Produced by Dave Gunning. They Don't Do That No More Dave Gunning, Jim Dorie They walked everywhere they went and sailed on the wind Wasn't even that long ago some still remember when You could drink the rivers and eat from every shore Well the tides come and go they don't do that no more There were dance halls all around there was one on Green Hill, Where the good old boys and folks from town and all the women dressed to kill Many met their sweethearts wrote letters back and forth Now that's all been changed they don't do that no more They don't do that no more they don't do that no more They don't write letters back and forth They don't do that no more Every family had a garden somewhere in the yard Comforting to know you'd always eat if times got hard And homemade bread was common so was being poor Now there's credit cards and big box stores they don't do that no more They don't do that no more they don't do that no more They spend more than they can afford They don't do that no more They used to camp there with their kids they'd play in the water The Landing had a fishing fleet she was good as any other They'd swim out to Pine Island boil fresh dug clams on shore Then the big mill started going they don't do that no more They don't do that no more they don't do that no more There's poison on the harbour floor They don't do that no more They don't do that no more They don't do that no more A Tractor Dave Gunning Seems things are getting tougher with every season that comes And we're not getting any younger and our work is never done But I just got back from town and I think I made a deal Bought a tractor with some money and two horses from the field flesh and bone for steel When I've ploughed the final row, and you're waiting home for me I'll be coming down the drive with no blisters on my feet And still have time to check the barn before my supper's cold Then get showered cleaned and shaved and take you dancing down the road while the crops start to grow So goodbye horses my old friends The days gone never come again Now one man can do the work of ten With the harvest in early long before the colours fall We'll watch the autumn sunsets after we've done it all This thing will push the winter snow clear out of the drive Haul the timbre for wood stove when it's piled up high right up to the sky So goodbye horses my old friends The days gone never come again Now one man can do the work of ten Poor old Chester's is retired he's been resting on the hill I could harness him again but I don't think that I will Now as long as the rain comes and the sun knows when to shine And the hay grows tall and the wind blows it dry we'll be doing just fine So goodbye horses my old friends The days gone never come again Now one man can do the work of ten So goodbye horses my old friends The days gone never come again Now one man can do the work of ten Now one man can do the work of ten This Changin' Wind Dave Gunning, Ray Stewart How will we know when to stay or when to go As the poison rises slowly everyday Don't wanna leave it's gettin' harder now to breathe And harder to believe a word they say There's a long train comin' Gonna get onboard gonna get onboard It's been a long time comin' Now it's close behind this changin' wind Ya it's close behind this changin' wind I'm not sure with the all things they ignore How much we can endure before we break Still not clear if we'll see any change 'round here With all the steps they boldly dare not to take There's a long train comin' Gonna get onboard gonna get onboard It's been a long time comin' Now it's close behind this changin' wind Ya it's close behind this changin' wind Can't explain why the loss outweighs the gain Well the answer still remains for us to find Can only guess how we'll deal with all the rest As we're cleaning up the mess they've left behind There's a long train comin' Gonna get onboard gonna get onboard It's been a long time comin' Now it's close behind this changin' wind Ya it's close behind this changin' wind Sing It Louder Dave Gunning, Sally Spring I am a soldier but I never had a gun I carry songs upon my shoulders hoping we shall overcome But on this road I'm not the only one Who's following the thunder of the drum I am not rich but I have more than I need In the middle of this battlefield full of money driven greed And the line's getting thinner now between right and wrong You lift your voice I'll beat the drum Across the valleys and up through these hills there's a feeling all over this land That if we stand and rise together there is change within our power I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder Let's sing for the living upon the land and in the sea Let's sing out for justice let's sing what we believe As the world spins round and round may we one by one All join hands and beat the drum Across the valleys and up through these hills there's a feeling all over this land That if we stand and rise together there is change within our power I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder So raise your voices now we can make this work Through the eye of the storm we shall be heard There's an echo in the distance that's played before More suffering and hardship more cruelty and war But before we stop and rest we must pass it on For the young to march and beat the drum Across the valleys and up through these hills there's a feeling all over this land As we stand and rise together there is change within our power I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder I am preaching to the choir to sing it louder Breakers' Yard Dave Gunning, Jamie Robinson Fresh coat and polished brass a sunlit port