U.Utah Phillips- Loafer's Glory- The Hobo Jungle of The Mind

Black History Month

U.Utah Phillips- Loafer's Glory- The Hobo Jungle of The Mind- Black History by Texhobart on Mixcloud

THE ROLLING STONES "Memory Motel" (Jagger/Richards)

Hannah honey was a peachy kind of girl
Her eyes were hazel
And her nose were slightly curved
We spent a lonely night at the Memory Motel
It's on the ocean, I guess you know it well
It took a starry to steal my breath away
Down on the water front
Her hair all drenched in spray
Hannah baby was a honey of a girl
Her eyes were hazel
And her teeth were slightly curved
She took my guitar and she began to play
She sang a song to me
Stuck right in my brain
You're just a memory of a love
That used to be
You're just a memory of a love
That used to mean so much to me
She got a mind of her own
And she use it well
Well she's one of a kind
She's got a mind
She got a mind of her own
And she use it mighty fine
She drove a pick-up truck
Painted green and blue
The tires were wearing thin
She turned a mile or two
When I asked her where she headed for
"Back up to Boston I'm singing in a bar"
I got to fly today on down to Baton Rouge
My nerves are shot already
The road ain't all that smooth
Across in Texas is the rose of San Antone
I keep on a feeling that's gnawing in my bones
You're just a memory of a love
That used to mean so much to me
You're just a memory girl
You're just a sweet memory
And it used to mean so much to me
Sha la la la la
She got a mind of her own
And she use it well
Mighty fine, she's one of a kind
On the seventh day my eyes were all a glaze
We've been ten thousand miles
Been in fifteen states
Every woman seemed to fade out of my mind
I hit the bottle and hit the sack and cried
What's all this laughter on the 22nd floor
It's just some friends of mine
And they're busting down the door
Been a lonely night at the Memory Motel

Alabaster Heart

old love letters make
the young man made old
a finely granular variety of gypsum
rhythmically blood circulates
often white and translucent
objects in motion
oxygenated blood
tend to cling and hang on
I remember loving you
she foolishly thought of me in that way
ghost in my head
the way she made me feel
like a missing piece
I'm not so proud anymore
particles of my eternal dusty memory
plagued by various forms of psychosis
old feelings pour in
hopes won't make me innocent
jesus christ,
pain floods the center of the total personality
my smile,my laugh
don't greet the strangers at your door
don't live among the heartless...

Inside Slow Fade Heart (Beautiful Things)

This years Valentine's Day Mix!

1. The Bastard Song
   I'll Take You There (Movie Clip)

2. Inside
   Emaluna

3. Everything Put Together Falls Apart
   Paul Simon

4. Why You
   Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss

5. Love Comes To A Simple Heart
   Chuck Hall

6. The Man In Me
   Bob Dylan

7. How to Open My Heart in 4 Easy Steps
   Erin McKeown

8. Living of Love
   The Avett Brothers

9. Petty Crimes
   Bill Pillmore

10. Clocks
    Emmylou Harris

11. The Up And Down
    Dead Heart Bloom

12. Reflecting Light
    Sam Phillips

13. Too Much Truth, Too Much Love
    Dave Mason & Cass Elliot

14. Think About You
    Greg Brown

15. There But For The Grace of God Go I
    Pole Cat Creek

16. Beautiful Things
    Gungor

17. Sunday Morning
    Elizabeth Cook

18. Empty Pockets
    One Beer Prophet

19. Hold On
    Holly Williams

20. Rocking Chair
    Eric Bibb

21. I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
    Stevie Wonder

     

     

