Hey Folks - Lyrics
Track 1 - Go to See the Son - Dave Huff
Dave Huff -
Vocals, A-Guitar, G-Harp
Sean Ziegenhagen - Electric Guitars, Bass, Backing Vocals
Tom Vaughn - Drums
People come and
people go
But you, you don't play by the rules
That's why the deal is "one"
You know I don't make the rules
You know that I can break them too
When I go to see the son
You wear me out,
you wear me thin
I don't know why I told you things were cool with me
You were the one, you wore me down
Made me realize just how lucky other people seem to be
Chorus
So I go to see
the son
I'm afraid I'll burn my eyes
So I go to see the one
Who knows the differences between truth and the lies
Outside's the place
to see the sun
Why do we cover our eyes with designer masks
That change the shadows and shallow our lives
Like color TV with really bad contrast
Chorus
In my eyes if you're
my son
There'll be no shades to block the rays today
He's going to and growing up to be me
…and my dad wouldn't have it any other way
Chorus
Track 2 - Speed Trap - Dave Huff
Dave Huff
- Vocals, A-Guitar, A-Harp
Sean Ziegenhagen - Electric Guitars, Bass, Backing Vocals
Tom Vaughn - Drums
Nobody flashes their lights anymore
I'm all alone on this trip
With people and things waiting right around the corner
I'll try hard not to slip
Why can't folks
help each other
Why must I go it alone
Why can't strangers meet and be happy
And help each other along
Chorus
I know
People can help themselves
I know, I know
I want to be that way too
I know
I said no when I was asked to help out
I want to what
What I should do
You know, people
don't give a damn
Whether I'm up or I'm down
It takes too much time to be a good friend
And always be around
We don't walk down
the streets and say "hi" to the people
We've never met before
When I hear a cry for help the first thing that I do is
Check the lock on the door
I know
Some people can't help themselves
I know, I know
I don't want to be that way too
I know
I said no when I was asked to help out
I don't what
What I should do
You'd think
That people would like to feel good
By giving up some of what they had
I know
Some people can't help themselves
I know, I know
I don't want to be that way too
I know
I said no when I was asked to help out
I want to know
What I should do
Track 3 - Name - Dave Huff
Dave Huff - Vocals, A-Guitar, A-Harp
Smart people will find out
They'll tell me 'cause they feel sorry for me
We'll keep it between ourselves
Now one will have to see
It happened in
a parking lot
When I was not around
Nobody could have kept it from going on
I never heard the sound
Chorus
Where are we going?
What are we going to be?
Where are we going,
Where the truth don't matter and my name
don't mean nothing to me?
I can't go on for
long
I know that everybody's looking at me
Not keeping this well between ourselves
Is a cause for misery
It happened before
I could think
Like a flash the time ran out
Nobody could have kept it from going on
Of that I have no doubt
Chorus
Track 4 - My Defense - Dave Huff
Dave Huff
- Vocals, A-Guitar, G-Harp
Sean Ziegenhagen - Electric Guitars, Bass
Tom Vaughn - Drums
I'm tying hard
and I don't know if I can do better
I'm giving it everything that I've got and I hope that it's good enough
For, everybody wants a piece of me and I can't keep giving it up
When you answer to the Whole Wide World life can be rough
Chorus
I don't know what more you want from me
I only know that it's near the end
I don't know how much more I can do
There's nothing here for me to defend
I look at the ups
and downs and they seem pretty cool
Nothing in the way of my life should be causing this kind of grief
For, everything I do….and anything I think about
Should be geared to give some relief…or release…or redemption or something
Chorus
I don't know
What more you want from me
I know that I'm near my end
I don't know how much more I can do
There's nothing here I should have to amend…or append…or defend…or nothing
Chorus
Track 5 - Dog's Life - Dave Huff
Dave Huff
- Vocals
Sean Ziegenhagen - A-Guitar
A Man I wouldn't
let my dog smell
Asked me for 20 cents
I said no, but it was a nice day and I didn't feel particularly good about it
So I followed in
his wake
and our paths crossed at the corner.
I still didn't let Spike smell him
But I casually flipped him a quarter.
Live The Golden
Rule
Don't be nobody's fool
You can help somebody man
If you try not to be too cool
A kid walking down
the street teased Spike
and now he barks at everyone
This makes me mad because he's really not like that
When he barked
at a crabby lady
Oh, the bitch barked back, I guess
some people like to be lost in their own though
I understand why people don't like to stressed.
Know the Human
Condition
No matter what the rendition
You can be a part of it if you
Just would stop and listen
It was too nice
a day to stay inside
But what the hell?
I'd fenced in most of the outside, anyway
Spike could take
care of himself while I worked
But, then, he spends all his days inside
While playing Frisbee we saw the penniless man
And that's where I gave him my tithe.
