Ironstone, by Richard Peter Morris

Ironstone

by Richard Peter Morris

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1.	Better Off 03:39	lyrics	buy track
Better Off Who's to say that you'd be better off If you were with somebody else When his car pulls in do you look at it And wish it was somebody else You're invisible By design And he doesn't know the tells When you pour your wine He's a cynical Pampered man Did you really know the truth When this all began? Who's to say that you'd be better off If you were with somebody else But when he stumbles in Do you look at him And wish it was somebody else It's a luxury And a crime That someone with so much love Could waste so much time You fought at the ball He stared at his phone Could this mean tonight He'll leave you alone? Who's to say that you'd be better off If you were with somebody else When your cell phone rings do you look at it And wish it was somebody else
2.	Sex and Money 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Sex and Money Sex and money are overrated They come and go like summer storms In the clear, cold light of the morning Love and music keep you warm Love and music keep you warm From the time he could smile he was using his guile On the wiles of the opposite sex As the hunt was his skill he would chase never kill Thrilling one pair of eyes to the next While the quarry was vast his enjoyment would last and the preening was masking his pain Now the four winds have blown all the seeds that he's sown He's alone and his lust was in vain Sex and money are overrated First they're here and then they're gone In the fading light of the evening Love and music guide you on Love and music guide you on She was born silver-spooned to a oil tycoon and she uptraded soon into gold When she foisted her ploy on a country club boy To enjoy all the spoils of his fold Still with all of their beans they're outside of their means In between bliss and panic attack You can earn and purloin, if you hug what you've coined And enjoin it, it never hugs back Sex and money are overrated Only too much is enough In the deep dark blue of the evening Love and music is the stuff Love and music is the stuff Sex and money are overrated They come and go like summer storms In the clear, cold light of the morning Love and music keep you warm Love and music keep you warm
3.	Goodbye to the Smoke 03:27	lyrics	buy track
Goodbye to the Smoke You look me right in the eye and say I know you're a friend of mine And then you use me for laughs Whenever I'm not around You really don't feel alive Unless you're lighting a forest fire And I just wanted to think That we could live and let live... Goodbye to the smoke Goodbye to the tears I'm closing my eyes I'm covering my ears Goodbye to the grey skies Hello to the fun I'm breathing in deep I'm smiling in sun You needed somewhere to stay and made me think it was my idea And then you drank up the rent And pissed all over the floor You really don't feel alive unless you're fighting a garbage fire And I just wanted to think That we could live and let live... Goodbye to the smoke Goodbye to the tears I'm closing my eyes I'm covering my ears Goodbye to the grey skies Hello to the fun I'm breathing in deep I'm smiling in sun Goodbye to the grey skies Hello to the fun I'm breathing in deep I'm smiling in sun
4.	Ironstone 03:55	lyrics	buy track
Ironstone Up on the Cuesta Ridge Pouring over blue sea glass Down on the sandy trail Ten million years have come and passed Since this old ironstone Was born at the bottom of the sea Now this old ironstone is tumbling Under me Lowly quartz and clay Have their moment in the sun High time they took a stand And showed the rivers where to run And this old ironstone made walls to hold up the trees Now this old ironstone is crumbling Under you and me Over winter woods In a gallery of oak Under a super moon Lit the honest words we spoke And this old ironstone gave space to let it be While this old ironstone is slumping Back into the sea
5.	Guitar Saves My Life Again 02:56	lyrics	buy track
Guitar Saves My Life Again It was in the Spring in the year of '03 I had to get sober to reality I was going nowhere and getting there fast But something inside wanted life to last These devil's hands needed work to do I smoked those cigarettes 'til I turned blue Over in the corner was a piece of wood When I held it in my arms it sure felt good All alone without a friend All these roads lead to one end Make it go just a little more slow This guitar saved my life again I fooled around when I was a kid Had rock star dreams, and thank God I did 'Cause dreaming big don't always score But it gets you places you never been before News we don't need, bills we can't pay Just part of that mountain we move every day When blues surround me I've got a boon Gonna light a fire and pick a tune
6.	Feather 02:57	lyrics	buy track
Feather I'm living up my time in heaven I'm giving up this waking dream I'm leaning back and letting go as I flow into the stream Destiny Providence Looking up from a trance I'm walking with my heart proceeding I'm talking with my head held high I'm letting go and letting you take the wheel It's my time to fly Mastery Confidence Leading me in the dance
7.	Keep You Light 05:20	lyrics	buy track
Keep You Light There was a day When you and I would go up on the mountain We'd run and we'd play And we'd never grow tired And there was a time When we could walk home barefoot in the evening But now the old way Is grown over and gone What you leave behind you Isn't all you're going to lose in this wicked life And what you give to others on the way Will keep you light You've given me so much I don't know how to thank you I just try to be as much like you as I can What you leave behind you Isn't all you're going to lose in this wicked life And what you give to others on the way Will keep you light
8.	Tegz 03:16	info	buy track
9.	Let Denver Stay in Denver 04:22	lyrics	buy track
Let Denver Stay in Denver You could've had anything The fatted calf was yours for free Partner in your father's firm Private university The sun shines on your cardboard tent Underneath the redbud tree Just let Denver stay in Denver And come home to me Camping by the reservoir Hiding from the DPD Plastic bags of paperwork For the motel lottery You spent the night at Jesus Saves Thinking how it used to be Just let Denver stay in Denver And come home to me Somewhere in this church basement Your bus tokens have disappeared Talking to yourself outside of Union Station It's crystal clear You could've been anyone You wanted to be wild and free Just let Denver stay in Denver And come home to me
10.	It's All Wrong, It's Alright 02:52	lyrics	buy track
It's All Wrong, It's Alright It's all wrong, it's alright We can disagree, let's not fight We're too old to be angry at night It's all wrong, it's alright It's a scorcher, late July We're both mad enough to cry And the joke's on me and you We ain't done but it's all through Through with screaming through the tears Has it gained us any years? Every word from me and you It's all made-up, it's all true
11.	Of the Vine 04:06	lyrics	buy track
Of the Vine As the sun kisses dew Of the ripened fruit So we wake to meet this day And fear not what's to come Living of the vine As a child fills with joy Hearing mother's voice So this life has welcomed us To nurture and abide Living of the vine With the work of the farmer And the trucker hauling food With the engineer and builder Who illuminate the road With the merchant who markets What sustains and entertains We depend on each other every day As the evening clouds blush Memories come in rush Generations of your face Have marveled at this place Living of the vine With the courage of heroes Who would sacrifice their lives So the ones persecuted Can prosper and survive With the faith, prayers, and blessings that have traveled over time We belong to the blossoming vine

about

This collection of songs began as home-recorded demos intended to be performed with my bands, Kül d'Sack and/or M Shanghai. Finding myself with some time on my hands in the Spring of '20, I decided to get them into a more finished state and share them here. I hope you enjoy the music!

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released June 23, 2020

Written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Richard Morris

Mastered by Tom Ruff at Asbury Media
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Richard Peter Morris Highlands, New Jersey

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Richard Peter Morris creates music that draws on the past and looks hopefully toward the future.

As a member of the bands Kül d'Sack and M Shanghai, he has contributed to thousands of joyful live performances.

He worked for several years as a mastering engineer at Sterling Sound and Masterdisk, and he has mixed and produced dozens of recordings. ... more