Lyrics to Moonshine Racers Skyline Motel

NOVEMBER RAIN

When the feeling hits I’ve got to go, where it comes from I don’t know,
I guess there’s no explaining.
So dry up all those lonesome tears, I’m sad as you and full of fears
And every time I leave it’s raining.Chorus
Nothing makes me want to go fast like someone driving slow
In the lane in front of me.
And nothing makes me feel the pain quite like that cold November rain
That’s falling between you and me.I thought I had it figured out but years of age and storms of doubt
Have clouded up my mind.
And when I get there will I know was this the place I had to go
Is this what I’d hoped to find?ChorusI never had the pedigree, the country club, the P.hd
I needed for your love.
My clothes are torn my money’s spent, and I can’t even pay the rent;
I’m no angel from above.ChorusWell I stop for gas and fill my truck, I curse the rain and curse the luck
That’s brought me to this place.
The cashier smiles and makes a joke, I grab my change and buy a Coke
And everywhere I look, I see your face.ChorusThe highway is a lonely place but it’s always been my saving grace,
I guess there’s no complaining.
As I play tag with the yellow line, I hope some day I’ll stop to find
A place that it’s not raining.Chorus

A long, long time ago, a long, long time ago, a long, long time ago…

HARD TO SAY

I knew a young girl, her daddy was a preacher.
He never took the time to listen to anything she had to say.
He thought condemnation was the way to reach her.
Now that’s why he spends his time putting flowers on her grave.

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It’s hard to say, so hard to say.
Will we ever cure this cancer that’s been eating us away?
It’s hard to say, so hard to say.
Why we’re traveling down this road we’re on when we know we’ve lost our way.

I knew a young boy, he became a boozer.
He never had no toys he never had no time to play.
His daddy beat him, his mama called him a loser.
So he’d jump into that whisky bottle and run away every day.

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It’s hard to say, so hard to say.
When we look into the future will we see a brighter day?
It’s hard to say, so hard to say.
Why we’re traveling down this road we’re on when we know we’ve lost our way.

I knew a young man, had a gun in his hand.
He thought he’d take just what he wanted, nothing standing in his way.
Thought he had a grand plan, fell in with the wrong man.
I can’t hear his gun no more but I can hear his mama pray.

Chorus
It’s hard to say, so hard to say.
Why were traveling down this road we’re on when we know we’ve lost our way.
It’s hard to say, so hard to say.
Will we ever cure this cancer that’s been eating us away?

I knew an old man, somebody’s granddad.
He got so old and feeble that he had to be waited on.
His kids put him in a rest home, now they never go to see him.
Will they have a guilty conscience when he’s dead and gone?

It’s hard to say, so hard to say…

BIG HI-WAY

Crows in the corn patch eatin’ their fill,
I’m a walkin’ down the road lookin’ for a dollar bill,
Sometimes it won’t rain sometimes it will,
But it’s lookin’ mighty cloudy.

A very wise man once said to me,
If we could all live up to what we’re supposed to be,
We might find the door and we might have the key
But then again I wouldn’t bet the farm.

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I’ve done my share of thinkin’ out loud, I ain’t too pretty and I ain’t too proud.
If you ask me what I mean then I won’t say much.
It’s all about feelins’ and emotions and such, it’s all about livin’ and lovin’ and such,
It’s all about mama and papa and such,
But there’s nothin’ I can say. I just keep on walkin’ down the big hi-way.

When I was a kid in the candy store, I got what I wanted but I wanted some more.
I know we’ve all had that feelin’ before
And it’s a hard one to get over.

Chorus
I’ve done my share of thinkin’ out loud, I ain’t too pretty and I ain’t too proud.
If you ask me what I mean then I won’t say much.
It’s all about lovin’ and feelins’ and such, it’s all about emotions and feelins’ and such,
It’s all about mama and papa and such,
But there’s nothin’ I can say. I just keep on rollin’ down the big hi-way.

People will be people that’s just what people do,
If you get along with me I’ll get along with you.
We’ll have another smoke and drink another brew,
Then we’ll get back on the road.

Chorus
I’ve done my share of thinkin’ out loud, I ain’t too pretty and I ain’t too proud.
If you ask me what I mean then I won’t say much.
It’s all about lovin’ and emotions and such, it’s all about feelin’ and livin’ and such,
It’s all about going back home and such,
But there’s nothin’ I can say. I just keep on walkin’ down the big hi-way,
Keep on rollin’ down the big hi-way, keep on cruisin’ down the big hi-way.
Just keep on rollin’ down the big hi-way.

HOBO’S PRAYER

If I should die far away in some stranger’s land
Far away from my dear mountains
And the touch of my true love’s hand
Won’t you fetch my lifeless body
Carry it over the hills to home
You can lay me down on the mountain side
Where I’m never more to roam

Chorus
Say a prayer for the lonesome hobo
Lend a hand to the man who’s down
Someday you might find yourself
On the heartbroke side of town

I’ve loved myself some women
I’ve loved myself some wine
I’ve done it all with feeling
And I was mostly feelin’ fine
All the fair and tender ladies Always meant the world to me
But a life without my ramblin’ boys
Was a life they’d never see

Chorus

I’ve always been a gambler
When the odds were on my side
I might have been afraid some
But I would never run and hide
Been up to New York City
I’ve been down to New Orleans
Even sailed across the ocean once
Still I don’t know what it means

Chorus

BREAKDOWN

Well I met her accidentally in the hills of Carolina,
So long ago I don’t remember the time or place.
Well I took just one look at her and I knew it didn’t matter,
She was more than just a pretty face.

