1. |
We Were Alright
04:00
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we hit road
i said tell me where you’re wanting to be and that’s where we’re gonna go
if it takes my life
i looked over at you
had a smile on my face and i noticed you were smiling too
girl you were smiling too
and for the first time in a long time
we were alright
turned the radio on
and heard luckenbach texas and you said it was your favorite song
girl you started singing along
crossed state lines
i couldn’t keep my eyes open so i stopped to see an old friend of mine
to get some sleep for a while
for the first time in a long time
we were alright
woke by the phone
heard your voice say i should come get my things
cause you were gonna be home and you wanted them gone
like a brick it hit me
everything i thought that happened that night well it was only a dream
so i went back to sleep
what else could i do
tried to find my way back into that dream so i could be close to you
so i could be close to you
cause for the first time in a long time
we were alright
oh for the first time in a long time
we were alright
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2. |
Die Midwestern
04:09
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there’s nothing left to say
and nothing to do
this house is lonely
now i’m here without you
so i sit and i wait for the sun
the streets are crowded
and the lights are so bright
another cincinatti saturday night
and i hate what that has become
and i’ve been thinking that i should go
cause if i don’t leave now then i’m never gonna leave ohio
lord
and that’s a chance that i just can’t take
now that i’m getting older
i thought that we would set the city on fire
but if we stick around we’ll surely expire
as our dreams slip right through our hands
lately i’ve been learning more about love
from a precious heart that cares about us
i think she belongs where i stand
and i’ve been thinking that i should go
cause if i don’t leave now then i’m never gonna leave ohio
lord
and that’s a chance that i just can’t take
now that i’m getting older
and i’ve been thinking that we should go
cause if we don’t leave now then we’re never gonna leave ohio
lord
and that’s a chance that we just can’t take
now we’re all getting older
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3. |
She's Always Around
03:31
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i can see she’s got a hold of me
with no plans to put me down
i’ve been awake for 5 days straight
drove through 6 damn different towns
i wish i had you to come home to
i could lay my troubles down
but she never believed that you really loved me
so she patiently waited around
she’s always around
hanging out in those dark corners
cause she knows the one i love
won’t let me hold her
she’s always around
hanging out in the same places
cause she knows that i’ll come crawling every time i’m breaking down
this will surely be the death of me
i’ve accepted that as truth
but the death she brings holds more honesty
than the love that i got from you
it’s not the kind of love i need
but i can’t walk away
i’ve tried
so i’ll take this love till i take too much and the life has left my eyes
she’s always around
hanging out in those dark corners
cause she knows the one i love won’t let me hold her
she’s always around
hanging out in the same places
cause she knows that i’ll come crawling every time i’m breaking down
cause she knows that i’ll come crawling every time i’m breaking down
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4. |
Bag of Pills
04:07
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you want it
i can feel it
got a bag of pills i’ve been dealing
so i can take you drinking
don’t tell me
about a love thing
we’ll get high and talk until morning
then you can catch me sleeping
and all i need now i don’t want
and all i’ve loved now it’s all gone
to my head
hell jesus
can you save me
didn’t think so guess that you’re busy
well i guess we’re all busy
cause i remember when you told me
if i believed i’d never be lonely
now i know you were lying
and all i need now i don’t want
and all I’ve love now it’s all gone
to my head
and life i don’t want it
if it’s so easy to die
and life i don’t want it
if it’s so easy to die
and life i don’t want it
if it’s so easy to die
you want it i can feel it
got a bag of pills i’ve been dealing
so i can take you drinking
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5. |
The Hurtin's Done
05:37
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everyone’s talking but no one is saying a thing
it was all that i knew how to do to help comfort the pain
with my drunken solutions
at least for a moment they’re gone
pretending that everything’s fine
knowing damn well it’s wrong
still i don’t want no one to tell me what’s right
i’ll make up my own mind
my own mind tonight
the ghosts that still haunt me
i’ll fight one by one
till the hurtin is done
i hide from anxiety
i never stay hidden for long
learned to self-medicate
and how to wait until the panic is gone
so i hide behind smiles
and whatever else gets me through
i’m not knowing what’s waiting for me
or what i ought to do
still i don’t want no one to tell me what’s right
i’ll make up my own mind
my own mind tonight
the ghosts that still haunt me
i’ll fight one by one
till the hurtin is done
no we don’t want no one
to tell us what’s right
we’ll make up our own minds
our own minds tonight
the ghosts that still haunt us
we’ll fight one by one
till the hurtin is done
till the hurtin is done
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6. |