side Dirty boots and shiny shoes for breaking loose A cradle on a slipway clear a high new moon tide A soul up on a roof with the perfect view We danced into night by the ferris-wheel lights Another toast to the town there was champagne all around And young hearts fresh in love tears of goodbye With all hands journey bound then and now Memories like mercury flow straight back to me Even though the years are miles apart She was something yesterday more than a castaway Heading for the breakers' yard heading for the breakers' yard Her rails and silver shone like crystals by a flame As I watch her cut the sea and carry me But salty wind and passage fare pays a rugged water toll And wears through the black and white coat by coat Memories like mercury flow straight back to me Even though the years are miles apart She was something yesterday more than a castaway Heading for the breakers' yard heading for the breakers' yard Silence from the engine room no captain on the bridge Hanging wires and rusted bones all there is I watched her come undone bit by bit everyday The breaker's yard is empty now haul away Memories like mercury flow straight back to me Even though the years are miles apart She was something yesterday more than a castaway Heading for the breakers' yard heading for the breakers' yard A Halo That Fits Dave Gunning Reached out far and lost my grip Tried a few things I won't admit And nothing changed me In any good deed I have done An unlikely hero was overcome And it sent me drifting I left free on the run And got to close to the sun Landed right here in the ditch Can't find a halo that fits Broke this ground ploughed these rows Another season and nothing grows I know I let you down Good intentions solid plans The days slipped right through my hands And scattered all around I tried each one on for size There were so many that caught my eye I must have launched a thousand ships Can't find a halo that fits Some look at us and think we're broken Some look at us and think we've got it made I've flown like the Devil into the sun Lost my friends one by one But I haven't lost you I'm no angel as you know just hung up as this river flows It's true love with a little twist can't find a halo that fits Ya just the same as everyone that got too close to the sun And landed right here in the ditch can't find a halo that fits I Robbed The Co. Store Dave Gunning There were agents there to greet us they led us through the bush Under evergreens and hardwood trees along the running brook They brought us to the land that we signed the contracts for It was nothing but a forest from the hills to the shore Where were all the clearings where were all the paths We thought there must be some mistake there was no one there to ask Knowing only open space back in the Aird south of Beauly We were afraid of all the darkness and the eyes within the trees The hills behind us loomed with all the yellows and the reds The fall it was upon us and the winter close ahead Our children they were starving I knew what I had to do I left with Douglas and Mackay like the Devil on the loose I robbed the Company Store I robbed the Company Store The Garrison knows me now because I robbed the company store I robbed the Company Store I robbed the Company Store The Garrison knows me now because I robbed the company store We crept up on the soldiers we took away their guns Tied them to a hardwood tree so they couldn't run And there inside the storehouse taking only what we'd need We saluted to the men and left a knife down by their feet They sent a messenger to Halifax 100 miles away They called it a rebellion and with justice we should pay We'd surely be arrested now if only for revenge With no choice to do things different I would do the same again I robbed the Company Store I robbed the Company Store The Garrison knows me now because I robbed the company store They ordered the Militia to come from Truro town And the Yankee farmers got between and asked them to stand down Said we'd only cause them problems if they didn't treat us fair And everything was considered they decided we were square I robbed the Company Store I robbed the Company Store The Garrison knows me now because I robbed the company store I robbed the Company Store I robbed the Company Store The Garrison knows me now because I robbed the company store I robbed the Company Store I robbed the Company Store The Garrison knows me now because I robbed the company store The Garrison knows me now because I robbed the company store From On Higher Ground Dave Gunning, Jim Dorie I waited in the moonlight I'd take 'em one by one Alone in the silence 'til each bullet left the gun Knowing when I fired they might not even hear the sound Cause I was looking down from on higher ground There's a point where we break a line that can't be crossed Things that we'll stand for no matter the cost You think it's me you're hunting but I've turned this around I can see you clearly now from on higher ground So I'll be the last man standing when this has gone down There's an old abandoned mine nearby you never will be found So come on get me fellas to Hell you'll be bound I'm am drinking with the angels from on higher ground My family had no part you chose to make it so I warned you when it started I wouldn't let it go You could have gotten out alive to some other restless town Looks like your time's running out from on higher ground So forgive me my father for what I have done There will be no more silence for the man I've become Forever circling in a moment where my heart always pounds And no way to make it right now from on higher ground Forever running with my life now from on