She was sweet as sourwood honey, she was meaner than a snake,
She was pretty as a sunset at the beach.
She drug me to the bottom, lord, she brought me to my knees
And lifted me up to heights I thought I’d never reach.

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Had a little breakdown, got caught in a shakedown,
Oh lord have mercy I think I dropped the ball.
Picked up a live wire, got caught in a crossfire,
And that no-good woman was the cause of it all.
I said that evil woman was the cause of it all.

It started out real simple, the way that most things do,
Hangin’ out in seedy, smoky bars.
And just a few weeks later and before I even knew,
We were out there robbing banks and stealing cars.

We robbed liquor stores and taverns, convenience stores and bars,
We even made a run to Mexico.
But when she shot that man in Asheville, just to watch him cry,
I knew the time had come for me to go.

Chorus
Had a little breakdown, got caught in a shakedown,
Oh lord have mercy I think I dropped the ball.
Picked up a live wire, got caught in a crossfire,
And that lowdown woman was the cause of it all.
I said that no-good woman was the cause of it all.

Well somewhere outside of Bristol, I let her slip away.
She’s looking for that home and hope she finds it.
She broke my heart in pieces yeah she ripped it right in two,
And I’m still out here lookin’ for the tie that binds it.

Chorus
Had a little breakdown, got caught in a shakedown,
Oh lord have mercy I think I dropped the ball.
Picked up a live wire, got caught in a cross fire,
And that wicked woman was the cause of it all.
I said that evil woman was the cause of it all.
You know that no-good woman was the cause of it all.
That low-down woman was the cause of it all.

NOTHIN’ BUT A MEMORY

I was thinkin’ about you last night my little darlin’
I was thinkin’ about the love that we once had.
I know I done you wrong my little darlin’, oh lord.
I know I broke your heart and it makes me sad.
But I remember the long cold lonely nights you held me,
And I appreciate the warmth of your embrace.

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Thinkin’ of you, thinkin’ of me, and how it used to be.
Stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea,
With nothin’ but a memory.

I was thinkin’ about what you said just before you left me.
About how you thought I’d never do you wrong.
Well I mistreated you little girl and you know I’m sorry, oh lord,
That you found out that I couldn’t be that strong.
But the nights are cold and lonely here without you,
And when I wake up, I long to see your face.

Chorus

They say time will heal all wounds my little darlin’,
I just don’t know how much time I’ve got.
I know I done you wrong and girl I’m sorry, oh lord,
That you found out I was something that I’m not.
But you know I’ll always love you little darlin’,
And you know no one can ever take your place.

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DID YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME?

Chorus
Did you say you love me, or did you tell a lie?
Did you sit there laughing, while you watched me cry?
When you said hello, were you thinking of good-bye?
Did you say you love me, or did you tell a lie?

I should have known better, with a girl like you.
I know you broke some hearts, more than one or two.
There was something about you I just couldn’t ignore,
When I saw you walking straight out the door.

Chorus

The story’s often told, about a girl like you.
Take a lovin’ man’s heart and you paint it blue.
As blue as the sea, as blue as the sky,
When he looks into your lyin’eyes.

Chorus

PAIN IS NEVER FREE

I hope you find what you’re looking for
You always said that love was waiting behind some unlocked door
You know there’s nothing I can say
To make the hurt and pain I caused you go away
You know there’s nothing I can do
But hope that peace and happiness descend on you
And I hope in time you’ll find
A smile cross your face if I ever cross your mind

Chorus
You can tear down the walls, rip apart your heart
From the end to the beginning, from the finish to the start
You can make yourself so blind that you think you’ll never see
But you’ll come to realize, that pain is never free

And now comes the hardest part
Picking up the broken pieces of my heart
We’ve got nothing left to say
Guess I’ll pack my bags and head out on my way
They say the healing hands of time
Can heal all wounds and give me peace of mind
But it’s not to be
‘Cause I found pain is never, pain is never, pain is never free

Chorus

WASTIN’ TIME

A thousand pounds of night came crashing down all around,
So I go to seek the solace of some old familiar sound.
Then I hear that same old song playing on the radio,
That takes me back past yesterday to the place I was before.
Then I wonder just when or how we lost our way,
But there’s no use left in talkin’, we got nothin’ left to say.

Was I just wastin’ time, or were you wastin’ mine?
Or were we searchin’ for something that we knew we’d never find?

My feet just kept on guiding me past the hayfield to the creek,
It’s the first time since my childhood I felt so alone and weak.
There I watched the water tumble, I watched the water roll,
I saw those ripples fanning out just like the questions in my soul.
I wonder was it you, I wonder was it me, I wonder was it something
That was never meant to be?

Was I just wastin’ time, or were you wastin’ mine?
Or were we searchin’ for somethin’, that we knew we’d never find?