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Silent's The Night Wind
03:57
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Silent's the night wind that blows through these quiet rooms
Time's full of riddles and time's full of holes
While angels are sleeping and the shepherd is gone
Who'll rock the cradle and give you a home
Gather your timber and go light a wild fire
Burn all your dead wind on this November night
Till the earth starts to tremble like a mother in fright
Till the grieving is over and our spirits are light
When the song's over and the last note's been played
Your eyes search this same room but they cannot find me
So throw off your old clothes and walk in new shoes
And go find a new tune for these old memories
The parched and the barren will stand by the waters
The lost and the weary will come to know rest
But all things in time, Lord, as we follow this road
And search for the new star that shines in the west
When the song's over and the last note's been played
Your eyes search this same room but they cannot find me
So throw off your old clothes and walk in new shoes
And go find a new tune for these old memories
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Lawrie Wright - piano
Geraint Watkins - organ
Andy Dewar - drums
Alan Gibson - bass, horns
Barbara Bartz - violin
Maria Rivington - backing vocals
Dave Nichols - guitar
Steve Simpson - mandolin
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Pay Day
03:32
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Got a home that's broken, baby
Got a home that's built on lies
My mama's working in the kitchen
Daddy's out there with a wandering eye
Got a hammer and I'm gonna use it
Gonna hit that baby hard
Gonna bring your kingdom down, babe
See it fall like a deck of cards
Didn't mean no trouble, baby
I let myself get carried away
And I thought that I could run forever
But pay day has to come some day
Got a band that knows my music
Got a band knows how to play
But I lost my mojo, mamma
I guess I'll get it back someday
Got a mind that won't stop running
Got a heart that skipped a beat
And I feel like doing something stupid
Running my mouth off in the street
Didn't mean no trouble, baby
I let myself get carried away
And I thought that I could run forever
But pay day has to come some day
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Jamie Shaw - drums
Guy Farrow - bass
Barbara Bartz - violin
Geraint Watkins - organ
Lyle Zimmerman - bouzouki
Maria Rivington - backing vocals
Steve Simpson - guitar
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Old Ways
04:58
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Well you and me, we're strangers and we know that
We leave no trace as we run between these city walls
But soon we'll find that's it taken years of our lives
But I need you, baby
Will you be the one to guide me
Will you be the one to remind
Will you follow where I have to go
It's a lonely town and it's belly has grown swollen
Crowds on the street, but there's something missing inside
Hungry like the earth and restless right from our birth
But I need you, baby
Will you be the one to guide me
Will you be the one to remind
Will you show me where I have to go
Comb your hair and step gaily, my darling
Sing to me about the leaving of Liverpool
Don't mourn for the wind for what you might have been
Cos I need you, baby
Will you be the one to guide me
Will you be the one to remind
Will you follow where I have to go
Turn from the old ways, the December wind
Turn from the one who let the darkness in
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Jamie Shaw - drums
Guy Farrow - bass
Barbara Bartz - violin
Lawrie Wright - piano
Geraint Watkins - organ
Frank Mead - flute
Alan Gibson - strings
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4. |
Midnight And The Wine
03:08
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It's midnight and the wine's not working
But she buys one more to pass the time
And sways to the slow sad steps of a stranger
And waits for the stars to return to the sky
Crying eyes, crying eyes
Crying eyes, no surprise
Crying eyes, crying eyes
Crying eyes, no surprise
Her passport curled up in her pocket
And her fingers trace the creases on the spine
There's no shame in following your instinct
And she can leave here anytime
Crying eyes, crying eyes
Crying eyes, no surprise
Crying eyes, crying eyes
Crying eyes, no surprise
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Dan Raza - vocals, banjo, guitar
Des Horsfall - backing vocals
BJ Cole - pedal steel
Alan Gibson - bass, strings
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Sing me a song of tomorrow
And help wipe the dust from my shoes
I've got a long way to travel
if I want to get over you
Yes, I got a long way to travel
And the hard part is yet to come
But I can't help but look over my shoulder
And I still can't believe that you're gone
I don't believe in forever
I only live for today
Cos I've seen love as it's faded
And watched as time's blown it away
Now as I make my way through these dark streets
Where the big yellow moon once had shone
I can't help but look over my shoulder
And I still can't believe that you're gone
I reach for you in the night time
And I still can't believe that you're gone
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Alan Gibson - bass, horns, piano
Andy Dewar - drums
Geraint Watkins - organ
Dave Nichols - guitar
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Tonight we'll go dancing so put on your shoes
The girls wear their dresses and the boy wear their suits
We'll stay on the floor and call out for more
And we'll dance till the music is through, that's for sure
Rock with me, mamma, till morning is here
Stick with me child and don't disappear
Outside they're singing dirty old town
And the rain comes tumbling down
Don't shoot the stars down, babe
Don't shoot the stars down, babe
Don't shoot the stars down, babe
Don't you shoot the stars down
Darling companion i've seen the light
Way in the distance getting dimmer each night
Don't lead me to water if the well don't run
Cos I've been waiting so long
Don't shoot the stars down, babe
Don't shoot the stars down
Don't shoot the stars down, babe
Don't you shoot the stars down
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Jamie Shaw - drums
Guy Farrow - bass
Barbara Bartz - violin
Lyle Zimmerman - bouzouki
Geraint Watkins - organ
James Hayto - guitar
Steve Simpson - mandolin
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7. |
Where The Rivers Divide
03:27
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As I watch the thief depart
