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Songs for the FP

by Shawn Waggoner

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1.
Prove it Up 03:43
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Prove it Up Prove it up, prove up your claim Am I the one? Were you just playing? Prove it up, back up the talk Prove it up, honey, or talk a walk For so long you pledged your love, though many moons have passed Since the day you first said you love me now I feel the need to ask You can talk the bluest streak of anyone I seen So go ahead, prove up your claim, and show me what you mean At first I thought the fear was fun, a game of cat and mouse But what sparked a little fire is burning down the house It’s only truth, though vow you might, just tell me how you feel Lover, prove up your claim, and try to be real Fear of life, fear of death, fear of growing old We all feel fear from time to time So tell me, do you fear my love Come out on the porch a while, come look me in the eye I need to hear your clearest word and not your whitest lie Let the breeze shoot between us, call it by its name Sweet as cherry pie you are, but can you prove your claim? COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
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Restless 05:20
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Restless Dark clouds are rolling in again The last train is headed down the tracks I feel the panic setting in I’m leaving here and I’m not coming back Restless Restless Restless I can’t stay here with you I can’t stay here with you Like a storm brewing up that never comes to pass I got my boot on the pedal but there aint no gas I wanna run like hell but I can’t break the grasp of whatever’s holding me here I don’t know how I got like this I just know I’ve always been And when they lay me down to rest I’ll be left alone with my restless sin COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
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Texas Jones 03:09
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Texas Jones I’m jonesin for Texas I hear her calling me home I’m a thousand miles from nothing Me and my engine’s drone But I’m making good time Can’t wait to cross that Austin City Limits line I got a Texas Jones Deep down in my bones There’s a chain of love pulling me on back home There’s a chain of love pulling me on back home Texas is the only place I have ever belonged From her Southern hospitality To her love of a song Your troubled past don’t matter here When you’re on the dance floor holding your darling near A Texas Jones comes over me when I cross that borderline My craving for the Lone Star state is messing with my mind A mama craves her baby’s smile The night sky craves the stars My troubled mind it craves some peace and Texas seems so far There aint no place like Texas I’d bet my boots on that To those who think different I’d even tip my hat But I’d think they were lying A Texas Jones like this one, there aint no denying COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
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South Austin Blues 03:07
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South Austin Blues I’m so broken, I can’t stand up straight I’m so broken, I can’t stand up straight But I’m a strong, strong woman Stronger than my hate Had so many, didn’t count on lovin you Had so many, didn’t count on lovin you Now I’m low down in the Bayou Since we been through Broken, how you left my heart Pieces in your hand Broken, I will tell you true I can’t love another man You’re so broken, tar and sticks and bones You’re so broken, tar and sticks and bones You wicked, sweet daddy God sees what you done COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
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Estelline 07:31
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Estelline Estelline left here today She knew she was never coming home Her kids and her man watched her go Not knowing she was already gone Estelline was already gone Why Estelline why Why Estelline Why Estelline why Did you go and leave us Without saying goodbye Estelline hails from San Antonio The daughter of a railroad man With the moon and the stars watching over her She danced on the banks of the Rio Grande Her love found her down by the river’s edge Beneath the shade trees where the misty moonlight shines And they walked through this world, their steps in time Like a rock they skipped the waters over time Estelline saw herself in her daughter’s face Her brown eyes took her back to her favorite place In his arms she found herself in love’s embrace Like a tumblyweed the days went rolling by The August heat rained down on the little house Estelline was coming back from town Great clouds of smoke greeted her at the county line And when she reached home it was already gone She didn’t know, but they were already gone The years went by, another life began One that never had a chance anyway Their love was the finest veil of lace And the wind it just carried them away Now no one knows where she stands Maybe she went running into the arms of the Rio Grande Do you hear her whisper in the tall wheat fields Some say they’ll see her again I know I never will Estelline COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
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Mother Mary of Guadalupe 04:55
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Mother Mary of Guadalupe She’s a vision on the water, a light from heaven’s sky Roses fall around her, they’re the tears from the virgin’s eyes Angels fly from her shoulders, stars shoot from her head She got lightning in her fingers to spark the soul you left for dead Out of the fire a band of angels carry me to you Singing save me won’t you save me Mother Mary of Guadalupe Out of the fire a band of angels carries me to you Singing heal me won’t you heal me Mother Mary of Guadalupe Like the dreams of the departed I’ve drifted out much too far I see the bones of the ones before me break in the bloodhound’s jaw The wind makes the skeletons rattle in dissonant harmonies I see a shadow on the river bank, and it’s reaching out for me Oh, Mary, watch the water rise With the tears of all those searching for a better life Oh heal me Mary, my maternal one Why should I pay the price for all the things they done
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Cold Blue Heart 04:00
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Cold Blue Heart Steel blue tracks stretch on through the night like loneliness across your heart I break down when I hear that whistle blowing, 900 tears 1000 miles apart Well I didn’t seem to remember to look twice before I start Love could never grow inside of your cold, blue heart Dancing in the kitchen to my mama’s radio, singing softly in the dark Screen door slams, it’s that old Texas wind blowing my troubled mind apart Well I didn’t see it coming, your love hit me like a poison dart Love could never grow inside of your cold, blue heart You’re always late with my kisses, you never call my name I’m holding on to lonesome wishes that you find love again Standing at the station in that blazing southern sun, the place where you left me long ago Box cars filled with memories slowly pass me by, the pain inside makes me want to roll Well I’m packing up these worn out blues, they’re tearing me apart Love could never grow inside of your cold, blue heart
