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Song of Crows
05:30
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Every day I yearn for you as I survey these hills
And burn for you like lightning burns up this handful of of pills
If I could find my 44 I’d bust out of this town
Just to meet you in El Paso, love, before the sun goes down
You know I always kept a real close watch on this old heart of mine
But my first kiss upon your lips was sweet as any wine
And you kept singing “Crazy” just like Patsy Kline
And you know I loved you then and there as I walked the line
CHORUS:
Sometimes I disappear into fields of goldenrod
Where the hallelujah wind blows
Sometimes I think I hear the voice of God
In the Song of Crows
Last night I had the sweetest dream of you in angel wings
And all the kids were still just kids back home in Casitas Springs
And my old voice was young and strong with hunger and desire
Just to be back home where we belong inside our ring of fire
Farmhouse sundown chickens, roosters keeping warm
The old coyotes howling all through the thunderstorm
Still I see your sweet eyes, smiling through the falling rain
Deliver me from gravity to ride the midnight train
CHORUS:
Sometimes I disappear into fields of goldenrod
Where the hallelujah wind blows
Sometimes I think I hear the voice of God
In the Song of Crows
Now I’m nearing my journey’s end but I’m stuck here in the snow
This old jalopy’s broken down and it’s time to let her go
I been around this planet more times than I wanted to
Now I’m frozen in these bones, just dying to be with you
June, I’m dying to be with you
CHORUS:
Sometimes I disappear into fields of goldenrod
Where the hallelujah wind blows
Sometimes I think I hear the voice of God
In the Song of Crows
In the Song of Crows
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As a young boy I would think
There must be a place where everyone sings
But as a man I heard no songs at all
They said the world isn't for singing
Stop yourself from listening
There must be a melody
Traveled around for a while
Searching for something to make me smile
I opened my heart and found you there
Love writes it own songs and stories
One day you'll find
The place where everyone sings
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Eddie and Jules
05:05
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Eddie was my buddy growing up in LA
He had a head for numbers in the worst way
When classes got slow, Eddie got bored
He made his way to Vegas, learned to play cards
Jules came from Iowa looking for some fun
Eddie saw her downtown playing 21
She really looked the part, but no basic strategy
Ballsy in a red dress, big player fantasy
IT WAS BLACKJACK, THINK FAST, SOFT 18
EDDIE COUNTED 6 DECKS IN A MINUTE NINETEEN
JULES RAISED A FINGER, THE BOSS WOULD SHAKE AND COUGH
EDDIE CALLED THE PLAYS, JULES TOOK THE MONEY OFF
Eddie spent the next year growing up a bit
Scouting out the good games, up and down the strip
He counted Hi-Opt 1, with aces on the side
But playing on the square would never keep her satisfied
So they took to playing hole cards and dealer weaknesses
Know the house has 17, know what 18 is
He locked the lucky spot, at the beginning of the shift
Jules came in separately and looked for Eddie’s gift
IT WAS BLACKJACK, THINK FAST, SOFT 18
EDDIE HAD A WAY OF SEEING WHAT SHOULDN’T BE SEEN
JULES TOOK A MARKER, AND THE CLUB WENT SOFT
EDDIE GAVE THE SIGN AND JULES TOOK THE MONEY OFF
With a steady small edge she was happy for a while
And increasingly aware of the magic in her smile.
She met a clever dealer working graveyard shift downtown
Everyone agreed they would get out before the heat came down
IT WAS BLACKJACK,THINK FAST,SOFT 18
WITH THE DEALER ON THE CREW THEY WERE A MONEY MACHINE
NOW EDDIE MATTERED LESS IN JULES’ UNIVERSE
CAUSE JULIE PULLED THE COLD DECK... RIGHT OUT OF HER PURSE
Now I would like to tell you that they got away clean
Eddie went back home and finished his degree
But Eddie’s calls home stopped, and for the crooked path they took
There are 2 new shadowed faces in Nevada’s black book
IT WAS BLACKJACK, THINK FAST, SOFT 18
EDDIE COUNTED 6 DECKS IN A MINUTE NINETEEN
JULES RAISED A FINGER, THE BOSS WOULD SHAKE AND COUGH
EDDIE CALLED THE PLAYS AND JULES TOOK THE MONEY OFF
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Darryl Purpose Denver, Colorado
Darryl went to Las Vegas at 19 and became a professional blackjack player, which he still calls the 'only real job I've ever
had'. He is a member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame.
Since 1996, he has toured extensively and released 8 albums of original music.
Darryl's last two albums spent weeks at #1 on the RMR radio charts. Next Time Around and Still The Birds
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