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BEGGING THE RADIO (c) Monica Uhm
The motor runs in a cough and a sputter
and the wheels grip tight on the earth
Mad dirt flies in a huff all a flutter
and it bounces off the hood like its cursed
Here we go down this vacant road
Take me home, I’m begging the radio
The highway back seems so much further
can’t remember when this road got old
Something’s been wrong but I couldn’t put a finger
on the pulse when the blood ran cold
As you drive through the hollow night
I’m by your side but do you notice when I cry
Here we go back down this broken road
Take me home, I’m begging the radio
Aimless knobs playing catch with the stations
signals grow stiff and paranoid
But hook, line and sinker would drown if we think too loud
so let’s just race through the void
Let’s just ride, let’s just make it through tonight
I’m alright but will the radio fade and die
Here we go down back down the hard way home
Broken road - you're killing the radio
Killing the radio
Radio
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STORYLINE (c) Monica Uhm
The storyline remains the same
I try, I fail I try again
And I just end up from where I came
The story line remains the same
But don’t you feel sorry for me
I’ve gotten used to this
Cause everyday I know I wake up
Wiser than before
My mind gets bigger and I know more
The storyline remains the same
I fight, I lose, I fight again
And I just end up from where I came
The story line remains the same
Don’t want an easy journey
No time for compromise
Cause everyday I know I wake up
Stronger than before
My will gets bigger and I do more
Humble and so pure
My heart gets bigger and I feel more
The storyline remains the same
The storyline remains the same
The storyline remains the
The storyline remains the
The storyline remains the same the same the same
There ain’t no explanation
That’s just the way it is
But one day I know I’ll be there
Standing at the door
Satisfied that I had lived more
Humble and so pure
Knowing I’ve gotten what I came for
The storyline remains the same
The storyline remains the same
The storyline remains the
The storyline remains the
The storyline remains the same the same the same
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LAST NIGHT (c) Monica Uhm
Last night I saw the full moon rising
Last night I knew that you were gone
Last night I heard the fool’s moon laughing again
Saying girl, don’t you ever listen
When a man says he’s a dreamer
There’s nothing on this earth that keeps him happy, contented for long
Give him all your understanding
There’s nothing you can do to keep him safe
Keep him sound, keep him around
And all those times you’ve come back broke and beaten
You’d smile and say I’m everything you need
If only I could give you something you want
But road and sky, with these I can’t compete
When a man says he’s a dreamer
There’s nothing on this earth that keeps him happy, contented for long
Give him all your understanding
There’s nothing you can do to keep him safe
Keep him sound, keep him around
I pray for you; I pray for me
I pray the Lord above our souls to keep
I laugh out loud I cry inside
The heart and mind collide
I pray for you; who prays for me
Last night I saw the full moon rising
Last night I knew that you'd be gone
Last night I said that this would be the last time
But girl that would be a lie
When a man says he’s a dreamer
There’s nothing on this earth that keeps him happy, contented for long
Give him all your understanding
There’s nothing you can do to keep him safe
Keep him sound, keep him around
Keep him around, keep him around, keep him around
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JUST HURTING (c) Monica Uhm
Wouldn't be the first time if I lied to you
But I'm hurting, still hurting babe
Letting time do the thing it needs to do
So I’m learning, still learning babe
Moon's a witness to a day that's breaking down
Silhouettes are cracking as the poets drown
The weight of the horizon crashes to the ground
And I'm burning, still learning babe
Just hurting
Made the rounds w friends to make up for lost times
But I'm hurting, still hurting babe
A different kind of lonely hits you from a crowd
And I'm hurting, still hurting babe
I'll rise up to the surface every now and then
It's never the beginning and never near the end
Perfect orbit of the planet while I’m twist and bent
And I'm burning still learning, babe
Just hurting
Did you ever get to Vegas on old 66
Did you notice all the clouds spreading out too thin
Did you let yourself be swallowed up by the state I'm in
Cuz I'm hurting still hurting, babe
Just hurting
I'm not thinking that the answer is to be with you
I'm just hurting still hurting babe
I know that time is doing what it needs to do
So I'm learning, still learning babe, still learning
I’m just hurting
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MIGHTY WATERS (c) Monica Uhm
Take a seat and let me tell a story
Of distant shores and vivid memories
I traveled far across the wild blue yonder
I traveled far because of fears and dreams
And the only things that I carry with me
Is the love they gave to me
When I get there I will climb the lighthouse
And raise a glass to life and liberty
Sail away across the mighty waters
Sail away until He comes for me
Stand beside me and look out on the horizon
And let me tell you everything I see
Wisdom written in the clouds above me
Providence in soils beneath my feet
And the only things I carry with me
Are the words they gave to me
When I get there I will climb through canyons
Wade through wild flowers by the lakes and streams
Toil away amongst the fields and valleys
Toil away until He comes for me
Sailed away across the mighty waters
Sail away until he comes for me
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NEVERTHELESS (c) Monica Uhm
He was nine when he went walking
Just as sure as he could be
Books and dreams, they made it obvious
Stars were in his destiny
They said you should not be here
People like you aren't for this
Nevertheless, nevertheless
He'd persist
No other choice left in the rubble
Ten in a dayboat built for two
Seeking refuge to be human
Like we're all entitled to
They try to trip them as they run
Resenting that they can exist
Nevertheless, nevertheless
They persist
They march onward for their children
They stand ground on sacred lands
They read letters for the voiceless
They hold outcasts by the hands
Words forewarned in chamber halls
Chastised for hers but not for his
Nevertheless, nevertheless
She persists
I found a drumbeat I can dance to
A dusty trail carved by my feet
I've traveled farther going solo
Resistance has sculpted me
They try to put me in my place
They try to tell me how it is
Nevertheless, nevertheless
I persist
They hold fast to morning pledges
In being all that they could be
To uphold the inalienable rights
Of the brave and the free
But where's this land of the free
If freedom's doled out from a list
Nevertheless, nevertheless
Please persist
Nevertheless, nevertheless
Please persist
Nevertheless, nevertheless
We persist
We persist
We persist
We persist
We persist
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Fueled by happy accidents and chance encounters, "Cowboys&Aliens" features over 20 musicians that Monica Uhm has met in her random musical journey. An odd-lot collection of songs that mash up various genres that still fit together like a soundtrack for life's literal and figurative road trips.
Playing on over 100 stations in over 20 countries, the album has received wide acclaim for its songwriting, exceptional musicianship and major-label quality production. #justshowup #philosofolkontherocks
released April 19, 2018
