Lyrics: Down the Road
Liner Notes
Produced by Jack Wilkinson in his bedroom on the Wilkinson farm.
Jack Wilkinson: Acoustic & 12-String Guitar, Harmonica, and Lead & Backing Vocals
Kristen Sorensen: Backing Vocals on "Let It Go" and "Won't Go Away"
Will Wilkinson: Lead Electric Guitar on "God On Our Side" and "Bible Belt Blues"
Music and Lyrics by Jack Wilkinson.
Released on January 23, 2008.
Let It Go
Well the days will bring you down
All your rainbows turning brown
And when there's nothing to be found I find
Love can really change your mind
I see god's love in every child, every smile
On that ruddy face
Don't you cry, tell me why
Just let it go
Just let it go
When there's nothing left to love
All you've got are lonesome doves
When it's hard to find a smile
Well he'll love you all the while
I see god's love in every child, every smile
On that ruddy face
Don't you cry, tell me why
Just let it go
Just let it go
Just let it go
Just let it go
I see god's love in every child, every smile
On that ruddy face
Don't you cry, tell me why
Just let it go
Just let it go
Just let it go
Just let it go
Heartbreaker
Don't take my love away
I know that you do
Think about what you have to say
Oh I really love you
Don't say I'm crazy babe
Don't say that I'm bad
You're just a heartbreaker, honey
And you're driving me mad
Oh she's a heartbreaker, honey
You're in for your misery
You've got a whole lot of money
And you bet on your wishing tree
Oh she'll be back again
She's around the bend
It's a lonely, lonely long time
Truck stop on the Tennessee line
Little love and the heavens above
Do the best that I can
Don't say you love me, honey
A sensible man
Can't say I'm happy, baby
I can't say that I'm sad
You're just a heartbreaker, honey
And you're driving me mad
Oh she's a heartbreaker, honey
You're in for your misery
You've got a whole lot of money
And you bet on your wishing tree
Oh she'll be back again
She's around the bend
It's a lonely, lonely long time
Truck stop on the Tennessee line
Handy Man
Well I'm just another handy man
I've fixed a fence or two
Just a couple dollars ma'am
What can I fix for you?
What can I fix for you?
It's not that I'm a bad man
Not playing any deals
I'm just another refugee
Looking for a meal
Looking for a meal
Do you see my reflection
In your beer bottle glass?
Where is the right direction, man
When you just let it pass?
Do you see my reflection
When I'm looking at you?
Where is the right direction, man
When you don't have a clue?
So pay me with your sandwiches
Pay me with your stew
Pay me anything you like
And still I'll fix for you
And still I'll fix for you
So she paid me with her kindness
And she gave me her heart
We left the world behind us
Before we took it all too far
Took it all too far
Do you see my reflection
In your beer bottle glass?
Where is the right direction, man
When you just let it pass?
Do you see my reflection
When I'm looking at you?
Where is the right direction, man
When you don't have a clue?
I'm just another handy man
I fix the broken hearts
I hope you really understand
Before you fall apart
Before you fall apart
So I walked away
I'll be back someday
I heard you call my name
And I walked away
God On Our Side
Why do you cross the river?
Why do you race the tide?
Who do you think delivers?
When you've got God on your side
God on your side
And when you see your father
Why do you run and hide?
Boy, it ain't a bother
Cause you've got God on your side
God on your side
You've got God on your side
And you're feeling good
Walking and talking like a good boy should
Well you say and you pray
Oh you say your lines
Well it might be God
But you can use your mind
Use your mind
And when your days are darker
And you can't see the light
I want you to remember
You've got God on your side
God on your side
And when nothing really matters
And you feel dead inside
Well I'd really rather
Have God on my side
God on my side
You've got God on your side
And you're feeling good
Walking and talking like a good boy should
Well you say and you pray
Oh you say your lines
Well it might be God
But you can use your mind
Use your mind
And if you find a lover
A girl to call your wife
A girl that's like no other
She's got God on her side
God on her side
And I hope there's no more trouble
And you live a happy life
Because I'll be there on the double
In the night
Won't Go Away
Ain't it funny when the money's coming
And you don't have much to say
All your lovin', all your kiss and huggin'
And I just won't go away
Woah, woah
I won't go away
Woah, woah
Love you everyday
Like a loser, like a Monday boozer
Well I take it day to day
Take your time, got you on mind
And I've seen my shades of gray
Woah, woah
I won't go away
Woah, woah
Love you everyday
Two bit and I must admit
That I love you everyday
I thank God, I thank the Lord above
He said I won't go away
Woah, woah
I won't go away
Woah, woah
Love you everyday
And I know when the wind is blowing
That I could not blow away
And I know that when your love is showing
That I could not stay away from you no more
Who Loves You
Don't call me up
Don't say you love
Well I'm not your baby anymore
I'm not the boy I used to be
Just do enough
To try and please me
Well I'm so easy anymore
I walked away from your back door
That was the summer of our lives
Oh she couldn't believe I was forty-five
I was younger, she was too
But you never forget
Who loves you
Well I loved her then
But that was someday
And I'm so lonely, but I don't know
About sweet romance, we'll take it slow
And all your high school friends
And I go my way
Ride that someday on the wind
I'm down the road and back again
That was the summer of our lives
Oh she couldn't believe I was forty-five
I was younger, she was too
But you never forget
Who loves you
Say that love can last forever
Say that love can never die
Rolling down that lonesome river
You and I
Bible Belt Blues
I was sitting on the front porch
Playing my guitar
I was sitting on the front porch
Wondering who you are
And I just don't know what to do
Well I saved my soul
And I sing my Bible Belt Blues
And I got them Bible Belt Blues
And I got nothing to lose
Bible Belt Blues, honey
Bible Belt Blues
Well I dream the dreams
And I sing the songs of my heart
Well I love the Lord
Oh I loved him right from the start
And I just don't know what to do
Well I save my soul
And I sing my Bible Belt Blues
And I got them Bible Belt Blues
And I got nothing to lose
Bible Belt Blues, honey
Bible Belt Blues
Uncle Thompson
Well they called him Uncle Thompson
Black man down the street
And all the children loved him
Ran in circles around his feet
And they loved him
Oh they loved him
Their Uncle Thompson
Well I guess he was a veteran
Of some forgotten war
He always had the green clothes
And told stories of the shore
And they loved him
They really loved him
Their Uncle Thompson
Don't you know when the cold wind blows
He'd hold him in his arms
He said I'm your Uncle Thompson
Won't see you any harm
No one cared for color
And nobody was right
They said that Uncle Thompson
Will steal you in the night
He's the wrong kind
Oh the wrong kind
You'll understand
Then we heard the gunshot
And then the night grew still
And there was Uncle Thompson
Laying on a hill
And they loved him
Oh they loved him
Their Uncle Thompson
Don't you know when the cold wind blows
He'd hold him in his arms
He said I'm your Uncle Thompson
Won't see you any harm