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Folk It

by Brian Frank

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1.
I can't see anybody, I can't see anyone I can't be with any others since the one I loved has gone I can't sleep through the night time I don't rise with any shine If I look to the future, all I see is the past that's gone Things don't grow in my garden I can't tend them anymore May I please beg your pardon if I don't continue on as before When the circle has been broken And the time that you fear has come You can rest in the knowing you're not alone or the only one Things don't grow in my garden I can't tend them anymore May I please beg your pardon if I don't continue on as before
2.
So many times I asked you if you’d join me for a dance And you said no, so tell me Since when did you start to care? So many times I asked you if you’d join me for a walk And you said no, so tell me Since when did you start to care? I couldn't ask for any more than your company There couldn't be a brighter smile than the one you give me Please tell me Since when did you start to care? So many times I asked you if you’d join me for a drive and you said no So tell me Since when did you start to care? You remain a mystery to me with every glance come on tell me Since when did you start to care? I never dreamed to have a love so special and rare, so tell me Since when did you start to care? I couldn't ask for any more than your company There couldn't be a brighter smile than the one you give me So tell me Since when did you start to care? Finally you answered me as I suspected true, you said always, I always cared for you
3.
The life of a man The life of a soul The life of a woman Who you got to know Can all slip down a very dark road Cocaine & the trouble with me I went up a mountain so high I went down to where the river fell dry I laughed so hard then cried ‘till I thought I would die Cocaine & the trouble with me I never had a clue it would be me I’d lose everything tryin’ to feel free I never thought my life would roll/end this way Cocaine & the trouble with me
4.
I’ve done time but I paid my crime I stole hearts an’ I made some cry I fought fights then turned my wrongs to right I’ve done time and that was time enough for me I’ve crossed lines, an’ I’ve crossed paths Took wrong roads, an’ I never turned back They imprisoned me for a life excess I’ve done time but returned now from retreat I lost my sight, I lost my mind I lost days I can’t retrieve I lost hope an’ I lost will I lost love an’ I regret it still I lived high, like a king I did things that you could not believe I was a prince, but of thieves And prayed upon those most in need Imagine now, if you can, how I have changed into a proper man I can’t imagine how you, now see me You can’t imagine who I want to be I’ve done time but I've paid my crime I stole hearts an’ I made some cry I fought fights then turned my wrongs to right I’ve done time an’ that was time enough for me I’ve done time an' returned now from retreat I’ve done time an’ now it’s time to take flight indeed
5.
Take away the dark take away the pain Take away the scar on each and every day Born into this not to take flight Cold is the night gone is the light Down is the sun, shadows of street light Left on my own, the only thing I know Born into this not to take flight Cold is the night gone is the light Man I hate to be the lonely one you see Empty is my hand, no one holding me Born into this not to take flight Cold is the night gone is the light Distant are my eyes, pale is my face Just for that I’m quiet doesn’t mean that I’m at peace Born into this not to take flight Cold is the night gone is the light
6.
Nobody heard his sigh from the listening room He couldn't feel the pain for being numb and blue He walked alone in a crowd for a cause he did not know The clown made him want to cry then he wanted to go Strange is the night when the deep in the dark thoughts call He never saw the future looking back in years And never owned a thing that meant anything to him at all How can you eat so much and feel empty inside? How she agreed that she loved him when her eyes Were saying goodbye He stayed up all night wishing he could just lay there and die You couldn't picture this ‘cause he saw it with his inner eye Strange is the night when the deep in the dark thoughts call He never saw the future looking back in years And never owned a thing that meant anything to him at all Gone all your rights when you let democracy fall Few are the ones who see the signs carried high and tall If you watch the news you can see we’re being confused But we’ll all know the truth when the shadow creeps over you Strange is the night when the deep in the dark thoughts call He never saw the future looking back in years And never owned a thing that meant anything to him at all
7.
I Never 04:06
I never knew I could feel so blue I never knew you would be so untrue I never knew, I never knew I never knew I would play the fool I never had someone treat me so bad I never had things you said we would have I never had, I never had I never had a day not to feel sad I never lived a life full of your love I never felt your heart warm mine like the sun I never lived, I never lived I never lived and now the end has begun Sunshine, maybe sunshine One day, maybe you'll right your way I never dreamed, I never dreamed Maybe now I can begin to I never knew, I never knew I never had, I never had I never lived, I never lived Maybe now I can begin to
8.
