Something True
Lyrics

^{All Songs Written By Chris Mitguard
Copyright 2009 Snakes Alive Publishing (BMI)}

Dancin’ At The Sagebrush

Fiddle in the middle, bass in the back

Singer’s wearing a worn out porkpie hat

Guitar player’s makin’ those old strings moan

Drummer is a rummer but he holds a beat

Open the doors I can’t take the heat

‘Cause, this gonna be a long night on the floor

Chorus:
Old man has a heart attack

But he is not lookin’ back

Tells his honey not to cry

This is the way I want to die

Dancin’ at the Sagebrush

Honey ‘fore I go won’t you give me one more glass of wine

Dancin’ at the Sagebrush

Honey ‘fore I go won’t you give me one more glass of wine

Instrumental

Pretty girl on the floor, dancin’ slow she knows the score

All the guys just givin’ her the eye

Indians and cowboys, too

All just want to dance with you

Everybody wants to have a good time

Chorus

Instrumental

Moonlight

Moonlight, I love moonlight

And a soft warm summer breeze

Sittin’ in the shadows of those big ol’ cottonwood trees

The stars are a little shy tonight

But soon enough they’ll shine

I’m a little lonesome for that love of mine.

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My ol’ dog’s a dreaming beneath my tired feet

And I can hear the coyotes playing tricks down by that ol’ dry creek

That ol’ dry creek

I wish I could go dancin’

To a sweet ol’ country band

Lay my head upon the shoulders of my sweet ol’ lover man

But he’s out on the road tonight

Workin’ for his pay

Playin’ steel in a band down in ol’ Santa Fe

Chorus

Instrumental

Chorus

Devil In The Bushes

There’s a devil in the bushes

 I can hear him crawl

Sometimes he’s big; sometimes he’s small

He takes anything he wishes, anything at all

There’s a devil in the bushes; I can hear him crawl

You say that he is wicked

But he’s a lot like you

‘Cause he’s got contempt for anybody who

Is different from the tribe, who follows different rules

You say that he is wicked but he’s a lot like you

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I’ve seen him in the churches

Preachin’ to the people in the pews

I’ve seen him teaching down at the school

Instilling fear of the natural world

Puttin’ poison in the minds of the boys and girls

He can use a bible; he can use a gun

He can build a bomb and blow up everyone

He can turn the sky so black you can’t see the sun

He can use a bible; he can use a gun

Chorus

Instrumental

He can use a bible; he can use a gun

He can use religion to divide everyone

He can put the fear of God into anyone

He can use a bible; he can use a gun

He can be a Christian; he can be a Jew

He can be a Muslim or a Hindu

He can be clever; he can be a fool

He can look like me; he can look like you

There’s a devil in the bushes

There’s a devil in the bushes

There’s a devil in the bushes

Lookin’ For Somethin’ True

Pulled my truck over on an old mountain road

Listened to the thunder as it rattled my soul

Lightning was striking; I saw a tree explode

I was shaking like a leaf on that old mountain road

Well I have struggled through most of my days

I’m getting’ a little old for to change my ways

I like my liquor; I love my gin

Could use a nice warm fire and a good old friend

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I was lookin’ for love, I was lookin’ for you

Lookin’ for a pretty girl with eyes so blue

I was lookin’ for somethin’ true

Well there’s people I love and people I hate

I guess I’ll learn to forgive them all before it’s too late

I don’t have money or a reason to boast

But I was lookin’ in the mirror and I saw your ghost

Chorus

Instrumental

Well out on the prairie the sun’s beating down

There ain’t much goin’ on down there in prairie dog town

I was lookin’ for water; I was lookin’ for a break

I was lookin’ for shade like an old rattlesnake

Chorus

So I drove my truck back down through those hills

Everything was quiet now; everything was still

‘Cept for a coyote howlin’ ‘bout a mile away

I guess some things will follow you ‘till the end of your days

Chorus

Red River Mud

When I hear that whistle callin’

