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Life is Beautiful

by Michael Silversmith

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1.
up ahead little darlin' is a road that will twist and bend through the rain through the through the hot desert sand where the wild wind blows and there aint no one for t' call your friend where sadness cries with a vengeance that rips through the land here I am I was born t' hold your hand here I am I was born t' be your man honest intentions lead to countless complications in the mind doubt lingers like a smoke screen on the surface of your eyes missed opportunities are stabin' at you like a cold knife you see a better future but you don't know where t' go or how t' start here I am I was born t' hold your hand here I am I was born t' be your man
2.
sifting through the pictures in my mind now and then I get caught up memories get brought up from another time searching for the cure just a kid thinking that I was so tough I never felt is was so rough I was next in line oh, everybody's been a victim of a broken heart oh, everybody's been a victim of a jealous mind self inflicted wounds I was beaten I was bruised I was kicked down but how was I t' know how was I t' know there was hatred in my bones there was sadness in my soul I was cast out left out in the cold I was left out in the cold oh, everybody's been a victim of a broken heart oh, everybody's been a victim of a jealous mind
3.
it's just a matter of time my love just a matter of time when all of our sadness will be far behind just a matter of time common sense it don't live round here no more and we can't find the cure let's hold each other when we're feeling insecure it's just a matter of time broken down mother weeping for her son laying there in her arms he'll come around I swear God can hear our prayers it's just a matter of time common sense it don't live round here no more and we can't find the cure let's hold each other when we're feeling insecure it's just a matter of time
4.
summer nights they aint what they used t' be city life you know it got the best of me Nicolette says "my momma she don't want me around she's always pushin' me away so I ran away It's been eight years and I'm twenty years old I aint got no home aint got no place t' go but you see I had a boyfriend and we was doin fine he got cleaned up found a job that payed the rent on time you know the past always catches up so fast police man came today and stole him away from me now here I am another road side attraction I aint askin for much just some real love a touch" these summer nights they aint what they used t' be city life you know it got the best of me let me tell you about Bill he's a guitar player cancer survivor a born again believer you can meet him up on Colorado street he'' sing you a sweet, sweet love song to the Lord his savior Nicolette are you listening he's got the truth t' tell you he's got the truth t' tell you
5.
It's a hard role t' play even Shakespeare was afraid it's the life of a saint it's the goal of mankind it's food for the poor it's a guide for the blind it's giving without receiving it's welcoming not rejecting it's peace it's not war it's an open door it's down for the cause it's a light for the lost it's love, love, love, love it's the consequence of humble actions free the prisoners when justice cry's for it It's a voice for the speechless open arms for the outcast it's love, it's love, it's love it's love, love, love, love forever more, forever more
6.
close your eyes my sleepy head we'll make our bed under the stars tonight and I'll hold you, I'll hold you tight you've got the best, the best of me hesitation is a broken wing so don't cry 'cause I'll treat you right it's alright we'll wake with the sunrise on this American highway we're drifters in the heart of loneliness every kiss from your lips is a priceless painting when you hold me it's bliss please don't keep me waiting it's alright we'll wake with the sunrise on this American highway we're drifters in the heart of loneliness I never want to be alone (repeat)
7.
I feel like a dog on the side of the road layed out broke and exposed the hot wind is blowin' down upon my back and it warms my wearisome soul cause I'm dyin' alone, so alone and I know it's not my time to go the battle fields are hungry tonight and they're cryin' for my blood momma I don't want to fight his war Lay a hand on me say a prayer for me may I make it home on time will you stay here with me will you lay by my side will you hold me close in your arms cause I'm dyin' alone, so alone and I know it's not my time to go the battle fields are hungry tonight and they're cryin' for my blood momma I don't want to fight his war
8.
So Alone 03:13
solitude is an unwelcome friend she comes to you through weakness and brings you back again to a place where you don't belong all lone and so misunderstood I'm calling out for company someone to hold me these walls are getting higher everyday and this dust bowl in my soul is stirring up a drought throughout my heart and I'm alone, so alone I want to know what it's like to be one of those who aren't afraid to speak they're minds and leave them selves exposed to ridicule and shame and broken bones motivation has gone and left me now I'm drowning in my doubts and all my fears but you captured me once and you can capture me again I'm only waiting here to take your bate I want to know what it's like to be one of those who aren't afraid to speak they're minds and leave them selves exposed to ridicule and shame and broken bones to exile out on the plains and the open road
9.
Sedona 03:54
the books you read are falling off the shelf you don't know how to get your self out of this mess destructively you criticize yourself you don't know what you lost but you know what you miss It's a long road back to Sedona sure good to know you My love so far away with you red brick and your red man mysterious and strong reminds me of a better day you kneel before the icon of a saint but you curse everyone that puts you in your place It's a long road back to Sedona sure good to know you My love so far away with you red brick and your red man mysterious and strong reminds me of a better day
10.
Tucumcari 02:19
I left my life in Tucumcari but I'll be back again tell my lover that I'm sorry she's still my best friend Kari my love soon you'll be my queen dig up my bones 'neath highway 40 end this Apache curse my father raised me to be a warrior my blood stains the earth Kari my love soon you'll be my queen

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...Michael Silversmith has crafted an album born of the Inland region, a driving album that could fill the space of the Badlands with its thoughtful lyrics, pretty melodies and a pedal steel..."

-Vanessa Franko, Press Enterprise

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released May 10, 2014

Produced Chris Sorem & Scott Clowes

Michael Silversmith -Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Mike Campbell -Pedal Steel
John Hanson -Background Vocals
Dallas Kruse -Piano, Hammond, Rhodes, Wurlitzer
Christine Flowers -Violin
Chris Sorem -Synthesizer, Bass, Piano, Guitar (Electric)
Chantelle Paredes -Background Vocals
Noah Lamberts -Pedal Steel
Scott Clowes -Piano, Drums, Bass Guitar
Gary Brandin -Dobro, Pedal Steel

All songs written by Michael Silversmith

Aaron Giesel -Cover Photo

mixed by Chris Sorem
Mastering by Mark Chalecki

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Michael Silversmith Center Point, Texas

"Great folk rock doesn't have to mean a drive into Los Angeles to the Hotel Café.
Michael Silversmith has crafted an album born of the Inland region, a driving album that could fill the space of the Badlands with its thoughtful lyrics, pretty melodies and a pedal steel..."

-Vanessa Franko, Press Enterprise
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