    Inside Slow Fade Heart( Beautiful Things ) by Texhobart on Mixcloud

     

my mixing gusto, my storytelling gusto, imaginative charmer

ask yourself about the pictures you see
when you are listening to my music
musical hopes shadows of the evening
shipwrecked, castaways, for the listener
newness of a song can't last long, fleeting
like kisses of your first girl friend in summer

ask yourself about the places you go with my mixing
manic mixing, obsession to place 20 songs for 80 mins.
I fancy 78 mins. myself without same letter follow another
same first letter of the artist can't be next on the running order
method to madness, my mind holds songs, feelings & expressions
fitting to have a heart of home in these song obsessions

ask yourself about the rain and sun of these mixes
rise, pummeled, set & poured into your open door
your open windows of your heart, mind & time, yes, time
my time spent working at my desk, fleshing out idyllically
the echos of my mind, though sound but stable as static
noise to drown, time allows me, as once did drink for sorrows

ask yourself about the frames of mind, friends on the internet
the importance of people and the holiness of the the soul
the signs on the windows of the soul, out of your control
I've come to believe I am a solemn conservative atheist
that freight train of thought, is better sold than bought
I am a lost soul searching, I am seeking a freedom profound

To Let You Be, Breezy Brie

“yes, you are the light and I'm the moth of the night” —George Waldrop

1. Whistle Down The Wind
   Tom Waits

2. A Kiss In The Rain
   Ralph McTell

3. Quiet of the Night
   Karan Casey

4. Life Is Beautiful
   Ryan Adams

5. Like a Rose
   Lucinda Williams

6. What I Really Mean
   Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

7. Don't Bother with White Satin
   The Seldom Scene

8. Make You Feel My Love
   Adele

9. Lonesome Town
   Jerry Garcia

10. Mama You’ve Been On My Mind
    George Harrison

11. Sometimes
    Daniel Lanois

12. Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings
    Don Gibson

13. Grudge
    Phillips & Driver

14. The Wonder
    Kris Kristofferson

15. True Colors
    Caroline Herring

16. Naked
    Ben Lee

17. Songs To Aging Children Come
    Joni Mitchell

18. Lorraine's Song
    Grayson Capps

19. Not With Haste
    Mumford and Sons

20. Hallelujah 

    Jeff Buckley

     

    To Let You Be, Breezy Brie by Texhobart on Mixcloud

     

Home Is The State of Mind ( for Wolf)

1. In The Back Of The Real
   Allen Ginsberg

2. Death Letter
   David Johansen & the Harry Smiths

3. Never Go Home
   Gentlemen Jim

4. What Good Can Drinkin' Do
   Janis Joplin

5. Kentucky Blues
   Little Hat Jones

6. Man I'm Lovin'
   Jo Ann Kelly

7. The Moon May Rise in Blood
   Blind James Campbell

8. Losers
   Dave Van Ronk

9. Dear Abby
   John Prine

10. The Last Thing On My Mind (1966)
    Doc & Merle Watson

11. The Only Living Boy In New York
    Simon and Garfunkel

12. Long Cold Winter
    Elin Ruth

13. Anyone Else But You
    The Moldy Peaches

14. Charlie's Last Song
    Loudon Wainwright III

15. Don't Let It Bring You Down
    Neil Young

16. The Bucket Tramp
    Brody Douglas Hunt

17. The Rocky Mount Shout
    Rabbit Muse

18. Worry B Gone
    Guy Clark

19. In Spite Of All The Damage
    The Be Good Tanyas

20. My Epitaph
    Flat Mountain Girls

21. Land Called Home
    Jim White

22. Only In The Past
    George Waldrop

     

     

    Home Is The State of Mind ( for Wolf) by Texhobart on Mixcloud

     

Work Can Set Me Free

By: George Waldrop

I made up my mind to be happy
my life upon the merry-go-round
work is not only about me
find the beauty in every tree
work can set me free

work can desensitize, take your mind
make you blind so it's hard to see
work is not only about me
find the beauty in every tree
work can set me free

this freedom is not the pride I take away
this freedom is not the money I made today
it's knowing the job I did, done the right way
completing each task at hand with my fellow man
I'm proud to say, "thank you for recycling"
to the customers I greet when I'm out on the truck

sometimes I need to send out good vibes
to let everyone know I'm blessed to be alive
work is not only about me
find the beauty in every tree
work can set me free

I rely on that happy humble feeling inside
the one that lets me feel alive, that happy humble feeling
work is not only about me
find the beauty in every tree
work can set me free

these days are short but hours are long
I know in my heart this is where I belong
work is not only about me
find the beauty in every tree
work can set me free

