1. |
Summer Sun
02:32
|
|||
When the summer sun melts candles
I dig out the wick
Honey we’re up against something
Our love alone can’t fix
So I won’t see the garden or the figs
when they are ripe
It hurts to be leaving, but I know that
staying ain’t right
It was always fun getting a little drunk
On your back deck in the rain
And I’d cook for you like a good woman do
You had no reason to be afraid
That my heart was hidden behind a wall
that came before you
It’s really no one’s fault
But I tried to warn you
You wanted understanding,
your intentions they were pure
Well that wasn’t the problem,
I always knew that they were
When the summer sun melts candles
I dig out the wick
In another life it’s simple,
but I know someone is gonna get
All the love you have to give
You need a heart that’s ready for ya
It’s really no one’s fault
But I tried to warn you
|
||||
2. |
Problem With It
03:32
|
|||
I drift out farther away
I got a problem with it & I don’t know how to say
It’s a pink carnation, it’s a hand hastily played
Potboiler wearing out
Give em something to kick up dust about
If it was love you were after,
with a long shadow of doubt
If it’s all you got, yeah it’s all you gave
I got a problem with it
If you can’t do better than that babe
I got a problem with it
Justified it in my own way
I lost myself in it
If it’s all you got, it’s enough you say
I got a problem with it
I drive fast on high alert
Pass the Jet Pep and the Baptist Church
On the county line I’ll be a songbird softly heard
My loose change falling out
Got a heartbreak burn, take the quickest route
On this 4 lane highway I’ll trace it in the clouds
|
||||
3. |
Line Of Sight
03:37
|
|||
Lord, if I’m wrong set me straight
Get me back in line
Oh & if I’m not, let the sun come out
Baby ease my mind
You know I struggle every time
In the bright spotlight
I gotta take my time
I’ll get it right, I’ll get it right
& I don’t wanna give you an eye for an eye
There’s a heart beating under
A case I make all worn out, running dry
Howling out like thunder
& I can’t hide
In your line of sight
Lord, take me back, passing through
On my own time
The July moon & the stars align
Baby ease my mind
Oh & you know me, a cruel mystery
Driving West in the stillest peace
Gotta heed my pride
I’ll get it right, I could get it right
|
||||
4. |
Abilene
03:03
|
|||
We don’t need to talk about Abilene
Cause Abilene don’t mean
No coffee shop, no liquor store
So I don’t talk about Abilene no more
Young lovers like to dream
We’ll settle down and we’ll make a good team
Well Main Street was cute and
the rents there were cheap
But I was too much for you and for your Abilene
We don’t need to talk about Abilene
Cause Abilene don’t mean
No couple acres, no screened in porch
So I don’t talk about Abilene no more
I remember the air when I drove out of town
Crying on the highway with my windows down
I’da stayed there forever, till death do us part
Texas in my rearview, Plains in my heart
Couldn’t hold it together when Abilene fell apart
We don’t need to talk about Abilene
Cause Abilene don’t mean
No turning the garden, no toys on the floor
So I don’t talk about Abilene no more
We don’t need to talk about Abilene
Cause Abilene don’t mean
No life that we’re building, no weathering storms
That’s why I don’t talk about Abilene no more
That’s why I don’t talk about Abilene no more
|
||||
5. |
Hurricane
03:34
|
|||
I blow into town, babe
I do my worst, it’s true
If I don’t ruin everything
Baby I’ll come back to you
Baby I’ll come back to you
You run off to the desert
Try to make yourself small
I might do a little damage
But you always take my call
& I come in like a cannonball
I’ve been that way my whole life
Sweet as honeysuckle
When you want a pocketknife
& if you keep calm in my hurricane
I might keep it at bay
But I know you’ll love me anyway
If I stand in the shadows
When you say something true
I might try to argue
But baby I’ll come back to you
Baby I’ll come back to you
You stand in the great wide open
Try to hear yourself think
I can learn to wait for you
