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Diamonds In The Sky

by Jack Dwyer

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Surrender 05:02
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Surrender in the doorway looking hard piece pointed at my heart mouth cutting like an old bonesaw trying to make me draw but I’m not gonna fight I’ve got nothing to hide I’ve got no arms besides these two to hold you tight so drop your weapons reach your hands to the sky please surrender to me tonight I wish I knew what to do what to say when there’s no getting through you’re barricaded up in your room and I’m down in the street calling to you but I’m not gonna fight I’ve got nothing to hide I’ve got no arms besides these two to hold you tight so drop your weapons reach your hands to the sky please surrender to me tonight I need a break I need some room cause it’s always an ambush when I’m with you hold your fire you’ve got me on the run if you’re not careful you might shoot me down why don’t you let down your guard afraid someone might steal your heart sometimes it’s better to lose why keep it if it gives you the blues but I’m not gonna fight I’ve got nothing to hide I’ve got no arms besides these two to hold you tight so drop your weapons reach your hands to the sky please surrender to me tonight
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Snakeskin 04:37
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I told you I was a cowboy and all along it was a ploy but I never thought it would destroy all the things we’d felt you told me you were magic and said you’d grant a single wish I wanted you to show your tricks but I never thought you’d tell the two of us were taken in and we fell in love with each other’s snake skin what can you do what can you say when the one you love has already slipped away don’t shake your rattle at me you’re to blame as much as me you saw the things you wanted to see and I saw them just as well I told you I was no good you said you never would and here I thought we understood I guess you never can tell the two of us were taken in and we fell in love with each other’s snake skin what can you do what can you say when the one you love has already slipped away I thought that I’d be better at seeing things the way they were and still I’m not even sure if I ever knew you well and now you say you’re leaving and I see the way that it must be a kiss goodbye is not as sweet but I wish you well the two of us were taken in and we fell in love with each other’s snake skin what can you do what can you say when the one you love has already slipped away
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Writing Letters 04:57
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are the leaves on the ground is it cold outside do you think about me when you shut off the light do the shadows in your room look like me do they follow you into your sleep when you’re dreaming are you dreaming of me I was never much for writing letters never seem to find the time to telephone but I miss you so though I know you wouldn’t know I’ve got you on my mind think of you all the time and I’m trying to find a way to tell you I wanna make you mine I think its time how long are the days how long are the nights do you need somebody to hold you tight or is he already there running his hands through your hair or are you still waiting for him to appear I was never much for writing letters never seem to find the time to telephone but I miss you so though I know you wouldn’t know I’ve got you on my mind think of you all the time and I’m trying to find a way to tell you I wanna make you mine I think its time do you still remember your old nickname the new rules we made for the games we played am I crazy to hold on this long cause I’ve tried and I’ve tried to move on but I’ll never forget a good love song I was never much for writing letters never seem to find the time to telephone but I miss you so though I know you wouldn’t know I’ve got you on my mind think of you all the time and I’m trying to find a way to tell you I wanna make you mine I think its time
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Dreamland 04:11
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Dreamland I could spend my time deep inside your mind somewhere nice where I’m by your side never breaking stride never asking why only me and you in dreamland here in dreamland it can happen anything that you think of so just imagine something nice and think of everything you love leaving dreamland is so hard when you’re in dreamland don’t you know because here in dreamland it’s so nice that you would never want to go dreamland dreamland it’s my home and where I want to be when I’m asleep and the slumber’s deep I start to sneak back there again where my heart beats where you still love me it could only be in dreamland Words and Music by Jack Dwyer www.jackdwyer.com
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Diamonds In The Sky 07:15
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took a walk last night with a friend of mine stars were out and the moon was shining my friend was talking about things he'd buy when he had money and some peace and quiet I said hey man it's pretty quiet right now but if you listen you can hear the sounds of crickets and breezes and trees and houses and someone's singing in the kitchen with the lights turned out on a midnight summer breeze out of bed moonlight paper trees overhead through their silver leaves all I need over me can't you see? there are diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky come by later tell me lies baby won't you stay the night I'll make you breakfast in the nude if you say you love me too don't need much just a little something don't need love just a little loving I want to spend some time with you we'll try and lose these end times blues on a midnight summer breeze out of bed moonlight paper trees overhead through their silver leaves all I need over me can't you see? there are diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky so take a walk with me tonight we'll walk beneath the starry sky tell all our secrets to the moon if the morning don't come to soon they say the stars are memories and what they are we'll never see 'cause what we see is just the past flickering and fading fast on a midnight summer breeze out of bed moonlight paper trees overhead through their silver leaves all I need over me can't you see? there are diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky diamonds in the sky

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These songs were self-recorded in April and August of 2013 in Port Townsend, WA with additional tracking in Portland, OR.

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released September 25, 2013

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Jack Dwyer Port Townsend, Washington

Jack Dwyer is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and teacher based in the Pacific Northwest. He records and performs original music under his own name and works as a freelance picker with some of the most respected Northwest and nationally-based musicians. ... more

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