now we don't know where to go To work the livelong day

And now I got to leave this place, oh, oh Back to my sweet land, oh oh Now I've got to leave this place, oh, oh Back to my sweet land

We speak in broken american From the inlands to the shore They tell us how the west was won And what to fight for

And they said they wouldn't send us far Yeah that most of us could stay But we speak in broken american And we got the news today

And now I got to leave this place, oh, oh Back to my sweet land, oh oh Now I've got to leave this place, oh, oh Back to my sweet land

Say bye bye, say bye bye Say bye bye, say bye bye

So I sign up, I lie about my age And soon we're shipping off Soon we're on a plane

You kissed my cheeks And my face was on fire I run away from the little ones Trying not to cry

Say bye bye, say bye bye Oh, oh, oh

09. Prince of Spades (Live)

coming back coming home
the queen of love enters the room silence ensues
to the king what have you done to my life
did you take me for a fool or for a wife I
and the king is in his court counting all his diamonds one by one they do fall
says the queen our pride the prince of spades is coming home
be nice if you could find some time alone
after all he's in line for the throne
and the king is in his court counting all his diamonds
one by one they do fall oh they do fall
so now just get up off your ass leave all your treasures behind
your son is coming home with you to spend time
show him how a good king should be and don't ever forget the day
that you turned your back on him and me
still I stay

11. Josaphine (Live)

Think I'll up and move to Canada Think I'll begin my story there And if the prime minister says he's had enough I'll go back to St. Johnsbury to breathe the air

That's where I met a girl called Josaphine They call her Josaphine The Fair She had Manchvegas written across her back She just cut off all her hair

We shared a blanket by the tracks in Lebanon, New Hampshire I could not sleep for better dreams Oh but I never felt so awake and alive 'Til I noticed my jacket was gone and so was Josaphine

Josaphine, Josaphine, Josaphine How come you ain't nowhere to be seen? Josaphine, Josaphine, Josaphine How come, how come Josaphine

But soon after she must've had a change of heart 'Cause as the train caught up speed Like seein' the moon in the middle of the day I felt like my feet were just gonna float away When I heard her yellin’ Chicoree

And she was taking off her jacket as she ran I said forget the jacket just give me your hand I'm gettin' off at the first stop up there in Canada I can make you happy there

She said it could be awhile I said I'll wait She said it could be a while I said I'll wait Keep the jacket Just bring it to me someday

Josaphine, Josaphine, Josaphine How come you ain't nowhere to be seen? Josaphine, Josaphine, Josaphine How come, how come Josaphine

Did you get caught in a cloud with the rain so loud That you couldn't hear your up and down heart speak out? Did you go back to New Hampshire to stay? Did they catch you at the border and send you back down? Should I give up and stop looking around? Cause I'm still waiting to this day Josaphine

Josaphine, Josaphine, Josaphine How come you ain't nowhere to be seen? Josaphine, Josaphine, Josaphine How come, how come, how come, how come Josaphine The Fair, Josaphine The Fair, Josaphine The Fair, Josaphine The Fair Josaphine The Fair, Josaphine The Fair, Josaphine The Fair, Josaphine The Fair

12. Walk With You (Live)

and I will walk with you
using the stars as guides
on a homeward path we go
knowing our time is nigh I
and I will walk to be with you
all I’ve done to be with you
so put your hand in mine
and lay your head to rest
we'll light the candles now
they won't be lit for long
we'll know our day was blessed I
and I will walk to be with you
all I’ve done just to be with you
and I will walk with you
using the stars as guides
on a homeward path we go
knowing our time is nigh I
I will walk to be with you
all I've done and all I say
to be with you

13. The General (Live)

there was a decorated general with a heart of gold

that likened him to all the stories he told of past battles won and lost and legends of old a seasoned veteran in his own time on the battlefield he gained respectful fame

with many metals of bravery and stripes to his name he grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face and always urged his men on but on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream the old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its meaning he awoke from the night just to tell what he had seen and walked slowly out of his tent all the men held tall with their chests in the air

with courage in their blood and a fire in their stare it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare til the old general told them to go home I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight is not worth fighting I have seen their mothers and I will no other to follow me where I'm going take a shower shine your shoes you got no time to lose you are young men you must be living go now you are forgiven but the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders

not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders the general said he would do his own duty bout would not extend it not further the men could go as they pleased not a man moved their eyes glazed straight ahead

til one by one they stepped back and not a word was said and the old general was left with his own words echoing in his head he then prepared to fight I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight is not worth fighting I have seen their mothers and I will no other to follow me where I'm going take a shower shine your shoes you got no time to lose you are young men you must be living go now you are forgiven ya got to be got to got be to got to be hey

