Ian Flanagan "Last Train to Denver" 1) alhambra street 2) sometimes 3) dark side of the road 4) going to california 5) silver and gold 6) sweet marie 7) standing alone in the cold 8) last train to denver Musicians: Ian Flanagan: rythm guitar, vocals, piano Larry Wilson: dobro, lead guitars, slide guitar Jonny Big: bass Pat Meyers: drums Additional Musicians: Jerry Barton Harp on "going to California" Recorded, mixed and mastered by Pat Meyers at Tree House Studio December 2000-March 2001 Thanks: Pat, Jim, Nichole, Larry, Johnny, Jim, Jerry, my family and friends. All songs words and music by Ian Flanagan. Copyright 2000 & 2001 ALHAMBRA STREET Sitting here looking back I almost gave my old man a heart attack When I moved into this apartment shack on Alhambra street We used to sit there Aric and me by the railing   overlooking the sea Talking about dreams, women , whiskey, & weed on Alhambra street CHORUS Won’t you take me won’t you take me down Won’t you take me won’t you take me down It was the fall of 1995 we were young and so full of life We took our limits to the sky on Alhambra street There were good times there were bad Broken glass and broken heads and love came and went Like passing ships through   the night on Alhambra street CHORUS Friday nights were so full of life you  couldn’t stand to hear the fights How that anger builds up in a young man inside on alhambra street CHORUS Sitting here looking back I almost gave my old man a heart attack When I moved into this apartment shack on alhambra street SOMETIMES Sometimes I think that I  drink too much Sometimes my friends call me a lush Sometimes I feel like a rolling stone Sometimes I am  an old bag of bones CHORUS Sometimes I fell like walking on fire Sometimes I have a burning desire to be free Sometimes I go out for walks on my own Sometimes I fear the unknown Sometimes I like to wish upon a shooting star Sometimes I take a drive in my car SOLO CHORUS Sometimes I listen sounds on the radio Sometimes I watch life pass me by through a window Sometimes you loose Sometimes you win Sometimes you have to repent for all your sins CHORUS 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 GOING TO CALIFORNIA I’m going to California Going  to leave my troubles behind Somewhere there’s a place where the sun is shining Somewhere out west there’s blue sky CHORUS Run away, get me out of here Run away, leave her standin in the shadows Run away, I’m headed west of here Run away, I’m going to california Leaving this town in North Carolina Missing her as I cross the stateline Someone in Tennesse is calling me Somewhere out west there’s stars in the sky CHORUS I’m going to california 3X SILVER & GOLD In the evening She calls me at my house Just to see if I am still here She asks me to come by  her house Forgets to leave the lights on there She once told me that “you are the one” As we stood atop a Tahoe hillside I remember the day she left And the fire between us had died CHORUS Walking down these lonely streets As the sea shimmers of silver and gold Playing on my grey guitar As the wind passes over the town As the wind passes over the town I have crossed the London Bridge at night Almost fell into the Thames Seen the grave of the late Oscar Wilde And  the hillls of a  green  Irish land Walking through the streets of Rome Lead by a flickering  candle light Seen the David and the Mona Lisa too Nothing will compare to you CHORUS I don’t want to die alone Will stay with me by my side When the mountains melt into the sea And the roads of our love divide Walk with me down the boulvard Down into the town We’ll drink wine and throw stones at the sea And pretend that we can’t drown CHORUS SWEET MARIE Goodnight my sweet marie Hold on as long as you can 2X Light a candle and watch it burn Look at you and say  my prayers 2X Goodnight Goodnight You love is shining bright You are the love of my life You are the love of my life STANDING ALONE  IN THE COLD Monday comes around so quickly The week ends the week begins It Just Seems like yesterday I was back in Austin Back in a fading memory I remember that morning so well There was a red sky above me City light’s faded into the distance So did the smile on her face CHORUS I left her standing alone in the cold Standing on uneven ground Waiting for answers to unanswered questions Hoping that he comes back someday SOLO CHORUS Hoping that he comes back someday LAST TRAIN TO DENVER Where were you the night the music died? Everyone was asking about you.. I went out into the street and called out your name But you were nowhere you were nowhere to be found You’re headed back to your home High about all the rest Protected from the trash and the losers from your  past who live so close, who live so close to the sea CHORUS Last train to Denver Last time I thought I saw your face You left me standing in the water of disgrace I remember   times when you talked of higher places Being in touch with greater voices than your own These  friends of yours don’t care about the colors of your hair If they did then where are they now? CHORUS You bought a ticket on a midnight train Traveling through   the rain and snow Never forget about the time we spent together As that   one-way train take you home CHORUS                                            copyright Ian Flanagan