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Leave it Behind

by Bruce Muckala

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1: Some words don’t need to be said Some thoughts don’t belong in your head Now it seems you’re filled with doubt Settle down and we’ll work it out 2: Black clouds hanging over your head Tumbleweeds lurking under your bed Now we’re caught in a roundabout Settle down and we’ll work it out Bridge: I couldn’t see the writing on the wall One it seems you can’t recall One more close call 3: Some things shouldn’t enter your mind Some things are better left behind Realize it’s not all your fault Settle down and we’ll work it out We can work it out
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Why don’t you say what you really need Why don’t you say it now Why don’t you say what you really need Why don’t you say it We need you honey Why don’t you come on home Can’t you see the night is falling Honey don’t you know love is love Why don’t you come on home We need you honey Why don’t you come on home Can’t you see our hearts are breaking Honey don’t you know love is love Why don’t you come on home
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Here you are You are here Here you are You are here You open the door Walk inside You see the sign it says You are here This is where you are We’re open so don’t go Hoping you won’t go You open the door and see the sign You found yourself in this spot (If) You don’t know where you are you’re here We’re glad to tell you you are here Take a look around Our prices are so low Hoping you won’t go You might think you are somewhere else We’re glad to tell you you are here You don’t know where you are you’re here The sign is here to say you’re here This is where you are We want you to stay so Hoping you won’t go Here you are You are here Here you are You are here
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North Shore 02:56
1: Come and go with me we'll drive the North Shore Passing Silver Bay we'll move on once more We can take all the time we need Doing anything we please We’re like the leaves falling down from the trees 2: Come and go with me lost or found we'll explore Give me forty winks, I'll drive on once more Stay in Tofte for the day See a fireworks display Though the lake's never quiet anyway 3: Look around with me here in Grand Marais Naniboujou Lodge sounds like where we'll stay Maybe take some time to play Then we'll call it a day Thunder Bay's not that far away
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driving north in the morning staying on 92 there’s some things she heard and now they all ring true sun is climbing up the sky the end of July sometimes at night she’s awake in the dark thinks of things she’ll say and how things fall apart back and forth she’s on a swing she’s like a puppet on a string the end of July Chorus: she’ll be gone like a bird that’s denied heaven knows if she will find peace of mind leave it all right here just leave it all right here leave it all behind 2: thief river falls by the way of st. hilaire she walks around the house it feels like no ones there its so hard to be so right when no one cares can’t tell the winner when they’re at the starting gate in spite of things you do the sky’s a burned out gray when people claim they hate to say they always say it anyway turn the page 4: maybe head out west spend some time with family pack the kids inside its like a fantasy no one left to play the game he won’t watch her drive away the picture fades
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Not So Blue 03:29
1: I’m not so blue that I can’t get things done Not so blue when the days vanish one by one I’m not so blue but/though it’s the same every day Not so blue I don’t catch myself holding my breath and wishing I’d float away Bridge: I may not want you I may not hear your name May not see you I swear I’m not so blue But I can’t see your picture in a frame 2: I’m not so blue when your pillow’s still next to mine Not so blue… not afraid I’d cross the line I’m not so blue that I can’t pull through Not so blue I don’t turn it over in my mind at least I don’t think I do Bridge: 3: I’m not so blue that I can’t make do Not so blue if I sleep in our room I’m not so blue when I smell your perfume Not so blue When I get that sinking feeling again every time I think of you
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Everything was so stale at this party from hell I knew they’d be smiling at a story I’d tell It ain’t so easy and I’m sure you know why My mind is like a black hole in the sky I’d been high all the time with the reefer and the wine They say they never see me I’ve been here all the time I need some attention it ain’t no surprise My mind is like a black hole in the sky Some kind of mystery that’s all I got Some kind of mystery I get that a lot Now I had to vamoose and thats just a fact I was out the front window and I didn’t look back Its was time I was leaving cuz someone drew the line My mind is like a black hole in the sky
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Are you leaving for the country? You say the city brings you down Leave the iron cloud behind And feel the circus moving on Are you leaving for the country? I know a little country town Where dogs are sleeping in the cold And the flagpole's falling down High and fine Sold the wheel and time Spread your weight and let the planet spin Do you feel like something's not real? Let the spirit move you again Are you leaving for the country?

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released April 4, 2022

Bruce Muckala: lead & backing vocals, guitar, bass, keys, programming
Brandon Bankes: pedal steel guitar
Earl Foote: pedal steel guitar on “Black Hole in the Sky”
Eric Butler: electric guitar on “That’s How I Got to Memphis” & “Black Hole in the Sky”
Rick Brustad: trumpet
Tito Planas: trombone
Jill Bakken: backing vocals on “Why Don’t You Come on Home” & “We’ll Work It Out”
Elishema Mannie: backing vocals on “Why Don’t You Come on Home”

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