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Passing Chord

by Ricky Kendall

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1.
Transport 02:38
Johnny got himself a little crotch rocket a little spending money in his back pocket a picture of a pretty girl in his wallet he's moving down the highway he's cruising down the highway Henry has a shiny brand-new gas saver he's on his way to court to sign divorce papers his wife is standing stiffer than a pressed collar marked with someone else's lipstick she says that Henry is a dip shit Who's that behind the wheel taking the blame are you on autopilot mode or driving someone else insane Little Carrie wrecked her bike at 8:30 So all she got for Christmas was a bit dirty she didn't ride again until her mid 40s she found a bike on craigslist and she always wears a helmet Benjamin is sailing on a good feeling he sunk a bunch of money now he's just a floating he says his life is better when he's out reeling no one ever sees him if you catch him you released him Who's that taking control who's at the helm because I swear I don't know how to drive this stupid thing myself I like walking by the old buildings I wonder if the payphones there still working these shoes were made for walking in time killing I'm moving down the sidewalk and I'm listening to the trees talk
2.
Open Arms 02:57
What am I to do with these open arms could you come and save my soul tonight like you have 1000 times hold my hand help me understand what I need to know to call him my trembling bones Because I'm high and low won't you come to me come and hold me My open arms are like an empty cup so come and bring your love, and fill me up Because I'm high and low won't you hold me close don't ever let me go my open arms are like an empty cup so come and bring your love come and fill me up
3.
Family Tree 04:08
When you leave this weary world your spirit flying free in your trailer you leave behind a lifelong legacy sin and faith and love and hate are there for all to see painted on the stretched out canvas of your family Hand-me-downs that can't be found in boxes or in drawers are locked away inside the minds of you and all of yours so if granddad took a liking to the spirits in the drink you may just have to stay away from the Devils kitchen sink roots went down into the ground and deep down into me and cursed is everyone who hangs upon a family tree Don't you try to blame it on the father that you know that anger started pulsing through your bloodline long ago greed and every evil Neath the shadow casting morn are seeds inside of people on the day that we are born blessing comes from the Lord above and it's closer than your skin if you let the roots be dug and burned as loving kindling So if your daddy never took a handout in his life you may just have to hold a humble hand to kill that pride Running from the shadows of a very distant past the sun is setting quicker every day that shadows cast was I put in jail for something done in someone else's life I feel the shame I see the blame I think I got his eyes blessing only cost you what you carry in your heart and carrying those curses is going to tear your mind apart and all these repercussions are a blessing in themselves for by the shadow we may see which way the sun last fell roots went down into the ground and deep down into me and cursed is everyone who hangs upon a family tree
4.
Long Barren blue stretch of sky in my view the suns reddish rouge such a long and lonely Hue under the stars the greyhound makes the drive out of the heart over that South Caroline All I have is all I'm wearing I left the state hotheaded swearing nothing ever lasts Chased away by wild dogs I made it at the final call and got a boarding pass I am long Barren blue Give me some time all I need is open sky Day turns tonight and my heart turns on a dime the sun setting rouge such a long and lonely Hue The suns out of sight in the night is coming through I would like to ride this bus until the wheels begin to rust or till the engine stops Gainesville used to be to me a pick up now it seems it's just a place to drop me off I'm long barren blue
5.
Alive I see the trees are much greener now The deep blue twilight after the sun comes out To say hello to me here in my ghost town A burning summer has begun This isn't where I live I must have moved on And something's telling me to better that I'm gone I've been walking through the streets a lonely vagabond Trying to find a love gone wrong The ghost has opened both of my windows Hoping was so hopeless when my eyes were closed In my dreams I've seen a careful crafted color code Until this mystery is known I remember clinging to a liar I was an ember falling from a fire Colder than I was there deep inside her There I fell into the soil and there i faded fast Alive I see the days without number now Awakened from a dead finite slumber now To say hello to everything I've dreamed about Alive I am where I belong
6.
A Bad Case 02:14
