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Lonesome Sky (album)

by Sahara Jane

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1.
Moon of Gold 03:40
Can I have just a little piece of this perfect starry night Can I have just a little slice of moon to keep me feeling bright Cause some things you just can not hold but the stars of silver and the moon of gold will do fine Some things you just can not own and I know that boy will never be mine.. Well, I can let the salty taste of waves linger on my tongue And I can sift these tiny grains of sand between my fingers and my thumb But some things you just can not hold so the stars of silver and the moon of gold will do fine Some things you just can not own and I know that boy will never be mine.. You can mine your precious stones up from deep in the earth You can melt your precious metals down and then gamble on their worth But some things you just can not hold but the stars of silver and the moon of gold will do fine Some things you just can not own and I know that boy will never be mine.. He dances in the moonlight, he moves just like the sea His eyes are like the desert, I can feel them drinking me I thought he would feed me, but he's left me wanting more Now I'm drifting aimless, it's too dark to find the shore So can I have just a little piece of this perfect starry night Can I have just a little slice of moon to keep me feeling bright Cause some things you just can not hold but the stars of silver and the moon of gold will do fine Some things you just can not own and I know that boy will never be mine..
2.
Your Heart 03:07
I'm not gonna change the way I dress I'm not gonna strain to say something smart I'm not gonna struggle to impress you and you're gonna give me your heart I'm not gonna ask any favors from above and I'm not gonna study no old sacred art they can keep their potions and I won't beg no prayers now Because you're gonna give me your heart No need to be shy, no need to delay, no need to be coy now, one thing is for sure I'm all for you and I love you in a way that I've never loved anybody before I don't need all of your attention and I won't ask you to play some part Cause I don't want a figment of my own invention Not when you are going to give me your heart
3.
Well I don't know where all the time has gone I've still got my bags packed, I'm still moving on I hear you own your home now, you just got a new car I'm so proud of you girl, I always knew you'd go far But I never thought we'd grow so far apart, it breaks my heart We used to laugh at your mama writing country songs We sang rock and roll, thought we were cool We used to think that we owned that town and now we never go back there no more Tell me that you're doing alright in the big city now girl Tell me that you're doing just fine And tell me that the man you married back when you were just 21 Tell me that he still treats you right When the older boys used to push us around trying to pick a fight We'd wait for your big brothers to come home and set things right We knew every short cut, we knew our way around When we hid away from the world we were never found But I never thought we'd grow so far apart, it breaks my heart We used to laugh at your mama writing country songs We sang rock and roll, thought we were cool We used to think that we owned that town and now we never go back there no more Tell me that you're doing alright in the big city now girl Tell me that you're doing just fine And tell me that the man you married back when you were just 21 Tell me that he still treats you right Well the days roll on and the years go by We don't see each other now and we don't ask why Life took you in one direction, me another way Now we try to have a conversation but we don't know what to say I never thought we'd grow so far apart, it breaks my heart...
4.
Nobody said life wasn't gonna be easy Nobody told me love wasn't gonna be free Now they all say, you're living in a dream girl You're living in a dream world, time will take you down There's a little story and they call it true love There's a little fable called peace on earth And no one admits now to telling me these tall tales but I swear I heard them since my birth Now I'm not gonna give love a bad reputation and I'm not gonna give war a second of my time I'm not gonna give you no reason for hesitation If you give me your heart love, I'll give you mine Now I know we don't look like everybody's idea of a perfect love in a perfect time But I've felt world peace in your arms baby, and I've seen true love in your eyes Nobody said life wasn't gonna be easy Nobody told me love wasn't gonna be free Now they all say, you're living in a dream girl But I'll take my dream world if you'll live it with me, Yes, I'll take my dream world if you'll live it with me
5.
Slow Train 03:42
This old town ain't the end of the line and it ain't no place nobody wants to go The train don't even bother to stop you gotta hop off when it starts to slow But still I go down to the track and I dream about leaving never coming back ..oh... Come slow train, come slow train, come slow Come slow train, come slow train, please come slow Once in awhile I catch the smile of an ancient man they call Hobo Bill He's been riding the line since the beginning of time an I'm pretty sure he's riding it still But he never jumps down in this old town though I find myself always wishing that he will Come slow train, come slow train, come slow Come slow train, come slow train, please come slow Well it's been a long time since anyone came and a long time since anybody tried to leave Being born and dying is the only way in and out sometimes it seems Where this train will go, I don't know but still it carries all my dreams Come slow train, come slow train, come slow Come slow train, come slow train, please come slow Whistle once for Mama, whistle twice for Pa and blow three times for my darling Joe They can try and find me if they start to miss me cause down this track is where I'll go Come slow train, come slow train, come slow Come slow train, come slow train, please come slow
6.
