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Lost in Thought
04:30
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Trample down the fallen leaves, people passing by me
lost in thought and blowing in the breeze
remembering the night we walked
remembering the night we talked
speaking softly with the shifting seas
look to your window, where have you gone?
my eyes are turning blue
I know the things you do
your smile is always new
but I can't remember you
I can't remember you
three more days have gone and past since it's been I've seen you last
saying goodbyes in the morning light
wondering what's on your mind
wondering what truth I'll find
when we meet again tomorrow night
look to your window, where have you gone?
my eyes are turning blue
I know the things you do
your smile is always new
but I can't remember you
I can't remember you
look to your window, where have you gone?
my eyes are turning blue
I know the things you do
your smile is always new
but I can't remember you
I can't remember you
I can't remember you
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One More Story Told
04:05
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She was different, so were
she was feeling around for something new
you were thankful for the touch of a woman
and a break from feeling blue
she was hungry, for a while
at least until she sent you that cake with a file
now you've broken through the bars
and you've left them over there, with the rest, in a pile
but the winter's long and the nights are cold
and you're in some smoky bar
did you really think that she'd stick around
did you think you'd get that far
no but you've been here before
and it's got you wondering if your heart runs cold
will it last to see the day or will she be just one more story told
she had walked through a mile of muck
she was still trying to get her own toes unstuck
you were bouncing off the walls
and you wanted just to share some hard earned luck
all the while, from behind
that creeping jade had some how
taken over your mind
you were quickest to the draw
but you couldn't face the need for one more bind
but the party's through and your friends have gone
and you're sitting there alone
and you're thinking back on that other night
and you're wondering why she phoned
did you miss something she said
when you made up your mind so clear, so bold
will you see her face again or will she be just one more story told
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Thinking of You
04:16
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Every time you're calling out my name
when you're lost in the woods and you're heart's in pain I'm thinking of you
if you find that you're lying in a ditch
and you feel that you're gonna need a stitch I'm thinking of you
when the moon is full and I can see in the light
I remember how you shine so bright, thinking of you
there's a beggar on the corner bumming for a quarter
I'm standing at the grill waiting for your order thinking of you
every morning I've been thinking of you
and I hope you've been thinking of me too
when you're gone away on a big jet plane
and I'm lying in my prison rattling my chain, I'm thinking of you
like a dog looking everywhere for his bone
I'm standing up here at the microphone thinking of you
if the world explodes in lava and fire
I'll be waiting for my one desire, thinking of you
when I write you a song in my dreams
and it's only as real as it seems, I'm thinking of you
every evening I've been thinking of you
and I hope you've been thinking of me too
if I had one wish and I had one chance
you'd be the one that I ask to dance, I'm thinking of you
if you feel like things are falling apart
and you don't know what's really in my heart, I'm thinking of you
when I'm lying in my bed and I'm all alone
and I'm wishing that you'd call me on the telephone, I'm thinking of you
when I can't tell an hour for a day
and I can't think of any more words to say, I'm thinking of you
every hour I've been thinking of you
and I hope you've been thinking of me too
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Lying to Myself
04:09
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Half a year has passed away, I still have nothin' to say
that's okay, I don't care, I'm gonna so somewhere and grow my hair
what's the point of talkin' to, someone that don't ever listen to you
there's better things for me to do, rhyming words and being blue
it's okay, I'll walk away and leave it on the shelf
what's the point of tryin' if I'm lying to myself
back when I was seventeen, I bought a guitar and learned how to sing
I didn't have a single friend, and never had a broken heart to mend
I thought that there would be a way, whatever kind of price I had to pay
never thought that I had to lose, the very thing that I wanted to use
it's okay, I'll walk away and leave it on the shelf
what's the point of tryin' if I'm lying to myself
every day's another day of waking up to find
the dream is always over, but I still have peace of mind
made it to the old cross road, there stood the devil as I heaved my load
"I'll take it off your back", he said, "and you can take the other path instead"
I said "your offer is very fair, but then there wouldn't be a reason to share"
"fair enough", he waved goodbye, he said "I'll try again before you die"
it's okay, I'll walk away and leave it on the shelf
what's the point of tryin' if I'm lying to myself
to myself, to myself
to myself, to myself
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Please Tell My Baby
03:26
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please tell my baby, tell her everything I say
please tell my baby, how it had to be this way
please tell my baby, I'm going far away
please tell my baby, I don't know how long I'll stay
I don't want her to wait for me, like I'm off to war
I don't want her to stay up late, not a minute more
she should be making plans with another guy
instead of still holding onto another lie
please tell my baby, I will never be the same
please tell my baby, and it's really just a shame
please tell my baby, it's nothing that she said
please tell my baby, it's just something in my head
I made it to the Holy Bridge, but I couldn't cross
I know what I'm giving up, and it's quite a loss
I'm never gonna meet a woman half as sweet as you
and now that you're gone forever, I'm forever blue
and there might come a day
when I look back and say
I was such a fool when I threw it all away
but no mater how hard I try
I can't seem to tie
a knot in my ramblin' heart that makes me want to stay
please tell my baby, she's the best I ever had
please tell my baby, I hope she's not too sad
please tell my baby, I love her to this day
please tell my baby, tell her everything, everything I say
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Gone Again
04:29
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I got a feeling in my bones that I want to drive to West Virginia
nothing's going on here now and I'm really starting to miss ya
April rains are falling down, and the chimney pipe is leaking
as the days go by it's getting hard to remember what I was seeking