I never found anybody who can love me like it should be done I never been anyplace that keeps me nothing but on the run You said I’d be anything but look who’s now havin’ fun You said I’d be anything but look who’s now havin’ fun I got my own direction you can keep your expectation The grass is looking greener and I’m look for the next one You said I’d be anything but look who’s now havin’ fun You said I’d be anything but look who’s now havin’ fun I’m goin’ down south to see the sun come up I’m gonna love these sunny, funny, care free days to come I go my mojo to follow, tomorrows there more so come You said I’d be anything but look who’s now havin’ fun You said I’d be anything but look who’s now havin’ fun I’m goin’ down south to see the sun come up
9.
I have been on every corner of this wild round planet I have seen everything that must be seen I have done all the things on my must to-do checklist I have met everyone that I need to meet But nothing fills your heart more than loving somebody Nothing takes the place of this place to be Now where can you go to get a better feelin’ Than giving your heart completely I could fill up the page with important answers Say all the things I think you need to know Tell you where to go and what you need to know there But you’ll still never know until you find it on your own No nothing fills your heart more than loving somebody Nothing takes the place of this place to be Now where can you go to get a better feelin’ Than giving your heart completely I have swum in the warm Indian Ocean I drank best wines from the sweet French vine Took a great boat through Alaskan glaciers Skied down the Swiss Alps living in time But nothing lifts you up more than holding somebody No one fills you up more than eyes you behold Loneliness is cured when togetherness surrounds you And the human part of me is laid bare to see No nothing fills your heart more than loving somebody Nothing takes the place of this place to be Nowhere can you go to get a better feelin’ Than giving your heart completely
10.
Who did you want to be, to me, now it's said and done? You're gone; I'm gone, so long If I could only move on Deep sighs goodbye How you left your mark on me Unfolding, unravelling to a thread of my being How I saw a world full-a light Now the undoing, ungluing, an eternal night Deep sighs goodbye Somewhere on the other side You know I live in the shadow, of our lives In the hallow, where we thrived Once complete, now deprived Deep sighs goodbye Deep sighs goodbye How you left your mark on me Unfolding, unravelling to a thread of my being Deep Sighs Goodbye Deep sighs
11.
You’re no fun and you don’t drink, I don't think that you think You can make a link, Roller skatin’ in a rink Between right and wrong You're a walking disaster, an’ you keep driving faster You think you arrived, can't believe you're alive Cause you're already gone There's a lover waiting for you, someone to adore you But your head is down, an’ you won't come around You ignore A Good life awaits you, you think everyone hates you You could have it all be the queen of ball But you stumble and fall You could have it all be the queen of ball But you stumble and fall I can't bare the wait no more, I can't count on the Lord for sure With you I'm alone, cause you're on the phone I think I'll just get stoned Your license plate announce you, but there’s no one ounce a you That can afford the things you’re sure you deserve I'm at a loss for words, I think I'll talk to the birds I'll have more luck if I just head back and Start over again Verse 1 - 4 + Chorus You’re sort-a Cinderella, an’ I your princely fella You could have it all be the queen a the ball But you stumble an’ fall You could have it all be the queen a the ball But you stumble an’ fall
12.
I need to find myself an ol’ school love song To bring the warmth of spring and the winter blues gone See the naked trees bloom, and the frosty brown soil thaw Have the light of day heal the barren bruised waste land Night winds blow the dark cloudy skies clear Everybody needs a new start to this year Get your mind ready free your spirit Everybody needs a new start to this year If I can just hold on till the cold rolls over Dive back to my dreams, wake up and then go slower Plant my garden and refresh it with water Watch the mountains melt and the desert cracks swelter I’m gonna wrap myself in woollen blankets Sit by the fire, make love and then shake it Count the days ‘till the sunrays break through Live my life hard and be sure to say Thank You I move through universal squalor Toward fields of harmonies colour Through the past and its dishonour Cry mournful tears for the lives it’s shattered Ooh
13.
Here I am at the end of the bar I didn't get far when I left in my car You’ll find me here tonight I'm a soft-spoken man with a real gentle hand, I don't like to fight It doesn't seem right You’ll find me here tonight I can't get it straight, is it love or hate? It's like our first date when it didn't go great You find me here tonight Good ol’ Joe he will let you know If you want to know just how I am Ask me first, you know you can A story we know, could we let it go? I think we can, but this is where I am You’ll find me here tonight There’s a history of you and me If you know what I mean, going separately I'll be out all night We could have it made, sitting cool in the shade Tomorrow is another day, but I'll be out all night I don't need a reason to get back to you Reason enough is the colour called blue I can sit and wait watching the time get late As if it’s what we do Here I am at the end of the bar I didn't get far when I left in my car You’ll find me here tonight

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released June 16, 2018

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Written, Recorded and Produced by Brian Frank

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