I made up my mind to be happy
my life upon the merry-go-round
work is not only about me
find the beauty in every tree
work can set me free

Mankind Has Fallen Out of Grace

My Life Is A Beautiful Sadness

By: George Waldrop

my flesh is so weak, my bones are fragile today
the beautiful things my life holds like a wet blanket
the sadness in my soul is a shiny and hot magnet
for all this rainy cold, am I growing old, pain I hold
a weakest mirror like a flash in the pan, the true measure of a man
today I know no convenience, I know no comfort
my head knows this place, keeps no pace with beauty
and I'm scared
my head plays catch with guilt and the art of let downs
and I'm scared
all I have is today's misery
all I have is tears and regrets
my fears are that all I will have is miserable days
confessed fears make for understood ways
to feed the emptiness in my soul, living for today
in this work life, it's no longer my time
like a poem written in fear, a torn and shaky rhyme
crying out with a distressed emotion
this sea of pain, the seachange of my ocean
fluttering fright, heartbeat of trepidation
who do I call out for?
my absent god?
mercy is a blessing
my absent god?
I'm only guessing
mercy from myself
I grant myself
I pardon myself
this fear is mine
I live with it
I own it
I understand it

1. You Are Not Alone
   Mavis Staples

2. The Way of Alone
   Jim White

3. Sunday In Savannah
   Nina Simone

4. A Tramp On The Street
   U.Utah Phillips (Loafer's Glory)

5. What Is Man
   Johnny Cash

6. No Earthly Good
   Billy Joe Shaver

7. No Place to Fly
   Willie Nelson

8. Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart
   Cry Cry Cry

9. Come on Up To the House
   The Front Porch Swingin' Liquor Pigs

10. Jesus
    The Velvet Underground

11. Method Acting / Cortez the Killer (Conor Oberst & Neil Young)
    Dave Rawlings Machine

12. That Feel
    Tom Waits

13. Outfit
    Drive-By Truckers

14. Earth Is a Woman
    Greg Brown

15. Mother Earth
    Kemp Harris

16. The Great Song Of The Sky
    Donovan

17. The Light Was Worth The Candle
    Eric Bibb

18. My Life Is A Beautiful Sadness
    George Waldrop

    
    

    
    

    Mankind Has Fallen Out of Grace by Texhobart on Mixcloud

My Life Is A Beautiful Sadness

my flesh is so weak, my bones are fragile today
the beautiful things my life holds like a wet blanket
the sadness in my soul is a shiny and hot magnet
for all this rainy cold, am I growing old, pain I hold
a weakest mirror like a flash in the pan, the true measure of a man
today I know no convenience, I know no comfort
my head  knows this place, keeps no pace with beauty
and I'm scared
my head plays catch with guilt and the art of let downs
and I'm scared
all I have is today's misery
all I have is tears and regrets
my fears are that all I will have is miserable days
confessed fears make for understood ways
to feed the emptiness in my soul, living for today
in this work life, it's no longer my time
like a poem written in fear, a torn and shaky rhyme
crying out with a distressed emotion
this sea of pain, the seachange of my ocean
fluttering fright, heartbeat of trepidation
who do I call out for?
my absent god?
mercy is a blessing
my absent god?
I'm only guessing
mercy from myself
I grant myself
I pardon myself
this fear is mine
I live with it
I own it
I understand it

George Waldrop- My Life Is A Beautiful Sadness by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Breaking The Constraints of a Individual

use your speech to convey
what your heart says to you
in a ordinary way
oh,to communicate
oh,to make known
I am learning everyday
through listening to my heart
I've shone to myself how I have grown
with these delicate hours alone
I've been blessed with the grace to think
about what is best for myself
carefully I thought about all that I got
to give in my friendly way
I'm not living for anyone
I'm living for today
I have my own special way
to succeed,prosper & grow
meeting my needs
I am an individual
I'm not like everyone else
that's all I need to know
distinguished from a group
I don't separate because,
that makes me vulnerable
it's in these good common things
connections
human things
I share with others
friendships are very contagious
transmitted to courage
human things
doing right to make better
the common good for all
I do know how people are sometimes,
disappointing,to do what's easy,lazy
I have courage,to solve problems
I can always work to make myself
a better person,some one to believe in
not so much as a leader
but,get beyond the constraints of a individual
limitation or restriction
to make myself useful
so god can use me
I can help others
I feel others need me
I am a tool
for fixing
I am here if you need me
ready to serve
to be apart
to give back
something to show for
how I live