14. Con Man (Live)

He's just another con-man sitting on a hill You see him at the bull fight, closest to the kill He lives up in a tower, sells dreams to the poor No matter how he gets 'em, he always wants some more

He said he was a rocker, said he was lost and never found Said that she should pity him after he forced her to the ground She lost one of two jobs lost her home too Yeah he's just a bad con con and he's getting rich off of you

But the talk's so cheap, we're gonna smoke him out But he rolls so deep, high above the crowd And, he hide his face, up high on a wall But you just wait, one of these days, one of the con-men is gonna fall

Con-boy, soon to be a man He like his toast and butter, he like his jam He gonna make a black out but keep his collar white He gonna bring the books to a boil and tell you it's good and fine

But the talk's so cheap, we're gonna smoke him out But he rolls so deep, high above the crowd And, he hide his face, up high on a wall But you just wait, one of these days, one of the con-men is gonna fall

At night he likes his buildings bright Likes to show affection to his maid And when he sleeps, she goes through his things And finds it all

Cheap, we're gonna smoke him out But he rolls so deep, high above the crowd And, he hide his face, up high on a wall But you just wait, one of these days, one of the con-men is gonna fall

Just another con con man

15. Here We Go (Live)

uh huh hey ya
here we go
leave it on the back burner take it to the dry town
ya here we go
I got the mean time slipping down the slide some uptight right wing political homicide
do what you want take what you will
take it in like a southpaw flip it on the grill
bourgeoisie protocol
bottoms up boys this is the last call
happy hour doesn't last too long you know it never does
so I sit here on a bar stool looking at the sky
got a buck and a quarter and a bucket full or rye
don't step out of line you'll get time in the brig
don't yield to the mighty you got your own dirt to dig
leave it on the back burner take it to the dry town
ya here we go
me and my flea bag friends we ran to have our own feast of Crispian
Murphy was there with number twenty-two they were got caught in the middle of a coup
you will lose me if I don't lose you
and I will lose me if I don’t lose you
so we haven't chosen anyone of you to condemn
so make your decision and choose your side or let us begin
steeped in knowledge I'll step from the board
down to the speak easy with my double-edged sword
you know the deal ya got to spin the wheel
I heard the heavens are full of sevens
and as matter of fact you know that cat suicide jack
he don't play like that
truth is he don't really play at all
leave it on the back burner take it to the dry town
ya here we go

16. Bats in the Belfry (Live)

old man river said you can go your own way

if you just leave him alone doesn’t matter do not deliver all your things today we are going home oh mama we now so hungry I got bats in the belfry I'm in the kitchen boiling society I'm in the open catching all the leaves we all see what we want old man river said you can go your own way

if you just leave him alone doesn’t matter do not deliver all your things today we are going home oh mama we now so hungry I got bats in the belfry I'm in the kitchen boiling society I'm in the open catching all the leaves we all see what we want I have a crazy idiosyncrasy it's affinity to serendipity and in this eternal epiphany no hypocrisy or duplicity oh mama we now so hungry

I got bats in the belfry I'm in the kitchen boiling society

17. Flag (Live)

You warn me and keep me here You call us close to dispel your fear You painted the color of peace with your hands

As the water flows north by west they come moving Raising up their hands, as the thunder calls We'll come to the straightest tree

What flag are you flying? (I have seen your kind for miles)

Great Father in the East says we'll need Only wide like our wagon wheels Only as long as the day holds a blessing will we pass And not be back... He offers to us our own hands Painted lines upon our land Dog Soldiers don't ignite the land

What flag are you flying? (I have seen your kind for miles) White flag are you flying? (I have seen your kind for miles)

Oh we huddle to the tree And hold it with both hands At the center we will be together as one we will stand Frozen tears, frozen tears may raven truth of frozen tears remain

What flag are you flying? (I have seen your kind for miles) White flag are you flying? (I have seen your kind for miles)

I still stand I hold them up I still stand I hold you up I still stand To hold you up

18. Sign of the Times (Live)

Check me out before you go Man you've got to really know We've got this one to show It's a sign of the times that you're here

All the love that you fear Come right down and take you away

Soldier locket broken till There’s a letter on the sill Guess you have more boots to fill A sign of the times that you’re here

All the love that you fear Come right down and take you Love that you fear Come right down and take you away

Come down from where you are Where you are Come down from where you are Where you are

Imagine that we’re free to stay No one ever gave you away Thanks for being here today A sign of the times that you’re here

All the love that you fear Come right down and take you Love that you fear Come right down and take you away

19. Bang Bang (Live)

she woke me up with the bang bang looking over crossed eyed
had a big hunch that the world was a big lie
when I got up all the blood to my head
I got so dizzy fell back into my bed
I went over to the wayside looking for the high tide
what will I find will I find will I find find
all I saw was a man that had a hat that had a pompom
he’s been there for years can someone tell me how long
wake up to tell me wake up to show me what I could not find
wake up to tell me wake up to show me what I could not
ya see this woman woke me up at a quarter to three
and I didn't know it then but she put a spell on me
she said I had to go down to where the cliffs meet the sea
and meet and old man to present my plea
so I headed way down to that big pier to wait and confront my big fear
I wheeled around behind to my blind side
to find an old man with a lime and a kind eye
said mister mister with your beard so long
won't you be a saint tell me just where I'm going
he pointed to a conch shell and then to the lime and said this is all I really need to get by
wake up to tell me wake up to show me what I could not find
hey hey mister man I know ya don't know who ya think I think I am
but I can safely say that I should of been sleeping
been sleeping been sleeping been sleeping the day away
hey hey I said excuse me have you got the time
he shrugged his shoulders said get a spine
coconut hit me on the head jonesing for a fig
I got booked last night I need another fix dig
yeah just then I see a twinkle twinkle in the old man's eye
and a wave tossed bottle is thrown to the sky
I caught it on the rebound and landed with a soft sound
I took out the message and put the bottle down
inside was the antidote to the spell
I read it to the man 'cause he couldn't read so well
said don't worry about a thing ya know your path is true
just ease your mind have a banana or two
well goodness goodness whoa is me
the man nearly flipped to learn he was free
but just before we left he started kicking it
I picked up the bottle and star sixed it
kick kick shuffle shuffle back to the beach
with a tune on my lips and my quest in reach
that woman come to see you with her song so sweet
say damn let the poor sucker sleep let him sleep
wake up to tell me wake up to show me what I could not find

20. Never or Now (Live)

I really should be going now Because if I stay There's only so much left of the day And if you ever want to reach back Would you be so kind To let the sunlight play with your mind

And if you ever want to walk out Would you be set free? Because there are so many places to see

And I could be the wild child And you could be the sky And we can go about gathering time

Yes and I'll stay awake if you keep on laughing And it's all we can do for the world in passing And it's all that we have and all that we need to find

I really should be going now Before it gets too late All the chances that I didn't take

I stand before the mirror And I count to three And then I become nothing like me

But I'll stay awake if you keep on laughing It's all we can do for the world in passing And it's all that we have and all that we need to find

Yes I'll stay awake if you keep on dreaming And it's all we can do for the world we believe in And it's all that we have and all that we need to find

'Til never or now, never or now I'll take your place if you would like my place to stay

Never or now, never or now I'll take your place if you would like my place to stay Never or now, never or now I’ll take your place if you would like my place to stay

I really should be gone now because if I stay There's only so much left of the day And if you ever want to reach back would you be so kind To let the sunlight play with your mind

21. Melon Bend (Live)

Saw you in the moss See the birds up above You stood up with a shout And said that it's time

We ran through the old car woods Saw the shadows on car hoods Swinging on the old Telephone lines

Oh, my love I think that I could run forever Make you stay so true And not be lonely ever Now my world come right I will swim the river Until my bones give up

You said when you were born Daddy took you home He whispered to the ground Ever softly

Left the shovel on the stone Left the hill alone Drove like the road Was the only life to know

Oh, my love I think that I could run forever We don't stand a chance We will run the river I swore on your bed I will leave her never Until my bones give up

And the birds they land And I see both of you are there And we are walking We are walking

And as you turn around I see your hands, they look like mine And we are walking We are walking back toward the hill

Oh, my love I think that I could run forever We don't stand a chance So now more than ever Make you stay so true And be lonely never Until your bones give up

Oh, my love I think that I could run forever We don't stand a chance We will run the river Now my world come right I will never leave her Until our bones give up

