Deeper Water

Randy Palmer


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Produced by Merel Bregante at The Cribworks Digital Audio, Liberty Hill, TX

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Deeper Water Lyrics

♫ Somewhere Down The Line ▼

In my dreams I'm an engineer rolling down this track
Headed west across the Rio Grande, never looking back
Up into the Rockies then down the other side
To the badlands and the canyons where the outlaws go to hide

Chorus Somewhere down the line, across the Great Divide
Where the dreams I dream come alive
Somewhere down the line, stars are shinning bright
I'll be a hero or a villain, somewhere down the line

In my dreams I'm honest Abe with a pen in my hand
I craft those words that speak the truth, about freedom in our land
Then I become Jesse James with blood as cold as ice
Bandanna stretched across my face, my gun at my side

Chorus

Bridge I could cross the Jordan into the promised land
I could ride with Don Quixote, hold a million in my hand
It's all a great adventure, so saddle up and ride
Somewhere down the line

It's hard to be a pioneer in a settled land
So I'm thinking of homesteading heaven, I'm making up a plan
Gonna sneak around those pearly gates, till I know everything is true
Like DB Cooper took the money, and the parachute

Chorus

♫ Carry On ▼

He's a walking wounded
Talking, sounds so soothing
He's believing in surviving
He wants to carry on

She's packing, leaving
Tacking to where the breeze is
Headed to open waters
She wants to carry on

Chorus

So easy to place the blame
When your looking from outside
Broken hearts and troubled souls
Either run or they hide
They want to carry on

Now that mother, she's crying
For the children she is denying
Three sons and a daughter
Can they carry on

Then, the Father, in his anger
The protector becomes a danger
To the sister and her brothers
They want to carry on

Chorus

Bridge They say "Time heals broken hearts"
Many wounds leave many scars
The walls we build are
Jails with bars
Forgive them and carry on
Yes, forgive them and carry on

Chorus

Carry on

♫ The Life They Are Living ▼

They are renters, not owners
A step ahead of a pay day loan
Clinging to hopes they had
When they threw their lives together
They each work two jobs, trade off kids
Hungry mouths must be fed
They steal time they do not have
To love their children

Chorus That's life, on its own terms
It moves so fast it's all a blur
But they're safe in each other's arms
At least until the break of dawn
That's life
The life they are living

They had a dream, a little shop
Where they could make the rules, be the boss
But the Banker checked that box
That says to come back later
So they apply to every job
That could change the road they're traveling on
But they always ask, "Have you broke the law
Were there consequences?"

Chorus

Bridge They need a clapboard house painted white
A fenced in yard, the kids play outside
And a steady 8 to 5 that covers their expenses
From where they stand that's a long way
From where they stand that's a long way
From where they stand that's a long way in the distance

Chorus

♫ High Plains ▼

Headlights are looking forward
To the Oklahoma border
Leaving Arkansas and all these trees behind
Gonna roll across these ranges
Wide empty spaces
Down gravel roads to peace of mind

These wheels are pointed westward
Through the scrub oak and the red dirt
To the acres my Great Grand Daddy claimed
It's a farm, a family, good hard red winter wheat
Everyone knows my name
Out on the High Plains

Chorus Each mile along this road
Takes me to where I belong
I'm going home
To the High Plains

White lines slap the rhythm
To a new verse being written
To the song I've been singing all my life
There is no mystery
I did not fit Tennessee
So I'm on my way to clear blue sky

Look across the horizon
You might see a dust cloud rising
Behind a 1999 beat up Ford
My name is on the mail box
My key fits the door lock
My favorite chair is on the porch
Out on the High Plains

Chorus

Bridge Without those city lights
Milky Way's gonna shine so bright
This blind man might receive his sight
Once again
On the High Plains

Chorus

♫ Welcome to My Home ▼

8636 feet, up in New Mexico
Down a one dirt track
That's where you'll find me
Welcome to my home

A son and a father, we built on this land
When I was thirteen years old
Using 20 penny nails, all driven by hand
Welcome to my home

Chorus If peace is worth seeking
I'm here to say
I never found it down a black top road
I need air that is clear
And a cool mountain breeze
Welcome to my home

Bridge The Milky Way does shine
Here at the top of the world
The rivers run wild
As I hold my lady, my girl

8636 feet, heaven, New Mexico
I sleep so soundly
When the fire's burning low
Welcome to my home

Chorus

♫ Sixty Years of Love ▼

Mama's resting on the bed
Body's weak and Daddy's scared
Touch and go all through the night
He reaches out and takes her hand
Says, "God please understand
60 years of love is not enough"

Chorus He sees her as his bride
Young and beautiful
Standing by his side
All the years they've been through
The good and bad, they're living proof
60 years of love is not enough

They were teenage kids
Who broke the rules
Got married young in high school
Eloped, Tucumcari New Mexico
He worked two jobs
They made ends meet
She finished high school with a baby
Now 60 years have come and gone

My brother and I step to the side
As Dad looks deep into Mama's eyes
He says, everything is good
So we count our blessings one by one
He says, we have only begun
60 years of love is not enough

Chorus

We count our blessings one by one
We have only just begun
60 years of love
60 years of love
60 years of love is not enough

♫ Summer of 65 ▼

Hear the snap of sheets hanging on the line
As a warm breeze sweeps the yard
Fills this place with the smell of clean
I hear the beating of my heart
As I lay here in fresh cut grass
Watch the clouds drift by
Life is sweet and it's just for me
In the summer of 65

