When Insanity Fails
Copyright 2004 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
Dig me up and take me home
I’ve got a cold wind down in my bones
I’ve got a full moon to howl at alone
There’s a million pounds of pressure and the pressure’s gonna pop
There’s a million pounds of pressure and the pressure’s bound to pop
Take me down to the water
Every son, every daughter
You can hold me down ’till the bubbles stop
Take me down to the river
all you indian-givers
Hold me down ’till the bubbles stop
Somehow you make me everything I am
Somehow you make me crazy too
But you know I’d follow you all the way into town
You know I’d follow you all the way down
To the bottom of that bottle
I’d punch a hole in your wall
Take me down to the water
Every son, every daughter
You can hold me down ’till the bubbles stop
Take me down to the river
all you indian-givers
Hold me down ’till the bubbles stop
Then when insanity fails
When insanity fails
When insanity fails your last defense is me
She got up but she never got found
She got down but she never got found
She got in but she never got out
I never really thought about it
No I never really thought about it
Take me down to the water
Every son, every daughter
You can hold me down ’till the bubbles stop
Take me down to the river
all you indian-givers
Hold me down ’till the bubbles stop
Then when insanity fails
When insanity fails
When insanity fails your last defense is me
Bar In Austin, TX
Copyright 1999 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
Tonight I sat and sang and played guitar without you
I had a cup of tea, and a couple cold beers too
I’m positive heaven is a bar in Austin Texas
If we stick together we’ll go farther than they expect us to
And I’m so in love with you
To the moon and back on a time tested rocket
I’ll keep my best dreams written on a napkin in my front pocket
I am positive that the past is far behind me
If I keep moving then the bad dreams won’t find me
And you, chase away the boogie-man
It’s been so sweet just to have you hanging round here
The secret of life is always at the bottom of the next beer
So I’ll crack one more and I’ll just deal with it tomorrow
I don’t know where you’re going, I hope you don’t go far though
‘Cause you mean everything to me
We may not ever understand
What’s destined, thought and planned
Though we may not wanna wreck this
I’m sure I’ll see you someday in that bar in Austin, Texas
If you think loud enough you’ll run any dream to the ground
All I know is I miss having you around
I used to worry what everyone else was thinking
Now the worry’s gone, but then again, I’ve been drinking
You drive me nuts
I’ll just close my eyes and be happy that I’ve found you
When my logic gets too loud I hope my heartbeat will pound through
When my logic gets too loud I hope my heartbeat will pound through
When my logic gets too loud I hope my heartbeat will pound through
Longer Than We’ve Got Left
Copyright 2005 Mason Reed
It’s over in a minute when it all sets in
You can go ahead and forget it
But it’ll be back again
It’s getting a little harder to know when to say when
And when to say lose
I don’t wanna have to choose.
I’m calling you out, I’ll figure this out
I’m trying my best, I’m doing my best
I wanna be here
I wanna be here longer than we’ve got left
Don’t bother trying to find me, I’ll be out all night
With a bad wind behind me and a gearshift on my right
It’s getting a little harder to know when to say goodnight
And when to head west
This ain’t no test
I’m calling you out, I’ll figure this out
I’m trying my best, I’m doing my best
I wanna be here
I wanna be here longer than we’ve got left
We all fall down sometimes
Yeah we all fall down sometimes
We all fall sometimes
Sometimes we pick each other up and say
Hey, I’m calling you out, we’ll figure this out
I’m trying my best, I’m doing my best
I wanna be here
I wanna be here longer than we’ve got left
Stay Gone
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
They lied distance don’t make love grow stronger
Take for instance I met this songbird
Now she’s on the road singing all about love
She’ll stay gone a little longer
White lines and its her fault
Yellow lines and its my fault
Diesel fumes and the asphalt
She’ll stay gone a little longer
Yeah she’ll stay gone a little longer
I’m a man with a capable heart
But love like ours should have never got started
You’re on the road learning all about love
While I’m at the bar broken hearted
I’m singing
White lines and its her fault
Yellow lines and its my fault
Diesel fumes and the asphalt
She’ll stay gone a little longer
Yeah she’ll stay gone a little longer
Last time I talked to you I knew we was through
Yeah I knew we was over
Now you’re out the door on tour whats more
I’m out a songbird
But I wish you all the best in life and love and all the rest
May you never get none of that wrong dear
When you’re on the road and you feel like coming home
When your soul is broken and your heart is all alone
When your voice is cracking at the end of every song
May you stay gone a little longer
White lines and its her fault
Yellow lines and its my fault
Diesel fumes and the asphalt
She’ll stay gone a little longer
Yeah she’ll stay gone a little longer
The Beasts In The Fog
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
Oh Lord won’t you tell me what I’ve done wrong
I’ve worked hard all my life for money now the money’s all gone
And the hard times are coming, but I’m carrying on
I’ve been blasted apart
But my heart still holds a song
I’ve been a fool for time and money
But now the money’s all gone
The hard times are coming, but I’m carrying on
They say we’re coming on hard times
But I’ll get by just fine
Hard times are coming but I’m carrying on
You liars and thieves and bankers
and Wall Street tankers can all go to hell
I’ll keep smiling and singing until I hear them ringing my closing bell
Well the world is wicked, but she’s never been wrong
You can have all my money I’ll still get along
With a fight in my heart, and my heart in my song
Hard times are coming but I’m carrying on
Stand tall, stand here, don’t fear
The beasts in the fog
Though the future is unclear, in the rear-view mirror
The beasts got it all wrong
And those hard times are coming, but I’m carrying on
We’re coming on hard times, but I’ll get by just fine
Hard times are coming but I’m carrying on.
