Track #1: Coyote Sleeps Take me back To when I was a child When everything was good enough Good enough for the while Refrain Coyote sleeps in the moonlight Rabbit goes by the day Snake winds around on a hot afternoon And Eagle flies on his way Chorus Take me back if you can Take me back to the land Where the people sleep in the moonlight And the children play in the daylight And that feeling never dies Though it may go away for a while Take me back To when I never was alone When everyone was standing by Everyone I've ever known And if you call my name out A little boy would come So Eagle flies now high above So Little Boy would come Chorus Coyote stood on a mountaintop He was looking all around Ocean then surrounded him But soon it would sink down For the Spirit came to him And told him to be kind And that is how I knew this world A world that I will find Chorus And the world that you shine Makes a world just like mine And the tears that you bring Well they help us all to sing And the light that you hold It will never leave you cold There's a mountain to climb Beneath an ocean of time Chorus Refrain Track #2: Message and The Bottle Set out on lonely seas I drift upon your shore Just one more bottle that's been tossed out to sea So pick me up and take me to your special place Where no one notices you And you can feel free Chorus Just take your time I think you'll get to where you're going Take your time I think you're doing fine Cuz in the end it's always worth it to be knowing Time waits for no man you got nothing on the line Wave after wave, they came It got so hard, well, I admit And I looked to the stars to guide me on at night And every passing ship it seemed so close but far away I gave up so many times but it always comes out right Chorus I've been the message and I've been the bottle I've been tossed around just waiting here for you Pick me up and take me to your special place I've been holding it inside For you to break through Chorus Track #3: Mojave Country One man, an Indian, took a long walk through a desert land And he walked on by a Western Sky on the Chumash Trail where the Tongva lie He walked for days underneath the sun rays In the Valley of the Smoke lay a great a big haze But he had to go to the ocean below to trade all his goods before the winter snow Chorus He sang: "I don' t know if I will ever see my wife and family I belong now to the canyons and the desert prairie Looking East, I see the mountains past Mojave Country I am on my way" He stopped to rest on a mountain that he blessed Squinting his eyes he saw the Water to the West And he walked on down to a Chumash town To see what goods they had for him to be found Chorus He said, "I have come so you can take all that you need now from me. I'm in need of goods so I can feed my wife and family Looking West, I see the Islands past your Chumash Country I am on my way" On his way back home in the Desert all alone Everything was dry - he could feel it to the bone And he looked to the sky with his mind's eye Saw his whole world change Change with no goodbye Chorus He sang "I don' t know if I will ever see my wife and family I belong now to the canyons and the desert prairie Looking East I see the mountains past Mojave Country I am on my way" Track #4: Running Well, I was running Through the trees When the sunlight brought me to my knees But I got up again I got up again and I ran along I passed an old man He said to me, "Take the time to set yourself free" Chorus "Cuz I want to live again I want to live again" I can hear him say Teacher taught me About a land Where everyone had more than they could stand So they went to war and died They prayed and then they cried For an answer So a mother She looked at her son She cried out to her Lord "What have I done?" Chorus I hear the preacher Tell everyone That God gave up his only son They took him to the wood They did all that they could To take him away So everybody They looked around They saw every single sin that brought them down Chorus Track #5: You Wonder Why Looking through the door I see A picture there of you and me And we’re looking on We’re staying strong We’ve got our whole lives, our whole lives sitting right in front of us But I toss and turn every night I wake up with the morning light And I feel so cold like I’m getting old And you ask me from a dream where I am And all I say is “honey I don’t know” Cuz I don’t know where I go Chorus You wonder why, you wonder why I cry when you’re not here You take my hand, you understand there’s nothing left to fear You wonder why, you wonder why I cry when I’m alone You take my hand, you understand it’s you I’ve always known So hang on, son, hang on Coming home I see you there, quickly I pull up a chair But I gotta run I got things to get done I keep running, running, running, but I’m not going anywhere So this morning with the sunrise I wake up quick with open eyes And I can’t sleep it’s like I’m sinking deep And you ask me from a dream where I am And all I say is “honey I don’t know” Chorus Cuz I don’t know where I go Chorus Track #6: The Ballad of Mission Santa Cruz Five soldiers sleep with our keep up against the