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Bluebonnet Song 04:02
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Bluebonnet Song Behind the wheel on a West Texas highway Out in the hills where the cacti grow wild Under the live oak that whispers to the Rio Grande Wishes like bluebonnets blanket the fields Is it the river that sets my heart wandering A Spanish moss midnight that makes my soul roam Or the notion of going, of just moving forward Out in the desert my dreams find a home Don’t know the difference between diamonds and rhinestones I won’t change the world with a few country songs But the dust on my boots won’t keep me from walking And longing won’t keep me from carrying on COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
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Liberty 03:58
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Liberty Liberty came from the wrong side of the tracks And once he left there he swore he’d never go back With his cowboy boots, a one-way ticket and a picture from an old magazine Liberty went to see a world he’d never seen He closed his eyes Got a running start Opened his mind and he opened his heart To the world he’d say yes for the very first time He’s learning to fly He’s a leaf in the wind He’s betting his hand and he’s betting to win With arms outstretched and ready to receive He’s trying to believe Down South Liberty worked the land And his daddy held his knowledge Like a fistful of dirt in his hand And he said son the world holds many secrets that she aint ready to tell Don’t look too long at the sun And don’t throw your coins in the well Only fools chase foolish dreams so Liberty learned in school But if you don’t try to live your dreams Who’s the biggest fool? Liberty took the tattered picture from the pocket of his vest He wondered if he’d ever find her Til he did he’d take no rest He remembered his daddy, remembered his words And he finally understood The beauty of not knowing And the grace of not giving up COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
10.
Firecracker Linde 04:38
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Firecracker Linde Firecracker Linde When I she her flying I know it's the 4th of July Firecracker Linde Better slow down baby, you done caught the state trooper's eye She's got the pedal to the metal and she's leaning on big red Koko's in the back with his ears flapping over his head Them sweet little gals go tearing down 85 It's all legal once they cross the Weld county line Well she don't mess with Sparklers, Linde's hot for Artillery Shells, Texas Tornado, Excalibur, Liberty Bells Look out folks it looks like a three-alarm Linde's loaded up with firecrackers, headed for the farm Happy Birthdays Flowers of Spring That gal will blow up anything Burning paper in the air Firecracker say your prayer COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
11.
Clouds 03:47
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Clouds Like a cloud in the sky you go floating by I wanna touch you So lovely and so fair to see you floating there I wanna be you I wanna be you, what else can I be? I wanna be you, I’m so tired of being me I wanna be you, abandon anonymity I wanna life as vast and heavenly Like a cloud raining down, you’re my favorite sound I wanna hear you When you come rolling in I wonder where you been I wanna be you As the angels make their ways through your cotton candy haze They wanna kiss your sugar air But you shine your love everywhere COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
12.
When the Bluebird Flies 05:11
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When the Bluebird Flies The bluebird will fly in the wink of an eye When her sweet song you hear, draw your loved one so near Cause the bluebird will fly in the wink of an eye I took you for granted like the big skies above me As endless and true blue you were You were such a part of me, you lived in the heart of me Til the bluebird called you to her The bluebird called you to her And the trail of stardust you sprinkled behind you I’d follow if only I could Had I known you were going would’ve made sure I told you The secrets of my love for you But the bluebird she called you home, and it chills me to the bone To think that you never knew But the bluebird she already flew And the words that belong to you, my sweet song of love for you Will go forever unheard COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER
13.
Skywriter 04:02
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Skywriter Oh to roll with golden clouds and kiss the sun Escape the confines of these earthly bounds Climbing skyward Heaven keep you Silver slips from view Onward toward the end of time A dream for all but you Skywriter Skywriter Sanctity of space is broken by a ribbon white Wings of joy cradle you Oh what a sight Dance the skies Trip the light In a sun drenched awe Reaching out Through the silence For the hand of God Of God Of God COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER

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Shawn Waggoner and the Tumblyweeds’ 2003 release, Songs for the FP, marks a return to Waggoner’s country-blues roots. Inspired by some of her heroes – Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin and Gillian Welch – Waggoner intermixes country-blues rockers with stories inspired by road trips through her beloved Lone Star State. This new release features Austin guitar player Matt Giles, percussionist Mark Raynes, accordion player Eric Moon, fiddle player Jean Ballhorn, and on acoustic bass, David Farrell.
Says Waggoner, “If I were a painter, I would be known for my portraits of strong women who could be or are destroyed by the very thing that gives them strength. This record presents that in a couple of different ways. There’s humor in the story of Firecracker Linde, but there’s also tragedy in the story of Estelline.”

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released January 10, 2003

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Shawn Waggoner began her music career in Austin, as the lead singer of the successful blues band, Blue Recluse. In '97, the band went on hiatus and Waggoner composed songs for her first cd, Contemplating Cacti. With a new focus on original, acoustic music, Waggoner teamed up with bassist David Farrell for three more cds. Each made its mark on the alternative-folk and Americana genres. ... more

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