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HANK BERUMEN EP

GOODBYE JOHNNY

Johnny’s gonna take
That long train home
Johnny’s gonna take
That long train home
Took his place on Saturday
Left his mark in Santa Fe
Found him a woman
Gonna give her what he lacked
Made him a promise
Then she yanked it back

Why did it have to end this way
Alone in the dark
With nothing Left to say

It’s a lesson in survival
A take he hasn’t learned
A face like an angel
Then she made him burn
Take this antidote
Be careful watch my lead
I’ll give you my encouragement
I’ll give you what you need
Revving up the engine
To a full throttle blast
Take me from this Desert Storm
A stone’s throw from the past
It isn’t what I needed
But I guess it’ll do
A present from this circumstance
A gift from me to you

I guess you wanna know
Where the story goes
A crease in his existence
A wrinkle in his clothes
Never should have took the bet
Bought some bad advice
Only have to tell me once
You’ll never tell me twice
Never take the high road
Watch out for the low
She was standing on the corner
Or so the story goes
Hit her like a cold rain
On a January day
18-wheeler coming
Swear he looked the other way

BACK

HIGHWAY 109

October’s leaving
And the winter winds are late
In every highway marker
I can see your face
Crimson red and yellow leaves
Are falling down
They don’t make a sound
As I travel passed these towns

The dusk is falling
Out on highway 109
I can’t imagine how you
Came into my mind
Are you married?
Do you have a family?
Is it all that you thought?
Is it all it should be?

Ch)
I remember when I turned
And saw your face
For the first time in my life
I felt alive
Then your father moved
The family far away
In a cold blue Chevrolet
I stood and watched
You drive away

Break and chorus

Now I’m driving
In and out of the past
Ran a red light
Guess I’m going way too fast
Memory’s fading like the
Rhythm of the times
Like these autumn leaves
I go blowing down the line

Chorus and Out…………

BACK

HAVANA

In the darkness of the night
There’s a girl who's waiting
In the shadows of the
Full moon’s light
Yes, she’s waiting
Waiting for me
I’m the one
She’s depending on tonight
Who’ll help to set her free

CH)
She’s the dark haired girl
Her mama don’t understand
I’m her one true friend
Who’ll do the best that he can
The Louisiana girl
With her toes in the sand
Wanting to be free
Oh Havana,
I wish you were my girl
You’re the one bright light
In an otherwise dismal world

Now I’m standing here
Watching them go
Like a soft cool breeze
Washing over the Gulf Of Mexico
She found her true love
Out on the Ponchatrain
I’m standing on the north shore
Freezing in the winter’s rain

CH)

She’s the dark haired girl
Her mama don’t understand
I’m her one true friend
Who’ll do the best that he can
The Louisiana girl
With her toes in the sand
Wanting to be free
Oh Havana,
I wish you were my girl
You’re the one bright light
In an otherwise dismal world

BACK

SPIRITS IN THE MIST

Out near the river bank
Deep in the fields
A single voice is haunting me
With a pain I can feel
A solitary voice
The devil in disguise
Steaming anger in the wind
Softly brushing by

I feel a presence
From the past
I feel it in my brain
Prejudice born long ago
You know it hasn’t changed
The world keeps on turning
Shrugging off the blame
Walking down
This lonesome road
Driving me insane

Break

Battles waged
In cotton fields
Stories they could tell
Blue & Gray the blues men say
The devil brought his hell
And the night
Swallows me whole
I’m helpless in its fist
Ghosts are dancing to a song
Spirits in the mist

DGDGCD

BACK

Grinding Gears

Drivin’ round
Nothing changes in this town
Make the block
Same old folks, the same old sounds
Lying in the bed I’ve made
Trying hard to make a change
Taking matters in my hands
The time has come
It’s my last stand

Ch)
Grinding gears, I’m pushing hard
Meteors and fallen stars
To words of truth you’ve no reply
You go your way- I’ll go mine

For years and years
It’s been the same
No attempt, you just complained
Now you’re hiding in a well
It’s sealed your fate
It’s sealed your hell
With every passing day it seems
You lose your life
You’ve lost your dreams
Glory days of long ago
Such a shame it’s all you know

Ch)
Grinding gears, I’m pushing hard
Meteors and fallen stars
To words of truth you’ve no reply
You go your way- I’ll go mine

I wish you well, I wish you hope
But I can’t stay, I’ve got to go
For all these years
It’s been the same
You never tried You’ll never change
With every passing day you’ll find
The clock is ticking out of time
And in your heart and in your mind
Lives the panic that eats you blind

Ch)
Grinding gears, I’m pushing hard
Meteors and fallen stars
To words of truth you’ve no reply
You go your way- I’ll go mine

OUT………….

BACK

LET'S FALL IN LOVE

She’s got a face that
Lights up the night
She’s got a smile
That makes it all right
You know I want her so much
You know I love her so much

Late last night she said this
Has to end
Said we’d be better off
Staying friends
Can’t get her out of my mind
Won’t let her out of my mind

Ch)
So let’s fall in love
Fall from the highest ground
Let’s fall in love
I can’t believe this could
Happen to me
What can I do?
What am I suppose to do

Just yesterday
She was passing my way
Said, “c’mon baby, let’s
Get away
We won’t tell anyone
They’ll never know
Where we’ve gone

Chorus

M8)
So why the sudden
Change of heart
Was it something I said?
Can’t get you out of my head
It’s tearing me apart
Baby, please
Listen to my plea
It’s you that I want
It’s you that I need
We’ll hideaway
Just you and me