Ian Flanagan “The kitchen Sessions” 1)      Talking Washington Blues**   2)        100 years 3)        Going down again 4)        Dark side of the road 5)        Jack o roe* 6)        Friend of mine 7)        Million miles 8)        Movin on 9)        Outlaw on the run 10)        Kitchen blues 11)        The river 12)        26 13)        Downtown Musicians: Ian Flanagan: acoustic rhythm guitars, harmonica, piano, lead & harmony vocals Mike Nichols: lead guitars, harmony vocals, organ, tambourine Brady Coleman: fiddle Recording engineer & producer: Mike Nichols Mixed & Mastered by Mike Nichols Cover Photo: Courtesy of Nichole Flanagan All songs words and music (copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) by Ian Flanagan except: *traditional arranged by Ian Flanagan & ** words and music by Ian Flanagan & Jim Storm copyright 2003 Thanks to: Mike, Nichole, Phil, Flid, Darren, Aric, Jay, JJ, Casey, Greg, Jonah, Bradley, James, Merlin, Jim, Debra, woody & the staff at the 710 club Special thanks to Mike Nichols & Brady Coleman Lyrics. Talking Washington Blues Well it’s hot her in the summertime and hot here in the summertime too Well I don’t know about you but I am feeling blue You gonna talk about your past it’s going to tell you what to do Well I don’t know about you but I think I’m feeling good Well I don’t know about you but I think I’m feeling good And them senators are they doing what they should Chorus They’re all talking heads talking Washington blues What did you do did you run off with a senators’ wife? You think you’d get away with that for sure? Maybe you stole the church funds too… Chorus Do you know what I did last night? I drove all the way up to Washington to sit Down with the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, and do you know what he said to me? He said Son “if I was president today, I build a road from sea to shining sea and walk With my brothers and sisters in hand, in unity, together one nation under god with liberty And justice for all.” Tell me the truth did you kill a man? I’d like to think you doctored the evidence it’s the romantic in me I’d like to think you’d come up with a sinister lie But you’re a public official you know what to do Chorus You’re a talking head talking Washington blues They’re all talking heads talking Washington blues 100 years I read once when its gone you can never have it back and people will Try to take your boat….don’t give up just yet won’t you let me lighten your load Why don’t you follow me down? Chorus: I’ve seen the light…. shinning like a star Where will we be 100 years from now? Will that rose still smell or will our dreams fade away What will they say about us 100 years from now? 100 years from now Will that song remain the greatest song un-told Or will it vanish like letters in the sand? Will we keep searching those foolish philosophies or the great unknown? Or will we dwell on the mysteries in the past? Chorus Going down again I’m going down again I’m going down again Burned my bridges yesterday now I am lost I’m going down again I’m going down again I’m going down again Young man is foolish old man is twice as strong I’m going down again I’m going down again I’m going down again Burned my bridges yesterday now I am lost I’m going down again I’m going down again I’m going down again I’m going down again Dark Side of the Road Running away from what I don't know Keeping me from the dark side of the road Your loves like a flower in the springtime my dear Keeping me from the dark side of the road Lay me down in a field where the bluebonnets bloom Keeping me from the dark side of the road In my times of weakness you stood by my side Keeping me from the dark side of the road CHORUS Lights in the distance and trouble lay behind The road to nowhere begins to unwind Once I was blind and now I see What all your love has meant to me, what all your love has meant to me SOLO Troubled from  the beginning and troubled from the start Keeping me from the dark side of the road You stand like an angel underneath a bed of stars Keeping me from the dark side of the road Follow me back to the cabin where the muddy river flows Keeping me from the dark side of the road You are the sun you just fill me with warmth Keeping me from the dark side of the road CHORUS Jack O Roe (traditional  music arranged by Ian Flanagan) Friend of Mine Where did she go? Where did she go? She left this world so fast A thousand tears I cried Oh Debra you were a friend of mine She died on a spring day She died on a spring day I remember taking the call She was looking down from the sky Oh Debra you were a friend of mine They say the clouds parted for you They say the clouds parted for you You wrestled with your demons The devils burned you down inside Oh Debra you were a friend of mine Oh, I still think of you Oh, I still think of you Every time I hear your name It