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Don't Look
03:58
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Don’t Look
As a man, I got four walls and a jail to keep me in
With these hellhounds on my trail, It’s so hard to make a friend
I’ve got troubles up ahead, I’ve gone and lost my way
I sold my soul for Rock & Roll and now it’s trouble everyday
I’m doing time, but I’m doing fine, This time
Lord I’ll be willing, I ain’t calling you mine
I ain’t calling you mine, This time just keeps on telling
Don’t look too close, cause you might see a ghost
I ain’t no one that you’d ever want to know
But you could be a lover that I could get used to
I’m restless and unraveled cause I’m out here on my own
I take the road less traveled and keep searching for a song
I’m crawling down the highway with a gun up to my head
If it’s God’s plan then I’ll be goddamn, I’m dead here where I stand
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Turn Of The Screw
05:14
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Turn Of The Screw
Just like the song we’ve all heard before
I’m going to California with an aching in my heart
When I get myself back home to Georgia
I think I’ll have a brand new start
I’ll be going no place if you ever want to go
With my sad happy face, I’m a big little girl
The turn of the screw at the top of the world
Well my sister, she is my brother and my Pa, he is my mother
I’ll be there come some sunny Sunday
That ain’t never soon enough
Just like the song we’ve all heard before
I feel like there’s somebody watching me and I’m not alone
When I get myself back home to Georgia
I think I’ll have a brand new start
I’ll be going no place if you ever want to go
I heard you say, I think you said, I heard you say
You are not alone
I was only 14, but I was listening
You are not alone
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Ain't Giving Up
04:46
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Ain’t Giving Up
I’m gonna take the long way home tonight
So I can see all those pretty lights
I just love that LA skyline
It’s so ominous and beautiful at the same time
But sometimes when I’ve got no place to go
I stumble in a barroom looking for a heart to call my home
I say I will but I never do, It’s easy to change, Just make up your mind
I’ll never heal, but I’ve got to choose to break the chains
You’re the reason to try, I swear this time
No matter what I do, Ain’t giving up on you
I still wrestle with these demons in my head
You know, I used to answer all their calls
Now I talk to you instead
It ain’t easy for a man to be alone
I tried so hard to redeem myself
Even admit that I was wrong
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Call Of The Wild
05:28
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Call Of The Wild
When it comes time for leaving, I just can’t ever stay still
I drink till it’s empty, No I just can’t ever get my fill
I stay up all night out messing around
I gotta kill this pain I feel and settle on down
Babe, I won’t blame you if you leave me behind
Oh, but you always knew I was the rambling kind
It’s the call of the wild, I howl at the moon
I sleep out with them dogs and I cry out like
That old lone wolf
The booze tried to kill me along with the cocaine and pills
I gotta get on out of this town or I never will
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Loose Women
06:20
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Loose Women
There’s a bible on the table, but I don’t read it anymore
Cause I don’t believe it anymore, This time I must be traveling on
You see, I’m finally done with fables, cause I don’t need to ‘em anymore
No, I don’t believe ‘em anymore, cause this time I must be traveling on
I’ve had my fill of loose women on my trail
Spinning their wheels, Lord I’ve had all I can stand
But give me a barstool and I’ll be your damn fool again
Cause I’m fucked up and weary, but I’ve got so much love I can give
And I say Good Morning to the night, I may never get these things right
Each day I come closer to you, I hope you know I know you feel it too
All the stars in that North Country shine just for you
But in my heart I know it’s a mistake, cause you said you’d never want to leave
But babe if you stay, I just know there’s gonna be hell to pay
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Set Me Free
04:46
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Set Me Free
I got your letter sometime last week
But I haven’t read it, I guess I’m too week
I hope you feel better, cause it’s been too long
Stay warm in this weather and try to stay strong
These things take time, Any peace I may find
I’m still chasing that dream down to an early grave
The pain will subside, Don’t worry I’m fine
I’ll keep plugging away and be buried just the same
Oh no, Please set me free
I beg and I pray Oh my love, Please set me free
This heart’s like a prison, cause it’s turned to stone
But I have to forgive you and let go of what’s gone
I hope something’s better on down that road
When it comes to family, I’ll carry that load
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Henry Derek Elis Los Angeles, California
Henry started creating acoustic based folk music under the moniker : To The Boy Elis, a reference from the Austrian born poet Georg Trakl. His love for roots & folk music eventually inspired him to take on a more sophisticated approach to the craft.
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