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1.
The Bells 03:55
Well I told myself that I'd be alright But that was before I had seen the Light And I heard the call of that Heavenly Choir Was baptized by Holy Fire There came a time that I couldn't believe That that's all there was and that's all that would be So I sold my soul and I sold my home All for that finder's fee So hear the Bells as they ring They only ring once and they're calling for me And I'll set sail across that sea This spirit is finally free Where I come from you know it's been said, "You only live once" and that "Soon you'll be dead." But I know the source to allay all my fears So I look to the Letters in red So hear the Bells as they ring They only ring once and they're calling for me And I'll set sail across that sea This spirit is finally free My eyes did close, I had breathed my last breath And I wandered so aimlessly into the depth Now I heard His voice from deep in the night And I quickly hastened my step So hear the Bells as they ring They only ring once and they're calling for me And I'll set sail across that sea This spirit is finally free So hear the Bells as they ring They only ring once and they're calling for me And I'll set sail across that sea This spirit is finally free This spirit is finally free
2.
This is a song about a man Who wants to lend a helping hand He doesn't play by all the rules He's mistaken for a fool This is a song about a man This is a song about a lie One that's been told for all of time A lie that says we are alone And we can make it on our own This is a song about a lie And the irony abounds And what was lost has now been found And the lie becomes truth As the myth finds its proof This is a song about their land Something that's nothing more than sand And yet it's taken all their lives And it's never satisfied This is a song about their land This is a song about their freedom And all the trouble that it brings them They are never really free They all bow down upon a knee This is a song about their freedom And the irony abounds And what was lost has now been found And the lie becomes truth As the myth finds its proof This is a song about us all About a life after the Fall About what we all have done We can't blame it on no one This is a song about us all This is a song about Redemption In spite of all our nagging questions About a Love we cannot see but never fails to set us free This is a song about Redemption And the irony abounds And what was lost has now been found And the lie becomes truth As the myth finds its proof This is a song about a man
3.
Let me tell you a little story about a boy and girl Who found a bit of love in this great big world Alright. Alright. And they grew up fast and set their minds to gettin' hitched And they both said "I do" back in sixty-six Alright. Alright. Well life ain't easy and times got rough But when you've got someone to love it's more than enough Alright. Alright. And he told her, "One day, no matter what goes down, We're both very lucky for the love we have found." Alright. Alright. He said, "We'll be alright, we'll be Alright." He said, "We'll see it through to the other side, we'll see it through To the other side." Well old Uncle Sam he came a-callin' for war And he packed up his things and quit his job at the store Alright. Alright. And you've heard the story told at least a thousand times He held her in his arms and they both started cryin' Alright. Alright. He said, "Girl, I don't pretend to know what awaits me over there, But I'm pretty damn sure that I'm in for a scare." Alright. Alright. "But I want you to know that I know that you're here And as long as that's true then there's no need to fear." Alright. Alright. He said, "I'll be alright, I'll be Alright." He said, "I'll see you on the other side, I'll see you on On the other side." Well it was just about a year before she heard the news And she opened that letter back in seventy-two Alright. Alright. It said, "Ma'am, we're very sorry but your husband is lost..." And "...sometimes this freedom it comes at a cost." Alright. Alright. "Attached is a note that he gave to a friend, He wrote it for you right before the end." Alright. Alright. It said, "If I die from some mortal wound, I love you, Babe, and I'll see you soon!" Alright. Alright. He said, "You'll be alright, you'll be Alright." He said, "I'll see you on the other side, I'll see you on On the other side." He said, "We'll be alright, we'll be Alright." He said, "We'll see you on the other side, we'll see you on On the other side."
4.
New Orleans 03:07
Went on down South now, to New Orleans Met me a woman, pretty as could be She was a singer, and I was a thief We spent our nights a-drinkin' down on Bourbon Street There's not a night that passes me by That I don't think about what I left behind For all of my wanderin', there's one thing I've seen The woman that I loved the most, I left in New Orleans It wasn't long now till the law caught up to me I ran to her quick as I could move my feet I said to her, "Darlin', there's no time to be neat. Johnny Law's behind me, and we have to leave." There were tears in her eyes now, as she looked up at me Her voice was a-quiverin' as she said solemnly, "What about my music? You know I want to sing. Runnin' from the law-dogs is no place for me." There's not a night that passes me by That I don't think about what I left behind For all of my wanderin', there's one thing I've seen The woman that I loved the most, I left in New Orleans I hopped the train to Memphis before the law caught up to me I changed my name and story, and I lived my life free. Done five years a-wanderin' since I left New Orleans Plenty of travelin' both sides of the Mississippi There's not a night that passes me by That I don't think about what I left behind For all of my wanderin', there's one thing I've seen The woman that I loved the most, I left in New Orleans The woman that I loved the most, I left in New Orleans
5.
