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100 Miles of Wreckage

by The Black Lillies

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1.
Two Hearts Down (free) 03:37
If I had a bottle I’d surely drink it on down No more pain, goodbye shame Then I’d head into town I’d walk all along the fine people Smile say “how do you do?” They wouldn’t know and I wouldn’t show The truth that I’m telling you Chorus Cause I’ll not drink from the bottle And I’ll not walk through the town Four cold walls and a window One shot two hearts down Verse 2 Once I was a young man Hair and eyes a glow I met a girl, the prettiest curls I had to make her my own She was promised to another And I knew her heart was true I couldn’t stand the sight of his hand For I loved her two (Chorus) Verse 3 I took my father’s rifle And I waited quite until One cold shot through love’s embrace Left them quiet and still (Chorus) (2x) One shot two hearts down (2x)
2.
The Arrow 05:11
There lies the arrow, there lies the heart There lie the lovers, love torn apart, (love torn apart) One heart bleeding, one heart so cold One hand pleading, no hand to hold, (no hand to hold) Young lovers, young lovers, hold on, (hold on) Young lovers, young lovers, hold on, to one another, (to one another) There lie the bodies, gone are the souls Flown from the wreckage, wandering alone And time, precious time Will not bring back, (will not bring back) Young lovers, young lovers, hold on, (hold on) Young lovers, young lovers, hold on, to one another, (to one another) There stand the walls, fallen memories Only a ghost, haunting Once there was beauty, once there was trust Once there was laughter, heard from above (Young lovers, young lovers, hold on, (hold on) Young lovers, young lovers, hold on, to one another, (to one another) There lies the arrow, there lies the heart There lie the lovers, love torn apart, love torn apart
3.
If you could see tomorrow what difference would it make? Would it be so easy to make the same mistakes? If you could see the faces of all those you love? Standing in the doorway, holding back the flood. What would you say? Would it be the truth? Could there be forgiveness for all you put them through. Don’t walk away. Reach out and say… I know I’ve hurt you, I know I’ve let you down. When you needed me I was not around And I’m sorry for my selfish ways Please forgive the same mistakes If you had just one moment to let it all be known Would you stand silent and deny your own Could you feel the longing, the pleading of an eye Or would you be cold hearted, too dead inside to cry Don’t walk away, reach out and say… I know I’ve hurt you, I know I’ve let you down. When you needed me I was not around And I’m sorry for my selfish ways Please forgive the same mistakes Is it too late to reach out, stretch an open hand? However did it come to this? I don’t understand. Don’t walk away, reach out and say… I know I’ve hurt you, I know I’ve let you down. When you needed me I was not around And I’m sorry for my selfish ways Please forgive the same mistakes
4.
Bonnie said, “Son, it’s time to go home. It’s three in the mornin’ and I’m closin’ the doors You seem like a good man and I’m sorry you’re low, But it’s three in the mornin’, and it’s time to go.” Thank you dear Bonnie for treatin’ me so kind It’s been a good night everybody’s feelin’ fine I walked out the door and I breathed the cold night air It’s three in the mornin’ and nobody cares. One more mile and I’ll be home I’ll hang my hat and I’ll rest these weary bones Goodbye sorrows, I’m leavin’ you this morn It’s three in the mornin’ and I’m goin’ home. Well the thoughts that cross a mind, they ain’t hardly fair Sorrows and heartaches bound to take their share Hold on just a while, there’s a sweet release It’s three in the mornin’ and I’m beggin’ please One more mile and I’ll be home I’ll hang my hat and I’ll rest these weary bones Goodbye sorrows, I’m leavin’ you this morn It’s three in the mornin’ and I’m goin’ home. Well the road was windin’ and the trees were flyin’ past Tears were fallin’ as I felt the crash Goodbye mean ol’ world, this will be my last It’s three in the mornin’ and I’m fadin’ fast One more mile and I’ll be home I’ll hang my hat and I’ll rest these weary bones Goodbye sorrows, I’m leavin’ you this morn It’s three in the mornin’ and I’m goin’ home. It’s three in the mornin’ and I’m goin’ home
5.
Good morning momma, tell me where you been Good morning momma, tell me where you been You know the sun is shinin’ and you just come a creepin’ in Good mornin’ darlin’, tell me where’d you stay last night Good mornin’ darlin’, tell me where’d you stay last night I saw you runnin’ underneath the moonlight Ain’t nobody’s business, but mine and my own Ain’t nobody’s business, but mine and my own I can see it in your eyes, you ain’t been alone You better double down daddy, cause one thing is for sure You better double down daddy, cause one thing is for sure I’m a free wheelin’ momma and you better not ask for more You been good to me woman, give me all your love You been good to me woman, give me all your love But you know there’s a difference from what will be and what was Good mornin’ darlin’, you know the sun is shinin’ bright Good morning darlin’, you know that sun is shinin’ bright Come home to your daddy you know that I’ll treat you right Come home to your momma, you know that I’ll treat you right Come home to your baby, you know that I’ll treat you right.
6.
