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Citizens Of Nashville

by Bob Menzies

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My Time Has Come Words and Music by Bob Menzies Tell my momma, I didn’t want to go Tell my brother, I miss him so Tell my daddy, I wish him well Hope he avoids, the fires of hell I got a feeling, for the setting sun I got a feeling, let the big wheels run I got a feeling, my day is done I got a feeling, my time has come Tell my momma that I know She had a love as deep as the snow All through the winter she kept me warm All through my life she kept me from harm I got a feeling, for the setting sun I got a feeling, let the big wheels run I got a feeling, my day is done I got a feeling, my time has come (Chorus repeats) My time has come My Time has come My time has come
2.
Highway Of My Dreams Words and Music by Bob Menzies Wake me up darling when it’s time to go Drink a little coffee, see how the wind blows Pick up our bags and get away clean On the highway to heaven, highway of my dreams Time to get going, time to turn the page Dim the spotlight on that worn out stage The curtain is risin on a brand new scene On the highway to heaven, highway of my dreams Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway of my dreams We’ll take to the road like Bonnie and Clyde We’ll do all our living before we die You’re the best woman this man’s ever seen On the highway to heaven, highway of my dreams Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven (right into next line) Highway of my ………. Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway of my dreams ….my dreams ….of my dreams
3.
Love And Glory words and music by Bob Menzies Just get me on up to the San Joaquin Valley I got a few friends from Gasoline Alley I’ll get on my old Harley make my peace with God I’ll make friends with the devil if he gives me a nod Love and glory in the San Joaquin Will help me find that girl her name is Jean Strip her off the back seat of that Hell’s Angel’s bike Ride down into Mexico whenever we like Love and glory, right to the end Love and glory, and one good friend Love and glory, right to the end This is the story of mice and men Love and glory is around the next bend With the wind at my back I don’t need to bend I’ll ride the white line, till this highway is done And I’ll go anywhere but back where I came from Love and glory, right to the end Love and glory, and one good friend Love and glory, right to the end This is the story of mice and men All in all LA has been good to me Pacific Coast Highway is kind of a home But Bakersfield is where I want to be I’m tired of being alone Love and glory, right to the end Love and glory, and one good friend Love and glory, right to the end This is the story of mice and men Love and glory, right to the end Love and glory, and one good friend Love and glory, right to the end This is the story of mice and men
4.
Black Cat Hiding Words and music by Bob Menzies I was stranded in the wilderness, freezing rain in my shoes I was stranded in the wilderness, freezing rain in my shoes I was singing the last verse, from the Folsom Prison Blues You took a walk on hard street , came out on the other side You took a walk on hard street , came out on the other side There’s fools behind the bushes; I can’t believe how hard you tried There’s a black cat hiding up inside your room There’s a black cat hiding up inside your room She got rings on her fingers I hope she gets out soon Passed your place the other day while I was walking down your street Passed your place the other day while I was walking down your street You would not believe all the strange things you see You got new people now I wonder where you found them all You got new people now I wonder where you found them all I saw a circus clown and a monkey about two feet tall There’s a black cat hiding up inside your room There’s a black cat hiding up inside your room She got rings on her fingers I hope she gets out soon Well if that monkey won’t dance, you can send him on over to me If that monkey won’t dance, you can send him on over to me I’ll put some paint on his toenails, then I’ll set him free I guess in the end all of this won’t matter too much I guess in the end all of this won’t matter too much But if you send me your address, I’ll be sure the monkey stays in touch There’s a black cat hiding, up inside your room There’s a black cat hiding, up inside your room She’s got rings on her fingers, I hope she gets out soon She got rings on her fingers, I hope she gets out soon
5.
You Can’t Go Home Again Words and Music by Bob Menzies I see them marching on the left I see them marching on the right Brains are churned like butter In the sacrificial light But Josephine stands firmly In silent amen She says it does not matter You can’t go home again You can’t go home again; you can’t go home again She says it does not matter / you can’t go home again She’s got a Lily of the Valley Clenched between her teeth She’s got a way to mess your mind up Make you reach down deep Into the recesses Of your primordial brain As she stands and tells you You can’t go home again You can’t go home again; you can’t go home As she stands and tells you / you can’t go home again Up and down the freeway She’s calling out your name The rain brings down confessions Of your mistress’ devious game Of pawns and rooks and bishops That you cannot contain She says she knows the reason You can’t go home again You can’t go home again; you can’t go home again She says it does not matter / you can’t go home again Then she takes you to the water To the damp and the dark and the fog Seagulls broken-hearted cries Sound like wounded dogs Baying at the moon From a barely hidden den Screaming at the angels You can’t go home again You can’t go home again; you can’t go home again She says it does not matter; you can’t go home again You can’t go home again; you can’t go home again She says it does not matter; you can’t go home again
