1. |
Never Feel Alone
02:38
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Hey, kind friend, thank you for
the love you showed when it was needed most
One great surprise in this sweet life
are the people who show up right on time
Been feeling bad down to my bones
But I never feel alone
No I don’t
No I don’t know what’s coming next
I’d spoil the plot if I knew the twists
I can’t avoid all the sticks and stones
But I never feel alone
No I don’t
I travel light because when I go
It’s not what I have, it’s who I know
All I want with what I have left
Is to give back more than I get
Been feeling bad down to my bones
But I never feel alone
No I don’t
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2. |
Get Your Boots On
03:25
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I knew that it was time to leave
Before I felt your little tug on my sleeve
Every party needs a gracious ghost
We don’t have to say goodbye
Don’t have to give a reason why
Honey, get your boots on
And let’s go home
Take me home
Take me to bed
Take me apart
Going out is good until it’s not
Where the exits are is a mighty fine thing to know
Honey, get your boots on
And let’s go home
We’ll pass your favorite restaurant
You can order anything you want
But they got a sign about shoes on the door
But I got a telephone
We can place our order to go
Honey, get your boots on
And let’s go home
I promise, darling, it's not a dream
I can take you to my favorite place to be
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3. |
Getaway
03:22
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Babe, I don't know what to do
the center cannot hold
my head is tired
my bones feel old
but you got a way
of seeing right through
the way the world breaks us down
you said here's what we're gonna do
we're gonna get away
we're gonna go somewhere brand new
I'm gonna help you get away from you
I pull the white linen up
right up over our heads
I don't know about the breakfast
but I sure do like this bed
and you throw the curtains wide
I watch the sun light up your face
we're only here for the weekend
so let's go see what we can see
just for a little while
get you out of your head
just for a little while
now get back in this bed
you said it can't be time to go back
let's stay another day
or get in the car
and live out of our suitcase
I said, babe, you brought me here
by that I mean you brought me back
my bones don't feel so old
I know how to thank you for that
we're gonna get away...
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4. |
What's Keeping You?
03:15
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My neighbor’s porch light used to keep me awake
Until we turned the bed the other way
In hindsight I can’t help but wonder what
other things could be rearranged
What’s keeping you from the easy to do?
What do you know is out of place?
(What do you not know how to say?)
(What is standing in your way?)
(Trust your gut to tell your brain)
If you followed the guiding beat of your heart
What parts of your life would you change?
My buddy Joe thought his loyalty would show
His boss what he was worth but never asked
Twenty years in the rear view mirror
With just a pat on the back
A wise woman told me she learned the hard way
Pleasing people and yourself is not the same
What other people feel isn’t your ideal
everything got better when she stopped needing to explain
What could you have finished if you already started?
What would go better if you just put your heart in it?
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5. |
Little Child
03:12
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Come sit beside me
It might feel a little less lonely
It’s always felt this way
In fact, I think that, looking back
We all tell the same stories
So I don’t have much to say
Tell me, scared little child,
How old are you now?
The world is a hard place
There are still soft places left
I know you got my hard head
I know, in my case,
The difference between some good and bad days
Are the things I tell myself
Tell me, scared little child
How old are you now?
Ain’t it funny what suddenly
Can shatter our self-control
I don’t want to feel like a child inside
I sure don’t want to feel so old
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6. |
Sleep with the Light On
03:07
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I don’t think I’ve met anyone whole
Something is already gone
Everyone goes to sleep in the dark
And practices dying alone
I’m gonna sleep with my light on
Nobody knows how to be alone
Or how to stay a safe distance apart
Everyone goes to sleep in the dark
To hide their own broken heart
I’m gonna sleep with my light on
I caught a glimpse of the sky once, just before dawn
The stars seemed to turn out their lights
Everyone goes to sleep in the dark
Everyone runs out of time
I’m gonna sleep with my light on
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7. |
My Whole Heart
02:59
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you start to recognize the pattern
but don’t know how it comes apart
look at the pieces of your heart
when you understand what happened
but still don't know the cause
look at the wreckage of your loss
I want to learn and do better
draw a fine line around my faults
I want to focus on what really matters
loving you with my whole heart
you commit to the healing
but still don't know what you might find
in the corners of your mind
you can be careful of the trigger
but it's still a loaded gun
sense the danger and you run
all my heart wants to be sure
is to be wholehearted
all the things worth waiting for
waiting for me to get started
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8. |
Taking It Slow
02:27
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I’ve been getting high, feeling low
Recognize that I am getting old
I'm still moving but I'm taking it slow
Once upon a time, I used to go
as fast as I could to see the whole damn world
I'm still learning but i'm taking it slow
Sometimes you're caught up in just survival
You don't notice til after you've grown
Not gonna give up on good advice though
I'm taking it slow
Big blue sky and an open road
Best be getting on before I am called back home
I'm still living but I'm taking it slow
Pretty eyes, beautiful soul
Your hand in mine is all I need to know
Loving you but we can take that…
For the record,
I think it might feel better
if we spent a little more time together
For the record
I think it might feel better
if we spent a little more time
a little more time… taking it slow
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9. |
Outgrow Me
02:04
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Oh my child, don't stop growing
Oh my child, the world is big
All the wild and the unbroken
Are not supposed to be held in
One day, you will outgrow me
You won't need the support I give
But, oh my child, listen closely
I will love you still
Every child deserves the fortune
Of getting answers to their "whys"
But one day soon a door will open
And you can't know it's the last time
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10. |
Millstone
03:28
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Just so you know,
We all know what you do
You’re like a wolf that’s surprised
That we know that you howl at the moon
We know you don’t eat
We know you don’t sleep
Working because you believe
That working right through
What happened to you
Is one way to outrun your grief
You don’t have to carry the weight
Carry the weight of the millstone
It goes so slow
Because of what you’re dragging with you
Let the river flow
Let the water do the work for you
What everyone needs
Is not for you to be
The one that takes care
Of everyone’s needs
You’ve got to come clean
It’s time for you to leave
That stone behind you
Where it’s supposed to be
It all comes true
What you don’t deal with
Deals with you
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11. |
Whole Again
03:21
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I am late afternoon
warming you
in a sunbeam
I am the melting snow
when it's time to go
become spring
I am a broken man
from time to time
made whole again
I am the gentle breeze
at the tips of the trees
when you're lonely
I am the memory
of you next to me
and smiling
I am a broken man
from time to time
made whole again
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Phil Norman Roanoke, Virginia
Phil Norman is a singer-songwriter from Roanoke, Virginia, who toured relentlessly from 1998-2003 before choosing to stay
closer to home to raise his family.
2024’s Folksinger is his first solo album since Collision in 2000. In that gap of years, Phil and his songs can be found on albums from both Blue Moonshine and Appalachian Soul.
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Phil Norman recommends:
Appalachian Soul
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I loved being part of Appalachian Soul. Great songs with great friends.
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We had so much fun singing songs together, gathered around one microphone.
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Hallelujah Anyhow
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