I still hear the whomp as the ball hits my glove
Swatting behind home plate
2 outs, 3 runs on
The count is full
At 3 and 2
The air is electrified
He fanned that flame, we won that game
In the summer of 65

Chorus We were innocent, we were so naive
We did not understand Vietnam
Or Martin Luther King
The world was spinning faster
Our days were slipping by
Our questions started mounting
In the summer of 65

Bridge 65 was the year of Watts and the Edmund Pettis Bridge
We sang "We Shall Overcome"
Not knowing what it meant
But it made the old folks nervous
Brought fear to their eyes
I guess the status quo was DOA
In the summer of 65

♫ White Dog ▼

I've been a square peg looking for a round hole
Way too long
I've seen lots of sad faces, in places
I don't belong

Black's got it made in the shade of that
Cotton wood tree
He's found his spot, I need to find one for me

Chorus Black dog in the shade, white dog in the sunshine
Everybody needs a place, a space that makes you feel fine
Black dog in the shade, white dog in the sunshine

That white dog is sleeping not doing
Nobody harm
She's fine in the sunshine she knows
Right where she belongs

This square peg is tired of trying
To be somebody else
If I can't be a round peg, I'll just be myself

Chorus

Bridge In this life you get but one good chance
So find your spot and get out there and dance

Chorus

♫ Deeper Water ▼

Straight up six am, mountain standard time
We were idling at the gate, first in the line
I was thirteen years old and he was shouting stories
About the ones that got away, the ones bound for glory

Old Bill Gallagher had a knowing smile, when he opened up that gate
He said, "Three bucks for the kid, six bucks cause you shave
I see you got a new fishing buddy, I hope you teach him right"
MB grinned said, "Hey Bill, we're having fish tonight"

Chorus Cast your line into deeper water
Leave the past behind, welcome to the wonder
Of an ancient love affair between a fish and fisherman
You've got to take a chance if you hope to reel her in

Like a bucking horse that old jeep bounced around the lake
To a secret cove MB called his "Sea of Grace"

♫ Echoes From the Past ▼

I emptied out my pockets, I was needing a little change
Broke the piggy bank, swept off the wash machine
Then I reached under the cushion, of the chair you left behind
I found your wedding ring, I almost, almost lost my mind

Now I'm separating pennies from nickels and dimes
Counting old memories and traveling back in time
Instead of stacking these quarters I'm reaching for your arms
Wishing you were here and I had never done you harm

Chorus Echoes from the past
Questions never asked
History has trapped you and me
In these echoes from the past

You never said goodbye, I never told the truth
We both kept our silence, as the distance grew
Now I pray your heart is whole and that your wounds will mend
If you think of me at all, just do it now and then

Chorus

Bridge Take this money and this ring
Give it to the lady on the corner of the street
Pray for forgiveness, settle for relief

♫ Venus Chases the Moon ▼

Star light breaks the silence as the colors fade to grey
Stars all talk among themselves, along the Milky Way
Andromeda's not speaking, she hums a mournful tune
As Venus chases the moon

From setting sun to morning light am I the only one
Staring at this starry host regretting what I've done
Mars is gently setting, Orion's in the swoon
And Venus chases the moon

Bridge She said I'm sorry
I just turned away
What more is there to say

If I had told the truth, would I be standing here
Feeling like a falling star, about to disappear
A footnote in the margins, a black and white cartoon
Watching Venus chase the moon

Bridge She said I am sorry
I just turned away
What more is there to say

If I headed back right now, she might still be home
The promises are broken, I stand here all alone
Watch these stars fade one by one and the sun to come up soon
As Venus chases the moon

As Venus chases
As Venus chases
The moon

♫ Choose Love ▼

She is a brown eyed wonder and right from the start
She could charm my soul, she could break my heart
Now her mother and me, we're falling apart
She is almost eighteen, she wants to be on her own

So she's a grain of sand on the way to a pearl
It's dear old Dad and with my grown up girl
I scratched my head and I said a prayer
Then I told her the truth and left it right there

Chorus Choose love cause that's the way life goes
Choose love, soon everyone knows
You boil down living and what you get
Is a whole lot of love or a pile of regret
So choose love

We all dread those days when life says dance
On a floor full of marbles, a sea of mayonnaise and ants
But focus on living and hold on tight
You get lost in the music and you can dance all night

So it's mom and me and this daughter of ours
We have dance cards to fill that can spice up our lives
Where every "right now" defines every "then"
Knowing where we're going is as easy as this

Chorus

Deeper Water

Album Credits

Merel Bregante	produced the album
Merel Bregante	recorded, mixed, and engineered at Cribworks Digital Audio, Liberty Hill, Texas
Sarah Pierce	2nd engineer
Jerry Tubb	mastered at Terra Nova Mastering, Austin, Texas
Sarah Pierce	appears courtesy of Little Bear Records
Merel Bregante	plays Fibes Drums, Austin, Texas exclusively
Dave Pearlman TM47	large diaphragm tube condenser microphone — all vocals recorded through this mic

Deeper Water

Randy Palmer

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01-Somewhere Down The Line-EQ96 copy

02-Carry On-EQ96 copy

03-The Life They Are Living-EQ96 copy

04-High Plains-EQ96 copy

05-Welcome To My Home-EQ96 copy

06-Sixty Years of Love-EQ96 copy

07-Summer of 65-EQ96 copy

08-White Dog-EQ96 copy

09-Deeper Water-EQ96 copy

10-Echos from the Past-EQ96 copy

11-Venus Chases the Moon-EQ96 copy

12-Choose Love-EQ96 copy

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