And it’s time to head on home

I’ll walk on down to the river

Where I must cross alone

You may mourn at my passing

You may miss my smile

But someday darlin’ you’ll join me

Life lasts such a short little while

Chorus:

So I’ll hold you now like precious treasure

Tell you I love you more than blood

Someday you may think about me

When you’re standin’ in the red river mud

Instrumental

Maybe we’ll meet in the ever after

Our friends will all be around

Plenty of wine and halls filled with laughter

No more sorrow bound

Chorus

Workin’ Girl

She never said she was an angel

Never said she was a saint

Never said she’d stay forever

Never said that you should wait

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She’s just a workin’ girl

Tryin’ to get by

She never ate from no silver spoon

Just a workin’ girl

Reaching for the sky

Just tryin’ to touch the moon

Just a workin’ girl

She never asked you for your pity

She was never one to sit and cry

You might tell me she’s dishonest

But you know that would be a lie

Chorus

Instrumental

Well there’s some that say she’s heartless

Cold and hard just like a stone

But I never saw her ask them for nothin’

I think they aught to leave that working girl alone

Chorus

Blue Devil

Blue devil, blue devil

Won’t you let me go?

Melt away like the cold white snow

You hang around me just like the flu

Do I need a pill to get rid of you?

Blue devil, blue devil

Won’t you let me sleep?

Don’t whisper to me; don’t you make a peep

Slink back into the darkness from which you came

Have you no mercy,

Have you no shame?

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I hear that train rollin’ down the track

It’s a one-way train; won’t be comin’ back

You might as well paint my whole world black

Blue devil, blue devil you’ve caught me in your trap

Instrumental

Chorus

Blue devil

You know I cannot change the past

But I’d move on if you would let me pass

I’d move on but you keep me chained

To this old fence post out in the cold wet rain

Chorus

Rio Grande

Standing here by this muddy water

Down on the Rio Grande

Sage and rock and the sun’s getting hotter

Prickly cactus in the sand

Chorus:

When I die, if I go to heaven

Hope I can come back here again

Spend my days by this ol’ river

Let my poor soul mend

A thousand years ago in this canyon

Someone drew a picture on that wall

Women tended fires and the children were playin’

I can almost see it all

Chorus

Instrumental

The stars shine brighter

From down in this canyon

Standing ‘neath the midnight sky

The Milky Way and the big dipper

And that ol’ river rollin’ by

Chorus

Everybody Loves My Baby

Chorus:

Everybody loves my baby

Everybody loves my gal

Sometimes it drives me crazy

‘Cause everybody loves my gal

Well, I can’t trust my friends or family

I can not trust anyone

Jealous of the boys; of the girls

I’m just not having any fun

Chorus

Instrumental

Chorus

Well I called up my mama

To ask for advice

She said to call her back some other time

She and my baby are goin’ to Mexico

They won’t be back for a week or more

Chorus

Instrumental

Chorus

I asked my baby if she would be true

She said, “I’m true to myself but not to you.

I have too many fish on the line

A girl like me’s got to have a good time.”

Chorus

No Romeo

All you want to do is fight

Maybe someday, baby, you’ll see the light

You think you’re clever, you got a long way to go

You think you’re hot stuff but you’re no Romeo

You must be nearly out of breath

‘Cause you’ve talked this girl nearly half to death

You think you’re clever; you got a long way to go

You think you’re hot stuff but you’re no Romeo

Chorus:

I know I’m no Juliet – I fancy Medusa

I miss the days when you used to play

‘Cause you used to be funny and a whole lot loosa’

They say that opposites attract

When I move forward you pull me back

You think you’re clever; you’ve got a long way to go

You think you’re hot stuff but you’re no Romeo

Instrumental

Chorus

I know all you stories; I can tell when you lie

I can whip your ass and I can make you cry

You think you’re clever; you’ve got a long way to go

You think you’re hot stuff but you’re no Romeo

You think you’re hot stuff but you’re no Romeo

Nothin’s For Certain

Nothin’s for certain

That might be true

I’m not even sure if the sky is blue

I know you’re hurtin’; I’m hurtin’ too

I’d show you the way, but I don’t have a clue

Nothin’s for certain

I was walkin’