I’m Only Gonna Break Your Heart
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP_
I’m only gonna break your heart
Yeah I’m only gonna break your heart
I won’t fall in love with you
I won’t pine when we’re apart
No I’m only gonna break your heart
You won’t hear me call your name
No you won’t hear me call your name
You’re just another lover
To me you’re all the same
You won’t hear me call your name
The sun goes down, in the western sky
I moved to the desert to try and stay dry
I don’t love you baby, But I won’t lie
I’m drunk tonight and you’re the silent type
I’m only gonna break your heart
I’m only gonna break your heart
I can’t fall in love with you I’ve been shattered from the start
So, I’m only gonna break your heart
Six Shallow Women
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
When I grow up, I want it this way
I’ll be a broken haunted man
Getting drunk everyday
This could be your life
Yeah this could be your life
When I get older, just before I start
I want six shallow women
To chew on my heart
This could be your life
Yeah this could be your life
The devil’s dirty hand holds the knife right between your eyes
The dice were shook before we started
And decided how we die
I always hurt the ones I love the most
I’ll be haunted all my life, cause I can’t make friends with ghosts
I know I chose this and its how its supposed to be
Only the devil knows, what will become of me
This could be your life,
Yeah this could be your life
Not Perfect
Copyright 2009 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
If you loved me, you’d know
I’m not perfect
No I’m not perfect
I’m far from it
Would you quit slamming that door?
Girl, you hurt this
You hurt this and this time you’ve done it
Running around on me
Letting him crown my queen
You take the steam right out of me
Every time you leave
If you loved me, you’d know
I’m not perfect
No I’m not perfect
I’m far from it
Would you quit slamming that door?
Girl, you hurt this
You hurt this and this time you’ve done it
Taking me down your rotten road
You told me it was real and I shouldn’t hide my feelings
Well I’m older now, I know
Broken and lonely hearted girls will do anything for love
If you loved me, you’d know
I’m not perfect
No I’m not perfect
I’m far from it
Would you quit slamming that door?
Girl, you hurt this
You hurt this and this time you’ve done it
Poor Old Man
Copyright 2010 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
Poor old man, he’s dead
He slipped off the roof and he hit his head
There’s a spot in front of our house where the concretes still red
But you can’t come back from heaven when you’re dead
When’s daddy coming home ma?
Where’s he been?
When’s daddy coming home ma?
We wanna see him!
You can’t come back from heaven, mama said
No you can’t come back from heaven when you’re dead
I’ve been out to the graveyard, in the night, all alone
I spit at the sky and I knelt on his gravestone
There’s a spot in front of my house where the old man bled
And you can’t come back from heaven when you’re dead
No you can’t come back from heaven, mama said
I Don’t Love Nobody
Copyright 2010 Mason Reed (ASCAP)
I’ve been home for three days straight
I left a woman out there but she say she gonna wait
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road
Cold wind come howling down through the air
I’m so tired of scowling I throw my cares up there
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road
Cold wind come howling down through old wood
You don’t break no hearts but your sister could
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road.
Rolling down the highway headed west
I’ve been driving all day, I’m too young to rest
All my friends are old now, but Lord knows they’ve done their best
I never thought I’d be the last one left
I’m gonna be somebody, just you wait
I wake up in the morning and the rest is up to fate
I don’t love nobody, no I don’t love nobody
I don’t love nobody but I love that road home.
