1. |
Introduction
00:56
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2. |
California
03:39
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California
What’s a woman to do but make you wonder?
What’s a man to do but open the door?
People want it all and yet I wonder…
Life would be a bore if we didn’t crave a little more.
And the word has always been California.
A woman will test her mark on the big city
And a man will take a shot at the open road.
People search to find themselves in the journey
As we break up and make up and so the story goes…
And the place has always been California.
I’m bound and determined to make my way,
A small town girl on a big jet plane to California…
People want it all and yet I wonder…
Life would be a bore if we didn’t crave a little more.
And the word has always been California.
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3. |
Already Gone
05:51
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Already Gone
I see you sitting there
and I wonder about your life.
How much better would mine be
if I could share it with you?
Baby, I want to change.
But it isn't so easy
when everyone's telling me
everyone's telling me
what I should do.
(chorus)
I want to jump ship.
I want to change my name.
I want to burn this big beautiful house down to the ground.
I want to run away,
and I don't want to say where I'm going
or for how long.
You can't follow me this time baby, 'cus I'm already gone.
Watching new love...
people in love make me wonder
how much I've got left to give -
I thought I knew.
But I'm paralyzed with fear
when I think of walking.
When I think of staying here.
(chorus)
I want to jump ship.
I want to change my name.
I want to burn this big beautiful house down to the ground.
I want to run away,
and I don't want to say where I'm going
or for how long.
You can't follow me this time baby, 'cus I'm already gone.
This isn't me.
It never was.
And I've been hoping for some kind of sign
from above.
Now you say you're sorry.
Now you say you didn't know.
But baby you always say that
when I'm about to go.
(chorus)
I want to jump ship.
I want to change my name.
I want to burn this big beautiful house down to the ground.
I want to run away,
and I don't want to say where I'm going
or for how long.
You can't follow me this time baby, 'cus I'm already gone.
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4. |
Making It
05:07
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Making It
Uncross your fingers
take the safety off the gun
bury the hatchet
settle the score
there's no one way to win this war.
Everything's been done
and what you thought will never be
each store bought fantasy
has run its course
left you shaken
to your core.
(chorus)
And when you find
you can survive
on the hard work
that you put in
when the day is closed
and to bed you go
pull the covers back
that you alone made...
you're making it,
you're making it,
on your own.
Undo the buttons
loosen the tie
open the jeweled box
you enshrined
for your homemade crown
and tell yourself out loud
it will be alright
to count the sheep at night.
(chorus)
And when you find
you can survive
on the hard work
that you put in
when the day is closed
and to bed you go
pull the covers back
that you alone made...
you're making it,
you're making it,
on your own.
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5. |
Enough
06:24
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Enough
Well there's no such thing as never enough
though I know you think you feel the urge
coursing through your blood.
It's a condition, it's a curse
to wonder whether what you want
is better or worse...
than what you have.
There will always be
a side-step, a two track,
a four lane highway
beckoning you to traverse.
(chorus)
But there's no such thing as never enough.
That's just something someone somewhere made up.
To trick you into thinking there'll always be someone better to love.
Now I know there's no such thing
as life without doubt -
be it a faint whisper or a splintering shout
pulling you towards
what you think you can't live without.
Well you try to find the answer
to what you might be missin'...
take a good hard look
at all that you've been given -
if you don't get what I'm sayin,
you might as well not bother listening.
(chorus)
But there's no such thing as never enough.
That's just something someone somewhere made up.
To trick you into thinking there'll always be someone better to love.
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6. |
Moon River
04:10
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Moon River
Moon river
wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style someday.
Oh dream-maker,
you heart breaker,
wherever you're going
I'm going your way.
Two drifters
off to see the world -
there's such a lot
of world to see.
We're after the same
rainbow's end
my huckleberry friend
moon river
and me.
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7. |
Reason Enough to Try
05:30
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Reason Enough to Try
They say when you close a door, another one opens
Well that sure happened to me.
Where the hell did you come from. How did this happen?
You said you were waiting to see.
Couldn’t take it any longer, all that walking by
The girl with a smile could be your demise.
Had to know if I was real, didn’t need to ask why…
I gave you reason enough to try.
They say what you need, will come into your way
Light as a feather, furious as a train.
And it comes out of nowhere, it takes you by surprise,
What will you do with what you realize?
You keep your mind open, keep your eyes noticing,
And start each day with the sunrise.