When I was a young boy, and a hellion at that My mother drug me off to church, and in that back row I sat Tryin' to mind my business, and ask the Lord to keep His own But time again, I'd hear that same old song Don't you know that Groove, Groove, Groove That Groove would move my feet And you know those Words, Words, Words Those Words would speak to me And you know there's Love, Love, Love Love in that memory And the beat goes on, the beat goes on, and the beat goes on Years passed by like hours, and I seemed to lose my way I was a-boozin' and a-fightin' all the night and day Till one night I found myself standing in that door And in that night, that preacher's voice I heard And you know that Groove, Groove, Groove The Groove would move my feet And you know those Words, Words, Words Those Words would speak to me And you know there's Love, Love, Love Love in that memory And the beat goes on, the beat goes on, and the beat goes on Someday soon my body will be six feet underground And staring at St. Peter at the Pearly Gates I'll be found And there will come a noise from those on the other side And one last time that old tune will rise And you know that Groove, Groove, Groove The Groove would move my feet And you know those Words, Words, Words Those Words would speak to me And you know there's Love, Love, Love Love in that memory And the beat goes on, the beat goes on, and the beat goes on And you know that Groove, Groove, Groove The Groove would move my feet And you know those Words, Words, Words Those Words would speak to me And you know there's Love, Love, Love Love in that memory And the beat goes on, the beat goes on, and the beat goes on And you know that Groove, Groove, Groove The Groove would move my feet And you know those Words, Words, Words Those Words would speak to me And you know there's Love, Love, Love Love in that memory And the beat goes on, the beat goes on, and the beat goes on
6.
Welcome Home 04:07
Forgive me, friend, if I seem cold But I've played this game and it's getting old And I don't know what to do with you Time and time and time once again You've broken promises and you've committed sins And I know you, and you know me, but who the hell are we? Good things come to those who wait And I've done my best, but it's getting late Everything inside of me, says to give up on you Your words come easy and your talk is cheap And you're running out of promises not to keep I can see now, that it's wearing down on you too And I'll leave the light on The front door's open I'm waiting for you And I'll leave the light on The front door's open I'm waiting for you Every time I think you're settling down You pack up all your things and you go ahead and skip town And you take what little's left of me with you You're like the prodigal son and Hosea's wife All rolled up in a ball and you're wielding a knife And I can see in your eyes that the night's not been kind to you Just when I thought that you'd left this place You show up in that door and show your pretty face And I can't help but think that things will be better this time And I'll leave the light on The front door's open I'm waiting for you And I'll leave the light on The front door's open I'm waiting for you Maybe you're back from where you lost your way And maybe sometimes the only words to say are: "Hello" And "Welcome Home."
7.
I walked down the shoreline, just the other day You weren't there and I was so lonely Maybe in the future my soul can be saved But right now my spirit rolls like these waves I sing to the Wind I sing to the Wind Somehow I heard your voice over the waves Clear as a bell I could hear you say "Stop lookin' back on mistakes from your past You'll never move forward if you keep lookin' back." There's a moment in life when we've all got to ask, "What am I living for?" I sing to the Wind I sing to the Wind I sing to the Wind And I pray, yes I pray It brings you back to me again I walked down the shoreline, just the other day You weren't there and I was so lonely Maybe in the future my soul can be saved But right now my spirit rolls like these waves
8.
There is something beautiful In a man who's about to fall Would you hold my hand? Will we finally see the cost When everyone we love's been lost? Would you help me try to stand? So I say goodbye to all my friends I can see the future: it all comes to an end There's nowhere to run; there's nowhere left to hide So take a front row seat to a worldwide suicide Look inside and you will see Something that will always be Would you let me know what you find? You've been over there and back again We looked inside, we're only men We can never seem to hide Goodbye to all my friends And I can see the future: it all comes to an end There's nowhere to run; there's nowhere left to hide So take a front row seat to a worldwide suicide Goodbye to all my friends And I have seen the future: it all comes to an end There's nowhere to run; there's nowhere left to hide So take a front row seat to a worldwide suicide So take a front row seat to a worldwide suicide So take a front row seat to a worldwide suicide
9.
One 03:50
Many have traveled in search of an answer And many have found there are none And all of the roads that were meant to walk on They all lead back to One One Love, One Life, on that sacred night The world wasn't all that it seemed "You could be Everything I will ever need" So sing the redeemed And I've borrowed slogans and bumper sticker doctrines But they can't bring me hope I've given support in spite of my questions But I've grown tired of that show One Love, One Life, on that sacred night The world wasn't all that it seemed "You could be Everything I will ever need" So sing the redeemed A Republican Jesus is not who I follow But the Father, the Spirit and the Son All of my answers have turned into questions But they all lead back to One One Love, One Life, on that sacred night The world wasn't all that it seemed "You could be Everything I will ever need" So sing the redeemed One Love, One Life, on that sacred night The world wasn't all that it seemed "You could be Everything I will ever need" So sing the redeemed One Love, One Life, on that sacred night The world wasn't all that it seemed
10.
Who I am Who I was Who I want to be Is a blur to me right now Who you are What this is What I thought I knew Doesn't mean what it used to And I want to be...I want to be anything Anything, but what I am right now I want to see...I want to see anything Anything, but what's right in front of me And if I could Turn back time You know I would Do things differently And you know I Well I walked away My only hope is when I'm all washed up That you'll remember me And I want to be...I want to be anything Anything, but what I am right now I want to see...I want to see anything Anything, but what's right in front of me And I want to be...I want to be anything Anything, but what I am right now And I want to see...I want to see anything Anything, but what's right in front of me

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released May 6, 2011

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The Olde Souls and the Makeshift Band Columbus, Ohio

Tired of playing boring gigs to bored audiences, a pair of singer-songwriters/lifelong friends decided to join forces and start a band. Assembling a cast of friends around them they formed the Epic (read: Pretentious) Folk group "The Olde Souls". They may never be famous, they may never find their music in regular rotation on radio, but they'll be sure to entertain, and have a good time doing it. ... more

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