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Runner
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RUNNER
He was born under the sun and the first thing he saw was a brown, speckled horse
And the stars were aligned like and arrow in flight-he just knew that he had to go
They sang a song, don’t be long, make it back in one piece and show me how
And show me where
So I run and I run, ‘til my boots are undone, and my feet get wet
And I duck and I cover, and I stop drop and roll, then I do it again
And I run, and I run, like a man with a gun and fear in his eyes
He got fear in his eyes
Everyone under the sun wants to be on the run
Everybody just gotta to roll
They wanna go, rock and roll, gotta sing with your soul, it’s gonna be fine
But when you’re out on the side and it’s going right by keep your head up high
And don’t believe their lies
You can see it in her eyes
Wooohoohoohoo--Whoohoohoohooo!
Everyone under the sun wants to be on the run
Everybody just wants to roll
Till they came with the guns and they killed everyone
But still we’re waiting
And watching the skies for a trace of his guise
Gonna be there baby, wanna see that baby
And he died on the fly, still don’t know what he’d find
And that tribe kept waiting
Till they came with the guns and they killed everyone
But still we’re waiting
And watching the skies for a trace of his guise
I’m gonna be there baby, wanna see that baby
And I run and I run, ‘til my boots are undone, and my feet get wet
And I duck and I cover, and I stop drop and roll, then I do it again
And I run, and I run, like a man with a gun and fear in his eyes
He got fear in his eyes
Got fear in his eyes
wooohoohoohooo-woohoohoohooooo!
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It Might Be Over
03:57
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Jaws Of Life
04:50
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JAWS OF LIFE
Oh, I give up, I'm just gonna sit and get stoned all day
Seems like I'm steppin' in dog shit no matter which way I go
I woke up cryin' like a little baby
Now my poor little wife thinks that I'm going crazy
Just for now I swear
But it's going on for hours and hours each day
In the night, the jaws of life
Are taking me down again
Anybody could say that they're really not on top of their game
You gotta figure what you're in it for-
Is it fun or fame?
Is it really necessary to win all the time?
When the only other option is to swim with the slime
Oh, it's everywhere I look
Competition has always bored me sick
So I don't play
But the jaws of life are taking me down again
I can't avoid what I dream or how it makes me feel
I keep on hunting for answers, but it's all too real
And I'm still so far away
I think it's time I remember how to pray
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Last Hurrah
02:44
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Make a Wish
03:04
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Making Enemies
03:57
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Sometimes when I'm researching my potential
I get amused at what I find
I just sit for hours and hours searching
Looking for those golden rhymes
And there simply is no structure
No real reason for being lost
Just seems that the tail end that I grabbed onto
Got broken off with the frost
And they're scared of me
They don't know where to place me
I'm making enemies of folks I never see
By the time that I ask for help
I get into the drowning
Go down again, taste the bottom again
When I come back up I'm frowning
'Cuz I know if they'da looked they might have found me
Swimming low, down in a web of weeds
Don't you know sometimes you have to die
To find the most precious seeds
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Master of the Universe
03:44
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Mob Rule
03:57
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More Forgiving
02:18
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Nightstand
02:42
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Nightstand
I got your cd on my bedside table buddy
and I listen to you every night
I don’t understand what you’re talkin’ about
But I know the feeling is right
You just pick the chords and your hand keeps strumming
You’ve listened to tunes all your life
And I know if you keep doin’ what yer doin’
You’ll never have to work in your life
Believing in all the words that you say
Like it’s really gonna change my life
They’d clothe me in the finest furs and jewelry
But I’m just not that type
You know it’s good to run into people like you
Keepin’ it real all the time
With all the problems in the world today
Who wants to listen to mine?
Believing that a spaceship will come to my rescue, take me up in its beam..Move to a world where all they do is sleep, and everyone lives in their dreams
I got your cd on my bedside table buddy
and I listen to you every night
I don’t understand what you’re talkin’ about
I don’t understand what you’re talkin’ about
I don’t understand what you’re talkin’ about
But I know the feeling is right
I know the feeling is right
I know the feeling is right
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah…
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Petty Things
02:31
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Reading Katie's Diary
03:01
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Reading Katie’s Diary
It was so important to her
She had to write it down
Stuff about all her problems
Stuff ‘bout living underground
And now that she’s away you just read it
And you think that it’s okay
She’s just a fragile little lamb-child
Keeping the wolves at bay
Need you know more?
What’d you think she was a whore?
Well, now that you know the truth
That oughta even the score
She’ll never lose you.
She’ll never love you-oh no…no
Reading Katie’s diary
Shame on you
Hope you found what you wanted
You just couldn’t ask, now could you?
Communication is one thing
Believing is another
Trust is really the best thing
That you can receive from a lover
She broke your heart
No, she ain’t no man-eater
No, you never were quite right
Now you know for sure
She’ll never love you.
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One Up
03:39
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Passed Ambition
02:30
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Passed Ambition
You'll never catch me in bed before midnight
I'm a late night person all the way
And the more I accomplish in one day
The more I am likely to do the next
I forget about momentum when I sit on the couch all depressed
I get caught up in the whereabouts
Of the have-nots and the haven't ever beens
But if everything was easy
I'd make the same mistakes over again
Now time doesn't creep by it flies by and here we are, my friend
Ambition is one word that's been forgotten
Ambition is like something from the past
Ambition-that's just something for other people
Ambition just got smoked up with the grass
Now, if there's something to recall it is ambition
For don't you know the song remains the same
Whether or not you ever hit the big time
And whether anybody knows your name
You just can't go back to from where you came
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Red Headed Stranger?
03:10
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Sparta Sound Sparta, Minnesota
Hello, my name is Rich Mattson. Here are some bands that I sing, play guitar and write songs with at my studio in northern Minnesota. Enjoy!
Sparta Sound recommends:
A great band.
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Great 3-piece heavy rock band from Duluth.
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Brood: Oat-takes
by The Glenrustles
Rock band fronted by Rich Mattson 1988-1999
go to albumIf you like Rich Mattson: the demos volume 2, you may also like:
Demo Hits 88-93
by The Glenrustles
supported by 5 fans who also own “Rich Mattson: the demos volume 2”
Classic times, classic Glenrustles.
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supported by 4 fans who also own “Rich Mattson: the demos volume 2”
I own all the other Charlie Parr albums...somehow missed this one. Great singer-songwriter with nothing but a resonator and stomping boot. Great like always.
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Magic Mountain - EP
by Powerbunny 4x4
Jangly college rock-tinged pop from New Jersey (where else?)
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