George Waldrop-  Breaking The Constraints of a Individual (MLK Birthday) by Texhobart on Mixcloud

The First Date

1. Highlands- Seeker of Superstitions
   George Waldrop

2. Wrote A Song For Everyone
   Creedence Clearwater Revival

3. When the Party's Over
   Janis Ian

4. Memory Motel
   The Rolling Stones

5. Rockin' Chair
   The Band

6. Southern States
   The Essex Green

7. Pussy Heaven
   Dan Reeder

8. Close To You
   Muddy Waters

9. Boogie
   John Hartford

10. Blue Eyes (Gram Parsons tribute)
    Uncle Tupelo

11. Sugar Mountain
    Neil Young

12. Love Will See You Through
    Daniel Johnston

13. Spaceball Ricochet
    T. Rex

14. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?
    Elvis Costello

15. I Just Needed a Friend
    First Aid Kit

16. Heart Open Wide
    Emaluna

17. Wagon Wheel
    Old Crow Medicine Show

18. Yesterday Comes Too Soon
    Forest Sun

19. Luck Man Rag
    Eric Bibb

20. Highlands (edit)
    Bob Dylan

21. Leaving Grayson
    Stevie Barr

The First Date by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Wholeness to the Wise of Heart

The cover art is a painting I did back in 2006 it's called “Don't Roost To High For Me”. Anyway, Greg Brown is my favorite songwriter right now.

1. I Want My Country Back
   Greg Brown

2. Freak Flag
   Greg Brown

3. Summer Evening
   Greg Brown

4. Hymns to What Is Left
   Greg Brown

5. Just By Myself
   Greg Brown

6. Poet Game
   Greg Brown

7. End of the Party
   Greg Brown

8. Rexroth's Daughter
   Greg Brown

9. Waiting on You
   Greg Brown

10. I Could Just Cry
    Greg Brown

11. Joy Tears
    Greg Brown

12. Ain't No One Like You
    Greg Brown

13. My New Book
    Greg Brown

14. All of Those Things
    Greg Brown

15. Say a Little Prayer
    Greg Brown

16. Samson
    Greg Brown

17. Introduction to Lord I Have Made A Place In My Heart
    Greg Brown

18. Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart
    Greg Brown

19. Let The Mystery Be
    Greg Brown

     

     

    Wholeness of the Wise of Heart by Texhobart on Mixcloud

     

The Weight of the World

1. Willesden To Cricklewood
   Joe Strummer

2. Diamond Smiles
   The Boomtown Rats

3. I Love You
   Lou Reed

4. Handshake drugs
   Wilco

5. 912 Greens
   Ramblin' Jack Elliot

6. Pot Can't Call The Kettle Black
   Jerry Jeff Walker

7. Even The Skies Are Blue
   Jamey Johnson

8. Whiskey Girl
   Gillian Welch

9. Cigarette Machine
   Mary Gauthier

10. You'll Get Yours Aplenty
    Blaze Foley

11. Scarlet Town
    Bob Dylan

12. No Ice in My Bourbon
    Cephas & Wiggins

13. God Loves a Drunk
    Richard Thompson

14. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
    Joe Tex

15. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
    Alvin Youngblood Hart

16. Plastic Jesus
    Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue

17. Chocolate Jesus
    Tom Waits

18. Shine on Me
    Nick Cave

     

     

     

    This is a mix for when you are beneath “The Weight of the World”. These are the songs about going to see your drug dealer.

     

     

    The Weight of the World by Texhobart on Mixcloud