I got rusted out and I could not be found All my hammers hardened up my one sustain is down My hands go and ringing hard worn on the floor I may never play again but I'll be played no more By the hunger by the throat can you hear me in my sour note With a crooked neck I sing If I don't sound too you beautiful will you even hear a thing I'm strung out in some anger I'm hung up on the wall Buy my own devices but I swear it's not my fault He is all brown and broken words all out of wit Locked and left unspoken because these keys no longer fit Still I hunger yes I hope You can find me in this little song I wrote With a bad case in nothing new Hold me like you love me still and I will play for you hold me like a brand-new thing and I believe it's true
7.
River Love 03:44
Everyone you know we need to learn our lessons young we're going to grow up tall like a forest of California redwoods old you say? The soul is older than the body age but ever younger the heart so you can learn it's never ever too late never too late Life is unpredictable that's why I think it's beautiful and it's love it that makes our lives a tale to tell pain is like a bitter tune that passes like an afternoon and when the day is done and all the stars are up above you reflecting on the waterway you know somebody really loves you and all the pain just drift away and you sing past your tears every day we're going to see the whole world change and every once in a while we're going to have to change the way we see it that's not it you know you got to be a part of it we will look the truth in the eyes until our hearts dare to believe it To believe the time is not a ticking bomb but a frame to hang our love upon and love is like a song that I know so well pain can make you run away to a past and more familiar day when the evening comes today is just a memory tension in your shoulder blades and the rivers flowing easy to wipe those tears away And you sing past your fears While all the world is running around with their busy lives in busy towns we can love beneath the trees that grow towards the sky we could touch the lives of those we meet shake their hands and wash their feet we could leave them to a river never running dry never running dry
8.
Throwback the poison that dark concoction medicine for the trouble that sweet confection another lesson unlearned colors of red and blue in my head the aftertaste is spinning the stars in their orbit upside down turning world someone pick me up I'm stranded I'm stuck I'm dancing I'm drunk on memories and rum Who pushed me down the stairwell of love well I say I fell on purpose the stars shining harder now I say it was a murder pour me another double it brother I've got a story bitter empty my wallet I'll be a broken record
9.
Close Enough 04:03
Tuesday night I'm on the road stuck without a radio So my thoughts are almost audible screaming turn around and go back home The gates that guard my fragile mind are open like the neon sign That is heavy hanging over me As I approach the tinted doors to let the carnal beast explore On the finite possibilities for pleasure Thursday on the interstate I told my friends I was running late But the billboard seems to call my name Saying merge into the exit lane There I saw a fantasy that scared of the pleasure out of me And along with it my dignity If feeling got me into this then feeling is my nemesis Get me out of here I've taken what was offered and it's not enough To fill me up I'm a stranger here I thought that I belonged but this is not my love it's not enough This kind of thing is a replacement for something missing Something close enough to feel alive The moth is trapped inside the basement incandescence keeps him close enough to slowly die For something close enough to feel alive
10.
Northbound 03:27
Northbound on Highways southbound in the sky I give my voice a way to busy passersby down A Carolina Road with sidewalks red leaf dyed Falling from the trees down to the rhythms of my feet My eyes have seen the glory of a gravid Georgia moon She hung so low that I could sing to her a tune She kissed my face she came and went I doubt I'll ever find a light like hers again The sadness of the winter wind whistles through my mind I'm crossing South Virginias Danville County line I could not Whistle out a sad song if I tried So I whistle on the drive and I feel happier inside But when I sing the song is sad I'd sing for joy if you could put it in my hat I played an evening in the city that doesn't sleep I saying a melody and I strummed them something sweet They closed their eyes and listen silently to me And I snuck out while they dreamed into the busy Brooklyn Street My lips have kissed the liquor in my mouth has held the beer But never have I been as drunk as when love holds me near She pays the tab she calls the cab She is the strongest drink I think I've ever had I give my voice a way to friends here at the show Out here on main street in my Gainesville city home How many miles are we and how long is the Road I don't know

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Newest collection of songs by Ricky Kendall

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released September 1, 2015

Ashley Wilkinson & Russel on Bass
Ricky Kendall on Vox, Guitar and Keys
David Cook on Pedal Steel
Andrew Cook on Violins
Neil Duncan- Engineer, drums and Electric guitars

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