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Angus
05:04
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Angus
written by Beth McKee ©Swampgirl Music
Where will the four winds carry you?
Once you are gone what will your mother do?
Is there one path you're apt to choose
Or will you close your eyes and dive
Deep into the blue Let it bear you off to learn a thing or two
Do you feel like you're outside the swarm|
Have you felt that way sometimes before
Once you cross that line, go down, down the jagged edge
You may find yourself on some windy ledge
I pray that you survive the raging storm.
Where will ambition lay you down
Will you plant your feet on humble ground
Or will you give it your all,
Refuse to compromise Climb the highest hill, claim the golden prize
I truly hope you’re happy where you’re bound
When life is done will you take it well
Or will you fear the acid gates of hell
Will you lay down to sleep? Finally rest in peace
Or will you cling to life, put up a valiant fight
Until they carry you off into the night
Angus
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Are You Happy Now?
05:22
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Are You Happy Now?
written by Beth McKee ©Swampgirl Music, BMI
There it is what you’ve wanted for so long
Now that you have it, are you proud of what you’ve done
Do you feel that you deserve it, do you even know
If it’s really precious or just some old fool’s gold?
Did you sacrifice, or did destiny hand you the ticket that won
You have reached your highest point, what’s it going to be
Are you happy now Can you simmer down
Be satisfied to close your eyes, enjoy the ride Can you work it out
Are you happy now Tell me, are you happy now?
Will you thank the ones who helped you, bear your heavy load?
Are you dumb enough to think you pulled it off all on your own
Will you credit those who gave their time
To listen to you sifting through the gravel in your mind
Or will you burn your bridges up and leave your past behind
Flash in the pan or the motherlode
Slipping through your hands wasting on the floor
Will you start all over, aim a little higher
Try to find another way to set the world on fire
Or will you cash it in to be a member of the choir
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In Between the Lines
03:46
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In Between the Lines
written by Beth McKee/John Pfiffner
©Swampgirl Music, BMI
What are you trying to say?
In between the lines at the end of the day
Have I been on your mind?
Now, I remember your way
Of taking your time and wrecking me
Keep sending keep sending keep sending
Have I been on your mind
Have I been on your mind
I thought I knew what I wanted
Leave it to you to remind me
Keep sending keep sending
Till I don’t want it
Cold, turned out the light
I'll sleep on the floor not here anymore
Keep sending keep sending keep sending
Have I been on your mind
What are you trying to say?
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Resurrection Mary
04:24
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Resurrection Mary
Written by Beth McKee and ti Kelliher
One cold Chicago night, so the story goes
She left the O’Henry Ballroom, walking home alone
They found her lying peacefully on the wrong side of the road
Straight to Resurrection wasn’t too far to go
On the highway to Justice, where her vision roams
Always in a party dress and a gossamer coat
She’ll put her hand out, beckoning with her eyes
Many have lived the legend taking her for a ride
Resurrection Mary, dancing all night long
At the feet of Jesus, in the shadows till dawn
So pretty and young, wide-eyed and tough
Till everything went wrong
Resurrection Mary, why don’t you come on home?
Many long years we mourned her, her father and I
Now we all share the family plot, and she slips out every night
Resurrection Mary, dancing all night long
At the feet of Jesus, in the shadows till dawn
So pretty and young, wide-eyed and tough
Till everything went wrong
Resurrection Mary, why don’t you come on home?
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5. |
The Fall
04:04
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Feeling the Fall
Written by Beth McKee & Renee Arozqueta
©Swampgirl Music, BMI
She has a feeling, fall is coming
Closes the door and tries to unwind
Yesterday caught her without a warning
She learned her lesson, she’s ready this time
Once you’ve survived "the worst that can happen"
There’s no disaster____ you can’t take on
But everyday problems leave her all rattled
Wondering where her courage has flown
But she has right now
And love winds like ribbon around her
Makes her feel better somehow
As hard as she works at keeping out the cold
Fall always turns her world around
But she has right now, come on right now
The day brings potential, new beginnings
A long list of loose ends and things to be done
Right on its heels an ache so familiar
Blocks all the light right back to square one.
Come on, right now
There is a shadow that blooms
In the darkness
And it waits to catch you unguarded
And consume you
Come on right now, love wrap like ribbons around her
Make her feel better somehow
As hard as she works at keeping out the cold
Come on, right now.
