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40 Miles of Bad Road

by Lee Thomas Band

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1.
. My friends all seem to know what I should do They say how better off I'll be the sooner I get over you Deep down inside I know it's true But they don't know the depths of my blues Chorus: It's gonna take a little time It's gonna take a little time Yes it's gonna take me some time to get over you It's gonna take a little time It's gonna take a little time Yes it's gonna take me some time to get over you My one sided love is getting easy to see Are you really tryin' to tell me that you got to be free Yeah next time baby I guarantee You are gonna see the end of me Chorus I said my one sided love is getting easy to see Are you really tryin' to tell me that you got to be free Yeah next time baby I guarantee You are gonna see the end of me .
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Just Pretend 05:30
. What do you do, when you get the blues? Just sit and moan, or do you try to go on? I get the blues, every now and then And when I do, I just pretend That I'm on Venus, or I'm on Mars I'm out there flyin' through the distant stars I don't even think of earth down below I don't crash back down, with my face against the wall So when I'm moody, and life don't seem right And the highway runs forever, right into the night I don't let it get me, don't let it drag me down It's just the blues, it's got its own kind of sound Like Jimi Hendrix, or Stevie Ray Vaughan Roy Buchanan, keeps shinin' on They take me out flyin', even though they're all gone You know I still love 'em all .
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Pack My Bags 09:15
. Well my bus is leavin' tomorrow, missed my plane yesterday Well my bus is leavin' me tomorrow, I missed my plane yesterday Train got no pool table, I'll keep movin, anyway Chorus: So pack my bags, baby Pack my bags, yeah So pack my bags, baby Pack my bags, yeah Pack my bags, come on baby It's gettin' time for another show Lord I feel like 40 miles of bad road My body been on spin Lord I feel like 40 miles of bad road My body been all spent I sent my brain on out for an overhaul Lord I done forgotten where it went Chorus Well the highway sings to the horizon Like a mistress that calls for your soul The highway sings to the horizon Like a mistress that calls for your soul Well say you're bags are packed, and so are mine Baby this time I'm coming along Chorus .
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. When the tides of life, seem to rise too high You're feelin' like, you wanna die From the hole in your heart, pours the blood of another Chorus: Breakin' hearts, it's too late, for letting go Breakin' hearts, it's too late, no hand to hold If the dark clouds would just go away And forget the sadness of sayin' goodbye Sayin' goodbye shadows all my days And the nighttime sky has no stars for me Chorus Yes I remember the oceans we sailed The fire in our eyes And now the footprints in the sand Wash out with the tide When the tides of life, seem to rise too high Feelin' like, you wanna cry From the hole in your heart, pours the blood of another When the winds of change blow down your dream And the pain of love is too extreme I reach out for a hand to hold Chorus Reach out... ...for a hand to hold .
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The Penguin 04:22
. Do the penguin In a tuxedo Do the penguin Raise your libido Do the penguin Stick out that chest Do the penguin Be my guest You don't have to have any rhythm You can waddle around in a circle Do the penguin Do the bird Like you're flyin' Do the bird Keep on tryin' Bird's the word Flap them wings Be absurd honey Shake that thing And if you think this song is kinda crude Please don't get it misconstrued Do the bird Do the ostrich Stretch that neck Do the ostrich Ostrich peck Do the penguin It's pretty hot Do the penguin Give it what you got And if you think this song is kinda crude It's almost over, and it's true Do the penguin .
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. Can you remember when you were young, and the teacher offered candy, and taught you to run Can you still see yourself on the playground, where you ran with your friends, and where you could pretend That life was forever, and that you'll rule the world Did he reach for your open hand, when you were all alone on the open road Were you on your way to everything, when he found you stranded in the middle of nowhere Where silence fell forever, and he could rule your world Chorus: Oh why did he take you away from our lives Oh why did he take you from this place I wish he could see how we drown in the pool Of the tears that are left in your space Did you have a chance, to look him in the eye and ask him why Did you have a chance, to look up one last time at the open sky Where dreams are forever, and you can rule the world Chorus Can you see how we miss you, can you see how we're crying day and night Can you send us a message, can you tell us everything's all right Well life is forever, and you can rule the world .
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Jack Daniels 05:32
. Ole Jack Daniels, he's a hard drivin' man Tries to get you, right in the palm of his hand And once he does, he'll tag along everywhere you go He's always got to be part of the show Chorus: Well he's a part of me, but I can see I'm still a music man Got to be this ole thing in me to keep doin' what I can I'm high on life and gettin' by, boogie'n' with this band But ole Jack Daniels, caught me drinkin' again Ole Jack Daniels, he get you under his thumb And once he does you soon find out there ain't no place to run He come on so nice and easy and takes you by the arm And all that time, you're gettin' that jive, ain't gonna do you no harm Chorus .