Ride it out with some peace
Baby I’ll come back to you
Baby I’ll come back to you
You know that I’ll come back to you
Baby I’ll come back to you
|
||||
6. |
Bellafatima
03:45
|
|||
Her face read like Anna Karenina
She was strong as that old gypsum weed
And oh she could dance like a blind beggars hand
Just waiting for someone to see
She spoke like a hard night in Beaumont
Carried on like the old Suwannee
And she came along like a ravenous song
So hungry for someone to sing
The days turned like cowards
So swiftly to the hour of need
And I’ll be a martyr to whatever your heartache
Will leave
Then I’ll slip through your hands like a boy
Born with no name
Her eyes they were set like a cannon
And boy, they’d blow you away
And she’d cross your mind
like a cheap box of wine
Where each sip is like a track switch and train
She swore like a dry county welder
She’s pry on the side seldom seen
And she could make love like Augusta Road
And just buckle like the bends in a creek
|
||||
7. |
Last 2 On Earth
02:53
|
|||
Leaving here tomorrow if it don’t go my way
& if it does or doesn’t, don’t have much of a say
I can’t take that bull right by the horns,
call it a foul play
& when I lose my good grip,
get down on my knees & pray
& I’ll dry my eyes
Or I’ll laugh instead
Oh I’m leaving tomorrow, babe
I’ll come back from the dead
& I’ll hold your hand
Let the noise go unheard
Pretend that we’re alone here
& we’re the last 2 on Earth
Leaving here tomorrow if it don’t turn out right
Can’t tell nobody nothing,
it’s a bright spark to ignite
It looks like it might stay the same
for a long long time
You can take that sin to battle
but you can’t make it fight
|
||||
8. |
Easy
02:35
|
|||
Keep your own time
You know, I wasn’t gonna be much better
You call a spade a spade
You gotta shield yourself from stormy weather
An onslaught of cynical people, baby
& I’m not
I never was
It’s not gonna be easy, babe
You’re not gonna believe it
When you shake off
what’s weighing down heavily
But it’s not gonna be easy
Call it a farce
You drop down, take it to the limit
Ya know ya, can’t lose a fight if you take
cover or abandon it
An onslaught of noise in the background, babe
What you’ve got, don’t let it fade
|
||||
9. |
No Record Of Wrongs
03:07
|
|||
Give me a minute
For my soul and my heart to finish
What we started
This aching spirit’s gotta mend
Before I let you in
I can’t ask you to wait on this
Lord I wish you would
Some things won’t stop, you try to pause it
When love comes calling
When love comes calling
Hold on
Can’t untie a candle
Can’t blow out a knot
I can’t blame ya, angel
Somewhere we just got lost
Love is patient, love is kind
Love’ll give you a real hard time
A cigarette in a potted plant
Empty bottles, open hands
And no record of wrongs
no record of wrongs
no record of wrongs
no record of wrongs
|
||||
10. |
I Walked With You A Ways
02:55
|
|||
I ain’t your girl no more
Busted out the gates of your world
I’m clinging to my candle in this dark valley
No one watches over me
No one watches over me
On the winding path of life
sometimes you walk alone
Cause people come and go
There is a season for each one
They change your heart, and then it’s done
Well I’ll be better all my days
Cause I walked with you a ways
I walked with you a ways
There always is a last time for anything you do
We don’t notice in the moment
You’ll know after it’s through
My back is to the sunset
Cause I wanna see your face
Glow in the light at the end of the day
Glow in the light, I’ll think of you that way
|
Plains Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
'I Walked With You A Ways’ Out October 14 On ANTI- Records. Pre-Order Now At
plains.ffm.to/walked.
Hitting play on the debut album from Plains, the duo composed of Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson, we’re immediately teleported into a world of Southern sunsets, wide open spaces, and the unapologetic nature of Country music.
... more
Streaming and Download help
If you like Plains, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp