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MATT WALKER [ WRITING ]
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Ghost Who Walks Dog Songs by Matt Walker
Deepest Valley
It was written in fire On the dark sky of her mind He’d give her tenderness Most of the time
The deepest valley The longest night Endless depths of water No dry land in sight My soul is a witness to whatever I do And baby I’d do it for you
The embers won’t go out They can’t seem to be doused The smoke from those coals Sometimes stings her eyes
The deepest valley The longest night Endless depths of water No dry land in sight My soul is a witness to whatever I do And baby I’d do it for you
(Soul Witness)
Green and Grey
I first saw you on the train platform You were dressed in green and grey We were eating chocolate and smoking cigarettes After school that day
Broken glass in my left hand Cuts and scrapes from travelling this land But I run and I run and I run all the way home
I won’t let go Can you understand? I’ve never been the same Since you said I was your man
Haze of uncertainty and moments of regret But in this life there’s one thing that I know To find your way in this big old world It helps to have a good friend Many’s the time that I close my eyes And think of you running wild Can you understand? I’ve never been the same Since you said I was your man
Green and grey Those colours combined Shall never fade
Broken glass in my left hand Cuts and scrapes from travelling this land But I run and I run and I run all the way home
I won’t let go Can you understand? I’ve never been the same Since you said I was your man
Green and grey Those colours combined Shall never fade
(Soul Witness)
Dirty Fog
Dirty fog rolling on in The parish mule, it spooked me again I make the bed in which you lay I follow the leader but they won’t let me play
I’ve been told since I can’t remember I’ve been guided through a fix or two Maybe when I’m a little bit older I’ll realize that I should have listened to you
From north to south there’s a track so worn
Put my arms around you they’ll keep you warm
Your face is all full of rouge I try to understand but it ain’t no use
I’ve been told since I can’t remember I’ve been guided through a fix or two Maybe when I’m a little bit older I’ll realize that I should have listened to you
(Soul Witness)
Second Hand Luck
Lay your money down You ain’t got much to spare Ashtray change A second hand car
I believe in second hand luck It’s a fine thing when you ain’t got much
Handful of broken dreams Wrapped up in my head I’m packing all my junk To go somewhere I’ve never been
I believe in second hand luck It’s a fine thing when you ain’t got much
This track that I once knew Is now an uncertain road to me Leaning hard against the wind Is that just where you want me to be?
I believe in second hand luck It’s a fine thing when you ain’t got much
Over and out … Wish me well … Over and out … Wish me well …
(Soul Witness)
Don’t Need Sunshine
(Matt Walker Live at the Continental)
Awake At Night
I had it planned so well Save up some money and organize my time I was sure that having that regular dough Would turn things around and put ‘em right
I close my eyes and pretend you’re holding me tight I’ve been working this day job It’s keeping me awake at night
It’s not that I don’t like to work I was brought up outdoors and I played in the dirt So many people all over this world can’t be wrong That’s what I told myself a hundred times
Now I get no sleep and I hate it when we fight I’ve been working this day job It’s keeping me awake at night
Seems I have to live a whole lifetime Just to make it to 5 Don’t tell me what I’m thinking about I don’t want no over-time
Now I get no sleep and I hate it when we fight I’ve been working this day job And it’s keeping me awake at night
(Navigational Skills)
Hard To Hide
I cast my eye over this procession Of black and grey suits All the trees have lost their leaves They’re scattered ‘round my boots There’s a reflection in your eye And I’ve got a look that’s hard to hide
From my post I see little things Then forget them I’m not one to go talking I keep thoughts in What would you say to a girl When you feel so sensible
I’m always finding myself In the most unexpected places I was gathering up my fortune when I misplaced it Pockets of change and broken bills I have no navigational skills When you pulled up in the drive I had a look that was hard to hide
Watch the crowd pouring out Of the stadium While I’m put on call-waiting In a telephone booth Scarves and patches on a stall And what I was taught I can’t recall
I’m always finding myself In the most unexpected places I was gathering up my fortune when I misplaced it Pockets of change and broken bills I have no navigational skills When you pulled up in the drive I had a look that was hard to hide
(Navigational Skills)
Vacancy (All Around Me)
I hear you now You’re close to me You’re whispering lines that no one can hear But me I search for answers all around I follow my heart underground
I wave goodbye to strangers And my thoughts collide Pour myself another drink These feelings I just can’t define My memory deceives me all the time I could swear that we were talking Just last night
Can you sense this vacancy? ‘Cause I can feel it all around me Yeah, you know I’m talking to you ‘Cause you’re just like me and you can feel it too
Is it just my state of mind? You know I’ve got the best intentions But it seems there is no time These people only have one dimension
You know you give ‘em an inch And they take a mile Out on the street I see ‘em every day It seems they are forever in style
Can you sense this vacancy? ‘Cause I can feel it all around me Yeah, you know I’m talking to you ‘Cause you’re just like me and you can feel it to
(Navigational Skills)
Into The Light
Where’re you going? What’s your name? Are you the kind who always ends up singing? Or have you got a secret plan?
Let me tell you ‘bout a thing or two Some things I’ve been through There’ve been times when I really needed Someone like you
But these things on your mind Right now baby, they ain’t on mine I just want you to hold me Before we move into the light
I’ve shed my skin so many times What does it matter I’ve seen that look and I’ve heard those lines Did you think I would know better?
I can pretend the whole damn night That I got what I came for You’ve got it coming to you You’re going to see to that
But these things on your mind Right now baby, they ain’t on mine I just want you to hold me Before we move into the light
(Navigational Skills)
Do You Remember Our Love
Do you remember our love? Do you remember how we danced all night? And they played our song Do you remember our love?