How can it be, I thought I was special How can it be, I thought I was the only one How can it be, I thought we were different, oh but, How can I be so dumb How can he be so good looking How can he be oh so mean How can I be just one of the many now when I used to be his queen His queen, i used to be his queen, His Queen, I used to be his queen Arm in arm we'd be all the girls were so jealous of me when I used to be his queen Now I don't want to blame Mother Nature And I don't want to blame old Daddy Time And I'm just not the type to blame the ladies and I'm sure not gonna blame no lover of mine So how can I be so stupid, How can I be oh so slow How can it be, that I still love him madly How can it be, I can't let him go.. How can it be that I just can't let him go?
7.
After you're gone, I'll write you a song and try to find some way to carry on After you're gone, I'll try to make clear All those things I could not while you're here Cause I don't want to see you cry and I don't want to say goodbye After you go, I'll put down in rhyme All the words that never found their time After you're gone, I'll give them a melody To try to show how much you mean to me Ooh... After you're gone, I'll have a chance To think about the meaning of romance After you're gone, I will take the time To know just what it meant that you were mine Cause I don't want to shed a tear tonight and waste this gentle breeze and full moonlight After you go, the sun might still rise And silver clouds still drift across the skies After you're gone, I'll write you a song And try to find some way to carry on
8.
Don't Go 03:52
Don't go, don't go, I wait here like stone Don't go, don't go, I wait here like stone My love you are drunken and you've let me see you cry You've let your sorrow get you high I see you falling but you still think you can fly When you're sober you can then tell me goodbye Don't go, don't go, I wait here like stone Don't go, don't go, I wait here like stone Oh but let me hold you while you wander through your heart Searching for all the reasons why I'll try to hold it together while you're breaking us apart When you're sober you can then tell me goodbye ooh... I promise you morning will come, I promise you morning will come Don't go, don't go, I wait here like stone Don't go, don't go, I wait here like stone
9.
Your love is a train, steam engine kind I'm riding your rails with a one track mind My friends all tell me, they wonder why I stay on the ground while they go get high Airplanes will take you oh so far But a train will take you just the way you are Airplanes will give you everything you need But I prefer the ground where I can feel my speed Your love is a train, steam engine kind I'm riding your rails with a one track mind I left my boat sailing on the sea Too directionless for a girl like me Just water and sky everywhere you go And you just stay still when the wind don't blow Well boats are nice if you got time to spare But when I board my train I'm already there Your love is a train, steam engine kind I'm riding your rails with a one track mind
10.
Dried Up 02:50
Gotta get out on the water, get out on the water, I gotta feel the waves underneath my boat I gotta float But I'm dried up, dry land Steal toed boots in the sand Weighted down, I'm a heavy stone Baking in the sun I'm dry white bone I'm the hot black pavement and it's 40 degrees I'm the dry brown scabs peeling off of your knees You say you're the old man, well I'm your cough and your wheeze begging bring me some water won't somebody please Dried up, dry land Steal toed boots in the sand Weighted down, I'm a heavy stone Baking in the sun I'm dry white bone I'm what's left of the forest after the fire What's left of the woman who's lost her desire I am the singer who's lost the tune The hungry sky around the full moon Dried up, dry land Steal toed boots in the sand Weighted down, I'm a heavy stone Baking in the sun I'm dry white bone Something's frying in the skillet, mama's no where to be found Waiting patiently for breakfast while the house burns down I've gotta get away out onto the sea We just need a little boat my inspiration and me, We just need a little boat, my inspiration and me... Dried up...
11.
I woke up in the morning, I've been dreaming of my love Waiting for me, down by the river, waiting for me down by the river In my dream he was dancing and singing for my love He knew I'd be coming down to the river, yes he knew I'd be coming down to the river But memory fades now, as the days have been passing And the leaves are fading too from green to yellow, yes the leave are fading from green to yellow There's no oil in the furnace, and we're cold in our beds here There is no love to keep me warm, there is no love to keep me warm So I dream of my baby, cause I know he will save me We will go dancing down by the river, yes we will go dancing down by the river I woke up in the morning, I've been dreaming of my love Waiting for me down by the river, waiting for me down by the river Oh won't you let me go dancing ... down by the river...
12.
Lonesome Sky 02:57
Angels I pray, have mercy on me I don't know my name or where I should be Oh, coming soon, oh coming soon I am a lone wolf, amongst your herd of sheep Trying to play it cool, I pray my soul to keep Oh, coming soon, oh coming soon Can this ancient road show me a way home And will I find my heart there or forever roam Oh, coming soon, oh coming soon Lover give me one, lover give me two, Can you give me three words for what I mean to you Oh, coming soon, oh coming soon Baby please don't cry, my baby please come soon It's a lonesome sky spends night without the moon

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released May 4, 2012

Sahara Jane - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Ariana Nasr - Violin, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals
Andy Flinn - Bass, Lead Guitar on Track 5, Vocals
Ken Shorley - Drum Kit, Percussion
Kamila Nasr - Vocals
Jamie Loughead - Vocals
Alan Slipp - Vocals

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Sahara Jane

A versatile musician who has graced stages from Beijing to Bombay to the islands of British Columbia, Sahara Jane is a natural performer with an onstage presence which audiences find both disarming and spellbinding. Sahara’s mixed cultural background can be heard in her songwriting as she easily navigates between the direct punch of a love song and the intricate melodic magic of South Asian raga. ... more

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