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The Lost Ones
04:16
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The Lost Ones © Sue Decker, 2023 All Rights Reserved
They all seem lost living on the boulevard
When I head down that way, my body stands on guard
Drugs, danger, and distress, how’d it get this far?
Fear wins the battle in my heart
I keep passing by the lost ones
Feeling powerless to help someone with a loaded gun
No one of us can bear the damage done
How did we all become the lost ones?
Hottest day of the year, no shade in sight
I see a guy in bad shape, his frozen eyes meet mine
He spews anger and lashes out, it’s the enemy inside
I turn away, hoping he stays alive
I keep passing by the lost ones
Feeling powerless to help someone with a loaded gun
No one of us can bear the damage done
How did we all become the lost ones?
He’s got a family somewhere sharing the pain
I wonder, if she found him, what his mom would say
She’d say ‘He’s not a junkie, he’s my precious son, all I can do is pray’
‘Cause he runs away from any kind of grace
I keep passing by the lost ones
Feeling powerless to help someone with a loaded gun
No one of us can bear the damage done
How did we all become the lost ones?
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Hummingbird
03:28
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Hummingbird © Sue Decker, 2021 All Rights Reserved
I saw you after a crazy eight
Days of circling that drain
Going round and round, round and round
You lifted me out of that bitter lockdown
I’ve got to have something sweet
I’ve got to have something sweet
Hummingbird, humming
Won’t you keep me company
I don’t smoke but my Grandma did
I need her here to show me how to live
From beyond the grave, beyond the grave
Get me some tobacco to bring her back this way
I’ve got to have something sweet
I’ve got to have something sweet
Hummingbird, humming
Won’t you keep me company
Now it’s two dark trips around the sun
But this morning I thought heard your hum
Flying home, flying home
Need some lovin’ nectar, been down so low, been down so low
I’ve got to have something sweet
I’ve got to have something sweet
Hummingbird, humming
Won’t you keep me company
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Pretty Words and Flowers
03:35
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Pretty Words and Flowers © Sue Decker, 2022 All Rights Reserved
One more box that I gotta sort through
Been putting it off ‘cause I don’t know what to do
With the keepsakes from our wedding day
I’ve long since let go of the wreckage we made
What more can I say?
Looking through pictures of me and you
20 years on, we still look like new
I thought the edges might be torn
I thought all the colors would be worn
But we’re young forever more
Photographs of summer bouquets
Marriage vows left on this page
I never thought I’d feel this way
I guess pretty words and flowers don’t always fade away
My momma made this wedding gown
Satin and lace, still white somehow
I try it on and it holds me tight
I remember our first dance that night
We never could keep time
All the good wishes from family
Friends gathered round, sharing memories
In a funny way, it still rings true
I’ve forgiven me, I’ve forgiven you
Love shines through
Photographs of summer bouquets
Marriage vows left on this page
I never thought I’d feel this way
I guess pretty words and flowers don’t always fade away
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Nobody's Mother
03:57
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Nobody’s Mother © Sue Decker, 2022 All Rights Reserved
I’m waiting in the back row, for the show to begin
Front row’s a family, mom and dad and 3 kids
It’s easy to see, they share flesh and blood,
My body starts aching to know such love
Nobody’s mother, when did that deal go down?
How long has God known, not this time around
The grieving has started, words fail somehow
Nobody’s mother can comfort me now
People say I’m lucky, my life is so carefree
No 3 am feedings, no messes to clean
No Disney vacations, no noise in my home
Yes, it’s free of caring, my life is my own
Nobody’s mother, when did that deal go down?
How long has God known, not this time around
The grieving has started, words fail somehow
Nobody’s mother can comfort me now
It’s not like getting bad news in the mail one day
The light slowly fades out, until it’s too late
Sitting in the dark now I let the tears flow
The movie starts playing, but I watch the front row
Nobody’s mother, when did that deal go down?
