life, and death, and apple trees,

come, on-now-pretty-lady, won't you walk-with-me,
i know', a-little-spot, on', dow'n-by-the-creek,

we', can-get-to-talkin'-bout', what'-shit-means,
like life, and death, and a'pple trees,
talkin' life, and death, and a'pple trees,


dow'n, in-the-holler,
sit', tin'-on-a-log,
lis', nin'-to-the-music, of a chir'pin' frog,

hol', din'-your-hand,
and walk, 'in'-in-the-rain,
when your', by-my-side, i-can-feel-no-pain,
with' you by my side i can feel no pain,


come', on-now-pretty-lady, wont', you-walk'-with-me,
i know', a-little-spot, on-down'-by-the-creek,

we, can' get-to-talkin', bout what'-shit-means,
like life, and death, and a'pple trees,
talkin' life, and death, and a'pple trees,


the sim', ple-kinda-life,
that's what', we'll-lead,
if', there's room-in'-your-life,
for', my-fiddle-and-me,

wor', kin'-all-day, an'd at-night-we-can-sing,
about life, and death, and a'pple trees,
throughout', life, and death, and a'pple trees,



come', on-now-pretty-lady, wont', you-walk'-with-me,
i know', a-little-spot, on-down'-by-the-creek,

we, can' get-to-talkin', bout what'-shit-means,
like life, and death, and a'pple trees,
throughout', life, and death, and a'pple trees,
talkin', life, and death, and a'pple trees,
life, and death and a'pple trees...

need to find my way home

Can somebody
tell me how,
I'm so lonely
in a crowd.
Can somebody point the way,
to a better day.

I'm tired of roaming through alone,
I gotta find,...
my way home.

Oh help me find my way.
I need to find
a better day.

Tired of roaming all alone.
Need to find,...
my way home.

Can somebody
shine the light.
I need to make it,
through the night.

Can someone
lead the way,
I need to find
a better day.

Tired of roaming
all alone,
need to find,...
my way home.

theres a place, theres a place, that i never should have been

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,

theres a place,
theres a place,
that i should have never been,

i met a pretty girl,
sally may was her name,
and since that awful night,
my lifes never been the same,

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,
theres a place,
theres a place,
that i should have never been,

it was tuesday night,
was nine thirty, was downtown,
thought id have a beer,
and show myself around,

i was sitting at the bar,
as lonesome as can be,
when the redhead cross the bar,
started smiling back at me,

i ordered up a beer,
and thought i'd take a chance,
made my way across the bar,
to ask that girl to dance,

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,

theres a place,
theres a place,
that i should have never been,

one dance turned into two,
then we shut down the bar,
she said follow me,
as i walked out to my car,

we got to her house,
and hopped right in the bed,
oh how lucky a man was i,
with this pretty red head,

just when we were,
starting to have some fun,
i looked up and saw,
her husband with a gun,

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,

theres a place,
theres a place,
that i should have never been,

he began to scream,
and she began to cry,
and fearful for my life,
laying there was i,

when he turned his head,
out the door i ran,
running away,
just as fast as i can,

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,

theres a place,
theres a place,
that i should have never been,

when i made it to my car,
i thought the coast was clean,
but i couldnt ignore the sound,
of her awful scream,

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,

theres a place,
theres a place,
that i should have never been,

so i reached into the car,
and i pulled out my gun,
and ever since that night,
ive been out here on the run,

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,

theres a place,
theres a place,
that i should have never been,

through the hills,
through the hills,
cross the holler, round the bend,

theres a place,
theres a place,
that i never should have been,

trying to be my fathers son...

That ol' sun rises offly early,
when the bar don't close till 3,
and this life that im a leadin',
it's gonna be the end of me,

playing rock star in the evening,
and farm boy in the morn,
has my back feeling offly tired,
and my body feelin' offly worn,

people ask me how i do it,
i say cause it needs done,
and thats just the life im leading,
trying to be my fathers son,

App' a' lach' ian' white trash'

App' a' lach' ian' white trash'
Grow'd up in da trailer patch'
he learn'd young to skin a' buck
and jerry rig a pick'up truck

al'ways gonna' clean his plate
rare'ly gonna' get a date
when he does he'll treat her right
giggin frogs by moonlight

App' a' lach' ian' white trash'
Grow'd up in da trailer patch'


miss'in' his left front tooth
from that fist fight with cousin lue,
called his sister an awful name,
when he got home he did the same,

Ap p' a' lach' ian' white trash'
Grow'd up in da trailer patch'

sailing the starboard side of crazy...