higher ground Love Fell In Dave Gunning, Thom Swift We were running around hanging on to each other never looking far ahead Down all the roads together when they seemed longer so young and hell bent Somewhere back between now and then That's when love fell in Just when we were thinking this couldn't be better we were walking on the moon With nothing but a clear sky we climbed for miles and miles 'til we were running out of room So we slipped away where the light was dim That's when love fell in That's when love fell in That's when love fell in It took us by surprise The winds of the season were changing direction you went yours I went mine It hit hard and it hit fast with all this leaving but you left but one thing behind And the stillness grew and had no end That's when love fell in That's when love fell in That's when love fell in It took us by surprise And how many times had we walked along that river and never missed a step Then it happened when we were walking by the deep end That's when love fell in That's when love fell in It took us by surprise That's when love fell in That's when love fell in It took us by surprise It took us by surprise Alberta Gold Dave Gunning, Matt Andersen We left for Alberta left the East coast Followed the clouds running West That highway was long worn by other fools Fools like us I guess I could have worked a job close to home But never get far ahead Now we're out here just long enough to pay off debt But it hasn't happened yet Alberta gold It's a story we all know Alberta gold Alberta gold Dark black as coal There's money in the trees cracks in the streets The Devil's out on the town He'll buy you drink and fill your cup We're pulling his blood from the ground Alberta gold It's a story we all know Alberta gold Alberta gold Dark black as coal There's no more boats left in the bay No young cowboys home on the range We've been going flat out on a three week stint Working ourselves to the bone We're going take a break just for a little while Gonna catch our flights back home Alberta gold It's a story we all know Alberta gold Alberta gold Dark black as coal There's no more boats left in the bay And there's no young cowboys home on the range Pasadena Dave Gunning, Catherine MacLellan All the way from Pasadena maybe you have seen her she sparkles more than all them city lights With just place to rest her head in the middle of it all she feels so small she feels so small Everyone's been in a rush trying to get all they want it's nothing like she thought it would be Oh but I would dance her slowly all the way down Young street to feel her breathe just to feel her breathe She's out of reach morning star the city streets only go so far Something hit me and left a scar I can't feel my heart It was spinning all around us it felt like circumstance I saw the ghost of morning coming to Closed my eyes and listened but only heard sounds passing through passing through She's out of reach morning star the city streets only go so far Something hit me and left a scar I can't feel my heart Now the highway has gone and there's no going back everything slipped beneath the wheels But oh the road to Pasadena it twist and it bends and never ends She's out of reach morning star the city streets only go so far Something hit me and left a scar I can't feel my heart She's out of reach morning star the city streets only go so far Something hit me and left a scar I can't feel my heart I can't feel my heart I can't feel my heart The Red Onion Dave Gunning, John Meir Oh the wooden door is open for the morning pour With a "come on in get sheltered from the rain" All ye lads and ye sailors lined along the tracks Waiting to raise a toast to the train There were men of fine up bringing will all their lady loves There were others in their dirty rubber boots All telling lies and stories crowded at the bar In the distance the lonely whistle blew Line up boys have this one on me For the ladies the first one's always free Lift your glass against the rain To the ones gone away May the steel rails that take them bring them back again There was surrender to the changes new faces in the town Some left for the cities and the war Some thought the world and heaven was this little harbour town But they'd talk about what used to be before Line up boys have this one on me For the ladies the first one's always free Lift your glass against the rain To the ones gone away May the steel rails that take them bring them back again Post cards in the letter bags came from far away As the home fires and new world money burned And for the widows and lonely sailors with hearts that couldn't wait The Red Onion was reserved for their return Line up boys have this one on me For the ladies the first one's always free Lift your glass against the rain To the ones gone away May the steel rails that take bring them back again Lift your glass against the rain To the ones gone away May the steel rails that take bring them back again To Be With You Dave Gunning All I want is to be with you All day long and all night through All I want is to be with you All I want is to be with you When the morning comes and I awake I look for you I reach for you To know you're there me near somewhere I want to feel your hand in mine All I want is to be with you All day long and all night through All I want is to be with you All I want is to be with you Butterflies before my eyes And clouds of white across the sky A soft wind blowing through the trees With your perfect voice you sing to me All I want is to be with you All day long and all night too All I want is to be with you All I want is to be with you All I want is to be with you