6.
I’ve Never Been To Nashville Words and music by Bob Menzies Have you ever been to Nashville I hear it’s the place to go Make a record with the player Better than anyone you know I want to walk on down South Broadwa My guitar case in hand Hang out at Tootsie’s Orchid Bar For a secret midnight jam I’ve never been to Nashville, down in Tennessee But if I go to Nashville, won’t you come along with me Won’t you come along with me I’ve never been to Nashville But that’s soon gonna change I’m gonna pack myself a bag or two And get it all arranged Book a studio and sing my songs And just like a rolling stone I’ll sing them on the sidewalk Before I take them home I’ve never been to Nashville, down in Tennessee But if I go to Nashville, won’t you come along with me Won’t you come along with me I got a suitcase full of songs, my bills are up to date All I need is my sweet girl, the rest I’ll leave to fate We might take an aeroplane or maybe my old car But we’re getting down to Nashville , yes we are We might take an aeroplane or maybe my old car But we’re getting down to Nashville, yes we are Getting down to Nashville, yes we are  
7.
The Only Thing I Fear Words and music by Bob Menzies I don’t fear losing all of my money Don’t fear microbes in my honey I don’t fear a criminal coming too near Losing your love is the only thing I fear I don’t fear if everything I do is wrong Don’t fear if somebody steals my song I don’t care if I never have a career Losing your love is the only thing I fear Oooo, Oooo darling I love you dear Oooo, Oooo darling got to have you near Oooo Oooo darling, can I be perfectly clear… I love you dear I don’t fear the planet won’t last too long Don’t fear the Mexican Mafia or Hong Kong I don’t care if my taxes are in arrears Losing your love is the only thing I fear I don’t fear if I die Don’t fear if my relatives do not cry I don’t fear no doctor, don’t fear no lawyer’s tears Losing your love is the only thing I fear Oooo, Oooo darling I love you dear Oooo, Oooo darling got to have you near Oooo Oooo darling, can I be perfectly clear… I love you dear
8.
No More Cards In The Game Words and music by Bob Menzies I have travelled far and wide, been to the other side Of the moon and back again There is not much time, to make good on all my crimes Possibly to ease some pain This may be just an alley way, a place where people like me stay And the bottle might not be much of a friend But it sustains me, please don’t blame me I’m still gonna see her again (go right to chorus) It’s a long road home, when you’re travelling a-lone And no body knows your name It’s a long road home, in just your skin and bones When you’ve got no more cards in the game I remember you so well and time has begun to tell About all the things that I missed Got a worn out broken wallet, with a picture inside it Each night I take it out for a kiss I tell my story every night to the people I fight They don’t listen, it don’t matter much to me You know I will be coming home, how much longer can I roam How much longer can this blind man fail to see It’s a long road home, when you’re travelling a-lone And no body knows your name It’s a long road home, in just your skin and bones When you’ve got no more cards in the game Lewisburg was my home for twenty years and more All that is behind me now I got twenty bucks in my shoe, get me started really soon If it please the good Lord to allow I pray there is redemption I got no more contention I got only time slippin away after all If I don’t make it through the night, everything will be alright Try to bury me in the town of Montreal (right into chorus) Chorus
9.
Time For You To Go Words and music by Bob Menzies Make me two trumpets of hammered silver Use them for calling the battle cry Blow me one trumpet for the priests and the ladies Blow me one trumpet so the archers can fly The black moon is rising and you still don’t know That it’s time for you to go? All you pilgrims are free to go No one ever said you were a prisoner Take your belongings and all that you owe It’s the last time you’ll ask for forgiveness The black moon is rising and you still don’t know That it’s time for you to go? You say we have choices, I’m not so sure When the blood of my blood still has to endure The fear of the crazy, the loss of the blame I still remain certain we’re all the same The black moon is rising and you still don’t know That it’s time for you to go? I look out my window every night I see guns and rockets and knives and hatchets I listen to the people as they fight I’ve never heard such an awful racket The black moon is rising and you still don’t know That it’s time for you to go? The black moon is rising and you still don’t know That it’s time for you to go? Time for you to go Time for you to go
10.
Follow Me Down Words and Music by Bob Menzies I can see you by the river Walking through the trees Through leaves of green I can see your hair Blowin in the breeze I see you stepping lightly As you follow me down to the shore I watch you walk down to the water No one could love you more Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down to the river Follow me down Sometimes the river runs backward Sometimes the river runs free Sometimes the river runs dry as a bone Ssometimes it’s on a killing spree If that river could talk to you And tell you of its dreams All the river ever wants to do Is flow down to the sea Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down to the river Follow me down And if I told you of my dreams Would you still love me And though you are my one true love It’s you that I must leave I am like the river too I never have been free I hurt the ones who love me most As I rush towards the sea Follow me down Chorus Chorus