Down the road

Thinkin’ about life, about getting’ old

So much to remember; so much to forget

So much to do that I haven’t done yet

Nothin’s for certain

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I’m still haunted by some things that I said

Sometimes it’s hard to get those things out of your head

Judgments I made when I knew it all

Now I’m just waitin’ for the cards to fall

Nothin’s for certain

I was lookin’ for the truth

So I went to the well

But it seems there’s always someone there with somethin’ to sell

I heard a few whispers; I heard a few words

But I’m not really sure what it was that I heard

Nothin’ for certain

Instrumental

Chorus

Some people say they believe in God

I’m really not sure if I believe or not

They say we’re free

To disagree

That almost sounds like a set up to me

Nothin’ for certain

So I live in a small house

With the one I love

You can call me lucky – I’m lucky enough

I keep my religion to myself

If I have something to share with you

I’ll share my wealth

But, nothin’s for certain

Nothin’s for certain

Nothin’s for certain

Changing Moon

They say that nothin’ ever stays the same

And with change always comes pain

Yet the winter will turn to spring

And even the caged bird will sing

Chorus:

Oh – changing moon

Oh – changing moon

We’re hanging on to but a sliver

Of your light reflected in the river

Oh – changing moon

At the grave we say good-bye

In the face of sorrow we can hang our head and cry

Tomorrow will we watch that black crow fly?

‘Till we are blinded by the sun in our eye

Chorus

Instrumental

When the forests have all been cut down

And the prairies have all turned brown

And the children have seen their last sundown

Will there be any hope left to be found?

Oh – changing moon

Oh – changing moon

Oh – changing moon

A Fool’s Gonna Cry

I knew you had teeth as sharp as a razor

That you didn’t mean it

When you said you’d be back later

The promises you made were too good to be true

But I still wanted to believe in you

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But a mad dog’s gonna bite you

And a cobra’s gonna strike you

A cheater’s gonna cheat you

And a fool’s gonna cry

Your diamonds were of glass, but that was a given

Your words were inspired

Like a man who is driven

All but a stone would fall for your spell

And follow your footsteps straight into hell

Chorus

So I took my gamble and I’ll take my loss

I’ll lick my wounds and I’ll wipe myself off

I’m not gonna bog down and hold you to blame

Just gonna move on and you do the same

‘Cause a mad dog’s gonna bite you

And a cobra’s gonna strike you

A cheater’s gonna cheat you

And a fool’s gonna cry

The Way It Goes

The way it goes

You never know what’s comin’

Turn a corner and you’re gone

My sweet Rose

Keep your soul ‘a hummin’

And your breath full of song

And when the darkness surrounds you

Keep the ones you love around you

Heaven knows

Where this road will lead you

But never far from my heart

Instrumental

The world’s on fire

And the cities are burnin’

But we must let you go

‘Cause in your heart

There’s such passion churning

And you’ve your own seeds to sow

And when the darkness surrounds you

Keep your wits about you

My sweet Rose

Keep your soul ‘a hummin’

And your breath full of song

‘Cause the way it goes

You never know what’s comin’

Turn a corner and we’re gone

That Man Of Mine

Puddles to step in

Rivers of wine

Walkin’ ‘neath the stars with that baby of mine

Holdin’ hands, kickin’ cans down the road

I like his kisses

I like his stories

We revel in all of our past glories

He’s been around a long time – that man of mine

Chorus:

He’s forgetful, can’t help himself

Someday maybe I’ll put him on the shelf

He doesn’t mean to be such a fool

So I forgive him, what else can I do?

He does the dishes

He cuts the wood

He tries to do what he thinks he should

Never finishes anything he starts – that man of mine

Instrumental

Chorus

Forgets my birthday

Anniversary, too

Sometimes he makes me feel so blue

But he’s never been intentionally cruel – that man of mine

I mean you