How long has God known, not this time around
The grieving has started, words fail somehow
Nobody’s mother can comfort me now
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Never Asked To Be So Strong © Sue Decker, 2022 All Rights Reserved
He’d forgotten what a friend was, used up all his trust
An old bar fly, a spectacle, waiting for dust-to-dust
He said he toured with the legends, but I’d never seen him play
Only drinking and pretending he was back in his glory days
Never asked to be so strong
He’d sworn off human touch, he didn’t plan to live this long
Getting up day after day, while his demons led him on
He never, no he never asked to be so strong
The music kept him going, always easy with the praise
When I played old-time blues up on that open stage
One night he finally did get up to play his favourite song
But he couldn’t make his fingers work and the words came out all wrong
Never asked to be so strong
He’d sworn off human touch, he didn’t plan to live this long
Getting up day after day, while his demons led him on
He never, no he never asked to be so strong
I know his name was Frank, and how he helped me shine
He wasn’t just crooked hands and a troubled mind
I don’t know his story, I’m sure he was no saint
But we all deserve real comfort and something to touch the pain
Never asked to be so strong
He’d sworn off human touch, he didn’t plan to live this long
Getting up day after day, while his demons led him on
He never, no he never asked to be so strong
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Cheatin' Side of Town
03:44
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Cheatin’ Side of Town © Brian Parsons & Sue Decker, 2013 All Rights Reserved
You’re working the cheatin' side of town
Drivin' your cab, running around
Can't you see your meter has run down
‘Cause you’re working the cheatin' side of town
You turned your light on for me babe
Opened the door and wouldn’t let me pay
Fooled me for a while, but it was just your game
I found out you got your light on for all kinds of women babe
Maybe there’s a woman who will take your guff
It ain’t me, I’ve had enough
Good luck finding one that fits your bill,
You hear me talking, I never will
Working the cheatin' side of town
Drivin' your cab, running around
Can't you see your meter has run down
‘Cause you’re working the cheatin' side of town
Never had a man make me so blue
I’m sittin’ in the front seat looking at you
This ride’s over honey, we are through
Never had a man make me feel so blue
Maybe there’s a woman who will take your guff
It ain’t me, I’ve had enough
Good luck finding one that fits your bill,
You hear me talking, I never will
Working the cheatin' side of town
Drivin' your cab, running around
Can't you see your meter has run down
‘Cause you’re working the cheatin' side of town
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Love Made for a Lifetime
03:51
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Love Made for a Lifetime © Sue Decker, 2007 All Rights Reserved
They lived and worked all their lives with dignity and compromise
Watched their kids and the trees grow up, and their golden years how they flew
But then he started losing ground, before too long he was not himself
She cared for him the best she could and somewhere deep inside he knew
It’s a heartbreak of a lifetime
The long goodbye from man to child
Love made for a lifetime
‘Cause no matter what, she’s still his wife
Came the day she packed his bag, all for the best is what they said
Then a car pulled up and he wondered why they left the open door
There’s nothing in their sixty years to prepare her for all of this
Standing in their doorway explaining where he’s gonna go
It’s a heartbreak of a lifetime
The long goodbye from man to child
Love made for a lifetime
‘Cause no matter what, she’s still his wife
She lays awake most every night, wondering how the strength will come
Tonight she rises from her bed and makes her way downstairs
She finds him in the photos there, all the memories they had shared
All the times he was so proud, his kindness and his grace
It’s a heartbreak of a lifetime
The long goodbye from man to child
Love made for a lifetime
‘Cause no matter what, she’s still his wife
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Sue Decker Victoria, British Columbia
Sue Decker’s soulful voice, earthy slide guitar playing, and ‘outlaw country’ songwriting sensibility make for a powerful combination. In 2019, Sue is releasing her debut full length album "Outskirts of Love", twelve original songs spanning solo country blues, evocative ballads, and full band soul arrangements. ... more
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by Robert Connely Farr
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