I left my home in the year of ‘21 Blamed for the killin’, a crime I had not done I’ll live no more in Texas but the hills of Tennessee Goodbye wife and children, never more to see On the banks of the river a shepherd’s wages paid Shelter food and clothing, honest work each day At night I hear their voices sayin’ “where have you gone? Pa we’re cold and hungry, don’t let us be alone.” But I cannot go back, I’ll not return There’s a hangman waiting, a sheriff’s warrant served And if I was a freeman in the state that I was born I’d go home to Texas never more to roam In the seventh season the fates came to me Sayin’ “your love has remarried and you must let her be. The children they are taken care though never you will see.” Damn the man who cursed that land, never I’ll be free But I cannot go back, I’ll not return There’s a hangman waiting, a sheriff’s warrant served And if I was a freeman in the state that I was born I’d go home to Texas never more to roam Sunshine stirrin’, youth but a memory A letter came to my door though I could not read Said “the man who done the killin’, he has now confessed. Truth came from a death bed, your case is now dismissed.” But I cannot go back, I’ll not return There’s no one waiting, memories unearned And if I was a young man in the state that I was born I’d go home to Texas never more to roam I’d go home to Texas never more to roam
7.
Well I’m headed down the line and I don’t know where I’ll be happy long as I get there I got that sweet sweet woman, always on my mind Well she’s as sweet as a peach and I think its peach pickin’ time She’s got a smile from here to over yon Pretty little toes she got from her mom She’s my sweet sweet woman, always on my mind Well she’s as sweet as a peach and I think its peach pickin’ time She’s got a wiggle in her walk and a giggle in her talk Last time I saw her, my heart bout stopped She’s my sweet sweet woman, always on my mind Well she’s as sweet as a peach and I think its peach pickin’ time Well an apple a day keeps the doctor away I don’t care about what they say I got that sweet sweet woman, always on my mind Well she’s as sweet as a peach and I think its peach pickin’ time Some sweet day when I return She’ll say hey and I’ll marry her She’s my sweet sweet woman, always on my mind Well she’s as sweet as a peach and I think it’s peach pickin’ time (3x)
8.
Soul of Man 05:10
Where does the soul of man go? When we reach the end of the road Will there be light or darkness and fright Nobody really knows When will it be the end? The messenger’s day to send Will there be doom or blood on the moon? Nobody knows my friend, nobody knows my friend So sing tonight and drink your fill A few more hours of life to kill Hold the one you love easy on your mind Maybe it’s for real this time, maybe its for real this time Oh dear mom and dad Please don’t be so sad Sunday school and the golden rule Things haven’t turned out that bad, no things haven’t turned out that bad So sing tonight and drink your fill A few more hours of life to kill Hold the one you love easy on your mind Maybe it’s for real this time, maybe its for real this time “What is the meaning?” you say. “Will we all just float way?” Don’t push your way through, lend a hand to soothe We’ll find it together someday, we’ll find it together someday So sing tonight and drink your fill A few more hours of life to kill Hold the one you love easy on your mind Maybe it’s for real this time, maybe its for real this time So sing tonight and drink your fill A few more hours of life to kill Hold the one you love easy on your mind Maybe it’s for real this time, maybe its for real this time
9.
Tall Trees 08:42
Tall trees waltzing across the ground One fell, the others gathered round Melody and harmony stop and stare Teardrops falling, no one hears I can’t remember yesterday And I don’t hear the reasons that you gave One thing rings true in my mind The one thing that I love, I must find (2x) Goodbye darling, know I tried Strangers holding onto life Where will you be when I return? Sleep now, dream now, there’s more to learn (3x) There’s a road which I’ve travelled There’s a road that I’ve run There’s one hundred miles of wreckage Lord forgive me, what I’ve done I’ve known Jesus and Mother Mary I’ve known the Father and the Ghost And I’ll see them all in glory Through the ages with the heavenly host There’s a road which I’ve travelled There’s a road that I’ve run There’s one hundred miles of wreckage Lord forgive me, what I’ve done Shadows marching towards the stage Hoping, searching, for the latest rage Dark eyes calling, cloud the son Doorways closing, its time to run One thing rings true in my mind The one thing I love, I must find(4x)
10.
No it ain’t my fault, if you walk away No it ain’t my fault, if you curse my name I told you honey, “love’s a game” Now someone’s lyin’, someone’s cryin’, and somebody just got played Tell me why it’s a cryin’ shame Why a man and a woman can’t get along See the sunshine through the rain Well my momma told me and my daddy too “Son, love’s a game you play” Now someone’s lyin’, someone’s cryin’, and somebody just got played. Now the rain is fallin’, like your tears I know No there’s no use bawlin’, cause you should know A little bird told me, “hey love’s a game” Now someone’s lyin’, someone’s cryin’, and somebody just got played. Tell me why it’s a cryin’ shame Why a man and a woman can’t get along See the sunshine through the rain Now someone’s lyin’, someone’s cryin’, and somebody just got played. (2x)
11.
Go to Sleep 04:41
Go to sleep now, you must be out of your mind It’s only you and the walls now, it happens everytime But it feels so right, no one else around, Just the same old song, spinning round and round Go to sleep now, rest your weary head You know that somebody loves you, now they’re crying instead And a little man, looked you in the eye And you held his hand, then you said goodbye Go to sleep now, lay your burdens low Go to sleep now, so everyone will know, That it’s a fine line to see, from where you are and you want to be Turn your lamp down low, and go to sleep now Standing, with two feet on the ground Dancing, dancing round and round And there’s a light inside your heart, bursting out And a brand new melody, sing and shout Go to sleep now, lay your burdens low Go to sleep now, so everyone will know, That it’s a fine line to see, from where you are and you want to be Turn your lamp down low, and go to sleep now