Mission wall Four days have past since the last attack came at the end of fall Indians in the hill, they're all up there still They won't surrender, they just refuse But they wait through the days and with arrows ablaze they'll return to Santa Cruz At the first sign of dawn we were gone to hunt these pagans down A rebel man we understand they call him Charquin in this town In the cold December hail, we've spotted a trail The Indian guides bring us the news It's Charquin and his men, they'll attack us once again unless we find him for Santa Cruz Chorus Pero yo recuerdo estos dias Con mi madre y mis tias por el mar Y justo cada dia mi madre me decia, “Hijo Mio tienes que andar” We surrounded his camp in the damp moonless mountain night A musket shot and it brought confusion, shouts and fright But with the firelight we could see our clear victory The devil Charquin and his men did lose We bound them up in chains, with the pounding of the rains headed back to Santa Cruz The rebels faced the law and they saw the wrath of Monterrey The Governor was just, well he must send them all away Charquin died in a cell, his life a living hell In Santa Barbara, where he paid his dues I spent these same days finding all the ways to protect Mission Santa Cruz Chorus Pero yo recuerdo ya mi casa Suenos de la raza por el mar Y justo cada dia mi madre me decia, “Hijo Mio tienes que andar” Years have gone by and now I find myself in Spain Back in my town and all around a life far from the pain But I dream every night of a God-awful sight The face of Charquin that I must confuse For he I have become I'm a pagan on the run A stranger in my own land in Santa Cruz Track #7: Argentina Flying down along this coastline I do believe it’s been a while since I was feeling fine Looking back out my rear view I tell myself it’s time that I saw something new Cuz when everyday’s the same it can sometimes bring you pain well that’s true Chorus So I take the time to let myself be Take the time to set my loving free Take the time to walk just where I may When it rains it comes down hard and fast I’ve been living in sadness past I’ve got so much left to say Pushing down along the boulevard Man I can’t believe I let life get so hard Finding bits of me in the lost and the found Here I am I’m stuck in this South American town And the feeling fades away like the end of the day well that’s true, yeah it’s true Chorus The Argentina nights move me along They got myself singing a new song Track #8: Mammoth Song Sitting in the warm water soaking my body When a friend comes by with a drink So I reach out my hand to him and I begin to think “This place has put a spell on me, So I think I’ve made up my mind I’m staying right here ‘cuz there sure couldn’t be a Better place I could find” Chorus So if you’re planning on stopping by I’ll be sitting there reading “Catcher in the Rye” I’m stuck right here between a mountain and the sky Watching all the people that come and go I sure don’t know what they do I’m just thinking about resting my head And grabbing some food You know I can’t really speak for them Because I got my own priorities The sun keeps shining and I sleep on the grass And that’s all that I need Chorus So if you’re planning on coming by I caught me some fish They’re beginning to fry I’m stuck right here between a mountain and the sky, oh my Warm water comes and warm water goes And the sun will always come down It’s getting near dark and pretty soon I’m the only one around But I believe in the world under me And the stars will always shine As long as I’m dancing here on this Earth Well, I’ll be just fine Chorus So if you’re planning on coming by Tell my Mama she don’t need to cry I’m stuck right here between a mountain and the sky Repeat Track #9: Captain Jack and the Modoc War California, 1873: the Modocs fought to be free On the land their grandparents had lived and died They took some U.S. soldiers for a ride Captain Jack was the man who led He’d be free or he’d end up dead So he told his wife it was time to reclaim their home It’s a way of life and a place to call their own Chorus Hey Captain Jack You led the Modoc attack Something made you crack to try to get your homeland back Your people looked around at the land they lost and found It’s a place to which they’ll always be bound The Earth, the sky, and the lava caves underground The army took a hit when they charged that Modoc spit So the President ordered his General to negotiate It looked like Jack’s men had won their fate But weeks of talks passed Exhausted the Modocs couldn’t last So Jack’s men told him it was time to show “If you shoot that man those people all will go” Chorus Hey Captain Jack You led the Modoc attack Something made you crack To hear the voices behind your back Your people looked around Exhausted on the ground But it’s a place to which they’ll always be bound The Earth, the sky, and the lava caves underground So soon the day did come It was a general and a gun And Jack drew out and he shot him to the ground You could feel the dream die with the sound The Army moved right in The Modocs fled again And the soldiers picked them up one by one And that is