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A Different Tune

by Lindsay Lou

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1.
Hey little birdie I got a message for you Ya gotta bring it to my baby, bring it soon Hey little birdie I got a message for you Ya gotta bring it to my honey if it's the last thing that you do Tell him that I'm missin' kissin' him bad Tell him since I left him I've been oh so sad My sweet little birdie are you listenin' good 'Cause this message for my honey has gotta be understood Hey little birdie even if it snows Even if it's stormy and oh so cold My dear little birdie you just gotta be bold I know you can make it through it with this love song that you hold If he's sleepin' when you get there, whisper real soft Make sure the affection doesn't get lost Oh little birdie just let him know that from this side of the ocean My love for him still grows and grows (Repeat last two stanzas) Yeah from way up on this mountain my love for him still grows and grows There's no way to change the notion my love for him still grows and grows
2.
Hope that I look sweet to you my darlin' dear Hope you know I'm waiting for you here You know I adore you, I always will When it starts a stormin', I'll love you still Chorus (B part): Don't know where we're going, don't know where we start Don't matter to me, you are my heart 'Till the words stops a spinnin' and the sun doesn't shine I will be yours if you'll be mine The daisies said I'm crazy for lovin' you I don't believe the daisies they're crazy, too My love will cover you like the trilliums But if they fill the forest, there's still not enough Chorus The maple tree said, "don't you be a foolish girl" Thinks he knows a thing or two 'bout this 'ol world Ain't a sleepin' when I'm dreamin' of you my dear How can I sleep when you're not here? Chorus If I had an apple blossom, I'd put it in my hair But when the bees are buzzing, I wouldn't dare! If I had a rose bud I'd give it to you So that you know that all of me is all for you
3.
Hey there sycamore tree Have I told you lately you're so lovely Yes, I heard you calling for me silently If you're not in love, fall in love with me You are something that I recognize Naked and without disguise With you mighty branches hanging down I can't believe what I have found Chorus Ooohhh You got you head in the sky, the Earth at you feet There's not a bird up there you fail to meet And the music your leaves make, it makes me weak How can you say so much and never speak? And you never long for yesterday Off with the old is what you say And still I yearn for your embrace How can I learn the sycamore way?
4.
I leave today my darling on a funny avenue To a place where no one's ever blue or lonely It's further than the rainbow, more riches than gold I'll send for you my darling if you love won't grow old Chorus For our home is o'er the sea my dear In this land of opportunity Peace, bread, work and love is all we need my dear I'll send for you my love Please wait for me I built a little farm house, there's help to tend the fields Men are hungry for work, for moonshine and steady meals Gold paints the fields with autumn and lights the woods a new The rolling hills and meadows they all wait for you Chorus Well the winds weren't right, the Earth wasn't good to us this year The rain never came and still somehow the skies were never clear Seems our luck ran out and there were times I thought we'd lost it all But I know God will bring you to me, we'll have better luck next fall Chorus
5.
mercy 04:35
I laid me down in a field of blue bonnets Lord take me now while I'm good and honest I felt the flowers fall for feelin' tall So who am I to take it all? A gamblin' fool for feelin' nothing could be done I'll take the money and I'll run Chorus Mercy Mercy Lord Mercy Lord for you sinner sinkin' low I meant to mend like a thread and needle But I found my friends I'm far too feeble I said my sorries but never more They don't know what I'm in for It's rock or hard ahead and there I am I took the money and I ran Chorus Impetuously I earn with interest Recklessly I can't resist it Next they're knocking at my front door And I can't hide anymore They'll carry me away with a wilted will to give In the jail is where I'll live Chorus My mendacious mask it mocks me cruelly Those tenacious acts they took me truly Now this cold empty prison cell It hold me here from what I can tell Unless the letters lie like Madoff did In the jail is where I live Chorus X2 Low Low Low
6.
Well I thought I could swim I was sure of it But the whole sea gobbled me up And now I'm inside of it, can't get out of it Wonder what'll come of me now So I bought me a steam boat, big and strong I bought it to carry me home But it crashed and burned and then I learned I was meant to ramble and roam Oh why, oh why Why, oh why Why's it gotta be so hard When you think you can swim but you never win And home is always way too far And then I met you and a different tune My heart began to sing And there's no explaining it, no describing it But when I'm with you I feel home So think of me dear when you roam around I'll be roaming and rambling, too And when we're together, we'll have fine weather As sure as the sky is blue I know, I know No need to tell me so Sometimes it might be so hard But it's more fun to swim when you jump right in With the one you love wherever you are
7.
wait a while 04:51
Standing up in a furry I rose in a hurry To find where this journey would start Running through the thickets I swore not to miss it That train was leaving town For a brand new start Chorus If I could just wait a while In the golden grass knew high Now where's that dial to slow it down The winter's come and gone away without goodbye Oh winter how'd you get to be so wise The river swept us away We knew not the time or the day And this flooded town all up and down Was taken away, too We could just keep from drowning As the rain kept on a pounding You can sink or swim when you're already in A current like that Chorus (Repeat first stanza)
