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The 13th Day [2020 Remastered + Expanded]

by Back To Blue

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1.
Jerusalem Blues Slept in my jeans for these last three nights Eyes welded shut from these city lights I smile like a shotgun, dance like the wind Feel my money roll quickly growing thin Slept in my jeans for these last three nights But I feel fine...got a full jug of wine Takin' my time Leaving these Jerusalem Blues behind Looking for the girl I can make my Queen She'll have roses trailed behind, and eyes like gasoline She'll hold my hand, and ignore the dirt Show me the future 'neath her flowered skirt Looking for the girl I can make my Queen Cause I feel fine...got a full jug of wine Takin' my time Leaving these Jerusalem Blues behind Words are like dust when I try to speak Falling down in the mud with my knees so weak Say a soft, quick prayer for 5 homemade strings, And I'll drive a Cadillac along those Golden Streets But words are like dust when I try to speak But I'm still feeling fine...got this full jug of wine Takin' my time Leaving these Jerusalem Blues behind
2.
The 13th Day 04:46
13th day of the 13th year Woke up with the moon to find myself here He shined a blue light down upon my dark soul "Put your walking shoes on, boy, it's time to go" No place to hide when the Devil comes to call Stronger men than me couldn't stop their fall But I've a Cross made of bullets and a mojo hand And this bottle of whiskey will help me to stand Chorus: And I've spent the last 1000 nights alone Praying for someone to hear my song These bitter tears have soaked my bones Preaching of what's right when all I do is wrong The silhouette of a black crow guides me on my way Shadows on a paletted night that have no good to say This thin coat can't stop the wind and the rain But the memory of a face makes me burn with shame Chorus Bridge: And the old cemetery still waits on the hill So I'll drink to my soul 'til I get my fill And I'll drink to all the lost along the way Forsaken by their lovers til the Devil comes for his pay Chorus
3.
New Orleans 05:07
She said she didn't know what I wanted from her I said "That makes two of us" with a smile. So she hopped a Greyhound back to Illinois, And her tears clicked off the miles. 5th Street ain't no kind of place for a child to roam, but I'm not a kid anymore, am I? I try to remember the implosive feeling of youth, but memory's truth is a lie. The Man in the Moon mocks me with his smile, Want to knock his teeth straight down his throat. I howl at him in a language learned wild, while this Benzedrine slowly makes me choke. This Thunderbird's the only wine that comes close to being holy, but it feels like fire, don't you know? Baptized by an old junkie down back of the alley who calls me "Son" before he goes Lie back in a gutter with the Genius of Rain While I laugh with a memory made of smoke Give laments for a wet dream I had about New Orleans Give praise for no punchline to His joke. And the people some call "lowlife" are high class to me now. I'd journey back to the world, but I can't remember how.
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Sun rises again Like God on a good day And I rise again, too But the lights in the way Too many pills Too many drinks, too many smokes the night before Left my blood and my pride Lying on the floor Can't get it out of my head Can't forget the things that she said Where can I go? Where can I hide? To escape my heart, when her love is a lie... What can I do? What can I say? To turn my eyes back to blue from gray. Another day has come Another night is gone Still way too long For one voice from the phone She begged and begged until I tore down my walls But to build them back Won't take long at all Can't get it out of my head Can't forget the things that she said Where can I go? Where can I hide? To escape my heart, when her love is a lie... What can I do? What can I say? To turn my eyes back to blue from gray.
6.
I 04:24
I drove the highway all night long with 2 gallons in the tank The back was loaded down with quarters I had stolen from the bank And the night wind from New Orleans was like a scene from my youth. And I thought of her lying on the bed with her red, and then blonde hair And I longed to be with her, and I wished that I was there But wishes are for suckers, made weak by the truth. And she said I think you're the one I can trust And I said I don't think that I've taken enough But I want to drown in this night And I want to live by moonlight...live by moonlight Do you remember that day by the lake, when the pain was just a dream? And no words were spoken, but the truth could by seen, By the hunger in your eyes, and the reflection in mine? Then I told her that I'd stay, even as I turned to go Because there are pictures in my memory that I could never show Not even to the one I should have never left behind. And she said I think you're the one I can trust And I said I don't think that I've taken enough But I want to drown in this night And I want to live by moonlight...live by moonlight And now I scream that I think you're the one I can trust And she says I...I've finally taken enough But I want to drown in this night And I want to live by moonlight...I'll live by moonlight.
7.
Neon 03:53
It's the scar that we share the blood that we bear together It's your hand in mine... a destiny that's intertwined forever. And my Blood turns to neon Whenever I look at you And only then does the truth become true When I'm... It's the wind with no rain It's a life without pain with each other It's the promise we made The price that we paid to be lovers And my Blood turns to neon Whenever I look at you And only then does the truth become true When I'm with... We make love in silence... We can hear the angels shout. Now the King of the Blind is wed to the Queen of Doubt And my Blood turns to neon Whenever I look at you And only then does the truth become true When I'm with you.
8.
Forgotten 05:46
Self evaluation is pure futility Who the hell am I to tell me who I need to be? I still dwell in a prison of my own design Bars within my mind...no concept of time. If I had the nerve, I'd go and ask my Mother But I know that she'd only send me to my brother. I need a reason please. Tell me why should I deal with this full time life that feels part time real? I'll drown in my own air because I forgot how to breathe The mirror holds a messiah I forgot to believe. I'd fall off a ladder that led me to the stars Just to make sure that everyone got a good look at my scars. I'll listen to the music, just because the player's dead. Living out the storyline you've contrived within you head. If I had the nerve, I'd go and ask my Father But the look in his eyes would make me wonder why I bothered. I need a reason please. Tell me why should I deal with this full time life that feels part time real? I'll drown in my own air because I forgot how to breathe The mirror holds a messiah I forgot to believe. If I had the nerve, I'd go and ask my sister... but I'd stand and watch as all those bitches kissed her. I need a reason please. Tell me why should I deal with this full time life that feels part time real? I'll drown in my own air because I forgot how to breathe The mirror holds a messiah I forgot to believe.

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Back To Blue's self-produced debut. Originally released July 24, 2007.

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released March 13, 2020

Produced by Back To Blue. Mixed and Mastered by Rick Fontaine. Remastering by Landr.com. Cover photo courtesy of Henk Van Rensbergen, www.henkvanrensbergen.com. Design by Rick Fontaine.

Personnel:
Eric Jordan: Vocals, guitars
Rick Fontaine: Guitars, backing vocals, keys, drum programming
Michael Scudiero: Bass, backing vocals
Additional percussion performed by Scotty Graham.

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