how this Modoc War was done Chorus Hey Captain Jack You led the Modoc attack Something made you crack You shot a general in the back Your people looked around But it was you they lost and found Soldiers cut your hair and had your arms bound They hanged you and they buried you in that ground Some days on Tule Lake When the Earth begins to bake And the sun beats down upon that volcanic land You can still see where the Modocs make their stand Track #10: Island Life Everybody’s telling me, “Oooh, I’ve got to go” Everybody’s telling me this world has so much more So I hit the island with a suitcase on the breeze I thought I knew the good life but what I had was just a tease Chorus Get yourself to the place Where the ocean comes right in Clouds will form above your head Let the rain and wind begin Let it cleanse your body as your soul begins to grin Island Life will pull you in, erase where you have been Open yourself to a wave that crashes down Get yourself off the chair make a food run into town There’s plenty there to buy my friend Let the locals shake your hand Just free up your body to the blue sky and the land Chorus Sun goes down and dark comes in Get those candles out and lit Watch the Earth rotate to night It’s like a perfect fit Crickets start a-buzzing And the moon begins to rise It’s like a new life that I see With my brand new eyes Chorus Track #11: Thank You Letter ["And friends today we honor a particularly beautiful soul - a shining soul"] Tell me something I didn't know I lost my faith long ago I'm a child of the daylight But the sun is sinking low I can only push the window Open to my very soul When the stars are in alignment But the wind blows in so cold And I don't know, I just don't know But you always made things better I guess that was your role So I send you my thank you letter and I address it to your soul I've been running every morning Just so I can catch my breath And I meditate on Moses Yeah, I feel it's life or death You can only feel the weather When you drag yourself outside Will the full moon bring me answers Or does it just bring in the tide? Well, I don't know, I just don't know But you always made things better Well I guess that was your role So I send you my thank you letter And I address it to your soul ["Dear God, merciful Father of us all, your children, bowed in grief, seek light to dispel the darkness which threatens to overwhelm us"] I believe what I see I believe what I see But you always made things better Well I guess that was your role So I send you my thank you letter And I address it to your soul Yeah, I address it to your soul ["And I think that she did what she came here to do, she took care of all of us."] Track #12: Persephone A summer day came with a promise of rain And I can't restrain from feeling this way She walked away from me with a tear on her cheek And all I can do is sit by and weep and pray I knew it would come just a little too soon The time that we shared slipped away with the moon I can only wait now for a new one to come I'll see you again under a full one someday But I can't let my sun shine I can't let the life grow Chorus Persephone, you were taking from me And sometimes I fear that I'll never again see Your face full of smiles and your eyes dancing free Persephone, won't you come back to me Now will they walk? Now will they talk? Now will our grieving hearts outlast the clock? It's a struggle to be but we do what we can I know I can make it when I can't hold your hand So take care of yourself and talk to me soon The winter months last like you'd never see June When the first snowfall comes I'll be watching outside Knowing you're safe somewhere, feeling like I do But I can't let my rain fall I can't let the life grow Chorus And I feel you so close to me As the air, the air that I breathe And I cover the land With love's memory Will you find yourself for me? Will you find yourself for me? Chorus Persephone, you're a rainbow to me The colors you bring me So vibrant and free With your face full of smiles And your eyes dancing free Persephone You mean so much to me Track #13: Dreamer Take my hand and don’t look back We’ve got a long, long way to go People are coming in our lives And others go I know Well, I close my eyes to see them They are circling my soul There’s a mountain in the desert And I want to take you there You climb so high in a bright blue sky It’s like heaven’s in the air Oh look down south see Mexico With the cool wind in your hair Chorus Take me to the place Where the hot spring water flows Lead me to the people That the sunrise only knows Hold me in your arms Cuz that’s the only place a dreamer ever goes All highs, and no lows Take my hand and come with me To a place still wild and free There’s islands off the coastline That were made for you and me Oh the clouds on Anacapa mean rain for sure, you’ll see Chorus Track #14: Coyote Wakes Coyote stands on Diablo now And he looks into our eyes Leave something for the children And the feeling never dies Heal the Earth below your feet From hatred and from rust Make those who came before you proud Before we turn to dust Make those who came before you proud… |
