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BED OF NAILS

It's a bed of nails she got you sleepin' on
Crying only turns it all to rust
It's a bed of nails she got you sleepin' on
Crying only turns it all to rust

You turn to rust
You turn to dust
And you're blowing away in the wind
What you been hidin'
Somewhere deep inside
Is flowing out the holes in your skin

Like a string of pearls she got you danglin' from
Holding on until your fingers slip
Like a string of pearls she got you danglin' from
Holding on until your fingers slip

Your fingers slip
You lost your grip
And you're blowing away in the wind
What you been hidin'
Somewhere deep inside
Is flowing out the holes in your skin

It's a bed of nails
It's a bed of nails

BULLETS ON MY BRAIN

It's been raining for days
Feels like it's always gonna rain
I went out anyway
I saw what happened at the cave
I saw what happened at the cave
I always thought I'd be brave

But I'm afraid
I feel it in my DNA
Everyday got bullets on my brain

This indecision remains
Should I go or should I stay
Am I already too late
What kind of difference could I make
What difference would I make
Could this be a mistake

'Cause I'm afraid
I'm shakin' in my DNA
Everyday got bullets on my brain

Bullets on my brain
Bullets on my brain
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same

And when I'm old and gray
Looking back on that day
Can I live with the shame
Of what happened at the cave
What happened at the cave
And who are you to say

That I'm afraid
I'm shakin', shakin' in my DNA
Everyday got bullets on my brain

Bullets on my brain
Bullets on my brain
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same
In heaven we all look the same

EPILOGUE

You run for the hills
You run for the far away
You run for the hills
You run for the far away

You get what you give
You get what you give away
You get what you give
You get what you give away

I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry

That's one for the books
That's one for the yesterday
That's one for the books
But who's keeping score anyway?

Do I have to say it again, do I have to say it again
Do I have to say it again, do I have to say it again
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry

ETHER

Ain't nothing matter neither
When you're floating in the ether
I don't know if I'll see ya
Floating in the ether

Now everything is sweeter
And just a little greener
Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether

Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether
I don't know if I'll see ya
Floating in the ether

I meant every word I said
Everything I ever did
In the end it's only wasted time
If I could do it all again
I would do it all again
Does it ever taste so sweet?

Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether
I don't know if I'll see ya
I'm floating in the ether

Now everything is sweeter
And just a little greener
Ain't nothing matter neither
Floating in the ether

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

I'm stuck in a pipe dream
Where nothing's quite like it seems
Whenever you're with me

I'm so high up
Above the ground

I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
It's just like I said, it's just like it sounds
When you're around

Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds

So how do I say this
You make me feel like I'm weightless
I can't explain it

When you're so high up
It's a long way down

I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
It's just like I said, it's just like it sounds
When you're around

Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds

I'm biding my time, I'm floating away now
I'm biding my time, I'm floating away now
I'm biding my time, I'm floating away

I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
I'm out of my head
Got my head in the clouds when you're around
It's just like I said, it's just like it sounds
When you're around

Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds

HEART O' MINE

There's a warning sign in the distance
Out of the corner of my eye
I try to find this heart o' mine

It wakes me up in the morning
Just like that big ol' burning sun
I can't believe I'm the only one

Well, I might keep falling down
Keep falling down and getting up again
But I can't keep losing touch with this heart o' mine
The storm blows through
It's testing you
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
But I got to say something true to this heart o' mine

Hey, I was there when you were down and out
And I just might need a hand this time around
Hey, yeah, I swear it's there in everyone
So come on, please help me find this heart o' mine

Have you heard the words of the prophet
Singing all you need is love
I search the sky for a sign from above
It's love

I might keep falling down
Keep falling down and getting up again
But I can't keep losing touch with this heart o' mine
The storm blows through
It's testing you
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
But I got to say something true to this heart o' mine

Hey, I was there when you were down and out
And I just might need a hand this time around
Hey, yeah, I swear it's there in everyone
So come on, please help me find this heart o' mine

There's a warning sign in the distance
Out of the corner of my eye
I think I found this heart o' mine

HOLDEN ON

Keep me holdin' on
Keep me holdin' on
I know by now
I know by now by god

Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes we're only just rolling along
Sometimes only Holden on

Ah, breathe
I wonder why I got caught in the rye
I search around and pull my cap down
Now is the time, I got you in my sights

Keep me holdin' on
Keep me holdin' on
Keep me holdin' on...

