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Folk Songs

by Dustin Lowman

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1.
Deranged 02:39
We needed something, something more We needed something, better than before We needed someone to understand To hear ourselves again Every motion touched me sickly Like TV channels changing quickly Moments stand still, but feelings change Some of us feel deranged Some of us feel deranged Heaven knows what we have been through Secret moments you dropped me into You showed up briefly the other night You touched my soul with sight I heave my sickness into flame I keep my distance from distant names I made this skin with tooth & nail I saved all of your mail I saved all of your mail
2.
Julia 03:08
Julia, no, I don't love you But Julia, I want to see you Julia, can I come see you tonight? Julia, I make no promise I'm sure you'd rather I be honest Julia, can I come see you tonight? Julia Julia When I saw you at the concert I could not bring myself to dance Julia, give me another chance I am just a little nervous To be feeling something more than Physical attraction - to you Julia Julia
3.
Roll On 04:50
There is a song blowin' down from the hills that you keep runnin' through There is a whistle in the sky windin' down towards you There is a wave, by and by, chasing after me There is a man on the road, walkin' plain alone With no map in his hands, he don't know where he's goin' But he'd always said that he would be free Roll on, roll on, roll on, into the morning blue Hike on, hike on, hike on, I'll help you see it through If you're alone, then you'll know you're there There is a place in the trees where I have gone before To make amends, bend the bends, & look for nothin' more Than what I see, what I feel, & what I hear There is a palace of doom, & a palace of light There is a kingdom of day, & a kingdom of night & lookin' round, from the ground, none of them are all that near Roll on, roll on, roll on, into the night ahead Hike on, hike on, hike on, I'll see the dawn instead The past will follow you anywhere If there's one thing I regret, it's that I missed the spring When you came to collect all your shoes & things & that I couldn't be there to see you go But from the things that I hear, you didn't take it so bad I left you a full tank of gas, now, honey, ain't you glad? I was a fool, maybe that's true, but I just didn't know Roll on, roll on, roll on, down by the ocean bay Hike on, hike on, hike on, maybe you'll see the day That I won't be here, & you won't be there Roll on, roll on, roll on, I was fed up with trying Move on, move on, move on, now with the morning dying The wind blows hard everywhere
4.
there are no lyrics in this song. it is an instrumental with mouth sounds.
5.
Close To You 03:19
If I was the night, I'd bathe you in light from the stars & moon & if I was the wind, I'd drift by your chin in the afternoon But I'm tangled in flesh with a heart that, at best, can beat hard & true If I had it my way, I'd spend every day close to you Some other guys may command you to stay & unwrap your heart & then holdin' your eyes & tellin' you lies, they'll tear you apart But my mind is a field where a wagon with wheels is rollin' through If I had it my way, I'd spend every day close to you I'm just a guy, & I Have no plans & if you ask why, I'll just say Please - can I be your man? Can I be your man? Can I be your man? My favorite thought is one I have not yet shared with you But I'm worried that I would say it & sigh & not get it through But my words ain't enough & my words they are rough, & barely true Suffice it to say that I just wanna stay close to you
6.
When I saw you late last night When I saw you on the street When I saw you with my friends When I saw you late last night Now this beach is killing me It's getting dark, too dark to see Won't you tell me what it means to be Just a wave rollin' 'cross the sea Won't you tell me what it means to be Now this beach is killing me Now this beach is killin' me Well I'd like to meet my friends I'd like to meet my friends again I like to see them late at night With the moonlight in their skin With the streetlight in my eyes I'd like to meet them at the bar I'd like to meet them on the street When I saw you on the street When I saw you with my friends I'd like to meet my friends again When I saw you late last night When I saw you on the street When I saw you with my friends Now this beach is killing me Won't you tell me what it means to be With the moonlight in their skin With the streetlight in my eyes I'm just a wave rollin' 'cross the sea From New York to Italy Won't you tell me what it means to be Won't you tell me what it means to be I'd like to meet my friends again I'd like to meet my friends again I'd like to meet them on the street I'd like to see them late at night When I saw you late last night When I saw you late last night When I saw you late last night When I saw you late last night When I saw you late last night
7.
This is where I belong In the part of the basement That contained you & me When we were only sixteen This is where I belong Up against city windows Watching people pretend & then join & forgive them This is where I belong Talking to my companion Thinking about his face Thinking about his future This is where I belong Talking to my companion Thinking about her eyes Thinking about my chances This is where I belong In a dress, in a jumpsuit In a suitjacket tie In the skin of a woman This is where I belong With my bones & my heartache On the street where we walked & I asked you to dinner This is where I belong With my bones & my footsteps With the trash & the oil With a thought hanging silent This is where I belong With the moon singing heavy Where the trees bend & blow With a thought hanging silent This is where I belong In the part of the basement Where the heat engine whines Where the air vent's athsmatic This is where I belong In the part of the basement Where the moon's hanging low When we were only sixteen This is where I belong This is where I belong This is where I belong This is where I belong
8.
There's a shadow, fills my head & my shoes are filled with lead It's not the first time I've felt this way But I wish, I wish it would go away I been walkin' with a shiver in my knee Since I tried to live my life for only me I never should have said the things I said I should have loved you all the way instead The snow is like a blanket on the soul Takes only one night to unroll I'll determine how to handle this But I wish I had someone to love & kiss
9.
Good Morning 06:06
I won't give you wine & bread I will give you shoes instead & away they soon will take you Together & awake, you will be whole I won't ask you to be glad I know the sun can make you sad It rises in the distance, Enlivens the resistance in your soul Good morning, good morning Good morning, good morning You have cast your shadow, long & now you sing your shadow song It echoes in the hallways Takes my mind & always takes it slow You are older, wiser too But I could swear your eyes were blue The last time that I saw you, But that was such a long, long time ago Good morning, good morning Good morning, good morning We are sitting side by side If we freeze, at least we tried To make it through the winter Blisters, burns & splinters all behind We are nearly on our own Tell me what we'll do when we are Alone & young & wild I believe it makes me smile, in my mind Good morning, good morning Good morning, good morning Good morning, good morning Good morning, good morning

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Lowman's first fully-produced collection of original compositions. Nine funky fresh folk jams, that is. You may hereby groove as you wish.

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released September 21, 2015

All songs written, produced, and engineered by Dustin Lowman. Drums on "My Baby Loves Me" by Devon Lowman.

Special thanks to my family & friends, without whom I wouldn't have had nearly the confidence necessary to complete this project.

© Dustin Lowman 2015.

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Dustin Lowman Brooklyn, New York

folksinger hitting hard on the heels of dylan, plus all his millions of disciples, people nowadays like bill callahan, cass mccombs, manifold others. composer of originals, coverer of all admired material. contact for booking/general niceties.

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