"Thirsty Boots" by Phil Ochs


also played by the late great John Denver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNt3bDlNU5o

I think that Mr. John Denver has the best voice

and does the absolute best job by far

playing this song...





Eric Anderson has some pretty nice

solo covers of this tune also


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70zT3lXPZc&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlAeOAEkNWA





and also here is one with Judy Collins .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci5kU1g8Q0U





You've long been on the open road
you've been sleepin' in the rain
From dirty words and muddy cells
your clothes are soiled and stained
But the dirty words
and the mud of cells
will soon be judged insane
So only stop and rest yourself
and you'll be off again

Oh take off your thirsty boots
And stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary
from a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh
And maybe I can try
Lookin' for the evenin'
And the mornin' in your eyes

Then tell me of the ones you saw
As far as you could see
Across the plains
from field to town
Marchin' to be free
And of the rusted prison gates
that tumble by degree
Like laughing children one by one
They look like you and me

So take off your thirsty boots
and stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary
from a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh
and maybe I can try
Just lookin' for the evenin'
and the mornin' in your eyes

I know you are no stranger
down the crooked rainbow trial
From dancing cliff edge shattered sills
to slander shackled jails
Where the voices drift up from below
as walls are bein' scaled
Yes all of this and more my friend
your song shall not be failed

Oh take off your thirsty boots
and stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary,
from a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh,
and maybe I can try
Just lookin for the evenin'
and the mornin' in your eyes

So take off your thirsty boots
and stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary
from a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh
and maybe I can try
Lookin' for the evenin'
and the mornin' in your eyes.

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good cause for returning troops or just to share stories with others having peeps over there.
God Bless the Troops

hi Jackie thanks for stopping by

and for this really great web site....

Showing some love and support for our troops!

I am not going to forget to vote on Nov 4!

absolutely ///


i don't blame you


and as a matter of fact....



i am not voting either



i don't want to contribute anything


to a very corrupt


phoney , fraudulent

greed & power ~ driven

money ~ hungry ~ self centered


joke of a political system



only it is a very non ~ laughing matter




the elaborate webs that people weave


they talk all of this fancy talk


but when they get in office


they sure don't walk the walk


and i see this happen all the time

i'm just listening to this cool old tune

by one of my favorite group of artists

Fleetwood Mac on Pandora Radio...



here is a very live version



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXwrUVhZMoA&NR=1



and a studio version...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVZaEUK7Jys



She broke down and let me in
Made me see where I've been

Been down one time
Been down two times
I'm never going back again

You don't know what it means to win
Come down and see me again

Been down one time
Been down two times
I'm never going back again

here's another good one...

in case any of you Soldiers are reading...





we all need a little music ...

some rest & relaxation....

& this is some of the music

that helps relax me...




fleetwood mac ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlzZlWQKlNY&feature=related







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNfa3tqTSS0&feature=related




second hand news



I know there's nothing to say
Someone has taken my place
When times go bad
When times go rough
Won't you lay me down in tall grass
And let me do my stuff

I know I got nothin' on you
I know there's nothing to do
When times go bad
And you can't get enough
Won't you lay me down in the tall grass
And let me do my stuff

One thing I think you should know
I ain't gonna miss you when you go
Been down so long
I've been tossed around enough
Couldn't you just
Let me go down and do my stuff

I know you're hopin' to find
Someone who's gonna give you peace of mind
When times go bad
When times go rough
Won't you lay me down in tall grass
And let me do my stuff

I'm just second hand news
I'm just second hand news

This is a real sweet one...


and one of my all time favorites of all of their songs



Fleetwood Mac



with Stevie Nicks & Lindsay Buckingham




Crystal


studio version with sweet photographs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byw9AdGGh0g


and then there is


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvLRAciJ8AQ&feature=related




and a live audio version


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_62QGLjNdM&feature=related



& this is extra special really nice, too


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoTqGzs7HLU&feature=related



"do you always trust your first initial feeling
special knowledge holds truth...bears believing
i turned around and the water was closing all around like a glove
like the love that had finally, finally found me
CHORUS:
then i knew in the crystalline knowledge of you
drove me through the mountains
through the crystal like and clear water fountain
drove me like a magnet
to the sea
to the sea
how the faces of love have changed, i'm turning the pages
and i have changed, oh but you, you remain ageless "
(repeat chorus)

Hello Venessa..How are you? Thank you for all you do..Sorry I am not posting or calling...uggg..

All my love and light to you..

To everyone else thank you and all my love to you as well..

I have a new soldier overseas... We met here, and he got deployed before I even knew it! I had called him up one day and he didn't answer, so I sent him a quick email and that is when I found the news that he was already on his way to Kuwait to await shipment to Iraq.

If anyone wishes to send him a letter or anything at all, he's a real doll.

One of my boys from Kansas, my beautiful friends that wouldn't even hurt a fly, off to fight a war they didn't start, but have to finish.

I am proud of my boys. I am proud of all the military.

