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CAROLINE
by D. Wood
It was a sticky summer night – one not unlike we always have until the fall
The moon was high up in the sky – the wheat was still - there was no wind at all
From a rental house there came a sound so loud as if to try and cut the night
There was a neighbor on the telephone - and a boy trying not to cry
The boy stood and watched his daddy as he yelled and cursed across the yard
Then he stood and watched the police put his momma screaming in their car
They put the handcuffs on and in their cruiser went and took her off to jail
His daddy on the front porch with his middle finger bid her farewell
Caroline – don’t know how you do it
Caroline – you put your worst into it
Caroline – I’ve been to where you go but I’m a stranger to your road
His daddy came inside and said, “Get to your room and get on in the bed
Don’t worry - try to sleep tonight – your momma ain’t right in the head”
The boy lay wide awake – too tired to cry – too scared to even sleep a wink
His daddy spent the night with cable TV, cigarettes, and fixing drinks
All through the night she’d kick and fight and even tried to spit on the guard
You’d think by then the liquor in her wouldn’t still be hitting so hard – hitting so hard…
There was a time when I was young - when I was just a little boy too
My mom was not the best at picking men to try and fill a daddy’s shoe
I watched the child grow up and now a man is where a little boy stood
I watched a woman try her worst and still despite herself she did some good
WATER TOWN
by D. Wood
Waking up and taking in the morning before the sun - before the sun
Standing looking out over the mooring - the day's begun - the day's begun
I packed my lunch for school and helped daddy with his tools
We have to hurry up cause he's not foolin'
You know we have to stop for fueling 'cause we have none - no we have none
No wake on the waterway
Go straight on into the bay
Stand port comin' round
Laboring and sometimes misbehaving filled my money jar - my money jar
I took the cash that I'd been saving and I bought a car - I bought a car
At school I did my learning - at night my wheels burning
And had my share of filling backseat yearnings
Just another page is turning - so there you are - there you are
One day bleeds into another in this water town - this water town
Had a fling and with a ring I married a wedding gown - a wedding gown
Soon after graduation - no time for meditation
I simply stepped into my dad's vocation
I hope it needs no explanation - I'm harbor bound - I'm harbor bound
ALONE WITH YOU
by D. Wood
Hello – you say you’re going with me
I know – just how it’s gonna be
You come along and still I find I sit alone with you – I sit alone with you
You think that you should do what any other girl would do still – I sit alone with you
With you
You say – today you must decline
Maybe – tomorrow or another time
Don’t you think that you could think of someone else beside yourself
Don't you think that you could feel what someone that you love has felt
At all…
You come along and still I find I sit alone with you – I sit alone with you
You think that you should do what any other girl would do still – I sit alone with you
Your little world is all that really means a thing to you – anything to you
You come along and still I find I sit alone with you – I sit alone with you
With you
FOREVER WANTING YOU
by D. Wood
Ever wonder what all someone knows
Ever wonder when you’re driving home
Will you think of the right thing to say
Does it matter anyway
Wasn’t really all that long ago
When she’d rather be staying home
I can only guess what she thinks, I suppose
But I know where she goes
Right from my arms, right from my arms, right from my arms to you
Right from my arms, right from my arms, right from my arms to you
Forever wanting you
Can’t remember when I first saw the change
Something in the way she looked was not the same
Might be the way she talked or the words that she chose
Always told me where she’d go
Although I know what I’m gonna do, I don’t need no more friends like you
Although I know what I’m gonna say, you don’t give a damn anyway…
She says it’s not too late to start again
She says whatever must come from within
And that everyone will see highs and lows
Then she turns and she goes
OUT OF TIME
by D. Wood
Sometimes you can make a mind forget what it knows
But I was reminded by my car radio
I thought we had time to do it all
To do every single thing just once
I sat and sang every word to "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
As I drove - as I drove
People come and people go it happens all the time
But everyday right there you stay in the back of my mind
I thought we had time to do it all
To do every single thing just once
Was it me or how I seem or who I'll never be
Or was it more - was it more
Once again I will begin to drink myself to sleep
You know a bed is harder when your world is incomplete
I thought we had time to do it all
To do every single thing just once
I'll be waking up on the floor again in the clothes I was wearing the night before -
the night before
PART OF ME
by D. Wood
Now the day is breaking on me - and the light it seems to be saying “how ya doing?”
