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Rise Above it All

by Genuine Crude

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Cowboy in the Rearview Mirror 03:15
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Push me down cut me off Then forget about Everything you've been taught Me I'm helping little old ladies To get across Something else that you forgot It's my civic responsibility Woo woo Maintain my sanity Avoid calamity and every now and then Killing everyone around me Lord, I think I've finally figured it out Everything moves slower In a one horse town If big-city attitude is all they have here Then I'm the cowboy in the rearview mirror Oh I need a reset Or one of these days I'm gonna end up dead I'm gonna need a reset Lord, I think I've finally figured it out Everything is smaller In a one horse town If big-city politics is all they have here Then I'm the cowboy in the rearview mirror I've been feeling a little bit lately The condition here Doesn't fit the cost Faded friends under painted stars You're a stranger here No matter who you are It's my civic responsibility Woo woo Maintain my sanity Avoid calamity and every now and then Bustin everyone around me Lord, I think I've finally figured it out Everything is older In a one horse town If big-city competition is all they have here Then I'm the cowboy in the rearview mirror
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High School Reunion 03:39
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The High school reunion Sure as hell ain't what I thought it would be Hey old man politics Captain Fantastic of the football team What are you looking for in the bottom of a glass That's been empty for hours Your so-called friends who never called again While staying locked away in their ivory towers Guess everyone's been moving on Now they're out there doing their wrong And the only thing still on my mind Is you now and then all the time This is what you've been doing to me I can't live without you You don't remember me I wish I could travel back in time At the High school reunion This is what you've been doing to me I can't live without you You don't remember me I wish I could travel back in time At the High school reunion Here's a dose of reality Bobby's picture in the paper for all the wrong things Most likely to succeed embraced corporate greed While down on his knees This is what you've been doing to me I can't live without you You don't remember me I wish I could travel back in time At the High school reunion But you would rise above it all I was destined for the fall You think that life would every now and then Give this loser a break and a chance again
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Rise Above it All 03:41
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This is the moment I learn to live with myself Turn the anger the angst and the disappointment Into something else I'll probably trip and fall Hit my head on the way Running into a wall Let the politics, the job Diagnoses of life Wash away wash away all Couldn't we all Use a reminder every now and then Shouldn't we all Unlock the door Let the outside in This is momentum or falling On a downhill slope I'll take it while running Like a passenger alone On a mission to cope Wouldn't we all Be stronger for failing Than constantly blaming You Couldn't we all find more to do Cause there's more to us Too Here on a mission alone I'm not afraid to fall A long way from home Rise above it all Here on the edge It's all in my head Light years from the truth In front of you Here on a mission alone I'm not afraid to fall A long way from home Rise above it all It's never easy Learning to crawl We add it up divide it multiply it For the sum of it all Harder than it has to be Creation laid out in front of me The diagnosis of life Will never be right It's all about the living Shouldn't we all Be feeling compassion while gaining traction To Isn't it all Built by design With random lines and You Here on a mission alone I'm not afraid to fall A long way from home Rise above it all
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This is My Hometown 03:30
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I've been reading it in the paper And on my RCA television screen Politically incorrect whatever that means Just like things the way they used to be The corner store used to sit right here Now five dollar coffee is peddled there And old man Joe Used to be the Mayor Now he hardly has time to say see you later Whoa still I'm in good company Surrounded by friends and family Whoa look what that does to me It keeps me sane well practically This is my hometown This is where I'll make my stand I may be an old man Still young enough to remember it Milk on the porch Never locked the door Nobody ever says hi anymore Pleasantville hey I'm back again Checked in on Roswell Never saw any aliens This is my hometown This is where I'll make my stand I may be an old man Still young enough to remember it Four years old in 1967 Catechism and revelation over by 11 The Christmas tree we planted Over on Tommy Drive Isn't there any more Still feels like Heaven to me Whoa this is our reality Peeling paint and faded memories Whoa look what that does to me Makes me crazy naturally This is my hometown This is where I'll make my stand I may be an old man Still young enough to start again
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Steps 03:55