sometimes I can work all day, like I'm in some kind of hurry
other days I just sit around, about all I can do is worry
then I think of you and sigh, I let another bomber fry
and I'm gone again
we could meet in Charleston and then drive out of the city
head out to some mountainside where everything is pretty
I could bring my old banjo and you could bring your guitar
we'll sing up all them old time songs with a camp fire by my old car
yeah, I'd like to be there soon but I'm almost out of money
you're still out in New York town and it seems a little funny
how the time keeps crawling by
I blow the smoke up to the sky
and I'm gone again
another day has passed me by and another night of drinking
you're not here to ease my pain or to share what I've been thinking
whiskey goes down clean and smooth but it doesn't have much feeling
it can't replace a warm embrace and it's not too good for healing
still I need to carry on and I need to get some work done
you'll be back here soon enough and we'll catch up on some missed fun
but right now I sure do find, I need a little change of mind
so I'm gone again
I'm gone again, I'm gone again, I'm gone again, yeah, I'm gone again
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Roses of the City
04:45
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what can I do, I'm always feeling blue
things are just okay, with nothing much to say
a never ending tick-tock from an old wall clock
I'm sitting here alone with everything I've known
I'm waiting for a call, or a message, you see
I picked up the phone, but it wasn't for me
and it makes me grieve, what I didn't receive
guess I'll have to wait and leave it up to fate
there's beauty all around me, even though it don't look pretty
and the sun keeps shining blindly, on the roses of the city
What do I need, is it only greed
to fill an empty heart, keep it from falling apart
It's making me obsessed, and puts me to the test
to see if I can believe, even when I can't breathe
I'd jump off the wall, even take a fall
to drag out my name, and earn a little shame
still it makes me sad, what I never had
I gotta let it go, and stick with what I know
there's beauty all around me, even though it don't look pretty
and the sun keeps shining blindly, on the roses of the city
what can I find, with a worried mind
just a wasted day, forever gone away
I cannot share, an unanswered prayer
it's just what it seems, disillusioned dreams
a castle made of cards, with off duty guards
just a little sound, will bring it to the ground
I'll get it off my chest, put my fears to rest
take off my disguise, open up my eyes
to beauty all around me, even though it don't look pretty
and the sun keeps shining blindly, on the roses of the city
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Broken Song
03:19
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Thinking back on that fateful night
watching your face cast shadows from the candle, burning bright
just a memory, from when it all went wrong
drinking alone, in the night
silencing my drunken sorrow, bringing back up the sight
from a better day, seems so far away
one more night, I won't have my head on right
I've been such a lonely sight, without you
since you've gone, I linger on
with a wounded heart, and a broken song
a broken song
one more night, I won't have my head on right
I've been such a lonely sight, without you
since you've gone, I linger on
with a wounded heart, and a broken song
a broken song
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Moanin' Blues
04:16
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Dogs are barkin', but there's no one on the street
alarms are ringin', there's no shoes on my feet
my body's achin', but she ain't with me on the sheet
I tossed and turned until the break of day
I started dreaming as my mind drifted away
then I turned over and hugged the pillow where she used to lay
dreamed I was with her, we were walking side by side
we talked it over, in the truth we did abide
there wasn't nothing we felt we had to hide
well, I woke up this morning in the cruel light of day
the dream is over, now it's my turn to pay
she might stop over, but she's never gonna stay
now I can't see no future, can't see no breaking of the dawn
I ain't done no riding since my rider's come and gone
this empty feeling seems to linger on and on
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I Want to Be with You
04:35
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New in My Mind
03:04
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How can I tell you, that I really love you
when I still have something to lose
life's golden pleasure, is when we're together
but I still need something to use
for one moment, I thought that I could see you
when you walked in slowly
and I thought that I could be the one
to share with you something that had not been opened
such a strange premonition for someone to see
far too hurried a notion for someone like me
I can't be guilty, if you didn't tell me
that something I'm doing is wrong
paint me a picture, or teach me a lesson
but don't keep me guessin' too long
fate can be cruel, it can find you and hurt you
and it might lead you to the one who could betray you
when you least expect it all your fears can be regretted
there are no secrets that can hide for too long
yes, and there are no answers that can ever be wrong
last summer I thought you over
it took three months to find
now somehow inside I've seen how to
keep you new in my mind
please give me credit, for not having judged you
and I'll do the same thing for you
I won't be sorry, if nothing is taken
at least we were there and we tried
then, if you'd like to, we can try to write a story
or an open poem that might turn into a novel
if we like where it's going we can write some more tomorrow
there's a pen on the table and there's room on the shelf
we can write one together, you can write one yourself
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Until We Meet Again
03:43
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So long home, I'm not too good at goodbyes
so long home, my leaving's no more a surprise
so long home, home is now only a word
so long home, my leaving is always assured
so long girl, I have no more feelings to hide
so long girl, I have no more feelings inside
so long girl, you have no more reasons to cry
so long girl, our love it was only a lie
until we meet again
until we meet again
so long friend, I have so much yet to see
so long friend, the cage has just opened up for me
so long friend, our paths they will soon meet up again
so long friend, we all must have breaks now and then
until we meet again
until we meet again
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Dan Whitaker Austin, Texas
Songwriter Dan Whitaker is a lifelong musician with over 30 years performing and 14 albums of original songs to his name. Noted for his “smooth world-wise voice” and well-crafted tunes, he recently relocated from his longtime home Chicago to start a new chapter in Texas, where his outsider ways seem to fit right in. ... more
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