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6. |
You Make it Look Easy
03:46
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You Make it Look Easy
written by Beth McKee
©Swampgirl Music, BMI
Once in awhile I run out of passion
Fire in my soul starts blowing cold
And I let it go just don’t care
And it happened today I don't feel like trying
Some devil slipped in stole all my wind
Made me want to quit cash it in
But I've seen you take life on
The battles you have won
Give me the strength I need to keep on going
You make it look easy when it's rough
Getting to know you was a stroke of luck
You give me reason to never give up
My inspiration
For such a long time I thought I was the leader
Whatever I said you nodded your head
Always did agree with me, anyway
But when I fell from the carousel
You came down into my well
To say that it was okay and you made me believe it
You make it look easy when it's rough
Getting to know you was a stroke of luck
You give me reason to never give up
My inspiration no hesitation
You don't seem to notice life can be unfair
You're like one of those roses growing through a crack in the road
That finds a way to thrive
And you make it look easy when it's rough
Getting to know you was a stroke of luck.
You give me a reason to never give up.
My inspiration, no hesitation, an inspiration
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The Balancing Act
03:09
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8. |
Mercy Point
03:48
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Mercy Point
written by Beth McKee ©SwampgirlMusic
Where is my Sweet Sary I've searched everywhere
She didn't call me out of bed she never combed my hair
Not out in the kitchen or down by the chicken coop
Last night she tucked me in singing sweet and low
Songs of chariots to carry her
She sang about a train "Everybody get on board
Look up in the sky, follow the drinking gourd!"
We will gather up, down at Mercy Point
We will walk on the water
Sister Moses promises there’ll be tribulation
But our faith will carry us to Canaan
Dreamed I was a butterfly riding a wagon wheel
Then I was a blackbird flying out across the field
I saw Sary in the dark walking on the river bend |
She said “I’m headed out to Jerusalem."
Headed to Jerusalem
I'll miss my Sweet Sary, wish she'd taken me
Without her I'm an orphan, she's my family tree
But I will sing her songs, they are my reminder
To carry on until I'm grown, then I'll go and find her.
We will gather up, down at Mercy Point
We will walk on the water
Sister Moses promises there’ll be tribulation
But our faith will carry us to Ca - naan
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9. |
Mad Potter of Biloxi
05:28
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Mad Potter of Biloxi
Written by Beth McKee and Tim Kelliher
©Swampgirl Music, BMI
Hey Josephine, I'm headed to the Broken Pot River
I gotta bury my hands in Tchoutacabouff mud
I had a dream and I won't be home for dinner
Got a lot to do and it’s gonna be good
I was tired of working as a blacksmith and a tinker
I went to New Orleans to find me another trade
Old Myer made me a potter with the wheel and the water
Now I make my way, making vessels from clay
Mad Potter of Biloxi
A mud dauber, by trade
Unequalled, unrivaled, undisputed
I am a brother to the human race
1894 well that was a bad year
Fire came along and burned up half the town
From every end comes a new beginning
So I built me a castle to lay my babies down
Mad Potter of Biloxi
A mud dauber, by trade
Unequalled, unrivaled, undisputed
I am a brother of the human race
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Echo Chamber
03:29
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ECHO CHAMBER
Written by Beth McKee ©Swampgirl Music
You live by the code - coalition of cool
You know the drill, you follow the rules
Only one network can give you your news
Reverberating your views in your echo chamber
Stick to your guns like a bottle of glue
Plastering walls with your misquoted truths
Wearing your opinions like an old pair of shoes
You got holes in your soul But you won’t let go
Who died and left you all the answers
Shall we consider your reasoning flawed
What if you find out at the reckoning
The other side had it right
The other side had it right
They had it right all along.
You like to win, you love to gloat
You laugh a lot but mostly at your own jokes
You may be the big wheel but where are your spokes
Roll it on out in the sun You ain't fooling no one
It would be lovely if we could agree
But airing our differences enhances the breeze
I’ll give you a chance to challenge my creed
But then you gotta listen to me Let’s work it out like Socrates.
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Beth McKee Orlando, Florida
Beth McKee is the gestalt of all the places she’s settled. From her native Mississippi to her immersion in the scenes of Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, and now Orlando – all their musical terroir is in her sound. You’ll recognize the hues if you really wanna parse it, but if you just listen, you’ll hear a sound that is quintessentially Southern, tapped from the roots and rolls like honey. ... more
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Raw and edgy songs that matter, delivered with conviction.
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