It's A Dog's Life
Forget about your strife
You can help somebody man and
I'll tell ya the picking's ripe
Track 6 - My Old Hat - Dave Huff
Dave Huff - Vocals, A-Guitar
I knew that this
would happen
I knew that it would be
Impossible for me to let you go
Or for you and I to turn to "we"
I want you back
where you belong
I want you with me, baby, all night long
But if you want to go where people know your name
Do it alone, just the same
You broke me to
submission
But now I'm broke and feeling good
About the way we left things off
I'm doing better than you knew I would
I only want to
be with you
I only wanted you to believe these words are true
But I don't want to hang around all by myself
All alone, with no one else
I don't care about
the memories
I just care to tell you that
Things are crazy and I'd love to call you back
You sure look good in my old hat
I want you back
where you belong
I want you with me, baby, all night long
If you want to go where people know your name
Do it alone, just the same
Track 7 - Freeday! - Dave Huff
Dave Huff
- Vocals, A-Guitar, A-Harp
Sean Ziegenhagen - Electric Guitars, Bass
Tom Vaughn - Drums
I like to have
my good times
When nobody else can have theirs
I like to feel I'm in my prime
When I get on other peoples' nerves
I think that best
day of the week's
The one where everybody's jealous of me
I like to play
my guitar when nobody can get away
I like to drive round in my car
when there's nobody there to get outta my way
I think that best
day of the week's
The one where folks are jealous of me
I can skip and
I'll play hooky
Go to that ball park call my bookie
I'll get mine when you're not lookin'
I'll have a lot of fun and boy we'll be cookin'
It's a Freeday!
I think the best
day of the week's the one where everybody's jealous of me
I think the best day of the week's the one where everybody's jealous of me
I think the best day of the week's the one where folks are jealous of me
Track 8 - Diderot Said - Dave Huff
Dave Huff - Vocals, A-Guitar, G-Harp
Chorus
Thank you, but
no thank you
Please take what you've given so kind
I'm inclined not to accept
The things that you're giving that are already mine
Thank you, but no thank you, please take what you're giving so kind
I'm inclined not to accept the things you've offered so fine
There's precious
wrong with the things that I see
Staple and stable and counted on by me
There's precious little time and memories to share
Wrapped up in my life's things that are already there
Chorus
There's nothing
wrong with wanting to grow
Rise above the common ground that's so far below
But when you go, don't pack too much
Your tried and true and trusted will now crumble to your touch
Chorus
My life, it was
so simple 'til I compromised my taste
I had every thing I loved and loved all that I had
But to raise the bar would take what I treasured most
And denigrate it instantly from precious to bad
Chorus
I happy to keep,
I'm happy to stay
Things will be oh, so much better this way
You can have your gifts and all your precious bouquets
I'll have the memory that my past was ok.
Chorus
Track 9 - Don't Worry 'bout That - Dave Huff
Dave Huff
- Vocals, A-Guitar, G-Harp
Sean Ziegenhagen - Electric Guitars, Bass
Tom Vaughn - Drums
You say…Just how
much you like to sing
You say…Just how much you wish you could
Be like that
Dress that way
Look that good
And sleep all day, well
Don't worry 'about
that…no, no
Don't worry 'about that
I say…just how
much I like you like you
I say…things to make you realize that you're
Doing just fine
Look good in your sleep
Holding your own
Making your keep, so
Don't worry 'about
that…no, no
Don't worry 'about that
Don't you worry 'bout that
You gotta know
You can't worry 'bout what other people do to themselves
Don't worry 'bout
that
You gotta believe
If they're doing better than you, that they'd still want to be somebody else
Track 10 - Ol' Blue - Traditional
Dave Huff - Vocals, A-Guitar, D-Harp
Well, I had an
old dog and his name was Blue
Had an old dog and his name was Blue
Had an old dog and his name was Blue...
Betcha five dollars he's a good dog too…
"Here old Blue…you're a good dog, you"
Well, we'd pack
up a Frisbee just me an' Blue
or even a ball or stick'd do
Blue'd bring it back 'til his mouth would bleed
Then lie in the shade of an old oak tree
Mmm, playing Frisbee was really cool…
playing Frisbee, just me a Blue,
And I'd say, "Here, old Blue…here comes another one too."
Now, Old Blue died
and he died so hard
Made a big dent in my back-yard.
Dug his grave with a silver spade
Lowered him down with a link of chain.
Ev-er-y link I did call his name...
Singing, "Here…old...Blue-ue... "Good dog you"
Now, when I get
to heaven, first thing I'll do
When I get to heaven, first thing 'awm gonna do
When I get to heaven first thing I'll do
Is to pull out my Frisbee and call old Blue...
I'll say, "Here Old Blue I'm a comin' there too"
I'll say, "Here old Dog…"