Redemption

She took the fire as she was leaving
No forgiveness and no confession
Now I'm sifting through the cold gray ashes
Looking for peace and my redemption

She was my secret and I was a sinner
Had to whisper our confessions
Went to the well and looked in the mirror
Raised a glass

To my redemption
How long ‘til I drink from the fountain
Redemption
How high to the top of the mountain
How long, how long
Am I gone
Beyond redemption

Bullets flying out of nowhere
Reaching out with no exceptions
Now the preacher cries on the TV
Wants my money

And my redemption
How long 'til I drink from the fountain
Redemption
How high to the top of the mountain
How long, how long
Am I gone
Beyond redemption

Save me
Won't somebody save me
I'm down in the valley
Tryin' to rise up
Won't somebody
Somebody
Save me

No reservation in an empty promise
A hollow wall with no protection
I have to kneel at the altar
It's the last chance

For my redemption
How long 'til I drink from the fountain
Redemption
How high to the top of the mountain
How long, how long,
(I hear you calling me now)
Am I gone
(I hear you calling)
Oh, do you hear me calling
Redemption
Oh, can you hear me calling
Redemption
One last chance for my redemption
How long, how long,
Am I gone
Beyond redemption

Can you hear me calling

King Bee Shakedown

Is the jingle in your pocket worth the jangle in your head
Do you want your own money or your daddy's instead
Candy coated funky, man, she dance so good
Got ‘em all talking round the neighborhood

Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Ain’t no sting like a King Bee shakedown
Ain’t no sting like a King Bee shakedown
And the juke joint's buzzin' all night long

When the room starts shakin’ try not to fall
Just like my old friend cannonball
Buzzin' around like a queen of the hive
Hands in my pocket and talking jive

Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Ain’t no sting like a King Bee shakedown
Ain’t no sting like a King Bee shakedown
And the juke joint's buzzin' all night long

Come down to the station and hitch a ride
There’s a hideaway waitin' on the other side
Big legged woman gonna dust my broom
Big legged woman like to boom boom boom

Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Ain’t no sting like a King Bee shakedown
Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah!
Good to see ya
Ain’t no sting like a King Bee shakedown
Ain’t no sting like a King Bee shakedown
And the juke joint's buzzin' all night long

Molly O'

That ship of fools set sail
Wasn't long till they ran aground
You can hear their cries for mercy
You can hear that wailing sound

She was the last one to die
Of the two thousand souls
And the sea took her gently
Death and darkness take hold

Molly O'
Like a ghost from the past,
To her we raise a glass
Molly O'
On the highest of tides
May she rise to the sky

She was born in the east of Glanmire
Just another sleepy Irish town
With a suitcase full of redemption
And a ticket for a ship that went down

No distress signal was sent
Molly O' was 22
With the surging walls of water
Turned it into a graveyard in blue

Molly O'
Like a ghost from the past
To her we raise a glass
Molly O'
On the highest of tides
May she rise into the sky

That ship of fools has sailed
Won't take long till it runs aground
You can hear those mothers weeping
From Halifax to London Town

She danced a sacred waltz
And watched that black water rise
The ocean don't give up the dead
I bet ol’ Molly's still inside

Molly O'
Like a ghost from the past
To her we raise a glass
Molly O'
Turning lies into truth
And a farewell to you

Molly O'
You can't have it all
You gotta rise up to fall
Molly O'
On the highest of tides
May she rise to the sky

Deep In The Blues

Well I just got a call from my baby
Wondering just where I am
And I miss her touch something crazy
But I’m deep in the blues again

Stuck out on some lonesome highway
Tonight I could sure use a friend
Nothing but darkness is coming my way
And I’m deep in the blues again
Yes, I’m deep in the blues again

And I’m drivin’
Always drivin’
Tryin’ to find my way back home to you
And I’m runnin’
Yes, I’m runnin’
Gonna find my way back home to you

When I go, there’s no one can find me
I can’t let nobody in
When I hear that thunder and lightning
I go deep in the blues again
And I’m deep in the blues again

And I’m drivin’
Always drivin’
Tryin’ to find my way back home to you
And I’m runnin’
Yes, I’m runnin’
Gonna find my way back home to you

I’m so deep in this hole
So dark I can’t crawl my way back
It’s so deep in my soul
Like a freight train that rolls off the track
And I’m down, down, down
Deep in the blues again

When you hear that preacher start prayin’
And you know that you’re close to the end
All those colors they start fadin’
And you’re deep in the blues again
And you’re deep in the blues again

And I’m driving
Always driving
All night long just so I can see you
And I’m runnin’
I keep runnin’
Tryin’ to find my way back home to you

And I’m drivin’
Always drivin’
All night long just so I can see you
And I’m runnin’
I keep runnin’
Tryin’ to find my way back home to you

And I’m down, down, down
Deep in the blues again

Self-Inflicted Wounds

You got a lot of nerve blaming someone else
For your mistakes
You got a lot of nerve offerin' up your help
When you can't carry your weight

Yeah, it's a put on
Another late night show
Yeah, it's a put on
Pretending you don't know

The self-inflicted wounds
You did 'em on your own
Yeah you were first to draw the knife
Last to throw the stone
Oh the trust in me
I have abused
Oh take mercy on my
Self-inflicted wounds

You never get away with trying to tell yourself
One of your own lies
You never get away holding back those tears
Try not to cry

Darling, hold on
Let me try to explain
Darling, hold on
Tryin’ to own all this pain

These self-inflicted wounds
I did 'em on my own
I was first to draw the knife
Last to throw the stone
Oh your trust in me
I have abused
Oh take mercy on my
Self-inflicted wounds

Yeah, I'm looking for redemption
On love's hallowed ground
Yeah, I'm praying for forgiveness
And I've searched around
But there's none to be found

Self-inflicted wounds
I did 'em on my own
You were first to draw the knife
Last to throw the stone
Oh, the trust in me
I have abused
Oh, take mercy on my
Self-inflicted wounds
Oh, have mercy on my
Self-inflicted wounds

Pick Up The Pieces

What did I say, what did I do?
Look in the mirror, I'm black and blue
It’s Johnnie Walker Black and some Dunhill Reds
Starting to think it was something I said
It's gettin' kinda late and we both know
Time to pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

It's not so hard livin' life on the skids
I'm alright, it's kinda hard on my kids
Easy for you to pass judgement on my life,
But you don't, you don’t have my four ex-wives
I may not win, place or show,
But I pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

Oh, listen here
I worked part-time, but I got fired
Cause it’s a full-time job just bein' me

Can't blame the boss if you don't show up
Can't blame your car if you ride the bus
Burnin' bridges, you reap what you sow
I gotsta pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

I hear you're a producer?
Produce me some wine!

They pulled me over on my 10-speed bike
Who knew you could still get a DUI
Like what they've done with the LA County jail
My lawyer says I'm too broke to post bail
Maybe I can work and sweep the floors
Until then, pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

Oh man, they're tryin' to tell me I was drunk and disorderly

Pick up the pieces and go

I was just drunk...
Well, maybe a little disorderly

Pick up the pieces and go