IN THE RYE

You already know
Life's a game we're old enough to play
Come take your turn
Roll the dice, forget all your concerns

In the rye
In the rye
Follow me
I'll catch you when we meet
In the rye
In the rye
Running free
I'll catch you when we meet

I already know
You've known it from the start
Life's a song we love to sing along
I'm working out my part
The chorus and the verse
And every day, every day I write the words

In the rye
In the rye
Follow me
I'll catch you when we meet
In the rye
In the rye
Running free
I'll catch you when we meet

In the rye
In the rye
Follow me
I'll catch you when we meet
In the rye
In the rye
Running free
I'll catch you when we meet

KEEP HOLDING ON

When it's all said and done
When I'm gone
Keep holding on

After the rain, behind the storm
Comes the sun
Keep holding on

Holding on
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
Keep holding on

LANDMINES

Where do we go, lost inside
When you wanna run and hide
That's the way, what do you say
Such a funny game we play
But you looked so fine
Walking on landmines

Jumping around off the ground
With you right there beside me
But that's behind me

Anyone can surely see
You still got a hold on me
Thinking how it used to be
We had sunshine
Walking on landmines

What do you know, ready to go
Gonna throw it all behind me
Don't remind me

'Cause when the landmines all explode
I'll be dead by the side of the road
But at least I'm gonna know
That I finally got a hold on you
Finally got a hold on you

Remember the first time
Walking on landmines
One of these days you'll feel the same
Kind of lost inside and crying
When they find me

'Cause when the landmines all explode
I'll be dead by the side of the road
But at least I'm gonna know
That I finally got a hold on you
Finally got a hold on you

When the landmines all explode
I'll be dead by the side of the road
But at least I'm gonna know
That I finally got a hold on you
Finally got a hold on you

LAST PAGE FIRST

Another day gone and another year older
Don't blink, soon it'll all be over
Looking back now at a lot of water under the bridge
Looking back now, looking back now, looking ahead
Yeah yeah
I wanna know how it'll end

Another day gone and another year older
Don't blink, soon it'll all be over
Looking back now at a lot of water under the bridge
Looking back now, looking back now, looking ahead
Yeah yeah
I wanna know how it'll end

Another day gone and another year older
Don't blink, soon it'll all be over
Looking back now at a lot of water under the bridge
Looking back now, looking back now, looking ahead
Yeah yeah
I wanna know how it'll end

One day closer to the end
I'll skim over the last page first

MAYBE MAE

Only a maybe, maybe Mae
Only a maybe Mae
Only a maybe, maybe Mae
Only a maybe Mae

Maybe today will be the day
Maybe today's the day
Maybe today will be the day
Maybe today's the day

Lately the world don't feel the same
Lately the world is changed
Lately the world don't feel the same
Maybe the world is changed

PEACHES AND PIE

I'm fine, peaches and pie
When you gonna find your little baby
That's right, keep it inside
When you gonna find your little baby
When you gonna make time for your honey
When you gonna find your little baby

You'd say I'm ok, I'm ok
It's all the same

Now now, breakin' it down
Drifting ever closer to the deep end
Hey hey, better this way
Drifting ever closer to the deep end
When you gonna make time for your sweet thing
When you gonna find your little baby

You'd say I'm ok, I'm ok
It's all the same

You'd say I'm ok, I'm ok
It's all the same
It's all the same
It's all the same

I'm' fine, peaches and pie

RED LIGHTS TURNING GREEN

The city night's a city day
Keep on drivin' all the way
All the red lights glow, I've been stopped but I wanna go
I can't even breathe in, I can't even breathe in

All the red lights turning green
Hundred miles in between
Keep on drivin', feel the engine burning
Running out of gasoline
Needle closin' in on E
Keep on drivin', all the red lights turning

Raise the volume raise the roof
Pedal down I'm on the loose
All the red lights seem like a photograph to me
I can still remember, I can still remember

All the red lights turning green
Hundred miles in between
Keep on drivin', feel the engine burning
Running out of gasoline
Needle closin' in on E
Keep on drivin', all the red lights turning

Faster now just like a dream
Faster than you've ever seen
Keep on drivin', feel the engine burning
Running out of gasoline
Needle closin' in on E
Keep on drivin', all the red lights turning
All the red lights turning

Keep on drivin'
Keep on drivin'

ROLLING BY

I'd like to fly
Up and over the sky
For the rest of my life
Over and over

And run from the starting gun
Run from everyone
Over and over

Time before me and time behind
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by

I'd love to run
From the starting gun
Run from everyone
Over and over

And fly to the edge of the sky
For the rest of my life
Over and over

Time before me and time behind
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by

So long ago
It's as though I can go there
No time to run or to fly if I tried

Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by
Time is rolling by

SAGITTARIUS

It was early in the morning
Crescent moon in the sky
I was going to a party
I was straightening out my bowtie
You always said that I was lazy
That I just do things in my own time
We'll get together someday maybe
And I'll show you how I did just fine

Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to now

It's the dawning of a new day
I heard the doorman say to me
You see that Jupiter is rising
In the house of the Sagittarius
I could never be a preacher
I don't have enough to say
But as I got off on the tenth floor
I shot an arrow through the doorway

Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to now

Better close your eyes
Take cover and hide
When you see those arrows fly

Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights

Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to
Beware of the dog, fear the hunter
You're in his sights and you got nowhere to run to now

You got nowhere to run to
I know where to find you
You got nowhere to run to now

SENSATIONALLY

Somewhere
I can hardly remember where
But some time ago
I was feeling sensationally

I know your name
I know what you're up to
I'll do what I'm doing just the same

Somehow
I haven't quite figured it out
But some way, you'll see
We'll make it sensationally

I know your name
I know what you're after
I still hear the laughter just the same

I know your name
I know what you're after
I still hear the laughter just the same

Somewhere
I can never remember where
But some time ago
I was feeling sensationally
I was feeling sensationally
I was feeling sensationally

'Til it went down like a dream

SONG 343

All day long I write songs
Beautiful songs
That nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me

All night long I dream dreams
Wonderful dreams
That nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me

SYCAMORE

We ran all the way to the sycamore tree
I was older than you but you were quicker than me
It was late in the night late in the night

Hey hey!

The rest of the cool kids were already there
The popular girls and Johnny St. Clair
I took a long drag I took a long drag

Hey hey!

That's how we spent those days
Caught up in a summer haze
We never wanted any more

Sycamore, sycamore

We'd have a joint team meeting at the top of the tree
Johnny talkin' bout the time he got with Gina Marie
Her skin was soft the music was loud

Hey hey!

That's how we spent those days
Caught up in a summer haze
We never wanted any more

Sycamore, sycamore

I went back home after all these years
Hands shakin' as I got near
Then I saw the tree was gone
They plowed it under a shopping mall

Damn it all!

Hey, what happened to those days?
We went our separate ways
Remember how it was before
Hey, if I can have my way I'd go back there to stay
Just you and me forevermore

Sycamore, sycamore

THERE'S JUST THIS ONE THING

All the money's gone
And all your friends have left you
How'd this happen dear
I know you liked it here
But...

All the money's gone
And all your friends have left you
How'd this happen dear
I know, I know you liked it here

But, oh, the sun shines on
And, oh, the sun shines on you
Oh, the sun shines on
And, oh, the sun shines on you
Oh, the sun shines on
And on and on

Hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on

YOU ALONE

Some days you're like a beat up soldier
Some days you gotta walk on water
You do what you oughta
Just to stay in the game

You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
I'm on a cloud

Some days you got the world on your shoulders
Some days feel like you're pushing a boulder
Over and over
Up the side of a hill

You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
I'm on a cloud

Some days you're like a beat up soldier
Some days you gotta walk on water
Yeah, you do what you oughta
Just to stay in the game

You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
You alone liberated that stone that was weighing me down
I'm on a cloud...

YOU ARE SO FAR

You are so far
You are so far
You are so far
You are so far

If I could fly to where you sleep
When you wake I can be near you
And if I could go to where you are
Wake you up so I can be with you
Honestly I'm suffering

You are so far
You are so far
You are so far
You are so far

If I could fly to where you sleep
When you wake I can be near you
And if I could go to where you are
Wake you up so I can be with you baby
Honestly I'm suffering

Settle the ashes
Settle the ashes on the ground
Settle the ashes
Spread all the ashes, it's overcast
Spread all the ashes on the breeze
Settle the ashes overground
It's gonna rain
It's gonna rain down

You are so far
You are so far
You are so far
You are so far

If I could fly to where you sleep
When you awake I can be near you
And if I could go to where you are
Wake you up so I can be with you baby
Honestly I'm suffering

LINER NOTES

From the album SAGITTARIUS

Produced and performed by Jeff DeVito, except: Track 7 duet vocals - Fabiana Mendes, sax - Yuri Villar, trumpet - Jon Paul Frappier, drums - Adam Alesi; Track 8 drums - JDodds; Track 9 drums - Graham Hopkins. Additional engineering on Track 7 by Jason Garner at Garner Productions, Nashville. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 10 mixed by Scott Hull; Tracks 4, 5, 6 mixed by Jeff DeVito; Tracks 7, 9, 11 mixed by Hanan Rubinstein. Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk. All songs written by Jeff DeVito ©2022 Hit-or-Mix Music Publishing, BMI. Album artwork by Janas Lau. jeffdevito.com

From the album ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY

Produced and performed by Jeff DeVito, except drums on tracks 1,2,7,8 performed by Tony Morra at the Downtown Batterie, Franklin, TN and engineered by Jason Garner at Garner Productions, Nashville; additional backing vocals and guitar on track 8 by Jon Dacks; horns on track 10 by the Dirty Dirge Players; bass guitar on track 7 by Alex Blitz; and thunderous tom samples on track 10 by JDodds. Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk. All songs written by Jeff DeVito ©2020 Hit-or-Mix Music Publishing, BMI. jeffdevito.com