1. |
No Refunds For The Rain
03:27
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Lyrics: David Franks
Music: Bob Brown
1. I'm starting to wonder if I ever thought
Just what I got myself into
If I have what I had, cancel the cost
'Cause no one's winning or losing
2. When your dreams fly by like that pie in the sky
The one we never get to taste
So go on take your slice or get cut by the knife
Because friend lover or wife, it's only your life
Chorus:
When time tells, time doesn't tell
We've got to lighten our load
So let's take the show off the road
Because there's no refunds, no refunds
No refunds for the rain
3. When you’ve got to make the right choice, make it right on the spot
Get to the right place or live with what you've got
And you fall for someone and find that somebody else
And that love never saves you because we all save ourselves
Chorus
And there’re no refunds for the rain
When you can't deny what money can buy
There's no way to say play's only play
When there's no refunds, no refunds
No refunds for the rain
4. We got caught in a storm, both sought shelter stayed warm
Let the lightning strike where it may
And I think we both thought we'd see a brighter day
But honey when I look in your eyes I think we both realize
Chorus
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2. |
Through the Years
03:12
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Lyrics: David Franks
Music: Bob Brown
I keep saying I don't need you
And I know I do
I keep thinking love's just a lie
But I'm afraid my love is true
When I'm finished with all my excuses
When I'm finished with my fears
I feel certain I'll love you
If you love me through the years
I keep saying I don't need you
And I know I do
I keep thinking love's just a lie
But I'm afraid my love is true
When I'm finished with all my excuses
When I'm finished with my fears
I feel certain I'll love you
If you love me through the years
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3. |
Hit The Truth
04:20
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Lyrics and Music by Bob Brown
1. A woman did implore me
Lay down the weary fight
Leave your doubt and sorrow
They're too heavy for tonight
And as she spoke she said
I'd like to see you smile
Then she took my hand said do your best
And I'll take care of all the rest
Chorus:
1. A woman did implore me
Lay down the weary fight
Leave your doubt and sorrow
They're too heavy for tonight
And as she spoke she said
I'd like to see you smile
Cause you're here with me
And I'm here with you
And tonight I'll be your friend
Chorus
Won't you lie to me mamma?
Get me through this night
Won't you lie to me momma?
We'll hit the truth some other night
We'll hit the truth some other night
Hit the truth some other night
Won't you lie to me tonight?
2. Are you the fine and lovely one
who would be so kind to me?
To cool this restless fever and set my body free?
And though I've long been running
I think I could learn to dance
I've been down so long now I'm singing this song
and I'm ready to take a chance
Chorus
3. And will you sing my soul to rest
In the silence of your skin?
Will you softly surrender
To the place where we begin?
No need to question why
There's nothing to understand
Because I'm here with you
And you're here with me
And tonight I'll be your friend
Chorus
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4. |
Emotion
03:22
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Lyrics: David Franks
Music: Bob Brown
It's got to grow
It's got to change
It's got to leave and come again
And come again
Refrain:
No one wants emotion
No one wants to admit they care
But it's for sure you'll be crying
In the night
When the one you love isn't there
And you can't say it won't be solved tonight
And you're right
To turn out the light
Call it a night
'Cause when you wake up it's still there
And when you find love's
A rhythm and a flow
And you don't know where that river goes
Where it's leading and where it ends
As you try to bend and break in two
But it's you, not love that ends
It's got to grow
It's got to change
It's got to leave and come again
And come again
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5. |
Like a Fawn
03:10
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Music and lyrics by Bob Brown
1. Reaching when you like a fawn
I can’t hear anyone
When you hold me in the sun of your blue burning arms
Lost when you come to me, blue folds of drapery
Unfold the ivory in the silence of your skin
Refrain:
We met in a hunter’s maze, caught in the strange ways of sleep
You left your life your family, willow lady you’re left to me
2. Pure and calm and free to be,
Vagabond a holy plea, temple borne in the sea of a love despair
Then looking on the ground, I was looking for a sound
I was lost, but I was found in your hallowed hands
Refrain:
We met in a hunter’s maze
Caught in the strange ways of sleep
You left your life your family
Willow lady you’re left to me
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6. |
Smilin' Through
04:04
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Music and lyrics by Bob Brown
1. Flying down the highway with my baby
Open sky and me and you
The song is simple and it's pretty
You know you are my dream come true
Chorus
Feels like love can last forever
Because we know our love is true
We are high and filled with laughter
As you keep smiling through
2. We've got no fame we've got no money
But we can help each other through
I've got my fortune and my glory
Just as long as I've got you
Chorus
3. Down the road there's rain and sunshine
I think you know which one I choose
I know there'll be blues and sorrow sometime
But I'm not afraid to be with you
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7. |
End Of The Night
03:30
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Lyrics: David Franks
Music: Bob Brown
1. I never thought what I was taught to believe
The promise that love can endure
Was more than an old-fashioned dream
But since I've found you there's one thing for sure
Chorus:
What I want at the end of the night
Is to turn out the light
And to love
And to be loved
By you
2. Mornings I wake to a dream
Though others may call it a day
What was once simply routine
Seems like a love song I never believed
Chorus
3. And now dreams are meant for the day
As the dark gives way to the dawn
Old stories are meant to be told
And love is meant to go on
Chorus
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8. |
Let Me Be Your Love
03:59
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Music and Lyrics: Bob Brown
1. I feel your doubt about me now
I know you're incomplete
And I wonder if my love
Would be enough for you
I hope you never make believe
Or think you must pretend
Because we can make the most of whatever we can be
Chorus
But would I be too weak
Or would I be wrong to place my faith in you?