Suicidal Saturday Night
03:55
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suicidal saturday night
for everyone
the things we did we knew weren’t right
just for fun
had us flying through kentucky and fleeing fast from tennessee
yeah we made a lot of money
made a lot more enemies
no one said that this was gonna be easy
we’ve been dying since the day we were way born
i don’t know why i thought that it would be easy
being criminals on the run
we should take some time and find our way back home
never thought that we’d see the day but boy did it come
before they even knew we were missing brother we were long gone
we were flying through kentucky and fleeing fast from tennessee
yeah we made a lot of money
made a lot more enemies
no one said that this was gonna be easy
we’ve been dying since the day we were born
i don’t know i thought that it would be easy
being criminals on the run
we should take some time and find our way back home
no one said that this was gonna be easy
we’ve been dying since the day we were way born
i don’t know why i thought that it would be easy
being criminals on the run
i’m glad we made some time and found our way back home
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7. |
Once Again
05:04
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this could be the most beautiful thing
that i’ve ever seen
the way the moon creeps into this room
and shines on your skin
as you look down at me
and my heart is rusted
i’ve been broken and I’ve been busted
but if you can tell me that i can trust it
then maybe this heart could love once again
you say your eyes put fear in mens’ lives
well maybe that’s true
but not for me
cause its love that i see
when your arms round my neck and i’m holding on to you
my heart is rusted
i’ve been broken and i’ve been busted
but if you tell me that i can trust it
maybe this heart can love once again
will i be everything that you need
i’d like to see
where this road goes nobody knows
i’ll be patient with you please be patient with me
and my heart is rusted
yeah i’ve been broken and i’ve been busted
but if you tell me that i can trust it
maybe this heart can love once again
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8. |
Whatever You Want
03:44
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i’d gladly drown with you out in the sea
whatever you want
whatever you want
i could get sober and try to stay clean
whatever you want
whatever you want
whatever you want me to be
then that’s what i’ll be
wherever you want me to be
then that’s where i’ll be
waiting for you
if you want me to
cause i’ll be your lover or i’ll be your best friend
whatever you want
whatever you want
i can leave in the morning or stay till the end
whatever you want
whatever you want
whatever you want me to be then that’s what i’ll be
wherever you want me to be then that’s where i’ll be
waiting for you
only if you want me to
cause i’d gladly drown with you out in the sea
whatever you want
whatever you want
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9. |
Gone For Good
03:11
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the cracks out in the sidewalk
hold the memories i keep
your name is on my finger where a wedding band could be
and these white lines they keep me moving
until i’m forced to get some sleep
i pray to god that i wake up with you lying next to me
i know i’m gonna wake up in a puddle of my tears
forced to realize you’re gone for good
i’m sorry that i stole from you so many of those years
i swear i’d give them back girl if i could
i’ve been hidin’ out in these bar rooms where no one knows my name
i find myself a corner and i drink away my shame
with the want so bad to call you though i know it’s a mistake
i hope that i am on your mind if you’re lying there awake
i know i’m gonna wake up in a puddle of my tears
forced to realize you’re gone for good
i’m sorry that i stole from you so many of those years
i swear i’d give them back girl if i could
i’m forced to realize you’re gone for good
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10. |
Walking Shoes
04:01
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i don’t wanna get high anymore
i don’t wanna fight anymore
i don’t wanna settle old scores
i just wanna come home
back to the ones i love
where there’s still plenty of
room to make it better without ever hurting anyone
i could follow you down if you want me to
but we both know that would be a mess
so i’m putting on my walking shoes
goodbye
wish you the best
grudges that i fell upon
i’ve been holding for too long
tomorrow they will all be gone
once the morning comes
i’m gonna lay them down in the dirt
apologize to those i’ve hurt
make peace with everybody including all my enemies
i could follow you down if you want me to
but we both know that would be a mess
so i’m putting on my walking shoes
goodbye
wish you the best
i could follow you down if you want me to
but we both know that would be a mess
so i’m putting on my walking shoes
goodbye
wish you the best
goodbye
wish you the best
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Arlo Mckinley Cincinnati, Ohio
Arlo McKinley has washed his songs in the blood of street soul, country, punk and gospel – and tattooed them onto the
underground.
Filled with an honest weight and gritty-hope from rustbelt city life, McKinley rolled downriver to Memphis’ Sun Studio where Grammy Award-winning producer Matt Ross-Spang gathered a working man’s all-star band to record his Oh Boy Records debut, “Die Midwestern.”
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