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No Worse for Ware

by Shawn Irwin

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1.
Bastrop 03:05
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Thought I, found my, little peace and quiet But my, peace has, erupted into a fire All I, loved has, gone up in smoke Now I, got no, place to rest my bones These pines, once stood, like sleeping giants Until, the day, of the Bastrop fires It's like, all hell, broke loose at once And the, devil, had me in his sights I just froze and watched the flames take aim Just like Joan of Arc burned at the stake Devil take my body but not my soul The spirit of Joan has assured me so
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Long Haul Trucker 05:04
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I'm always up before the dawn, long haul trucker I've been everywhere this road has gone, long haul trucker My handles tnt cause I haul fuel, long haul trucker Others shy away cause of impending doom, long haul trucker Cause I haul whatever pays the most, long haul trucker Living scared ain't living at all, long haul trucker My wheels are spinning even sitting still, long haul trucker Scales are traps for tired heels, long haul trucker My Cummins sipping diesel while I'm sipping coffee Waiting in line behind another Peterbilt But you don't get paid idling still Gonna drive all night on speed pills Looking for a truck stop loving kind, long haul trucker She looks fresh picked off the vine, long haul trucker Offers free loving for a free ride, long haul trucker Says here daddy don't treat her right, long haul trucker The cabs been lonely since Elvis died, long haul trucker That old hounds seen a million miles, long haul trucker So we seal the deal with a kiss, long haul trucker The rest is between us and the rig, long haul trucker My Cummins sipping diesel while I'm sipping coffee Waiting in line behind another Peterbilt But you don't get paid idling still Gonna drive all night on speed pills My Cummins sipping diesel while I'm sipping coffee Waiting in line behind another Peterbilt But you don't get paid idling still Gonna drive all night on speed pills
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Love and Loss 05:08
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When all of your lovers have deserted you You'll crawl back to where I found you Pickled like a worm in an empty bottle I feel nothing when I swallow, you whole You whole There was nothing safe about being with you Your red flag is what drew me to you Death is my true love your just another Heart that I can break just because, I can I can Don't love someone that doesn't love you back You can't fix what's broken her in the past Just go out for smokes and never return She'll find another lover before the bars have closed Have closed
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Dirt Nap 04:54
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I've been stalked by my own shadow Can't even loose it in the dark I've been split into an atom A mirror image except the heart I'm a breaker on the ocean Up and down with each passing wave I'm riding high on my white horse Galloping towards an early grave, grave, grave, grave I wonder into a dark forest Shards of light rain down from above This place feels eerily familiar Like I've been here all along I see a figure in the distance Is it a guide to lead me out But it vanishes by a marker That turns out to be my grave, grave, grave, grave
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Hipster Lost in the Pines 02:34
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Gonna build me a little cabin in the pines where there ain't no light Just the night Gonna become a little hermit writing songs about my previous life By candle light Cause I'm done with you hipsters telling me to get hip with the times Without any reception your just another hipster lost in the pines All right now Consider the source when you read stories of my great demise Tell tale signs I'll tell you all about it when we meet up on the other side Bye and Bye Cause I'm done with you hipsters telling me to get hip with the times Without any reception your just another hipster lost in the pines Cause I'm done with you hipsters telling me to get hip with the times Without any reception your just another hipster lost in the pines
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The Tie That Binds 03:39
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I've stared down the sun I've drank more than one I've tried every drug that my mind could recall I've slept with a few I've tried to be true I've been on a path that's, led me here to you My love We walk hand and hand Beyond the reach of them Keep your blinders on to see, the future of everyone We own the night The darkness never shined so bright Were two brilliant white, angles taking flight My love
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Watch Your Eyes 04:26
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I thought I'd seen it all till a blind man said look again But don't look too hard, you might go blind by what you see So I open my eyes to a new world hiding in plain sight I shutter to think he's right I'll never see things quite the same Things once sacred feel like a stain Don't take nobody at their word Truth is the biggest lie I, learned You'll need a good lawyer to navigate through my web of lies Said the spider to the fly, I will ruin you If you try So make like an ostrich and stick your head deep in the sand Or you can take the stand I'll never see things quite the same Things once sacred feel like a stain Don't take nobody at their word Truth is the biggest lie I, learned Maybe tomorrow, won't be like yesterday Lead don't follow, choose your own way Maybe tomorrow, won't be like yesterday Lead don't follow, choose your own way, choose your own way, choose your own way, choose your own way, choose your own way, choose your own way, choose your own way, choose your own way