Baby this is real, you don’t need to ask why…
It gives you reason enough to try.
They say it’s easy to fall, much harder to stay
Will you make the leap or will you play it safe?
Love holds no promises, but what you give and take,
Do you believe there are no mistakes?
So throw all those so-called problems in the air and pray
And rejoice while you cry.
Baby this is real, we don’t need to ask why.
It gives us reason enough to try.
You give me reason enough to try.
It gives us reason enough to try.
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9. |
Everything Belongs
03:17
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Everything Belongs
I don’t want to live in fear no more
I don’t want to live in fear no more
And waste my precious time
Watching the years go by
Don’t want to live in fear no more.
But fear is giving us a gift to gain
Fear is giving us a gift to gain
Use a dose of fear to help you become brave
Fear is giving us a gift to gain.
Cus’ you can’t have the highs without the lows
No you can’t have the highs without the lows
One without the other, there’s no way we can grow
No you can’t have the highs without the lows.
And what would my dear friends say?
What would my dear friends say?
Don’t you hold back honey, no there ain’t no other way
What would my dear friends say?
I don’t want to live in fear no more
I don’t want to live in fear no more
And waste my precious time
watching the years go by
Don’t want to live in fear no more.
I don’t want to live in fear no more.
I don’t want to live in fear no more.
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10. |
Jackson (Intro)
00:39
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11. |
Jackson
04:44
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All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
Once I get to Lafayette
I'm not gonna mind one bit
Once I get to Lafayette
I'm not gonna mind one little bit
Once I get to Baton Rouge
I won't cry a tear for you
Once I get to Baton Rouge
I won't cry a tear for you
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
Once I get to Vicksburg
I don't think I'll feel the urge
Once I get to Vicksburg
I won't even feel an urge
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
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12. |
Bad Mother
04:14
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Bad Mother
Most of the time I don't know what you're saying
sounds come out your mouth, and I try to decode them
and I must console you when you throw yourself to the floor
'cus you just can't stand being misunderstood anymore.
I hardly remember the feelings I had before I knew better
but I recall the confusion I felt at my mother's sadness
and I wonder what it was that she would have told me
if she could tell me what she couldn't tell me.
(chorus)
Am I a bad mother to say that I want out of it?
A bad woman to say I'd rather be in
Nashville, New York, Hollywood or Austin,
I'd rather be on my way?
Am I a bad mother to be the one to leave?
A bad woman for wanting to be free?
There's no such thing as an old soul
that's just a nice way to say
that some kid gave you real good advice that one time.
It doesn't do anyone any good
to think they're wiser than their years...
we're all just as naive as the next child.
Was I supposed to want this?
Why didn't someone adequately warn me?
That in finding myself I would lose half of them,
before the end of my life, will I ever understand?
(chorus)
Am I a bad mother to say that I want out of it?
A bad woman to say I'd rather be in
Nashville, New York, Hollywood or Austin,
I'd rather be on my way?
Am I a bad mother to be the one to leave?
A bad woman for wanting to be free?
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13. |
Ode to Ease
04:43
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Ode to Ease
What a wonder to know.
What a wonder to not know.
Far beyond convincing,
believing without seeing what may be so.
It's a mystic ease.
This mystic release.
No undertow pulling,
nor corset restricting your right to breathe.
(chorus)
Was it the way I let go,
or a sign it was time?
To release the bow,
an ode to the hills I climbed,
only to reveal all the gold
I could possibly mine.
What a wonder to know.
What a wonder to not know.
Ease into the letting go,
ease in, take it slow.
(chorus)
Was it the way I let go,
or a sign it was time?
To release the bow,
an ode to the hills I climbed,
only to reveal all the gold
I could possibly mine.
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14. |
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In the twilight glow I see them
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
When we kissed goodbye and parted
I knew we'd never meet again
Love is like a dyin' ember
Only memories remain
Through the ages I'll remember
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Some day when we meet up yonder
We'll stroll hand in hand again
In a land that knows no partin'
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
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15. |
Love to Last
05:20
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Love to Last
Sometimes I feel like I can’t take it, I just might break.
Sometimes I think this will tide me over, how much more can one heart take?
Cus’ I’ve laid face down on the floor asking to die.
I’ve pulled over the car when I couldn’t see through the tears in my eyes.
Well I bled through my sleeves and I skinned both my knees
Cursing when I got up again.