Sure could use a cup of coffee - or just staying in bed might help me get through it
Didn’t think that I should worry - didn’t think that she would care
Wouldn’t think there’d be no hurry - wouldn’t think that I would dare
I thought that God was more forgiving - and that he looked out for drunks and little children
Guess it does not happen often - these two different worlds could somehow come together
And now my heart is now racing faster than any auto could have sped
How could I foresee such disaster - and now I can see a child dead
Oh no - I’m still a part of me
Oh no - I’m less than I want to be
Oh no - I ain’t got no dignity
Oh no
That afternoon I took to drinking - and she was coming home from her busy day at school
I drove along with double vision - I had my window down and the air was feeling cool but
She didn’t even see me coming - or looked as if she had a care
I ran her down like it was nothing - Lord this is more than I can bear
MOVE ALONG
by D. Wood
Where was it long ago I used to always want to go
Where was that place that they’d say would never go away
Now I only see someone who looks a lot like me
And now I sit and stare at someone who used to be there
You always tell me now that you can still remember how
I used to always seemed to know what I was gonna be
Settled backwards in a chair that I took everywhere
Holding onto what I thought would take me everywhere
Look in my eyes – they won’t tell you a lie
Look in my face – it’s telling you the same
You can’t change how – I’m feeling inside now
So you can move along
Half asleep by day and laying half awake at night
I’ve read that holy book and still I have no real insight
People thump the word with fingers pointed straight at you
I wonder in the end who’ll be the one standing accused
My daddy used to say that things would always come my way
And keep in mind my mom whenever I kneel down to pray
Believe in God and you will never have to fear your death
He’d kiss me goodnight - I still smell the liquor on his breath
EILEEN
by D. Wood
She said without looking – that her name was Eileen
She asked me if I wanted coffee – I said just leave me be
I got some time if you don’t mind – I’d like to sit a while
And then again without looking – she nodded and she smiled
I wonder what she’d have to say if someone would let her talk
I wonder if she’d shy away or tell you what she thought
And does she know that things aren’t always as they seem
Eileen…
I took to looking out the window – it was a dusty day
I wondered what I’d have to say had my life gone a different way
I got a ticket for a bus and a hundred bucks – and this diner I’ve found
With a borrowed truck and a lot of luck – I just might get out of this town
Has she ever laughed so hard her sides felt like they’re gonna split
Has she ever got so mad to take a swing at you with her fist
Does she see things right or wrong or somewhere in between
Eileen…
I started walking towards the counter – I felt a little sick
I took a pistol from my pocket – and started pointing it
From my right there came blinding light – and suddenly needed to rest
It was a shotgun blast that I heard at last – that put a hole in my chest
I wonder what she’d have to say if someone just let her talk
I wonder if she’d shy away or tell you what she thought
Now she stands hands on her mouth holding back a scream
I hope it doesn’t take too long to get over what you’ve just seen
Eileen…
HEADED DOWN THE ROAD
by D. Wood
I heard her say something is wrong
What was there did not belong
It wouldn’t take me very long
I’m headed down the road
It had only been a week or so
Was it really getting time to go
I sat and stared out of my window
I’m headed down the road
Headed down the road
I’m headed out – I’m moving on – no need to wonder why
I’ll do without the dance and song - I’m thinking its goodbye
There won’t be any bag or cap – to take with me when I go
It shouldn’t be too long before I’m headed down the road
Couldn’t look me in the eye
Wouldn’t wait for my reply
There wasn’t gonna be another try
I’m headed down the road
Didn’t have that much to say
They’d look at me and then turn away
Will I see another day
I’m headed down the road
Headed down the road
I’m headed out – I’m moving on – no need to wonder why
I’ll do without the dance and song - I’m thinking its goodbye
There won’t be any bag or cap – to take with me when I go
It shouldn’t be too long before I’m headed down the road
Headed down the road
Headed down the road
I guess I’ll see what all nobody knows
BEST THING
by D. Wood
You know that I can see you saying you got to go - and then closing the door
I’d smell the coffee brewing - and your uniform was gone from the pile of clothes on the floor
I worked the double shift from twelve o’clock midnight - until the late afternoon
Most times when I’d get off I’d stop by the diner where you worked for tips and our food
You know - I think you’re so perfect and
Most things ain’t all that urgent and
Will people ever learn that you’re the best thing they’ll know
We used to talk about kids and sometimes we would fight - not knowing what we should do
How can we give them all that they need when we can’t even pay to fix our old Subaru
Oh oh – what should we do
My hands they work all night and sometimes my back gets tight and face down in bed I will lay
All balled up next to me is the little framed Eileen and we can lay all day on Sundays
She’s not one to complain but her legs do feel the pain of walking up and down on the floor
Hot plates and apple pies and the special with home fries and I could use a warm up for sure
I will always remember the day that he came in - on that dusty afternoon
His gun pointed at your head - your boss he shot him dead – and you cried the whole night through
Yea, you cried the whole night through
#### BONUS TRACK ####
PLEASE DON'T COME BACK TO RICHMOND
by J. Williams
Such a beautiful woman - her skin was porcelain
Never wore pearls or makeup - but sometimes she wore a grin
Never knew why I loved her - took it for granted it was true
Never knew why she left me - I cried the day we were through
Stronger men have horses - stronger men stay true
Stronger men pick up all the pieces and put them back together with glue
Eyes wide open - took a deep look inside
The stronger man said boy get yourself a bottle and crawl inside of it and die
I've been drinking since way before noon
Try to forget the good times yea - walk away from that truth
And I guess it must working 'cause when I close my eyes and think
The only thing I see is you walking out on me
Sunlight on the pillow where she used to lay her head
Sunlight in the morning - I used to call it a friend
Now I hate the daylight for it always brings me tears
The sunlight's become God's flashlight just to show me she's not here
Stronger men have horses - stronger men stay true
Stronger men all have feelings - each one is black and blue
As I sit here drinking - turning my blood to wine
Maybe one day I'll wake up and find my stronger side
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