Do you remember how we talked and talked and talked? We had so much to share One fleeting moment you said And we just happened to be there Do you remember our love?
And when your friends at the bar Called out for another round We filled our glasses up Then we lost them In the crowd
Do you remember our love? Didn’t we connect? Do you remember our love? Or was it finished before it started Do you remember our love? Have you forgotten already? Do you remember our love? Baby I do
It seems we knew each other such a long time But maybe it was just a few weeks Those mornings we would wake together In the afternoon sun Sometimes there was no need to speak
Now every time I get to thinking back And how we came to meet each other Nothing seems to be where we left it Can’t you see we were just keeping ourselves company?
Do you remember our love? Didn’t we connect? Do you remember our love? Or was it finished before it started Do you remember our love? Have you forgotten already? Do you remember our love? Baby I do
(Navigational Skills)
Right From Wrong
We got talking at someone’s party It was in their garage The sky it seemed such a lonely place But it’s full of planets and stars So we took a drink and walked out into the night Somebody strummed a guitar The moon it rose from behind your shoulder Constellations up above
What I did with my education I just don’t know But you could make me understand Right from wrong
So we made a toast to the great unknown Drank our beer from coffee cups Music falling from the clouds Like confetti in the dust
What I did with my education I just don’t know But you could make me understand Right from wrong
It’s like when the stars seem so much clearer When you turn away It happens to me every night That’s what you say to me You say, for a while we shone so bright But even stars can fade We’re floating out in the atmosphere And we’ve lost our way
What I did with my education I just don’t know But you could make me understand Right from wrong
(Navigational Skills)
Easily Changed
I clean my teeth and whistle a tune Dedicated to all the times I’ve watched the sunrise from under the door I’ve waited for deliveries due last month You got me walking the floor
Was it just the shadows that woke me? Or maybe you rang The TV was on all night again It must have been an ad That woke me with a bang I thought it was day but all around me was black
I pick my thoughts up off the floor And send them to the moon We’ve all got to have someone To tell our secrets to
But if I had a little more time to think things through I’d work out what you wanna hear Then I’d just say it to you But my mind is so easily changed But my mind is so easily changed But my mind is so easily changed When it comes to you
(Navigational Skills)
Everyone Was Born To Love
Everyone was born to love That is why we’re here on Earth And everyone has a different god But I believe we were born to love
When I look up into space I can believe anything at all And when I die don’t you shed a tear ‘Cause I found love while I was here
Everyone was born to love That is why we’re here on Earth And everyone has a different god But I believe we were born to love
(Navigational Skills)
Once Again
I went down to the valley Just to see what I could see And there she was, my only sweetheart And once again she set me free Take my hand when you’re lonesome Take my legs when yours are tired All we want is each other So once again we say goodnight
What’s that you’re saying? Sometimes you feel so far from me
I had a dream and you were in it And I said Would you be mine? And I woke up the next morning And once again you were by my side
I went down to the valley Just to see what I could see And there she was, my only sweetheart And once again she set me free
(Navigational Skills)
I Won’t See You Again (Hours And Distance)
I won’t see you again You couldn’t stay no more Nothing in your pockets But a number to call I won’t see you again I won’t see you again When you find your destination Won’t you write me a few of your lines? And maybe then I’ll realize With all this between us The hours and the distance May we see our way through I’ve been down with the devil Since you’ve been away When you’re loose it’s so easy to stray And to know what’s right I’m taking my time There’s no cause for disruption I’m doing fine It’s just a memory of you That’s on my mind I can’t sleep from my dreaming And these night time friends that I’ve found They do me no good (chorus) I could cry you a love song Over mountains and divide Just to move you a little closer To me tonight I’m in purgatory And folks are staring at me They say you forget what you leave behind But I can’t stop reminding myself Of all those good times
(Barb Waters - Rosa Duet)
Sleep Over
(Matt Walker and Ashley Davies – Self-titled)
Technological Advances
(Matt Walker and Ashley Davies – Self-titled)
On The Street Tonight
(Matt Walker and Ashley Davies – Self-titled)
Where You Been?
(Matt Walker and Ashley Davies – Self-titled)
I Can’t Sleep
I can’t sleep I’m dreaming Watch me As I disappear I can’t hear Is the radio on? Is the drummer drumming? Has someone’s baby gone?
Now if you think it’s not too late Because we’ve done a lot of talking If only just to hold this moment I hope it’s not too late If you think it’s not too late
A note book A hotel pen Got my eyes open So I can see you there You got me so blue In this hotel room With the cars outside Everything is real
Now if you think it’s not too late Because we’ve done a lot of talking If only just to hold this moment I hope it’s not too late If you think it’s not too late
Fife and drum
Let me tell you people Something been going on wrong I’m gonna holler up and down the street With my fife and drum
Today I’ll meet my maker I won’t ask no questions Yeah the things that I see And it’s the way that I feel Come on and take me
I won’t falter I just ran out of time And if I fade away Baby you were never mine
I hear a rumble Coming up through the floor Everything is very strange Much stranger then before
You can lose yourself It’s so easy to do More simple than falling in love But that’s easy too
I won’t falter I just ran out of time And if I fade away Baby you were never mine
Veil of Night
Veil of night Morning dew Mysteries I hold onto
Shadows fall Children play I cannot hate I tried I failed
Ooooh…… (This is a melodic harmony chorus line with no lyric)
I’m just like bad news On every word you hang Touch my heart Then I’ll tell the truth
Nothing is wrong Nothing is right I’m just picturing my life before me Under moonlight
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