7.
Damned
My friends all tell me
And maybe it's true
I
spend too much time
And money on you
But depending on the weather
And
on your point of view
I'm damned if I don't
And damned if I do
I'm
feeling kind of heady
My brain's in a stew
I turn to the clouds
They
haven't a clue
I don't know what I'm seeing
But I'm seeing it through, coz
I'm
damned if I don't
And damned if I do
Gardens
of Eden
To the left and to the right
Just out of reach
But not out of
sight
And I'm afraid that the jury
Has retired for the night
So I'm damned
if I'm wrong
And damned if I'm right
So
decisions, decisions
What shall I do?
There's a fork in the river
There's
a choice of two
But rather than dither
I think I'll stick along with you
Cos
I'm damned if I don't
And damned if I do
Damned if I don't
And damned
if I do if I do.
CC
- vocals, piano, synthesizer, bass
Zorpinda Zorpin - percussion
8.
Flying
Through so many years,
Your worries and fears
I
watched you, I watched you,
Waving goodbye.
Signals grew weak with time
And
growing distance. Persistence.
We never stopped trying
And
I listen,
And I learn
And I wonder
Paintings
line the walls
From every chapter, and capture
With artists eyes
A shop
in Venice selling masks
To strangers, whose faces
They need to disguise
And
I listen,
And I learn
And I wonder
Oh
how she loved the country
A last walk between the trees and the sky
Captured
like a photograph
We could be flying
Through
monochrome screens
And movie screens
The Lady Vanishes, the Spanish
Lessons
once more
Empty halls and telephone calls
Til one day, one day
You found
the door
And
I listen,
And I learn
And I wonder
CC
- vocals, acoustic & electric 9 string guitar, keyboards
Zorpinda
Zorpin - percussion
9.
Life Road
When I was still just a child at play
Wont
you walk with me a mile or two?
I'd sing and sing through the live long day
Wont
you walk with me a while?
I met a lass that I liked so well
Wont you walk
with me a mile or two?
She sang to me and she cast her spell
Wont you walk
with me a while?
Well she made me laugh and she made me sigh
And I never
thought to reason why
The moon had risen up in the sky
Wont you walk with
me a while?
Two
children came along by and by
Wont you walk with me a mile or two?
And we'd
sing together and laugh and cry
Wont you walk with me a while?
A beautiful
girl and a bonnie wee boy
Wont you walk with me a mile or two?
They gave
me love and brought me joy
Wont you walk with me a while?
Though each one
grew up bright and strong
After twenty years they were up and gone
But each
had found their own true song
Wont you walk with me a while?
The
years have flown and I'm singing still
Wont you walk with me a mile or two?
Of
Carrickfergus and Spancil Hill
Wont you walk with me a while?
When music
calls me I have no choice
Wont you walk with me a mile or two?
The spirit
moves me and fires my voice
Wont you walk with me a while?
Songs and family
fill my heart
And I'll never see them torn apart
Til I find myself back
at the start
Wont you walk with me a while?
So
we come to the journeys end
Wont you walk with me a mile or two?
I know
you've always been my friend
Wont you walk with me a while?
We've come so
far across this land
And there's still so much to understand
So if you'll
kindly take my hand
Wont you walk with me a while?
CC
- vocals, keyboards, tin & low whistles, kalimba, bodhran, percussion, handclaps,
drum programming
Bridget McMahon - vocals, handclaps
Zorpinda Zorpin - percussion,
handclaps
10.
Leaves
When
I was a child
I watched the leaves in autumn
And saved them when I caught
them
In a book so old and grey
Each leaf was a smile
A secret, sacred
treasure
A reminder of the pleasure
Of a simple carefree day
New
days soon come by
That bring with them new distractions
Persuasive attractions
Seem
to beckon from the shelves
We all now know
All that glitters is not gold
But
we're too clever to be told
And have to find out for ourselves
And
the years flew by
And the years flew by
And the years flew by
Until today.
When
out walking in the wind
A leaf blew over my head
A little voice inside me
said
It must be caught before it lands
I jumped for it glee
And to my
great surprise
I rediscovered things so wise
Only a child would understand
CC
- vocals, nylon string guitar, synthesizer, birdsong samples
11.
Dreamcatcher
..and then you disappeared.
CC -
vocals, synthesizer, tin & low Irish whsitles, theremin,
kalimba, electric 9 string guitar, percussion
Bridget McMahon
- vocals, violin
Neil Segrott - fretless bass
Zorpinda Zorpin - percussion
12.
Sunrise
In
the night when the skies are falling
And the light in the fire is calling
I
can see a reflection in your eyes
Then I realise
The sun is rising
Though
the storm in my head is blowing
There's a warmth in my heart that's growing
There's a balance between the world and my mind
There for me to find
The
sun is rising
When
the last of the wars have ended
And with our past on the shore befriended
With
a wing and a prayer and a song
Though it took so long
The sun is rising
See
the sunrise
The night is over
See the new day dawning
CC
- vocals, kayboards, low Irish whistle, acoustic 9 string guitar, kalimba, samples,
percussion
Georgina Sear - vocals
Produced
by Chris Conway
