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Brothers' Keepers

by Holy Moly

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1.
The Pace 03:53
Time for us to rise Like the morning sun burning your eyes Don't look away It's time to start again but not to begin It's merely a change to the chain of events Wash all the clouds of regret and remorse from my face Wash all the dirt and the thorns from my feet Take a step First one's a test Second's a guess And the third sets the pace Time is going on with or without you So you better be gone while the day is still new Life is like a wave You wade past the wake, washed clean of mistakes Lord knows I've had a few Wash all the clouds of regret and remorse from my face Wash all the dirt and the thorns from my feet Take a step First one's a test The second's a guess And the third sets the pace Pace yourself on the stars in the sky Your saving grace is that you don't even need to know why Just one foot in front of the other One foot in front of another For a happy life The first one's a test And the second's a guess The first is a test And the second's a guess And the third sets the pace
2.
John Wayne 03:32
Hello...I'm here...at last To tell you a story about my almost glorious past As a kid I wanted respect while my dad did cocaine TV raised me to grow up expecting the same But I watched old westerns and wanted to be John Wayne To do this I knew this would be life learning pain At fifteen I tried to break from from the chains of despair For fifteen long years my life held my life up in the air I did what I did 'cause I did it when I didn't care But tragic was magic and I learned from life unaware But I watched all those westerns and thought that I was John Wayne Truth is I knew I was more like Doc Holliday Hello...I'm here...at last I've learned from mistakes what it takes to get past my past As as man I do what I can do to stay on the path Once there was some madness then some sadness now some happiness lasts I still love old westerns and I quit playing cards but I deal You don't know my name it isn't John Wayne It's Joe Bill
3.
Cocaine 04:38
I've seen the light leave my father's eyes And he dies as he sighs at long goodbyes He blames his pain on everything but shame And he dies as he cries and still survives Who will he ever blame? Cocaine An apathetic shrug we blame it on the drugs But why care it's not you so it seems fair Just close your eyes and kiss the pain goodbye Surprise, I lied. The pain survived. Who will you ever blame? ... ... ..Cocaine Indifference is the word and we are all absurd But not you you're cool just pass on through I see the light leaving all of your eyes You die as you sigh at long goodbyes Who will we ever blame? ... ... ..Cocaine Who will we ever blame? Will we ever learn from shame? There's one thing that will never change. Cocaine
4.
Forge On 03:28
I must forge on I will forge on I must go on Without you by me I used to resent you and I don't know why I've never even met you or seen you smile You left me when I was two, I fended for myself There ain't no need to worry about someone else I must forge on I will forge on I must go on Without you by me Would you recognize me in a crowded room? I bet I changed a whole damn lot since I was two I bet you had a good reason to leave me far behind I hope you understand I'm not on your side I must forge on I will forge on I must go on Without you by me I must forge on I will forge on I must go on Without you by me I must forge on I will go on I must forge on
5.
The history of the skin This sailor’s story of blood begins In the year nineteen one and one Born in a gambling desert town N’ere an ocean to be found He sailed the seas before the war begun He sailed the seas of memories Life weathered by a salty breeze And in the skin the story would be told He grabbed the ink and the colors flew With red and white but mostly blue In a sailor’s flesh a legend would be told In a sailor’s flesh a legend would unfold Sailors stewed, hookers screwed, while Norman Collins learned tattoo He earned the name of Sailor Jerry When he learned truth wasn't buried And in his pride he’d find is only wealth He drilled the truth into the flesh That's where he earned our true respect He said with pride my work speaks for itself He said with pride my work speaks for itself Sailors stewed, hookers screwed, while Norman Collins learned tattoo He never wanted any fame But he was famous just the same Even though he never called for it If he were alive today We'd hear that sailor legend say “How’d I get myself into this shit?” “How’d I get myself into this shit...” Sailors stewed, hookers screwed, while Norman Collins learned tattoo
6.
Every now and then I go time travelin' Every now and then I forget where I've been Every now and then my life begins to win Well I drink and then I go time travelin' I said to myself, "Self, let's blow this joint" I won't remember how I got there and that is half the point The point is when I get there, that's when fun begins Well I drink and then I go time travelin' BOOM BOOM BOOM Out got the lights I got my buddy into another fight Every now and then when I've had a day I open up another beer and wash the pain away First I have a drink or ten and then I leave my skin Well I drink and then I go time travelin' BOOM BOOM BOOM Out got the lights BOOM BOOM BOOM Is it day or night? BOOM BOOM BOOM Don't know where I've been Well I drink and then I'm drunk time travelin' BOOM BOOM BOOM Out got the lights BOOM BOOM BOOM Is it day or night? BOOM BOOM BOOM Don't know where I've been Well I drink and then I'm drunk time travelin' BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
7.
Listen up It begins I live the story never ends Hold your breath, you decide Am I dead or alive? Time to start to play your part Now you decide Look at me and you'll find Tragedy of some kind Don't you fret, I'm not dead yet, man I'll be fine 'cause I don't walk I don't run I draw the line My heart is calloused, kinda rough Kinda dirty, but full of love I insist that I exist and I never give up Stop your tryin' to try Stop your dyin' to die and shed your blood You see the light, you've got the good fight Always doin' what's right Keep holding on 'til you'er dead and gone Keep fightin' the good fight. You knock me down I'll get back up You've fallen down? I'll help you up You want my scars first came my blood You like your life that's not enough Stop just likin' your life, you've gotta love Well my heart is like a rock Well the outside the inside's not Here I sit pumpin' blood And I fight as hard as I love Stop just tryin' to try Stop your lyin' to lie Stop your dyin' to die and shed your blood You see the light, ya got the good fight Always doin' what's right Keep holding on 'til you'er dead and gone Keep fightin' the good fight. Keep holding on 'til you'er dead and gone Keep fightin' Keep fightin' Keep fightin' The good fight
8.
Linger On 03:51
On my daughter's birthday I woke up with a smile It's a hard thing to imagine but my smile measured a mile My beautiful wife, so full of life, was about to give me a child And that's one of those moments I chose to linger on for a while 'cause life will learn you a lesson It teaches you every day You can't have the good times without all the bad times A lesson I learned in one day And on the happiest day of my life I looked at my beautiful wife Said, "Sorry my dear, bad times are here But it's not the last time we'll smile." And I'll linger on that for a while On my daughters's birthday it ended in rivers of tears It's a hard thing to imagine but our sorrow would last for some years At the end of the day I really couldn't say if I'd ever be happy again But look at us now, we made it somehow and my wife is still my best friend And I'll linger on that 'til the end 'cause life will learn you a lesson It teaches you every day You can't have the good times without all the bad times A lesson I learned in one day And on the happiest day of my life I looked at my beautiful wife Said, "Sorry my dear, bad times are here But it's not the last time we'll smile." And I'll linger on that for a while Linger on that for a while Linger on that
9.
I wake up each morning get dressed I get going for you Work at my day job hard 'til the night comes for you Quit all my shootin' for you Became highfalutin' for you Sometimes I do things for me But mostly I wanna do for you Reigned in my anger, my happiness lingers for you Refrainin' from fightin', more thunder, less lightning for you Well I quit all my shootin' for you Became highfalutin' for you Sometimes I do things for me But mostly I wanna do for you I've been a rambler crusin' through life Just worried my story would end up a lie Now I have you and my story is true You're the prettiest woman in every room All that I'm not All that I'm not All that I'm not is for you Took my foot from the floorboard I moved out of cardboard for you Quit doin' cocaine, man drugs are so lame for you Well I quit all my shootin' for you Became highfalutin' for you Sometimes I do things for me Mostly I wanna do for you I've been a rambler crusin' through life Just worried my story would end up a lie Now I have you and my story is true You're the prettiest woman in every room All that I'm not All that I'm not All that I'm not is for you All that I'm not All that I'm not is for you
10.
The Cardinal and the Mockingbird found a maple tree The Cardinal asked the Mockingbird, "Can we live here neighborly?" The Mockingbird mocked the Cardinal: "Let's hear your battle cry You'll bleed red bird, 'cause it's your turn, and you're gonna die." The Cardinal and the Mockingbird fought for limb and leaf They fought their fight both day and night neglecting their families But then one night during their fight they stopped and looked around The tree was bare only blood was there no families were found The Cardinal and the Mockingbird torn and all alone Too weak to fly they both would die in the Hell that they made home They made their nest a bloody nest and the rest was history The day The Cardinal and the Mockingbird fought for maple tree
11.
I Love You 03:48
I love you and that is true To win your love I'll do what I have to I'm crazy as hell, head over heels for you I love you for saying "I do" I will try, try, try for all my life To make you proud to call yourself my wife I'd turn any grey sky that you have to blue And I love you for saying "I do" And I love you for wearing my mother's ring I love you so much I've got to sing I'll love you for the rest of your life with eyes that blue And I love you for saying "I do" You're courageous and smart, your heart is sweet as a tart I was wrapped around your finger from the very start I'd pine for you forever if you let me even win with grey I love you more and more each day And I love you for wearing my mother's ring I love you so much I've got to sing I'll love you for the rest of your life with eyes that blue And I love you for saying "I do" I'll turn any grey sky that you have to blue And I love you for saying "I do"
12.
Gilbert 03:29
She's a mess She's just like her mom I guess She's Edie-Faye
13.
Lost My Mind 02:39