about

The follow up to The Black Lillies' 2009 debut (Whiskey Angel).


"The Lillies are all about the song, whether it’s deep country, grassy, folkie or spare. The harmony vocals of Cruz Contreras and Trisha Gene Brady merge like butter and flour into a silky roux. The rhythm section and Billy Contreras’s fiddle give it motion and flavor without weighing things down."
-- Craig Havighurst, Music City Roots (Nashville)


"Steel guitar punctuates the occasional sad lyric with extra heart-punching melancholy, and the beats grab the barn burners by the nose and drag them out to the dance floor for a kicky little two-step. Male-female vocals intertwine beautifully, and everything blends together like a dream featuring Hank Williams and Dolly Parton doing duets."
-- Paul Constant, The Stranger (Seattle)

credits

released April 4, 2011

Produced by Cruz Contreras
Executive Producer: Chyna Brackeen

Recorded by Scott Minor at Riverdale School House in East Knox County, Tennessee on July 16th and 17th 2010. Scott was assisted by Nick Corrigan. “The Arrow,” “Same Mistakes,” and “Tall Trees” were recorded at Elkgang Studios in Knoxville, TN by Scott Minor, in February and March of 2010.

Mixed by Scott Minor at Elkgang Studios in North Knoxville
www.elkgang.com

Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk in NYC
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Artwork and design by Jessica Meyer and 2313 Creative. Album design by Chris McAdoo, Courtney Hendricks and Brett Johnson of 2313 Creative.
www.jessichmeyer.com | www.2313creative.com

All songs written by Cruz Contreras. Copyright 2010 Black Lilly Music (BMI)


The Black Lillies are:
Cruz Contreras - vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano
Trisha Gene Brady - vocals, guitar, ukelele, percussion
Tom Pryor - background vocals, pedal steel, electric guitar, dobro
Robert Richards - bass
Jamie Cook - background vocals, drums

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