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by Jeff Surtees

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1.
I've Got a Boat 03:32
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I’ve got a boat It’s got a hole It’s slowly sinking While I row Boats don’t listen Boats don’t care Boats don’t see you Sitting there I will run I will ride I will fly I will slide I’ll cross the mountains on my knees I will someday be free I’ve got a car With no heart It’s been working against me From the start Cars don’t listen Cars don’t care Cars don’t see you Sitting there I will run I will ride I will fly I will slide I’ll cross the mountains on my knees I will someday be free I’ll get a ticket I catch a plane I’ll ride a bus I’ll take the train Cause I don’t listen And I don’t care I will someday Be out there I will run I will ride I will fly I will slide I’ll cross the mountains on my knees I will someday be free I will run I will ride I will fly I will slide I’ll cross the mountains on my knees I will someday be free
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Keep Moving On 04:20
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Lately time has turned on you Not much left and more to do You’re feeling it more than before You lived all your life like you chose And you’re feeling it more than it shows The years flow by You start to think about the reasons why You find yourself all alone With no place that you can call home And no one for you to hold close Keep moving on You can’t change the past now it’s gone Keep moving on Tomorrow a new day will come Just keep moving on And so you say You’ll try to make it through just one day It’s years since you faced the world straight With nothing to push back the pain Cause and effect just the same Keep moving on You can’t change the past now it’s gone Keep moving on Tomorrow a new day will come Just keep moving on Lately time has turned on you There’s not much left And more to do You’re feeling it more than before You lived all your life like you chose You’re feeling it more than it shows Keep moving on You can’t change the past now it’s gone Keep moving on Tomorrow a new day will dawn Just keep moving on Keep moving on Just keep moving on Oooo hooo
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I'm Leaving Now 02:50
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I’ve got something that I should be doing I wish it were already done I sit at the table Thinking bout nothing Waiting for new words to come Sometimes I go and take pictures Remember the world as it was Images last Call from the past Everyone forever young But I’m leaving now Put this empty room aside I’m leaving now Walk away and close the door I’m leaving now Put a few small steps behind me No shame no regret I’m leaving now I wonder if you’ll ever change your mind I wonder if you’ll ever look inside But I’m leaving now Put this empty room aside I’m leaving now Walk away and close the door I’m leaving now Put a few small steps behind me No shame no regret I’m leaving now You’ve got something you’d rather be doing Something you’ve already done You sit at a table Drinking with someone Looking for new ways to run But I’m leaving now Put this empty room aside I’m leaving now Walk away and close the door I’m leaving now Put a few small steps behind me No shame no regret I’m leaving now Ooohh I’m leaving now
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Pilot of the Pontiac 04:26
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You were the pilot of the Pontiac Hands upon the wheel Ten o’clock and two o’clock Drivin just by feel Nighttime on the highway Kids sleeping in the back Keep it between the ditches Only stop for gas If I close my eyes I can still remember Pieces of the things you used to say If I close my eyes I can still remember Things that were just things along the way You told us about England India and planes Dancing through those footless halls of air Flying was your first love But it left you changed Stories left behind and never shared If I close my eyes I can still remember Pieces of the things you used to say If I close my eyes I can still remember Things that were just things along the way When I look in the mirror I can see your eyes I see you in my brother And in my sister’s smile I hear you in our voices And in the things we say I feel you in the choices I make every day If I close my eyes I can still remember Pieces of the things you used to say If I close my eyes I can still remember Things that were just things along the way If I close my eyes I can still remember Pieces of the things you used to say If I close my eyes I can still remember Things that were just things along the way Things that were just things along the way
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Shadows on the Wall 02:50
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There’s some things that I don’t know Like why things go the way they go Funny world just spinnin’ round round round We think the sun goes up and down There’s some things that I don’t see Like all the things in front of me I see the shadows on the wall See them rise I see them fall It’s a funny world just spinnin’ round and round We think the sun goes up and down It’s a funny world just spinnin’ round and round We see the sun go up and down Sometimes I wish that I could hear Those silent words that disappear The things you thought I understood It’s quiet . . . now you’re gone for good It’s a funny world just spinnin’ round and round We think the sun goes up and down It’s a funny world just spinnin’ round and round We see the sun go up and down
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Now What? 02:26
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Here Without You 03:28
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She used to think that there weren’t more ways to be wrong More reasons to be sorry, more things left undone All the lies and alibis Times without compromise Times no one did what’s right Times she should have run He used to drink and tell her just keep close to home Keep feelin’ sorry Keep feelin’ alone All the lies and alibis Times without compromise Times no one did what’s right Times she should have run The house still stands The rooms stand still The trees still grow Where love grew still She said truth can be true Blue can be blue Life can be liven Somewhere without you Fire has a flame Faces have names Places I’ve been to Still look the same All the lies and alibis Times without compromise Times no one did what’s right Times she should have run All the lies and alibis Times without compromise Times no one did what’s right Times she should have run
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Hoping That It Grows 03:13
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I’ve always been a farmer Always heard the call Always planted in the spring Harvest in the fall It’s just around the corner Hopin’ our luck holds Hopin’ that we make ends meet Hopin’ that it grows Though I’ve been a gambler I’ve never placed a bet Just put the crop down in the ground Let nature do the rest It’s just around the corner Hopin’ our luck holds Hopin’ that we make ends meet Hopin’ that it grows I’ve always been a dreamer Always makin’ plans Always planted in the spring Put our faith in the land It’s just around the corner Hopin’ our luck holds Hopin’ that we make ends meet Hopin’ that it grows Everybody’s farmin’ Workin’ on their land Everybody’s plantin’ somethin’ Gettin’ dirt on their hands It’s just around the corner Hopin’ our luck holds Hopin’ that we make ends meet Hopin’ that it grows It’s just around the corner Hopin’ our luck holds Hopin’ that we make ends meet Hopin’ that it grows
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What Are You Waiting For? 03:59
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Could be a disease or a gun to the head One thing’s for sure, you’re gonna be dead A knife in the back or an allergic reaction Fall down the stairs, expire in traction What are you waiting for? When it’s over there ain’t nothin’ more You’re not coming back again When it’s over you’re done my friend So go climb a mountain And kiss a few frogs Run through a fountain And fall off a log Drive down the highway Without any plan Spend the day fishin’ Just ‘cause you can What are you waiting for? When it’s over there ain’t nothin’ more You’re not coming back again When it’s over you’re done my friend Fall in the ocean And watch your boat sink Crawl through the desert With nothin’ to drink Choke on a cheese dog Slip on the floor Fall off a mountain Get shot in a war Drivin’ while drinking You get hit by a train You work without thinking Something pops in your brain’ Your heart might just stop What are you waiting for? When it’s over there ain’t nothin’ more You’re not coming back again When it’s over you’re done my friend What are you waiting for? When it’s over there ain’t nothin’ more You’re not coming back again When it’s over you’re done my friend

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released February 29, 2020

All songs written by JS except Keep Moving On, words by JS, music JS and Kevin Barrett; Here Without You, words by JS, music by JS and John McIntyre

JS - guitar, mandolin, vocals, photos, engineering and production

What Are You Waiting For?
JS - guitar and vocals
John McIntyre - noise, banjo, ebow, kazoo, whistling
Jim French - noise, bass, kazoo, whistling
Rick Everett - noise, percussion, kazoo, whistling
Bob Matthews - percussion, kazoo, whistling

Alex Surtees - lead kazoo

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Jeff Surtees Alberta

Prairie boy. Sings and plays guitar and some other things that look like guitars. Likes words that rhyme and make sense. Rational optimist. Grateful. Thankful. Hopeful.

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