8.
the farm 02:49
There once was an old farm house Where the best moonshine was made But that old moonshiner's gone His debts have all been paid The children who were born there Some of them moved away But not so far as across the road And there their families stayed Chorus That old farm house still stands A little off the road It's weathered the seasons And watched the trees grow For the ramblers the roamers And all in between With simple words and melodies It can't be explained To Upper Michigan they came Packin' a family so big You couldn't count blood relatives From those who just came in They moved in that old farm house Six boys, six girls the same Brothers and sisters and Timbrook was their name Chorus The grandsons of the moonshiner They thought the girls were sweet And every day they'd cross the road The Timbrook Farm they'd greet Year by year they grew and grew Until one day it came One of those little Timbrook girls She went and changed her name
9.
Noah my dear, you know what I hear I heard that there's trees so tall So tall tall tall, they make you feel small So small you don't feel like you Noah my dear, come here, come here Let's see what theses trees can do Noah my dear, you know what I hear I hear that there's fish that can fly Fish that can fly and birds that can dive Deep into the ocean blue Noah my dear, come here, come here Let's see what these creatures can do Noah my dear, you know what I hear I hear there's flowers that can grow in the sky They don't need dirt to stay alive Like all the other flowers do Noah my dear, come here, come here Let's see what these flowers can do Noah my dear, you know what I hear I hear that there's places to see Places to see and people to meet, and things to know That can make you grow and make the whole world seem brand new Noah my dear, come here, come here Let's see what these people and places and things can do Noah my dear, you know what I hear I hear a song that reminds me of you And nobody knows exactly how it goes But I'll try to whistle it with you Noah my dear, come here, come here Whistle this song with me...
10.
o' sun 04:34
I open up my arms for you Lord knows without you what I'd do The flowers also reach up to you O' sun you don't know what you do To me When it rains with the sky we weep But for what you bring how bitter sweet Soon the green will begin to ring A more beautiful song I can't hope to sing Or dream Chorus 'Cause when you're down I'm down, too When you're up I'm up, too When you're feeling just a little blue I wish there's something I could do for you sun I know the clouds have their job to do I know the shade has it's value But sun we run on your energy It all starts with you and when it gets to me Oh my Chorus I heard them say that you give too much The day it came when enough is enough But they must know it's your way to love Like a mother cares for her precious young So you are Chorus So blanket me in your warm embrace Let the world know your beautiful face And when you're down let that song be your guide And know I'm here with my arms open wide For you Chorus
11.
Well I heard a little story 'bout the mountains I heard a little story 'bout the sea I went to ask my mother if a word of it was true And this is what she said to me She said darlin' don't you worry 'bout nothin' There so much in the world for you to see There's time to see it all if you don't mess around Don't you mess around, you listenin' to me Don't you mess around, you listenin' to me It was may when I saw him for the first time Everything I love about the spring And when I heard him sing those precious melodies My heart decided that it wasn't up to me I said honey I don't want your greenback dollar Honey I don't want your watch and chain All I want it time No need to say that you'll be mine And he said darlin' don't you worry 'bout nothin' There's so much in the world we need to see There's time to see it all if you wanna mess around Wanna mess around, mess around with me Wanna mess around, mess around with me Didn't take long 'till I realized I had found him Everything I wanted in my dreams He took my hand, he took my heart He took me from the very start And this is what it sounded like to me (Repeat last stanza)

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From folk, swing and blues to Appalachian music and bluegrass, this album is a compilation of eleven distinct original songs written with the spirit and soul of old time tradition, and encompassing classic lyrical themes that will move any listener.

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released September 24, 2010

All songs written by Lindsay Lou

Engineered by Sam Corbin

Mastered by Glenn Brown

Includes: The Flatbellys (Joshua Rilko, Spencer Cain, Keith Billik), Jen Sygit, Rachael Davis, Sam Corbin, Peter Knupfer (Detour Bluegrass), Missy Keech-Armstrong (Detrour Bluegrass), Jay Sobel, Mike Lynch, and Drew "Captain Midnight" Howard

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Lindsay Lou Nashville, Tennessee

New solo album Queen of Time out September 29 on Kill Rock Stars Nashville. Pre-order now!

“Guided by life experiences, Lindsay Lou's sound and songwriting continues to evolve and intertwine her sturdy Bluegrass roots with progressive Americana and Folk.” – PBS

“In an era when style and trends can become genericana, [Lou] focuses on the song.” – No Depression
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