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. I say my prayers baby, when you kiss me goodnight And count my blessings by the morning light And after all these years Still can't believe I'm such a lucky man You've seen some rough times baby I know you felt some sad All through that time never treated me bad And after all these years I just can't believe I'm such a lucky man You're like many stages of heaven baby Like a clear blue mountain stream Like a running fawn in winter Like the white dove in the spring You reflect the morning dew that's glistenin' baby The depths of your eyes, they keep me dreamin' And your heart, it's always givin' Sometimes much more, sometimes much more than it's receiving .
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. I can tell by the way you're movin' You ain't lookin' for no friend I can feel your arms all around me But with you, you know I'll never win You keep people all around you So you'll never have to be down And when you're tired of being lonely You just take a look around Chorus: 'Cause there's a lover in every crowd There's a lover in every crowd I know you got lots of money And influential friends Can't you see my heart keeps breakin' When I see you runnin' 'round with them You never worry 'bout tomorrow You keep livin' for today Well I'm tired of listenin' to your alibis baby And livin' with your lyin' ways Chorus .
10.
Crossroads 06:55
. I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroads, got down on my knees When I begged for mercy, mercy if you please I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by Goin' down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side Goin' down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side You can still buy a house baby, by the riverside You can run you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown You can run you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown Standin' by the crossroads, I believe I'm sinkin' down .
11.
. Take a train to Memphis, to see what I can see And if I don't like it I'll keep right on movin', right on through Tennessee I don't need much belongin's, I'll just take what all I need And find myself a good woman, who'll let me be what I can be Chorus: Livin 'round here's been gettin' me down There's more in life for me There's nothin' left around town to be found Gotta move so my soul can be free There I was down Orlando way workin' 11 to 7 in a 7-11 No combat pay, no music to play, workin' on nothin but an early grave Then one night I was walkin' downtown, just about the time the sun went down I didn't see it comin', caught me by surprise, shit flew everywhere, no time to fly Chorus So if you see me down by New Orleans, I'll be naturally high on life And if you don't want me to stick around, don't shoot me, just say goodbye And I'll go on back to Colorado, where the skies are big and blue Mountains so high and valleys so low, and get away from these blues Chorus .
12.
. Everything you say and do is a challenge to the rules If there is a judgment day, it could all come back on you The future can be hazy, sometimes plans fall through But don't you ever stop dreamin', I know I won't, even if it leaves me with nothin' but the blues Life is like walking a tightrope, sometimes without a net You have to keep your balance, the next step might be your last You know sometimes late at night about 2:30, three o'clock in the mornin', I'm sittin' back in my easy chair with my thumb stuck on the clicker and I'm goin' through a B & C movie stage And I know that tomorrow morning, I'm ain't gonna feel like - I'm just not gonna feel like Superman anymore Now the sax is in the distance This old bone is in my hand And the bass is on the bottom Some kind of balance is the plan And the guitar it keeps on callin' To the drums in the blend And if we get it right this time Someone might listen in the end Sometimes I just don't feel like fighting it any more Sometimes I just don't feel like nothin' any more... .
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Back in the latter half of the decade known as ‘the eighties’, the Lee Thomas Band originated the form of music known as RockinBloozaBoogie. Throughout the years, the band has been subject to terrific triumphs and terrible tragedies. However, no nasty juju has yet been found that is strong enough to kill off this intrepid ensemble. The Lee Thomas Band remains to this day the definitive purveyor of RockinBloozaBoogie anywhere on the planet. The originators, and as yet unsurpassed standard bearers for this absolutely astonishing American Artform.

credits

released December 7, 2000

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The Lee Thomas Band is:
Joe Bear - guitars, vocals, keyboards that imitate other things, texturing
David Lee Davis - vocals, guitar, trombone, blues harp, leadership
Dan (Danny Dee) Dettwyler - keyboards, sax, flute, vocals, actualization
Dan (DJ) Jones - drums, vocals, percussion, propulsion
Tom Lindsay - bass, vocals, fundament

As augmented by:
Beth Avedis - vocals, additional lyrics
Shawn Bisaillon - trumpet
Dayle Davidson - trombone
Mike Fogerty - percussion
Rollin' Tumblin' - piano

Indispensable assistance:
Overdub, development, and mix sessions were done at FTM Studios in Lakewood with Steve Avedis doing the driving.
Initial bed tracks recorded at Blue Zephyr studios by Jess Redmon.
Russ Hopkins of Kiva studios performed the format conversion from Blue Zephyr's analog deck to ADAT employed at FTM.
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