You guys kick a$$ and I love each and every one of you!

AMEN!

amen...

Sending oodles of kisses and mounds of hugs to the troops. Come home safe, regardless where you are stationed!

We love and support you all!

I LOVE that song!!

The House You Live In


by Gordon Lightfoot


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mUAazM4FdI&feature=related


Go first in the world, go forth with your fears
Remember a price must be paid
Be always too soon, be never too fast
At the time when all bets must be laid
Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children
Remember the woman who waits
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate
When you're caught by the gale and you're full under sail
Beware of the dangers below
And the song that you sing should not be too sad
And be sure not to sing it too slow
Be calm in the face of all common disgraces
And know what they're doin' it for
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door


When you're out on the road and feelin' quite lost
Consider the burden of fame
And he who is wise will not criticize
When other men fail at the game
Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places
Be careful while bending the law
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door

When you're down in the dumps and not ready to deal
Decide what it is that you need
Is it money or love, is it learnin' to live
Or is it the mouth you must feed
Be known as a man who will always be candid
On questions that do not relate
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmm_PwQJbNg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-otk4v9aRs4&feature=related

in the early mornin rain...


by gordon lightfoot


In the early morning rain
With a dollar in my hand
With an achin in my heart
And my pockets full of sand
Im a long way from home
And I miss my loved ones so
In the early morning rain
With no place to go
Out on runway number nine
Big seven-o-seven set to go
But Im stuck here in the grass
Where the cold wind blows
Now the liquor tasted good
And the women all were fast
Well there she goes my friend
Well shes rollin down at last

Hear the mighty engines roar
See the silver bird on high
Shes away and westward bound
Far above the clouds shell fly
Where the mornin rain dont fall
And the sun always shines
Shell be flyin oer my home
In about three hours time

This old airports got me down
Its no earthly good to me
cause Im stuck here on the ground
As cold and drunk as I can be
You cant jump a jet plane
Like you can a freight train
So Id best be on my way
In the early morning rain
You cant jump a jet plane
Like you can a freight train
So Id best be on my way
In the early morning rain

This is a really beautiful song...


a lovely melody & pretty verses to calm & soothe




<<< Urge For Going >>> by Joni Mitchell


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3EofN3Flag&feature=related



this cover version done by Mr. Tom Rush


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3isWmJAlfk




I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town
It hovered in a frozen sky, then it gobbled summer down
When the sun turns traitor cold
and all the trees are shivering in a naked row
I get the urge for going but I never seem to go

I get the urge for going
When the meadow grass is turning brown
Summertime is falling down and winter is closing in

I had me a man in summertime
He had summer-colored skin
And not another girl in town
My darling's heart could win
But when the leaves fell on the ground, and
Bully winds came around, pushed them face down in the snow
He got the urge for going
And I had to let him go

He got the urge for going
When the meadow grass was turning brown
Summertime was falling down and winter was closing in

Now the warriors of winter they gave a cold triumphant shout
And all that stays is dying, all that lives is getting out
See the geese in chevron flight flapping and a-racing on before the snow
They've got the urge for going, and they've got the wings so they can go

They get the urge for going
When the meadow grass is turning brown
Summertime is falling down and winter is closing in

I'll ply the fire with kindling now, I'll pull the blankets up to my chin
I'll lock the vagrant winter out and bolt my wandering in
I'd like to call back summertime and have her stay for just another month or so
But she's got the urge for going and I guess she'll have to go

She gets the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown
And all her empire's falling down





B A B
And I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town
B A B
It hovered in a frozen sky and gobbled summer down
E D
When the sun turns traitor cold
E D F#
And shivering trees are standing in a naked row
B A B
I get the urge for going but I never seem to go
A E B A E B
And I get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown
A E B A B
Summertime is falling down winter's closing in
B A B
I had a girl in summertime with summer colored skin
B A B
And not another man in town my darling's heart could win
E D
But when the leaves fell trembling down
E D F#
And bully winds did rub their face down in the snow
B A B
She got the urge for going I had to let her go
A E B A E B
She got the urge for going when the meadow grass was turning brown
A E B A B
And summertime was falling down and winters closing in
B A B
Now the warriors of winter they give a cold triumphant shout
B A B
All that stays is dying all that lives is getting out
E D
See the geese in chevron flight
E D F#
Flapping and a-racin on before the snow
B A B
Got the urge for going they've got the wings to go
B A E B A E B
And they get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown
A E B A B
Summertime is falling down and winter's closing in
B A B
I'll ply the fire with kindling, I'll pull the blankets to my chin
B A B
I'll lock the vagrant winter out I'll bolt my wandering in
E D
I'd like to call back summertime
E D F#
And have her stay for just another month or so
B A B
But she's got the urge for going I guess she'll have to go
B A E B A E B
And she's gets the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning
brown
A E B A B
All her empire's are falling down winter's closing in
A E B A E B
And I get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown
A E B A B A B A B
And summertime is falling down