sail'ing'.. the starboard.. side of crazy,
through these.. bro'ken' seas,
caught some'where'.. be'tween re'demp'tion,
and the fier'y.. pits be'neath,

search'ing.. for the truth.. in'side the bot'tle,
for how.. this world.. should be,
sail'ing.. the starboard.. side of crazy,
through these drunk'en' seas,

gypsie souls.. aren't long for,
a life of.. nine to five,
and each day.. they stay.. trapped with'in,
they feel.. much less.. a'live,

if on'ly.. for a little while,
they need to.. run away
to escape from.. all the fake'ness,
of what.. we call.. re'al'it'ay',
where everyone.. wants you.. to be some'thing,
and you..just want.. to be,

sail'ing'.. the starboard.. side of crazy,
through these.. bro'ken' seas,
caught some'where'.. be'tween re'demp'tion,
and the fier'y.. pits be'neath,

search'ing.. for the truth.. in'side the bot'tle,
for how.. this world.. should be,
sail'ing.. the starboard.. side of crazy,
through these drunk'en' seas,

there's some'thing.. magic... in the potion,
of the.. music.. and the sea,
and the people.. drawn to it,
to set their spirits free,

leav'ing'.. the world.. behind them,
if only.. for a few days,
where they can.. get lost.. to'geth'er',
as they.. sail away,

sail'ing'.. the starboard.. side of crazy,
through these.. bro'ken' seas,
caught some'where'.. be'tween re'demp'tion,
and the fier'y.. pits be'neath,

search'ing.. for the truth.. in'side the bot'tle,
for how.. this world.. should be,
sail'ing.. the starboard.. side of crazy,
through these drunk'en' seas,

three days.. in'to'.. a bender,
and their... still go'ing' strong,
whether hi'ding'.. from a.. hang'o'ver',
or just try'ing' to ha'a'a'a'a'an'an'an'an'ng'ng'ng'ng'ng'g'g'g' ah'ah'ah'ah'ah'ah'aaaah'hhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnN...

The tough love of the mountain...

V1

from the time that I was born,
she never made it easy.
quickly learned to climb,
the hills she lay before me.

she always gave me just enough,
so I could make it by.
but at times it was do damn tough, that,
I’d break down and cry.

V2

when I’d make it to the city, lord,
just couldn’t understand.
people afraid to do anything,
that put calluses on their hands.

I loved coming down to party,
boy, don’t get me wrong.
but it wouldn’t take me long before,
the mountain called me home.

Bridge

see me and mama nature,
we got awful tight.
surviving through the seasons,
through those cold and lonesome nights.

Chorus


the tough love of the mountain,
lord it made me who I am.
made me a survivor, yeah,
made me love the land.

she stood their tall and proud,
yeah, never seemed to change.
just rolled on through the seasons,
but always stayed the same.

through the deep snows in the winter,
and the spring times pouring rain.
from the hills I had to climb,
to the whiskey in my veins.

my feet got hard and weathered,
my steps got tried and sure.
she’d beat me like a rented mule,
but Id come back for more.


Bridge

lord with all she gave me,
I’d never change a thing.
she made me a survivor, lord,
gave me this song to sing.

Chorus



the tough love of the mountain,
lord it made me who I am.
made me a survivor, yeah,
made me love the land.

stood their tall and proud,
yeah, never seemed to change.
she’d just rolls on through the seasons,
but always stays the same.

through the deep snows in the winter,
and the spring times pouring rain.
from the hills I had to climb,
to the whiskey in my veins.

my feet got hard and weathered,
but my steps got tried and sure.
she’d beat me like a rented mule,
but Id come back for more.


V3

I guess having things the easy way,
just isn’t in my blood.
Im a sucker for a challenge,
that’s why this life I love.

I guess that’s the reason, why,
no matter where I’d roam,
it doesn't take long before,
the mountain call me home.

Bridge

see me and mama nature,
we got awful tight.
surviving through the seasons,
through those cold and lonesome nights.

Chorus


the tough love of the mountain,
lord , it made me who I am.
made me a survivor, yeah,
made me love the land.

she stood their tall and proud,
yeah, never seemed to change.
she’d just roll on through the seasons,
but always stay the same.

through the deep snows in the winter,
and the spring times pouring rain.
from all the hills I had to climb,
to the whiskey in my veins

my feet got hard and weathered,
but my steps got tried and sure.
she’d beat me like a rented mule,
but I'd come back for more. .

Close


the tough love of the mountain,
lord, it made me who I am.
made me a survivor, yeah
made me love the land.

she stood their tall and proud,
yeah, never seemed to change.
just rolled on through the seasons,
but always stay the same.