Thaddeus Dale Johnson

Thaddeus Dale Johnson - Open Heart

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Walkin' Ain't Crowded

Papa Can't Break Down

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Walkin’ Ain’t Crowded -

Well I know just enough
to have a little fun
I know you’re waitin’ for a hero

but baby I ain’t one

Let’s take a little walk
out in the summer sun
let’s just see what happens
let’s see where we wind up

Well I ain’t much for talk
and I might get us lost
but walkin’ ain’t crowded
and I got an open heart

Well I know just enough
to have a little fun
I know it’s hard to find a good time
and this town could dry you up

Let’s take a little walk
out in the summer sun
Let’s just see what happens

Let’s see where we wind up

Well I ain’t much for talk
and I might get us lost
but walkin’ ain’t crowded
and I got an open heart

Papa Can’t Break Down -
My feet are tired…My hands are sore
I’m waiting for…that bell to ring

It’s hard times here…on the killing floor
you can get used…to anything

I’ve helped you up…and I’ve let you down

but I’ll come around…in my own way
I’m thankful for…everything I got
And all I’ve had…to give away

And when I sleep…my worries slip away
And when I dream…I’m floating in the waves

I wake up tired…before the dawn

I’m waiting on…that bell to ring

I may wear out…but I won’t fade
Papa can’t break down…till the end of the day

My Broken Compass -
My path’s been crooked

My heart’s been bent

but you’ve been here with me

Wherever I went

Well I’ve wandered aimless

and I’ve been misled

I followed rainbows

Straight to a dead end

There’s always someone lookin’

For another way to go

Well I found that kindred spirit

And they took another road

My path’s been crooked

My heart’s been bent

but you’ve been here with me

wherever I went

Well I’ve wandered endless

and I have misled

but my broken compass
found a place to begin

Big Hands -
Not gonna send a letter
Won’t take it by hand
Not gonna leave a message…my friend
May as well write it in the sand

I’m in no big hurry

But I won’t wait behind

I’ll do my best to help you…help yourself

Cause all we got is time

Don’t hold me to the sunshine

Cause I might bring you rain

I may get lost…out in the trees

But I know no other way

Today might be forever

I got nothing but a song

But there’s nowhere else I’d rather be

Nowhere else that I belong

I got no cause to worry

I’m gonna lean towards the light

And I won’t fear the unknown…I know

We’re in big hands tonight

Don’t hold me to the sunshine

Cause I might bring you rain

I may get lost…out in the trees

But I know no other way

I may get lost…out in the trees

But I know no other way

Hard Way Blues -
Guess I had to go the hard way

had to wind up where I stood

they say nothing good comes easy

sometimes I wonder if it could

if it could

Last chance to come out good

All roads keep leading back here

full circle back to you

walk away from a train wreck

but the healing hurts more than the wound

…and here beneath the moon

somewhere…it shines on you…

Out on the broken highway

I seen a flower growing through

Always had to go the hard way

Always wind up standing here

Thinking of you

Big Bright Star -
You’re a big bright star

see your name in lights

got a fast red car

a trophy of a wife

Better shine your shoes

and bleach your teeth

don’t keep em waiting

you’re the next big thing

You’re a big bright star

brightest in the sky

straight from the gutter

into the limelight

You used to be no one

now you won our heart

You used to be a scumbag

now you’re an overnight star

Oh I can see it now…You’re the talk of the town

Oh the money and the fame…and everyone will know your name

You’re a big bright star

Got a brand new shirt

And a castle on the hill

Overlooking the world

Better shine your shoes

and bleach your teeth

don’t keep 'em waiting

you’re the next big thing

don’t keep 'em waiting

you’re the next big thing

Stronghold -

There’s a place in your heart

With the windows broke out

Curtains blow off the rods

All the paint’s fading off

And the doors are long gone

Everyone comes and goes

Rusty nail on the wall

Where a picture would go

We wore a path in the floor

Oh the tales we’ve told

And the years start to show

If these walls had the words

There’s a place in your heart

You can never go back

And you’re never gonna leave

Seasoned -

Seasoned by the weather

Tempered in the sun

Days would last forever

And blink and they were gone

Long nights in the moonlight

All have left its mark

So many long forgotten

Found a place in his heart

Look into his eyes

He’s like an ancient tree

The storms have made him strong

And the roots they run so deep

And in the coldest winters

They wound up in his bones

Lookin’ at his hands

I swear they speak of every road

Seasoned by the weather

And the rains would run their course

Floating down the river

Goin’ back home to the source

Key Lime Blues -

Well I think she’s been fixin’…to get rid of me

But she can’t kick me out and…I just won’t leave

I went for a joyride…but I’m back here still

The wheels fell off my…Sedan Deville

I found a jug empty…no antifreeze

And my lucky knife’s been…missing for weeks

I used to think papa…didn’t raise any fools

But sometimes you gotta…just know when to lose

It’s gettin’ so hard now…to sit here at ease

Take a lot of rat poison…to get rid of me

But I may be doomed here…any which way this goes

Cause I just can’t sleep here…with both eyes closed

She served a late dinner…by candlelight

And I waited for her…to take the first bite

Now I got a bad feeling…cause my chicken was burnt

And I just couldn’t eat that…key lime dessert

Least of Your Bros -

Won’t you cover me…I need a way to heal

Won’t you shelter me…I need a better way to feel

I know there’s something left

I could salvage from my soul

Won’t you look out for me

I’m the least of your bros

Is there someone there…I can’t see beyond my eyes

To deliver me…from my own device

Won’t you help me stand

In the path of the storm

Won’t you look out for me

I’m the least of your bros

Shitload of Blues -

My well has gone dry

In the middle of June

No relief from the sky

Not a tear left in you

My woman lit out

By the light of the moon

I’m headlong in a drought

I’ve been left to ruin

Got more troubles than I could ever use

Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues

My luck was much better here before I met you

Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues

Not a cloud in the sky

Now my crops are all through

My throat has gone dry

And I’m all out of booze

My luck has run out

My chances are few

I’m headlong in a drought

I’ve been left to ruin

I bet way more than I could ever lose

Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues

I keep gettin’ closer

Then I’m falling back through

Lord knows I’ve got a shitload of blues

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