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Ash and Snow

by Mark van Dyk

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1.
You're My Only Love 03:28
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You're My Only Love You’re my only love My one and only love I will stay with you Through the good and bad The happy and the sad We will see it through What more do we need There’s not a thing beyond your smile Where else can we be Let’s be here a little while I will be your man And I’ll do what I can To make it all work out You do what you will We’ll give them all a thrill What’s it all about? What more do we need There’s not a thing beyond your smile Where else can we be Let’s be here a little while You’re so good to me, how can it be What did I do? You’re my shining star, that’s what you are I’m the best when I’m with you
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Sailor's Lament 04:37
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Sailor’s Lament Sailing past a frozen coast Headed for the bay Can’t remember what we came here for And the more we look the more we lose our way The stars above can’t guide us now Orion’s arrow goes astray The captain’s passed out on the forward deck And the helmsman he don’t know exactly what to say The riches of our fabled quest Weigh heavy in our hold And now we’re headed for a rocky shore We grab the ropes but our fingers are frail and old Our loved ones have long forgot Our children have moved on All we knew and all we struggled for Like foam on a wave it was there and then was gone In the lights of the village square Flames in a dream We’ll go down in the briny deep Wondering what oh what did it really mean? The waves crash around us now Our main sail gives way The rocks take the hull and bow But sailors like us we don’t know how to pray
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Om Mane Padme Hum 04:18
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Homeless Blues 04:17
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Homeless Blues She invited me in like a mother might Then she stole my shoes She crashed my car and burned my house Now I’ve got these homeless blues She showed me things I’d never seen She called me her turtledove But now I’m out on the street again Lookin’ for a bit o’ love She ain’t no lady She’s a sexy Sadie And she knows just what to do She’ll chew you up And spit you out And kick you when she’s through Don’t think that she will love you That’s not what it’s about She’ll build you up then tear you down Then kick your ass right out She’ll laugh at you and drink your rent While you’re howlin’ at the moon She may think she is heaven sent But the devil calls her tune She’s a mean motor scooter A sex recruiter Fueled by gasoline I’m warnin’ you boys She’s got toys And a case of Vaseline She’ll make you beg for mercy She’ll tie you to a chair She’ll leave you begging for more my friends You know that she don’t care She’s been around ten thousand years And knew Noah before the flood She’s stood the test of time my friends Cruelty’s in her blood She’s a bleached blond bomber She’s a friend of Obama She’s a stone cold sex machine I’m warnin’ you boys Her love destroys Her heart pumps pure benzene Now I’m out on the street again Barefoot in the cold But I’ll be back like she said I would I always do what I am told Have mercy boys on a fool like me There’s nothing I can do No shirt no shoes no service For a boy with the homeless blues Homeless blues…
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Ode to John Prine 04:02
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Twenty Years 05:33
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Twenty Years This morning I got on the train Got off again this afternoon I got as far as Wichita But twenty years just came too soon I’ve always kept you in my mind But my memory is old and worn I can’t begin to see your face And your picture is faded and torn I’ve been gone for oh so long I’m not the man I used to be Oh, there’s nothing left of me Nothing left to see Nothing left of me The pen is all I’ve ever known Four walls and the prison yard The years took all that I had And left me empty and scarred I heard you married Jim Monroe Had two kids and you’re doing fine But while life was yours to live I’ve just been doing time I’ve been gone for oh so long I’m not the man I used to be Oh, there’s nothing left of me Nothing left to see Nothing left of me I don’t know how to get it back There’s nothing that I can do I’m lost and lonely, babe I’ve got no strength to see it through So, I’ll hole up here in Wichita Make my home here in this dark saloon Forgive me for what I couldn’t do But twenty years was just too soon I’ve been gone for oh so long I’m not the man I used to be Oh, there’s nothing left of me Nothing left to see Time has thrown away the key
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You're Alright 03:19
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Berlin 05:21
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Berlin When I left you in Berlin All I think of is your skin You would ask a second time How’d I think if you were mine I would tell you time has passed We could never make it last But passing by a smoking room I couldn’t help but smell the fumes Berlin, Berlin let it go Even through the wind and snow Berlin, Berlin, please don’t stray Let it go but let me stay The city’s all turned to dust Ash and snow is all I trust Berlin… I can see your eyes so clear The war is over now my dear We could sit and stay a while I just want to see your smile On this dusty road ahead Many memories we shall shed If time does not give us pass We shall stay until at last Berlin, Berlin let it go Even through the wind and snow Berlin, Berlin, please don’t stray Let it go but let me stay The city’s all turned to dust Ash and snow is all I trust Berlin… Even when the truth comes out You will always have your doubt Wondering always what you see Is in fact reality The smoking room has closed its door You and I’ve been here before Your tired hands linger still And my heart must go where it will Berlin, Berlin let it go Even through the wind and snow Berlin, Berlin, please don’t stray Let it go but let me stay The city’s all turned to dust Ash and snow is all I trust Berlin…
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I Can't Feel the Ground 05:22
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I Can’t Feel the Ground I have been away so long The sea is all I’ve known Coming down so alone Where is my home? I am sinking like a stone Stars are bright above Rest me in your arms Remind me of love Will you still know me? Will I still know you? Put my feet down But I can’t feel the ground Has heaven sent me back? I’d rather fade into black Than to see your face The edges time can’t erase And yet I must go on The dream of flesh calls me on Leaving all that I’ve known For wine and bread and blood Will you still know me? Will I still know you? Put my feet down But I can’t feel the ground There’s a rush of sound Sand and grass and wind Eternity is just around The distant bend Can’t collect my dreams This world ain’t what it seems I’m falling into dust Smoke and ash and rust Will you still know me? Will I still know you? Put my feet down But I can’t feel the ground
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Sail On My Son 02:55
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Sail On My Son Blue skies, your eyes There’s a place I go New moon, so soon There’s a thing I know Blue bird your word All there is to see Green trees, soft breeze There’s so much to be North star, so far Who will guide you now? Sail on my son The future’s at your prow Sweet love, regret It’s all awaiting you White dove, egret They sing a song that’s true

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released June 28, 2020

All songs written by Mark van Dyk, except Berlin; music by Mark van Dyk; lyrics by Mark van Dyk and Hannah Smith

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Mark van Dyk Greenwood, Indiana

Mark van Dyk was born a poor pilot's son in the deep woods of Columbus, Indiana. He is intensely interested in painting, education, philosophy, music, history, psychology, Zen, writing, and games. He is moderately interested in gardening, hiking, and kayaking. He maintains passing interest in unicycles, sad clowns, and sad clowns riding unicycles. ... more

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