Would you let your love lean down on me?
Would you ever be
Ever let me be your love?
2. You say it's been so long
Since you were golden anymore
But you know that was such a very long time ago
You say you'll never trust too much
That feeling anymore
That broke your heart and made you feel so whole
Chorus
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9. |
Asking You To Come Back
04:24
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Lyrics: David Franks
Music: Bob Brown
1. Wearing a smile watching the signs
Trying not to cross that borderline
Trying to stay sane taking in the pain
Like being in California praying for the rain
Sometimes I want so much to reach out
Sometimes I'm afraid to let you know
Sometimes we're standing face to face
And I can't let my feelings show
Or you'll go farther away
Chorus:
I'm asking you to come back
I'm not begging on my knees
I love you; you're dear to my heart
I never wanted you to leave
2. It took so long to live together
It was hard for us both to decide
If we'd find a place in the same time and space
For you and I
And we finally made our decision
We found a home we both could share
Was as if the sun wrapped the world in peace
But now I wonder if you still care
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10. |
Do What You Got To Do
05:26
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Lyrics by David Franks and Bob Brown
Music by Bob Brown
1. When we met you were going through a storm
A broken heart and two children too
Then we fell in love talked things through the nights
And when we finally touched it was my inspiration
Honey, you're my friend, lovers even if it ends
I'll always care for you
Chorus:
And you've got to be what you've got to be
Go some places you've never been
I'll be waiting
Will you be waiting?
I'll be waiting for you to find
Who you really
Who you really are
2. I'm sorry I'm so demanding
Sometimes most of the time
I feel I can't live without you
And though that probably is untrue
Probably it's true I love you
I love you
And wonder who you'll really be
And if that includes me
Or excludes me
It just eludes me
If you find love breaks your heart
When you feel you've done your part
Will you be waiting?
I'll be waiting
Chorus
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11. |
Quiet Waterfall
04:04
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Music and lyrics: Bob Brown
1. Like a quiet waterfall
As the mirror of your wall
As the pouring shadows stare
Hidden deep within your hair
Girl I wish you'd shown
All the beauty that you'd known
Chorus:
Hey babe would you open your mind?
Because I've got the time
I've got the will if you'd love me still
2. Like your childlike morning kiss
And the softness that I miss
And your childlike morning smiles
Once the joy that eased my miles
No I don't wish to haunt you
I just want you
Chorus
3. Like a whisper of the light
Through the calling of your night
Down your laughter falling ride
The loneliness you wish to hide
No I don't wish to mold you
No I, I just want to hold you
Chorus
4. Somewhere in between
The shadow and the dream
I think that we might find
Somewhere a peace of mind
Girl I'm only asking
That you search with me
Chorus
Yes for me to love with you again, my life could only begin
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Bob Brown Ashburn, Virginia
Bob's first albums "The Wall I Built Myself" and "Willoughby’s Lament," produced by Richie Havens, and now reissued by Tompkins Square (see links below) have long been placed in high esteem alongside the works of other exploratory greats like Tim Hardin, Tim Buckley and Eric Anderson. His compellingly arranged, folk-focused songs have been described as lilting, melodic and poetic. ... more
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