Three years now Alaska livin', Score a ticket to New Zealand, Don't know what I'll be seeing……Down in Queenstown, down in Queenstown
Cold and dark the winter rapes me, but something good and warm awaits me, Snow and ice will escape me……..down in Queenstown, down in Queenstown
All the winter could have wasted, but summer love that I have tasted, Oh, Suzanne she takes me down in Queenstown, down in Queenstown
On the road to Dunedin say goodbye to Linda from Sweden, She's a friend I'm needin' down in Queenstown, down in Queenstown
Whooaa……………………………. Down in Queenstown, down in Queenstown, hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All songs © 2002 Andy Baker, p 2002 Adventure Travel Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
She stands by the bed, sun shines thru her window She lets down her hair, its something he is into
He walks cross his room, and opens up the window Reaches for his guitar, its something she is into
She walks cross the room, stands before the window She is dancing now, its something she is into
He stands in his room, playing on the guitar, He looks cross the yard, she really isn't that far
On and on and on it goes, on and on and on it goes
On and on and on and on, and on and on and on it goes……
He looks up to see, the sun shine thru her window She turns round and round, its something he is into
He walks down the stairs, playing on the guitar She comes out to meet him, he really wasn't that far
On and on and on it goes, on and on and on it goes
On and on and on and on, and on and on it goes……
Man Of Color - words & music by Andy Baker - Listen
If you were a man of color, could you walk among us? And if you'd kept a secret lover, could you walk among us? Well I wonder, yes I wonder…
Now if were an orphan child, could you walk among us? And if you'd walked that lonely mile, could you walk among us?
Well I wonder if its true, what they say about you Yeah I wonder if its true, what they say about you
Now if you lost your sense of time, could you walk among us? And if you spent your very last dime, could you walk among us?
Well I'm sure that it's not true, what they say about you Yes I'm sure that it's not true, what they say about you
If you were a man of color, stand apart from all the others, and if you walked in broken shoes, your father's crime is front page news, and if you'd left your only home, and crossed the ocean all alone, could you walk among us?
Well I know that it's not true, what they say about you Yeah I know that it's not true, what they say about you
My plane touched down in a foreign land, And it ain't no jungle, ain't no desert sand
Hit the ground runnin' just as fast as I can, It's time to go, yeah, its time to go
I've got four weeks notice till my movin' day, Packin' all my bags for a two year stay
Burned thru Kansas City out to JFK, Its time to go, yeah, its time to go
Left behind a job in the USA, All day pushin' paper for a steady pay
Something deep inside said I couldn't stay, She didn't know, yeah she didn't know
Tell me the reason….. yeah I knew in my heart, Did you find it easy….. she gave me my start
Long days are passing….. God I miss our home, You know she is asking….. and I need her so……
Well I got my feet planted in a foreign land, And it ain't no jungle, ain't no desert sand
Four years later I can understand, It's time to go, yeah its time to go…….
She left on a Sunday , walked out that door like the wind, Called me on Monday, says she wants to try again
You know, you know, you know…you know what I mean
We met up on Wednesday, she told me all the things she needs, We talked on Thursday, says she had it in her dreams
You know, you know, you know…you know what I mean
I called her on Friday, I told her what she means to me, At the end of a long day, she's all I ever, ever need
You know, you know, you know…you know what I mean
She came back on Sunday, walked thru that door like the wind, We talked on Monday, says she wants to try again
You know, you know, you know, try again You know, you know, you know…you know what I mean
Look on the inside, not on the outside Turn on the bright side, throw back the dark side
Its everything you, ever wanted to be on your own
Out on the highway, you make the right tun, you do it your way, you like to live and learn
Its everything you, ever wanted to be on your own
We took on the inside, turned back the outside, we held it open, there is nothing left to hide
Its everything we, had ever wanted to be on our own
We crossed the country, it was a good one, we took the fast lane, its understood that
Its everything we, had ever wanted to be on our own
Look on the inside, not on the outside Look on the inside, not on the outside
Look on the inside, not on the outside Look on the inside, not on the outside
Its everything they, had ever wanted to be on their own Its everything they, had ever wanted to be on their own
Hole in your heart, hole in your life, hole in the time it takes for you to find the things you need, you take them
Hole in your space, space in your day, space in the time it takes for you to find the things you need, you make them
Hole in your heart, hole in your life, could it be the same? Would you spend your whole life waiting for a change?
Rain in your heart, rain in your day, rain in the time it takes for you to find the things you need, you take them
Day in your space, space in your time, time in the time it takes for you to find the things you need, you make them
Hole in your heart, hole in your life, could it be the same? Would you spend your whole life waiting for a change?
Hole in your heart, hole in your life, hole in the time it takes for you to find the things you need, you take them
Hole in your space, space in your time, time in the time it takes for you to find the things you need, you make them
Hole in your heart, hole in your life, could it be the same? Would you spend your whole life waiting for a change?
Broken bottles, lie upon the street. You take your time, sweep your sidewalk clean
Across the street inside that's where they pay their dues, Can't you hear them sing the blues?
Smokey bar room, the girls they come and go. You walk on by, a place you'll never know
Across the street inside that's where they pay their dues, Can't you hear them sing the blues?
Sunday morning, sweep your sidewalk clean. Sunrise, sunset, these things they're never seen
Across the street inside that's where they pay their dues, Can't you hear them sing the blues?
Can't you hear them sing the blues? Broken, bottles...Broken, bottles...Broken, bottles...broken..
Hold Steady - words & music by Andy Baker
Help is on the way, so hold steady. Each and every day is your own
Help is on the way, will you be ready? Saw you yesterday in your home
Help is on the way, so hold steady. Each and every day is your own
Help is on the way, will you be ready? Saw you yesterday in your home…….she says…..
As far as I know, everything's alright. As far as I see, all the world's clear As far as I know, everything's alright from here
Help is on the way, so we are talking, I take little time to make you see that
Help is on the way, but now you are walking, It's easier for you to let it be……she says…..
Help is on the way and now you are ready, Cause each and every day is your own
You've got something new to say, so I hold steady, I'll see you yesterday in your home…….she says…
I have seen you stand in the same place for so long, And I have watched the world spinning round and round,
I have seen you stand in the same place for so long, from here
Finish That Song - words & music by Andy Baker - Listen
Why don't you finish that song, the song that you started, the one that you wrote long ago?
Why don't you finish that tune, the tune that you started ,the one that you wrote long ago?
Why don't you take a little time, time you've been missing, and time you can call all your own?
Why don't you make a little a space, where someone is listening, Yeah someone who'll leave you alone?
Why don't you bring it on home? you're standing so close now, it's only a moment away
Why don't you reach down inside, inside of your closed eyes, and find what you can for today?
Why don't you breathe it on in, it lies all around you, The life that you've loved all along?
Why don't you speak your mind, find all the right words, the words that you need for your song?
Leave me alone, let me finish my song Leave me alone, let me finish my song
Leave me alone, let me finish my song Leave me alone, let me finish my song
Why don't you finish that song, the song that you started, the one that you wrote long ago?