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From Dark to Light 04:31
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It's a perfect day to get real high And forget the past was one big lie It's easy to let go when you feel no pain, right as rain You white wash the past and toe the line It's a small town so keep it quiet Sometimes it's best to let sleeping dogs lye, bite your tongue I turned out ok in spite of everything I saw If seeing is believing you wouldn't see at all Time heals all wounds or so I've been sold Go preach to the choir in an empty, cold chapple All I know is the drugs stopped working So I had to console the child inside me Together we can become whole again, take my hand The past is your prison it's no longer mine I've done my time for all of your crimes You will live in the shadow of my departing light, serves you right I turned out ok in spite of everything I saw If seeing is believing you wouldn't see at all Time heals all wounds or so I've been sold Go preach to the choir in hell I will turn from dark to light, and embark on a new life Free from all the pain, free from all the shame I will love again, without the fear of giving, into, blind, faith
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Just Deserts 03:45
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I'm a man out of time I've been read my last rights The devils come to collect On a dept I thought I met But I was paid in fools gold Now I'm paying with my soul Is this all a feverish dream Do you smell something burning, yeah something is a burning Do you smell something burning, yeah something is a burning Like a pheonix born from the ashes I will rise, to rain fire, from the sky On the crooked sheriff and his paid off judge I will burn your castles down And the racist jury you'll get yours too Till the town's free of the ruling few Just mark my words You will get your just deserts
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The Mirror 02:59
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Girl open your eyes, go to the mirror Don't be surprised If you see through you The mirrors a door, to another world A world where they can't follow, you in, in, in, in Everyone of your fears now fears you Because those fears, have no control over you Your a danger to them because your free Free to live beyond the door of reality, come in, in, in, in
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Bupkis 03:40
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It's a call to arms to those still reeling From the broken promises that you keep repeating I don't give a damn about your good intensions It's all window dressing for your lack of compassion, bupkis Think the response was bad shit the recovery worse They drag their heels leaving you in the lurch Till they know you'll take their low ball offer All in the name of the almighty dollar Give them an inch they'll take a yard Give them a hand they'll take an arm The turnaround coming to those in the know Holdouts sell or give up your home Give them an inch they'll take a yard Give them a hand they'll take an arm The turnaround coming to those in the know Holdouts sell or give up your home
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Tug of War 03:46
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The road, calls me So does, my baby Where will, I land When I'm, caught in, the eye of the storm I'd kill for some, time with my love The roads my mistress, steals all her kisses I'd kill for some, time with my love The roads my mistress, steals all her kisses If I'm, long gone Will you, stay strong For love, take heart This road I'm on, circles back to you I'm at a loss, which line to cross She wants my heart, they want my songs Something has to give, it's like splitting hairs A life on the road, a life here at home Would be, a place, I'd find, my peace Or I, could fly, and spread, my wings
13.
Drive 02:05
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This album is quite a departure from the minimal arrangements of his earlier recordings, these songs reflect the growth of an artists coming into his own. -Tony Briggs

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released May 22, 2014

All songs written and performed by Shawn Irwin
with Marc Henry on drums
Recorded and mixed at The Hen House by Marc Henry
Mastered at Burns Audio by Chris Burns
Album photo taken by Claire Irwin
Copyright 2014 DIY Recordings
Thanks to: Marc Henry, Chris Burns, Claire Irwin, friends & family
This album is dedicated to Lil Hen

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Shawn Irwin Austin, Texas

Hello, I'm a singer/songwriter from the Big Timber. My music is my therapy, or more like turning piss into lemonade. My lyrics read like a secret diary exposed by a scorn lover. Tainted love aside, there are other tales of truckers, ghosts, and a search for a calm place to ride out the storm. I may be strange, but I think that's what makes me unique. Listen and judge for yourself. ... more

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