I’ve laid with women, hoping and wishing I could finally swear off men.
So why do I keep on trying to love?
When I never seem to get enough.
Sometimes I wonder how many more times I’ll end up in this situation.
I swear my legs were meant for running yet I’m filled with hesitation.
Oh why do I keep climbing up on this ride?
Cus’ I want to know what it feels like to melt into your eyes. To melt into your eyes.
Well I learned to cook and serve a meal, I was forced to kneel
Buried to the top of my lungs. I spent frequent nights fearing the fall
and how hard I might land.
So why do I keep on trying to love?
When I never seem to get enough?
Ooo, why do I keep going back?
Cus’ I want love to last. I want love to last.
Sometimes I think I can go around round, yeah I learned a thing or two
So I say sure keeping in reserve it will be different this time with you
Cus’ I don’t want to spend my life alone...I’ll keep going down,
I’ll keep going down like it’s the only road I know.
Yeah I’m going to keep on trying to love.
And I hope I never get enough.
Oh I’m gonna keep on going back.
Cus’ I want love to last. I want love to last.
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16. |
Voice of Reason
05:44
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Voice of Reason
Do you know what I mean when I say forever?
It goes on and on and on...
those aren't merely stars overhead
they're what we're made of when we're born,
what we become when we're dead.
And I didn't get into this 'cus I thought it'd be easy,
I knew right away that it would be so very hard,
but when I stared into the darkness,
I knew it'd be my end.
(chorus)
Oh I'm afraid of outer space,
like the way you hold my gaze,
and I'm trying not to look away,
no I won't look away.
Well who can say we're wrong?
Whoever points the finger holds the gun
and all humanity, we're trying, and hiding,
and holding out for better news,
but the forecast looks the same.
I saw you sitting there, beside my guitar.
We've got limited knowledge baby,
but we're working all this out.
You're a rebel with a cause
and I knew it right away.
(chorus)
Oh I'm afraid of outer space,
like the way you hold my gaze,
and I'm trying not to look away,
no I won't look away.
Love is like a flying dream.
Lean forward and hope hard.
All you have to do
is stretch out your arms.
Oh I'm afraid,
I'm afraid,
but I'm trying.
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17. |
Two (Intro)
00:31
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18. |
Two
02:45
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Two
If you take me back
Back to your place
I'll try not to bother you I promise
Cause it's cold in here
And I wish it was hot
The sink's broke, it's leaking from the faucet
I'm fractured from the fall
And I wanna go home
But it takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take only one
Well, my money's no good
When I'm up to no good
No good ever comes from it, honest
I got a really good heart
I just can't catch a break
If I could I'd treat you like you wanted me to I promise
But I'm fractured from the fall
And I wanna go home
I'm fractured from the fall
And I wanna go home
But it takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take only one
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19. |
On Your Side
04:20
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On Your Side
I sing jokes and call them songs
Nobody knows where they belong
I've come up short for far too long
And what felt right, feels so wrong
I've always known, life isn't fair
You're supposed to care about your hair
And what you wear and if you don't
Then folks will still have words to wear
And there ain't no way to get them on your side now
Nor is it ever worth a try
Some might live to make a better day tomorrow
And some just live until they die
Call me home o precious love
I've never done that kind of drug
But I know peace and peace knows me
Way down deep where I live free
And there ain't no way to get them on your side now
Nor is it ever worth a try
Some might live to make a better day tomorrow
And some just live until they die
Across the stars, worlds lay in wait
Some call it hope; some call it fate
Just like tears, the years do fall
And time becomes all I recall
And there ain't no way to get them on your side now
Nor is it ever worth a try
Some might live to make a better day tomorrow
And some just live until they die
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20. |
Prayer for Peace
05:59
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Prayer for Peace
Tread lightly upon this land.
Intuition like a heartbeat on which your feet now stand.
Tread light upon this land.
Speak tender whispers in my ear.
My body falls to the ground when the crack of thunder nears.
Speak tender whispers in my ear.
Hold me close but don’t hold me tight.
Too subtle to tell the dimming of the lights.
Hold me close but don’t hold me tight.
Give me your blessing, leave the harsh words at bay.
I feel the trees tremble as the forest floor gives way.
Oh, give me your blessing. Leave the harsh words at bay.
Love me,
or let me go.
Love me,
or have the strength to let me go.
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KaitRose Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kait Rose is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. The Thorns accompany live.
Kalamazoo, MI
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