breaks me down inside Oh Debra you were a friend of mine Oh Debra you were a friend of mine Million Miles Cashed my check today…think I’ll be leaving town Leaving for a awhile….. Close your eyes and stay as I’m a million miles away A million miles from here But I am a million miles away from you Lay me down to sleep close the curtains to dark skies I’ll drop you a line Close your eyes and stay as I’m a million miles away A million miles from here But I am a million miles away from you Take the boat across to the muddy river’s side And lay down in the sand Close your eyes and stay as I’m a million miles away A million miles from here But I am a million miles away from you Movin On Mary said “My time here is done” As she walked out the door  and into the setting sun Drove down main street past the broke down motel Pawned off her wedding ring she’s on a highway to hell Tore his picture in pieces as the fell on the ground A storm in the distance where this lost soul is bound Coffee’s spilling tires burning through the night She reached New Mexico by the dawn of the first light CHORUS She said “I’ve got to keep movin on” Sing me a sad, sad song Don’t cry tears for me  hold in your pain Someday this song will remain Someday this song will remain Waking up to a man she does’nt even know Protecting secrets of a lost love she can’t show Gave up on a life she thought would be so hard Husband, house, white fence circling the yard CHORUS Outlaw on the Run I shot that old dog down last night Put him in his place He won't be coming around here no more To show his scared face Went to bed last night With a pistol in my hand Dreamed I saw a dead man lying in the street With his blood on my hands CHORUS: I've burned my bridges down I've got nowhere to run They're following my paper trail I'm an outlaw on the run Drive as fast as I can South to Mexico Out in that Painted Desert Bury his body with his soul Abandoned that old truck on a road Just south of Juarez Listen to the Federalis Just do as he says CHORUS Kitchen Blues Woke up this morning and I am feeling blue Woke up this morning and I am feeling blue Walked out into my kitchen and I have them kitchen blues Struggle for a nickel struggle for a dine Struggle for a nickel struggle for a dine When the blues overtakes me I’ll be walking down the line Woke up this morning and I am feeling blue Woke up this morning and I am feeling blue Walked out into my kitchen and I have them kitchen blues Walked out into my kitchen and I have them kitchen blues Walked out into my kitchen and I have them kitchen blues Walked out into my kitchen and I have them kitchen blues The River Does anyone know, the way to the river? I need it touch its voice its own Standing here on the banks of the San Lorenzo, looking into a dark murky pool Ripples come and ripples go, they all lead to the same place Throwing stones, watching them land in the eddy, never making it downstream Chorus The last is come, its here to stay I want to go I want to stay and all I miss is this old river The truth is told let it be known, it comes and goes like ebb and flow and all I miss is this old river She always said, bury me beneath the old river, we used to sit and watch currents collide Down from here you can see the mouth of the river, as it opens to the see Birds fly on by fly away from the banks, as the water moves on by Close your eyes and hear the sounds of the river as it rushes to meet its fate Chorus 26 Spent my life in the Santa Cruz Mountains Where them tall redwood trees grow Spent some time down by the ocean Fell asleep to the sounds of the sea Parents divorced when I was 11 Did’nt understand the significance of it We were ping-ponged back and forth my brother and I Somebody had to take the fall I’ve been homeless ever since The word home means nothing to me I’ve shed a thousand tears since then Living in a world without sincerity 26 and still wandering searching to truth, love, and prudence don’t know where I am going god knows where I’ve been some say you don’t get a second chance you have deal with the hand you’ve been dealt I have a full house and that’s all right with me Looking at the flowers and how they wilt Downtown Sunday night at 8 pm and the stores are all closed Take a drive to your house and the lights are out And your gone gone gone You used to talk and I used to drive We used to light up those city lights Walking down the those old city streets With a girl in my arm and its gone gone gone… CHORUS She said “take me downtown” and lets dance in the rain Take me downtown and it will never be the same Down on old Cooper Street We used to hear the band the play As we watched the world pass us by and it passed us by And now it’s gone gone gone They used to burn one down At the ole saint george hotel There was music in the air and love in the street And it’s gone gone gone CHORUS Copyright Ian Flanagan