
The Sheehys World of Music
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The Wild
One step, two step
Keep on moving
Can’t stay here another day
One step, two step
Follow this road down
‘Til the earth just falls away
Bear down with the weight on my back
And the rocks up under my toes
One step, two step
Keep on moving
Find out where the road will go
There’s a whisper on the night wind
There’s a star agleam to guide us
For the wild is calling, calling
Let us go, Let us go
Mountains marble, forest freeway
Wild winds rage and grow
Fear and freedom, thrive in struggle
Tell me what I need to know
Oh I never felt so alive
Breath deep, breath deep, breath deep
One step, two step
Keep on moving
Feel the earth turn and cleave
I Don't Know
People arguing all day long
Something is missing
Can’t hear one another when it
Simply takes some listening
Feeling so contentious
Why can’t we see?
It’s so easy to feel alright
When we accept a little uncertainty
She wants it her way
And I want it mine
How on earth did we ever learn that
You must, you must be right?
When it really doesn’t matter much
Come the end of the day
And you and me can see who we really are
And love is the way
It has been said you can be happy or right
So what will it be?
I think for now I’ll just let it go
And clean up my own street
So let’s get right with the mystery
And learn to say I don’t know
Sit back and enjoy the ride
Squeeze in, buckle up, and go
Cold Shower
Oh honey I can’t seem to find my way towards the door
I sit here in your house with my head on the floor
Look at the pieces of my life installed among your things
How can I walk out now not knowing what life might bring?
It’s like a cold, cold shower everyday
When I wake and find you gone
It’s like a cold, cold shower everyday
And I know I’m all alone
You left here just like you were gonna come right back
Do I keep on hanging on just in case there’s something that you forgot to pack?
I know too much time has passed since you came on home
But I can’t imagine you’re not out there, can’t imagine you’re truly gone
It’s like a cold, cold shower everyday
When I wake and find you gone
It’s like a cold, cold shower in my way
When I try to move along
The days get hard and I can’t stop thinking of you
So I try to avert my eyes from this new truth
What can I do?
I want to feel better but I don’t
I want to feel better but I won’t
I know I won’t
Listening For Rose
I hear her voice
Rising above the din of the noise in the room
I move in close
Drawn by the pull of a ghost from my youth
There’s something that she knows
That’s why I spend my time Listening for Rose
There was a time
Her voice so sweet and sublime would guide my way
I lost her line
Pride and fear were the crime I had to pay
In pain I stood there froze
I couldn’t see myself
Listening for Rose
Listening for Rose is not an easy thing to do
I have to strain so hard for me to even hear
And when the world is
Shouting, screaming its demands right in my ear
Her voice still finds a way to my heart
I hear a voice
It whispers the song of life riding the wind
I move in close
The melody’s made of notes from deep within
Oh how did I compose
It moved right through my soul
And comes from spending time
Listening for Rose
Long Way Down
Parked my car in the last place
I knew you’d come looking for me
‘Cause I’m never coming down
I counted all of the miles and men
And measured broken bones
And I’ve never felt so alone
How much of it was me
And how much was you?
How much was genuine
Avoidance of a closer view?
It was a hell of a road to get here
And I know I’m only halfway through
I can’t keep turning around
Gotta move, gotta run,
Gotta catch that sound
But I’ll meet you on the long way down
The long way down
Moving in and out of scenes of feelings Savored before
But I cannot taste anymore
Please forgive me if I fucked up
And strayed too far from the past
But I always thought it would last
How much of this is me
How much is you?
How much is genuine
Avoidance of a closer view?
The long way down
Song 47
Hey, hey take a walk with me
‘Cause I got a little something I want you to see
Saw you in the corner talking to her
But I got a little something better than words
Oh, oh such a lonely night
These boys in here trying to start a fight
Let’s get out of this mess something
And get close in the midnight air
I see you and I can’t stand still
Gotta drink my fill
I get high
I get low
Hear that guitar play
Makes you wanna stay
In a place like this
Here that beat hiss
Oh, oh can you take me there
I wanna see you will your soul bare
I can tell this life’s been hard on you
I promise a fix if you let me through
I see you and I can’t stand still
Gotta drink my fill
I get high
Saving Mine
Listen I may have done something wrong
Listen baby he had to go
Listen I didn’t want to tell you this way
But I’m getting out of town today
I know you believe
There must’ve been a better way
But I had to make the call
And there was no time to waste
Got a busted lip and a smile on my face
Never again to remain in one place
Riding ‘bout as fast as I can go
Watch my fear drift by out that rear window
Took a life and I’m saving mine
Took a life and I’d hardly call it a crime
I did what I had to do
I’m saving me but I’m killing you
I’m sorry for my sins
I know I never should’ve given in
But as I pull away from that ditch
I said good riddance to that Son of a Bitch
Thank You
Quite a few times in my life
Where I haven’t said it enough
I’ve had thoughts of thanks for so many folks
Who made my rocky road less rough
A smile from a woman at the checkout stand
Or a ride hiking home late at night
A warm embrace from a guy in the cold
Assures me everything’s alright
I want to thank you
Thank you with all my heart
Sing it loud, sing it clear
For each and every part
A guy gets the door at the grocery store
A kid skates by says “whassup"?
So many say we’re so sorry to hear
And that’s got to be enough
Ma does another load of laundry
Sis calls to just say hi
Bub drops by another load of wood
Lucas greets me with a smile
Chorus
The fact of the matter is
I haven’t come this far on my own
You and me come together as we
With every simple kindness shown
Mother earth with her many gifts
All the kindness and love in your time
Big or small it doesn’t matter at all
It has measured of my life
I want to thank you
Thank you with all my heart
Sing it loud, sing it clear
So everyone can hear
Thank You...
...was recorded and mixed at No-Side Recordings in Chico, CA by Jacob Nolen. All music and lyrics written by Doug Sheehy and Meg Sheehy with the exception of an excerpt from “The Call of the Wild” by Robert William Service (The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses, public domain) featured in “The Wild.” Album photos taken by Laura Kay Tew.
Special thanks to Jake for the skill and ease with which he helped us lay down these tracks and for his encouragement and friendship. To Laura for taking the photos used for this album, for documenting live performances, and for her overall support in this musical endeavor from the start. To the rest of our family and friends, we love and appreciate you. To each other, what a great ride filled with joy and time well spent.