about

Songs were ready to record and NashvilIe beckoned. I wasn’t too sure what would happen when I brought my batch of folk/blues tunes to a country studio but one thing I did know: I would find some of the best musicians on the planet down there and they would serve the songs well. So that credit for the great sound we got is theirs and I will of course take responsibility for the songs.

As in most of my work these are songs of longing and loss, hope and despair and love at the joy of being alive. The musician ship is nothing short of amazing with the line-up including some of Nashville’s finest musicians (session credits)

We decided to head down to Mississippi first to get to the heart of Blue Country where it all started. We got to Clarksdale and stayed on the old Hopson Plantation to re-work some of the songs to get them ready for the studio. Hung out at the crossroads of Highway 49 and 61, visited Robert Johnson at the Church Of The Holy Zion graveyard, crossed the Tallahachee and back to Nashvile for a whirlwing recording session. The album was finished in 6 days and a hard drive sat in my pocket till we got the tapes back to Toronto’s Lacquer Channel Mastering’s Phil Demetro.

I’m not exactly sure what we’ve got here. The Nashville engineers said it sounded like Country Americana. Time will tell.

credits

released November 14, 2014

Session Musicians
Drums:
Eddie Bayers, (born 28 January 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'. He is also a member of two bands: The Players, and The Notorious Cherry Bombs.

Electric Guitar:
Kelly Back has played on literally thousands of albums in multiple genres of music. The amazing musical gift that he and the other tried and true session players on Music Row have is stunning to watch! They play on hundreds of albums and yet are able to create new licks, runs, and feels for each song. That’s why they stick around…because they are really just that good.


Keyboards:
Howard Duck (The Duckman) from Boisie Indiana, formerly playing keyboards in Rascal Flatts’ backup band. Also played on Luke Bryan’s SPRING BREAK…HERE TO PARTY

Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro:
Scotty Sanders – Trace Adkins/George Jones/Alan Jackson Called one of the best Pickers in Nashville. If you don't like Southern Gospel you have missed some of the best Country Steel of all time.

Producer, Acoustic Guitar:
Larry Beaird Larry Beaird has several different roles in the Nashville recording scene. He was a 2004 nominee for the Academy of Country Music Guitarist of the Year. As a producer, he has produced songs featuring such artists as Dolly Parton, Billy Dean and Mark O’Connor.

As a musician, he has played acoustic guitar, banjo, and mandolin on thousands of recording sessions including records for Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, Trace Adkins, Brooks and Dunn, and Montgomery Gentry.

Bass: Kevin “Swine” Grantt
Son of a preacher man in Ellenboro, North Carolina and since those early days, Swine's toured with the best talent in the business, including Johnny Paycheck, Johnny Rodriguez, Toby Keith, and many more, including the man at least partially responsible for his life's path, Willie Nelson. Nominated for the 2014 Academy of Country Music’s Bass player of the Year

Keyboards, Organ: Mike Rojas
Michael Rojas accepted the Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year Award at the 7th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on September 10, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. Played with Lady Antebellum, Lee Anne Womack, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Kellie Pickler, Dave Stewart, Alabama, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line,Dean Brody and so on..

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Bob Menzies Sooke, British Columbia

Bob Menzies is a Canadian folk-rock, alt-country singer-songwriter originally from Montreal and now living in Sooke, a small oceanside town on Vancouver Island’s south coast. He has recorded 5 albums of original music previously and his newest recording is the 2018 EP IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS. ... more

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