credits

released December 3, 2013

Holy Moly
Brothers’ Keepers
1 The Pace
2 John Wayne
3 Cocaine
4 Forge On
5 The Ballad of Norman Collins
6 Time Travelin’
7 The Good Fight
8 Linger On
9 All That I’m Not
10 The Cardinal and the Mockingbird
11 I Love You
12 Gilbert
13 Lost My Mind

All songs by Holy Moly

Holy Moly is:
Joe Bill Rose: Vocals & Guitar
Joseph Carpenter: Drums & Percussion
Jeremy Hull: Upright Bass
Ben Roi Herring: Pedal Steel, Keys, Backup Vocals

Strings on Cocaine:
Arrangement by Phil Carpenter
Violins & Viola by Mark Landson
Cello by Lizzy White

Trumpet on John Wayne and Linger On: Phil Carpenter
Trombone on Linger On: Blaze Loeffelholz
Accordion on Linger On: Dan Cavanagh

All artwork by Troll (www.saltydogtexas.com)

Webmaster: Amy McGehee

Recorded at Spaceway Studios (Fort Worth, TX)
www.spacewayproductions.com

Produced by Will Hunt & Holy Moly
Engineered by Will Hunt
Mixed by Chad Copelin at Blackwatch Studios (Norman, OK)
Mastered by Dale Becker at Bernie Becker Mastering (Pasadena, CA)

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