You lay your cold hands on my heart
And I can't believe a word you say
But it's not always been that way
Where the rivers divide
Stay on my side
Where the rivers divide
My hands draw circles on your skin
And try to find out where you've been
But it's too dark to see anything
It's too dark to see
Where the rivers divide
Stay on my side
Where the rivers divide
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Jamie Shaw - drums
Guy Farrow - bass
Barbara Bartz - violin
Greg Holme - pedal steel
Geraint Watkins - organ
Maria Rivington - backing vocals
Frank Mead - whistle
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8. |
Shadowlands
03:13
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We're all orphans now they sold the soil beneath our heels
And they taught us how to bend down and how to taste defeat
Another flag is flying, I watched them plant it in the stone
But I will not bow before it nor take it for my own
Tonight I'm coming back to you and I'm beating on your door
You cannot keep us kneeling nor hold us back for more
I've travelled seven oceans across the shadowlands
Tonight I'll sing hosanna with this guitar in my hand
Beware the beggar leaving with his fingers full of gold
We'll meet again up yonder where the final act unfold
Try to shepherd us in circles and keep us in a box
And they'll say they're here to free you while they tie you up in knots
Tonight I'm coming back to you and I'm beating on your door
You cannot keep us kneeling nor hold us back for more
I've travelled seven oceans across the shadowlands
Tonight I'll sing hosanna with this guitar in my hand
Tonight I'm coming back to you and I'm beating on your door
You cannot keep us kneeling nor hold us back for more
I've travelled seven oceans across the shadowlands
Tonight I'll sing hosanna with this guitar in my hand
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Jamie Shaw - drums
Guy Farrow - bass
Barbara Bartz - violin
Lyle Zimmerman - guitar
Geraint Watkins - organ
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9. |
Back Down The Hill
02:55
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Sometimes I long
For my mother’s hand
So tender so true
To help shift the sand
Send me little bit of love
Back down the hill
On the shoreline of hope
A ship will come in
And I feel like a rebel
Waiting within
Send me little bit of love
Back down the hill
I’m shedding some baggage
And finding my wings
And learning to let go
And the freedom it brings
Send me little bit of love
Back down the hill
You bided your time
To get your revenge
Was it really that sweet
To taste in the end
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Lawrie Wright - piano, guitar, backing vocals
Alan Gibson - bass
Maria Rivington - backing vocals
Dave Nichols - guitar
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10. |
Stars That Shine
03:36
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Stars that shine
Stars that have no meaning
Stars that once burned in your eyes
Young love is sweet
But old love runs deeper
Just like the river into the sea
But every pearl that has fallen from the string
And every girl I let slip away from me
Stars that shine
Stars that have no meaning
Stars that fall so easily
I found the ring
That once graced her finger
Locked away in a dusty drawer
She told me things
But kept behind some secrets
I guess she'll never tell them all
About the dreams of a young girl from the North
About the rose in her hair that she wore
About stars that shine
Stars that have no meaning
Stars that will out-run us all
Stars that will out-run us all
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
BJ Cole - pedal steel
Alan Gibson - bass, strings
Geraint Watkins - piano
Andy Dewar - drums
Maria Rivington - backing vocals
Dave Nichols - guitar
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11. |
Drifting
03:43
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The hour's drawing nearer, the silence brings a prayer
There's starlight on the water and a ghost upon the stair
The letter on my table is 2 days old
Drifting,
put on my winter coat and i'm drifting
here where the shadows grow, I'm drifting
I shut my eyes and I just go
Drifting
When November nights I'd wander
down the streets towards the Thames
There's lovers on the pier and I'd sit and I'd watch them
The Christmas lights are shining red and gold
Drifting,
put on my winter coat and i'm drifting
here where the shadows grow. I'm drifting
I shut my eyes and I just go
Drifting
we walk alone sometimes, drifting
just like the orphan child, drifting
and we're running out of time
I know we're running out of time
Drifting
we walk alone sometimes, drifting
just like the orphan child, drifting
and we're running out of time
I know we're running out of time
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Dan Raza - vocals, banja, guitar
Dave Nichols - guitar
Frank Mead - whistle
Alan Gibson - bass
Jamie Shaw - drums
Barbara Bartz - violin
Maria Rivington and James Hayto - backing vocals
Charlie Hart - accordion
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12. |
Galway Lights
02:41
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You can walk away now into the night
And leave no shadow nor trace behind
The sun has set and no more will it rise
You left me standing 'neath the Galway lights
As the years pass and the earth divides
You say the road just ain't that wide
You took from me the one thing that I prized
And left me standing 'neath the Galway Lights
Taxis and buses they roll by in the rain
But it's too late now to return back home again
All has changed
Flashes of silver and gold up in the sky
All our dreams have fallen from the sky
And you're leaving now and you're travelling light
The engines roar into the night
And like a rooster that couldn't fly
You left me standing in the Galway lights
You left me standing in the Galway lights
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Dan Raza - vocals, guitar
Jamie Shaw - drums
Guy Farrow - bass
Barbara Bartz - violin
Lawrie Wright - piano
Geraint Watkins - organ
Dave Nichols - guitar
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Dan Raza London, UK
"The Real Deal"
- Huey Morgan, BBC Radio 2
“A writer who has matured into one of
this country’s finest”
- Country Music Magazine
Dan Raza is one of the mainstays of the London singer-songwriter scene.
His song, ‘Every Little Dog’ was featured on Neil Young's Living With War website.
Dan also hosts radio show Spirit & Roots: www.mixcloud.com/dan-raza/
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