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I know what you're thinkin That I should be leavin Oh help me Bartender With my drinking I might as well say it With a hand on my beer Lord, I swear I'll do better In the New Year I'm a simpleton Life is glorious I'm in over my head So double or nothing Let me tell you a story Not about the one that got away Or faded glory Maybe I'm jaded Stuck like a rusty pin Where the hell were all my friends When I needed them I'm a simpleton Life is glorious I just can't get enough I'm in over my head I don't know where I'm going All that I know is Hard work and patience And the steps that I've taken Have brought me here And the life I was missing I ended up living And the progress I'm makin And the steps that I've taken Have got me here They brought me here If this place ever closes All that anyone knows is The old man with stories and rants Who kinda looked like Moses Though never about me It was always about the journey My seat sits empty now But I wouldn't worry I'm a simpleton Life is still glorious I'd rather walk than run I'd do it all over again I don't know where I'm going All that I know is Hard work and patience And the steps that I've taken Have brought me here And the life I was missing I ended up living And the progress I'm makin And the steps that I've taken They brought me here I don't know where I'm going All that I know is Hard work and patience And the steps that I've taken Have brought me here And the life I was missing I ended up living And the progress I'm makin And the steps that I've taken They got me here They brought me here
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The Provider 03:17
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In everyone's life there comes a time To reassess and redefine The clock on the wall will never rewind Everyone has a moment And this is mine Where are the answers My future would hold My mind plays tricks on me I feel younger than old If the race is over Then where do I run Am I a survivor Or swept under the rug Now washing dishes at sixteen was fine I'm the provider Provided the time Where did I go wrong what have I become If this is me am I already done? May these words that I write live on And serve to remind me Of where I've come from I am forgetful Of the stories that I've told My mind still plays tricks on me Probably more than I know If the race is over Then where do I run Am I a survivor Or swept under the rug Now I'll do what it takes giving you words that rhyme I'm the provider Provided the time
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St. John 03:21
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Today I ain't workin My back is hurtin’ I got nothin but time on my hands I got 800 milligrams of IBUProfen And a Dr's prescription To Neverland I can paint clouds on my ceiling Or visit St John In the Caribbean Once I'm healed Think I'll need a vacation Take a ride on a fancy bus Shave me some ice cause I'm overheated And I could use something to cool me off I close my eyes And I can see it Me in St John In the Caribbean They gotta Magic Kingdom In Southern California But everything's a little to fast for me I need something that's a little bit slower St John I'm going back again Out on the edge Of Austin City Limits I'm in a Lone Star state of mind I gotta six pack of boredom And my friend the Armadillo Telling me it's time to unwind I close my eyes And I can see it You and me in St John In the Caribbean They gotta Magic Kingdom In Southern California But everything's a little to fast for me I need something that's a little bit slower St John I'm going back again
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It Happened Again 04:10
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This is a different day different time Every now and then Planets really do align Say hello to the poet The mailman that brung it The writers that wrote it And the singers who sung it This is a song of hope Even though we all know It don't mean a thing Glory hallelujah Were just words that fit It's the melody that's the gift It lifts us up Makes the day a little bit brighter Makes the executives Heart beat stronger inside her The teacher remembers when That song made her Smile Then it happens again It happened again It lifts you up Makes the day a little bit brighter The burden of it all Just a little bit lighter You remember exactly why That song made you smile Then it happens again It happened again Say hello to your neighbor That you've never waived to Whos name you don't know And ask him why The Butcher the Baker Are happier than ever While whistlin Dixie Passed the picket lines This is a song of hope Even though we both know It don't mean a thing I'll make up the words You're sure to forget It's the melody that sticks It picks you up Makes your day a little bit brighter Helps everyone around you Finally find it Even the cynic inside you Is holding back a smile Then it happens again It happened again

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Welcome Back to Pleasantville…

Cowboy in the Rearview Mirror
Small town values meet big city expectations, who says you can’t go home?
High School Reunion
Travel back in time when you had all the answers and made the rest up.
Rise Above It All
What would you do, out there all alone in front of your maker?
My Hometown
Tommy Drive, Pleasantville, a real place in a fictional town, the best time of our lives.
Steps
I don’t know where I’m going, but every step I took brought me here, and life happened all around me.
The Provider
Thing’s didn’t work out like you planned, it never does, so if washing dishes is what it takes, put your head down and start scrubbing.
St John
Looking for Paul? You won’t find him at that Magic Kingdom. Try St John.
It Happened Again
It’s happened to all of us, that song, that melody that makes us happy, sad and everything in between, let it Happen Again.

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released October 4, 2018

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Genuine Crude Austin, Texas

Genuine Crude is an extension of a project started 20 years ago. Two brothers Bryan and Paul Rigney along with their Cousin Shawn Helm have reunited to make their own special grade of rock. -

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