22. Past the Falls (Live)

the wind blew and her hair stood still
he sits beneath her window sill
she awaits the magic in his hands
he walks her out into the night
and takes her in a different light
her eyes divert to the water beneath his feet
the water beneath his feet
oh the water beneath his feet
the boy wakes up and runs outside
to find that all his fears have died
and all the shells are laying upon the sand
she kicks a rock along that road
stood still while the story was told
do you believe in me he said
can you believe in me
you believe in me
oh you believe in me
will you follow me
will you follow me past the falls
the wind blew and her hair stood still
he sits beneath her window sill
she awaits the magic in his hands
he walks her out into the night
and takes her in a different light
her eyes divert to the water beneath his feet
oh the water beneath his feet
the water beneath his feet
oh you believe in me
you believe in me

23. Feels So Good (Live)

I've waited so long for the sun to rise This afternoon I see it in your eyes The sky is opening The world is shining On your day

It feels so good now Feels so good now Feels so good now Feels so good now

Can you believe it? He's in our lives You make my heart fill with light The sky is opening The world is shining On your day

It feels so good now Feels so good now Feels so good now Feels so good now

The sky is opening The world is shining On your day On your day

Feels so good now Feels so good now It feels so good now It feels so good now

24. Outloud (Live)

would you be the wind to blow me home
would you be a dream on the wings of a poem
and if you were walking through a crowd
well you know I'd be proud
if you'd call my name out loud
do you suppose that I would come running
do you suppose I'd come at all
I suppose I would
and if we were walking down a dead end street
would you be the one to let our eyes meet
or would you just keep on walking down to the turn around
cause you know I'd be proud
if you'd call my name out loud
do you suppose that I would come running
do you suppose I'd come at all
I suppose I would
and if I was gone from the land we know
would be the dawn and let your beauty still show
and if you were walking and heard the cold night coming
would you call my name cause you know I'd come running
if you'd call my name out loud
you know I would
I’d come running
if you’d call my name out loud

25. Valentine (Live)

It's the fading blue into the black The news is going down into the dirt Crushing the white stones

The sun expires, the wind is zipped-up Hide the fire in a tin cup Freeze the river, cross out the clouds

I bet it was a bumpy ride I bet it was a slip and a slide You were upside down, rolling around Lost in time, our valentine

So let's seal up the leaks Is it really going down? Broken flame, bones to blame, ropes in flames

Kisses from the parade Tying ribbons of rain Paradise, sacrifice, lemon lips A pyramid of apples

I bet it was a bumpy ride I bet it was a slip and a slide You were upside down, rolling around Lost in time, our valentine

Footprints of forever Suitcase in the hall Holding my hands Watching tears fall She's watching them fall

Promise of another It's better to look right now Scared of what we'll see Will he have the same face as me?

I bet it was a bumpy ride I bet it was a slip and a slide You were upside down, rolling around Lost in time, our valentine

26. Elias (Live)

na jesu achwanekwa ta esu fa da da he
ta esu fa da da he fa da da he
na jesu achwanekwa ta esu fa da da he
ta esu fa da da he fa da da he
kasiwa i kasiwa i ma ka simba ere
ndakasimba kanamakasimbaow
ndakasimba ndakasimba
ndakasimba kanamakasimbaow
you raise your head you beat the sun
but your boys they lie so close to you
do you dare get up and wake the two
oh Elias I see you there at work in the day time
do you think you could answer all the questions in the world
in just one word I think you could
if you die will I get word that you’re gone
or will I hear it in passing conversation
or will I stop short and fall to the ground
distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found
hold my hand just one more time
to see if you're really gonna meet me
Honest and Manuel well they're at school now
given the chance that their father's never seen
to see what's beyond Section 17
and in ten years when you look back at your boys
well you know they've grown
way taller than the tallest sugar cane in the field
if you die will I get word that you’re gone
or will I hear it in passing conversation
or will I stop short and fall to the ground
distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found
hold my hand just one more time
to see if you're really gonna meet me
and I see your wife she stands stooped over by the fire outside
and I see your boys and when they look up
you know I think they got their mother's eyes
cause she looks so proud she looks so happy
she looks so proud she looks so happy ya
if you die will I get word that you’re gone
or will I hear it in passing conversation
or will I stop short and fall to the ground
distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found
hold my hand just one more time
to see if you're really gonna meet me